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According to the categories of land mentioned in the Chola inscriptions ___________ was known as the land gifted to Brahmanas?

A) Vellanvagai B) Brahmadeya
C) Shalabhoga D) Devadana
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Brahmadeya

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Big landlords or warrior chiefs in the seventh century were acknowledged as _________ by the existing kings?

A) Rashtrakutas B) Chalukya
C) Samantas D) Brahmanas
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Samantas

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Who was the first ruler of Pala dynasty?

A) Gopala B) Vivyanathan
C) Dharmapala D) Bhaskaran
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Gopala

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The 'Quit India' movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in the year

A) 1941 B) 1942
C) 1945 D) 1946
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1942

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Who was the first Englishman to appear in the Mughal Court during Jahangir's reign?

A) Paul Canning B) Captain William Hawkins
C) William Edward D) Ralph Fitch
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Captain William Hawkins

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Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey was awarded the Paramvir Chakra for his martyrdom at which of the following wars?

A) Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 B) Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
C) Kargil War of 1999 D) Indo-China War of 1962
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Kargil War of 1999

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Dara Shikoh was killed in conflict with his brother _______________.

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

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 Damdama lake is in which state? 

A) Punjab B) Rajasthan
C) Haryana D) Uttar Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Haryana

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Damdamaa reservoir in Sohna, district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is one of the biggest lakes in Haryana and with an area of 3,000 acres. Damdama Lake was formed when a stone and earthen dam constructed by the British was commissioned for rain water harvesting in 1947. 

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