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Who of the following was the personal physician of Kanishka and also the author of a famous treatise on the Indian system of medicine

A) Charaka B) Susruta
C) Nagarjuna D) Jevaka
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Charaka

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Which battle established British supremacy in India?

A) The Battle of Buxar B) The Battle of Plassey
C) The Battle of Mysore D) The Battle of Samergarh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The Battle of Plassey

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The Battle of Plassey in the year 1757, victory of British East India company over Nawab of Bengal established British supremacy in India. The victory came under the leadership of Robert Clive.

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The Peacock Throne was a famous jeweled throne that was the seat of the ________ emperors of India.

A) Mughal B) Maurya
C) Gupta D) Maratha
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mughal

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The Peacock Throne was a famous jeweled throne that was the seat of the Mughal emperors of India. It was commissioned in the early 17th century by emperor Shah Jahan and was located in the Red Fort of Delhi.

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Which of the following temples resembles chariot shape ?

A) Konark Sun temple B) Sanchistupu
C) Trayambakeswara D) Akshara Dhamam
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Konark Sun temple

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"Shakti Sthal" is the memorial of who of the following Indians ?

A) Jawaharlal nehru B) Lal Bahaddur sastry
C) Indira Gandhi D) Jagjeevan Ram
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Indira Gandhi

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First Afghan War took place in the year

A) 1849 B) 1839
C) 1858 D) 1869
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1839

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      • The First Anglo-Afghan War also known as Disaster in Afghanistan was fought between British imperial India and The Emirate of Afghanistan from 1839 to 1842.
      • A British-Indian force attacks Ghazni fort during the First Afghan War, 1839.
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Ravi Varma is famous in which of the following fields?

A) Dancing B) Sculpture
C) Painting D) Singing
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Painting

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he is famous in painting

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The local name Mohenjodara is

A) Mound of the Living B) Mound of the Great
C) Mound of the dead D) Mound of the survivor
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mound of the dead

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