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The 'noble tradition' was related to which of the following the dynasties?

 

A) Pal B) Pratihara
C) Rashtrakuta D) Sen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sen

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The Greatest conqueror among the Gupta rulers was

A) Samudragupta B) Chandragupta II
C) Kumaragupta D) Skandagupta
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Samudragupta

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Which of the following was most probably the first metal to be used in India?

A) copper B) Gold
C) Siver D) Iron
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) copper

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The earliest historic evidences of use of metal are of Chalcolithic Age or Stone-Copper Age, which covered the period from 1800 - 800 BC. This period was by the use of Copper as well as stone.

 

Hence, the first metal to be used in India is Copper.

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The world's Greatest traveller of pre-modern times, believed to have put behind him a distance of over 73000 miles and visited territories the eqivalent of about 44 modern countries, is 

A) Marco Polo B) Fahien
C) Ibn Batuta D) Hiuen Tsang
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Marco Polo

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The Hindustan Republican Association, Subsequently styled as the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association or Army (HSRA) was founded in 1924 by:

A) Bhagath Singh B) Chandra Shekhar Azad
C) Jogesh Chandra Chatterji D) Sachindra Sanyal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sachindra Sanyal

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During the Indian Freedom struggle, the Khudai Khidmatgars, also known as Red Shirts (Lal Kurtis) called for _____

A) the pathan nationalist unity and a struggle against colonialism B) the union of Pasthun tribal areas in north-west with the Afghanistan
C) the adoption of terrorist tactics and methods for terrorising and finally ousting the colonial rulers. D) the adoption of communist revolutionary ideology for political and social reform
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) the pathan nationalist unity and a struggle against colonialism

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Pulakesin II belongs to _______ Kingdom.

A) Cholas B) Satavahanas
C) Gupthas D) Chalukyas
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Chalukyas

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The last Mauryan king was

A) Pushyamitra Sunga B) Ashoka
C) Harsa D) Brihadratha
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Brihadratha

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