31. Among the leaders of 1857 revolt, who was popularly called as ‘Danka Shah’?
(A) Bahadur Shah
(B) Shah Mal
(C) Maulvi Bakht Khan
(D) Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah
Answer:
(D) Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah
Explanation:
Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah of Faizabad, a fierce and prominent leader of the 1857 rebellion, was popularly known as ‘Danka Shah’ (the drum-beating Shah) because he traveled beating a drum to mobilize the masses against British rule.
32. Which one among the following never held the office of the Vice-Chancellor in Aligarh Muslim University.
(A) Dr. Zakir Hussain
(B) Sir Syed Ross Masood
(C) Raja Mohd. Ali Mohd. Khan of Mahmudabad
(D) Abul Kalam Azad
Answer:
(D) Abul Kalam Azad
Explanation:
While Dr. Zakir Hussain, Syed Ross Masood, and the Raja of Mahmudabad all historically served as Vice-Chancellors of AMU, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (India’s first Education Minister) never held the office of VC at the university.
33. Which of the following tombs possesses largest dome in India?
(A) Tomb of Humayun
(B) Tomb of Akbar
(C) Tomb of Itimaduddaula
(D) Tomb of Muhammad Adil Shah
Answer:
(D) Tomb of Muhammad Adil Shah, called the Gol Gumbad
Explanation:
The Gol Gumbad (or Gol Gumbaz) in Bijapur, Karnataka, is the mausoleum of Sultan Muhammad Adil Shah. It boasts the largest dome in India and one of the largest single-chamber domes in the world.
34. Dara Shikoh, the eldest son of Mughal Emperor Shahjahan, translated fifty-two Upanishads, under the title
(A) Majma ul Bahrain
(B) Sirrul Asrar
(C) Fawaidul Fawad
(D) Khairul Bayan
Answer:
(B) Sirrul Asrar
Explanation:
Dara Shikoh passionately translated 50 major Upanishads from Sanskrit into Persian in 1657 under the title Sirr-i-Akbar (also referred to historically in some text as Sirrul Asrar, meaning The Great Secret).
35. Which Indian Scholar and jurist exercised the deepest influence on the religious thought of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan?
(A) Shah Waliullah
(B) Shah Abdul Aziz
(C) Maulana Abdul Qadir
(D) Maulana Abdul Ghani
Answer:
(A) Shah Waliullah
Explanation:
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan was profoundly influenced by the modernist, rationalistic interpretations and reformist religious philosophy of the 18th-century Islamic scholar Shah Waliullah Dehlavi.
