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HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
SANGAM AGE
The Iron Age in South India laid the foundation stone for a
golden period which began in 300 BC and lasted till 300
AD. This period, popularly known as SANGAM AGE, is
widely regarded as the golden age of the Tamils.
MEDIEVAL INDIA
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the Pratihara empire reached its greatest extent.
Mahmud of Ghazni invaded Kanauj in A.D. 101819. His
invasion gave a severe blow to this kingdom.
THE PALAS OF BENGAL AND BIHAR
The Palas ruled over Bengal and Bihar for almost four
centuries.
In 1602, the Dutch East India Company was formed and the
Dutch Parliament by a charter, gave it powers to make wars.
SOCIAL REFORMS
Centre
Date of
Date of Indian
Beginning Ending Leader
Delhi
1857
Kanpur
1857
11 May,
1857
4 June,
1857
Lucknow
4 June,
1857
Jhansi
4 June,
1857
Allahabad
5 June,
1857
March,
1858
Liyaqat Ali
Colonel Neil
Dec.,
1858
Kunwar Singh
& Amar Singh
William Taylor
& Vineet Eyre
FREEDOM STRUGGLE
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Jagadishpur Aug.,
(Bihar)
1857
British
Suppressor
Colin Campbell
Renaissance: It is a name given to the Revival of Learning, which started in Italy in the early 14th century and
slowly spread throughout Europe in the late 15th century.
It was a cultural movement that affected areas, such as art,
literature, education and spread of science and technology.
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What was the main difference between the Indus Valley Civilization
and Vedic Civilization?
(a) Indus Valley Civilization was urban, while the Vedic
Civilization was rural.
(b) "Pipal" tree was worshiped in Indus Valley Civilization,
while "Burgad" tree was worshiped in Vedic Civilization.
(c) The main emphasis in Indus Valley Civilization was on trade
while in the Vedic Age was on religion.
(d) Indus Valley Civilization believed in non-violence while Vedic
Civilization had no hard and fast rules about violence.
Which one of the following is correctly matched?
(a) Second Battle of Panipat - Akbar and Ibrahim Lodi
(b) Battle of Khanwa - Akbar and Rana Sanga
(c) Battle of Chausa - Humayun and Sher Shah
(d) First battle of Tarian - Mahmud Ghaznavi and Prithviraj
Chauhan
Who had demarcated the border-line between India and Pakistan?
(a) McMohan
(b) Lord Durand
(c) Redcliffe
(d) None of these
In Indian history, who was Abdul Hamid Lahori?
(a) An important military commander during Akbar's reign
(b) An official historian of the reign of Shah Jahan
(c) An important noble and confident of Aurangzeb
(d) A chronicler and poet during the reign of Muhammad Shah
The parleys between the Prime Ministers Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and
Indira Gandhi, so much referred to in world politics, were held at
(a) Manali
(b) Rawalpindi
(c) Shimla
(d) Islamabad
Which one of the following is not related to the continuing turmoil
in Bosnia?
(a) Serbs
(b) Muslims
(c) Jews
(d) Croats
The Gulf war of 1991 was precipitated by the Iraqi annexation of
(a) Bahrain
(b) Kuwait
(c) Saudi Arabia
(d) South Yemen
With which of the following is the famous Tennis Court Oath
associated?
(a) American War of Independence
(b) French Revolution
(c) Emperor Czar Alexander
(d) Italian Renaissance
Which of the following battles was fought in question of abolition
of slavery?
(a) Battle of Nations
(b) American civil war
(c) Battle of Waterloo
(d) French Revolution
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