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Previous Year Paper SSC Modern History Socio-Religious and Political Reform Movements-part2   Previous year paper ssc questions    GK Questions| Modern History of India| Socio-Religious and Political Reform Movements    |   Daily Online General Knowledge Quiz: Previous year paper gk questions with answers and explanation in English on Socio-Religious and Political Reform Movements of Modern History of India. 1. The Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College at Aligarh was founded by ? A. Muhammad Ali Jinnah B. Muhammad Ali C. Saukat Ali D. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan Show Answer Sir Syed Ahmed Khan Note: With full support from government, Sir Syed Ahmed Khan founded Aligarh school in 1875 , which upgraded as Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College , which become nucleus for formation of Aligarh Muslim University in 1920. Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental (MAO) college in 1875 marks one of the most important events in the educational and soci

Previous Year Paper SSC Modern History Socio-Religious and Political Reform Movements   Previous year paper ssc questions    GK Questions| Modern History of India| Socio-Religious and Political Reform Movements    |   Socio-Religious and Political Reform Movements-Part 1 Daily Online General Knowledge Quiz: Previous year paper gk questions with answers and explanation in English on Socio-Religious and Political Reform Movements of Modern History of India. 1. Tulsidas wrote Ramcharitmanas in the reign of ? A. Babur B. Akbar C. Aurangzeb D. Jahangir Show Answer Akbar Note: Tulsidas is considered to be one of the greatest of the Hindu saints of India . He is considered to be one of the most famous representatives of the Bhakti school of Hinduism . In the year Vikram Samvat 1631 (1575 CE), Tulsidadas started composing the Ramcharitmanas in Ayodhya . The 'Ramcharitmanas', also called 'Tulsi-krit Ramayan'

Previous Year Paper GK Questions and Answers:vamsatthappakasini,Mahavamsa and Dipavamsa     Buddhism-Jainism-Question 6 Daily Online General Knowledge Quiz:Previous year paper gk questions with answers and explanation in English on Buddhism and Jainism. ❓6. Which one of the following was the last Buddhist text produced in India A. Divya Vandana B. Dohakosa C. Vajrachedika D. Vamsatthappakasini Show Answer Vamsatthappakasini(or Mahavamsa-Tika ) Note: Vamsatthappakasini text gives us information about the origin of the Mauryas . It is among the last Buddhist text written in India. 🔑 Key Points Mahavamsa, Dipavamsa, Kulavamsaand,  Vamsatthappakasini are Buddhist Chronicles of Ceylon which are written in Pali . Mahavamsa mentions that Ashoka’schildren Mahendra and Sanghamitra introduced and propagated Buddhism in Sri Lanka . The earliest Buddhist sourc e to mention The Chandragupta Maurya-Chanakya legend is

Previous Year Paper SSC Modern History Advent of Europeans-Part3   Previous year paper ssc questions    GK Questions| Modern History of India|Advent of Europeans    |   cgl previous year question   | multiple choice  |   previous year question papers  | competitive exam  | questions and answers  | Advent of Europeans-Part 3 Daily Online General Knowledge Quiz:Previous year paper gk questions with answers and explanation in English on Advent of Europeans and commencement of Modern History of India. 1. Which of the following European Colonisers did not have a settlement on the Eastern Coast of India ? A. French B. Portuguese C. Dutch D. Danish Show Answer Danish Note: The Eastern Coastal Plains refer to a wide stretch of landmass of India, laying between the Eastern Ghats and the Bay of Bengal. It stretches from Tamil Nadu in the South to West Bengal in the North . Of all the foreigners on the Malabar coast, the Danish

Previous Year Paper GK Questions and Answers:Tripatakas     Buddhism-Jainism-Question 5 Daily Online General Knowledge Quiz:Previous year paper gk questions with answers and explanation in English on Buddhism and Jainism. ❓5.Identify the Buddhist literature from the following   A. Tripitakas   B. Angas   C.  Aranyakas   D. Upanishads Show Answer Tripitaka Note: A Tripataka, traditionally contains three 'baskets' of teachings : a Sutta Pitaka, a Vinaya Pitaka, and an Abhidhamma Pitaka . Tripataka is the three main categories of texts that make up the Buddhist canon. canon :-a collection or list of sacred books accepted as genuine. 🔑 Key Points The Tripitaka is the traditional term for the Buddhist scriptures. The version canonical to Theravada Buddhism is generally referred to in English as the Pali Canon. Mahayana Buddhism also holds the Tripitaka to be authoritative but, unlike Theravadins, it al

Previous Year Paper GK Questions and Answers:Pali language     Buddhism-Jainism-Question 4 Daily Online General Knowledge Quiz:Previous year paper gk questions with answers and explanation in English on Buddhism and Jainism. ❓4.The early Buddhist scriptures were composed in A.       Pictographical texts B.       Sanskrit texts C.       Pali texts D.       Prakrit texts Show Answer Pali texts Note: The Pali texts are the oldest collection of Buddhist scriptures preserved in the language, in which they were originally written. 🔑 Key Points ✔ Pali is a Middle Indo-Aryan liturgical language native to the Indian subcontinent which is closely related to Sanskrit , and one of the major languages of Buddhist scriptures and literature. ✔Pali language has been used for over 2000 years by Theravada Buddhists of India, Sri Lanka, and South East Asia , who traditionally believed it to be the very language spoken by the B