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Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (1674–1680 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?

A) Nanda B) Haryanka
C) Maurya D) Maratha
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Maratha

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1 1809
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The Mongols under ___________ invaded Transoxiana in north-east Iran in 1219.

A) Timur Lang B) Nadir Shah
C) Ahmed Shah Abdali D) Genghis Khan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Genghis Khan

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1 1801
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The Red Fort (Delhi) was built by ______.

A) Babur B) British
C) Shah Jahan D) Aurangzeb
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Shah Jahan

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2 1797
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In 1970, an organized resistance to the destruction of forests spread throughout India and came to be known as-? 

A) Save Silent Valley Movement  B) Swadeshi Movement 
C) Namantar Andolan  D) Chipko movement 
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Chipko movement 

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The Chipko movement. In the 1970s, an organized resistance to the destruction of forests spread throughout India and came to be known as the Chipko movement. The name of the movement comes from the word 'embrace', as the villagers hugged the trees, and prevented the contractors' from felling them.

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1 1795
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Who was the first temporary chairman of the Constituent Assembly?

A) B R Ambedkar B) Jawahar Lal Nehru
C) Rajendra Prasad D)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D)

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2 1792
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Noor Jahan was the wife of which Mughal emperor?

A) Babur B) Akbar
C) Shah Jahan D) Jahangir
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Jahangir

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0 1791
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Ajatashatru was the son of

A) Brahmadatta B) Bindusara
C) Bimbisara D) Chetaka
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Bimbisara

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1 1790
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Aurangzeb was the son of _____.

A) Babur B) Humayun
C) Akbar D) Shah Jahan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Shah Jahan

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