Q. The Mughal emperor who had died owing to a sudden fall from the staircase was

Correct Answer

Humayun

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    A)Badami
    B)Ajanta
    C)Ellora
    D)Elephanta
    Answer: Ellora
  • Q. To avenge the brutal lathi charge on Lala Lajpat Rai (October 30, 1928), which was believed to have caused his death subsequently, who murdered Saunders, the Assistant Superintendent of Police, Lahore?
    A)Bhagat Singh
    B)Batukeshwar Dutt
    C)Chandra Shekhar Azad
    D)Sachindra Sanyal
    Answer: Bhagat Singh
  • Q. Akbar married a bride from
    A)Jaisalmer
    B)Bikaner
    C)Jaipur
    D)Udaipur
    Answer: Udaipur
  • Q. Sri Narayana Guru Swamy initiated a programme of action called Sri Narayana Guru Dharma Paripalana yogam which took up issues regarding depressed classes, contains which of the issues? I. Encouraging inter caste marriages II. Right of admission to public schools III. Recruitment to government schools IV. Access to temples and roads
    A)I, II and III
    B)Only II and III
    C)I, II and IV
    D)All four are correct
    Answer: All four are correct
  • Q. The Harappan Civilisation achieved far greater advancement than Sumer, Elam etc. on account of its
    A)metal working
    B)town planning
    C)weights and measures
    D)seals and figures
    Answer: town planning
  • Q. Who among the following was first initiated disciple of Akbar’s Din-i-Ilahi?
    A)Tansen
    B)Todarmal
    C)Birbal
    D)Mansingh
    Answer: Birbal
  • Q. Who was the last ruler of India that adopted Jainism in his last days?
    A)Bindusara
    B)Samudra Gupta
    C)Chandra Gupta Maurya
    D)Ashoka
    Answer: Chandra Gupta Maurya
  • Q. The upliftment of the backward classes had been the prime concern of the
    A)Prarthana Samaj
    B)Arya Samaj
    C)Satyashodhak Samaj
    D)Ramakrishna Mission
    Answer: Satyashodhak Samaj
  • Q. Select the correct order
    A)Mirabai, Kabir Nizamuddin Auliya, Tulsidas
    B)Nizamuddin Auliya, Kabir, Mirabai, Tulsidas
    C)Kabir, Nizamuddin Auliya, Tulsidas, Mirabai
    D)Tulsidas, Mirabai, Kabir, Nizamuddin Auliya
    Answer: Nizamuddin Auliya, Kabir, Mirabai, Tulsidas
  • Q. The coins of which of the following reveal their love for music?
    A)Nandas
    B)Mauryas
    C)Guptas
    D)Cholas
    Answer: Guptas
  • Q. What was the capital of Avanti?
    A)Ujjain
    B)Gaya
    C)Satna
    D)Vallabhi
    Answer: Ujjain
  • Q. A great astronomer and mathematician during the Gupta period was
    A)Vagabhatta
    B)Bhanugupta
    C)Aryabhatta
    D)Varahamihira
    Answer: Aryabhatta
  • Q. Akbar’s nurse-in-chief was
    A)Hamida Begum
    B)Mumtaj
    C)Jahanara
    D)Maham Anaga
    Answer: Maham Anaga
  • Q. Ghatotkacha (who ruled in the years 290-305 AD ) was a king from which dynasty?
    A)Kanva Dynasty
    B)Gupta Dynasty
    C)Shunga Dynasty
    D)Maurya Dynasty
    Answer: Gupta Dynasty
  • Q. The portion of the actual produce fixed as state’s share under the Zabti System of Mughals was __________
    A)One-third
    B)One-half
    C)One-fourth
    D)One-fifth
    Answer: One-third
  • Q. Which of the following signs was etched on the right leg of Rishabhnath Tirthankar?
    A)Bull
    B)Cow
    C)Elephant
    D)Tiger
    Answer: Bull
  • Q. The last Buddhist king who was a great Sanskrit scholar and a writer was
    A)Ashoka
    B)Kanishka
    C)Bimbisara
    D)Harshavardhana
    Answer: Harshavardhana
  • Q. The family of the Rig Vedic Aryans was
    A)Patriarchal
    B)Patrilineal
    C)Matriarchal
    D)Matrilineal
    Answer: Patriarchal
  • Q. Pitts India Act of 1784 was a/an
    A)Regulating Act
    B)White Paper
    C)Ordinance
    D)Resolution
    Answer: Regulating Act
  • Q. Assertion (A): The Gupta period is often called the ‘Golden Age’ of ancient India. Reason (R): The Gupta rulers issued gold coins
    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: Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A

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