Akbar’s buildings a Fatehpur Sikri are famous for
Construction of the first bulbous dome in India
Synthesis of trabeate and arcuate styles
Frequent employment of pietra dura
The use of marble on an extensive scale
Akbar’s mausoleum is situated at
Agra
New Delhi
Sikandra
Sasaram
Alai Darwaza is a gateway to
Khana Mosque
Siri
Qutub Minar
None of the above
Ala-ud-din framed a series of regulations to prevent the nobles from conspiring against him. Which one of the following is not one of them?
He placated the nobles by marrying in their families and vice versa
The nobles were forbidden to hold banquets and festivities
The nobles were forbidden from making marriage alliances among them without the sultan’s permission
He banned the use of wine and intoxicants in the festivities arranged by the nobles
Ala-ud-din Khilji modified the land revenue system which led to
Further deterioration of agriculture
Appointment of special officers to collect the land revenue
An arrangement for direct collection of grains by the state
A drastic reduction in the land revenue
Ramany Acharya laid stress to
Bhakti
Moksha
Ddaram
None of the above
Ranjit Singh was the chief of the……..
Sukarchakya
Nakai
Ahluwalia
Ramgarhia
Razia succeeded sultana
Balban
Ruknuddin Feroz
IItutmish
Qutub-ud-din Aibak
Red Fort of Delhi was built by
Shahjahan
Jahangir
Aurangzeb
Akbar
Religion-wise the sculptures found at Kankali Tila in Mathura are
Buddhist
Jaina
Shakta
Vaishnava
Rig Vedic people invoked Indra for
Acquisition of knowledge
A life after death
Release from the cycle of births and deaths
Material comforts and victory
Right belief, right cognition and right conduct are the three gems or Triratnas associated with
Buddhism
Jainism
Hinduism
Both (a) and (b) above
Rupadarsaka in the Mauryan administration was the
Manager of stage
Examiner of gold, silver and copper
Examiner of punch-marked coins
Superintendent of courtesans
The first place among poets of Emperor Akbar’s reign, both Hindi and Persian belongs to
Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khana
Ras Khan
Surdas
Tulsidas
The first political organization established in India in 1838 was known as
Bengal British India Society
Settlers Association
Zamindari Association
British India Society
The first president of Indian Republic was
C. Rajgopala Charya
Dr Rajendra Parsad
S. Radhakrishnan
Dr. Zakir Hussian
The first president of the All-India Trade Union Congress was
S.A. Dange
Lala Lajpat Rai
Z.A. Ahmed
N.M. Joshi
The first president of the Indian National Congress was
Dadabhai Naoroji
W.C. Banerjee
Surendra Nath Banerjee
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
The first prince to sign the Instrument of Accession in 1947 was
Maharaja of Patiala
Scindia of Gwalior
Maharaja of Baroda
Maharaja of Travancore
The first railway line was laid in India in
1803
1836
1853
1860