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The first time in india that land was divided into different categories for the purpose of revenue, taking into account the quality of land and its productive capacity, was during the reign of 

A) Alauddin Khilji B) Sher Shah Suri
C) Feroze Tughlaq D) Akbar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sher Shah Suri

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Who amongst the following is known as the Light of Asia

A) Jesus Christ B) Lord Buddha
C) Prophet Mohammad D) Zarathustra
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Lord Buddha

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First and Last Indian viceroys of India?

A) Lord Mountbatten B) C Raj Gopalachari
C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak D) Lala Lajpath Rai
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) C Raj Gopalachari

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The First and Last Indian viceroys of India is C. Raj Gopalachari. 

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Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, informally called Rajaji or C.R., was an Indian politician, independence activist, lawyer, writer, historian and statesman. Rajagopalachari was the last Governor-General of India, as India soon became a Republic in 1950.

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Ajanta paintings depict scenes from the

A) Jatakas B) Ramayana
C) Upanishads D) Mahabharat
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Jatakas

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Ajanta paintings depict scenes from the Jataka Tales. The Jataka tales are a voluminous body of literature native to India. The stories in that are associated with previous births of Gautama Buddha in both human and animal form.

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Which of the following became widespread during the 1980's?

A) Internet B) Radio
C) Cable television D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Cable television

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Cable television or cable TV became widespread during the 1980's.

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Which British Governor General is also known as the maker of Modern India?

A) Lord Dalhousie B) Lord Amherst
C) Lord Canning D) Lord Wiliam Bentinck
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Lord Dalhousie

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Lord Dalhousie was appointed as Governer General of India from 1848–1856. The first railway line connecting Bombay and Thane was laid under his authority in 1853 and is known as the maker of Modern India. He made way For Telegraph Services in India. 

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He is also called as Father of Indian Railways.

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The first indian to enter the Indian Civil Service was

A) Gokhale B) Satyendra Nath Tagore
C) Ramanuja D) Rabindranath Tagore
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Satyendra Nath Tagore

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After the decline of the Chalukya kingdom of Kalyani at the close of the 12th and of the chola kingdom at the begining of the 13th century, the new kingdom which arose in South India were

A) Yadavas of Devagiri and Kakatiyas of Warangal B) Hoysalas of Dwarsamudra and Pandyas of Madurai
C) Vijayanagar and Bahamani kingdoms D) Both (a) and (b)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Both (a) and (b)

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