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Q71 :

The God who is most prominent in the Rigveda is —

A
  

Agni

B
  

Indra

C
  

Pasupati

D
  

Vishnu

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Correct Answer: B

Indra

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Q72 :

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer.

List I (Events related to Buddha)
(a) Birth of Buddha
(b) Enlightenment
(c) First Sermon
(d) Death of Buddha

List II (Places)
i. Bodh Gaya
ii. Lumbini
iii. Kusinagar (or Kasia)
iv. Sarnath
v. Rajgriha

A
  

a-ii, b-i, c-iii, d-iv

B
  

a-i, b-iii, c-iv, d-v

C
  

a-ii, b-i, c-iv, d-iii

D
  

a-iv, b-ii, c-v, d-iii

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Correct Answer: C

a-ii, b-i, c-iv, d-iii

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Q73 :

Consider the following foreign visitors to India
1. Alberuni
2. Fa-hien
3. Hiuen Tsang
4. Megasthenes
Which one is the correct chronological order in which these persons visited India is

A
  

4, 3, 1, 2

B
  

2, 4, 3, 1

C
  

4, 2, 3, 1

D
  

1, 2, 4, 3

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Correct Answer: C

4, 2, 3, 1

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Q74 :

The famous Kailasa temple, cut out of solid rock at Allora, was built under the patronage of the

A
  

Cholas

B
  

Kadambas

C
  

Pallavas

D
  

Rashtrakutas

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Correct Answer: D

Rashtrakutas

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Q75 :

The medieval ruler who was the first to establish a ministry of agriculture was —

A
  

Alauddin Khalji

B
  

Mohammad bin Tughlaq

C
  

Sher Shah

D
  

Akbar

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Correct Answer: B

Mohammad bin Tughlaq

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Q76 :

Tulsidas composed his Ramcharitmanas in the reign of —

A
  

Babur

B
  

Akbar

C
  

Aurangzeb

D
  

Bahadur Shah Zafar

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Correct Answer: B

Akbar

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Q77 :

At the time, when Nadir Shah attacked Delhi, the  Mughal Emperor was—

A
  

Ahmad Shah

B
  

Bahadur Shah

C
  

Muhammad Shah

D
  

Shah Alam II

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Correct Answer: C

Muhammad Shah

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Q78 :

The Jhansi state was made a part of the British empire in India through —

A
  

the Policy of Doctrine of Lapse

B
  

Mayo's Provincial Settlement

C
  

the Policy of Subsidiary Alliance

D
  

War against Gangadhar Rao

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Correct Answer: A

the Policy of Doctrine of Lapse

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Q79 :

After the assumption of Diwani, the British East India Company started realising 'Tribute' from India to England in the form of —

A
  

cotton textiles, silver and indigo

B
  

raw silk, cotton textiles and indigo

C
  

silve, cotton textiles and tea

D
  

cotton textiles, silk and tea

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Correct Answer: D

cotton textiles, silk and tea

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Q80 :

Consider the following Acts:
1. Pitt's India Act
2. The Charter Act
3. The Regulating Act
4. Indian Councils Act
What is the correct chronological sequence of these Acts?

A
  

3, 1, 2, 4

B
  

4, 1, 2, 3

C
  

3, 2, 1, 4

D
  

1, 4, 2, 3

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Correct Answer: A

3, 1, 2, 4

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