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By which legislation were India and Pakistan divided into two independent nations?

A) Pakistan Independence Act 1947 B) Indian Independence Act 1947
C) Indian partition Act 1947 D) Pakistan partition Act 1947
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Indian Independence Act 1947

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Who built the Konark''s Sun Temple?

A) Anantavarman Chodaganga Deva B) Narasimhadeva I
C) Kapilendra Deva Routaray D) Purushottam Dev
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Narasimhadeva I

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Humayun was born in the year ___________.

A) 1508 B) 1608
C) 1708 D) 1808
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1508

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Which script was used in Ashoka's inscriptions?

A) Brahmi B) Devanagiri
C) Gurmukhi D) Sanskrit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Brahmi

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Which   one   of   the   following   statements about   the   All India   Depressed   Classes Association is not correct?

A) The    All    India    Depressed    Classes Association was formed in Nagpur with M.   C.   Rajah   as   its   first   elected President. B) The    All    India    Depressed    Classes Association was not attended by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar in 1926
C) Ambedkar  resigned  from  the  All  India Depressed   Classes   Association   and formed  his  own  All  India  Depressed Classes Congress in 1930. D) The    All    India    Depressed    Classes association   favoured   Ambedkar’s demand for separate electorate for the depressed classes.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Ambedkar  resigned  from  the  All  India Depressed   Classes   Association   and formed  his  own  All  India  Depressed Classes Congress in 1930.

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Dr. B. R. Ambedkar never resigned from All India Depressed class association.
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Jahangir was born in the year

A) 1569 B) 1669
C) 1769 D) 1869
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1569

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What is the name of the court poet of King Harshavardhana?

A) Tulsidas B) Banabhatta
C) Surdas D) Raskhan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Banabhatta

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Which is the first newspaper of India?

A) Bombay Gazette B) Bengal Gazette
C) Bombay Times D) Hindustan Times
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Bengal Gazette

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