Question: Who among the following is regarded as responsible for the firm reestablishment of the Mughal rule in Hindustan in the latter half of 16th century?
1. Ali Qulikhan
2. Bairam Khan
3. Mir Abdul Latif
4. None of these
Answer: 2
Question: The battle of Buxar, which enabled the English to acquire a firm hold of Bengal, was fought between them and the combined force of
1. French and Mir Qasim
2. Siraj-ud-daula and Mir Qasim
3. Shah Alam II and Nawab of Oudh
4. Shah Alam II, Mir Qasim and Nawab of Oudth
Answer: 4
Question: Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar was proclaimed Emperor in
1. 1556 AD
2. 1557 AD
3. 1558 AD
4. 1560 AD
Answer: 1
Question: Where is the tomb of Jahangir situated?
1. Agra
2. Delhi
3. Lahore
4. Srinagar
Answer: 3
Question: The lovely Moti Masjid or Pearl Mosque at Agra, an example of true art for its purity and elegance, was built by
1. Akbar
2. Jahangir
3. Shah Jahan
4. Aurangzeb
Answer: 3
Question: In the field of art and architecture, biographer of one of the great Mughals wrote that his sovereign “planned splendid edifices and dressed the work of his mind and heart in the garment of stone and clay”. This great Mughal Emperor was
1. Babar
2. Akbar
3. Jahangir
4. Shah Jhan
Answer: 2
Question: Before his coming to Akbar’s Court, Miyan Tansen was in the service of
1. Raja of Jaipur
2. Raja of Jodhpur
3. Raja of Gondwana
4. Raja Ramchandra Baghel of Bhatha
Answer: 4
Question: Among the four sons of Shah Jahan, who is credited to have got translated Atharva Veda?
1. Shuja
2. Murad
3. Dara
4. Aurangzeb
Answer: 3
Question: Name the famous paper which Gandhiji edited to propagate his ideas.
1. Harijan
2. satyagrah
3. Khadi
4. Swadeshi
Answer: 1
Question: Who was the pioneer among the social reformers?
1. Ramakrishna Paramhans
2. Swami Vivekanand
3. Raja Rammohan Roy
4. Dayanand Saraswati
Answer: 3
Question: Which of the following classes did not participate in the Revolution of 1857?
1. Agriculture
2. Money lenders
3. Peasants
4. Zamindars
1. 2 only
2. 2 and 4 only
3. 1 only
4. 1 and 2
Answer: 3
Question: Who was known as ‘Lakh Baksh’?
1. Iltutmish
2. Raziya
3. Qutub-ud-din-Aibak
4. Babar
Answer: 3
Question: Who was the founder of the Slave dynasty in India?
1. Balban
2. Qutub-ud-din-Aibak
3. Mohammad Ghori
4. Iltutmish
Answer: 2
Question: Chandragupta Maurya was the
1. Great-grandfather of Ashoka
2. Brother of Ashoka
3. Father of Ashoka
4. Grandfather of Ashoka
Answer: 4
Question: What was the name of Meera Bai’s husband?
1. Bhojraj
2. Vikramaditya
3. Udaisingh
4. Chandan Singh
Answer: 1
Question: Who built the Taragarh fort of Ajmer?
1. Raja Man Singh
2. Raja Jai Singh
3. Aana Ji
4. Ajayapal Chauhan
Answer: 4
Question: In which year was “Jana Gana Mana” adopted as the National Anthem?
1. 1948
2. 1949
3. 1950
4. 1951
Answer: 3
Question: What is the most significant feature of the Indus Valley Civilization?
1. Burnt Brick buildings
2. First true arches
3. Buildings of worship
4. Art and architecture
Answer: 1
Question: Guru Nanak preached –
1. The Brotherhood of man
2. About making sikhs a militant organization
3. Sikhism as a religion
4. The unity of sikhs
Answer: 1
Question: The Indus valley people were not familiar with –
1. Copper
2. Silver
3. Tin
4. Iron
Answer: 4
Question: Who were the Mughals?
1. Afghans
2. Arabs
3. Mongols
4. Chaghtai Turks
Answer: 4
Question: The Rama Krishna Mission was founded by –
1. Dayananda Saraswati
2. Vivekananda
3. Keshab Chandra
4. Han’s Raj
Answer: 2
Question: Which one of the following was a corporation of merchant in ancient India?
1. Chaturvedimangalam
2. Parishad
3. Ashtadikgaja
4. Manigrama
Answer: 4
Question: The silver coins issued by the Guptas were called –
1. rupaka
2. karshapana
3. dinara
4. pana
Answer: 3
Question: Which one of the following is not a feature of the Government of India Act of 1935?
1. Diarchy at the Centre as well as in the provinces
2. a bicameral legislature
3. provincial autonomy
4. an All-India Federation
Answer: 1