History Maratha Empire

Q. Shivaji’s Agra Adventure was planned by

A
Shayista Khan
B
Afzal Khan
C
Jai Singh
D
Mir Jumla

Correct Answer

Jai Singh

More Questions on History

  • Q. Who built Jama Masjid?
    A)Shah Jahan
    B)Guru Ramdas
    C)Rao Jodhaji
    D)Mahatma Gandhi
    Answer: Shah Jahan
  • Q. The Rowlatt Act was passed in :
    A)1913
    B)1905
    C)1919
    D)1925
    Answer: 1919
  • Q. The first session of Indian National Congress was held in
    A)Calcutta
    B)Surat
    C)Bombay
    D)Lahore
    Answer: Bombay
  • Q. In 1614 Sir Thomas Roe was instructed by __________ to visit the court of Jahangir, the Mughal emperor of India
    A)Babur
    B)James I
    C)Shajahan
    D)Humayun
    Answer: James I
  • Q. Bajirao-I (1720-1740 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?
    A)Peshwas
    B)Nanda
    C)Haryanka
    D)Maurya
    Answer: Peshwas
  • Q. Which of the following was built by Akbar to commemorate his conquest of Khandesh in Gujarat?
    A)Buland Darwaza
    B)Bada Imambara
    C)Jama Masjid
    D)Siddi Bashir
    Answer: Buland Darwaza
  • Q. Where did Aurangzeb died?
    A)Aurangabad
    B)Pune
    C)Ahmednagar
    D)Mumbai
    Answer: Ahmednagar
  • Q. Which of the following literary personalities made the greatest contribution in arousing patriotism in the 19th century?
    A)Bankim Chandra with his historical novels culminating with Ananda Math (1882)
    B)Dinbandhu Mitra's exposure of Indigo planters in Nil Darpana
    C)Vishnu Krishna Chiplunkar's Journal Nibandhamaka (1874-81)
    D)Bharatendu Harishchandra (1850-85) through his plays, poems and journals advocating use of Swadeshi articles and use of Hindi in courts
    Answer: Bankim Chandra with his historical novels culminating with Ananda Math (1882)
  • Q. Which one of the following is the principal source of information of Ashoka’s campaign against Kalinga?
    A)Mahavamsa
    B)Pillar Edict-VII
    C)Divyavadana
    D)Rock Edict-XIII
    Answer: Rock Edict-XIII
  • Q. Where did Sumtinath Tirthankar receive Shiksha (enlightenment)?
    A)Nasik
    B)Ayodhya
    C)Ujjain
    D)Kiskindha
    Answer: Ayodhya
  • Q. Historian Abdul Hamid Lahori was in the court of
    A)Akbar
    B)Aurangzeb
    C)Shahjahan
    D)Jahangir
    Answer: Shahjahan
  • Q. When did M.K Gandhi suspend non cooperation movement after the violent act of peasants at Police station of Chauri Chaura, near Gorakhpur in UP?
    A)Mar 1922
    B)Feb 1922
    C)Jan 1920
    D)Feb 1920
    Answer: Feb 1922
  • Q. As per government of India Act-1858, how many members were appointed to assist the Secretary of State for India?
    A)15
    B)10
    C)13
    D)14
    Answer: 15
  • Q. Name the oldest civilization
    A)Mesopotamian civlization
    B)Indus Valley civilization
    C)Egyptian civilization
    D)Chandragupta Vikramaditya
    Answer: Mesopotamian civlization
  • Q. Who wrote the song ‘Sare Jahan Se Accha Hindoostan Hamara’?
    A)Sahir Ludhianvi
    B)Ashafaqullah Khan
    C)Mohammad Iqbal
    D)Ramprasad Bisrnil
    Answer: Mohammad Iqbal
  • Q. Which dynasty came to power in India after the Tughlaq dynasty?
    A)The Khaljis
    B)The Guptas
    C)The Mughals
    D)The Sayyids
    Answer: The Sayyids
  • Q. Who is the second Great Khan of the Mongol Empire
    A)Ogedei Khan
    B)Guyuk Khan
    C)Kublai Khan
    D)Mongke Khan
    Answer: Ogedei Khan
  • Q. Who among the following had authored the book, ‘At the Feet of Mahatma Gandhi’?
    A)Rajendra Prasad
    B)JB Kripalani
    C)Jayaprakash Narayan
    D)Vinoba Bhave
    Answer: Rajendra Prasad
  • Q. Ustad Mansur was a famous painter in the reign of
    A)Akbar
    B)Shajahan
    C)Humayun
    D)Jahangir
    Answer: Jahangir
  • Q. During their rule the British persuaded or forced cultivators in Assam to grow__________
    A)Tea
    B)Jute
    C)Sugarcane
    D)Wheat
    Answer: Tea

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