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 Damdama lake is in which state? 

A) Punjab B) Rajasthan
C) Haryana D) Uttar Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Haryana

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Damdamaa reservoir in Sohna, district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is one of the biggest lakes in Haryana and with an area of 3,000 acres. Damdama Lake was formed when a stone and earthen dam constructed by the British was commissioned for rain water harvesting in 1947. 

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According to the categories of land mentioned in the Chola inscriptions ___________ was known as the land gifted to Brahmanas?

A) Vellanvagai B) Brahmadeya
C) Shalabhoga D) Devadana
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Brahmadeya

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In May 2017, the Base year of All India Index of Industrial Production (IIP) has been revised to ______.

A) 2011-12 B) 2015-16
C) 2016-17 D) 2012-13
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 2011-12

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Big landlords or warrior chiefs in the seventh century were acknowledged as _________ by the existing kings?

A) Rashtrakutas B) Chalukya
C) Samantas D) Brahmanas
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Samantas

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Battle of Haldighati was fought in the year ________.

A) 1764 B) 1526
C) 1576 D) 1857
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1576

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_________first became the capital of a kingdom under the Tomara Rajputs.

A) Delhi B) Pataliputra
C) Calcutta D) Taxila
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Delhi

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Chandragupta (322–298 BC) was the ruler of which dynasty?

A) Maurya B) Mewar
C) Mughal D) Peshwas
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Maurya

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During their rule the British persuaded or forced cultivators in Bengal to grow __________.

A) Jute B) Tea
C) Sugarcane D) Wheat
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Jute

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