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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    Answer: Al-Biruni
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    A)Educational Despatch, 1854
    B)Pitts India Act, 1784
    C)Macaulay Minute, 1835
    D)Regulating Act, 1773
    Answer: Macaulay Minute, 1835
  • Q. Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah of Bengal was defeated by the English in the battle of Plassey, mainly
    A)because of Clive's conspiracy with the Nawab's Commanderin- Chief Mir Jafar and rich bankers of Bengal
    B)because the English forces were much stronger than those of the Nawab
    C)because of Siraj-ud-Daulah's retirement from the battlefield
    D)because of the capture of a band of Frenchmen under the Nawab's service by the English
    Answer: because of Clive's conspiracy with the Nawab's Commanderin- Chief Mir Jafar and rich bankers of Bengal
  • Q. Three major powers that emerged in southern India in the 7th century AD were I. Cheras II. Cholas III. Chalukyas iV. Pallavas V. Pandyas
    A)II, III, IV
    B)I, II, V
    C)III, IV, V
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    Answer: I, II, V
  • Q. The revolutionary who was associated with the Indian Independence League was :
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  • Q. In which state was the first non-Congress Government set up in independent India?
    A)Bihar
    B)Punjab
    C)Maharashtra
    D)Kerala
    Answer: Kerala
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    A)Dadabhai Naoroji
    B)Lokmanya TiIak
    C)Bhikaji Cama
    D)Sri Aurobindo Ghose
    Answer: Sri Aurobindo Ghose
  • Q. Who was the first Indian ruler who had territory outside India?
    A)Chandragupta Maurya
    B)Ashoka
    C)Kanishka
    D)Huvishka
    Answer: Kanishka
  • Q. The French East India Company was founded in
    A)1620
    B)1600
    C)1664
    D)1604
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    A)Chaitanya Maha Prabhu
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  • Q. In 1739, who defeated the Mughal army at the Battle of Karnal?
    A)Genghis Khan
    B)Nader Shah
    C)Hemu Vikramaclitya
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  • Q. Why was the Second Round Table Conference failed?
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    B)Priority to be given to communal question
    C)Grant of Dominion Status
    D)Date of transfer of power
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    C)Madras Session, 1927
    D)Kanpur Session ,1925
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    A)Ashoka
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    B)Sindhu
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    C)II & III
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