81. In 1914 Muslim Women’s Educational Conference was convened at Allahabad by:
(a) Begum Hazrat Mahal of Awadh
(b) Justice Syed Mahmood
(c) Justice Amir Ali
(d) Sultan Jahan Begum of Bhopal
Answer:
(d) Sultan Jahan Begum of Bhopal
Explanation:
Nawab Sultan Jahan Begum, the progressive ruler of Bhopal, was a staunch advocate for female education. She convened and presided over the Muslim Women’s Educational Conference in Allahabad in 1914. She also later became the first and only female Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University.
82. Mughal Emperor Babur wrote his memoir in
(a) Turkic
(b) Persian
(c) Awadhi
(d) Arabic
Answer:
(a) Turkic
Explanation:
Babur penned his famous autobiography, the Tuzuk-i-Baburi , in Chagatai Turkic, which was his native spoken language and the cultural language of the Timurid elite.
83. Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar was crowned as Emperor at
(a) Lahore
(b)Punjab
(c) Herat
(d) Delhi
Answer:
(b) Punjab
Explanation:
Following the sudden accidental death of his father Humayun in 1556, a 13-year-old Akbar was hastily crowned as the Mughal Emperor by his guardian Bairam Khan at Kalanaur, which is located in the Gurdaspur district of Punjab.
84. Akbar’s new syncretic faith (Din-i-Ilahi) was composed of ideas and observance from:
(a) Vedas and Sufism
(b) Sufism and Buddhism
(c) Sufism and Zoroastrianism
(d) Judaism and Sufism
Answer:
(c) Sufism and Zoroastrianism
Explanation:
Din-i-Ilahi (Divine Faith) was an eclectic religion created by Akbar that heavily borrowed philosophical and mystical elements from Sufism (like Wahdat-ul-Wujood) and adopted prominent rituals from Zoroastrianism, particularly the veneration of the Sun and sacred fire.
85. All India Muslim League was founded in :
(a) 1906
(b) 1908
(c) 1910
(d) 1912
Answer:
(a) 1906
Explanation:
The All-India Muslim League was formally established on December 30, 1906, in Dhaka (now in Bangladesh) following the Muhammadan Educational Conference, aiming to safeguard the political rights and interests of Muslims in British India.
