Q. Ibadat Khana at Fatehpur Sikri was (a) the mosque for the use of Royal Family (b) Akbar’s private chamber prayer (c) the hall in which Akbar held discussions with scholars of various religions. (d) the room in which the nobles belonging to different religions gathered to discuss ...

Q. India maintained its early cultural contacts and trade links with southeast Asia across the Bay of Bengal. For this pre-eminence of early maritime history of Bay of Bengal , which of the following could be the most convincing explanation/explanations ? (a) As compared to other countries, ...

Q. Why did Buddhism start declining in India in the early medieval times? 1. Buddha was by that time considered , as one of the incarnations of Vishnu and thus became a part of Vaishnavism. 2. The invading tribes from Central Asia till the time of last Gupta king adopted Hinduism and ...

Q. What was the immediate reason for Ahmad Shah Abdali to invade India and fight the Third Battle of Panipat? (a) He wanted to avenge the expulsion by Marathas of his viceroy Timur Shah from Lahore (b) The frustrated governor of Jullundhar Adina Beg Khan invited him to invade Punjab (c) ...

Q. Among the following, who was not a proponent of bhakti cult? (a) Nagarjuna  (b) Tukaram (c) Tyagaraja (d) Vallabhacharya Ans: (a) Nagarjuna Explanation: Among the options provided, Nagarjuna was not a proponent of the bhakti cult. Nagarjuna was a renowned Buddhist ...

Q. With whose permission did the English set up their first factory in Surat? (a) Akbar (b) Jahangir (c) Shahjahan (d) Aurangzeb Ans: (b) Jahangir  Explanation: The English set up their first factory in Surat with the permission of Emperor Jahangir. Jahangir granted the ...

Q. During the time of which Mughal Emperor did the English East India Company establish its first factory in India? (a) Akbar (b) Jahangir (c) Shah Jahan (d) Aurangzeb Ans: (b) Jahangir Explanation: The English East India Company established its first factory in India during the ...

Q. When Raja Wodeyar founded the kingdom of Mysore, who was the ruler of the Vijayanagar Empire? (a) Sadasiva (b) Tirumala (c) Ranga II (d) Venkata II Ans: (d) Venkata II Explanation: Indigenous chieftains from Karnataka rose to become the founders of a dynasty after a series of ...

Q. In Indian history, who was Abdul Hamid Lahori? (a) An important military commander during Akbar’s reign (b) An official historian of the reign of Shah Jahan (c) An important noble and confidant of Aurangzeb (d) A chronicler and poet during the reign of Muhammad Shah Ans: (b) An ...

Q. Bhakta Tukaram was a contemporary of which Mughal Emperor? (a) Babar (b) Akbar (c) Jahangir (d) Aurangzeb Ans: (c) Jahangir Explanation: The correct answer is (c) Jahangir. Bhakta Tukaram, a prominent saint and poet of the Bhakti movement, was a contemporary of Mughal ...