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History Questions and Answers - Set 2
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History Questions and Answers - Set 2 (100 Questions)
History Questions and Answers - Set 3 (100 Questions)
Consider the following foreign travellers:
1. Nicolo Conti
2. Abdur Razzaq
3. Bernier
4. Tavernier
Among them, those who visited the Vijayanagara Empire include
1, 2 and 3
1 and 2
1, 3 and 4
2 and 4
1 and 2
The famous Brihadeeswara temple in Tanjore was built by —
Pallavas
Cholas
Pandyas
Chalukyas
Cholas
Which one of the following authors put forth the theory of the Drain of India's resources to England?
Raja Rammohan Roy
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
G. G. Agarkar
Dadabhai Naoroji
Dadabhai Naoroji
The Shimla Pact between India and Pakistan stood for —
abstaining from first use of nuclear weapons
bilateral settlement of disputes
final resolution of Jammu and Kashmir problem
resolution of dispute relating to Rann of Kachch
bilateral settlement of disputes
Consider the following statements:
1. Parshvanatha preached the Jain ideas of Satya, Asteya and Aparigraha.
2. Mahavira introduced Brahmacharya.
3. Mahavira's teachings were first collected in the third century B.C.
Which of these statements are correct?
1 and 2
1 and 3
2 and 3
1, 2 and 3
1, 2 and 3
Amir Khusrau was the famous poet in the court of —
Akbar
Shahjahan
Ibrahim Lodi
Alauddin Khilji
Alauddin Khilji
Which one of the following Mughal emperors donated land for the construction of the Golden Temple at Amritsar?
Akbar
Humayun
Jahangir
Shahjahan
Akbar
Emperor Akbar is stated to have donated the land to the wife of Guru Ram Das. In 1581, Guru Arjan initiated the construction of the Gurdwara.
Consider the following statements:
Aurangzeb proceeded to Deccan in 1681 for
1. crushing the Marathas.
2. annexing Golconda and Bijapur.
3. driving out the Portuguese from Goa.
4. subduing the revolts of Mughal nobility.
Which of these statements are correct?
1, 2 and 3
2, 3 and 4
1, 2 and 4
1, 3 and 4
1, 2 and 4
Who among the following, destroyed the group of Forty Nobles?
Baharam Shah
Iltutmish
Sultan Razia
Balban
Balban
The source of "Satyameva Jayathe" is —
Ashoka pillar
Bhagavat Gita
Mundaka Upanishad
Rigveda
Mundaka Upanishad