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1206. Which of the following statements about Hyder Ali is incorrect ?
A. He was a great scholar.
B. He was defeated at Porto Novo in 1781 by Lord Warren Hastings.
C. He was a man of great determination.
D. He made a coalition with Nizam and Marathas against the English in the Second Anglo Mysore war.
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1207. Who amongst the following rulers of Southern India was/were the contemporaries of Harshavardhana ?
A. Pulakesin II of Chalukyas
B. Narasimhavarman of Pallavas
C. Rajendra Chola
D. Both (A) and (B)
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1208. Who among the following rulers belonged to the Holkar dynasty ?
A. Prithviraj
B. Ahalyabai
C. Tukoji
D. Shivaji
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1209. The distinctive contribution of the Turkish rulers of India to architecture was the
A. use of red stone
B. building of towers
C. use of motifs for decoration
D. use of arch amd dome
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1210. Banda Singh Bahadur was executed by the orders of which of the following Emperors ?
A. Aurangzeb
B. Bahadur Shah
C. Farrukh Siyar
D. Jahandar Shah
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