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In India, the Black Revolution is related to the manufacturing of which product?

A) Charcoal B) Crude petroleum
C) Diamond D) Black gram
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Crude petroleum

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Which of the following was not done during the time of Lord Curzon?

A) Partition of Bengal B) Formation of Bhartiya Lok Sevv Mandal
C) Establishment of the Famine Commission D) Formation of Hunter Commission
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Formation of Hunter Commission

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Who built Hawa Mahal?

A) Guru Ramdas B) Maharaja Pratap Singh
C) Rabindra Nath Tagore D) British Govt
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Maharaja Pratap Singh

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Lord Cornwallis is known for _____.

A) permanent revenue settlement of Bengal B) attacking the caste system
C) land revenue settlement of United States D) ryotwari settlement of Madras
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) permanent revenue settlement of Bengal

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Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (1674–1680 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?

A) Nanda B) Haryanka
C) Maurya D) Maratha
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Maratha

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Junagadh inscription is the first inscription of which of the following languages?

A) Prakrit B) Pali
C) Kharoshthi D) Sanskrit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sanskrit

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In 1970, an organized resistance to the destruction of forests spread throughout India and came to be known as-? 

A) Save Silent Valley Movement  B) Swadeshi Movement 
C) Namantar Andolan  D) Chipko movement 
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Chipko movement 

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The Chipko movement. In the 1970s, an organized resistance to the destruction of forests spread throughout India and came to be known as the Chipko movement. The name of the movement comes from the word 'embrace', as the villagers hugged the trees, and prevented the contractors' from felling them.

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The people of the Indus valley civilisation worshipped ____________________.

A) Vishnu B) Pashupati
C) Indra D) Brahma
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Pashupati

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