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Question 191 Discuss
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Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith was founded by Shiv Prasad Gupta and Bhagwan Das in the year .

A
1919
B
1920
C
1921
D
1922

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

Established in Varanasi in 1921 during the peak of the Non-Cooperation Movement, the institution was intended to provide nationalistic education completely free from British influence.
Question 192 Discuss
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The last Chalukyan King, defeated by the Rashtrakuta King Dantidurga, was .

A
Pulakesin II
B
Vikramaditya I
C
Vikramaditya II
D
Kirtivarman II

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: D

Kirtivarman II was the final monarch of the Badami Chalukya dynasty; his definitive defeat by his ambitious feudatory, Dantidurga, marked the subsequent rise of the Rashtrakuta Empire.
Question 193 Discuss
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Match the army officers of the Mauryan empire in column A with their respective salaries in column B. (a) Senapati (b) Nayaka (c) Mukhya (d) Adhyaksha ; (i) 4000 (ii) 8000 (iii) 12000 (iv) 48000

A
a-iii, b-iv, c-i, d-ii
B
a-iv, b-iii, c-ii, d-i
C
a-i, b-ii, c-iii, d-iv
D
a-iii, b-i, c-iv, d-ii

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

In the highly centralized Mauryan administration detailed by the Arthashastra, the Senapati (Commander-in-Chief) received the highest salary of 48,000 panas, while subordinate officers received progressively less.
Question 194 Discuss
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Harappa, one of the sites of the Harappan culture, was found in which of the following states of pre-independent India?

A
Punjab
B
Balochistan
C
Sindh
D
United Province

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

The archaeological site of Harappa is located in the Sahiwal district of the Punjab province in modern-day Pakistan, which was part of the vast Punjab region in pre-independent India.
Question 195 Discuss
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Akbar's first expedition towards Deccan was sent to Ahmednagar under the leadership of Prince Murad and..........

A
Man Singh
B
Adham Khan
C
Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khanan
D
Birbal

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

Mughal Emperor Akbar strategically dispatched his son, Prince Murad, along with the veteran military commander Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khanan, to conquer Ahmednagar in the Deccan region.
Question 196 Discuss
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Who among the following Portuguese travellers visited the Vijayanagar empire during the reign of Krishnadevaraya?

A
Ludovico de Varthema
B
Domingo Paes
C
Nicolo de Conti
D
Athanasius Nikitin

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

Domingo Paes was a Portuguese merchant who visited Vijayanagara around 1520 and left behind a detailed, highly praising account of Krishnadevaraya's flourishing capital and administration.
Question 197 Discuss
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Chand Minar at Daulatabad is a 210 -feet high tapering tower divided into storeys.

A
four
B
six
C
three
D
five

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

The Chand Minar was erected in 1445 by Ala-ud-din Bahmani to commemorate his capture of Daulatabad Fort, and it is architecturally divided into four distinct circular storeys.
Question 198 Discuss
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In which of the following systems was the charge of collecting the revenue and paying it to the Company given to the village headman, rather than the zamindar?

A
Zamindari
B
Mahalwari
C
Ryotwari
D
Iqtadari

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

Introduced by Holt Mackenzie in 1822, the Mahalwari system made the entire village community (Mahal), represented by the village headman, jointly responsible for paying land revenue.
Question 199 Discuss
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To which position in the Mughal administration under Akbar does Diwan-i Ala refer?

A
Court Writer
B
Prime Minister
C
Finance Minister
D
Defence Minister

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

In Akbar's structured administration, the Diwan-i Ala served as the head of the revenue and finance department, responsible for meticulously overseeing all imperial incomes and expenditures.
Question 200 Discuss
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The famous Qila-i-Kuhna (mosque of the old fort) was built by:

A
Alauddin Khilji
B
Sher Shah
C
Humayun
D
Akbar

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

Sher Shah Suri commissioned the beautiful Qila-i-Kuhna Mosque in 1541 within the Purana Qila complex in Delhi, showcasing a brilliant transitional phase in Indo-Islamic architecture.
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