General Knowledge Online Test History

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Khongjom is the place where the Anglo Manipur War of 1891 was fought.
The Anglo-Manipur War was an armed conflict between the British Empire and the Kingdom of Manipur.
The war lasted between 31 March – 27 April 1891, ending in a British victory.

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The Renaissance – that cultural, political, scientific and intellectual explosion in
Europe between the 14th and 17th centuries – represents perhaps the most profoundly
important period in human development since the fall of Ancient Rome.

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Konark Sun Temple is a 13th-century CE sun temple at Konark about 35 kilometres (22 mi) northeast from Puri on the coastline of Odisha, India.
The temple is attributed to king Narasingha deva I of the Eastern Ganga Dynasty about 1250 CE.

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The Ibādat Khāna (House of Worship) was a meeting house built in 1575 CE by the Mughal Emperor Akbar
(r. 1556–1605) at Fatehpur Sikri to gather spiritual leaders of different religious grounds so as to
conduct a discussion on the teachings of the respective religious leaders.

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Lord Canning was the first Viceroy of India. The title of Viceroy was created in 1858 after the mutiny of 1857.
Before 1858, East India Company was ruling large parts of India and the head of administration of the East India Company was called Governor General.
This office was created in 1773.

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Isfahan, the Persian Capital is said to have provided the inspiration to build the Red Fort Complex.
Red Fort Complex, also known as Lal Qila is a palace fort built by Shahjahan(1628–58),
as part of his new capital city of Shahjahanabad. It is located to the north of Delhi.
The architectural design of the structures built within the fort represents a blend of Persian, Timuri and Indian architectural styles.

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Mohammed Bin Tughlaq introduced the token currency because there was a shortage of silver at that time so
he decided to issue copper coins which would have the same value as that of silver and gold coins.

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Humayun's tomb is the tomb of the Mughal Emperor Humayun in Delhi, India.
The tomb was commissioned by Humayun's first wife and chief consort,
Empress Bega Begum (also known as Haji Begum), in 1569-70, and designed by Mirak Mirza Ghiyas and his son,
Sayyid Muhammad, Persian architects chosen by her. It was the first garden-tomb on the Indian subcontinent.

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Lord Hardinge II (1910-1916). Capital shifted to Delhi and Delhi Darbar on 12th December 1911..

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The Maurya Empire was a geographically extensive Iron Age historical power founded by
Chandragupta Maurya which dominated ancient India between 322 BCE and 187 BCE.

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. The paintings in the Ajanta caves predominantly narrate the Jataka tales.
. These are Buddhist legends describing the previous births of the Buddha.
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The first tirthankara was Rishabhanatha, who is credited for formulating and organising humans to live in a society harmoniously.

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Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is assumed to be first to use guerrilla warfare in India
that included tactics like ambushes, sabotage, raids and hit-and-run. He started guerrilla warfare
against the mughals and other powers in 1645 leading to estabilishment of the Maratha state in 1964,
sowing seeds of what would become the Maratha Empire.

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The Red Fort of Delhi was constructed by mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in 1648.
It was built as the palace of his fortified captial Shahjahanabad. The Red Fort served as
the residence of the Mughal emperor of India for nearly 200 years, until 1857.

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The first Battle of Panipat was fought between Ibrahim Lodhi, the Afghan Sultan of Delhi,
and the Turko-Mongol warlord Babur at Panipat near Delhi on 21 April 1526. The battle ended the 'Lodi Rule' and it marked the beginning of the Mughal Empire in India.

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The Champaran peasant movement was launched in 1917-18. Its objective was to create awakening among the peasants against the European planters.
These planters resorted to illegal and inhuman methods of indigo cultivation at a cost which by no canons of justice could be called an
adequate remuneration for the labor done by the peasants.

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The official court language during Akbar's reign is Persian.

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Solution: ---Afghans and the Marathas