Who is the executive head of a Municipal Corporation?

Mansabdari System was founded by Akbar. The Mansabdars were

Which of the following is not true about the Village Panchayats ?

The most important poet at the court of Mahmud of Ghazni, who wrote Shahnama and is regarded as the "Immortal Homer of the East" was

The Gram Panchayats are elected by Gram Sabhas consisting of:

During the course of his numerous invasions, Muhammad Ghori (Before his conquest in the Second Battle of Tarain) was defeated by

Special representation in Panchayati Raj Institutions is given to:

Muhammad Ghori laid the foundation of the Turkish Empire in India by defeating

Gram Sabha consists of:

It is said that Muhammad-bin-Bakhtiyar Khalji, one of the commanders of Muhammad Ghuri, conquered Nadia (one of the capitals of Bengal) with only 18 horsemen. The king of Bengal who then fled barefoot from his palace was

The local self-governing institution for a town with a population of twelve thousand and above is known as :

A person to be qualified for standing in a panchayat election must have attained the age of:

Under which climatic conditions do the laterite soils develop ?

Deforestation results in :
1. flora destruction
2. fauna destruction
3. ecological disbalance

The soil formed by the deposition of silt brought by rivers is :

The Red soils develop a reddish colour due to:

Which of the following soils is very hard to cultivate?

The soil which is a mixture of sand, clay and silt is known as:

Which of the following soils is best suited for cotton?

Which of the following characteristics is not true of alluvial soils?

Of the following statements about the major soil types, the incorrect one is :

On the basis of the process of their formation, which' of the following soils is formed differently from the other three?

Which of the following are true in respect of alluvial soil ?
1. Generally confined to river basins
2. It has been deposited by rivers
3. It is rich in phosphorus and poor in potash
4. It is the most fertile soil

Peaty soil is found in :

Which of the following is the most important factor in soil formation?

Which of the following is/are not the characteristics of red soils?
1. They are derived from weathering of old crystalline and metamorphic rocks
2. They contain iron oxides
3. They have high water retention capacity
4. They have high nitrogen content

The Buddhist universities of Nalanda and Vikramshila in Bihar were destroyed during the invasions of

The real founder of the Sultanate of Delhi and its first dynasty was

From the point of view of the Turkish rule, the most important contribution of IItutmish was

Haziya (the daughter of IItutmish) the only woman ruler in the history of Medieval India ascended the throne with the support of

The first medieval ruler to propound the divine theory of Kingship was

The first Sultan of Delhi to cross the Narmada and move to the south was

The only known ruler in the history of India to have fixed the prices of different commodities, rigidly enforced quality control and ensured easy availability of essential commodities was

Alauddin Khalji rigidly enforced 'market control' or economic regulations for

Muhammad-bin Tughluq transferred his capital from Delhi to Devagiri (which he named Daulatabad) because

The Sultan who completed the conquest of the South and broke the political barriers between the North and the South was

The famous Moorish (from Morocco) traveller Ibn Batuta, who visited India recorded his experiences in a book entitled Safarnama or Rehla, was appointed Qazi of Delhi by Sultan

The most important aspect of Sultan Flruz Tughluq's constructive policy was

The Sultan of Delhi who transferred two monolithic Mauryan pillars to Delhi to beautify his capital, was

Timur invaded India and ordered a general massacre of the people of Delhi during the
reign of

A ruling dynasty established in India at the instance of Timur was

The Akbar of Kashmir who reconstructed and rehabilitated all the temples and asked Jonaraja to continue further Kalhana's Rajatarangini was

The most decisive battle between the forces of Dara and Aurangzeb (in the war of Succession) was fought at

Assuming the title of Alamgir, Aurangzeb crowned himself as Emperor on July 21, 1658 at

The famous Mughal General who conquered Assam, Chittagong, etc. in the north-east was

Aurangzeb, in his attempt to annex Marwar to the Mughal empire, was involved in a 30-year war. During these long years the most valiant struggle from the aide of Marwar was fought by

The Sikh Guru executed by Aurangzeb after cruel torture was

During the last 25 years of his reign, Aurangzeb was mainly involved in long-drawn wars against

Shivaji founded the Maratha kingdom by annexing the territories of

The liberal religion preached by the saints of Maharashtra and rigidly followed by Shivaji is known as