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Q.201
The boundary commission set up in April 1966 to demarcate the boundary between Punjab and the proposed state of Haryana was headed by whom?
- A Sardar Hukam Singh
- B Justice Fazl Ali
- C Justice S.K. Dhar
- D Justice J.C. Shah
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Correct answer: (D) Justice J.C. Shah
The Punjab Boundary Commission, popularly called the Shah Commission, was chaired by Justice J.C. Shah. Hukam Singh headed the parliamentary committee on the Punjabi Suba, Fazl Ali the States Reorganisation Commission and S.K. Dhar the Linguistic Provinces Commission of 1948.
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Q.202
Harshavardhana, who came to the throne of Thanesar in 606 CE, later made which city the centre of his empire?
- A Pataliputra
- B Kannauj
- C Ujjain
- D Prayag
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Correct answer: (B) Kannauj
After the Maukhari kingdom of his sister Rajyashri came under his care, Harsha ruled from Kannauj; his court poet Banabhatta wrote the Harshacharita. Prayag was the venue of his great assemblies, not his capital.
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Q.203
Rao Birender Singh, who became Haryana's second Chief Minister in March 1967, led which political party?
- A Haryana Vikas Party
- B Vishal Haryana Party
- C Indian National Lok Dal
- D Haryana Janhit Congress
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Correct answer: (B) Vishal Haryana Party
Rao Birender Singh led the Vishal Haryana Party and headed a government built on defections in 1967. The Haryana Vikas Party was founded by Bansi Lal in 1991.
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Q.204
Which seasonal river rises in the Shivalik hills of Himachal Pradesh, flows past Shahabad in Kurukshetra district and joins the Ghaggar system?
- A Sahibi
- B Markanda
- C Dohan
- D Krishnavati
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Correct answer: (B) Markanda
The town of Shahabad Markanda takes its name from this river. The Dohan and Krishnavati are small seasonal streams of the Mahendragarh area in southern Haryana.
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Q.205
The Board of School Education Haryana, set up in 1969, has had its headquarters since 1981 at which town?
- A Rohtak
- B Panchkula
- C Bhiwani
- D Kurukshetra
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Correct answer: (C) Bhiwani
The Board was created by a state Act in 1969 and first worked from Chandigarh; it moved its headquarters to Bhiwani in 1981. It conducts Haryana's Class 10 and 12 examinations.
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Q.206
Which of the following estates of the Haryana region was NOT confiscated by the British after the 1857 revolt?
- A Farrukhnagar
- B Jhajjar
- C Ballabhgarh
- D Loharu
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Correct answer: (D) Loharu
The rulers of Jhajjar, Ballabhgarh and Farrukhnagar were hanged and their estates confiscated, while Loharu, like Dujana and Pataudi, survived as a princely state until it merged after Independence.
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Q.207
Singri (sangri), cooked as a vegetable in the dry south-western districts of Haryana, is the dried pod of which tree?
- A Khejri
- B Babul
- C Ber
- D Neem
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Correct answer: (A) Khejri
Singri is the bean of the khejri (Prosopis cineraria), a hardy tree of the dry belt, and is often cooked with kachri. Ber is grown for its fruit.
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Q.208
A copper seal of Harshavardhana that records the genealogy of the Pushyabhuti kings was found at which place in Haryana?
- A Sonipat
- B Agroha
- C Hansi
- D Pehowa
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Correct answer: (A) Sonipat
The Sonipat (Sonpat) copper seal of Harsha lists his ancestors from Naravardhana to Prabhakaravardhana and is a key source for the dynasty's genealogy.
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Q.209
The Agra Canal, which irrigates parts of Faridabad and Palwal districts, takes off from the Yamuna at which barrage?
- A Okhla barrage
- B Hathnikund barrage
- C Wazirabad barrage
- D Tajewala headworks
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Correct answer: (A) Okhla barrage
The Agra Canal, opened in the 1870s, takes off from the Yamuna at Okhla in Delhi and runs south through Faridabad and Palwal into Uttar Pradesh. Hathnikund, far upstream, feeds the Western Yamuna Canal.
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Q.210
Kalesar National Park, with sal forests in the Shivalik foothills, is located in which district of Haryana?
- A Panchkula
- B Yamunanagar
- C Ambala
- D Kurukshetra
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Correct answer: (B) Yamunanagar
Kalesar lies in Yamunanagar district along the Himachal Pradesh border and was declared a national park in 2003. Panchkula has the Morni hills and the Bir Shikargah sanctuary.
