Q31. Assertion (A): Ashoka annexed Kalinga to the Mauryan Empire. Reason (R): Kalinga controlled the land and sea routes to South India.

Assertion (A): According to Ashoka’s edicts, social harmony among the people was more important than religious devotion. Reason (R): He spread ideas of equity i

Assertion (A): Harshavardhana convened the Prayag Assembly. Reason (R): He wanted to popularize only the Mahayana form of Buddhism.

Assertion (A): During the time of Akbar, for every ten cavalrymen, the mansabdars had to maintain twenty horses. Reason (R): Horses had to be rested while on ma

Assertion (A): At first, the Turkish administration in India was essentially military. Reason (R): The country was parcelled out as ‘Iqtas’ among leading milita

Assertion (A): The origin of the feudal system in ancient India can be traced to military campaigns. Reason (R): There was considerable expansion of the feudal

Assertion (A) : Eastern coast of India produces more rice than the western coast. Reason (R) : Eastern coast receives more rainfall than the western coast.

Assertion (A): Gandhi stopped the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1922. Reason (R): Violence at Chauri-Chaura led him to stop the movement.

Assertion (A): The emphasis of Jainism on non-violence (ahimsa) prevented agriculturalists from embracing Jainism. Reason (R): Cultivation involved killing of i

Assertion (A): The Marathas emerged as the strongest native power in India after the decline of the Mughal Empire. Reason (R): Marathas were the first to have a

Assertion (A): During the reign of Shahjahan, Dara Sikoh was sent on expedition to Balkh, Badakhshan and Qandahar. Reason (R): The expedition sent by Shahjahan

Assertion (A) : River Kalinadi is an east-flowing river in the southern part of India. Reason (R) : The Deccan Plateau is higher along its western edge and gent

Assertion (A): The Congress Ministries in all the provinces resigned in the year 1939. Reason (R): The Congress did not accept the decision of the Viceroy to de

Directions: The following item consists of two statements: one labelled as the Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). You are to examine these two statement

Assertion (A): Muhammad bin Tughlaq issued a new gold coin which was called Dinar by Ibn Batutah. Reason (R): Muhammad bin Tughlaq wanted to issue token currenc

Assertion (A) : India does not export natural rubber. Reason (R) : About 97% of India’s demand for natural rubber is met from domestic production.

Assertion (A) : Devaluation of a currency may promote export. Reason (R): Price of the country’s products in the international market may fall due to devaluatio

Direction: The following item consists of two statements. One labeled the ‘Assertion A’ and the other as ‘Reason R’ You are to examine these two statements care

Assertion (A): Information technology is fast becoming a very important field of activity in India. Reason (R) : Software is one of the major exports of the cou

Assertion (A): The Aham and Puram poems of the Padinen Kilukanakku group formed a continuation of the Sangam composition. Reason (R): They were included under t

Assertion (A) : Bangalore receives much higher average annual rainfall than that of Mangalore. Reason (R) : Bangalore has the benefit of receiving rainfall both

Assertion (A): West-flowing rivers of Peninsular India have no deltas. Reason (R): These rivers do not carry any alluvial sediments.

Assertion (A): The Khilafat movement did bring the urban Muslims into the fold of the National Movement. Reason (R): There was a predominant element of anti–imp

Assertion (A) : Ganga plain is the most densely populated part of India. Reason (R) : Ganga is the most harnessed river of India.

Assertion (A) : Wind patterns are clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and anti-clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. Reason (R) : The directions of wind patter

Assertion (A): Partition of Bengal in 1905 brought to an end the moderates’ role in the Indian freedom movement. Reason (R): The Surat session of Indian Nationa

Assertion (A): The first ever Bill to make primary education compulsory in India was rejected in 1911. Reason (R): Discontent would have increased if every cult

Directions: The following item consists of two statements: one labeled as the Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). You are to examine these two statements

Assertion (A):According to the Wavell Plan, the number of Hindu and Muslim members in the Executive Council were to be equal. Reason (R): Wavell thought that th

Assertion (A): Information technology is fast becoming a very important field of activity in India. Reason (R): Software is one of the major exports of the coun

Assertion (A) : 60° - 65° latitudes in both the hemispheres have a low pressure belt instead of high pressure. Reason (R) : The low pressure areas are permanent

Assertion (A) : Chile continues to be an important producer of copper in the world. Reason (R) : Chile is endowed with the world’s largest deposit of porphyry c

Assertion (A): The sponsor and the most prominent figure of the Chisti order of Sufis in India is Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti. Reason (R): The Chisti order takes it

Consider the following statements: Assertion (A): The basic weakness of the early nationalist movement lay in its narrow social base. Reason (R): It was fought

Assertion (A) : In Australia, cattle rearing is done more for meat than for milk. Reason (R) : Australians are traditionally non vegetarians

Assertion (A) : The percentage of net sown area in the total area of Andhra Pradesh is less as compared to that of West Bengal. Reason (R) : The soil of most of

Assertion (A): India’s software exports increased at an average growth rate of 50% since 1995-96. Reason (R) : Indian software companies were cost-effective and

Assertion (A) : The rate of growth of India’s exports has shown an appreciable increase after 1991. Reason (R) : The Govt. of India has resorted to devaluation.

According to Kautilya’s Arthashastra, which of the following are correct? 1. A person could be a slave as a result of a judicial punishment. 2. If a f

Who among the following rulers advised his subjects through this inscription? “Whosoever praises his religious sect or blames other sects out of exces

In which of the following relief sculpture inscriptions is ‘Ranyo Ashoka’ (King Ashoka) mentioned along with the stone portrait of Ashoka?

Who of the following had first deciphered the edicts of Emperor Ashoka?

With reference to the invaders in ancient India, which one of the following is the correct chronological order?

Consider the following statements: 1. The last Mauryan ruler, Brihadratha was assassinated by his commander-in-chief, Pushyamitra Sunga. 2. The last S

Consider the following statements: 1. Vardhaman Mahavira’s mother was the daughter of Lichchhavi chief Chetaka 2. Gautama Buddha’s mother was a prince

The practice of military governorship was first introduced in India by the: