Q. The Akal Takht was built by

Correct Answer

Guru Hargovind

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    B)Italy
    C)Portugal
    D)Netherlands
    Answer: Netherlands
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    C)Cherikkal
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    B)Nehru Report
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    C)Patel
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    C)Lord Delhousie
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    B)wide powers enjoyed by the provincial governors
    C)the presence of vast, numerous powers of the bureaucracy
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  • Q. The worship of images (of Buddha) in India began during the period
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    Answer: Nirguna and Saguna
  • Q. The caves and rock-cut temples at Ellora are?
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    B)Buddhist and Jain
    C)Buddhist only
    D)Hindu, Buddhist and Jain
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    B)Sher-e-Bengal
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  • Q. The day (22 December 1939) the Congress Ministries resigned in the Provinces the Muslim League observed
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    B)Surat
    C)Ahmedabad
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    A)Badruddin Tyabji
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    C)George Yule
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    A)Islamic themes
    B)Portraits
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