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(141) Which one of the following was the first English ship that came to India ?
[A] Red Dragon
[B] Elizabeth
[C] Myflower
[D] Bengal

Comment

Answer: Option [A]

Red Dragon was the first English ship that came to India. The East India Company used her for at least five voyages to the East Indies. In October 1619, a Dutch fleet attacked Red Dragon and sank her. Hector was another British ship by which traders of East India Company came in India in 1600 AD.

(142) Who built the mausoleum of Jahangir and where ?
[A] Shahjahan at Agra
[B] Shahjahan at Delhi
[C] Nur Jahan at Lahor
[D] Nur Jahan at Fatehpur Sikri

Comment

Answer: Option [C]

Nur Jahan built the mausoleum of Jahangir at Lahor. The tomb of Jehangir is built inside the walled garden of Empress Noor Jehan Bagh-e-Dil Kusha at Shahdra, on the bank of Ravi in Lahore. His son Shah Jahan built the mausoleum 10 years after his father's death.

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(143) The Mughal painting reached its zenith during the reign of:
[A] Shah Jahan
[B] Jahangir
[C] Humayun
[D] Babur

Comment

Answer: Option [B]

The Mughal painting reached its zenith during the reign of Jahangir. During his reign, Mughal paintings achieved their zenith. Many great painters, such as Monsoon, Abul Hasan, Jaswant and Basawan, patronized him.

(144) The battle of Dharmat was fought between:
[A] Babar and the Afghans
[B] Muhammad Ghori and Jai Chand
[C] Ahmad Shah Durani and the Marathas
[D] Aurangzeb and Dara Shikoh

Comment

Answer: Option [D]

The battle of Dharmat was fought between Aurangzeb and Dara Shikoh. The battle of Dharmat was fought during the Mughal War of Succession (1658-1659) by Aurangzeb against Jaswant Singh Rathore who was allied with the Mughal prince Dara Shikoh.

(145) Who among the following Sikh Gurus started the Gurumukhi script ?
[A] Guru Arjan
[B] Guru Tegh Bahdur
[C] Guru Angad
[D] Guru Ramdas

Comment

Answer: Option [C]

Guru Nanak (1469-1539), the founder of the Sikhism, chose Guru Angad as next Guru of Sikhism in place of his sons. Guru Angad started the new script Gurmukhi. He is the second of the ten Gurus of the Sikhism and led the Sikhs after the death of Guru Nanak.

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