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Q. Which among the following pillar inscriptions of Ashoka states that the land revenue rate of Lumbini was reduced to one-eighth? (1) Maski pillar inscription (2) Rummindei pillar inscription (3) Kalsi pillar inscription (4) Vaishali pillar inscription Answer: 2 Ashoka’s visit to Lumbini and exemption of Lumbini from tax was mentioned in Rumminidei Pillar Inscription. […]

Q. Lottery Committee (1817) of the British Rule was related to? (1) Eradication of Epidemics (2) Revenue Settlement (3) Town Planning (4) Education Answer: 3 Town planning in British India in the early 19th century: The work of town planning was carried on by the Lottery Committee (1817) with the help of the government. The

Q. Who among the following introduced the Blue Water Policy? (1) Alfonso de Albuquerque (2) Pedro Alvares Cabral (3) Francisco de Almeida (4) Nino da Cunha Answer: 3 Francisco de Almeida was the first governor appointed by the Portuguese to India. He implemented the “Blue Water Policy”. He wanted to make the navy powerful. APPSC

Q. Which of the following is not correctly matched? Organisation Person (1) Seva Sadan -Behramji M. Malabari (2) Deva Samaj -Radhakant Deb (3) Seva Samiti -Pandit Hriday Nath Kunzru (4) Bahujan Samaj -Mukundrao Patil The Seva Sadan was founded by Ramabai Ranade, who became its first president. Ramabai was a pioneer of women’s movement in

Q. Who said that “a single self of a good European Library” was worth the whole native literature of India and Arabia? [APPSC Group-2 Prelims 2024] (1) Thomas Babington Macaulay (2) William Jones (3) Henry Colebrooke (4) James Mill Answer: 1 “A single shelf of a good European library was worth the whole native literature

Q. Which of the following statements is correct regarding the Lexi Loci Act of 1850? [APPSC Group-2 Prelims 2024] (1) It prohibited child marriage below the age of 14. (2) It extended the prohibition of Sati all across the British India (3) It provides the right to inherit ancestral property to Hind converts to Christianity.

Q. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [APPSC Group-2 Prelims 2024] (1) Aligarh Movement                   Sir Syed Ahmed Khan (2) Faraizi Movement                     Haji Shariatullah (3) Tayuni Movement                    Ruhid Ahmed Gangohi (4) Ahmadiyya Movement           Mirza Gulam Ahmad Answer: 3 The Aligarh Movement was the push to establish a modern system of Western-style scientific

Q. Who among the following had resigned from the Viceroy’s Executive Council protesting Jallianwala Bagh massacre? (1) Sankaran Nair (2) Saifuddin Kitehlew (3) Satyapal (4) S.N. Banerjee Answer: 1 Sir Shankar Nair had resigned from the Viceroy’s Executive Council protesting Jallianwala Bagh Massacre. Shankaran Nair became a member of the Viceroy’s Executive Council in 1915.

Q. Who founded the Indian society of oriental art to revive ancient art traditions of India? [APPSC Group-2 Prelims 2024] (1) Rabindranath Tagore (2) Abanindranath Tagore (3) Dwarkanath Tagore (4) Debendranath Tagore Answer: 2 Abanindranath Tagore was the principal artist and creator of the “Indian Society of Oriental Art”. He was also the first major