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Where was the granary discovered at Harappa located:

• Within the citadel at Mohenjodaro

• In the "lower town'

• Near the river Ravi

• Beside the western gate of the city

Which one of following pairs is not correctly matched?

• Samaveda Samhita - Origins of Indian music

• Rigveda Samhita - Earliest prose

• Atharvaveda Samhita - Origins of Indian medicine

• Yajurveda Samhita - Origins of rituals

With reference to the period of the Gupta dynasty in ancient India, the towns Ghantasala, Kadura and Chaul were well known as-

• Ports handling foreign trade.

• Capitals of powerful kingdoms

• Places of exquisite stone art and architecture

• Important Buddhist pilgrimage centers

Who was elected the President of Indian National Congress in the famous Tripuri Session of 1939?

• Acharya Narendra Deo

• Sarat Chandra Bose

• Subhash Chandra Bose

• Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

Who among the following rulers advised his subjects through this inscription?

“Whosoever praises his religious sect or blames other sects out of excessive devotion to his own sect, with the view of glorifying his own sect, he rather injures his own sect very severely.”

• Harshavardhana

• Samudragupta

• Krishnadeva Raya

• Ashoka

Who used the term ‘Safety Valve Theory’ as a weapon against the Moderates of the Indian National Congress?

• Lala Lajpat Roy

• Surendranath Banerjee

• Gokhale

• C. R. Das

There were widespread risings against the British in the 1820s. Which one of the following did not revolt in the 1820s?

• Santhals

• Ahoms

• Pagal Panthis

• Ramosi

Universities in the Presidency towns in India were established in-by _______________________.

• 1857

• 1858

• 1900

• 1909

Which of the following phrases defines the nature of the ‘Hundi’ generally referred to in the sources of the post-Harsha period?

• An advisory issued by the king to his subordinates.

• A diary to be maintained for daily accounts.

• A bill of exchange

• An order from the feudal lord to his subordinates

Which dynasty rules the Emirate of Sharjah?

• Al Abu Falasa Dynasty

• Al Qasimi Dynasty

• Al Sharqi Dynasty

• Al Mu’alla Dynasty