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Question 81 Discuss
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Which Mughal ruler was responsible for the execution of Guru Tegh Bahadur in the year 1675?

A
Aurangzeb
B
Shahjahan
C
Akbar
D
Jahangir

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

The ninth Sikh Guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur, was executed in Delhi in 1675 on the orders of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb for resisting the forced conversions of Kashmiri Pandits to Islam.
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Which amongst the following statements is correct about Mughal emperor Akbar?

A
He was declared emperor in 1602.
B
He founded a new religion called 'Din-i-Ilahi'.
C
He was highly educated and knew many languages.
D
He fought and won the Third Battle of Panipat.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

Emperor Akbar founded a syncretic religion called Din-i-Ilahi in 1582, intending to merge the best elements of the various religions of his empire, promoting universal tolerance.
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The Ghadar Party was founded in ___ by Sohan Singh Bhakna, Kanshi Ram, Harnam Singh Tundilat, Lala Har Dayal and others.

A
1901
B
1913
C
1905
D
1910

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

The Ghadar Party was an international political movement founded in 1913 in the United States by expatriate Indians, primarily to secure India's independence from British rule through armed revolution.
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Where is the Kailasa temple built by Rashtrakutas located?

A
Ellora
B
Amravati
C
Kanchi
D
Hampi

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

The magnificent rock-cut Kailasa temple was built by the Rashtrakuta king Krishna I in the 8th century, carved entirely out of a single rock face at the Ellora Caves in Maharashtra.
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What was the name of the campaign led by the Ali brothers and Maulana Abul Kalam?

A
Wahabi Movement
B
Khilafat Movement
C
Ahmadiya Movement
D
Faraizi Movement

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

The Khilafat Movement was a pan-Islamic political campaign launched in 1919 by Muslims in British India, led by Shaukat Ali, Mohammad Ali Jauhar, and Abul Kalam Azad, to protect the Ottoman Caliphate.
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In his 'Drain of Wealth' argument, who among the following stated that Britain was completely draining India?

A
Lala Lajpat Rai
B
Dadabhai Naoroji
C
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D
Badruddin Tyabji

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

Dadabhai Naoroji formulated the 'Drain of Wealth' theory in his book 'Poverty and Un-British Rule in India', highlighting how British economic policies were systematically impoverishing India.
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The Kailasha temple at Ellora was built by the rulers of which dynasty?

A
Rashtrakuta
B
Pratihara
C
Gurjara Pratihara
D
Chandella

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

The Kailasa temple at Ellora, one of the largest rock-cut ancient Hindu temples in the world, was commissioned by King Krishna I of the Rashtrakuta dynasty.
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Brihadiswara Temple of Tanjore was built by which of the following Chola emperors?

A
Rajendra I
B
Raja Raja Chola
C
Vijayalaya
D
Chamunda Raya

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

The Brihadiswara Temple, a masterpiece of Dravidian architecture, was commissioned by the Chola emperor Rajaraja I and completed in 1010 CE.
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Who amongst the following Mughal emperors got classical Hindu mythological texts Ramayana and Mahabharata translated into Persian?

A
Jahangir
B
Aurangzeb
C
Akbar
D
Shahjahan

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

Emperor Akbar established a translation bureau called Maktab Khana to translate major Sanskrit texts like the Mahabharata (translated as Razmnama) and Ramayana into Persian.
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By which of the following Acts was Warren Hastings made the first Governor-General of Bengal?

A
Indian Council Act of 1861
B
Pitt's India Act, 1784
C
Regulating Act, 1773
D
Charter Act, 1813

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

The Regulating Act of 1773 elevated the Governor of Bengal, Warren Hastings, to the position of Governor-General of Bengal to oversee East India Company territories in India.
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