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Q31 :

Who was the Mughal ruler when the Battle of Plassey was fought between the Nawab of Bengal and the English East India Company?

A
  

Muhammad Shah

B
  

Aziz-ud-din Alamgir-II

C
  

Ahmad Shah

D
  

Shah Alam II

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Correct Answer: B

Aziz-ud-din Alamgir-II

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Q32 :

When the rule of the Delhi Sultan began?

A
  

1106 A.D.

B
  

1206 A.D.

C
  

1306 A.D.

D
  

1406 A.D.

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Correct Answer: B

1206 A.D.

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Q33 :

Who introduced leather token currency in India?

A
  

Akbar

B
  

Mohammad-Bin-Tughlaq

C
  

Babur

D
  

Humayun

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Correct Answer: B

Mohammad-Bin-Tughlaq

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Q34 :

When did the constituent assembly adopt the national anthem?

A
  

25th January 1950

B
  

26th January 1950

C
  

24th January 1950

D
  

29th January 1950

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Correct Answer: C

24th January 1950

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The song Jana-gana-mana, composed originally in Bangla by Rabindranath Tagore, was adopted in its Hindi version by the Constituent Assembly as the National Anthem of India on January 24, 1950.

Q35 :

Royal Asiatic Society was founded by —

A
  

Sir William Jones

B
  

Sir John Marshall

C
  

R.D. Banerjee

D
  

Sir William Bentick

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Correct Answer: A

Sir William Jones

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Q36 :

With reference to Satavahanas of ancient India, Consider the following statement
I. King Simuka was succeeded by his brother Kanha.
II. The third king Satakarni was the son of Simuka.
III. Gautamiputra was succeeded by Yajna Sri Satakarni.
Which statements is/are correct?

A
  

I only

B
  

I and II

C
  

II and III

D
  

III only

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Correct Answer: B

I and II

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Q37 :

The first month of Saka Calendar is —

A
  

Vaishakh

B
  

Magh

C
  

Bhadrapad

D
  

Chaitra

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Correct Answer: D

Chaitra

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Q38 :

The term Tirthankaras is associated with —

A
  

Buddhism

B
  

Jainism

C
  

Saivism

D
  

Vaishnavism

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Correct Answer: B

Jainism

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Q39 :

Who was the British Prime Minister at the time of the Second Round Table Conference?

A
  

Clement Attlee

B
  

Neville Chamberlain

C
  

Ramsay MacDonald

D
  

None of the Above

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Correct Answer: C

Ramsay MacDonald

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Q40 :

The Purusha Sukta, which refers to the origin of caste, is found in the —

A
  

Atharva Veda

B
  

Rig Veda

C
  

Sama Veda

D
  

Yajur Veda

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Correct Answer: B

Rig Veda

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