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| 1. The a. b. c. Makran d. 2. Which one of the following is correctly matched? a. Ram Narayan : General of sirajud-daula b. Mir madan : Diwan of Mir Jafar c. Rai durlabh : Governor of Bihar d. Jagat Seth : A famous bonder of 3. monopoly of the East India company to trade with China was abolished by the Charter Act of a. 1793 b. 1813 c. 1833 d. 1853 4. What was the main cause of the growth of money-lending class during the British rule? a. Failure of crops, caused by the natural calamities b. Extravagant habits of the people c. Demand of high revenue from the peasants d. Need of capital for the cultivation. 5. Which of the following were main sources of revenue of the company government in 1. Land revenue 2. Monopoly of salt and opium trade 3. Freight charges 4. Commutation bond. Chose the correct answer from the codes given below: a. 1, 2 and 3 b. 1, 2 and 5 c. 2, 3 and 4 d. 1, 3 and 5 6. ‘Ring fence’ is associated with a. Henry Lawrence b. Dalhousie c. Warren Hastings d. Lord 7. Which one of the following Acts strengthened the unitary charter of the Government of India by establishing a general control over the finances of by the Governor- General? a. The Regulating Act of 1773 b. Pitts c. The Carter Act of 1813 d. The Charter Act of 1833 8. Assam was created a separate province when a. Curzon partitioned Bengal in 1905 b. Minto announced the new reform proposals in 1905-1906. c. Partition of 1911. d. Montagu-Chelmsford reforms were implemented in 1919. 9. Since 1858 the supreme control of financial administration in vested in the a. Supreme Government in b. British parliament c. Board of Control in d. Secretary of State in council 10. The system of competitive examination for Civil Service was accepted in principle in the year a. 1833 b. 1853 c. 1858 d. 1882 11. After the Revolt of 1857 the British recruited Indian soldiers mostly from the a. Brahmins of U.P. and Bihar b. Bengalis and Oriyas from the east c. Gurkhas, Sikhs and Punjabis in the north d. Madras Presidency in the south and Marathas from the west. 12. Which one of the following wars decided the fate of the French in a. First Carnatic War b. Battle of Buxar c. Battle of Plassey d. Battle of Wandiwash 13. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: List (Tribes who revoted against the British A. Khonds B. Santhals C. Kola D. Mundas List-II Year of revolt) 1. 1820 2. 1846 3. 1855 4. 1895 Codes: A B C D a. 3 1 2 4 b. 3 2 1 4 c. 2 1 4 3 d. 1 4 2 3 14. Which one of the following rebellions began in 1816 and lasted till 1832? a. Kol uprising b. Khasi uprising c. d. Naikada rising 15. Which one of following pairs in not correctly matched? Persons Institutions founded a. C.R. Reddi: Praja Mithra Mandali b. Jotiba Phele : Satya Shodak Samaj c. B.B. Ambedkar : All d. Dr. Atmaram : Prarthana Samaj 16. What is the correct chronological sequence of the following act? 1. Indian Trade unions act 2. Indian Factories Act 3. The Trade Disputes Act 4. Indian Mines Act Select the correct answer from the codes given below: a. 2, 4, 1, 3 b. 3, 1, 4, 2 c. 1, 3, 2, 4 d. 4, 2, 3, 1 17. The President of the All India Kisan Sabha in 1936 was a. N.G. Ranga b. Swami Sahajananda Saraswati c. Vidyanand d. Baba Ramechandra | 18. The Factory Act of 1881 was passed with a view to a. Prohibit the employment of children below the age of 7 in any factory b. Allow the workers to form trade unions c. fix the wages of industrial workers d. reduce the working hours for women employees 19. Match List with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: List-I (Legislation) A. Hindu window’s Remarriage Act B. Prohibition of Sati C. Age of Consent act D. Abolition of Slavery List-II (Governors General) 1. William Benunck 2. Lansdowne 3. Eilenborough 4. Dalhousie Codes A B C D a. 3 4 2 1 b. 4 2 1 3 c. 4 1 2 3 d. 2 1 3 4 20. Who among the following were associated with eradication of unsociability? 