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Which one of the following was not a characteristic of society in Mauryan times?

A) Slavery B) Rigidity of Caste
C) Prostitution D) Widow remarriage
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Widow remarriage

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The oldest specimens of poetry in the punjabi language are devotional compositions attributed to

A) Guru Nanak B) Baba Farid
C) Guru Angad D) Guru Tegh Bahadur
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Baba Farid

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The world's Greatest traveller of pre-modern times, believed to have put behind him a distance of over 73000 miles and visited territories the eqivalent of about 44 modern countries, is 

A) Marco Polo B) Fahien
C) Ibn Batuta D) Hiuen Tsang
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Marco Polo

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Which major event in Indian history is also called as 'White Flowing River'?

A) Partition of India B) Dandi March
C) Operation Bluestar D) Quit India Movement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Dandi March

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In Indian History, Dandi March or Salt Sathyagraha or The Salt March, also known as the Dandi Satyagraha, was an act of nonviolent civil disobedience in colonial India led by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi to produce salt from the seawater. 

 

It is also called as 'White Flowing River'.

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Telengana creation as in independent state is primarily the outcome of _____ ?

A) 16th Lok Sabha B) 15th Lok Sabha
C) 14th Lok Sabha D) 13 Lok Sabha
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 15th Lok Sabha

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The Third Battle of Panipat was Fought between the

A) Afghans and the Marathas B) Afghans and the Sikhs
C) Marathas and the Mughals under Shah Alam II D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Afghans and the Marathas

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The Greatest conqueror among the Gupta rulers was

A) Samudragupta B) Chandragupta II
C) Kumaragupta D) Skandagupta
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Samudragupta

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The Hindustan Republican Association, Subsequently styled as the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association or Army (HSRA) was founded in 1924 by:

A) Bhagath Singh B) Chandra Shekhar Azad
C) Jogesh Chandra Chatterji D) Sachindra Sanyal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sachindra Sanyal

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