Q. The first Mughal building with complete marble facing was (a) Humayun’s tomb (b) Itmad-ud-daulah’s tomb (c) Taj Mahal (d) Moti Masjid at the Red Fort, Delhi Ans: (b) Itmad-ud-daulah’s tomb

Q. The conflict between the Mughals and the Marathas began during the reign of (a) Akbar (b) Jahangir (c) Shah Jahan (d) Aurangzeb Ans: (d) Aurangzeb Explanation: This war began in 1680 by Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb's invasion of the Maratha enclave in Bijapur, which was ...

Q. In which one of the following spheres, Akbar carried forward the policies first initiated by Sher Shah? (a) Measurement of land for purposes of assessing land revenue (b) Recruitment of nobility from various sections of the society (c) Appointment of rulers who accepted his suzerainty ...

Q. During Akbar’s reign, the land which was cultivated every year and was never left fallow was known as: (a) Pulaj (b) Parauti (c) Chachar (d) Banjar Ans: (a) Pulaj Explanation: The correct answer is Polaj. For the purpose of making a comparative estimate of the produce of ...

Q. Before coming to Akbar’s court, Miyan Tansen was in the service of (a) Raja of Jodhpur (b) Raja of Jaipur (c) Raja of Ramchandra (d) Rani of Gondwana Ans: (c) Raja of Ramchandra

Q. After Quit India Movement, C. Rajagopalachari issued a pamphlet entitled “The Way Out”. What was proposed in this pamphlet? (a) The establishment of a “War Advisory Council” composed of representatives of British India and the Indian States (b) Reconstitution of the Central Executive ...

Q. Which one of the following suggested the reconstitution of the Viceroy’s Executive Council in which all the portfolios including that of War Members were to be held by the Indian leaders? (a) Simon Commission (b) Simla Conference (c) Cripps Proposal (d) Cabinet Mission Ans: (c) ...

Q. During the Indian Freedom Struggle, who of the following raised an army called ‘Free Indian Legion’? (a) Lala Hardayal (b) Rashbehari Bose (c) Subhas Chandra Bose (d) V. D. Savarkar Ans: (c) Subhas Chandra Bose Explanation: During the Indian Freedom Struggle, the person who ...

Q. Consider the following statements about Madam Bhikaji Cama: 1. Madam Cama unfurled the National Flag at the International Socialist Conference in Paris in the year in 1907. 2. Madam Cama served as the Private Secretary to Dadabhai Naoroji. 3. Madam Cama was born to Parsi parents ...

Q. During the Indian Freedom Struggle, who among the following proposed that Swaraj should be defined as complete independence free from all foreign control? (a) Mazharul Haque (b) Maulana Hasrat Mohani  (c) Hakim Ajmal Khan (d) Abul Kalam Azad Ans: (d) Abul Kalam Azad

Q. An important aspect of the Cripps Mission of 1942 was (a) to lay down that to consider any degree of autonomy for India all Indian States should join the Indian Union as a condition (b) The creation of an Indian Union with Dominion status very soon after the Second World War (c) The ...

Q. Consider the following statements: On the eve of the launch of Quit India Movement Mahatma Gandhi 1. Asked the government servants to resign. 2. Asked the soldiers to leave their posts. 3. Asked the Princes of the Princely States to accept the sovereignty of their own people. ...