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Who among the following established the “Sadar Diwani Adalat”?

  1. Warren Hastings
  2. Cornwallis
  3. John Macpherson
  4. Wellesly

Correct answer is option B i.e. Cornwallis
Which of the following metals were mostly used for minting coins during the Mauryan period?
  1. Bronze and gold
  2. Gold and lead
  3. Silver and copper
  4. Lead and silver

Correct answer is option C
Who edited ‘Basumati’, the oldest Bengali Daily paper ?
  1. Anand Mohan Bose
  2. Surya Sen
  3. Barinder Ghosh
  4. V. D. Savarkar

Correct answer is option C
With which event did the Civil Disobedience Movement started?
  1. Protesting high land Revenue
  2. Boycotting foreign clothes
  3. Prohibition of wine
  4. Breaking salt law

Correct answer is option D
The inscriptions of Ashoka and the Brahmi script were deciphered by ___?
  1. Alexander Cunningham
  2. James Princep
  3. Max Muller
  4. Mortimer Wheeler

Correct answer is option B i.e. James Princep
Explanation:
James Princep (1799-1840) was an English scholar, orientalist and antiquary. He was the founding editor of the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal and is best remembered for deciphering the Kharosthi and Brahmi scripts of ancient India. He was the first to decipher the inscriptions of Ashoka and the Brahmi script.
Which of the following was one of the ingredients of ‘Middle Path’ advocated by Buddha?
  1. Abandonment of killing
  2. Right effort
  3. Speak no falsehood
  4. Giving up hankering for wealth

Correct answer is option B
The first dynasty of the Vijayanagar Kingdom was
  1. Hoyasala
  2. Sangama
  3. Saluva
  4. Tuluva

Correct answer is option B
Where did Lord Budha breathe his last (Mahaparinirvan)?
  1. Rajgir
  2. Bodh Gaya
  3. Sarnath
  4. Kushinagar

Correct answer is option D

Thin lamination is used in a transformer to reduce:

  1. Eddy current losses
  2. Hysteresis losses
  3. Corona losses
  4. None of the above

Correct answer is option A i.e. Eddy current losses
Explanation:

Lamination in a transformer construction reduces eddy current losses. Lamination provides with the efficient transfer of energy from the primary coil to the secondary one.

Battle of Kannoj was fought..
  1. 1540
  2. 1539
  3. 1526
  4. 1556

Correct answer is option A