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Delhi Police SI Ancient Indian History — practice questions

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Order these Indian Prime Ministers from earliest to most recentRead the answer and worked solution →Match the Indian PM to the year they first took officeRead the answer and worked solution →Spot the lie: Mughal emperors (SSC CGL)Read the answer and worked solution →Match the historical figure to their period (SSC CGL)Read the answer and worked solution →Which Veda mentions about music?Read the answer and worked solution →Drag the freedom-struggle events to their yearsRead the answer and worked solution →Spot the name that does not belongRead the answer and worked solution →

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Order these Indian Prime Ministers from earliest to most recent

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  1. Jawaharlal Nehru
  2. Indira Gandhi
  3. Rajiv Gandhi
  4. P. V. Narasimha Rao
  5. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
  6. Manmohan Singh
  7. Narendra Modi

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Match the Indian PM to the year they first took office

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Matching pairs
  1. Left
    Jawaharlal Nehru
    Right
    1947
  2. Left
    Indira Gandhi
    Right
    1966
  3. Left
    Atal Bihari Vajpayee
    Right
    1996
  4. Left
    Manmohan Singh
    Right
    2004
  5. Left
    Narendra Modi
    Right
    2014

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Spot the lie: Mughal emperors (SSC CGL)

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Questions
  1. Reason
    Taj Mahal was built by Shah Jahan, not Aurangzeb.
    False statement
    Aurangzeb constructed the Taj Mahal.
    Statements
    1. Aurangzeb constructed the Taj Mahal.
    2. Akbar founded the Din-i-Ilahi religion.
    3. Babur won the First Battle of Panipat in 1526.
  2. Reason
    Jahangir was Akbar's son; Aurangzeb came later. Jahangir did not succeed Aurangzeb.
    False statement
    Jahangir succeeded Aurangzeb on the Mughal throne.
    Statements
    1. Sher Shah Suri introduced the rupiya coin.
    2. Jahangir succeeded Aurangzeb on the Mughal throne.
    3. Tulsidas wrote the Ramcharitmanas in the time of Akbar.
  3. Reason
    The Mughal empire formally ended in 1857 after the revolt, not in 1707.
    False statement
    The Mughal empire ended officially in 1707.
    Statements
    1. Shah Jahan moved the Mughal capital to Delhi (Shahjahanabad).
    2. Aurangzeb died in 1707.
    3. The Mughal empire ended officially in 1707.

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