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(Q1) General Knowledge » History

The Bahamani Sultanate was founded by which of the following leaders?

A

Mahmud Gavan

B

Mohammad bin Tughlaq

C

Alauddin Hasan Bahman Shah

D

Muhammmad Shah

(Q2) General Knowledge » History

The rulers of which of the following dynasties built the Khajuraho temples between 950 to 1050 A.D in the central India?

A

 Rashtrakuta Dynasty

B

Chandela Dynasty

C

Gurjara-Pratihara Dynasty

D

 Pala Dynasty

(Q3) General Knowledge » History

Who among the following was the first Mauryan ruler who tried to spread his message to the people through inscriptions?

A

Bindusara

B

Chandragupta

C

Ashoka

D

Brihadratha

(Q4) General Knowledge » History

Mehrunnisa married Emperor Jahangir in ______.

A

1611

B

1620

C

1603

D

1602

(Q5) General Knowledge » History

In 1590, the Govind Deva temple of Vrindavan, near Mathura was constructed from ______ sandstone.

A

red

B

yellow

C

white

D

black

(Q6) General Knowledge » History

All of the following are freedom fighters of India who were hanged to death on 23 March 1931 in the Lahore conspiracy case, EXCEPT _________.

A

Mahatma Gandhi

B

Rajguru

C

Sukhdev

D

Bhagat Singh

(Q7) General Knowledge » History

____________, popularly known as Punjab Kesari took his last breath on November 17th, 1928

A

Lala Lajpat Rai

B

Dadabhai Naoroji

C

Swami Vivekananda

D

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(Q8) General Knowledge » History

Which of the following pair of ‘Name of Ruler – Empire’ is correctly matched?
I. Mahapadma Nanda – Magadha Empire
II. Ajatasattu – Maurya Empire

A

Neither I nor II

B

Both I and II

C

Only I

D

Only II

(Q9) General Knowledge » History

Queen Rudramadevi belonged to which dynasty of India?

A

Chola

B

Chera

C

Chalukya

D

Kakatiya

(Q10) General Knowledge » History

When Alivardi Khan died in 1756, ______ became the nawab of Bengal.

A

Murshed Quli Khan

B

Mir Qasim

C

Siraj-ud-daulah

D

Mir Jafar

(Q11) General Knowledge » History

Which of the following is also known as ‘New Stone Age’ in the civilisation history of India?

A

Epipaleolithic

B

Mesolithic

C

Paleolithic

D

Neolithic

(Q12) General Knowledge » History

Sayyid Ahmed Khan founded Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College in _________ in 1875.

A

Lahore

B

Calcutta

C

Delhi

D

Aligarh

(Q13) General Knowledge » History

Who among the following British Viceroys partitioned Bengal in 1905?

A

Lord Lytton

B

Lord Hardinge

C

Lord Irwin

D

Lord Curzon

(Q14) General Knowledge » History

The revenue system of Mughal period during Akbar’s reign was called ______.

A

Charai

B

Zabt

C

Ghari

D

Iqta

(Q15) General Knowledge » History

Ghiyasuddin Balban (1265-1286 AD), ruler of the Slave dynasty, took up the title of ____________.

A

JahanPanah (protector of the world)

B

Zil-i-Ilahi (shadow of God)

C

Nur-al-Din (light of the faith)

D

NurMahal (light of the palace)

(Q16) General Knowledge » History

Aihole was the capital of the ______.

A

Pallavas

B

Cholas

C

Pandayas

D

Chalukyas

(Q17) General Knowledge » History

The Treaty of Lahore was signed in 1846 between the British empire and ______.

A

Maharani Chand Kaur

B

Maharaja Duleep Singh

C

Maharaja Kharak Singh

D

Maharaja Ranjit Singh

(Q18) General Knowledge » History

Who among the following was NOT a ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty?

A

Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

B

Muhammad-Bin-Tughlaq

C

Firuz Shah Tughlaq

D

Rukunuddin Tughlaq

(Q19) General Knowledge » History

Who among the following Mauryan rulers fought the Kalinga War in 261 BC?

A

Bindusara

B

Brihadratha

C

Ashoka

D

Chandragupta Maurya

(Q20) General Knowledge » History

Which of the following Acts of 1947 regulates the Indian labour law with regard to trade unions as well as individual workmen?

A

Rowlatt Act

B

Indian Councils Act

C

Industrial Disputes Act

D

Charter Act