Q. Aurangzeb put his father under house arrest in Agra Fort

Correct Answer

Shah Jahan

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  • Q. The Indian Civil Service Examination was thrown open to all by the Act of
    A)1858
    B)1853
    C)1813
    D)1784
    Answer: 1858
  • Q. Who constructed the Khajuraho temples?
    A)Sindhiya
    B)Halkar
    C)Bundela Rajput
    D)Chandel Rajput
    Answer: Chandel Rajput
  • Q. Which one of the following was the capital of Kosala?
    A)Shuktimati
    B)Sravasti
    C)Kaushambi
    D)Indraprastha
    Answer: Sravasti
  • Q. In which of the following years 26th January was celebrated as an independence day?
    A)1929
    B)1930
    C)1942
    D)1946
    Answer: 1930
  • Q. Babur’s autobiography, called Tuzuk-i-Baburi or Baburnama, which is reckoned among “the most enthralling and romantic works in the literature of all times” is written in
    A)Persian
    B)Arabic
    C)Turki
    D)Urdu
    Answer: Turki
  • Q. “India Wins Freedom” is the autobiography of
    A)Muhammad Ali
    B)Abdul Kalam Azad
    C)Zakir Hussain
    D)Sayyed Ahmad Khan
    Answer: Abdul Kalam Azad
  • Q. Who founded the faith on a ritual-free, simple “Sat Shri Akal” or the worship of God and truth?
    A)Guru Nanak
    B)Dadu Dayal
    C)Sri Chaitanya
    D)Guru Govind Singh
    Answer: Guru Nanak
  • Q. The first Indian to contest an election to the British House of Commons was
    A)Womesh Chandra Banerjee
    B)Dadabhai Naoroji
    C)Surendranath Banerjee
    D)Pheroze Shah Mehta
    Answer: Womesh Chandra Banerjee
  • Q. Who founded India House in London and guided other revolutionaries
    A)Lokmanya Tilak
    B)Sri Aurobindo
    C)Shyamji Krishna Varma
    D)Bhagat Singh
    Answer: Shyamji Krishna Varma
  • Q. The most striking feature of the Ashokan pillars is their
    A)carving
    B)monolithic structure
    C)polish
    D)uniformity of workmanship
    Answer: polish
  • Q. Satyagraha Sabha was formed by Gandhi at
    A)Calcutta
    B)Bombay
    C)Gujarat
    D)Poona
    Answer: Bombay
  • Q. Assertion (A): The Mughals, particularly Akbar, established a uniform pattern of administration in all provinces. Reason (R): Akbar is greatly indebted to Sher Shah Sur not only in local administration but also in provincial administration
    A)Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
    B)Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
    C)A is true but R is false
    D)A is false but R is true
    Answer: Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  • Q. Which one of the following Vedas contains sacrificial formula?
    A)Rig Veda
    B)Sama Veda
    C)Yajur Veda
    D)Atharva Veda
    Answer: Yajur Veda
  • Q. Who was the founder of the Satavahana Empire?
    A)Simuka
    B)Kanha
    C)Hala
    D)Gautamiputra
    Answer: Simuka
  • Q. Alexander and the army of Porus camped on the opposite bank of which river?
    A)Jhelum
    B)Ravi
    C)Sutlej
    D)Chenab
    Answer: Jhelum
  • Q. Chandragupta Maurya with the help of Chanakya decided to overthrow the Nandas because
    A)the Nandas were low-born
    B)Chanakya had been humiliated by the Nandas
    C)the Nandas had accumulated a great deal of wealth by extortion and oppression of the people
    D)Chanakya wanted to restore the ideal of Kshatriya rule
    Answer: the Nandas had accumulated a great deal of wealth by extortion and oppression of the people
  • Q. After 1893, when complete ban was imposed on all commercial activities of the Company. India was left open to exploitation by
    A)Planters
    B)British officers in India
    C)British mercantile industrial capitalist class
    D)Zamindars and big landlords
    Answer: British mercantile industrial capitalist class
  • Q. The victories of Karikala are well portrayed in
    A)Aruvanad
    B)Palamoli
    C)Pattinappalai
    D)Padirrupattu
    Answer: Pattinappalai
  • Q. Who, among the following, was not a part of the Mauryan dynasty?
    A)Bindusara
    B)Ajatsatru
    C)Chandragupta Maurya
    D)None of these
    Answer: Ajatsatru
  • Q. I. Eradication of all possible race, creed or provincial prejudices among all lovers of India. II. Promotion of personal intimacy among all the earnest workers in the cause of India. III. Formulation of popular demands. IV. Organisation of a violent struggle for the political emancipation of India. Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct related to the aims of the Indian National Congress in the early phases?
    A)I, II & III
    B)I, II & III
    C)III & IV
    D)II & III
    Answer: I, II & III

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