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Why is india called bharat?

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The name Bharat is derived from the legendary king Bharat who was ancestor of kauravas and pandavas, son of King Dushyanta and Shakuntala.


The name India is derived from the river Sindhu which flows in the north west of the country. The Greeks used to call us Indoi meaning the people of the Indus.

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The earliesr cirty discovered in India was

A) Harappa B) Rangpur
C) Mohenjodaro D) Sindh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Harappa

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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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The ‘four great needs’ of the people as identified by the Guomindang were

A) clothing food, housing and transportation B) education food, housing and health care
C) food, housing, education and employment   D) employment housing, education and health care
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) clothing food, housing and transportation

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Founded in 1912, the Kuomintangis the oldest still active political party in the Chinese-speaking world.Its main leader was Sun Yat-Sen. He divided the livelihood into four parts: clothing, food, housing and transportation.

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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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What was the northwestern border of the Mughal Empire during the reign of Akbar?

A) Punjab B) Hindukush
C) Kabul D) Sindh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Hindukush

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Which among the following is the sacred book of the Buddists

A) Upanishad B) Vedas
C) Tripitaka D) Agams
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Tripitaka

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What country did we fight during the Revolutionary War?

A) Pakistan B) United States of America
C) England D) Germany
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) England

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We fought against England in the Revolutionary War for Independence from the British rule.

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