Question 51 : The title of 'Viceroy' was added to the office of the Governor-General of India for the first time in
1. 1848 AD
2. 1856 AD
3. 1858 AD
4. 1862 AD
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Question 52 : Tulsidas, the author of Ramcharitmanas, was a contemporary of which of the following rulers?
1. Akbar
2. Humayun
3. Shahjahan
4. Sher Shah Suri
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Question 53 : 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?
1. China
2. Germany
3. Italy
4. Japan
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Question 54 : Tripitakas are sacred books of
1. Buddhists
2. Hindus
3. Jains
4. None of the above
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Question 55 : The Kalinga was fought in
1. 321 BC
2. 301 BC
3. 261 BC
4. 241 BC
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Question 56 : There was a sharp class division at Harappa and Mohen-jodaro. This is clear from the
1. Indus seals excavated
2. religious beliefs of the Harappans
3. tools and implements used by the Harappans
4. different types of dwellings excavated
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Question 57 : Though Ashoka had many sons, the inscriptions mentioned only one who is not mentioned in any other source. He is
1. Kunala
2. Tivara
3. Mahendra
4. Jalauka
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Question 58 : The territory of Porus who offered strong resistance to Alexander was situated between the rivers of
1. Sutlej and Beas
2. Jhelum and Chenab
3. Ravi and Chenab
4. Ganga and Yamuna
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Question 59 : The system of competitive examination for civil service was accepted in principle in the year
1. 1833
2. 1853
3. 1858
4. 1882
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Question 60 : Under whose leadership was the all India Muslim League set up?
1. Mohammed Ali Jinnah
2. Sayyid Ahmed Khan
3. Aga Khan
4. All of the above
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