History Mughal Empire

Q. Which of the following Mughal emperors is credited with composition of Hindi songs?

A
Akbar
B
Babur
C
Jahangir
D
Shahjahan

Correct Answer

Jahangir

More Questions on History

  • Q. Who said “Curzon’s partition of Bengal gave unwitting initiative to events of such magnitude which returned many years later to port with the cargo of freedom”?
    A)Dr. S.Gopal
    B)Syed Hasan Imam
    C)M.A. Ansari
    D)Bharat Kumar
    Answer: Dr. S.Gopal
  • Q. Which of the following was not one of the cardinal principles of Mahatma Gandhi doctrine of Satyagraha?
    A)Non-Violence
    B)Truthfulness
    C)Fearlessness
    D)Abstinence
    Answer: Abstinence
  • Q. After the commencement of the government of India Act-1858, what name was to British Governor-General of India?
    A)Governor of the state
    B)Governor-General of India
    C)Viceroy of the state
    D)None of these
    Answer: Viceroy of the state
  • Q. Who is the first female governor of Independent India?
    A)Sharda Mukherjee
    B)Vijayalakshmi Pandit
    C)Fathima Beevi
    D)Sarojini Naidu
    Answer: Sarojini Naidu
  • Q. Who was the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence?
    A)George Washington
    B)Benjamin Franklin
    C)Thomas Edison
    D)Thomas Jefferson
    Answer: Thomas Jefferson
  • Q. The two principles monuments of Alaud-din Khilji’s reign – the Jama Masjid at Kana and Alai Darwaza – were constructed at
    A)Delhi
    B)Agra
    C)Dhar
    D)Gulbarga
    Answer: Delhi
  • Q. Who designed the national flag of Independent India?
    A)Rabindranath Tagore
    B)Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
    C)Mahatma Ghandhi
    D)Pingali Venkaiya
    Answer: Pingali Venkaiya
  • Q. The English established their first factory in Bengal in 1651 at __________
    A)Kassimbazar
    B)Hugli
    C)Patna
    D)Calcutta
    Answer: Hugli
  • Q. Author of ‘Culture ideology Hegemony Intellectual and Social consciousness in Colonial India’ is
    A)K. N. Panikkar
    B)K. N. Ganesh
    C)R. C. Majumdar
    D)Herman Kulke
    Answer: K. N. Panikkar
  • 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. When the East India Company was established India was ruled by
    A)A Gupta Emperor
    B)A Mughal Emperor
    C)A Mauryan Emperor
    D)A Sunga Emperor
    Answer: A Mughal Emperor
  • Q. Which is known as book of Melody?
    A)Samveda
    B)Rigveda
    C)Atharvaveda
    D)Yajurveda
    Answer: Samveda
  • Q. The Ilbert Bill introduced In Lord Ripon’s reign is significant because
    A)it put restrictions on the vernacular press
    B)it limited the Britishers political authority
    C)it debarred Indians from entering the civil services
    D)it removed racial discrimination from the judicial services
    Answer: it removed racial discrimination from the judicial services
  • Q. Which of the following was not one of the points stressed by Mahatma Gandhi while exhorting the people to join the Quit India Movement?
    A)our quarrel is not with British people, we fight their imperialism and we must purge ourselves of hatred.
    B)Forget the differences between the Hindus and Muslims and think of yourselves as Indians only.
    C)Feel from today that you are a free man and pot a dependent. Do or die. Either free India or die in the the attempt.
    D)Freedom of India is an end that will purify all means employed to achieve it.
    Answer: Freedom of India is an end that will purify all means employed to achieve it.
  • Q. Slaves who were in great demand under the Mughals were
    A)Persians
    B)Abyssinians
    C)Africans
    D)Afghans
    Answer: Abyssinians
  • Q. Who has given a call “Go back to nature”?
    A)Aristotle
    B)Plato
    C)Rousseau
    D)Hobbes
    Answer: Rousseau
  • Q. Slash and burn agriculture is known as ‘Milpa’ in
    A)Brazil
    B)Venezuela
    C)Central Africa
    D)Mexico and Central America
    Answer: Mexico and Central America
  • Q. Which Bhakti saint opposed cast distinctions and sympathetic towards lower caste in the 6th century AD?
    A)Chaitanya
    B)Gnanadev
    C)Namadeva
    D)Ekanatha
    Answer: Ekanatha
  • Q. The privileges of free trade granted to the English East India Company were confirmed in 1717 by Emperor
    A)Farrukh-Siyar
    B)Bahadur Shah
    C)Muhammad Shah
    D)Aurangzeb
    Answer: Farrukh-Siyar
  • Q. As a result of the elections held in early 1937 under the Act of 1935 the Congress formed ministries in provinces
    A)9
    B)7
    C)10
    D)8
    Answer: 8

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