121. Who among the following rulers, was illiterate
(A) Alauddin Khilji
(B) Mohd bin Tughlaq
(C) Akbar
(D) Aurangzeb
Answer:
(C) Akbar
Explanation:
The great Mughal Emperor Akbar never learned to read or write, making him formally illiterate, though he was a great patron of art and literature.
122. The Mughal prince who translated some Sanskrit work into Persian was
(A) Dara Shikoh
(B) Khurram
(C) Amir Khusro
(D) Murad
Answer:
(A) Dara Shikoh
Explanation:
Prince Dara Shikoh, the eldest son of Shah Jahan, translated 50 Upanishads from Sanskrit into Persian under the title Sirr-i-Akbar.
123. Battle of Kalinga was fought in the year
(A) 261 BC
(B) 270 BC
(C) 290 BC
(D) 293 BC
Answer:
(A) 261 BC
Explanation:
The Kalinga War was fought by Ashoka the Great in 261 BC, an event that profoundly changed him and led him to embrace Buddhism.
124. Fahien came India for the purpose of
(A) Strengthening trade relation
(B) Just to visit only
(C) collecting Buddhist Literature
(D) None
Answer:
(C) collecting Buddhist Literature
Explanation:
Historically, Fa-Hien (Faxian) visited India primarily to collect authentic Buddhist texts and visit Buddhist pilgrimage sites.
125.Gautam Buddha was contemporary of
(A) Ashoka
(B) Kanishka
(C) Bimbisar
(D) None of these
Answer:
(C) Bimbisar
Explanation:
Gautam Buddha lived roughly between the 6th and 5th centuries BCE. He was a contemporary of King Bimbisara of Magadha. Ashoka lived much later (3rd century BCE).
