History Maratha Empire

Q. Under Shivaji’s rule, the head of a unit of 25 in the Cavalry was known as

A
Havaldar
B
Jumadar
C
Faujdar
D
Hazari

Correct Answer

Havaldar

More Questions on History

  • Q. In which Indian Religion, there are 24 tirthankaras?
    A)Buddhism
    B)Jainism
    C)Hinduism
    D)Sikhism
    Answer: Jainism
  • Q. Who founded the faith on a ritual-free, simple “Sat Shri Akal” or the worship of God and truth?
    A)Guru Nanak
    B)Dadu Dayal
    C)Sri Chaitanya
    D)Guru Govind Singh
    Answer: Guru Nanak
  • Q. The State is a necessary evil according to
    A)Liberalists
    B)Communists
    C)Individualists
    D)Anarchists
    Answer: Individualists
  • Q. Which of the following was the God of Animal during the later Vedic period?
    A)Rudra
    B)Indra
    C)Vishnu
    D)Prajapati
    Answer: Rudra
  • Q. The Indian Civil Service Examination was thrown open to all by the Act of
    A)1858
    B)1853
    C)1813
    D)1784
    Answer: 1858
  • Q. The ultimate ownership of land during the post-Gupta period lay with
    A)The village community
    B)The cultivator
    C)The king
    D)The joint family
    Answer: The king
  • Q. A resolution declaring ‘Purna Swaraj’ was passed in the Congress Session held at
    A)Calcutta
    B)Lahore
    C)Gaya
    D)Haripura
    Answer: Lahore
  • Q. Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad Started an Urdu Weekly, The Al-Hilal in 1912 but on its being banned by the Government he founded Al-Balagh in
    A)1914
    B)1913
    C)1915
    D)1916
    Answer: 1913
  • Q. Which of the following leader is correctly matched with their association/party/ books/ newspaper?
    A)Rabindranath Tagore: Patrika
    B)Devendranath Tagore: Young India
    C)M. K. Gandhi: Gitanjali
    D)B. G. Tilak: Kesari
    Answer: B. G. Tilak: Kesari
  • Q. The Vedic deity Indra was the Goddess of
    A)Eternity
    B)Wind
    C)Rain and thunder
    D)Fire
    Answer: Rain and thunder
  • Q. When was the Non-Cooperation Movement got momentum under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi and the Indian National Congress?
    A)1922-1924
    B)1920-1922
    C)1987-1989
    D)1990-1992
    Answer: 1920-1922
  • Q. After the ruin of India’s trade, industries and handicrafts, the burden of taxation in India had to be mainly borne by
    A)Peasantry
    B)Zamindars
    C)Income-tax payers
    D)All the above
    Answer: Peasantry
  • Q. The language of discourses of Gautama Buddha was
    A)Magadhi
    B)Bhojpuri
    C)Pali
    D)Sanskrit
    Answer: Pali
  • Q. When did the Battle of Crecy take place?
    A)1337
    B)1327
    C)1346
    D)1376
    Answer: 1346
  • Q. Guru Gobind Singh was the son of
    A)Arjan Dev
    B)Tegh Bahadur
    C)Har Gobind
    D)Nanak
    Answer: Tegh Bahadur
  • Q. Sher Shah defeated Humayun at
    A)Chunar
    B)Gaur
    C)Chausa
    D)Agra
    Answer: Chausa
  • Q. The Mir Bakshi of the Mughal Emperors was the head of
    A)Foreign affairs
    B)Intelligence
    C)Army organisation
    D)Finance
    Answer: Army organisation
  • Q. Chinese travellers visited India primarily because-
    A)They were invited by ten Indian kings
    B)They were interested in Buddhism
    C)They were interested to study Indian culture
    D)They were interested to stay in India
    Answer: They were interested in Buddhism
  • Q. The title of ‘Viceroy’ was added to the centre of the Governor-General of India for the first time in
    A)1858 A.D.
    B)1848 A.D.
    C)1862 A.D.
    D)1856 A.D.
    Answer: 1858 A.D.
  • Q. Which of the following Mughal ruler who tried to create affinity between Sikh and Maratha by granted the right to collect Sardesh Mukhi of Deccan but not Chauth to the Marathas?
    A)Muazzam
    B)Jahander Shah
    C)Akbar
    D)Farukhsiyar
    Answer: Muazzam

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