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Q :  

After winning which war, Sher Shah established the second Afghan kingdom in Delhi?

(A) Battle of Bilgram

(B) Battle of Kalinjar

(C) Battle of Chausa

(D) none of these

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

The war of Dharamat was fought between which of the following?

(A) Muhammad Ghori and Jaichand

(B) Aurangzeb and Dara Shikoh

(C) Babur and the Afghan

(D) none of these

Correct Answer : B

Q :  

By whom the Third Buddhist Council was patronized?

(A) Junior

(B) Upali

(C) Mahakasap

(D) Ashok

Correct Answer : D

Q :  

Who established the Chishti sequence in India?

(A) Salim Chishti

(B) Sheikh Muinruddin Chishti

(C) Hamiduddin Nagori

(D) none of these

Correct Answer : B

Q :  

The Sufi Silsila is basically related to?

(A) Hinduism

(B) Buddhism

(C) Islam

(D) Sikhism

Correct Answer : C

Q :  

The first Governor-General of India was?

(A) Lord William Bentick

(B) Warren Hastings

(C) Lord Canning

(D) Lord Mountbatten

Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
Lord William Bentinck was the first to be designated as the Governor-general of India in 1833.



Q :  

Which of the following movement began in 1942?

(A) Non-Cooperation movement

(B) Khilafat movement

(C) Quit India Movement

(D) Home Rule movement

Correct Answer : C
Explanation :

The Quit India Movement, also known as the Bharat Chhodo Andolan, was a movement launched at the Bombay session of the All India Congress Committee by Mahatma Gandhi on 9 August 1942, during World War II, demanding an end to British rule in India.


Q :  

Under whose leadership was the all-India Muslim League set up ?

(A) Faisal Khan

(B) Mohmmed Ali Jinnha

(C) Sayyid Ahmed Khan

(D) None of these

Correct Answer : C

Q :  

Who among the following rulers had stamped the figure of Goddess Lakshmi on his coins and had his name inscribed in Nagari Characters?

(A) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq

(B) Iltutmish

(C) Muhammad Ghazni

(D) Muhammad Ghori

Correct Answer : D

Q :  

Rajatarangini, a book that generally recorded the heritage of Kashmir in the 12th Century, was written by:

(A) Lalitapida

(B) Kashyapa

(C) Pravaragupta

(D) Kalhana

Correct Answer : D

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