1. K. Rango Rao 2. Vithal Ramji Shinde 3. Gopal Krishana Gokhale 3 of 11 4. Gangu Ram Choose the correct answer from the codes given below: a. 1, 2 and 3 b. 1, 2 and 4 c. 2 and 3 d. 1, 3 and 4 21. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: List-I (Nationalist Authors) A. Krishnaji Prabhakar Khadilkar B. Subhadra Kuman chauhan C. Saadat husan Munto D. Vallathol Narayana Menon List-II (Works) 1. 2. Kichaka Vadh 3. Kali slwar 4. Enpe Gurunathan Codes A B C D a. 4 1 3 2 b. 3 4 2 1 c. 2 1 3 4 d. 2 3 1 4 22. Which one of the following led to the failure of the Cripps Mission? a. Indian demand for the full control of national defence b. Indian demand for completed control over national finance c. Demand for the Indianisation of the Civil Services d. Demand for the release of all political prisoners 23. The Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was used by Tilak to popularize a. The legal right of ryots in a famine situation b. The Swdeshi Movement in the c. Civil disobedience Movement d. The demand for social reforms. 24. Which of the following are correctly matched? 1. Chitto Pandey: Quit 2. Lakshmi Swaminathan: INA 3. Sasibhushan Ray Chaudhuri: Non - Co-operation 4. Gurdit Singh : Anushilan Party Choose the correct answer from the codes given below: a. 1 and 2 b. 1 and 3 c. 2 and 4 d. 3 and 4 25. Of the four event mentioned below, which one was chronologically the last to take place? a. Simla Conference b. Election of July, 1946 c. The Offer of the Cabinet Mission Plan d. Muslim League joining the Interim Government. 26. the Indian independence Act, 1947 came into force on a. February 20, 1947 b. June 3, 1947 c. July 18, 1947 d. August 15, 1947. 27. The largest concentration of Harappan sites has been found along the. a. Sutlej b. Indus c. Ghaggar-Hakra d. 28. Which of the following Harappan crops are believed to have diffused from Asia a. Wheat b. Rice c. Cotton d. Barley Choose the correct answer from the codes given below: a. 1 and 4 b. 2 and 3 c. 1, 3 and 4 d. 1, 2 and 4 29. Match list with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I (Items found in Harappan sites) A. Copper B. Shell C. Lapis Lazuli D. Gold List-II (Possible sources) 4 of 11 1. Decan 2. Rajasthan 3. 4. Codes: A B C D a. 3 4 1 2 b. 1 3 2 4 c. 2 3 1 4 d. 2 3 4 1 30. Consider the map given below The places marked 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively are a. Ropar, Banawali, Surkotda, Alamgirpur b. Kalibangan, Kalibangan, Surkotda Harappa, Almgipur. c. Kalibangan, Lothal, d. Banawali, Dholavira, Manda, Rakhigarh |
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| 31. That men in some areas of underground pits is suggested by excavations in a. Bihar b. c. Karnataka d. Rajasthan 32. The predominant funerary practice at a. cremation b. Burying ash kept in an urn c. Extended burial of the body along with pottery d. Making a memorial to mark the site 33. The story of the migration of Videgha Mathava to the east with his priest is mentioned in the a. Aitareya Brahamana b. Satapatha Brahmana c. Goptha Brahmana d. Brihadaranyaka Up e. Goptha Brahmana f. Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 34. Aranyani, Goddess of the forest, is first mentioned in the a. Rik Samhita b. Athrvaveda c. Aranyaka texts d. Upanishadic texts 35. Advaryu mentioned in the Vedic literature was a. An associated the Vedic b. One of the ratnins c. A type of chariot d. A category of sacrificial priest. 36. Which of the following statements regarding the hymns of the Regveda are correct? 1. They refer to the Himavant and the Mujavant 2. They mention geographical terms like Aryavarta and Dakshintya. 