History Mughal Empire

Q. Battle of Kannauj in 1540 was fought between Sher Shah and__________

A
Humayun
B
Babur
C
Akbar
D
Aurangzeb

Correct Answer

Humayun

More Questions on History

  • Q. Which of the following statement (s) is correct about Alvar Saints?
    A)The 63 Alvars saints were the Shiva devotional poets, who lived between 5th and 10th centuries
    B)The twelve Alvars were Tamil poet-saints, who lived between 6th and 9th centuries AD and espoused 'emotional devotion' or bhakti to Visnu-Krishna in their songs
    C)Only B
    D)Both A & B
    Answer: The twelve Alvars were Tamil poet-saints, who lived between 6th and 9th centuries AD and espoused 'emotional devotion' or bhakti to Visnu-Krishna in their songs
  • Q. When was the ‘Quit India Movement’ launched by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi?
    A)1939
    B)1946
    C)1942
    D)1940
    Answer: 1942
  • Q. The deep transforming effect that the Kalinga War had on Ashoka has been described in
    A)Rock edicts
    B)Archaeological excavations
    C)Coins
    D)Pillar edicts
    Answer: Rock edicts
  • Q. Who started the Sharda Sadan in Bombay?
    A)Sarala Devi Chaudhurani
    B)Ramabai Saraswati
    C)Lord Edwin Montague
    D)Dorothy Jinarajadasa
    Answer: Ramabai Saraswati
  • Q. During the last 25 years of his reign, Aurangzeb was mainly involved in long-drawn wars against
    A)Golcunda
    B)Bijapur
    C)Marathas
    D)All the above
    Answer: Marathas
  • Q. William Shakespeare was born in the year
    A)1523
    B)1487
    C)1564
    D)1588
    Answer: 1564
  • Q. The Vedic religion along with its Later (Vedic) developments is actually known as
    A)Brahmanism
    B)Hinduism
    C)Bhagavatism
    D)Vedic Dharma
    Answer: Brahmanism
  • Q. Who among the following was the court physician of Kanishka?
    A)Nagarjuna
    B)Vasumitra
    C)Charaka
    D)Patanjali
    Answer: Charaka
  • Q. Two great Buddhist universities of Nalanda and Vikramshila were patronised by the
    A)Paramaras
    B)Palas
    C)Chandelas
    D)All the above
    Answer: Palas
  • Q. Who among the following visited Gandhiji in South Africa?
    A)Vallabhbhai Patel
    B)B. G. Tilak
    C)G. K. Gokhale
    D)J. L. Nehru
    Answer: G. K. Gokhale
  • Q. Who said “Knowledge is Power”?
    A)Milton
    B)Shakespeare
    C)Francis Bacon
    D)Jawaharlal Nehru
    Answer: Francis Bacon
  • Q. Chanakya was known as__________
    A)R.C.Majumdar
    B)Sumit Sarkar
    C)Panikkar K.N
    D)K.K.N.Kurup
    Answer: Panikkar K.N
  • Q. Gandhi had been provoked into crusading for the lot of the Asians in South Africa by the British law called the Act
    A)Blacks' Registration
    B)Apartheid
    C)cl Asiatic Registration
    D)Subcitizens' Licence
    Answer: cl Asiatic Registration
  • Q. Consider the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the literature in Ancient India? I. The earliest known work of the Aryans in India was the Rig Veda which is a collection of 1048 hymns in Vedic Sanskrit. II. Most of the hymns are in praise of different Vedic deities and were intended for recitation at the Yajnas or sacrifices
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I and II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Only II
  • Q. Muslim League was established in December
    A)1905
    B)1906
    C)1925
    D)1926
    Answer: 1906
  • Q. Which of the following metals was not known during the Indus Valley Civilization?
    A)Gold
    B)Iron
    C)Copper
    D)Silver
    Answer: Iron
  • Q. How many gandhara were in the religious family of Ajitnath Tirthankar?
    A)85
    B)80
    C)90
    D)95
    Answer: 95
  • Q. Assertion (A): The permanent settlement is said to have initially resulted in increased agricultural production. Reason (R): In this system the Zamindar could keep for himself any increase in the rental of his estate
    A)Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
    B)Both A and R is 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: A is true but R is false
  • Q. __________was imprisoned for the rest of his life by Aurangzeb
    A)Shah Jahan
    B)Akbar
    C)Jahangir
    D)Babur
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  • Q. Which of the following statement is correct about South-Indian Literature?
    A)Tamil is the oldest with literature dating back to early centuries of Christian era. This developed during the three Sangams(assemblies of poets and writers) held during different times
    B)In Southern India, the ancient Indian writings were written in four Dravidian languages which developed their own script and literature, these are, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada,Malayalam
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