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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    B)Bahadur Shah
    C)Jahandar Shah
    D)Farrukh Siyar
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  • Q. Who said “Every blow on my body will prove a nail in the coffin of the British Empire”?
    A)Kunwar Singh
    B)Lala Lajpat Rai
    C)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    D)Chandra Sekhar Azaad
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  • Q. Communal Representation was for the first time given in the interest of Muslims by
    A)The Government of India Act of 1919
    B)The Indian Council Act of 1909
    C)The Government of India Act of 1935
    D)The Act of 1858
    Answer: The Indian Council Act of 1909
  • Q. Which movement was started by Mahatma Gandhi on March 12, 1930?
    A)Noncooperation Co-operation
    B)Khilafat movement
    C)Civil Disobedience Movement
    D)Quit India Movement
    Answer: Civil Disobedience Movement
  • Q. The well-known painting showing the arrival at the Mughal Court of the great singer Tansen exhibits
    A)Gandhara Style
    B)The Persian Style
    C)Hindu Style
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    Answer: The fusion of the Mughal and Hindu Styles
  • Q. The Chinese Nationalist Party Kuomintang was found by
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    B)Pu-yi
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  • Q. The philosophical essence, The world is but God manifest and God is my own soul may be traced to the
    A)Upanishadas
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  • Q. The medieval Indian literary work ‘Darbar-i- Akbari’ was written by
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  • Q. “In this instance we could not play off the Mohammedans against the Hindus.” To which one of the following events did this remark of Aitchison relate?
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    B)Bang Bhang
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  • Q. When was the Gandhi Irwin Pact made?
    A)1931
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  • Q. Shah Jahan built Taj Mahal in memory of
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    A)Subhas Chandra Bose
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    A)Moneylenders
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    C)Prasanna Kumar Tagore
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