66. The Venetian traveler who traveled with his wife and reached Vijayanagar around 1420 was

A. Athanasius Nikitin
B. Nicolo de Conti
C. Ibn Batuta
D. Ferishta

67. The year 788 AD was a good one for Hinduism. Why?

A. Shankaracharya was born that year.
B. Harsha Vardhana, the last Buddhist king, died.
C. Samudragupta converted to Hinduism.
D. All Muslim invaders were defeated.

68. The Uprising of 1857 was described as the first Indian war of Independence by

A. S.N. Sen
B. R.C. Mazumdar
C. B.G. Tilak
D. V.D. Savarkar

69. The twenty-third Jaina teacher, Parsva, the immediate predecessor of Mahavira enjoined on his disciples four great vows. To these Mahavira added which of the followings as the fifth vow?

A. Abstention from stealing
B. Non-injury
C. Brahmacharya or continence
D. Non-attachment

70. The Turko-Afghan rule in India lasted for about

A. two centuries
B. three centuries
C. four centuries
D. a little over one century