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Which of the following events took place in the year 1928?

A
Bardoli Satyagraha
B
Kakori Incident
C
Kheda Satyagraha
D
Dandi March

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

The Bardoli Satyagraha of 1928 was a successful peasant movement in Gujarat against unfair tax hikes, brilliantly led by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
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Which of the following Harappan cities was found without a citadel?

A
Kalibangan
B
Chanhudaro
C
Lothal
D
Mohenjo-Daro

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

Chanhudaro is unique among major Indus Valley sites because it is the only city discovered completely without a raised citadel structure.
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Which of the following Rashtrakuta rulers performed the ceremony called 'Hiranya Garbha'?

A
Dantidurga
B
Dhruva I
C
Krishna
D
Govind III

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Dantidurga, the founder of the Rashtrakuta Empire, performed the 'Hiranya-Garbha' (golden womb) ritual to symbolically assert his rebirth as a Kshatriya king.
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Ravikirti was the court poet of which ruler?

A
Rajaraja
B
Harshavardhana
C
Dantidurga
D
Pulakeshin II

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: D

Ravikirti was the celebrated court poet of the Chalukya king Pulakeshin II and is famous for composing the eulogistic Aihole Inscription.
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Which of the following statements is/are FALSE for the Harappan town planning? 1. Most of the towns have citadel in harappan civilization. 2. Every town had a temple in Harappan civilization. 3. Every building was made of sand stone in Harappan civilization.

A
Only 1
B
Only 2
C
1 and 3
D
2 and 3

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: D

Unlike contemporary civilizations, no clear evidence of temples has been found at Harappan sites, and buildings were predominantly constructed using baked mud-bricks rather than sandstone.
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The Shore Temple at Mahabalipuram was built during the reign of the Narasimhavarman II.

A
Chola
B
Chera
C
Chalukya
D
Pallava

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: D

The Shore Temple at Mahabalipuram is a brilliant example of early South Indian structural architecture, commissioned by the Pallava ruler Narasimhavarman II in the 8th century.
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The Ashokan inscriptions of Afghanistan king are written in Aramaic and scripts.

A
Ol Chiki
B
Greek
C
Devanagari
D
Sharda

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

To communicate effectively with the diverse populations in the northwestern frontiers, Ashoka's edicts in the region of modern-day Afghanistan were inscribed in both Greek and Aramaic scripts.
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Who were the first foreign rulers of northwest India in the post-Mauryan period?

A
Indo-Greeks
B
Kushans
C
Shakas
D
Parthians

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Following the decline of the Mauryan Empire, the Indo-Greeks (Bactrian Greeks) were the first foreign power to successfully invade and establish a kingdom in northwestern India.
Question 139 Discuss
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With reference to medieval history, consider the following statements. 1. The founder of the Chola dynasty called the 'Imperial Cholas' was Vijayalaya (9th century AD). 2. One of the important dynasties which ruled in northern India was Gurjara Pratiharas. 3. Palas ruled in western India and Rashtrakutas ruled in southern India in the early years (750-1000). Which of the given statement(s) is/are correct?

A
2 only
B
1 and 3 only
C
1 and 2 only
D
1 only

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

Vijayalaya founded the Imperial Chola dynasty, and the Gurjara-Pratiharas dominated North India; however, the Palas ruled in Eastern India (Bengal), not Western India.
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In Harappan civilisation, cities were planned with the streets generally oriented along the directions.

A
cardinal
B
ordinal
C
anonymous
D
incognito

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Harappan town planning was highly sophisticated, featuring a grid system where major streets and lanes were aligned to the cardinal directions (North-South and East-West).
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