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Q:

Who deciphered the Brahmi and Kharoshthi scripts?

A) Piyadassi B) Colin Mackenzie
C) Alexander Cunningham D) James Prinsep
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) James Prinsep

Explanation:

The inscriptions of Asoka were first deciphered by James Princep in 1837. They are written in Pali language and in some places Prakrit was used. The Brahmi script was employed for writing.In the northwestern India Asokan inscriptions were found in Karoshti script.

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1 2091
Q:

IQTA system abolished by

A) Illtumish B) Bin Tughluq
C) Alauddin Khalji D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Alauddin Khalji

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1 2075
Q:

The Bantu were experts in this form of metallurgy

A) Copper B) Gold
C) Iron D) Steel
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Iron

Explanation:

The Bantu were comprised of more than 500 ethnic groups of Africa for migrations. The Bantu were experts in the form of iron metallurgy. 

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5 2068
Q:

The single most important invention to farmers is the

A) Tractor B) Automobile
C) Grain solo D) Cotton gin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Tractor

Explanation:

Tractor was the single most important invention to farmers.

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0 2038
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The Limitation Law, which passed by the British in 1859, addressed which one of the following issues?

A) Loan bonds would not have any legal validity B) Loan bonds signed between money lender and Ryots would have validity only for three years
C) Loan bonds could not be executed by money lenders D) Loan bonds would have validity for ten years
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Loan bonds signed between money lender and Ryots would have validity only for three years

Explanation:

The ryots came to see the moneylender as devious and deceitful. They complained of moneylenders manipulating laws and forging accounts. In 1859 the British passed a Limitation Law that stated that the loan bonds signed between moneylenders and ryots would have validity for only three years. This law was meant to check the accumulation of interest over time. The moneylender, however, turned the law around, forcing the ryot to sign a new bond every three years.

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0 2037
Q:

Which year is observed as poverty eradication year by SAARC?

A) 1995 B) 1999
C) 2005 D) 2011
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1995

Explanation:

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation is the regional intergovernmental organization and geopolitical union of nations in South Asia. Its member states include Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, the Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The year 1995 is observed as poverty eradication year by SAARC.

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0 2023
Q:

Early examples of art photography often imitated

A) the brush strokes of Renaissance painters B) Leonardo da Vinci's painting of The Last Supper
C) the narrative form of painting D) the Dada photographic collages of Hannah Hoch
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) the narrative form of painting

Explanation:

The Story telling or The narrative form of paintings were the early examples of art photography which were often imitated.

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4 2021
Q:

Which statement regarding the era of Reconstruction is FALSE?

A) the 14th Amendment made African-Americans citizens of the U.S. B) the 13th Amendment outlawed slavery in all American states
C) federal law was changed to abolish slavery in states where it still existed D) state laws and customs upheld the constitutional amendments
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) state laws and customs upheld the constitutional amendments

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