Indian History

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

A. Sutlej and Beas

B. Jhelum and Chenab

C. Ravi and Chenab

D. Ganga and Yamuna

Under Akbar, the Mir Bakshi was required to look after

A. military affairs

B. the state treasury

C. the royal household

D. the land revenue system

Tripitakas are sacred books of

A. Buddhists

B. Hindus

C. Jains

D. None of the above

The trident-shaped symbol of Buddhism does not represent

A. Nirvana

B. Sangha

C. Buddha

D. Dhamma

The Battle of Plassey was fought in

A. 1757

B. 1782

C. 1748

D. 1764

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

A. Jawaharlal Nehru

B. Dadabhai Naoroji

C. R.C. Dutt

D. M.K. Gandhi

The treaty of Srirangapatna was signed between Tipu Sultan and

A. Robert Clive

B. Cornwallis

C. Dalhousie

D. Warren Hastings

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

A. 1833

B. 1853

C. 1858

D. 1882

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

A. Dannayaka

B. Sumanta

C. Nayaka

D. Mahanayakacharya

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

A. Telugu

B. Sanskrit

C. Tamil

D. Kannada

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