About History

1.	The Battle of Plassey was fought in
	A. 1757 B. 1782 C. 1748 D. 1764

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2.	The territory of Porus who offered strong resistance to Alexander was situated between the rivers of
	A. Sutlej and Beas B. Jhelum and Chenab C. Ravi and Chenab D. Ganga and Yamuna

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3.	Under Akbar, the Mir Bakshi was required to look after
	A. military affairs B. the state treasury C. the royal household D. the land revenue system

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4.	Tripitakas are sacred books of
	A. Buddhists B. Hindus C. Jains D. None of the above

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5.	The trident-shaped symbol of Buddhism does not represent
	A. Nirvana B. Sangha C. Buddha D. Dhamma
6.	The theory of economic drain of India during British imperialism was propounded by
	A. Jawaharlal Nehru B. Dadabhai Naoroji C. R.C. Dutt D. M.K. Gandhi

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7.	The treaty of Srirangapatna was signed between Tipu Sultan and
	A. Robert Clive B. Cornwallis C. Dalhousie D. Warren Hastings

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8.	The system of competitive examination for civil service was accepted in principle in the year
	A. 1833 B. 1853 C. 1858 D. 1882

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9.	Through which one of the following, the king exercised his control over villages in the Vijayanagar Empire?
	A. Dannayaka B. Sumanta C. Nayaka D. Mahanayakacharya

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10.	The Vijayanagara ruler, Kirshnadev Raya's work Amuktamalyada, was in
	A. Telugu B. Sanskrit C. Tamil D. Kannada
11.	Under an agreement with which of the following countries did Subhas Chandra Bose organize the Indian soldiers, taken as prisoners by the Axis Powers, into the Azad Hind Fauj?
	A. China B. Germany C. Italy D. Japan

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12.	We hear of two envoys being sent to the Roman kings, one in 27-28 AD to the court of Augustus and the other in 110-20 AD to the court of
	A. Cartius B. Trajan C. Nero D. Brutus

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13.	The use of Kharoshti in ancient Indian architecture is the result of India's contact with
	A. Central Asia B. Iran C. Greece D. China

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14.	Vaikhanasa the five-fold conception of Vishnu consists of      I.        brahman     II.        purusha   III.        prakriti    IV.        satya     V.        achyuta    VI.        aniruddha
	A. I, II, III, IV and V B. II, III, IV, V and VI C. I, II, IV, V and VI D. I, III, IV, V and VI

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15.	The troops raised by the emperor but not paid directly the state and place under the charge of mansabadars were know as
	A. Walashahi B. Barawardi C. JCumaki D. Dakhili
16.	The treaty of Mangalore was signed between
	A. the English East India Company and Haidar Ali B. the English East India Company and Tipu Sultan C. Haidar Ali and the Zamorin of Calicut D. the French East India Company and Tipu Sultan

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17.	To conquer and annex Peshawar and Punjab, Mahmud of Ghazni defeated
	A. Ghurids B. Arabs C. Karkotakas D. Hindushahis

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18.	To which professions earlier leaders who struggled for freedom of India mainly belonged?
	A. Lawyers B. Teachers C. Journalists D. All of the above

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19.	The victories of Karikala are well portrayed in
	A. Palamoli B. Aruvanad C. Pattinappalai D. Padirrupattu

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20.	Todar Mal was associated with
	A. music B. literature C. land revenue reforms D. law

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