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  • 1. In which language ‘Milinda Panha’ has been scripted?

    (A) Sanaskrit

    (B) Pali

    (C) Magadhi Prakrit

    (D) Persian

    Answer: Pali

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    The Milinda Panha is a Buddhist text which dates from sometime between 100 BCE and 200 CE. It explains the Buddhist doctrines in the form of a dialogue between the Indo-Greek king Menander(in pali Milind) and his teacher Nagsena (the great Buddhist philosopher).

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  • 2. Who wrote the book -Mahabhasya ?

    (A) Patanjali

    (B) Ashwins

    (C) Ghosha

    (D) Panini

    Answer: Patanjali

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  • 3. Who was the first Chinese Traveller to India?

    (A) Fa-Hien

    (B) Hsuan-Tsang

    (C) Ibn Battuta

    (D) Al Beruni

    Answer: Fa-Hien

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  • 4. Who was the first Finance Minister of India?

    (A) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

    (B) R. K. Shanmukham Chetty

    (C) Mr.Morarji Desai

    (D) C. D. Deshmukh

    Answer: R. K. Shanmukham Chetty

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    He was the First Finance Minister of Independent India, from 15th August 1947 to 1949, when Jawaharlal Nehru was the Prime Minister of India.He was from the Indian National Congress.

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  • 5. Guru Nanak Jayanti also known as –

    (A) Gurupurab

    (B) Parkash Utsav

    (C) Parkash Divas

    (D) Bandi Chhor Divas

    Answer: Gurupurab

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    Also known as Gurupurab, Guru Nanak Jayanti is celebrated across the country to mark the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism, and is considered one of the holiest festivals of the Sikh community.

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