What did the Devadana type of a land tenure signify?

The most Important cause of the downfall of the Gupta empire was/were

Who is credited with having written the immortal classic treatise Raja Yoga Sutras (Aphorisms on Meditation)?

Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
1. Narmada :Jabalpur
2. Godavari : Nasik
3. Mahanadi : Cuttack
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Which of the following are the features of the Himalayan rivers?
1. They are of youthful nature, forming deep gorges and performing intense erosional
activity
2. They are free to form their courses and follow a dendritic pattern
3. They have very large basins

Given here are four places situated on the banks of the Narmada :
1. Jabalpur
2. Mandla
3. Amarkantak
4. Bharuch
In which order do these places occur from the source of the river to its mouth?

Which of the following rivers meet Ganga in Bihar ? 
1. Ghaghra
2. Gandak
3. Son
4. Punpun

Which of the following was not an Indus Valley site?

The Vedic deity Indra was the god of

The Atharva Veda does not discuss the ideal of

The institution of varna appeared in the

The only Veda to have been rendered musically is

What is the first discourse that the Buddha had delivered at the Deer Park in Sarnath called?

Name the ruler whose patronage had been enjoyed by Jainism.

The famous Indo-Greek king to embrace Buddhism was

To whom is the introduction of Buddhism into China traditionally attributed?

Name the ruler whose reign was a witness to both Vardhaman Mahavira and the Buddha preaching their respective doctrines?

Who among the following rulers had embraced Jainism?

According to tradition, a mighty king In India in the fourth century BC had been raised to power by a Taxila brahmin, named

Who had established the four Mathas or Monastic seats in the four corners of India?

The Chief Minister of a State in India is not eligible to vote in the Presidential election if :

Who among the following have held the office of the Vice-President of India?
1. Mohammad Hidayatullah
2. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
3. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
4. Shankar Dayal Sharma

Who among the following was never the Lok Sabha Speaker?

With reference to Indian Parliament, which one of the following is not correct?

What is the minimum age for being the member of the Parliament?

Which one of the following statements is not correct?

The Indian parliamentary system is different from the British parliamentary system in that India has:

Consider the following statements:
1. The Speaker of Lok Sabha has the power to adjourn the House sine die but, on prorogation, it is only the President who can summon the House.
2. Unless sooner dissolved or there is an extension of the term, there is an automatic dissolution of the Lok Sabha by efflux of time, at the end of the period of five years, even if no formal order of dissolution is issued by the President.
3. The Speaker of Lok Sabha continues in office even after the dissolution of the House and until 'Immediately before the first meeting of the House'.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Which one of the following is the largest (area wise) Lok Sabha constituency?

Which of the following is correct?

While a proclamation of Emergency is in operation, the duration of the Lok Sabha can be extended by not exceeding

All revenues received by the Union Government by way of taxes and other receipts for the conduct of Government business are credited to the

The great Hindu law giver was

Under which of the following circumstances an elected member of Parliament may be disqualified on the ground of defection?
1. If he voluntarily gives up his membership of a political party.
2. If he votes or abstains from voting contrary to any direction issued by his political party
 without prior permission of the political party.
3. If he speaks against the political party.
4. If he joins a political party other than the party on whose ticket he contested and got
 elected.

The correct chronological order of the four Buddhist councils held Is

Which of the following can be abolished, but not dissolved?

Most of the Hindu colonies in South East Asia had been found during the reign of the

The sage who is considered to have Aryanised southern India was

The bronze coins of Natraja or Dancing Shiva during the Chola period invariably depicted the deity with _____ arms.

The concept of Public Interest Litigation originated in:

Consider the following rivers:
1. Ganga
2. Brahmaputra
3. Godavari
4. Krishna
Which of these rivers build a common delta?

The correct sequence of the eastward flowing rivers of the peninsular India from north to south is : 

Which of the following rivers existed before the uplift of the Himalaya ? 
(A) Brahamaputra
(B) Sutlej
(C) Indus
(D) Bhagirathi

Which one the following is a correct sequence of rivers in terms of their total basin area, in the descending order?

Which of the following lakes were formed by volcanic activities? 
(A) Lonar lake
(B) Bhim Tal of Kumaun
(C) Toba lake
(D) Keloed lake

What is the correct sequence of the rivers- Godavari, Mahanadi, Narmada and Tapi in the descending order of their lengths?

Arrange the following rivers from South to North: 
1. Cauvery
2. Krishna
3. Godavari
4. Mahanadi

Arrange the following rivers in descending order of their length:
1. Ravi
2. Cauvery
3. Sutlej
4. Yamuna

Lake Sambhar is nearest to which one of the following cities of Rajasthan?

Canal irrigation is most important in the Northern Plains of India because: