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Q51
Sher Shah defeated Humayun and captured Gaur in the battle of
  • A Ghaghra in 1529 A.D.
  • B Chausa in 1539 A.D.
  • C Panipat in 1526 A.D.
  • D Khanwa in 1527 A.D.
Answer: Option B
Explanation: Sher Shah defeated Humayun at the Battle of Chausa in 1539.
Q52
When did the rule of the Delhi Sultanate begin?
  • A 1106 A.D
  • B 1206 A.D
  • C 1306 A.D
  • D 1406 A.D
Answer: Option B
Explanation: The Delhi Sultanate began in 1206 after Qutb-ud-din Aibak's establishment.
Q53
Tulsidas wrote Ramcharitmanas in the reign of
  • A Babur
  • B Akbar
  • C Aurangzeb
  • D Jahangir
Answer: Option B
Explanation: Tulsidas composed Ramcharitmanas during Akbar's reign.
Q54
The Taj Mahal was built by
  • A Jahangir
  • B Shahjahan
  • C Sher Shah
  • D Nadir Shah
Answer: Option B
Explanation: Shahjahan built the Taj Mahal as a mausoleum for his wife Mumtaz Mahal.
Q55
Who of the following became a member of the Din-a-Ilahi?
  • A Todarmal
  • B Raja Birbal
  • C Raja Man Singh
  • D Tansen
Answer: Option B
Explanation: Raja Birbal was a prominent member of Akbar's Din-i-Ilahi.
Q56
Mahatma Gandhi was first arrested during Satyagraha in the year
  • A 1906
  • B 1908
  • C 1913
  • D 1917
Answer: Option B
Explanation: Gandhi was first arrested in 1908 during his early Satyagraha efforts.
Q57
The system of communal electorate in India was first introduced by
  • A Indian Council Act of 1892
  • B Minto-Morley Reforms of 1909
  • C Montagu-Chelmsford reforms of 1919
  • D Indian Council Act of 1935
Answer: Option B
Explanation: The Minto-Morley Reforms introduced communal electorates in 1909.
Q58
The first attempt to introduce a representative and popular element in the governance of India was made through
  • A Indian Council Act 1861
  • B Indian Council Act 1892
  • C Indian Council Act 1909
  • D Indian Council Act 1919
Answer: Option A
Explanation: The 1861 Act introduced limited Indian representation for the first time.
Q59
When was the first train steamed off in India?
  • A 1848
  • B 1853
  • C 1875
  • D 1880
Answer: Option B
Explanation: The first passenger train in India ran between Bombay and Thane in 1853.
Q60
When was the first telegraph line started in India?
  • A 1853
  • B 1875
  • C 1884
  • D 1900
Answer: Option A
Explanation: Telegraph services began in India in 1853.
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