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Architectural developments in india manifested themselves in their full glory during the period of  

A) Guptas B) Nandas
C) Mauryas D) Cholas
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Guptas

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First Afghan War took place in the year

A) 1849 B) 1839
C) 1858 D) 1869
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1839

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      • The First Anglo-Afghan War also known as Disaster in Afghanistan was fought between British imperial India and The Emirate of Afghanistan from 1839 to 1842.
      • A British-Indian force attacks Ghazni fort during the First Afghan War, 1839.
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Which battle established British supremacy in India?

A) The Battle of Buxar B) The Battle of Plassey
C) The Battle of Mysore D) The Battle of Samergarh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The Battle of Plassey

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The Battle of Plassey in the year 1757, victory of British East India company over Nawab of Bengal established British supremacy in India. The victory came under the leadership of Robert Clive.

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Author of Nayaya Sutra was

A) Gautam B) Kanad
C) Kapil D) Badrayan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Gautam

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The Peacock Throne was a famous jeweled throne that was the seat of the ________ emperors of India.

A) Mughal B) Maurya
C) Gupta D) Maratha
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mughal

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The Peacock Throne was a famous jeweled throne that was the seat of the Mughal emperors of India. It was commissioned in the early 17th century by emperor Shah Jahan and was located in the Red Fort of Delhi.

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Grey Revolution is associated with

A) Cotton B) Fruits
C) Fertilizers D) Oil seeds
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Fertilizers

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Grey Revolution is associated with Fertilizers.

 

      • Cotton - Silver fiber Revolution

 

      • Fruits - Golden Revolution

 

      • Oil seeds - Yellow Revolution
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The Pitt's India Act empowered the Governor - General with

A) Power of vote B) A casting vote
C) The power to dismiss the council D) The power to add more members to the council
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) A casting vote

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Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, better known as Frontier Gandhi, organised the Red Shirt Movement in the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) for 

A) Countering the communal propaganda of the muslim league B) eatablishing seperate Pakhtoonistan
C) social and religious reforms D) all the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) social and religious reforms

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