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During their rule the British persuaded or forced cultivators in Bengal to grow __________.

A) Jute B) Tea
C) Sugarcane D) Wheat
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Jute

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The Mongols under ___________ invaded Transoxiana in north-east Iran in 1219.

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

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The famous poet Amir Khusrau was contemporary of all except following :

A) Alauddin Khilji B) Ghiyasuddin Balban
C) Iltutmish D) Jalaluddin Khilji
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Iltutmish

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In India, the Black Revolution is related to the manufacturing of which product?

A) Charcoal B) Crude petroleum
C) Diamond D) Black gram
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Crude petroleum

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The Asiatic Society was established in Calcutta by ­

A) Warren Hastings B) Sir William Jones
C) Raja Ram Mohan Roy D) Macaulay
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sir William Jones

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The Swadeshi Boycott Movement is related to

A) Partition of Bengal in 1947 B) Partition of Bengal in 1905
C) Non cooperation movement in 1921 D) Partition of Punjab in 1947
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Partition of Bengal in 1905

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The "Red Shirts" movement was led by?

A) Maulana Azad B) Mohammed Ali
C) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan D) Asfaqulla Khan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

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Who was known as the Second founder of the Maratha Empire?

A) Balaji Bishwanath B) Balaji Baji Rao
C) Baji Rao I D) Madhav Rao
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Balaji Bishwanath

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