History Mughal Empire

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

A
Jahangir Alampanah
B
Jahangir
C
Jahangir Alamgir
D
Nuruddin Muhammad Jahangir

Correct Answer

Nuruddin Muhammad Jahangir

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    A)Jawaharlal Nehru
    B)Gandhi
    C)Jinnah
    D)Rajaji
    Answer: Jinnah
  • Q. When Alexander invaded India, Taxila was ruled by
    A)Porus
    B)Ambhi
    C)Ashoka
    D)Bimbisara
    Answer: Ambhi
  • Q. Arrange the following Tughlaqs in the chronological sequence: I. Firuz Tughlaq II. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq III. Abu Bakr IV. Nasiruddin Mahmud V. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
    A)I,II,V,IV,III
    B)II,V,I,III,IV
    C)II,V,I,IV,III
    D)IV,II,I,V,III
    Answer: II,V,I,III,IV
  • Q. Titu mir’s movement considered one of the Muslim reform movement mainly aimed at eradicating which of the following systems?
    A)Against Hindu landlords and British indigo planters
    B)Polygamy
    C)Easy divorce
    D)Working against Indian national movement
    Answer: Against Hindu landlords and British indigo planters
  • Q. Shah Jahan built Taj Mahal in memory of
    A)Jodha Bai
    B)Ruqayya Sultan Begum
    C)Mumtaz Mahal
    D)Nur Jahan
    Answer: Mumtaz Mahal
  • Q. Who is also known as ‘Bard of Avon’
    A)Karl Marx
    B)William Wordsworth
    C)William Shakespeare
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    A)Bessus
    B)King Darius III
    C)King Porus
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  • Q. Which one of the following rulers laid the foundation of a new town where the modern city of Agra stands?
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    Answer: Sikandra
  • Q. After the elections to the Constituent Assembly were held in July 1946, the Constituent Assembly met for the first time in New Delhi on
    A)January 15, 1947
    B)December 9, 1946
    C)February 10, 1947
    D)August 15, 1947
    Answer: December 9, 1946
  • Q. At which of the following Harappan sites has a supposed dockyard been found?
    A)Lothal
    B)Kalibangan
    C)Suktagendor
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  • Q. Select correct pair of book and author
    A)Brihat Samhita: Ravi Kriti
    B)Mudrarakshasa: Somdeva
    C)Kathasaritsagar: Visakdatta
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  • Q. Who declared that Bolshevism must be “strangled in its cradle”?
    A)Benito Mussolini
    B)Adolf Hitler
    C)Franklin D. Roosevelt
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    A)Fort
    B)Drains and well
    C)Reservoirs
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    Answer: Temple with Shikhar
  • Q. The Hundred Years’ War (from 1337 to 1453) was fought between
    A)Germany and Russia
    B)England and France
    C)America and Argentina
    D)England and Germany
    Answer: England and France
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    A)1919
    B)1918
    C)1926
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    Answer: 1919
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    A)Lord Wellesley
    B)Lord Cornwallies
    C)Lord Mayo
    D)Lord Delhousie
    Answer: Lord Wellesley
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    A)385 BC
    B)399 BC
    C)335 BC
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    B)French
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