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)Wavell's Plan
    B)The Cabinet Mission Plan
    C)The Indian Independence Act of 1947
    D)The Dikie Bird Plan
    Answer: The Indian Independence Act of 1947
  • Q. Who was the in-charge of a pargana?
    A)Pattidar
    B)Amin
    C)Shiqdar
    D)Oanungo
    Answer: Shiqdar
  • Q. Krishnadevaraya maintained friendly relations with the
    A)British
    B)French
    C)Protuguese
    D)Dutch
    Answer: Protuguese
  • Q. Which was the only Indus city without a citadel?
    A)Harappa
    B)Kalibangan
    C)Mohenjodaro
    D)Chanhudaro
    Answer: Chanhudaro
  • Q. Absolute sovereign power of the Monarch was advocated by
    A)Rousseau
    B)Thomas Hobbes
    C)John Locke
    D)Karl Marx
    Answer: Thomas Hobbes
  • Q. In 1913, the Guru founded an Ashram at __________ called the Advaita Ashram
    A)Palluruthi
    B)Vaikom
    C)Aluva
    D)Trichur
    Answer: Aluva
  • Q. Who among of the following was the Viceroy of India when Indian University Act, 1904 was passed?
    A)Lord Lansdowne
    B)Lord Dufferin
    C)Lord Minto
    D)Lord Curzon
    Answer: Lord Curzon
  • Q. Name the king who invaded Delhi and plundered the Kohinoor diamond __________
    A)Firuz Shah
    B)Nadir Shah
    C)Mohammed Shah
    D)Mohammed Ghori
    Answer: Nadir Shah
  • Q. The Maratha Kingdom under the Peshwas was
    A)a military State
    B)a loose federation
    C)a confederacy (Mandala or Sangha)
    D)a regency of the Peshwa
    Answer: a confederacy (Mandala or Sangha)
  • Q. Which one of the following is considered the Magna Carta of the Indian people?
    A)The Ilbert Bill
    B)The Government of India Act, 1858
    C)Indian Councils Act of 1892
    D)Queen Victoria's Proclamation
    Answer: Queen Victoria's Proclamation
  • Q. “Go back to Vedas” This call is given by
    A)Vivekananda
    B)Ramakrishna Paramhansa
    C)Jyotiba Phule
    D)Dayanand Saraswati
    Answer: Dayanand Saraswati
  • Q. After the growth of the Vedic religion the most important development in the history of the so-called Hinduism was the development of
    A)Saktism
    B)Shaivism
    C)Bhagavatism
    D)Tantricism
    Answer: Bhagavatism
  • Q. Cortez discovered Mexico in the year
    A)1519
    B)1506
    C)1532
    D)1560
    Answer: 1519
  • Q. Who is known as ‘The Father of English History’
    A)Alfred the Great
    B)Jerome
    C)John Chrysostom
    D)Bede
    Answer: Bede
  • Q. “The word impossible is found, in the dictionary of fools” was the famous quote of
    A)Alexander the Great
    B)Hitler
    C)Julius Caesar
    D)Napoleon
    Answer: Napoleon
  • Q. What was the valid reason of the decline in trade and commerce during the period of later Mughals?
    A)Closure of old routes of trade
    B)Deterioration in law and order situation
    C)Abuse of trade licence by European companies
    D)Poverty of the Mughal nobility
    Answer: Deterioration in law and order situation
  • Q. Socialism is essentially a movement of
    A)The poor people
    B)Intellectuals
    C)The middle classes
    D)The workers
    Answer: The workers
  • Q. Which one of the four varnas mentioned in the Purushasukta of the mandala X of the Rig Veda is referred in the other parts of Rig Veda in the sense of a Varna?
    A)Kshatriyas
    B)Brahmanas
    C)Vaishyas
    D)Shudras
    Answer: Shudras
  • Q. Year of the Battle of Wandiwash is __________
    A)1660
    B)1560
    C)1760
    D)1860
    Answer: 1760
  • Q. Which metal was first used by the Vedic people?
    A)Gold
    B)Silver
    C)Iron
    D)Copper
    Answer: Copper

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