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Q41.Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. The Satavahanas ruled over parts of western India and the Deccan 2. The Satavahanas repaired and rebuilt Sudarshana Lake Select the correct answer using the code given below:

A1 only B2 only CBoth 1 and 2 DNeither 1 nor 2

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Q42.Which one of the following statements about the Bhakti Movement in South India is NOT correct?

AThe Nalayira Divyaprabandham was also known as the Tamil Veda BAndal was an Alvar CKaraikkal Ammaiyar was a devotee of Vishnu DMetal images of the saints Appar and Sundarar were made and then consecrated in a Shiva temple

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Q43.Who among the following is the author of the Kiratarjuniya?

AMagha BBharavi CBhasa DBhavabhuti

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Q44.Which one of the following is the correct description of Kandaria Mahadeo?

AA Shiva temple at Elephanta BThe title of a work by Bhatti CThe capital of Chandella kings DA temple at Khajuraho

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Q45.Consider the following statements about the Lingayats: 1. They bury their dead 2. They are great believers in the caste system, especially in the theory of purity and pollution 3. They are against child marriage and favour widow remarriage Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A1 and 2 B1 only C2 and 3 D1 and 3

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Q46.At which one of the following places is the Vitthala temple located?

AElephanta BChidambaram CHampi DNagarjunakonda

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Q47.Which one of the following statements about the Harappan script is NOT correct?

AIt has about four hundred signs BIt was written from right to left CIt has been found on bone rods and jewellery DIt refers to the people of Meluhha

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Q48.Tamilakam was the name of the ancient Tamil country that included

Apresent-day Tamil Nadu as well as parts of Sri Lanka Bthe land between present day Tirupati hills and the southernmost tip of peninsula Cpresent-day Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra Dpresent day Kerala, Telangana and Karnataka

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Q49.Consider the following statements about sulh-i kul: 1. It means 'absolute peace' 2. It provided for freedom of expression to all religions and schools of thought 3. The ideal of sulh-i kul was implemented through state policies Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A1 and 2 only B1, 2 and 3 C3 only D2 and 3 only

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Q50.Which one of the following statements about the religious policies of the Mughal kings is NOT correct?

AThe tax on pilgrimage was abolished in 1563, and the jizya tax on non-Muslim Subjects was abolished in 1564 BAkbar issues instructions to his officers to follow the policy of religious toleration CNot all Mughal emperors gave grants for the building and maintenance of places of worship DGrants were issued for the repair of a number of temples in the reigns of Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb, after they had been destroyed during war

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Q51.Tulsidas was the author of 1. Ramcharitmanas 2. Padavali 3. Kavitavali Select the correct answer using the code given below:

A1 only B2 and 3 only C1, 2 and 3 D1 and 3 only

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Q52.Which one of the following is NOT correct about Mahatma Gandhi's Dandi Yatra or Salt March?

AIt was the first national activity in which women participated in large numbers BGandhiji allowed the women's participation at the request of Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay CThe march was fully covered by the Western press DThe march began after the failure of the First Round Table Conference

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Q53.The British Committee of the Indian National Congress was founded in

A1889 B1892 C1898 D1901

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Q54.Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. Parmahansa Mandali was founded in Bengal by Swami Vivekananda 2. Prarthana Samaj was started in Maharashtra with the aim of reforming Hindu religious thought and practice. Select the correct answer using the code given below :

A1 only B2 only CBoth 1 and 2 DNeither 1 nor 2

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Q55.Consider the following statements about the Treaty of Amritsar (1809): 1. The Treaty fixed the Sutlej as the boundary between the Punjab and British India 2. It was after this treaty that Maharaja Ranjit Singh was able to annex Jammu, Multan and Kashmir to his domains. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A1 only B2 only CBoth 1and 2 DNeither 1 nor 2

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Q56.Who among the following was the first non-official member to be elected as Speaker of the Central Legislative Assembly on 24-8-1925?

AVithalbhai J Patel BMuhammad Yakub CG. V. Mavalankar DSardar Hukum Singh

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Q57.What is Sant Bhasha?

ALanguage of the nirguna mystics BLanguage of the ulatbansi mystics CLanguage of the nirakar mystics DLanguage of the saguna mystics

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Q58.Why was the Sittar poetry of Tayaumanavar famous?

AThe writings were nationalist compositions BThe writings were romantic epics CThe writings were devotional songs DThe writings were protests against the caste system

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Q59.Consider the following statements pertaining to the Satavahanas: 1. Satavahana rulers were identified through metronymics 2. Satavahana succession to the throne was generally patrilineal Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A1 only B2 only CBoth 1 and 2 DNeither 1 nor 2

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Q60.The Sufi work Kashf-ul-Mahjub was written by

AAbu'l Hasan al Hujwiri BMoinuddin Chishti CShaikh Nizamuddin Auliya DAmir Khusrau

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