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The _________ were the successors of Timur, the ruler of Iran, Iraq and modern-day Turkey.

A) Rajputs B) Khaljis
C) Mughals D) Tughluq
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mughals

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2 1951
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Which among the following was 1st Municipal Corporation of India?

A) Allahabad B) Madras
C) Bombay D) Kolkata
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Madras

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The first municipal corporation was set up in India in the year 1687 at Madras, preceding the Bombay and Delhi municipal corporations.

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3 1944
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Kalhana’s ‘Rajatarangini’ is a history of--

A) Kashmir B) Harsha’sreign
C) Rajasthan D) Chandragupta’s reign
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Kashmir

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Rajatarangini is a historical chronicle of the north - western Indian subcontinent, particularly the kings of Kashmir and was written in Sanskrit by Kashmiri historian Kalhana in the 12th century CE.
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2 1944
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Al-Masudi, a resident of Baghdad, had visited India in whose reign?

A) Mahendra Pal B) Mahipal
C) Mihir bhoj D) Rambhadra
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mahipal

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3 1944
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Who among the following introduced the Permanent Settlement of Bengal in 1793?

A) Lord Cornwallis B) Robert Clive
C) John Adam D) Lord Ripon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Lord Cornwallis

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Lord Cornwallis introduced the Permanent Settlement of Bengal in 1793.

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1 1943
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Who was the viceroy at the time of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?

A) Lord Curzon B) Lord Ripon
C) Lord Chelmsford D) Lord Canning
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Lord Chelmsford

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Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place on 13th April 1919. About 380 people were died and 1200 were wounded in the massacre.

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2 1942
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Hiuen Tsang visited Kanchipuram, the capital of Pallavas, during the reign which of the following rulers?

 

A) Mahendra Verman I B) Mahendra Verman II
C) Narasimha Varman I D) Parmeshwar Varman II
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Narasimha Varman I

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3 1942
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Which high court has ruled against negative marking in competitive examinations?

A) Madras High Court B) Bombay High Court
C) Hyderabad High Court D) Delhi High Court
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Madras High Court

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3 1936