3. Most rivers mentioned in them flow in areas West of the Yamuna and the 4. They mention the ruling families of the Kurus, Panchalas and the Ikshvakus Select the correct answer from the codes given below: a. 1 and 2 b. 1 and 3 c. 2, 3 and 4 d. 1, 2, 3 and 4 37. The group which figures prominently in the context of cattleraids in the Rigueda was that of the a. Mlechchhas b. Dasas and Dasyus c. Panis d. Nishadas 38. Which one of the following systems of Buddhismemerged around the Seventh Century A.D.? a. Theravada b. Hinayana c. Mahayana d. Vajryana 39. The doctrine of void (Shunyta) was first expounded by the Buddhist philosopher a. Nagarjuna b. Nagasena c. Ananda 5 of 11 d. Ashvaghosh 40. The first Tamil Sangam is said to have been instituted by a. Tiruvalluvar b. Parasurama c. Mamulanar d. Agastya 41. Which one of the following pairs of ancient ports and places heir location is correctly matched? a. Palai b. Marudam c. Mullai d. Nedal 42. Among the following sites, sculptural evidence regards the first representation of the Buddha in human form has come from representation of the Buddha in human form has come from a. Arikkamedu: Coromandel b. Nelcynda : Malabar c. Masalia : Konkan d. Colchi (Korkai) 43. Among the following sites, sculptural evidence regarding the first representation of the Buddha in human form has come from a. Bharhut b. c. Sanchi d. Amaravati 44. Which of the following is/are true regarding Budhism? 1. It did not reject 2. It challenged highest social ranking of Brahamana Varna 3. It regarded certain crafts as low Choose the correct answer from the codes given below: a. 1 and 2 b. 2 and 2 c. 1, 2 and 3 d. None 45. Which tow of the four kings listed below were on friendly terms equally with Vardhmana Mahavira and Gautama Buddha 1. Bimbisara of 2. Prasenjit of Kosala 3. Pradyota of Avanti 4. Ajatasatru of a. 1 and 3 b. 1 and 4 c. 2 and 3 d. 3 and 4 | 46. Which one of the following is a commentary on the Digha Nikaya? a. Dipavamsa b. Lalitavistara c. Netti Prakaran d. Sumangala Vilashi 47. The term Nigrantha is associated with a. Ajivikas b. Charvakas c. Jainas d. Pasupatas 48. The Jaina system of thought closely resembles a. Vedanta b. Sankhya c. Vaisesika d. Yogachara 49. The original cannon of the Jainas is believed to have consisted of a. 6 angas b. 8 angas c. 10 angas d. 12 angas 50. Which one of the following Kingdoms was known for wealthy merchant’s profession Jainism and building Jaina temple? a. The Gurjara – Pratihara b. The Chaulukya c. The Gahadavala d. The Kakatiya 51. The Besnagar inscription of Heliodorus refers to a. Samkarshana and Vasudeva b. Samkarshna, Pradyumna and Vasudeva c. Vasudeva only d. All the Panchaviras 52. The Yaudheyas, a kshtriya tribe, worshipped exclusively the God a. Indra b. Vasudeva c. Paupati 6 of 11 d. Kartikeya 53. What is the significance of Kayavarohana in the history of Saivism? a. It is the same as Pasu-pasavimokshana, one of the principal characteristics of the Pasupata sect. b. It was the birth place of Lakulisa c. It was one of the Vratas of the kapalikas d. It was a ritual prescribed for those adhering to the Kalamukha sec. 54. Which of the following places are known for Sun temples? 1. Mandasor 2. mulasthna 3. konarak 4. Madhera Chose the correct answer from the codes given below: a. 1 and 3 only b. 3 and 4 only c. 2, 3 and 4 only d. 1, 2, 3 and 4 55. Which of the following terms denote monastic establishments of different religious affiliations? 1. Vihra 2. Matha 3. Basadi 4. Mandapa Choose the correct answer from the codes given below: a. 1 and 2 only b. 2 and 3 only c. 3 and 4 only d. 1, 2 and 3 56. The Hindu God who has sometimes been identified by Greek authors with Herakles is a. Skanda b. Siva c. d. Parjanya 57. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: List-I A. Nayana B. Vaisshika C. Sankhya D. Mimamsa List-II 1. Jaimini 2. Kapila 3. Kanada 4. Gautma Codes: A B C D a. 3 4 2 1 b. 2 3 1 4 c. 4 3 2 1 d. 4 1 3 2 58. Which of the following are mentioned in Asokan inscriptions? a. Cholas, Cheras, Pandyas and Pallvas b. Cholas, satyaputrs, Cheras and Paqndyas c. Pandyas, Satyaputras, Andhras and Cheras d. Cholas, Pandyas, Bhojas and Andhras 59. In the Mauryan administration the official designated as Rupadar saka was: a. Examiner of silver and other metals b. Superintendent of courtesans c. Manager of stage d. Examiner of coins 60. Which one of the following inscriptions mentions the name of both Chndragupta Maurya and Asoka? a. Shahbajgarhi rock edict b. Maski edict c. Junagarh inscription of Rudramman d. Junagarh inscription of Skandagupta |
