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A)
Deliverance Day
B)
Emancipation Day
C)
Freedom Day
D)
Fulfilment Day

Correct Answer :   Deliverance Day

The "Day of Deliverance" (Urdu: یوم نجات‎, romanized: Youm-e-Nijat) was a celebration day marked by the All-India Muslim League and others on 22 December 1939 during the Indian independence movement. It was led by Muslim League president Muhammad Ali Jinnah, and intended to rejoice the resignation of all members of the rival Congress party from provincial and central offices in protest over their not having been consulted over the decision to enter World War II alongside Britain.

A)
Sangha or Mandal of Tamil poets
B)
Tamil King's court poets
C)
Tamil settlement
D)
Mesolithic graves

Correct Answer :   Sangha or Mandal of Tamil poets

The Sangam period or age (Tamil: சங்ககாலம், caṅkakālam ?), or the third Sangam period, is the period of history of ancient Tamil Nadu, Kerala and parts of Sri Lanka (then known as Tamilakam) spanning from c. 6th century BCE to c. 3rd century CE. It was named after the famous Sangam academies of poets and scholars centered in the city of Madurai.

A)
Abul Fazal
B)
Banbhatta
C)
Kalidas
D)
Firdausi

Correct Answer :   Banbhatta

The Harshacharita (Sanskrit: हर्षचरित, Harṣacarita) (The deeds of Harsha), is the biography of Indian emperor Harsha by Banabhatta, also known as Bana, who was a Sanskrit writer of seventh-century CE India. He was the Asthana Kavi, meaning Court Poet, of Harsha.

A)
World War I
B)
World War II
C)
Battle of Leipzig
D)
Crimean War

Correct Answer :   Crimean War

Crimean War : In 1954, under the authorization of Sidney Herbert, the Secretary of War, Florence Nightingale brought a team of 38 volunteer nurses to care for the British soldiers fighting in the Crimean War, which was intended to limit Russian expansion into Europe.

A)
Akbar
B)
Babar
C)
Jahangir
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   Jahangir

On June 16, 1606, Guru Arjan died after being tortured for five days by the Mughal government led by Emperor Jahangir. The Sikhs observe the martyrdom of the Sikh Guru Arjan each year on June 16. His martyrdom is remembered as Shaheedi Divas of Guru Arjan.

A)
Arabic
B)
Turki
C)
Persian
D)
Urdu

Correct Answer :   Persian

Persian : it was the official court language during akbars reign

A)
Bhojraj
B)
Udaisingh
C)
Chandan Singh
D)
Vikramaditya

Correct Answer :   Bhojraj

Bhojraj Singh Sisodia was the eldest son of Rana Sanga, ruler of Mewar in western India. He is best known as the husband of the reputed bhakti poet-saint Meerabai.

A)
pana
B)
rupaka
C)
karshapana
D)
dinara

Correct Answer :   rupaka

The silver coins issued by the Guptas were called Rupaka. The silver coin was called Rupaka based on Sakas of Ujjaini weighing 32-36 grains. The Gupta gold coins are known as Dinars.

A)
Amaravati
B)
Ajanta
C)
Sanchi
D)
Kanaganahalli

Correct Answer :   Kanaganahalli

In 1993, a team of archeologists was surveying the area around Sannati in the Chitapur taluk of Gulbarga district. A dome was built across the river Bhima near this place. Several sites were discovered in the course of the survey, but the most dramatic evidence came from Kanaganahalli. The discoveries at the site included a broken relief sculpture showing a king and queen flanked by female attendants, two of whom held up a parasol and fly whisk-symbol of sovereignty, in their hands. An inscription on Brahmi letters read 'Ranyo Ashoka' (king Ashoka), leveling no doubt about who the central figure was supposed to represent.

A)
Madhya Pradesh
B)
Himachal Pradesh
C)
Chhattisgarh
D)
Andhra Pradesh

Correct Answer :   Madhya Pradesh

They are situated some 28 miles (45 km) south of Bhopal, in west-central Madhya Pradesh state. Discovered in 1957, the complex consists of some 700 shelters and is one of the largest repositories of prehistoric art in India. The shelters were designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2003.