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Question 101 Discuss
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Tax, known as bhaga, was levied on which of the following during Mahajanapada period of Ancient India?

A
Tax on cultivators
B
Tax on cattle breeders
C
Tax on merchants
D
Tax on artisans

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

During the Mahajanapada period, 'Bhaga' was a standard agricultural tax, usually fixed at one-sixth of the total farm produce, paid by the cultivators to the king.
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The famous Jain temple of Dilwara, built by Solanki rulers, is located at which place?

A
Surat
B
Mount Abu
C
Ajmer
D
Jaipur

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

The Dilwara Temples, renowned for their intricate marble carvings, are located in Mount Abu, Rajasthan, and were constructed between the 11th and 13th centuries.
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The rock-cut caves in Karnataka, mainly at Badami and Aihole, were built under the patronage of the .

A
Mauryas
B
Chalukyas
C
Guptas
D
Cholas

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

The spectacular rock-cut cave temples at Badami and Aihole showcase the early architectural brilliance of the Chalukya dynasty, which ruled the Deccan from the 6th century onwards.
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Which of the following wars took place in the year 1761?

A
Wandiwash
B
Panipat III
C
Buxar
D
Panipat II

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

The Third Battle of Panipat was fought on January 14, 1761, between the Maratha Empire and the invading Afghan forces of Ahmad Shah Durrani.
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Which of the following was the first subcontinental empire?

A
Satavahana Empire
B
Mauryan Empire
C
Gupta Empire
D
Kushan Empire

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

The Mauryan Empire, founded by Chandragupta Maurya, was the first pan-Indian empire that successfully unified most of the Indian subcontinent under a single administration.
Question 106 Discuss
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Who among the following signed the Treaty of Allahabad in August 1765 with the Nawab of Awadh and Shah Alam II, the Mughal Emperor?

A
Warren Hastings
B
Robert Clive
C
Lord Cornwallis
D
Lord Wellesley

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

Robert Clive signed the Treaty of Allahabad in 1765 after the Battle of Buxar, securing the Diwani rights (revenue collection) of Bengal, Bihar, and Odisha for the East India Company.
Question 107 Discuss
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In 1928, who among the following wrote the Congress Party's Nehru Report, a future constitution for independent India, based on the granting of dominion status?

A
Subhash Chandra Bose
B
Jawaharlal Nehru
C
Motilal Nehru
D
Mahatma Gandhi

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

Motilal Nehru chaired the committee that drafted the 1928 Nehru Report, which was the first major Indian effort to draft a constitutional framework demanding dominion status.
Question 108 Discuss
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Moti Masjid in Agra fort was constructed by which of the following Mughal Emperors?

A
Jahangir
B
Aurangzeb
C
Akbar
D
Shahjahan

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: D

Emperor Shah Jahan built the pristine white marble Moti Masjid (Pearl Mosque) within the Agra Fort complex for the use of members of the royal court.
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Which of the following crops that spread to northern India in the early years of the 17 th century was NOT mentioned in the Ain-i Akbari in the lists of crops in northern India?

A
Arhar
B
Tobacco
C
Jowar
D
Wheat

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

Tobacco was introduced to India by the Portuguese in the early 17th century, which is why it does not appear in the agricultural records of Akbar's Ain-i-Akbari compiled earlier.
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Who among the following founded the Asiatic Society of Bengal?

A
Warren Hastings
B
William Jones
C
Henry Colebrook
D
Robert Clive

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

Sir William Jones, a British philologist and judge, founded the Asiatic Society of Bengal in 1784 to encourage Oriental research and the study of ancient Indian history.
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