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Q.211
Khaparwas Wildlife Sanctuary, a small wetland sanctuary for water birds, is in which district?
- A Jhajjar
- B Rewari
- C Rohtak
- D Sonipat
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Correct answer: (A) Jhajjar
Khaparwas Wildlife Sanctuary lies in Jhajjar district a short distance from the larger Bhindawas wetland, and both attract migratory water birds in winter. Rohtak and Sonipat are neighbouring districts to the north.
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Q.212
In the Phulkari tradition, what distinguishes a 'Bagh' (literally 'garden')?
- A It is embroidered only along the borders
- B It uses only white thread
- C It is made only for men
- D Its embroidery covers the base cloth almost completely
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Correct answer: (D) Its embroidery covers the base cloth almost completely
In a Bagh the stitches cover nearly the whole surface so that the base cloth is hardly visible, whereas an ordinary Phulkari has scattered motifs with the cloth showing between them.
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Q.213
Consider the following statements about Saang, the folk theatre of Haryana: 1. It is traditionally staged in a closed hall on a raised proscenium stage with a drop curtain. 2. In traditional Saang troupes, female roles were played by men. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A 1 only
- B 2 only
- C Both 1 and 2
- D Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: (B) 2 only
Saang is staged in the open on a simple platform with the audience sitting all around it, so statement 1 is wrong. Statement 2 is correct: men traditionally played the women's roles.
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Q.214
Who commanded the Maratha army against Ahmad Shah Abdali in the Third Battle of Panipat (14 January 1761)?
- A Mahadji Scindia
- B Baji Rao I
- C Sadashivrao Bhau
- D Balaji Vishwanath
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Correct answer: (C) Sadashivrao Bhau
Sadashivrao Bhau, cousin of Peshwa Balaji Bajirao, led the Marathas and was killed along with the Peshwa's son Vishwasrao. Abdali was supported by Najib-ud-Daula and Shuja-ud-Daula.
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Q.215
Karnal is home to several national agricultural research institutes. Which of the following is NOT located in Karnal?
- A Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes (CIRB)
- B National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI)
- C Central Soil Salinity Research Institute (CSSRI)
- D Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research (IIWBR)
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Correct answer: (A) Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes (CIRB)
CIRB is at Hisar. NDRI, CSSRI (which works on reclaiming saline and alkaline soils) and IIWBR are all at Karnal.
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Q.216
The Gorakhpur Haryana Anu Vidyut Pariyojana, a nuclear power project, is sited near Gorakhpur village in which district of Haryana?
- A Sirsa
- B Hisar
- C Jind
- D Fatehabad
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Correct answer: (D) Fatehabad
The project, being built by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India, is at Gorakhpur village in Fatehabad district. It should not be confused with the city of Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh.
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Q.217
Thanesar (Sthanvishvara) in present-day Kurukshetra district was the original capital of which dynasty?
- A Maukhari
- B Pushyabhuti (Vardhana)
- C Gurjara-Pratihara
- D Tomar
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Correct answer: (B) Pushyabhuti (Vardhana)
The Pushyabhutis ruled from Thanesar; Prabhakarvardhana raised its power and Harshavardhana began his reign there. The Maukharis ruled from Kannauj, and the Tomars are linked with early Delhi.
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Q.218
Sant Garib Das, the 18th-century saint-poet whose followers form the Garibdasi panth, was born in Chhudani village of which present-day district?
- A Jhajjar
- B Panipat
- C Sonipat
- D Mahendragarh
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Correct answer: (A) Jhajjar
Garib Das was born at Chhudani, now in Jhajjar district, where the main seat of the Garibdasi sect stands; his verses sing the praise of Kabir.
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Q.219
Raja Nahar Singh, who was hanged by the British in 1858 for his part in the 1857 revolt, was the ruler of which estate?
- A Rewari
- B Ballabhgarh
- C Jhajjar
- D Kaithal
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Correct answer: (B) Ballabhgarh
Raja Nahar Singh of Ballabhgarh (now in Faridabad district) supported the rebels in Delhi and was executed in 1858.
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Q.220
According to tradition, Kurukshetra is named after which king, who is said to have ploughed the land here?
- A Bharata
- B Shantanu
- C Prithu
- D Kuru
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Correct answer: (D) Kuru
The Mahabharata relates that King Kuru, ancestor of the Kauravas and the Pandavas, tilled this land, which therefore came to be called Kurukshetra.
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Q.221
Much of present-day Haryana lay in the Kuru mahajanapada of the 6th century BCE. What was its capital?
