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Which of the following Pallava Kings assumed the title of "Vatapikonda" after defeating and slaying the great Chalukyan King Pulekesin II

A) Narsingh Varman I B) Mahendra Varman I
C) Parameshwar Varman I D) Nandi Varman
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Narsingh Varman I

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Chandragupta Maurya was born in _______.

A) 340 BC B) 563 BC
C) 189 BC D) 99 BC
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 340 BC

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Aurangzeb was the son of _____.

A) Babur B) Humayun
C) Akbar D) Shah Jahan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Shah Jahan

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Bimbisara was the king of which dynasty?

A) Haryanka B) Maurya
C) Shunga D) Nanda
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Haryanka

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Who was the first Englishman to appear in the Mughal Court during Jahangir's reign?

A) Paul Canning B) Captain William Hawkins
C) William Edward D) Ralph Fitch
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Captain William Hawkins

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Which battle led to the downfall of the Vijayanagar empire?

A) Battle of Takkolam B) Battle of Talikota
C) Battle of Kanwah D) Battle of Panipat
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Battle of Talikota

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Big landlords or warrior chiefs in the seventh century were acknowledged as _________ by the existing kings?

A) Rashtrakutas B) Chalukya
C) Samantas D) Brahmanas
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Samantas

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The school of Indian art which is also known as the Greco-­Roman­-Buddhist art is the ____________school

A) Mauryan B) Shunga
C) Gandhara D) Gupta
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Gandhara

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