Q. __________was the first Mughal Emperor to acquire Koh-i-noor diamond

Correct Answer

Jahangir

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  • Q. __________, a judge of the Supreme Court founded the Asiatic society of Bengal in 1784 A.D.
    A)Warren Hastings
    B)Sir William Jones
    C)Raja Ram Mohan Roy
    D)Lord Macaulay
    Answer: Sir William Jones
  • Q. Which one of the following pairs does not belong to the same category?
    A)Satavahanas - Simuka
    B)Mauryas - Brihadratha
    C)Sungas - Devabhuti
    D)Kanvas - Susaraman
    Answer: Satavahanas - Simuka
  • Q. In order to study the position of education Indian constitutional commission was constituted in 1929 under the chairmanship of
    A)Phillip Reading
    B)Phillip Uartog
    C)Uartog Reading
    D)None of these
    Answer: Phillip Uartog
  • Q. The Simon Commission was boycotted by Indians because
    A)It proposed to partition India
    B)It sought to curb civil liberties of the Indians
    C)It was an all-white commission without Indian representation
    D)It proposed measures to contain nationalism
    Answer: It was an all-white commission without Indian representation
  • Q. The Bardoli Satyagraha was led by
    A)Mahatma Gandhi
    B)Rajendra Prasad
    C)Vallabhbhai Patel
    D)Morarji Desai
    Answer: Vallabhbhai Patel
  • Q. Who was the President of Indian National congress when the Mountbatten Plan of independence was accepted?
    A)Sardar Patel
    B)Jawaharlal Nehru
    C)Maulana Azad
    D)Acharya J. B. Kripalani
    Answer: Acharya J. B. Kripalani
  • Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the features of Bhakti Movement? I. Condemnation of rituals, ceremonies and blind faith. II. Rejection of idol worship by many saints.
    A)II only
    B)I only
    C)Both I and II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I and II
  • Q. Which one of the following rulers built the Bibi ka Maqbara?
    A)Jahangir
    B)Akbar
    C)Shahjahan
    D)Aurangzeb
    Answer: Aurangzeb
  • Q. Buddha gave his first religious message at
    A)Pataliputra
    B)Rajagriha
    C)Gaya
    D)Sarnath
    Answer: Sarnath
  • Q. Wahabis were __________ fanatics
    A)Muslim
    B)Hindu
    C)Christian
    D)Sikh
    Answer: Muslim
  • Q. The revolutionary who died of a 64 days hunger strike was
    A)Batukeshwar Dutt
    B)Sukh Dev
    C)Jatin Das
    D)Raj Guru
    Answer: Jatin Das
  • Q. In 1942 who appealed the Britishers to leave India in God’s hands?
    A)Mohhamad Ali Jinnah
    B)Jawahar Lal Nehru
    C)Sardar patel
    D)Mahatma Gandhi
    Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
  • Q. Which one of the following mentioned division of the Mauryan Society into seven classes?
    A)Indica
    B)Ashoka's Edicts
    C)Kautilya's Arthshastra
    D)Vishnu Purana
    Answer: Indica
  • Q. Who among the following freedom fighter opposes the Annie Besant’s idea of launching Home Rule Movement?
    A)Mahatma Gandhi
    B)G. K. Gokhale
    C)Aurobindo Ghosh
    D)B. G. Tilak
    Answer: G. K. Gokhale
  • Q. Name the religious personality who exercised a great influence over Shivaji
    A)Guru Nanak Dev
    B)Tukaram
    C)Mirabai
    D)Guru Ram Das
    Answer: Guru Ram Das
  • Q. After the ruin of India’s trade, industries and handicrafts, the burden of taxation in India had to be mainly borne by
    A)Peasantry
    B)Zamindars
    C)Income-tax payers
    D)All the above
    Answer: Peasantry
  • Q. Which of the following literatures is known as Apaurusheya?
    A)Brahman
    B)Vedas
    C)Upanishad
    D)Aranyak
    Answer: Vedas
  • Q. Who made the famous statement “Man is born free, but everywhere he is in chains.”
    A)Mirabeau
    B)John Locke
    C)Voltaire
    D)Jean Jacques Rousseau
    Answer: Jean Jacques Rousseau
  • Q. Tarabai, who conducted the affairs of the Maratha government from 1700 to 1707 AD, was the widow of the Maratha King
    A)Shivaji II
    B)Shambhaji
    C)Raja Ram
    D)Shivaji III
    Answer: Raja Ram
  • Q. The first Congress and nationalist leader to face repeated imprisonment was
    A)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
    B)Pheroze Shah Mehta
    C)Dadabhai Naoroji
    D)BG Tilak
    Answer: BG Tilak

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