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Q:

 Damdama lake is in which state? 

A) Punjab B) Rajasthan
C) Haryana D) Uttar Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Haryana

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Damdamaa reservoir in Sohna, district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is one of the biggest lakes in Haryana and with an area of 3,000 acres. Damdama Lake was formed when a stone and earthen dam constructed by the British was commissioned for rain water harvesting in 1947. 

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A collective term used by the Jains for their sacred books is

A) Prabandhas B) Angas
C) Nibandhas D) Charits
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Angas

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'Do or Die' is associated with which of the movements in India's freedom struggle

A) Dandi March B) Non-­Cooperation Movement
C) Khilafat Movement D) Quit India Movement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Quit India Movement

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Q:

Vikram Shila University was founded by

A) Chandra Gupta Maurya B) Kanishka
C) Dharampala D) Pulakesin II
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Dharampala

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Which of the following was a leader of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army founded in 1928?

A) Khudiram Bose B) Bhagat Singh
C) Chandra Shekhar Azad D) Subhash Chandra Bose
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Chandra Shekhar Azad

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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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Q:

World War I broke out in the year

A) 1904 B) 1914
C) 1924 D) 1934
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1914

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Who was Babur's Son?

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

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