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  1. The Battle of Plassey was fought in

  2. A.
    1757
    B.
    1782
    C.
    1748
    D.
    1764

  3. The territory of Porus who offered strong resistance to Alexander was situated between the rivers of

  4. A.
    Sutlej and Beas
    B.
    Jhelum and Chenab
    C.
    Ravi and Chenab
    D.
    Ganga and Yamuna

  5. Under Akbar, the Mir Bakshi was required to look after

  6. A.
    military affairs
    B.
    the state treasury
    C.
    the royal household
    D.
    the land revenue system

  7. Tripitakas are sacred books of

  8. A.
    Buddhists
    B.
    Hindus
    C.
    Jains
    D.
    None of the above

  9. The trident-shaped symbol of Buddhism does not represent

  10. A.
    Nirvana
    B.
    Sangha
    C.
    Buddha
    D.
    Dhamma

  11. The theory of economic drain of India during British imperialism was propounded by

  12. A.
    Jawaharlal Nehru
    B.
    Dadabhai Naoroji
    C.
    R.C. Dutt
    D.
    M.K. Gandhi

  13. The treaty of Srirangapatna was signed between Tipu Sultan and

  14. A.
    Robert Clive
    B.
    Cornwallis
    C.
    Dalhousie
    D.
    Warren Hastings

  15. The system of competitive examination for civil service was accepted in principle in the year

  16. A.
    1833
    B.
    1853
    C.
    1858
    D.
    1882

  17. Through which one of the following, the king exercised his control over villages in the Vijayanagar Empire?

  18. A.
    Dannayaka
    B.
    Sumanta
    C.
    Nayaka
    D.
    Mahanayakacharya

  19. The Vijayanagara ruler, Kirshnadev Raya's work Amuktamalyada, was in

  20. A.
    Telugu
    B.
    Sanskrit
    C.
    Tamil
    D.
    Kannada