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Which of the following battles marked the real beginning of the Mughal Empire in India?

A) Battle of Talikota B) Battle of Haldighati
C) First Battle of Panipat D) Second Battle of Panipat
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Second Battle of Panipat

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Which was the first capital of Magadha

A) pataliputra B) Vaishali
C) Girivarja D) Champa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Girivarja

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Which one of the following began with the Dandi March ?

A) Civil disobedience Movement B) Quit India Movement
C) Non-Cooperation Movement D) Home rule Movement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Civil disobedience Movement

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The Indian king who opposed Alexander was

A) Ambhi B) Porus
C) Dhanananda D) Chandragupta
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Porus

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According to Strabo, the Tamil kingdom to first send emissaries to meet Augustin in Athens in 20 BC, was

A) Pallava B) Chola
C) Pandya D) Chera
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Pandya

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Where was the seat of the first Republic of the world in 6th century BC

A) Athens B) Vaishali
C) Sparta D) Pataliputra
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Vaishali

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Nawab Siraj -ud-daulah of Bengal was defeated by the English in the battle of Plassey, mainly

A) because the English Forces were much stronger than those of the Nawab B) because of Clive's conspiracy with the Nawab's Commander-in-Chief Mir Jafar and rich bankers of Bengal
C) because of Siraj-ud-Daulah's retirement from the battlefield D) because of the capture of a band of frenchmen under the Nawab's service by the English
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) because of Clive's conspiracy with the Nawab's Commander-in-Chief Mir Jafar and rich bankers of Bengal

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Who had observed that "good government was never a good substitute for self government"?

A) Swami Vivekananda B) Ramakrishna Paramahansa
C) Swami Dayananda D) Aurobindo Ghose
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Swami Dayananda

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