Q. The Taj Mahal is called ‘a dream in marble’. Which monument is called as ‘a dream in stone’?

Correct Answer

The Panch Mahal

More Questions on History

  • Q. Assertion (A): Babur won the first Battle of Panipat. Reason (R): Babur was the first to introduce the use of cannons in India
    A)Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
    B)Both A and R are 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 are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  • Q. How many years did Elizabeth I reign England
    A)36 Years
    B)32 Years
    C)40 Years
    D)44 Years
    Answer: 44 Years
  • Q. When did Japanese invasion of Manchuria begin?
    A)1935
    B)1931
    C)1936
    D)1939
    Answer: 1931
  • Q. Champaran, the site of Gandhi’s first experiment in Satyagraha, is located in the state of
    A)Kerala
    B)Bihar
    C)Gujarat
    D)Punjab
    Answer: Bihar
  • Q. The ‘Kirti Stambha’ (Tower of Victory) at Chittor was built by
    A)Rana Kumbha
    B)Rana Pratap
    C)Rana Sanga
    D)Bappa Raval
    Answer: Rana Kumbha
  • Q. Who among the following from the first cabinet of indepenent India was responsible of mass religious conversion?
    A)Dr. John Mathai
    B)Dr. S. P. Mukherjee
    C)Sardar Baldeve Singh
    D)Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
    Answer: Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
  • Q. Michelangelo was a __________
    A)Sculptor
    B)Painter
    C)Astronomer
    D)Poet
    Answer: Sculptor
  • Q. The Interim Government which took office on September 2, 1946 was headed by
    A)Jawaharlal Nehru
    B)Rajendra Prasad
    C)Vallabhbhai Patel
    D)C Rajagopalachari
    Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
  • Q. After the initial success of the Revolt of 1857, the objective for which the leaders of the revolt worked was
    A)to form a Federation of Indian States under the aegis of Bhadur Shah II
    B)to restore the former glory to the Mughal empire
    C)elimination of foreign rule and return of the old order
    D)each leader wanted to establish his own power in his respective region
    Answer: elimination of foreign rule and return of the old order
  • Q. Who said that he had not become His Majesty’s first Minister to preside over the liquidation of the British Empire?
    A)Churchill
    B)Attlee
    C)Disraeli
    D)Loyd George
    Answer: Churchill
  • Q. Tilak started his career as a
    A)Professor
    B)Writer
    C)Journalist
    D)Lawyer
    Answer: Professor
  • Q. A 19th century social reformer who is regarded as the bridge between the past and the future is
    A)Devendra Nath Tagore
    B)Keshab Chandra Sen
    C)Ishwar chandra
    D)Raja Ram Mohan Roy
    Answer: Raja Ram Mohan Roy
  • Q. Sumtinath Tirthankara was born from whose womb?
    A)Marudevi
    B)Tara
    C)Vijaya
    D)Sumangla
    Answer: Sumangla
  • Q. Who said “The Simmon Commission Report should be thrown on a heap of rubbish”?
    A)Shivaswami Iyer
    B)Mahatma Gandhi
    C)Mohammad Ali Jinnah
    D)Jawaharlal Nehru
    Answer: Shivaswami Iyer
  • Q. Land Revenue under Tipu__________
    A)Was mainly collected by Government officials appointed by Tipu
    B)Was mainly collected through revenue officers
    C)Was collected by interme-diaries
    D)Was not allowed to go into the hands of Sultan
    Answer: Was mainly collected by Government officials appointed by Tipu
  • Q. Find out the correct match of the following
    A)Adam Khan - Akbar
    B)Asaf Khan - Akbar
    C)Bairam Khan - Akbar
    D)Shaista Khan - Akbar
    Answer: Bairam Khan - Akbar
  • Q. The Ajanta Paintings belong to the
    A)Mauryan period
    B)Harappan period
    C)Buddhist period
    D)Gupta period
    Answer: Gupta period
  • Q. Sindhia’s troops were defeated by General Wellesley at
    A)Assaye
    B)Bessein
    C)Tanjore
    D)Poona
    Answer: Assaye
  • Q. Who has written about the revolt of 1857- ‘this was an eruption of social volcano’ where many spent forces found vent. After the vent the whole social topography has changed. The scars of rebellion remained deep and shining?”
    A)V. D. Savarkar
    B)Brahma Datt
    C)Dr. Gopal
    D)Ashok Mehta
    Answer: Ashok Mehta
  • Q. Who was the author of Telugu Work Amuktamalyada?
    A)Devaraya
    B)Harihara
    C)Krishnadevaraya
    D)Bukka
    Answer: Krishnadevaraya

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