26. Colonial rule in India was first established in
(A) Delhi
(B) Bengal
(C) Rajasthan
(D) The Deccan
Answer:
(B) Bengal
Explanation:
British colonial rule in India was first firmly established in the province of Bengal following the pivotal East India Company victories at the Battle of Plassey (1757) and the Battle of Buxar (1764).
27. The Battle of Haldighati was fought between
(A) Akbar and Rana Pratap
(B) Babur and Rana Sanga
(C) Humayun and Sher Shah
(D) Jahangir and Rana Karan Singh
Answer:
(A) Akbar and Rana Pratap
Explanation:
The historic Battle of Haldighati was fought on 18 June 1576 between the forces of the Mewar king, Maharana Pratap, and the Mughal Emperor Akbar’s forces, led by Man Singh I of Amber.
28. The book ‘Tuti Nama’ (Book of the Parrot) was written in the time of
(A) Balban
(B) Sikander Lodi
(C) Altamash
(D) Mohammad Bin Tughlaq
Answer:
(D) Mohammad Bin Tughlaq
Explanation:
The Tutinama (Tales of Parrot) is a famous 14th century series of Persian moral stories compiled and authored by Ziya’al-Din Nakshabi during the reign of the Delhi Sultan Muhammad Bin Tughlaq.
29. In which of the following battles was Muhammad Ghuri defeated by Prithviraj Chauhan
(A) First Battle of Tarain
(B) Second Battle of Tarain
(C) Battle of Panipat
(D) Battle of Kanauj
Answer:
(A) First Battle of Tarain
Explanation:
In 1191 AD, the Rajput forces led by Prithviraj Chauhan successfully routed and defeated the invading Ghurid army under Muhammad Ghori at the First Battle of Tarain.
30. Qutub Minar is named after
(A) Qutbuddin Aibak
(B) Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki
(C) Quli Qutub Shah
(D) Qutubuddin Mohammad Shah
Answer:
(B) Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki
Explanation:
Although commissioned by Qutb-ud-din Aibak, the towering Qutb Minar in Delhi was actually named in honor of the highly revered 13th-century Chishti Sufi saint, Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki.
