Q. Akbar’s son and successor Salim, on becoming the emperor, assumed the name of

Correct Answer

Nuruddin Muhammad Jahangir

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    A)Herbert Bakers
    B)Sir Edward Lutyens
    C)Robert Tor Tussell
    D)Antonin Raymond
    Answer: Sir Edward Lutyens
  • Q. Ashoka called the Third Buddhist Council at
    A)Magadha
    B)Pataliputra
    C)Kalinga
    D)Sarnath
    Answer: Pataliputra
  • Q. When was the All India Women’s Conference founded?
    A)1925
    B)1924
    C)1926
    D)1927
    Answer: 1927
  • Q. The term ‘Yavanapriya’ mentioned in ancient Sanskrit texts denoted
    A)Pepper
    B)Ivory
    C)A fine variety of Indian muslin
    D)Damsels sent to the Greek court for dance performance
    Answer: Pepper
  • Q. The last constitutional provision (covering undivided India) passed by the House of Commons was
    A)Cabinet Mission Plan
    B)Government of India Act 1935
    C)Mountabatten (or June 3) Plan
    D)Indian Independence Bill
    Answer: Government of India Act 1935
  • Q. I. The Amritsar Session of the INC gave a great fillip to the Khilafat agitation. II. Khilafat conference held in Calcutta under Presidentship of Jinnah. III. Khilafat Movement was started to support Ottoman Empire. Which of the above statement (s) is/are correct regarding Khilafat Movement?
    A)Both I and II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I and III
    D)I, II and III
    Answer: Both I and III
  • Q. The Virupaksha Temple was built by the
    A)Pallavas
    B)Chalukyas
    C)Kakatiyas
    D)Satavahans
    Answer: Chalukyas
  • Q. Which of the following event was probe by the Hunter Commission?
    A)Demolition of Kanpur mosque
    B)Chauri Chaura incident
    C)Jalianwalla Bagh massacre
    D)Kakori train dacoity incident
    Answer: Jalianwalla Bagh massacre
  • Q. Which of the following newspaper was started by Annie Besant?
    A)Indian Express
    B)The Hindu
    C)The Times of India
    D)New India
    Answer: New India
  • Q. During the Anglo-French struggle in the Carnatic, the French were finally defeated by the English in the battle of
    A)Arcot
    B)Trichinopoly
    C)Wandiwash
    D)Pondicherry
    Answer: Wandiwash
  • Q. Which one of the following was not a characteristic of society in Mauryan times?
    A)Rigidity of Caste
    B)Slavery
    C)Prostitution
    D)Widow remarriage
    Answer: Widow remarriage
  • Q. Humayun restored his Indian kingdom with the help of the ruler of
    A)Kabul
    B)Arabia
    C)Persia
    D)Turkey
    Answer: Persia
  • Q. While delivering the presidential address’ The Congress president who advocated the introduction of Roman Script for Hindi language was
    A)Dadabhai Naoroji
    B)Surendranath Banerjee
    C)Subhash Chandra Bose
    D)Sankaran Nair
    Answer: Subhash Chandra Bose
  • Q. Where did Sumtinath Tirthankar attained Nirvana?
    A)Parsnath
    B)Sammed Shikhar
    C)Girnar
    D)Pawapur
    Answer: Sammed Shikhar
  • Q. Who said that the constant ‘drain of wealth’ from India was responsible for India’s economic miseries?
    A)BP Wadia
    B)BC Pal
    C)Dadabhai Naoroji
    D)GS Arundale
    Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
  • Q. Sumtinath Tirthankara was born from whose womb?
    A)Marudevi
    B)Tara
    C)Vijaya
    D)Sumangla
    Answer: Sumangla
  • Q. In which year, Alexander the Great become the king of Macedonia
    A)323 BC
    B)336 BC
    C)350 BC
    D)200 BC
    Answer: 336 BC
  • Q. Who among the following presided over the Buddhist council held during the reign of Kanishka at Kashmir?
    A)Vasumitra
    B)Parsva
    C)Nagarjuna
    D)Sudraka
    Answer: Vasumitra
  • Q. Who is the founder of Greek historiography?
    A)Herodotus
    B)Aristotle
    C)Hippocrates
    D)Thucydides
    Answer: Herodotus
  • Q. The deep transforming effect that the Kalinga War had on Ashoka has been described in
    A)Rock edicts
    B)Archaeological excavations
    C)Coins
    D)Pillar edicts
    Answer: Rock edicts

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