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Before Champaran Satyagraha, the farmers of Champaran used to follow the 'Panchkathiya' system, whereby five katthas of land in a bigha had to be planted with ___.

A) indigo B) cotton
C) sugarcane D) jute
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) indigo

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Lal Bahadur Shastri was born in the year

A) 1844 B) 1864
C) 1884 D) 1904
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1904

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Din-i-llahi was promoted by

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

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Battle of Haldighati was fought in the year ________.

A) 1764 B) 1526
C) 1576 D) 1857
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1576

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In which year was Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) founded?

A) 1949 B) 1999
C) 1972 D) 1997
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1999

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Who was the trusted General of the Mughal emperor Akbar?

A) Raja Todar Mal B) Man Singh I
C) Birbal D) Tansen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Man Singh I

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Which battle led to the downfall of the Vijayanagar empire?

A) Battle of Takkolam B) Battle of Talikota
C) Battle of Kanwah D) Battle of Panipat
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Battle of Talikota

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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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