Which region of Bangladesh did the Twelve Auliya come to for the purpose of spreading Islam?
Correct answer(s):
- Chittagong
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History of Indian Subcontinent
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The Harappans did not have the knowledge of ____?
Correct answer(s):
- Horse and Iron
Which Sultan of Delhi had established a separate agriculture department and had planned the rotation of crops?
- Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
- Alauddin Khilji
- Balban
- Iltutmish
Correct answer(s):
- Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
The famous Kohinoor diamond produced from one of the mines is ____?
Correct answer(s):
- Golconda
Who was the Governor General of India during the Sepoy mutiny?
- Lord Lytton
- Lord Hardinge
- Lord Canning
- Lord Dalhousei
Correct answer(s):
- Lord Canning
The Pallava dynasty had their capital at ____?
Correct answer(s):
- Kanchipuram
Which Governor General had abolished slavery in India?
- Lord Ellenborough
- Lord William Bentinck
- Lord Wellesley
- Lord Cornwallis
Correct answer(s):
- Lord Ellenborough
The third Buddhist council during the reign of Ashoka was held at ____?
Correct answer(s):
- Pataliputra
In which year, did Raja Ram Mohan Roy founded the Brahmo Samaj?
- 1822
- 1824
- 1828
- 1830
Correct answer(s):
- 1828
Cripps Mission came to India in ____?
Correct answer(s):
- 1942
Which one among the following states was first annexed by Lord Dalhousie under the Doctrine of Lapse?
- Satara
- Sambalpur
- Jhansi
- Hydarabad
Correct answer(s):
- Satara
Indus Valley Civilization was discovered in ____?
Correct answer(s):
- 1921
At which Commonwealth Games did Milkha Singh win the 440 yards gold in 1958?
Correct answer(s):
- Cardiff
In 1966 which Governor of Punjab became the first administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh?
Correct answer(s):
- Hare Narayan
- Siddhartha Shankar Ray
Which daily newspaper, founded at Lahore by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, shifted base to Chandigarh in 1966?
Correct answer(s):
- The Tribune
On October 27 1969, which protester demanding the inclusion of Chandigarh in Punjab State died on the 74th day of fasting?
Correct answer(s):
- Darshan Singh Pheruman
In the 1970s, which two places in Punjab were sought to be transferred to Haryana in exchange for Chandigarh?
Correct answer(s):
- Fazlika and Abohar
What did Le Corbusier system of road designed to separate traffic in Chandigarh, first employed by him in Bogota and Marseilles South?
Correct answer(s):
- Seven V's [Les Sept Voies]
What name did Le Corbusier give to the park area developed in the eroded streamed running through the city?
Correct answer(s):
- Valley of Leisure
Name Le Corbusier’ system of ‘Proportioning’, patented in 1947 as an invention, on which the geometric elements of Chandigarh are based?
Correct answer(s):
- Modular