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  1. Three major powers that emerged in southern India in the 7th century AD were

    1. Cheras
    2. Cholas
    3. Chalukyas
    4. Pallavas
    5. Pandyas

  2. A.
    I, II, V
    B.
    II, III, IV
    C.
    III, IV, V
    D.
    I, II, IV

  3. The term 'Yavanapriya' mentioned in ancient Sanskrit texts denoted

  4. A.
    ivory
    B.
    pepper
    C.
    a fine variety of Indian muslin
    D.
    damsels sent to the Greek court for dance performance

  5. The Timariots Governors and the Revenue Contractors, on their part reason in this manner: "Why should the neglected state of this land create uneasiness in our minds and why should we expend our money and time to render it fruitful? We may be deprived of it in a single moment, and our exertions would benefit neither ourselves nor our children." This statement was made by

  6. A.
    Monserrate
    B.
    Tavernier
    C.
    Manrique
    D.
    Bernier

  7. The ultimate ownership of land during the post-Gupta period lay with

  8. A.
    the cultivator
    B.
    the village community
    C.
    the king
    D.
    the joint family

  9. To which of the republic of Buddha belong?

  10. A.
    Licchavis
    B.
    Sakyas
    C.
    Mallas
    D.
    None of the above

  11. There was a sharp class division at Harappa and Mohen-jodaro. This is clear from the

  12. A.
    Indus seals excavated
    B.
    religious beliefs of the Harappans
    C.
    tools and implements used by the Harappans
    D.
    different types of dwellings excavated

  13. The title given by the British Government to Mahatma Gandhi which he surrendered during the non-cooperation movement was

  14. A.
    Hind Keasri
    B.
    Kaiser-e-Hind
    C.
    Rai Bahadur
    D.
    Rt. Honorable

  15. Tipu sultan was the ruler of

  16. A.
    Hyderabad
    B.
    Madurai
    C.
    Mysore
    D.
    Vijayanagar

  17. The term yavanika meant

  18. A.
    foreign goods
    B.
    dancer
    C.
    curtain
    D.
    theatre

  19. The term Khalisa in Mughal administration signified the

  20. A.
    entire Imperial establishment
    B.
    land owned b the emperor himself
    C.
    religious land grants
    D.
    land from where revenue was collected for the Imperial Treasury