When was the second Anglo-Mysore War fought?
A. 1780-84
B. 1788-89
C. 1784-88
D. 1770-74
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I. His reign saw beginning of a new intercourse between Europe of India
II. Attempted to prohibit traffic in eunuchs
III. Started practices of inter-caste marriages between the families of government officers
IV. Ordered the abolition of inhuman corporal punishments
Which of the above statement (s) is/are correct related to Jahangir?
A. I, II, and III
B. I, II, and IV
C. II, III, and IV
D. All the above
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I. Jahangir had set up his court at Allahabad, assumed royal titles and struck coins in his name
II. He banned slaughter of animals on two days in every week viz - Sunday & Thursday.
Which of the above statement (s) is/are correct related to Jahangir?
A. Only I
B. Only II
C. Both I and II
D. Neither I nor II
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I. The full name of Jahangir was Nuruddin Md. Jahangir
II. Jahangir had ended a long drawn out struggle with Mewar
III. Mahabat Khan revolted against Jahangir and captured Jahangir and his wife Nurjahan at Lahore
Which of the above statement (s) is/are correct related to Jahangir?
A. Only I
B. I and II
C. II and III
D. All the above
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Who was the architect who designed "Taj Mahal" ?
A. Muhammad Hussain
B. Ustad Ahmed Lahori
C. Shah Isa
D. Ismail
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Who introduced Mansabdari system in India?
A. Babur
B. Humayun
C. Akbar
D. Jahangir
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Which of the following pair is incorrect?
A. Abul Fazal Chief -Advisor
B. Faizi - Poet
C. Birbal - Finance Minister
D. All are correct
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Who among the following was an illiterate?
A. Jahagir
B. Shah Jahan
C. Akbar
D. Aurangzeb
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Which one of the following was the cause of disintegration of the Mughal Empire?
A. War of succession among sons of Aurangzeb
B. Attacks of Nadir Shah and Ahmad Shah Abdali
C. Revolts of various communities like Jats, Sikhs, Rajputs etc.
D. All of the above mentioned factors contributed to the downfall of the Mughal Empire.
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The well-known painting showing the arrival at the Mughal Court of the great singer Tansen exhibits
A. The Persian Style
B. Gandhara Style
C. Hindu Style
D. The fusion of the Mughal and Hindu Styles
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Rana Pratap Singh of Mewar was defeated by the Mughal army in the battle of
A. Mewar
B. Chittor
C. Haldighati
D. Udaipur
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The Mughals imported fruits from
A. Samarkand
B. Arabia
C. Kabul
D. Portugal
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The Mughal emperor who had died owing to a sudden fall from the staircase was
A. Babur
B. Shah Jahan
C. Humayun
D. Aurangzeb
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Permission to the British to establish their trading centre at Surat had been given by the Mughal emperor
A. Babur
B. Akbar
C. Jahangir
D. Humayun
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Name the Pala ruler who was the first to plunge into the tripartite struggle
A. Devapala
B. Mahipala
C. Dharmapala
D. Gopala
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Which of the following state was not the victim of "The Subsidiary Alliance System"?
A. Mysore
B. Satara
C. Awadh
D. Hyderabad
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Which state was the first victim of "The Subsidiary Alliance System"?
A. Satara
B. Mysore
C. Hyderabad
D. Awadh
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The Battle of Haldighati (1576) was a fight between Rajput and Mughal forces. Who led the Mughal forces?
A. Man Singh
B. Jai Singh
C. Khurram
D. Akbar
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Which Pratihara ruler had the famous poet, Rajasekhara, at his court?
A. Vatsaraja
B. Mahipala
C. Nagahhatta-II
D. Mihira Bhoja
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Painting reached its highest level of development during the reign of
A. Akbar
B. Aurangzeb
C. Jahangir
D. Shahjahan
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