- A Ahichchhatra
- B Mathura
- C Indraprastha
- D Viratanagara
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Correct answer: (C) Indraprastha
Lists of the sixteen mahajanapadas give Indraprastha as the capital of the Kurus. Ahichchhatra was a Panchala capital, Mathura that of the Shurasenas and Viratanagara that of the Matsyas.
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Q.222
Pandit Mange Ram, one of the best-known saangis of Haryana, was a disciple of:
- A Baje Bhagat
- B Kishan Lal Bhaat
- C Pandit Deep Chand
- D Pandit Lakhmi Chand
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Correct answer: (D) Pandit Lakhmi Chand
Mange Ram learnt Saang from Pandit Lakhmi Chand and carried his style forward after the master's death.
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Q.223
Birbal ka Chhatta, a multi-storeyed Mughal-period mansion linked in popular tradition with Akbar's courtier Birbal, is located in which town?
- A Narnaul
- B Rewari
- C Hansi
- D Jhajjar
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Correct answer: (A) Narnaul
The mansion at Narnaul (Mahendragarh district) is said to have been built by Rai Mukand Das, diwan of Narnaul in Shah Jahan's time; popular tradition connects it with Birbal.
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Q.224
The Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS) at Rohtak is named after which leader?
- A Chaudhary Devi Lal
- B Sir Chhotu Ram
- C Pt. Neki Ram Sharma
- D Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma
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Correct answer: (D) Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma
PGIMS Rohtak bears the name of Pt. B.D. Sharma, Haryana's first Chief Minister, as does the state health sciences university at Rohtak.
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Q.225
In the traditional dress of Haryanvi women, the 'Daaman' is:
- A A wide, flared ankle-length skirt
- B A long veil (odhni) worn over the head
- C A heavy silver anklet
- D A short, close-fitting blouse
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Correct answer: (A) A wide, flared ankle-length skirt
The Daaman is a heavy, flared skirt worn with a kurti (blouse) and an odhni called the chundar. The anklet and the veil are separate items of the traditional outfit.
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Q.226
Pir Budhu Shah, the Sufi saint who sent his sons and disciples to fight alongside Guru Gobind Singh, belonged to which town of present-day Haryana?
- A Sadhaura
- B Hansi
- C Kaithal
- D Narnaul
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Correct answer: (A) Sadhaura
Pir Budhu Shah of Sadhaura (Yamunanagar district) supported Guru Gobind Singh at the Battle of Bhangani (1688) and lost sons in the fighting.
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Q.227
Which bird is the state bird of Haryana?
- A Great Indian bustard
- B Indian peafowl
- C Sarus crane
- D Black francolin
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Correct answer: (D) Black francolin
The black francolin (kala teetar) is Haryana's state bird. The great Indian bustard is Rajasthan's state bird, the sarus crane Uttar Pradesh's, and the peafowl is the national bird.
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Q.228
Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar, is named after the founder of which community?
- A Dadupanthi
- B Bishnoi
- C Namdhari
- D Radha Soami
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Correct answer: (B) Bishnoi
Guru Jambheshwar (Jambhoji) founded the Bishnoi sect in the late 15th century; its 29 rules include protecting trees and animals. Many Bishnois live in the Hisar–Fatehabad–Sirsa belt.
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Q.229
Atlas Cycles, long one of India's best-known bicycle makers, was founded soon after Independence at which town of Haryana?
- A Panipat
- B Sonipat
- C Rohtak
- D Bahadurgarh
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Correct answer: (B) Sonipat
Atlas Cycles was set up at Sonipat and for decades made the town a centre of bicycle manufacturing. Panipat, by contrast, is known for handloom textiles.
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Q.230
Which flanking tactic, in which reserve units wheeled round to strike the enemy's sides and rear, did Babur use at Panipat in 1526?
- A Ganimi kava
- B Sabat
- C Chakravyuha
- D Tulughma
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Correct answer: (D) Tulughma
Babur combined the Central Asian tulughma flanking manoeuvre with artillery placed behind a line of carts. Ganimi kava is the Maratha term for guerrilla warfare.
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Q.231
Which of the following pairs of a protected area and its district is NOT correctly matched?
- A Nahar – Rewari
- B Bir Bara Ban – Jind
- C Bir Shikargah – Panchkula
- D Chhilchhila – Mahendragarh
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Correct answer: (D) Chhilchhila – Mahendragarh
Chhilchhila Wildlife Sanctuary, around a wetland, is in Kurukshetra district, not Mahendragarh. The other pairs are correct: Nahar is in Rewari, Bir Bara Ban (a former sanctuary, re-designated a conservation reserve in 2007) near Jind town and Bir Shikargah near Pinjore in Panchkula.
