51. The famous ancient port of Arikamedu, which had trading connections with the Roman Empire, was located on the coast of:
(a) Gujarat
(b) Bengal
(c) Puducherry
(d) Odisha
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52. The famous Buddhist text Milindapanho or Milinda Panha records the dialogue between the monk Nagasena and which Indo-Greek ruler ?
(a) Demetrius I
(b) Menander I
(c) Apollodotus I
(d) Antialcidas
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53. The famous traveller Ibn Battuta came to India from which country?
(a) Morocco
(b) Turkey
(c) Iran
(d) Yemen
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54. The British policy of “Doctrine of Lapse”, a major factor contributing to the Revolt of 1857, was aggressively followed by which Governor-General ?
(a) Lord William Bentinck
(b) Lord Wellesley
(c) Lord Canning
(d) Lord Dalhousie
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55. Who was the first woman president of the Indian National Congress?
(a) Sarojini Naidu
(b) Sucheta Kriplani
(c) Annie Besant
(d) Aruna Asaf Ali
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