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  1. Who was the founder of independent kingdom of Gujatat?

  2. A.

     Muhammad Shah I

    B.

     Zafar Khan

    C.

     Ahmad Shah I

    D.

     Mahmud Begada

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  3. Which Delhi Sultan styled himself Sikandare-Sani (the second Alexander) ?

  4. A.

     Firoz Shah Tughluq

    B.

     Qutbuddin Aibak

    C.

     Aram Shah

    D.

     Alauddin Khilji

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  5. The Arab scholar/astronomer who studied Sanskrit and Astronomy for a decade at Varanasi?

  6. A.

     Alberuni

    B.

     Saddat Khan

    C.

     Daiva Alzajira

    D.

     None of these

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  7. Who said "God knows man's virtues and inquires not his caste, in the next world there is no caste?"

  8. A.

     Mahatma Gandhi

    B.

     Guru Hari Krishan

    C.

     Kabir

    D.

     Rabindranath Tagore

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  9. The writer of Kitab-Ur-Rahela is :

  10. A.

     Alberuni

    B.

     Ibne-Batuta

    C.

     Fa-Hien, Huin-Tsang

    D.

     I - Tsing

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  11. When did Mahmud of Ghazni attack last on India?

  12. A.

     1020 A.D.

    B.

     1127 A.D.

    C.

     1227 A.D.

    D.

     1027 A.D.

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  13. Who was the first of decipher the inscriptions of Ashoka and the Brahmi script?

  14. A.

     James Princep

    B.

     V. Smith

    C.

     R. K. Mehta

    D.

     None of these

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  15. Who wrote the book 'Early History of India' in 1904?

  16. A.

     V.A. Smith.

    B.

     Rakhal Das Bannerjee

    C.

     R. K. Mehta

    D.

     None of these

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  17. Ahar culture, Kayatha culture, Malwa culture, Savalda culture, Jorwe culture, Prabhas culture, Rangpur culture are all :

  18. A.

     Mesolithic cultures

    B.

     Palaeolithic cultures

    C.

     The Chalcolithic cultures of Ancient India

    D.

     None of these

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  19. The Indus Valley (Harappan) civilization covered an area of :

  20. A.

     About 8,50,000 sq km.

    B.

     About 12,50,000 sq km.

    C.

     About 9,50,000 sq km.

    D.

     About 10,50,000 sq km.

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