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Q.232
The Bagri dialect of western Haryana takes its name from the 'Bagar', a sandy tract that continues across the border into which state?
- A Gujarat
- B Rajasthan
- C Uttar Pradesh
- D Madhya Pradesh
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Correct answer: (B) Rajasthan
The Bagar tract spans Sirsa, Hisar and Bhiwani in Haryana and the adjoining northern districts of Rajasthan such as Hanumangarh and Churu, and Bagri is close to Rajasthani.
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Q.233
Under which law is Hindi the official language of the state of Haryana?
- A Official Languages Act, 1963
- B Haryana Official Language Act, 1969
- C Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966
- D Punjab Official Language Act, 1967
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Correct answer: (B) Haryana Official Language Act, 1969
The Haryana Official Language Act, 1969 made Hindi the state's official language, and Punjabi was notified as the second language in 2010. The Official Languages Act, 1963 governs the Union's languages, not a state's.
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Q.234
The Mughal-style terraced garden at Pinjore, now called the Yadavindra Gardens, was laid out in the 17th century by whom?
- A Ali Mardan Khan
- B Nawab Fidai Khan
- C Shaikh Farid
- D Raja Surajpal
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Correct answer: (B) Nawab Fidai Khan
Nawab Fidai Khan, foster brother of Aurangzeb, designed the Pinjore garden; it was later renamed after Maharaja Yadavindra Singh of Patiala. Ali Mardan Khan is known for canal works under Shah Jahan.
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Q.235
Arrange the following in chronological order: (A) Maruti rolls out its first car at Gurgaon (B) Establishment of Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar (C) Construction of the Tajewala headworks on the Yamuna (D) Completion of the Hathnikund barrage
- A C, B, A, D
- B B, C, A, D
- C C, A, B, D
- D C, B, D, A
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Correct answer: (A) C, B, A, D
The Tajewala headworks date from the 1870s, Haryana Agricultural University was set up in 1970, Maruti's first car came out in 1983 and the Hathnikund barrage, which replaced Tajewala, was completed at the end of the 1990s.
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Q.236
Which Haryanvi folk dance is performed by women at the groom's house on the night the wedding party (baraat) has left?
- A Phag
- B Khoria
- C Dhamal
- D Gugga
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Correct answer: (B) Khoria
With the men away with the baraat, the women stay up and perform Khoria, often with playful mimicry. Dhamal is a men's dance of the Ahirwal area, and the Gugga dance accompanies processions for Gugga Pir.
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Q.237
Aruna Asaf Ali, who hoisted the Congress flag at Gowalia Tank in Bombay at the start of the Quit India Movement in 1942, was born in which town now in Haryana?
- A Ambala
- B Kalka
- C Pinjore
- D Jagadhri
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Correct answer: (B) Kalka
Aruna Asaf Ali (née Ganguly) was born at Kalka in 1909, then in Punjab and now in Panchkula district. She later served as Mayor of Delhi.
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Q.238
Consider the following statements about Hisar: 1. The Gujari Mahal at Hisar was built by Sher Shah Suri. 2. The Lat ki Masjid, named after the stone pillar (lat) in its compound, stands in Firoz Shah Tughlaq's palace complex at Hisar. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A 1 only
- B 2 only
- C Both 1 and 2
- D Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: (B) 2 only
Only statement 2 is correct. The Gujari Mahal at Hisar was also built by Firoz Shah Tughlaq, the founder of the city; Sher Shah Suri ruled almost two centuries later.
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Q.239
The Surajkund International Crafts Mela, held at Faridabad since 1987, takes place every year in which month?
- A October
- B February
- C December
- D April
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Correct answer: (B) February
The fair is held in February beside the Surajkund reservoir, which was built by the Tomar king Surajpal in the 10th century. Each edition features a theme state and partner countries.
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Q.240
Prabhakaravardhana, the Pushyabhuti king of Thanesar, is described in Banabhatta's Harshacharita as a 'lion' to which people, against whom he campaigned in the north-west?
- A The Shakas
- B The Hunas
- C The Arabs
- D The Kushanas
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Correct answer: (B) The Hunas
Bana calls Prabhakaravardhana 'Huna-harina-kesari', a lion to the Huna deer; his son Rajyavardhana was away fighting the Hunas when the king died.
