Q. Aurangzeb put his father under house arrest in Agra Fort

Correct Answer

Shah Jahan

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    A)BP Wadia
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    B)London
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    A)Kapilar
    B)Kamban
    C)Pulamaipithan
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    A)Aurangabad
    B)Agra
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    D)Delhi
    Answer: Delhi
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    A)323 BC
    B)336 BC
    C)350 BC
    D)200 BC
    Answer: 336 BC
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    A)Santhal Movement
    B)Bang Bhang
    C)Kishan Andolan
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    A)Plassey
    B)Bauxar
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    A)Fazl-ul-Haq
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    A)II only
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    C)Both I and II
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    B)Dictatorship
    C)Utilitarianism
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    B)It represented the purified form of Hinduism
    C)It combined the opposition to the evil practices of Hinduism with an aggressive assertion of the superiority of the Vedic religion and Indian thought over all other faiths
    D)It gave a call to its followers to go back to the Vedas
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    A)Pataliputra
    B)Kashi
    C)Ujjain
    D)Shravanabelagola
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    A)Adinatha
    B)Bhadrabahu
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    C)Prince Muazzam
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