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The Shaka Era was founded in the year________.

A) B.C. 57 B) A.D. 78
C) A.D. 319 D) A.D. 248
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) A.D. 78

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Whom did Lord Minto send to Ranjit Singh to make a peace immediate before the Treaty of Amritsar (1809)?

A) Robert Rebert B) Joshua Child
C) Ochterlony D) Charles Metcalfe
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Charles Metcalfe

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1 1430
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.........., the Sultan of Delhi shifted his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad.

A) Iltutmish B) Akbar
C) Ghiyas-ud-din Balban D) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq

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In which battle was Siraj ud–Daulah defeated by Lord Clive?

A) Battle of Plassey B) Battle of Buxer
C) Battle of Panipat D) Battle of Haldighati
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Battle of Plassey

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In which year (in AD) was the East India Company established?

A) 1664 B) 1632
C) 1600 D) 1608
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1600

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1 1427
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Ghatotkacha (who ruled in the years 290–305 B.C.) was a king from which dynasty?

A) Gupta Dynasty B) Kanva Dynasty
C) Shunga Dynasty D) Maurya Dynasty
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Gupta Dynasty

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2 1427
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The  Ryotwari  experiment  in  land  revenue was started by

A) Henry Dundas B) Alexander Reed
C) David Ricardo D) Mountstuart Elphinstone
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Alexander Reed

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The Ryotwari system was introduced by  Sir  Thomas  Munro and   Captain   Alexander   Read   in 1820.This system  was in operation for  nearly  30  years  and  had  many features  of  revenue  system  of  the Mughals,    Under    the    Ryotwari System  every  registered  holder  of land is recognised as its proprietor and pays direct to Government

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1 1424
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Prince Khurram was the name of the future Emperor __________.

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

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