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India - Pakistan Kargil war code name is ____.

A) Operation Blue Star B) Operation Vijay
C) Operation Viraat D) Operation Kargil
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Operation Vijay

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Who was known as Badshah Khan?

A) Mohammad Ali Jinnah B) Abul Kalam Azad
C) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan D) Khan Abdul Wali Khan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

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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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Who was the founder of the Indian Reform Association in 1870?

A) Debendranath Tagore B) Keshab Chandra Sen
C) Rammohan Roy D) Dayanand Saraswati
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Keshab Chandra Sen

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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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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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Which is the first newspaper of India?

A) Bombay Gazette B) Bengal Gazette
C) Bombay Times D) Hindustan Times
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Bengal Gazette

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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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