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  1. The Asiatic Society of Bengal was set up in 1784 in Calcutta by:

  2. A.

     Charles Wilkins

    B.

     Sir Robert Chambers

    C.

     Alexander Hamilton

    D.

     Sir William Jones


  3. Mughal emperor Akbar the great established Manasab system in the year:

  4. A.

     AD 1550

    B.

     AD 1555

    C.

     AD 1565

    D.

     AD 1575


  5. Who was the in charge of Alauddin Khilji's market control system ?

  6. A.

     Shahan-e-Sahi

    B.

     Shahan-e-Rajukas

    C.

     Shahan-e-Mandi

    D.

     Diwan-e-Amir-Kohi


  7. The department named Diwan-e-Amir-Kohi related to agriculture was established by :

  8. A.

     Firoz Shah Tughluq

    B.

     Muhammd Bin Tughlaq

    C.

     Akber

    D.

     Allaudin Khilji


  9. The Sabha and Samiti have been called two daughters of Prajapati in :

  10. A.

     The Artharvaveda

    B.

     The Rig Veda

    C.

     The Sama Veda

    D.

     The Yajur Veda


  11. The eastern most outpost of Indus Valley Civilization (Akangirpur) was excavated by :

  12. A.

     J. Joshi

    B.

     B.B. Lai

    C.

     Y. D. Sharma

    D.

     S.R. Rao


  13. Who founded Ramkrishna Mission in 1896?

  14. A.

     Ram Kisna Paramhans

    B.

     Swami Vivekananda

    C.

     Ravibindra Nath Tagore

    D.

     Devendra Nath Tagore


  15. The Ryatwari Settlement was primarily introduced by the British Government in ?

  16. A.

     Calcutta

    B.

     Jhansi

    C.

     Awadh

    D.

     Madras and Bombay


  17. Akbarnama and Ain-e-Akbari have been written by :

  18. A.

     Abul Fazal

    B.

     Akber

    C.

     Rahim

    D.

     Niggar Khan


  19. Dadra and Nagar Haveli was liberated from Portuguese rule in :

  20. A.

     1935

    B.

     1947

    C.

     1950

    D.

     1954