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The 'Cabinet Mission' of 1946 was led by

A) Lord Linlithgow B) Lord Mountbatten
C) Sir Pethic Lawrence D) Sir Mountford
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sir Pethic Lawrence

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Who was the last Mughal emperor?

A) Babar B) Noor Jehan
C) Akbar D) Bahadur Shah
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Bahadur Shah

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________, succeeded to the throne of Ferghana in 1494 when he was only 12 years old.

A) Humayun B) Akbar
C) Jahangir D) Babur
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Babur

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Bahadur Shah (First) was born in the year _____.

A) 1543 B) 1643
C) 1743 D) 1843
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1643

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During their rule the British persuaded or forced cultivators in Bengal to grow __________.

A) Jute B) Tea
C) Sugarcane D) Wheat
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Jute

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_________first became the capital of a kingdom under the Tomara Rajputs.

A) Delhi B) Pataliputra
C) Calcutta D) Taxila
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Delhi

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Chandragupta (322–298 BC) was the ruler of which dynasty?

A) Maurya B) Mewar
C) Mughal D) Peshwas
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Maurya

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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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