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Chandragupta Maurya was born in _______.

A) 340 BC B) 563 BC
C) 189 BC D) 99 BC
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 340 BC

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The Gandhara art - a style of Buddhist visual art that developed between 1st century BCE and the 7th century CE, flourished largely during the ____ dynasty.

A) Kushan B) Gupta
C) Pallava D) Maurya
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Kushan

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Jawaharlal Nehru was born in the year

A) 1789 B) 1839
C) 1889 D) 1939
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1889

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According to the categories of land mentioned in the Chola inscriptions ___________ was known as the land gifted to temples?

A) Vellanvagai B) Brahmadeya
C) Shalabhoga D) Devadana
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Devadana

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Saint Kabir was the disciple of whom?

A) Ramanujacharya B) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu  
C) Swami Haridas D) Ramananda
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Ramananda

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_________first became the capital of a kingdom under the Tomara Rajputs.

A) Delhi B) Pataliputra
C) Calcutta D) Taxila
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Delhi

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The Non Co-operation Movement started in which year?

A) 1900 B) 1920
C) 1940 D) 1935
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1920

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Non-cooperation movement was started by Mahatma Gandhi in 1920 to drive the British out of the country.

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Who was the last Mughal emperor?

A) Babar B) Noor Jehan
C) Akbar D) Bahadur Shah
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Bahadur Shah

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