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Where and when the first session of Indian National Congress was held ?

A) Delhi, 1890 B) Mumbai, 1885
C) Madras, 1887 D) Kolkata, 1889
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mumbai, 1885

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The first session of Indian National Congress was held from 28–31 December 1885, in Mumbai and was attended by 72 delegates. Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee was the first president of the Indian National Congress (INC), a voice of Indian opinion to the British government.

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During Shivaji's rule the council of the state consisted of

A) Eight ministers B) Eighteen ministers
C) Twelve ministers D) Fifteen Ministers
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Eight ministers

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Which of the following monuments was not constructed by Shajahan?

A) Red fort, Delhi B) Tajmahal, Delhi
C) Kuthubminar, Delhi D) Jama Masjid, Delhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Kuthubminar, Delhi

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Who has been described as the "destroyer of the Sakas, the Yavanas and the Pallavas"?

A) Skanda Gupta B) Gautamiputra Satakarni
C) Simuka D) Satakarni I
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Gautamiputra Satakarni

Explanation:

Gautamiputra Satakarni has been described as the "destroyer of the Sakas, the Yavanas and the Pallavas".

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Which of these was a political goal for farmers?

A) lower prices for grain storage B) higher prices for machinery
C) lower prices for foreign goods D) higher prices for shipping
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) lower prices for grain storage

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The walled city of Old Delhi was originally named after who of the following Empereors ?

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

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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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The first martyrdom in Sikh history in the reign of Jehangir was of

A) Guru Ram Das B) Guru Teg Bahadur
C) Guru Angad D) Guru Arjan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Guru Arjan

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