Q. Two popular Assemblies of the Vedic period were

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Sabha and Samiti

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    A)Bismarck
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    A)R.D. Banerjee
    B)Sir Johan Marshall
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  • Q. On October 16, 1905, when the partition of Bengal was enforced, the great poet Rabindranath Tagore, to emphasise the unity of Bengal, suggested the programme of
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    B)singing Bande Mataram
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  • Q. Surdas was a disciple of which among the following saints?
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  • Q. Whom did Akbar defeat in the 2nd battle of Panipat in 1556?
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  • Q. Who led the Bardoli Satyagraha in 1928?
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    D)1866
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