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Who renamed Madras to Tamil Nadu?

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  1. Periyar

  2. CN Annaduri

  3. Jayalalita

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

CN Annadurai was the prominent Tamil writer who letter become Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. During his tenure he renamed Madras to Tamil Nadu.

Which of the following were not the responsibilities of the Guilds?

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  1. Determining the mode of sale

  2. Maintaining the quality of products

  3. Division of labour

  4. Rearing of animals

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Correct Option: D

What was the Hanseatic League?

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  1. Tribal war group

  2. Group of Europeans kings

  3. Merchant Guild

  4. Group of Roman priests

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Correct Option: C

Which of the following were responsibilities of the Guilds?

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  1. Framing labour laws

  2. Determining working hours

  3. Fixing of prices

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D

________ was an important port city on the bank of Tigris river during medieval period. 

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  1. Basara

  2. Rome

  3. Constantinople

  4. Venice

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Correct Option: A

What led to the decline of the Guild System?

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  1. Industrialisation

  2. Growth of science

  3. Growth of technology

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D

Who has written the play 'Ekach Pyala' ? 

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  1. Ram Ganesh Gadkari

  2. Aacharya Aatre

  3. Vasant Kanetkar

  4. Vijay Tendulkar

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Correct Option: A
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Ekach Pyala is a Marathi language Drama, written by $Ram$   $Ganesh$  $Gadkari$ explains the effects of Alcohol drinking problem in society.

Who is the most popular Bengali novelist?

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  1. Prem Chand

  2. Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay

  3. Rokeya Harsin

  4. Hannah Mullins

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

  • Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay was a prominent Bengali novelist and short story writer of the early 20th century. He was born on 15th September 1876 in Devanandapur in Hooghly. He later moved to Burma.
  • Most of his stories deal with lifestyle, struggles of village people and contemporary social practices that prevailed.

Who is the author of the novel 'Mayor of Casterbridge'?

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  1. G.A.Henry

  2. Thomas Hardy

  3. Emile Zola

  4. Henry Fielding

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Mayor of Casterbridge, also known as "The Life and Death of a Man of Character" is a novel written by British author Thomas Hardy. It is set in the fictional town of Casterbridge. It is about Michael Henchard, a successful grain merchant, who becomes the mayor of the farming town of Casterbridge. He is an independent-minded man who follows his own style in conducting business. 

Who is the writer of 'Jungle Book'?

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  1. Jane Austen

  2. Thomas Hardy

  3. Rudyard Kipling

  4. GA Henry

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Jungle book was written by Rudyard Kipling. Stories were first published in the magazine from 1893-94.  In 1907, at the age of 42, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, making him the first English-language writer to receive the prize and its youngest recipient to date.