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  1. Tipu Sultan was the Sultan (ruler) of Mysore from:

  2. A.

     1782 to 1805

    B.

     1782 to 1799

    C.

     1772 to 1799

    D.

     1782 to 1790


  3. The Sikh Khalsa was formed to instill a strong martial spirit in the Sikhs by:

  4. A.

     Guru Arjan

    B.

     Guru Hari Krishan

    C.

     Guru Amar Das

    D.

     Guru Gobind Singh


  5. The Chief of Sukrchakiya Misl (a Sikh confederacy) was :

  6. A.

     Maharaja Ranjit Singh

    B.

     Maharaja Jagjeet Singh

    C.

     Maharaja Surjeet Singh

    D.

     None of Above


  7. "Early History of India" in 1904 was written by :

  8. A.

     J. Joshi

    B.

     Rakhal Das Bannerjee

    C.

     V. A. Smith

    D.

     None of these


  9. Vedangas (Limbs of Vedas) are :

  10. A.

     Siksha (phonetics) and Kalpa (rituals)

    B.

     Vyakarna (grammar) and Nirukta (etymology)

    C.

     Chhanda (metrics) and Jyotisha (astronomy)

    D.

     All of these


  11. Ahar culture, Kayatha culture, Malwa culture, Savalda culture, Jorwa culture, Prabas culture, Rangpur culture are all parts of:

  12. A.

     Lower Paleolithic Cultures

    B.

     Middle Paleolithic Cultures

    C.

     Upper Paleolithic Cultures

    D.

     Chalcolithic Cultures


  13. The relics of Indus Valley (Harappa) civilization were first noticed in:

  14. A.

     Mohenjodaro

    B.

     Lothal

    C.

     Harappa

    D.

     Kalibagan


  15. The author of Tarikh-i-Mubaraks Shahi is :

  16. A.

     Abu Bakr Shah

    B.

     Mir Muhammad Amin alias Saadat Khan

    C.

     Qutbuddin Aibak

    D.

     Yahya Sirhindi


  17. The Vijayanagar Empire in the south came into existence in :

  18. A.

     A. D. 1236

    B.

     A. D. 1336

    C.

     A. D. 1136

    D.

     A. D. 1390


  19. The founder of Sikh religion Guru Nanak Dev was born in:

  20. A.

     The year 1469

    B.

     The year 1470

    C.

     The year 1480

    D.

     The year 1467