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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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Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from ______________ in January 1915.

A) South Africa B) England
C) USA D) Russia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) South Africa

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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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Which script was used in Ashoka's inscriptions?

A) Brahmi B) Devanagiri
C) Gurmukhi D) Sanskrit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Brahmi

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By which legislation were India and Pakistan divided into two independent nations?

A) Pakistan Independence Act 1947 B) Indian Independence Act 1947
C) Indian partition Act 1947 D) Pakistan partition Act 1947
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Indian Independence Act 1947

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The Kalinga war was fought in ______.

A) 161 BC B) 261 BC
C) 361 BC D) 461 BC
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 261 BC

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According to the categories of land mentioned in the Chola inscriptions ___________ was known as the land donated to Jaina institutions?

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

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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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