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D. 1266
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Nasir ud din Mahmud, Nasir ud din Firuz Shah was the eighth sultan of the Mamluk Sultanate. He was the grand son of Shams ud din Iltutmish, and ascended to the throne of Delhi Sultanate in 1246 at the tender age of 17 or 18 after the disposition of Masud Shah.
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A. Nasir-ud-din Mahmud
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Nasir-ud-din was the son of Iltutmish. He was very gentle, studious and pious, and on account of his simple habits is known in history as the Darvesh King.
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A. 1236
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Shams-ud-din Iltutmish (died 1236) was the third Muslim Turkic sultan of the Sultanate of Delhi.
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C. December 1210
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Qutb al-Din Aibak was a general of the Ghurid emperor Mu’izz ad-Din Muhammad Ghori. He was in-charge of the Ghurid territories in northern India, and after Mu’izz ad-Din’s death, he became the ruler of an independent kingdom that evolved into the Delhi Sultanate ruled by the Mamluk dynasty.
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A. Mother Goddess
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Mother Goddess is the correct answer. Review the question and compare it with the other choices to remember this fact for future exams.
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B. Angelology
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Angelology is the correct answer. Review the question and compare it with the other choices to remember this fact for future exams.
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A. Anatomy
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Anatomy is the correct answer. Review the question and compare it with the other choices to remember this fact for future exams.
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C. Study of truth
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Alethiology literally means ‘the study of truth,’ but can more accurately be translated as ‘the study of the nature of truth. ‘ It could be argued that this is synonymous with epistemology, the study of knowledge, and that dividing the two is mere semantics, but sometimes a distinction is made between the two.
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D. Study of agricultural soils
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Agrology (from Greek ἀγρός, agros, “field, tilled land”; and -λογία, -logia) is the branch of soil science dealing with the production of crops.
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A. Iris Croatica
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The Marten is the national animal of Croatia. The Iris croatica is the national flower of Croatia.