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  1. Under an agreement with which of the following countries did Subhas Chandra Bose organize the Indian soldiers, taken as prisoners by the Axis Powers, into the Azad Hind Fauj?

  2. A.
    China
    B.
    Germany
    C.
    Italy
    D.
    Japan

  3. We hear of two envoys being sent to the Roman kings, one in 27-28 AD to the court of Augustus and the other in 110-20 AD to the court of

  4. A.
    Cartius
    B.
    Trajan
    C.
    Nero
    D.
    Brutus

  5. The use of Kharoshti in ancient Indian architecture is the result of India's contact with

  6. A.
    Central Asia
    B.
    Iran
    C.
    Greece
    D.
    China

  7. Vaikhanasa the five-fold conception of Vishnu consists of

    1. brahman
    2. purusha
    3. prakriti
    4. satya
    5. achyuta
    6. aniruddha

  8. A.
    I, II, III, IV and V
    B.
    II, III, IV, V and VI
    C.
    I, II, IV, V and VI
    D.
    I, III, IV, V and VI

  9. The troops raised by the emperor but not paid directly the state and place under the charge of mansabadars were know as

  10. A.
    Walashahi
    B.
    Barawardi
    C.
    JCumaki
    D.
    Dakhili

  11. The treaty of Mangalore was signed between

  12. A.
    the English East India Company and Haidar Ali
    B.
    the English East India Company and Tipu Sultan
    C.
    Haidar Ali and the Zamorin of Calicut
    D.
    the French East India Company and Tipu Sultan

  13. To conquer and annex Peshawar and Punjab, Mahmud of Ghazni defeated

  14. A.
    Ghurids
    B.
    Arabs
    C.
    Karkotakas
    D.
    Hindushahis

  15. To which professions earlier leaders who struggled for freedom of India mainly belonged?

  16. A.
    Lawyers
    B.
    Teachers
    C.
    Journalists
    D.
    All of the above

  17. The victories of Karikala are well portrayed in

  18. A.
    Palamoli
    B.
    Aruvanad
    C.
    Pattinappalai
    D.
    Padirrupattu

  19. Todar Mal was associated with

  20. A.
    music
    B.
    literature
    C.
    finance
    D.
    law