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Dnyaneshwar was a 13th­century Marathi saint who wrote the Dnyaneshwari, which is a commentary on the _______________.

A) Ramayana B) Bhagavad Gita
C) Vedas D) Upanishads
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Bhagavad Gita

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Murshid Quli Khan, Alivardi Khan and Sirajuddaullah were all nawabs of ___________?

A) Lucknow B) Varanasi
C) Hyderabad D) Bengal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Bengal

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The Red Fort (Delhi) was built by ______.

A) Babur B) British
C) Shah Jahan D) Aurangzeb
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Shah Jahan

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Which of the following was a major industry in the Mughal period?

A) Pearl production B) Silk cloth
C) Cotton cloth D) No option is correct
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Cotton cloth

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According to the categories of land mentioned in the Chola inscriptions ___________ was known as the land of non-Brahmana peasant proprietors?

A) Vellanvagai B) Brahmadeya
C) Shalabhoga D) Devadana
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Vellanvagai

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After the defeat at Plassey, Sirajuddaullah was assassinated and ________ was made the nawab.

A) Mir Jafar B) Mir Qasim
C) Haider Ali D) Tipu Sultan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mir Jafar

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In which year, Shivaji was crowned as the Chhatrapati?

A) 1608 B) 1646
C) 1674 D) 1710
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1674

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The queen with the title Didda ruled over which part of India between 980 - 1003?

A) Avadh B) Kashmir
C) Sindh D) Bengal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Kashmir

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