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All of the following were Contemporaries of Emperor Akbar, except

A) Abbas the Great of persia B) Henry VIII of England
C) Elizabeth I of England D) Henry IV of France
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Henry VIII of England

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The nimbus formed a special feature of Mughal portraiture under

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

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Monoculture is a typical characteristics of

A) Specialized horticulture B) Commercial grain farming
C) Shifting cultivation D) Subsitence farming
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Commercial grain farming

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Monoculture is a typical characteristics of Commercial grain farming.

Monoculture is the agricultural practice of producing or growing a single crop, plant, or livestock species, variety, or breed in a field or farming system at a time focussing commercial gains.

Monoculture is widely used in both industrial farming and organic farming and has allowed increased efficiency in planting and harvest.

Polyculture, where more than one crop is grown in the same space at the same time, is the alternative to monoculture.

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The court language during the reign of Akbar was _____ ?

A) Urdu B) Persian
C) Arabic D) Hindi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Persian

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The Act constituting the first legislative interference by the British Parliament in the affairs of India was the 

A) Fox's India Act, 1783 B) Pitti's India Act, 1784
C) Regulating Act, 1773 D) Declaratory Act, 1781
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Regulating Act, 1773

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The Sarvodaya Movement was started by

A) Vinoba Bhave B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C) Mahatma Gandhi D) Vivekananda
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Vinoba Bhave

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The Sarvodaya Movement was started by Vinoba Bhave on 18 April 1951 at Pochampally village in Nalgonda district who was directly influenced by Gandhi. 

 

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The meaning of Sarvodaya is a combination of two words Sarva meaning one and all, and Uday meaning welfare or uplift. Thus it implies Universal uplift or welfare of all as.

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Which among the following is the largest museum in India

A) Salarjung Museum B) Indian Museum
C) SubhashChandraBose Museum D) Tagore museum
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Indian Museum

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Indian Museum is the largest museum in India

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The East India Company had taken Bombay from?

A) The Dutch B) Charles I
C) Charles II D) The Portuguese
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Charles II

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