2141: Ashtapradhan was a Council of Ministers
(a) in the Gupta Administration
(b) in the Chola Administration
(c) in the Vijayanagar Administration
(d) in the Maratha Administration
2142: The national motto of India, Satyameva Jayate inscribed below the Emblem of India is taken from
(a) Katha Upanishad
(b) Chandogya Upanishad
(c) Aitareya Upanishad
(d) Mundaka Upanishad
2143: The real intention of the British to include the princely states in the Federal Union proposed by the India Act of 1935 was to
(a) exercise more and direct political and administrative control over the princely states
(b) involve the princes actively in the administration of the colony
(c) finally effect the complete political and administrative take-over of all the princely states by the British
(d) use the princes to counter-balance the anti-imperialist doctrines of the nationalist leaders
2144: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists :
List I -- List II
(Books) -- (Authors)
I. The First Indian War of Independence -- (A) Rabindranath Tagore
II. Anand Math -- (B) Sri Aurobindo
III. Life Divine -- (C) Bankim Chandra Chatterji
IV. Sadhana -- (D)Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
Codes:
(a) I-D, II-C, III-B, IV-A
(b) I-C, II-D, III-A, IV-B
(c) I-D, II-C, III-A, IV-B
(d) I-C, II-D, III-B, IV-A
2145: Wealth tax on agricultural property is levied by:
(a) Central Government
(b) State Government
(c) Both the Central and State Governments
(d) None of the above