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211. British colonialism in India saw the emergence of new cities. Calcutta , now Kolkata, was one of the first cities. Which of the following villages were amalgamated to form the city of Calcutta?
- A. Midnapur, Thakurgaon, Gobindapur
- B. Sutanuti, Kalikata, Gobindapur
- C. 24-Parganas, Kalikata, Thakurgaon
- D. Midnapur, Chittagong, Burdwan
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212. In the Sarkars or Districts the Faujdars were usually in charge of maintenance of law and order. Which of the following was not one of the duties of the Faujdar?
- A. Policing of the roads
- B. Suppression of disorder
- C. Collection of information about the happenings to the district
- D. Make demonstrations of force to over-awe opposition to the revenue authorities
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213. What was the immediate reason for Ahmad Shah Abdali to invade India and fight the Third Battle of Panipat?
- A. He wanted to avenge the expulsion by Marathas of his Viceroy Timur Shah from Lahore
- B. The frustrated Governor of Jullundhar, Adina Beg Khan invited him to invade Punjab
- C. He wanted to punish Mughal administration for non-payment of the revenues of the Chahar Mahal (Gujarat, Aurangabad, Sialkot and
- D. He wanted to annex all the fertile plains of Punjab up to the borders of Delhi to his kingdom
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214. Which of the following is correctly matched?
- A. Batai or hasil---- Fixation of the share from the harvested or unharvested crops
- B. Muqtai or compounding-----The peasant accepted the estimate of expected yield of his farm and agreed to pay revenue according
- C. Masahat---- Term used for measurement of land in sultanate period
- D. All of the above
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215. Which of the following was not one of the reasons for general decline in trade and commerce during the eighth to tenth centuries?
- A. The disturbed conditions in the West created by expansion of the Arabs and the growing danger of sea piracy
- B. The tendency among the Indian merchants and traders to acquire landed property and join the ranks of the ruling aristocracy
- C. The revision of social values including prohibition on undertaking of sea voyage
- D. Increase in the internal trade tariff and custom duties and restrictions placed on the movement of trade caravans
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216. The first dynasty of the empire of Vijayanagar is known as Sangama because
- A. it was inspired by the greatness of the Tamil Sangam
- B. Vijayanagar was located at the confluence (Sangama) of Tungabhadra and Krishna
- C. it was named after Sangama, the father of Harihara and Bukka
- D. Harihara and Bukka convened a great assembly (sangama) of poets to celebrate the founding of the empire
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217. Which of the following statements about the kingdom of Ahmadnagar is/ are correct?
- A. The state of Berar was absorbed by Ahmadnagar
- B. Chand Bibi, the princess of Ahmadnagar was the widow of Ali Adil Shah of Bijapur.
- C. Shivaji father Shahji Bhosle was initially in the service of Ahmadnagar
- D. All of the above
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218. Which of the given statements is/are correct?
- A. During the reign of Nasiruddin Mahmud Tughlaq, Timur (Tamerlane), a central Asian Turk, invaded India and Sacked Delhi
- B. The dynasty founded by Khizr Khan, Timur's nominee, is known as the Sayyid dynasty because Khizr Khan was a descendant of the p
- C. Both 'a' and 'b'
- D. Neither 'a' and 'b'
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219. Why is the description of the dynasty founded by Qutbuddin Aibak as 'Slave Dynasty' or Mameluk Sultans inaccurate?
- A. Because except for Qutbuddin Aibak, other rulers of the dynasty were not slaves
- B. Because only three Sultans were slaves during their early life and later even they were manumitted by their masters
- C. Because technically only qutbuddin Aibak started his career as a slave
- D. Because all the rulers of this dynasty did not belong to one family
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220. Which one of the following was not responsible for the disintegration of the Gupta Empire?
- A. Too much building activity during the Early Gupta period led to empty coffers
- B. Feudalisation of administrative structure resulted in the weakening of control over its feudatories
- C. Problem of succession in the dynasty led to the weakening of king's authority and legitimacy
- D. The growing practice of land grants, along with the surrender of revenue and administrative rights, resulted in huge loss of rev
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