Who propagated the Vaishnava Theology of Dvaitadvaita?
A. Adi Shankaracharya
B. Ramanujacharya
C. Nimbarkacharya
D. Vallabhacharya
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Shah Jahan built Taj Mahal in memory of
A. Ruqayya Sultan Begum
B. Jodha Bai
C. Mumtaz Mahal
D. Nur Jahan
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The term 'Khalisa' in the Sultanate and Mughal periods was used for
A. Crown lands
B. Lands owned by the Sufi establishment
C. Lands revenue which was directly deposited in the imperial treasury
D. Land revenue which was assigned to the nobles for maintaining troops
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Who among the following was responsible for making "Sikhism' a militant force?
A. Guru Har Govind Singh
B. Guru Teg Bahadur
C. Guru Govind Singh
D. Guru Arjun Singh
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Which one of the following statements is not correct?
A. Krishnadeva Raya wrote Amuktamalyada
B. Tuluva Narasa Nayaka was the founder of the Tuluva dynasty
C. Tuluva dynasty court was adorned by the Ashtadiggajas
D. Tuluva Narasa Nayaka maintained friendly relations with the Portuguese
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Which of the following statement is not correct about Poona pact?
A. It was signed between Madan Mohan Malaviya and Dr. Ambedkar
B. It was signed on January 23, 1932
C. It was signed in yarvada jail in Puna
D. This act increased the number of seats reserved for depressed class from 71 to 147
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Which of the following was not the saint of Varkari sect?
A. Tukaram
B. Namdev
C. Eknath
D. Kabir
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Who among the following was known as the 'Parrot of India'?
A. Hussain Shah
B. Amir Khusro
C. Barbak Shah
D. Nanak
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Who translated Ramayana into Persian?
A. Abul Fazal
B. Badauni
C. Abdul Latif
D. Isar Das
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Who among the following Sultans of Delhi introduced the token currency?
A. Balban
B. Alauddin Khalji
C. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
D. Firuz Tughlaq
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What was the most important cause of the invasion of Mahmud of Ghazni?
A. To destroy idolatry
B. To gain possession of the wealth of India
C. To spread Islam into India
D. To establish a Muslim State in India
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Ghazni was a small principality in
A. Mongolia
B. Turkey
C. Persia
D. Afghanistan
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Who built the Khajuraho temples?
A. Holkars
B. Sindias
C. Bundela Rajputs
D. Chandela Rajputs
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The Kailasa temple is one of the largest rock-cut ancient Hindu temple located at Ellora was built by?
A. Krishndev Rai
B. Krishna I
C. Nadivarman
D. Rajendra Chola
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The caves and rock-cut temples at Ellora are?
A. Buddhist and Jain
B. Hindu and Muslim
C. Buddhist only
D. Hindu, Buddhist and Jain
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Which one of the following indicates the correct chronological order of the Later Mughal Emperors?
A. Bahadur Shah-I, Farrukh Siyar, Jahandar Shah, Muhammad Shah
B. Farrukh Siyar, Bahadur Shah-I, Jahandar Shah, Muhammad Shah
C. Bahadur Shah-l, Jahandar Shah, Farrukh Siyar, Muhammad Shah
D. Jahandar Shah, Bahadur Shah-l, Muhammad Shah, Farrukh Siyar
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Jama Masjid is situated in which of these World Heritage Sites?
A. Fatehpur Sikri
B. Humayun's Tomb
C. Qutub Minar
D. Agra Fort
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Moti Masjid is situated in which of these World Heritage Sites?
A. Humayun's Tomb
B. Mahabodhi Temple Complex
C. Qutub Minar
D. Red Fort Complex
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Assertion (A): The Sultans of Delhi were appointed as Viceroys of the Caliph of Baghdad.
Reason (R): The Caliph granted them recognition by way of khilat and khitab.
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
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Why Simon commission was established?
A. To enquire into the working of the Government of India Act, 1919 and to suggest further reforms in the system of administration
B. To enquire into the working of the Marley-Minto reforms
C. To declare India as republic state
D. None of these
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