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Q.241
The Sheetla Mata (Masani) temple, which draws huge crowds especially during its Chaitra fair, is in which city?
- A Rewari
- B Faridabad
- C Gurugram
- D Jhajjar
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Correct answer: (C) Gurugram
The Sheetla Mata Mandir at Gurugram is a major shrine of the state; families traditionally bring children here for the mundan (first haircut) ceremony.
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Q.242
Which Maratha chief, who became regent (Vakil-ul-Mutlaq) of the Mughal emperor Shah Alam II in 1784, brought Delhi and the Haryana region under Maratha control in the 1780s?
- A Mahadji Scindia
- B Malhar Rao Holkar
- C Nana Fadnavis
- D Raghunath Rao
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Correct answer: (A) Mahadji Scindia
Mahadji Scindia restored Maratha power in the north after Panipat and was made Vakil-ul-Mutlaq in 1784; much of the Haryana region stayed under the Scindias until the British took it in 1803. Nana Fadnavis managed affairs at Pune, not in the north.
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Q.243
Rohitaka, an ancient town linked with the Yaudheyas, whose Khokrakot mound yielded Yaudheya coin moulds, is which present-day city?
- A Rewari
- B Rohtak
- C Hisar
- D Jind
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Correct answer: (B) Rohtak
Rohitaka is identified with Rohtak; Yaudheya coin moulds found at the Khokrakot mound there were studied by Birbal Sahni.
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Q.244
The ICAR's National Research Centre on Equines (NRCE), which works on horses, donkeys and mules, is headquartered in which city of Haryana?
- A Hisar
- B Karnal
- C Rohtak
- D Kurukshetra
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Correct answer: (A) Hisar
The NRCE is at Hisar, which also hosts the Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes and the state's veterinary university. Karnal is the seat of the National Dairy Research Institute.
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Q.245
Which of the following was NOT one of the districts of Haryana when the state was formed in 1966?
- A Sirsa
- B Hisar
- C Mahendragarh
- D Jind
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Correct answer: (A) Sirsa
At its formation Haryana had the districts of Ambala, Karnal, Rohtak, Gurgaon, Hisar, Jind and Mahendragarh. Sirsa was carved out of Hisar in 1975.
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Q.246
Before it moved to Chandigarh in 1955, the High Court of (East) Punjab, now the Punjab and Haryana High Court, functioned from which city?
- A Jalandhar
- B Shimla
- C Ambala
- D Patiala
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Correct answer: (B) Shimla
After Partition the East Punjab High Court was set up at Peterhoff in Shimla in 1947 and shifted to Chandigarh in 1955. It took the name Punjab and Haryana High Court when Haryana was formed in 1966.
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Q.247
The city of Hisar (Hisar-e-Firoza) was founded in 1354 by which Sultan?
- A Firoz Shah Tughlaq
- B Muhammad bin Tughlaq
- C Alauddin Khalji
- D Sikandar Lodi
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Correct answer: (A) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Firoz Shah Tughlaq founded Hisar and also Fatehabad, named after his son Fateh Khan, and cut canals from the Yamuna to water the region. Sikandar Lodi founded Agra.
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Q.248
Which ruler checked Harshavardhana's advance into the Deccan on the banks of the Narmada?
- A Shashanka
- B Pulakeshin II
- C Narasimhavarman I
- D Bhaskaravarman
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Correct answer: (B) Pulakeshin II
The Aihole inscription of the Chalukya king Pulakeshin II, composed by Ravikirti, records his victory over Harsha. Bhaskaravarman of Kamarupa was Harsha's ally.
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Q.249
Consider the following statements about Lala Lajpat Rai: 1. He attended the Congress sessions of 1888 and 1889 as a delegate from Hisar. 2. He was born at Hisar. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A 1 only
- B 2 only
- C Both 1 and 2
- D Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: (A) 1 only
During his Hisar years Lajpat Rai went to the 1888 and 1889 Congress sessions as a Hisar delegate. He was born at Dhudike in present-day Punjab, not at Hisar, so only statement 1 is correct.
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Q.250
Which of the following pairs of a town of Haryana and its ancient name is correctly matched?
- A Pehowa – Prithudaka
- B Thanesar – Kapisthala
- C Kaithal – Sthanvishvara
- D Sonipat – Panprastha
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Correct answer: (A) Pehowa – Prithudaka
Pehowa, a tirtha on the Saraswati in Kurukshetra district, is ancient Prithudaka, named after King Prithu. Thanesar was Sthanvishvara and Kaithal was Kapisthala.
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