Q. Akbar’s son and successor Salim, on becoming the emperor, assumed the name of

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Nuruddin Muhammad Jahangir

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    A)Chattambi Swamikal
    B)C.Kesavan
    C)Brahmananda Sivayogi
    D)Sree Narayana Guru
    Answer: Sree Narayana Guru
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    A)land owned by the emperor himself
    B)entire Imperial establishment
    C)religious land grants
    D)land from where revenue was collected for the Imperial Treasury
    Answer: land owned by the emperor himself
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    A)Sri Ramakrishna
    B)K. N. Panikkar
    C)Chandra Sekhar Deb
    D)Shyama Charan Sen
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    A)Samiti
    B)Sabha
    C)Gana
    D)Vidatha
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  • Q. The British Governor General and Viceroy who served for the longest period in India was
    A)Lord Dalhousie
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  • Q. Which Roman Emperor had banned the ancient Olympic games
    A)Arcadius
    B)Julius Caesar
    C)Theodosius
    D)Tacitus
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  • Q. The town planning in the Harappan Civilisation was inspired by a regard for
    A)uniformity
    B)beauty and utility
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    B)It was started by Lord Dalhousie
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  • Q. The monolithic image of Jain Saint ‘Gomatiswara’ is at __________
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    C)Kusinagara
    D)Kalinga
    Answer: Shravanbelagola
  • Q. Who is the excavator of Harappa site?
    A)Rakhal das Bannerji
    B)Daya ram sahni
    C)Mackey
    D)B.K. Thapar
    Answer: Daya ram sahni
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    A)Later vedic period
    B)Rigvedic period
    C)Period of the Manava Dharm Shastra
    D)Period of consolidation of text of the Mahabharata
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  • Q. The problem that exercised and evoked the reformists in the 19th century to the greatest extent related to
    A)Caste restrictions
    B)Education
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    A)Rangoon
    B)Andaman and Nicobar
    C)Singapore
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  • Q. Mahatma Gandhi gave the title of Sardar to Vallabhbhai Patel for his great organizational skill in:
    A)Champaran Satyagraha
    B)Kheda Satyagraha
    C)The Bardoli Satyagraha
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  • Q. When did the British established colonies in New Zealand?
    A)1840
    B)1814
    C)1872
    D)1830
    Answer: 1840
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    A)Ruminidei
    B)Rock edict XIII
    C)Kalsi
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    Answer: Rock edict XIII
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    A)Fargana
    B)Kabul
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    D)Herat
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    C)Surat
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