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Two most important acts and rituals associated with the vedic marriage system was/were

A) Pani-Grahana B) Sapta-Padi
C) Marriage Vows D) Both (a) and (b)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Both (a) and (b)

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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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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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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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The first indian to enter the Indian Civil Service was

A) Gokhale B) Satyendra Nath Tagore
C) Ramanuja D) Rabindranath Tagore
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Satyendra Nath Tagore

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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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The Principal purpose of Akbar in following the Strategy of befriending Rajputs and seeking their cooperation was to 

A) Secure matrimonial alliances B) Strengthen the foundations of Mughal Empire in India
C) Wipe out Afghan power from the land D) Check the inflow of foreign invaders of india
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Strengthen the foundations of Mughal Empire in India

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Who among the following introduced the subsidiary alliance system in India?

A) Lord Cunningham B) Lord Cliv
C) Lord Wellesley D) Lord Canning
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Lord Wellesley

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The doctrine of the subsidiary alliance was introduced by Lord Wellesley, British Governor-General of India from 1798 to 1805.

The Nizam of Hyderabad was the first to enter into such an alliance in 1798. Tipu Sultan of Mysore refused to do so, but after the British victory in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War, Mysore was forced to become a subsidiary state in 1799.

The Nawab of Awadh was the next to accept the Subsidiary Alliance, in 1801.

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