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Q. What is pietra dura?

A
Pictorial mosaic work using semi-precious stones
B
A form of music
C
Armour
D
None of the above

Correct Answer

Pictorial mosaic work using semi-precious stones

More Questions on History

  • Q. The first Indian Hindi Scholar of the Mughal period was
    A)Abdur Rahim
    B)Malik Muhammad Jayasi
    C)Mulla Wajhi
    D)Chand Bardai
    Answer: Malik Muhammad Jayasi
  • Q. How many volunteers had accompanied Gandhi on the famous Dandi March of March 12, 1930?
    A)44
    B)13
    C)78
    D)108
    Answer: 78
  • Q. Of the so-called ‘Nine Gems of the Court of Akbar’ the one who was a reputed poet of Hindi, was
    A)Faizi
    B)Abul Fazl
    C)Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khana
    D)Birbal
    Answer: Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khana
  • Q. The Province of Bengal was partitioned into two parts in 1905 by
    A)Lord Ripon
    B)Lord Lytton
    C)Lord Dufferin
    D)Lord Curzon
    Answer: Lord Curzon
  • Q. What was the original name of Dayananda Saraswati?
    A)Mul Shankara
    B)Malku das
    C)Narendra
    D)Dadu
    Answer: Mul Shankara
  • Q. Muhammad BinTughlaq transferred his capital from
    A)Delhi to Devagiri
    B)Delhi to Warangal
    C)Delhi to Madurai
    D)Delhi to Vijayanagar
    Answer: Delhi to Devagiri
  • Q. Which among the following is a place in Larkana district of Sind province in Pakistan?
    A)Harappa
    B)Alamgirpur
    C)Rangapur
    D)Mohenjo-Daro
    Answer: Mohenjo-Daro
  • Q. Who introduced Mansabdari system in India?
    A)Humayun
    B)Babur
    C)Akbar
    D)Jahangir
    Answer: Akbar
  • Q. Study of inscription is called
    A)Numismatic
    B)Archaeology
    C)Epigraphy
    D)Palaeography
    Answer: Epigraphy
  • Q. When did the Germans establish colonies in Samoa?
    A)1899
    B)1898
    C)1900
    D)1901
    Answer: 1900
  • Q. Which of the following songs was so dear to Mahatma Gandhi’s heart, that he wrote: ‘That one song is enough to sustain me, even if I were to forget the ‘Bhagavad Gita’
    A)Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram
    B)Hare Ram
    C)Vaishnava Jana To Tene Kahiye
    D)Ishwar Allah Tero Nam
    Answer: Vaishnava Jana To Tene Kahiye
  • Q. Who was the last Hindu emperor of northern India?
    A)Pulakesin II
    B)Harsha
    C)Rajyavardhana
    D)Skandagupta
    Answer: Harsha
  • Q. What was the charge against Bal Gangadhar Tilak, for which he was sentenced to six years transportation in July 1908?
    A)for insiting violence during the Surat session of the INC
    B)for being the chief exponent of the cult of extremism
    C)for seditious writings in his paper Kesari
    D)for being instrumental in the murder of the British Plaque commissioner in Poona.
    Answer: for seditious writings in his paper Kesari
  • Q. Which of the following School of art noted for its vitality and assimilative character just because of Brahmanism, Jainism and Buddhism?
    A)Amaravati School of Art
    B)Gandhara School of Art
    C)Mathura School of art
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Mathura School of art
  • Q. Which of the following dynasty succeeded the Mauryas?
    A)Sungas
    B)Satavahanas
    C)Yavanas
    D)Pandya
    Answer: Sungas
  • Q. Slaves who were in great demand under the Mughals were
    A)Persians
    B)Abyssinians
    C)Africans
    D)Afghans
    Answer: Abyssinians
  • Q. With which religion is Kaivalya associated?
    A)Jainism
    B)Buddhism
    C)Hinduism
    D)Sikhism
    Answer: Jainism
  • Q. Which of the following events made the English East India Company the legitimate masters of the Bengal Suba?
    A)Battle of Plassey, 1757
    B)Battle of Buxar, 1764
    C)Farrukh Siyar's Farman, 1717
    D)Ibrahim Khan's Farman, 1690
    Answer: Battle of Buxar, 1764
  • Q. Which one of the following Mughal buildings is said to possess the unique feature of being exactly equal in length and breadth?
    A)Red Fort
    B)Agra Fort
    C)Taj Mahal
    D)Buland Darwaza
    Answer: Taj Mahal
  • Q. When did the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki happen?
    A)1942
    B)1941
    C)1945
    D)1940
    Answer: 1945

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