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Kargil Fight held in

A) 1979 B) 1989
C) 1999 D) 1969
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1999

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The Kargil War, also known as the Kargil conflict, was an armed conflict between India and Pakistan that took place between May and July 1999 in the Kargil district of Kashmir and elsewhere along the Line of Control (LOC). In India, the conflict is also referred to as Operation Vijay.

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The Buddhist  Doctrines were written in 

A) Sanskrit B) Pali
C) Tibetan D) Not written in any language but orally transnitted
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Pali

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Which reforms act had created the office of the secretary of State for India?

A) Montague-Chelmsford Reforms B) The Government of India Act, 1858
C) The Indian Councils Act,1861 D) Minto-Morley Reforms,1908
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The Government of India Act, 1858

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Who was the first Musilm invader to enter India?

A) Mohammed Ghauri B) Mohammed - bin - Qasim
C) Mohammed Ghazni D) Qutab-ud-din Aibak
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mohammed - bin - Qasim

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The Cholas were the only known rulers in the history of india to have undertaken successful overseas naval expeditions. Who of the following Chola rulers successfully invaded Laccadives, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Sumatra?

A) Parantaka - I B) Rajaraja - I
C) Rajendra - I D) Both (b) and (c)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rajendra - I

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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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The cult of krishna is primarly exhibited through the 

A) Ancient art B) Rajasthani school of art
C) Mughal school of art D) Bengal school of art
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rajasthani school of art

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What does the Yajur Veda contain?

A) Only hymns B) Spells and charms
C) Hymns and rituals D) Commentaries on society
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Hymns and rituals

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