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The Indian Subcontinent was partitioned into

A) India and Tibet B) Pakistan and Bangladesh
C) India and Bangladesh D) India and Pakistan

Answer:   D) India and Pakistan



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The partition of the Indian subcontinent into India and Pakistan after World War-II along the ''Radcliffe line'' following the Indian Independence Act of 1947 was based on religion conflicts.

 

Pakistan was a Muslim-majority country, while India's population consisted mostly of Hindus. Originally, Pakistan was divided into two regions, East Pakistan and West Pakistan. However, East Pakistan won its independence in 1971, and is now called Bangladesh.

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The SDG India index is developed by ......

 

A) Ministry of Environmental, Forests and Climate Change B) Ministry of Home Affairs
C) NITI Aayog D) World Bank
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) NITI Aayog

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When did the Vikrama Era begin?

 

A) 47 BC B) 55 BC
C) 57 BC D) 50 BC
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 57 BC

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To which of the following Indian states does Mardani Khel, one of the famous martial art forms in India belong?

 

A) Uttar Pradesh B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Maharashtra D) Rajasthan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Maharashtra

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In which year did D.C. Sircar publish Indian Epigraphy and Indian Epigraphical Glossary?

 

A) 1965-66 B) 1967-68
C) 1966-67 D) 1964-65
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1965-66

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Mehrunnisa who was known as Nur Jahan was the wife of .......

 

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

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First time in which year did Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay conquer the world's highest mountain peak Mount Everest?

 

A) 1898 AD   B) 1953 AD  
C) 1957 AD   D) 1969 AD  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1953 AD  

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For the first time, postage stamps were released in which of the following reign?

 

A) Lord Ripon   B) Lord Lytton  
C) Lord Dalhousie   D) Lord Canning  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Lord Dalhousie  

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From whom did the French East India Company acquire Pondicherry?

 

A) From the Portuguese   B) The ruler of Golconda  
C) Sultan of Bijapur   D) Snatching  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sultan of Bijapur  

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