The ultimate ownership of land during the post-Gupta period lay with
A. The cultivator
B. The village community
C. The king
D. The joint family
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To which of the republic of Buddha belong?
A. Licchavis
B. Sakyas
C. Mallas
D. None of the above
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There was a sharp class division at Harappa and Mohenjodaro. This is clear from the
A. Indus seals excavated
B. Religious beliefs of the Harappans
C. Tools and implements used by the Harappans
D. Different types of dwellings excavated
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The title given by the British Government to Mahatma Gandhi which he surrendered during the non-cooperation movement was
A. Hind Keasri
B. Kaiser-e-Hind
C. Rai Bahadur
D. Rt. Honorable
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Tipu sultan was the ruler of
A. Hyderabad
B. Madurai
C. Mysore
D. Vijayanagar
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The term yavanika meant
A. Foreign goods
B. Dancer
C. Curtain
D. Theatre
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The term Khalisa in Mughal administration signified the
A. entire Imperial establishment
B. land owned by the emperor himself
C. religious land grants
D. land from where revenue was collected for the Imperial Treasury
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Visakhadatta sketches the event after the death of Samudragupta in his work
A. Mudrarakasam
B. Devi Chand Guptam
C. Mrichekakatika
D. Malavikagnimitra
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The system of Dual Government during the latter half of the 18th century AD is associated with the name of
A. Clive
B. Cornwallis
C. Waren Hastings
D. William Bentinck
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The Vedas contain all the truth was interpreted by
A. Swami Vivekananda
B. Swami Dayananda
C. Raja Rammohan Roy
D. None of the above
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The term samanta , meaning a feudatory from the sixth century AD, originally meant a
A. slave
B. cultivator
C. neighbour
D. foreigner
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To evolve a peaceful settlement of the conflict between India and China, which of the following non-aligned Afro-Asian nations participated in a conference held in December 1962?
A. Burma (now Myanmar), Combodia, Indonesia and UAR
B. Burma, Sri Lanka, Combodia and Indonesia
C. Burma, Indonesia, Ghana and Sri Lanka
D. All of the above
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The text of the document called Mahzar , by which Akbar assumed the role of supreme arbiter in the matters of religion is found in
A. Nizamuddin's Tabaqat-I-Akbari
B. Arif Quandahari's Tarikh-I-Alfi
C. Abul Fazl's Akbarnama
D. Badauni's Muntakahab-ut-Tawarikh
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Tulsidas, the author of Ramcharitmanas , was a contemporary of which of the following rulers?
A. Akbar
B. Humayun
C. Shahjahan
D. Sher Shah Suri
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To meet the educational needs of the people, the Madarasa-I-Nasiri was built in the reign of
A. Qutub-ud-din Aibak
B. Iltutmish
C. Ruknuddin Firoz Shah
D. Jalal-id-din Khilji
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The weekly Commonweal was founded by
A. Annie Besant
B. Bipan Chandra Pal
C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D. Sarojini Naidu
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Ustad Mansur was a famous painter in the reign of
A. Shajahan
B. Akbar
C. Humayun
D. Jahangir
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The Vedic deity Indra was the Goddess of
A. Wind
B. Eternity
C. Rain and thunder
D. Fire
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Tolkappiyam is associated with the
A. first Sangam period
B. second Sangam period
C. third Sangam period
D. post-third Sangam period
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Pulakesin II was the most famous ruler of
A. Chalukyas
B. Cholas
C. Pallavas
D. Satavahanas
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