191. Which emperor wrote the play ‘Nagananda’ in Sanskrit language?
1. Prabhakaravardhana
2. Harshavardhana
3. Chandragupta II
4. Bindusara
Option “2” is correct. Nagananda (Joy of the Serpents) is a Sanskrit play attributed to king Harshavardhana (ruled 606 C.E. – 648 C.E.).
192. Bajirao I (1720–1740 AD) was the minister of which empire?
1. Nanda
2. Maratha
3. Haryanka
4. Maurya
Option “2” is correct. Bajirao I was the Prime Minister (Peshwa) of Chhatrapati Shahu Raje Bhonsle, the fourth ruler of the great Maratha empire. Baji Rao I(18 August 1700 – 28 April 1740) was a general of the Maratha Empire in India. He served as Peshwa (Prime Minister) to the fifth Maratha Chhatrapati (Emperor) Shahu from 1720 until his death.
193. ___________ is a collection of architectural astronomical instruments, built by Maharaja Jai Singh II.
1. Jantar Mantar, Delhi
2. Group of Monuments at Hampi
3. Group of Monuments at Pattadakal
4. Nalanda, Bihar
Option “1” is correct. In the early 18th century, Maharaja Jai Singh II of Jaipur constructed five Jantar Mantars in total, in New Delhi, Jaipur, Ujjain, Mathura and Varanasi; they were completed between 1724 and 1735.
194. Buland Darwaza is the main entrance to the palace at?
1. Amer Fort
2. Gwalior Fort
3. Fatehpur Sikri
4. Agra Fort
Option “3” is correct. Buland Darwaza or the “Gate of Magnificence”, was built in 1601 A.D. by Akbar to commemorate his victory over Gujarat. It is the main entrance to the palace at Fatehpur Sikri, a town which is 43 km from Agra, India.
195. Who among the following was the first grammarian of the Sanskrit language?
1. Kalhana
2. Maitreyi
3. Kalidasa
4. Panini
Option “4” is correct. Panini was the first grammarian of the Sanskrit language.Ashtadhyayi Sanskrit treatise on grammar in Sanskrit language was written in the 6th to 5th century BCE by the Indian grammarian Panini.
196. To which clan Gautam Buddha belonged?
1. Shibi
2. Shakya
3. Saurasena
4. Mura
Option “2” is correct. Gautam Buddha belong to shakya clan.
197. The Chola kingdom mostly ruled which region of India?
1. East
2. West
3. North
4. South
Option “4” is correct. The Chola dynasty was one of the longest-ruling dynasties in the history of southern India.
198. In 1918, Mahatma Gandhi went to ______________ to organise a satyagraha movement amongst cotton mill workers.
1. Madras
2. Bombay
3. Surat
4. Ahmedabad
Option “4” is correct. Ahmedabad Mill Strike, 1918 was one of the initial movements led by Gandhi in the beginning of 20th century after his return from South Africa
199. Murshid Quli Khan, Alivardi Khan and Sirajuddaullah were all nawabs of ___________?
1. Lucknow
2. Varanasi
3. Hyderabad
4. Bengal
Option “4” is correct. Murshid Quli Khan, Alivardi Khan and Sirajuddaullah were all were nawabs of Bengal.
200. The French East India Company was founded in ______.
1. 1669
2. 1664
3. 1665
4. 1666
Option “2” is correct. The founder of French East India Company for trade in India was Colbert in 1664.