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| 61. Ashoka’s contemporary Greek King of a. Ntiochus II Theos b. Ptolemy II c. Antigonas d. Alexander 62. The existence of store houses as famine relief measure in the fauryan period is known from a. Rock edict II from Girnar b. Pillar edict II c. Minor edict from Sasaram d. Sohgaura plate inscription 63. The earliest Indian coins are not earlier than a. 7th Century B.C 7 of 11 b. 5th Century B.C c. 3rd Century B.C. d. 2nd Century A.D. 64. Nagarasresthi and Sarthavaha are referred to in the context of urban administration in inscriptions of the Gupta period from a. Madhyadesa b. Pundravardhana c. Avanti d. Saurashtra 65. About the 5th Century B.C. the Indian satrapy was paying an annual tribute of 320 talents of gold to a. b. c. d. 66. The Gupta gold and silver issue were initially based on the coins of the a. Romans and the Saka Kshtrapas b. ‘Kushanas and Yaudheyas c. Kushans and Saka Kshtraps d. Romans and Kushapas. 67. Which one of the following was not an item of export from the early centuries of the Christian era? a. Pearls b. Fine textiles c. Preciouus stones d. Silver 68. Which one among the following refers to unpaid labour? a. b. Sulka c. Udranga d. Visti 69. Given below are two statement one labeled as Assertion (A) and he other labeled as reason (R) Assertion (A): There are instances of rural resistance in early medieval Deccan and south India Reason (R): Grants of agrahaa and Devadana rights to Brahmans and temple respectively undermined the rights of villagers. In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct? a. Both a and R true and R is the correct explanation of A b. Both a and R are true but r is not the correct explanation A c. A is true but R is false d. A is false but r is true 70. Which one among the following has different kind of connotation from the other three? a. Huen-tsang b. Bana c. Subandhn d. Dandin 71. During the period of Harshavardhana the fields were “watered by the post of the ghali-yanlra. This is known from the writings of a. Huen-tsang b. Bana c. Subandhn d. Dandin 72. Which one of the following is true regarding apad-dharma mentioned in the Smritis? a. It meant dereliction of duty b. It was permitted only to kshtriyas c. It meant special sacrifices done brahmanas for kings d. It meant duties permitted to different varnas at times of distress 73. In ancient Karavara involved work a. As a prison guard. b. In leather c. As a hunter-gatherer d. As a sweeper on city streets 74. In ancient Indian social structure the term aniravasita related a. As a prison guard b. Vaisyas and Sudras c. Sudras only d. People outside the 75. Who among the following stated that there was not slavery in a. Strabo b. Megasthenes c. Fa-hien d. Huen-tsang | 76. Which of the following countries wee polluting and wee not be visited except for pilgrimage according to Baudhyana? 8 of 11 a. 1, 2 and 3 b. 1, 2 and 4 c. 1, 3 and 4 d. 2, 3 and 4 77. What was considered as Varna Samkara? a. Illegitimate birth b. Revolt against the c. Transgression of Varna boundaries for marriage d. Championing the Vernasrama dharma 78. Consider the following passage: His records proclaim him as the feudatory of the employee samovara III. He had he had his Capitals at Talak in the south and bankpura in the north. It was in A.D. 1137 that he performed the ceremony of Tulapurrusha.’ The above passage refers to a. Mayurasarman b. Anantavarman chodaganga c. Yayati mahasivaguptal I d. Vishnuvardhna 79. The battle of Koppam between a. The pallavas b. The western Chalukays and the Cholas c. The Cholas and the Hoysalas d. The Pandyas and the rulers of 80. Which one of the following was an important seaport in the Kakatiya kingdom? a. Dharanikota b. Mottuppalli c. Machilipattna d. Nelluru 81. Consider the map given below The places marked 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively represent a. b. Tanjavur, manyakheta, kaushimbi, Ramavati c. Tanjavur, Manyakheta, Knyakubja, Ramvati d. Uraiyur, Talakad, Ahichchhatra, Pundranagara. 82. The gold coins of Muhammad Ghori usually bear. a. Goddess Lakhshmi on the observe and his name in Nagari characters on the reverse b. Kalmia on one side and his name on the other in Arabic characters c. His name on the observe d. Zodiac signs on the obverse and his name in Persian characters on the reverse 83. The Iqta under the Delhi Sultans was a territorial assignment and its holder was designated muqli who. a. Had no claims on the peasant other than the due land tax b. Was the owner of the Iqta land c. Was entitled to claim forced labour from the cultivators d. Had claim on the person and property of the peasants. 84. The export of slaves from banned by a. Muhammad Tughlaq b. Firuz tughlaq c. Allauddin Khaliji d. Sikandar Lodi 85. During the 13th and 14th centuries the Indian peasant did not cultivate a. Wheat b. Arley c. Gram d. Maize 86. Which one of the following sultans extended agricultural loan called sondhars to the poor peasants for promoting cultivation? a. Balban b. Allauddin Khalji c. Mohad. Bin Tughlaq d. Firuz Tughlaq 87. Which one to the following statements regarding Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq’s concession to the rural intermediaries is correct? a. He allowed them to impose taxes on peasants b. He gave them revenue-assignments c. He enrolled then into the Sultanate Army d. Exempted their lands from tax 88. In the Vijayanagara kingdom the provincial governors, who did not belong to the royal family but were appointed on merit were generally known as a. Dalaway b. Dandanayakas c. Amaranayaks d. Upapradhani 89. Which one of the following did not happed during the reign of Vijaynagara King Ramaraya? a. Admission of Muslims in the army b. Intervention in Muslim states of c. Invasion into far south’ d. Sustained friend relations with the Portuguese 90. The Polygars were a. horse-traders from the Mughal period b. a famous caste of bankers of bankers of Marwar c. Chiefs subordinate to the Nayakas the Vijaynagara kingdom d. Agents of the European companies for purchase of silk and muslin Benga |
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| 91. The Nijayanagara king who employed skilled archers of the fighting capacity of his bowmen was a. Bukka I’ b. Devaraya I c. Krishnadevaraya d. Ramaray 92. Which one of the following statements is not correct regarding the state of commerce in the Vijaynagara kingdom? a. The Chettis used to go to Archipelago for trade b. The Malabari merchants dealt in slave trade also and carried shiploads of slaves from Vijayanagara kingdom. c. Overseas trade was largely in the hands of foreigners d. The Muslim merchants were to pay higher taxes 93. The Kalyana-mandapa was a notable feature of temp architectural in the kingdom of a. Pallavas b. Cholas c. Kadambas d. Vijayanagara 94. The statement that “if by worshipping stones one can find god, I hall worship a mountain”, was made by a. Ramanand b. Namdev c. Guru nanak d. Kabir 95. the theory of Sulh-I Kul was propounded by a. Nasamudding Auldya b. Akabar c. Zainu Abidin d. Shaikh nasiruddin Chiragh 96. The first surviving true dome in a. The alai Darwaza b. Sultan Firuz’s madrasa c. Balban’s tomb d. Arhi-din ka Jhopra 97. The use of spinning wheel (Charkha) became common during the a. 7th Century A.D. b. 10 Century A.D. c. 12th entury A.D. d. 14th Century A.D. 98. The office of the wakil-us-saltanat was held during the first four years of Akbar’s reign by a. Tradi Beg b. Bairam Khan c. Munim Khan d. Shamsuddin Alka 99. The term Khalisa in Mughal administration signified the a. Land owned by the Emperor himself b. Entire imperial establishment c. Land