121. Where is the tomb of Jahangir situated?
A. Lahore
B. Srinagar
C. Agra
D. Delhi
Answer
Correct Answer: [A] Lahore
122. To which place did Murshid Quli Khan transfer his capital from Dacca?
A. Gour
B. Pandua
C. Monghyr
D. Murshidabad
Answer
Correct Answer: [D] Murshidabad
123. When did Siraj-Ud-Daullah ascend the throne?
A. 1756
B. 1757
C. 1707
D. 1739
Answer
Correct Answer: [A] 1756
124. Who of the following became a member of the 'Din-i-Ilahi'?
A. Tansen
B. Raja Birbal
C. Raja Man Singh
D. Todarmal
Answer
Correct Answer: [B] Raja Birbal
125. Who of the India ruler said this 'Sab Lai Ho Jayega'?
A. Haider All
B. Tipu Sultan
C. Ranjit Singh
D. Alivardi Khan
Answer
Correct Answer: [C] Ranjit Singh
126. What is Adi Granth?
A. A book which guided the rulers of medieval India
B. A book which gave the fundamental codes of human conduct
C. A religious book of the Sikhs
D. None of the above
Answer
Correct Answer: [C] A religious book of the Sikhs
127. What is 'Dastak'?
A. Permission to trade without tax
B. Donation by the Mughal emperors
C. A book by Clive
D. A free Pass
Answer
Correct Answer: [A] Permission to trade without tax
128. Identify the Mughal painter not mentioned by Abul Fazl?
A. Mansur
B. Mukund
C. Farooq
D. Mushkin
Answer
Correct Answer: [A] Mansur
129. The English set up their first factory on Indian soil in 1613 at
A. Calicut
B. Madras
C. Goa
D. Surat
Answer
Correct Answer: [D] Surat
Explanation:
In 1612 Sir Thomas Roe visited Mughal Emperor Jahangir to arrange for a commercial treaty. It would give the company exclusive rights to reside and build factories in Surat and other areas. Jahangir accepted the proposal and the company created trading posts in Surat (where a factory was built in 1613), Madras (1639), Bombay (1668), and Calcutta (1690).
130. The Diwani of Bengal was granted to Clive in the year
A. 1772 A.D.
B. 1784 A.D.
C. 1757 A.D.
D. 1765 A.D.
Answer
Correct Answer: [D] 1765 A.D.
