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RPF Constable Indian History, Art and Culture — practice questions

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Historical Sites and BattlesRead the answer and worked solution →Ancient Empires and InvasionsRead the answer and worked solution →Match Classical DancesRead the answer and worked solution →Which combination correctly describes the Rigveda?Read the answer and worked solution →Which sequence places these developments from earliest to latest?Read the answer and worked solution →Mahavira is traditionally identified in Jainism as the:Read the answer and worked solution →Which pair belongs to the cultural and scientific achievements associated with the Gupta age?Read the answer and worked solution →Which is the correct order of these Gupta rulers?Read the answer and worked solution →Which ruler–monument link is correct?Read the answer and worked solution →Chola naval activity involving Srivijaya is evidence of connections with which region?Read the answer and worked solution →Razia is associated with which political institution?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Delhi Sultanate sequence is chronologically correct?Read the answer and worked solution →Harihara I and Bukka I are associated with the foundation of which empire?Read the answer and worked solution →A lesson describes saints stressing devotion rather than merely outward ritual. Which broad historical movement does this illustrate?Read the answer and worked solution →A traveller stays in a lodge where Sufi teachers and disciples gather. Which term best identifies this institution?Read the answer and worked solution →Which reformer–association pair is correctly matched?Read the answer and worked solution →Which reform cause is especially associated with Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar and the law of 1856?Read the answer and worked solution →The Satyashodhak Samaj sought to challenge caste discrimination. Which person founded it?Read the answer and worked solution →Which event led Gandhi to call off the Non-Cooperation movement in 1922?Read the answer and worked solution →Which sequence places these campaigns from earliest to latest?Read the answer and worked solution →After the failure of the Cripps Mission, which major campaign began in August 1942?Read the answer and worked solution →Which chronological sequence is correct?Read the answer and worked solution →Which pair correctly distinguishes two heritage sites?Read the answer and worked solution →The Konark temple is conceived as a chariot of which deity?Read the answer and worked solution →Which proposed exhibition pairing is historically consistent?Read the answer and worked solution →Harappan brick buildings and drains best support which conclusion?Read the answer and worked solution →Indus writing is undeciphered. How can Harappan life still be studied?Read the answer and worked solution →Buddha: enlightenment—Bodh Gaya; first sermon—Sarnath. Which links are right?Read the answer and worked solution →How did Kalinga’s suffering affect Ashoka?Read the answer and worked solution →Kabir’s verses in the Guru Granth Sahib show what?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Historical Sites and Battles

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    Site of the Great Bath
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    Mohenjo-Daro
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    Babur's foe at Panipat 1526
    Right
    Ibrahim Lodi
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    Mangal Pandey hanged at
    Right
    Barrackpore
Instructions
Match each history clue to its answer

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Ancient Empires and Invasions

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    River where Greek army mutinied
    Right
    Beas
  2. Left
    Capital of the Nanda Empire
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    Pataliputra
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    Greek ambassador author of Indika
    Right
    Megasthenes
Instructions
Match ancient history to places and figures

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Match Classical Dances

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    Bharatanatyam
    Right
    Tamil Nadu
  2. Left
    Kathakali
    Right
    Kerala
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    Sattriya
    Right
    Assam
Instructions
Match each classical dance to its state of origin

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