Modern History Topic- Expansion of British power
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| 141. | Whose favorite quote was: “Better to live a day like a lion than a long life like a sheep”? |
A. Hyder Ali | |
B. Tipu Sultan | |
C. Alivardi Khan | |
D. Mir Kasim |
| 142. | Consider the following statements:- 1. Nanak Dev (1469-1538), the first Guru of the Sikhs, was a contemporary of the Mughal emperor Babur and his place of birth was Talwandi or Nankana (Pakistan). 2. The original name of Angad / Angdev, the second Guru of the Sikhs, was Lahna. 3. Akbar donated 500 bighas of land to Ramdas, the fourth Guru of the Sikhs, on which he built a tank named Amritsar. 4. Arjun Dev, the fifth Guru of the Sikhs, laid the foundation of the Harmandir Sahib (known as the Golden Temple) at Amritsar, introduced hereditary succession to the Guru’s throne, and with the help of Shahzada Khusro, the Gurus showed interest in political affairs for the first time. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct? |
A. 1, 2 and 3 | |
B. 1, 2 and 4 | |
C. 2, 3 and 4 | |
D. All of which |
| 143. | Which Sikh Guru started collecting tithe religious tax from every Sikh? What did he do and started wearing royal clothes leaving the dress of a monk? |
A. Arjundev | |
B. Hargovind | |
C. Tegh Bahadur | |
D. Guru Gobind Singh |
| 144. | Which of the following methods was not used by Wellesley to achieve his political objectives? |
A. Subsidiary Alliance | |
B. Amalgamation | |
C. War | |
D. Cheating |
| 145. | Which of the following statements are correct? 1. Hargobind, the sixth Guru of the Sikhs, established the Akal Takht (on the opposite side of the Golden Temple), fortified Amritsar and made the Sikhs fighters. 2. Hargobind spent the last time of his life at Kiratpur in the hills of Kashmir and died there. 3. The original name of the new Sikh Guru Tegh Bahadur was Tyagamal and he assumed the title of ‘Sachcha Padshah’. 4. The Mughal emperor Aurangzeb had Tegh Bahadur assassinated and Shishganj Gurdwara (Delhi) was built at his martyrdom site. |
A. 1, 2 and 3 | |
B. 1, 2 and 4 | |
C. 1, 3 and 4 | |
D. 1, 2, 3 and 4 |
| 146. | Which Sikh Guru said: ‘Sar dad, siren (sar) na dad’ (I got my head cut off but did not reveal my secret)? |
A. Arjundev | |
B. Hargovind | |
C. Tegh bahadur | |
D. Guru Gobind Singh |
| 147. | Which Sikh Guru is called ‘Bakla the Baba’ (Baba of Bakla)? |
A. Arjundev | |
B. Tegh Bahadur | |
C. Guru Gobind Singh | |
D. None of these |
| 148. | What is true about the tenth and last Sikh Guru Gobind Singh? 1. He spent 9 years of his childhood in Patna. 2. He was elected guru in Makhowal, Anandpur 3. He issued ‘Khalsa’s order’ (rules made for Sikhs) in 1699 AD. 4. He started the practice of ‘Pahul’ (the practice of taking collective nectar paan and prasad in the same bowl to break caste bonds) |
A. 1, 2 and 3 | |
B. 1, 2 and 4 | |
C. 2, 3 and 4 | |
D. 1,2,3 and 4 |
| 149. | The compositions of Guru Gobind Singh are- 1. Dasam Granth 2. Chandi Charitra 3. Vichitra Natak 4. Zafarnama |
A. 1, 2 and 3 | |
B. 1, 2 and 4 | |
C. 2, 3 and 4 | |
D. 1,2,3 and 4 |
| 150. | Who built a strong fort named Lohagarh/Lohagarh in Mukhlishpur? |
A. Tegh Bahadur | |
B. Guru Gobind Singh | |
C. Banda Bahadur (Veer Banda Vairagi) | |
D. Ranjit Singh |
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