History Maratha Empire

Q. During Shivaji’s rule the Council of the State consisted of

A
Eighteen Ministers
B
Eight Ministers
C
Twelve Ministers
D
Fifteen Ministers

Correct Answer

Eight Ministers

More Questions on History

  • Q. What is the correct order (first to last) of states annexed under the policy of “Doctrine of Lapse”?
    A)Jaipur > Satara > Sambhalpur> Bahat
    B)Satara > Jaipur > Sambhalpur> Bahat
    C)Bahat >Satara > Jaipur > Sambhalpur
    D)Satara > Jaipur > Bahat> Sambhalpur
    Answer: Satara > Jaipur > Sambhalpur> Bahat
  • Q. Which of the following statement is/are correct? I. Panini’s Ashtadhyayi, book on grammar in eight chapters is the final culmination of this excellent art of writing in sutra (precepts) in which every chapter is precisely interwoven. II. The Brahmanas elaborates vedic caste system of the society
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Both I & II
  • Q. The Indian National Congress was founded in December 1885 at__________
    A)Calcutta
    B)Bombay
    C)Madras
    D)Gujarat
    Answer: Bombay
  • Q. What is the ancient name of river Sutlej?
    A)Vitasta
    B)Askini
    C)Shutudri
    D)Parushni
    Answer: Shutudri
  • Q. East Timor, in Indonesian, Archipelago, was the former colony of
    A)English
    B)Dutch
    C)French
    D)Portuguese
    Answer: Portuguese
  • Q. Which Sultan of Delhi died while playing the chaugan (polo)?
    A)Ghiyasuddin Balban
    B)Qutbuddin Aibak
    C)Shamsuddin IItutmish
    D)Nasiruddin Mahmud
    Answer: Qutbuddin Aibak
  • Q. Where did the so-called ‘Black Hole Tragedy’ take place ?
    A)Monghyr
    B)Daccan
    C)Calcutta
    D)Murshidabad
    Answer: Calcutta
  • Q. Which of the following is not correct about Montegu- Chelmsford’s Reform & Government of India Act, 1919?
    A)In this Act the central legislative council was replaced by two houses-the imperial legislative assembly and the council of state
    B)It changed the administrative system in India
    C)Education and public health were placed under charge of ministers responsible to the legislature
    D)All of the above are incorrect
    Answer: All of the above are incorrect
  • Q. In the Interim Government formed in 1946, the Minister for Education was
    A)Rajaji
    B)Patel
    C)Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
    D)Annie Besant
    Answer: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
  • Q. The Mughal troops were largely drawn from
    A)Tributary Chiefs
    B)The Rajput Chiefs
    C)Mansabdars
    D)Central Contingents
    Answer: Mansabdars
  • Q. Who said that ‘the real seat of taste is not the tongue but the mind.’?
    A)Mahatma Gandhi
    B)Aurobindo Ghosh
    C)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    D)Swami Vivekananda
    Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
  • Q. Which of the following is associated with Sufi saints?
    A)Dakhma
    B)Tripitaka
    C)Khanjah
    D)Synagogue
    Answer: Khanjah
  • Q. The Great Depression in the 1930s refers to
    A)An ailment afflicting millions overhung to a new vector borne disease
    B)A tropical storm that raged for weeks
    C)An economic hollowing out leading to widespread unemployment and collapse of stock values
    D)A prolonged seasonal influence of unpredictable weather owing to earthquakes and tsunamis
    Answer: An economic hollowing out leading to widespread unemployment and collapse of stock values
  • Q. Which of the following writers has called Akbar’s Din-i-Ilahi as a monument of his folly, not of wisdom?
    A)Vincent Smith
    B)Badayuni
    C)Barni
    D)W.Haig
    Answer: Vincent Smith
  • Q. Dadabhai Naoroji’s book ‘poverty and un British rule in India’ published in __________ analysed the nature of the British rule in India
    A)1901
    B)1898
    C)1908
    D)1946
    Answer: 1901
  • Q. China invaded Indian frontiers in the year __________
    A)1960
    B)1956
    C)1962
    D)1965
    Answer: 1962
  • Q. Who among the following had shifted the capital of the Mughal empire from Agra to Delhi?
    A)Aurangzeb
    B)Shah Jahan
    C)Jahangir
    D)Humayun
    Answer: Shah Jahan
  • Q. Who among the following had given the doctrine of Advaita or Monism?
    A)Saivaite Nayanmars
    B)Sankara
    C)Vashnavaite Alwars
    D)Tukaram
    Answer: Sankara
  • Q. Sarvodaya stands for
    A)Non-cooperation
    B)Total revolution
    C)Upliftment of all
    D)Non-violence
    Answer: Upliftment of all
  • Q. The language of discourses of Gautama Buddha was
    A)Magadhi
    B)Bhojpuri
    C)Pali
    D)Sanskrit
    Answer: Pali

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