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Question 201. The famous “Treaty of Purandhar” was signed between Shivaji and which among the following in 1665?
  1.    Jai Singh
  2.    Shaista Khan
  3.    Aurangzeb
  4.    Jaswant Singh
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Jai Singh

The treaty of Purandhar was signed on Jun 11th 1665 between Rajput ruler Jai Singh-I who was the commander of Mughal army and Maratha ruler Shivaji.


Question 202. Which of the following rulers had turned the Moti Masjid of Lahore built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan into a gemstone repository?
  1.    Furrukhsiyar
  2.    Jahangir
  3.    Shah Jahan
  4.    Maharaja Ranjit Singh
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Maharaja Ranjit Singh

Mughal emperor Akbar is against sati. He had allowed Sati to take place only if the wife willingly wanted to follow it. But many times woman were forced to commit Sati or pushed into funeral pyre by her own relatives and this was against the law. Akbar banned “forced” Sati after the incident with his wife’s cousin Rani Damayenti.


Question 203. For which of the following Shershah Suri is not known?
  1.    Issuing first Rupiya which was in use till 20th century
  2.    Introducing the system of irrigation by canals
  3.    Organization of the system of Civil Administration
  4.    All are intiatives of shershah suri
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Introducing the system of irrigation by canals

Shershah suri is known for land assessment,civil administration,currency and others/ But he is not known for irrigation canals.


Question 204. Who among the following Mughal rulers took measures against the practice of “Sati”?
  1.    Akbar
  2.    Shahjahan
  3.    Jahanagir
  4.    Humayun
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Akbar

Mughal emperor Akbar is against sati. He had allowed Sati to take place only if the wife willingly wanted to follow it. But many times woman were forced to commit Sati or pushed into funeral pyre by her own relatives and this was against the law. Akbar banned “forced” Sati after the incident with his wife’s cousin Rani Damayenti.


Question 205. Hussain Sagar is a lake in Hyderabad, was built by:
  1.    Abrahim Quil Qutb Shah
  2.    Sher Shah Suri
  3.    Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah.
  4.    Hazrat Hussain Shah Wali
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Hazrat Hussain Shah Wali

Mughal emperor Akbar is against sati. He had allowed Sati to take place only if the wife willingly wanted to follow it. But many times woman were forced to commit Sati or pushed into funeral pyre by her own relatives and this was against the law. Akbar banned “forced” Sati after the incident with his wife’s cousin Rani Damayenti.


Question 206. Consider the following:Region between the rivers Krishna and TungabhadraThe Krishna Godavari DeltaMarathawada countryA conflict over which among the above are considered to be the reasons of struggle between Vijayanagar and Bahamani kingdoms?
  1.    Only 1
  2.    Only 2 & 3
  3.    1, 2 & 3
  4.    Only 1 & 2
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 1, 2 & 3

The Vijaynagar and the Brahmini kingdoms are always at war for various reasons. The delta region between Krishna and Tungabhadra along with Krishna Godavari delta is a major issue. It is a Marathawada country.


Question 207. Which of the following are the features of Islamic Architecture in India?Tall minaretsDouble dome structureCenotaphs Select the correct option from codes given below:
  1.    1, 2 & 3
  2.    2 & 3 Only
  3.    1 & 2 Only
  4.    1 & 3 Only
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 1, 2 & 3

Tall minarets were the significant and one of the earliest features of Islamic architecture. A double dome is built of two layers. One layer inside which provides ceiling to the interior of the building and the other layer is the outer one which crowns the buildings. The method of making double dome was practised in East Asia for quite some time before it was imported into India. A cenotaph is an empty tomb or a monument erected in honour of a person or group of people whose remains are elsewhere.


Question 208. Which of the following places is a famous ski resort?
  1.    Panchmarhi
  2.    Gulmarg
  3.    Panchgani
  4.    Dharamshala
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Gulmarg

Gulmarg Resort is a big ski hill serviced by a gondola, and you are going to have to get the lungs going to make the most of it. The lift tops out at about 4,000m with the summit of Mt Apharwat another couple of hundred metres above that, which provides 1,500+ metres of vertical.


Question 209. Which legendary Sufi saint of Chishti order was popularly known as ‘Chirag-e-Dehlavi (Chirag of Delhi)’?
  1.    None of these
  2.    Nizamuddin Auliya
  3.    Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki
  4.    Shaikh Nasiruddin Mahmud
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Shaikh Nasiruddin Mahmud

Nasiruddin Mahmud Chirag-e-Delhi (ca 1274-1356) was a 14th century mystic-poet and a Sufi saint of the Chishti Order. He was a murid (disciple) of noted Sufi saint, Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya, and later his successor. He was the last important Sufi of the Chishti Order from Delhi. He was given the title, “Roshan Chirag-e-Delhi”, which in Urdu, means “Illuminated Lamp of Delhi”


Question 210. Which of the following is the famous battle that Rana Pratap fought against Akbar’s forces?
  1.    Panipat
  2.    Haldighati
  3.    Plassey
  4.    Kalinga
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Haldighati

The Battle of Haldighati was a battle fought on 18 June 1576 between cavalry and archers supporting the Rana of Mewar, Maharana Pratap; and the Mughal emperor Akbar’s forces, led by Man Singh I of Amber.


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