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: Deccan
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    B)Warangal
    C)Udayagiri
    D)Chandragiri
    Answer: Nagalpura
  • Q. Assertion (A): Wazir Nizam-ul-Mulk left Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah to realize his own ambition of founding the State of Hyderabad. Reason (R): Muhammad Shah, instead of supporting his able Wazir, intrigued against him.
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    B)Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
    C)A is true but R is false
    D)A is false but R is true
    Answer: Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
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    A)Punjab
    B)Assam
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    Answer: N.W.F.P and the Sylhet district of Assam
  • Q. The British Government intervened in the affairs of the Company and passed an Act in 1773 A.D., known as the
    A)Pitt's India Act
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    Answer: All the above
  • Q. Who conveyed to the Indians – “I am with you wholeheartedly and in terms of culture I am one of you”?
    A)Badruddin Tyabji
    B)Annie Besant
    C)George Yule
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    A)Pune
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  • Q. With the objective of raising the moral and material status of the untouchables Dr. B.R. Ambedkar organized:
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  • Q. Which of the following is regarded by historians as a crucial stage in describing the progress of civilization?
    A)The discovery of fire
    B)Writing
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    B)Truthfulness
    C)Fearlessness
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  • Q. The famous Vedic river which had long ago become extinct and now supposed to be flowing underground in Rajasthan is
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    C)Agra
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  • Q. The Rathas of Mahabalipuram, the rock- cut architecture, were built by a king of the dynasty of
    A)Hoysala
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