from where revenue was collected for the imperial reasury d. Religious land grants 100. The land revenue in Mughal a. Tax on land b. Share in the produce c. Tax on cultivator 10 of 11 d. Tax on the owner of the land 101. the greatest painter of birds at Jahangir’ Court was a. Khwaja Abdus Samad b. Syed Ali Tabrizi c. Basawan d. Mansur 102. Which one of the following is not correct about the painters attached to the imperial establishment during the Mughal period? a. They did not depict the common man and his life b. They never over made paintings as joint work hawed any technological devices in their paintings c. They over made painting as joint work d. They never made self portraits. 103. Akbar’s buildings at Fatehpur Sikri are famous for a. Synthesis of trabeate and arcuated styles b. Construction of the first bulbous dome in c. The use of marble on a extensive scale d. Frequent employment of pietra dura 104. The first Mughal building with complete marble facing was a. Humayun’s tomb b. Imad-ud-daulah’s tomb c. Taj Mahal d. Moti Masjid at the Re Fort, 105. Who among the following is credited with the authorship Majmu-al-Bahrain? a. Akabar b. Dara Shikoh c. Jahangir d. Humayun 106. Match List I with List II, and select the correct answer from codes given below the Lists: List-I A. Dutch B. English C. Portuguese D. French List-II 1. 2. Pulicut 3. Hugli 4. Chinsura Codes: A B C D a. 3 4 1 2 b. 1 3 2 4 c. 2 3 1 4 d. 2 1 4 3 | 107. the Zamindari in Mughal a. A saleable right b. Hereditary c. Ownership of land d. Mortgage able 108. Ibrahim Khan Gardi was an important military officer of a. Haider Ali b. Ahmadshah Durrnai c. Peshwa Balaji Baji Rao d. Raj Suraj Mal 109. The Sardeshmukhi of the Maraths was a. A tax levied on Deshmukh b. A capitation levy c. A share in revenue collected by other authorities d. Village lands set aside for the Deshmukhs 110. Consider the following two statements one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other labeled as Reason (R): Assertion (A): The Dutch East India Company is can to trade with India in the early seventeenth century. Reason (R): The Dutch wanted to barter cotton piece Goods pepper and spices in the Indonesian archipelago. In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct? a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation b. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation The following three questions are based upon the map given below showing main trade routes in the Mughal period 11 of 11 111. The place marked H represents a. b. Cambay c. d. Broach 112. N represents a. Viskhapatanam b. c. Nagappatanam d. Masulippatanam 113. The route A – E passes through a. b. c. d. 114. Which one of the following pairs was popularly known as Sayyid others- the king Makders? a. Rafi-ud Darjat and Rafi-ud-Daulah b. Jahandar Shag and Ahmad Shah c. Husain Ali and Abdullah Husain d. Zulfikar Khan and Zakarich Khan 115. What is the chronological sequence of the following three Wazirs the Mughal court in the mid-eighteenth century? 1. Safdarjung 2. Imad-ul-mulk 3. Javid Khan Choose the correct answer from the codes given a. 2, 1, 3 b. 1, 3, 2 c. 2, 3, 1 d. 3, 1, 2 116. In 1751 Alivardi virtually ceded Orissa to a. Nanaji Holkar b. Raghuji bhosle c. Mahajadi Sindhia d. Baji Rao 117. Raj Ballah, Ghasiti Begam, Shaukat Jung were the arch foes of a. Alivardi Khan b. Siraj-ud-daulah c. Mir quasim d. Nanda Kumar 118. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below lists: List –I (Events) A. The first B. The second C. The third Mysore War D. The fourth List-II (Persons) 1. Comwallis 2. Lord Hastings 3. 4. Warren Hastings 5. Col. Smith Codes: A B C D a. 5 4 1 3 b. 1 2 3 4 c. 5 4 3 2 d. 4 3 2 1 119. In march 1784 the Treaty of Mangalore was concluded mainly the insistence of a. Warren Hastings b. Colonel Fularton c. Tipu sultan d. Lord Macartney 120. The Dal Khalsa was founded by a. Guru gobind Singh b. Kapur singh c. Ranjit singh d. Teg Bhadur |
