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According to the categories of land mentioned in the Chola inscriptions ___________ was known as the land of non-Brahmana peasant proprietors?

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

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Sher Khan defeated _________ at Chausa (1539) and Kanauj (1540), forcing him to flee to Iran.

A) Aurangzeb B) Humayun
C) Muhammad Azam Shah D) Bahadur Shah I
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Humayun

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After the defeat at Plassey, Sirajuddaullah was assassinated and ________ was made the nawab.

A) Mir Jafar B) Mir Qasim
C) Haider Ali D) Tipu Sultan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mir Jafar

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Sher Shah Sur defeated which Mughal emperor?

A) Humayun B) Timur Lang
C) Nadir Shah D) Ahmed Shah Abdali
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Humayun

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Murshid Quli Khan, Alivardi Khan and Sirajuddaullah were all nawabs of ___________?

A) Lucknow B) Varanasi
C) Hyderabad D) Bengal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Bengal

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In 1916 Mahatma Gandhi travelled to _______________ to inspire the peasants to struggle against the oppressive plantation system.

A) Dandi B) Sabarmati
C) Champaran D) Chauri Chaura
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Champaran

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Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from ______________ in January 1915.

A) South Africa B) England
C) USA D) Russia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) South Africa

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Big landlords or warrior chiefs in the seventh century were acknowledged as _________ by the existing kings?

A) Rashtrakutas B) Chalukya
C) Samantas D) Brahmanas
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Samantas

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