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  1. Who is known as Siladitya ?

  2. A.

     Chandragupta I

    B.

     Samundragupta

    C.

     Harshavardhana

    D.

     Ashoka


  3. The Buddihst sources like Mahavamsa and Dipavamsa describes Chandragupta Maurya as a scion of :

  4. A.

     Sakyas

    B.

     Haryankas

    C.

     Puravas

    D.

     Pandyut


  5. Dhamma as propounded by Ashoka the great is not a religion but:

  6. A.

     A moral Law, a Common Code of Conduct or an Ethical Order.

    B.

     Message of religion

    C.

     Unavoidable Order of king

    D.

     None of Above


  7. Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb died in:

  8. A.

     1743 A.D.

    B.

     1720 A.D.

    C.

     1707 A.D.

    D.

     1727 A.D.


  9. The first notable Paramara ruler in medieval period of India was:

  10. A.

     Sindhuraja

    B.

     Bhoja I

    C.

     Vakpati Munja

    D.

     Sindhuraja


  11. Khajuraho temples were built by:

  12. A.

     The Panchalas

    B.

     The Chandellas

    C.

     The Haryanks

    D.

     Nandas


  13. The first Muslim ruler to impose the Jaziya on the Brahmins was :

  14. A.

     Ghiyas ud din Balban

    B.

     Aurangzeb

    C.

     Aram Shah

    D.

     Firoz Shah Tughlaq


  15. The rise of two independent states in the South namely The Vijyanagar (A. D. 1336) and Bahamani (A. D. 1347) witnessed by:

  16. A.

     Firoz Shah Tughluq

    B.

     Qutbuddin Aibak

    C.

     Muhammad Bin Tughlaq

    D.

     Raziyat ud din Sultana


  17. The major towns namely Fatehabad, Hissar, Firozpur, Jaunpur and Firozabad were founded by :

  18. A.

     Firoz Shah Tughlaq

    B.

     Raziyat ud din Sultana

    C.

     Qutbuddin Aibak

    D.

     Aram Shah


  19. During modern history Martanda Verma emerged as the strong ruler of:

  20. A.

     Karnataka

    B.

     Kerala

    C.

     Maharashtra

    D.

     Tamil Nadu