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The Third Battle of Panipat (1761) was fought between:Read the answer and worked solution →Which dynasty ruled Golconda from 1512 to 1687?Read the answer and worked solution →Rani Rudrama Devi belonged to which dynasty?Read the answer and worked solution →Who was the first Indian ruler to accept the Subsidiary Alliance offered by Lord Wellesley in 1798?Read the answer and worked solution →Mahavira is believed to be the last of how many Tirthankaras in Jainism?Read the answer and worked solution →In which year did the Jallianwala Bagh massacre take place?Read the answer and worked solution →The name 'Bharata' is used for India in the Constitution, referencing the emperor Bharata, whose story is told in part in the Indian epic _____.Read the answer and worked solution →

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The Third Battle of Panipat (1761) was fought between:

  1. Marathas and the East India Company
  2. Ahmad Shah Abdali and the Sikhs
  3. Ahmad Shah Abdali and the Mughals
  4. Ahmad Shah Abdali and the Marathas
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Correct answer: D. Ahmad Shah Abdali and the Marathas

1. The Third Battle of Panipat took place in 1761. 2. It was fought between the Afghan invader Ahmad Shah Abdali and the Maratha forces. 3. Hence the answer is Ahmad Shah Abdali and the Marathas. _Source: RRB Group D (RRC) PYQ, held 27-10-2013, Q.50._

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Which dynasty ruled Golconda from 1512 to 1687?

  1. Adil Shahi dynasty
  2. Ahmad Shahi dynasty
  3. Nizam Shahi dynasty
  4. Qutub Shahi dynasty
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Correct answer: D. Qutub Shahi dynasty

1. Golconda was the capital of one of the Deccan Sultanates. 2. It was ruled by the Qutub Shahi dynasty until annexation by Aurangzeb. 3. Therefore the answer is the Qutub Shahi dynasty. _Source: RRB Group D (RRC) PYQ, held 27-10-2013, Q.68._

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Rani Rudrama Devi belonged to which dynasty?

  1. Satavahanas
  2. Chalukyas
  3. Kakatiya
  4. Rashtrakutas
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Correct answer: C. Kakatiya

1. Rani Rudrama Devi was a rare woman ruler of the medieval Deccan. 2. She ruled from Warangal as part of the Kakatiya line. 3. Hence she belonged to the Kakatiya dynasty. _Source: RRB Group D (RRC) PYQ, held 27-10-2013, Q.74._

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