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

The Mughal General, who decisively defeated Shivaji and forced him to conclude the Treaty of Purandar, was

The Maratha dominion of Shivaji was known as

The Administrative Council of Shivaji was known as,

Tarabai, who conducted the affairs of the Maratha government from 1700 to 1707 AD, was the widow of the Maratha King

The Mughal government can be described as an/a

The Mughal troops were largely drawn from

The Jagirdars during the Muhgal period were

Which of the following buildings at Fatehpur Sikri is known as Ibadatkhana where Akbar used to hold religious discussions?

Nur Jehan is associated with the construction of

Two marble masterpieces of the reign of Shah Jahan were

On the wall of which building built by Shah Jahan, is the following Persian couplet inscribed "if there is paradise on earth, it is this, it is this, it is this"?

The later Mughal King, popularly known as Shah-i-Bekhabar (the Heedless King), was

In which of the following ways can soil be conserved?
1. Contour ploughing
2. Terracing
3. Shifting cultivation
4. Crop rotation

Winter rains in North and North-West India are generally associated with the phenomenon of:

'Sal' is a very important tree of

Consider the following statements:
1. Alluvial soil is rich in chemical properties and is capable of yielding Rabi and Kharif
crops.
2. Black soil is suitable for cotton, groundnut.
3. Rabi crops are reaped in autumn after sowing in June.
Which of these statements are correct ?

Forest policy of govt. aims to bring what percentage of total area, under forest?

Riparian forest is found:

The elections to Panchayats are to be held:

Father of local self-government in India is :

Which of the following is not a source of revenue to the Village Panchayats ? 

The function of the Panchayat Samiti is to:

Which of the following is a source of income of the Gram Panchayats ?

Which of the following is not true regarding a Gram Panchayat ?