Q. The largest standing army of the Delhi Sultanate directly paid by the State was created by

Correct Answer

Alauddin Khalji

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    Answer: Ashoka
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    B)Rajgir
    C)Sarnath
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    B)The National Congress
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    Answer: The Award of a Boundary Commission
  • Q. Which one of the following battles led to the foundation of the Mughal rule at Delhi?
    A)Second Battle of Panipat
    B)Third Battle of Panipat
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  • Q. In which of the following provinces the Congress Ministry was not formed in June 1937?
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  • Q. When was NATO signed?
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    C)987
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  • Q. Which of the following Indus Valley sites is presently in Pakistan?
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    C)Namorhastiadheybahhy
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  • Q. Name of the Bengali poet who was conferred with the title of Gunraj Khan in the Sultanate period?
    A)Rahim
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    B)The Nizam of Hyderabad and the French
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  • Q. The ultimate ownership of land during the post-Gupta period lay with
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    B)The cultivator
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  • Q. Of the following, with whom Akbar did not come into contact?
    A)Parsis
    B)Jains
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    C)12th Century AD
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