231. The battle at Waihind in 1008-09 A.D was fought between?
1. Mahmud of Ghazni and Jayapala
2. Mahmud of Ghazni and Anandapala
3. Muhammad Ghori and Prithviraj
4. Muhammad Ghori and Jaichandra
Option “2” is correct. First Battle of Waihind,1001 -1002 A.D, Mahmud Ghazni defeated Jayapala. Second Battle of Waihind, 1008 A.D., Mahmud Ghazni defeated the Hindu Confederacy under Anandpala.
232. Over Which territory there were frequent clashes between Bahamani Kingdom and Vijaynagar Kingdom?
1. The Raichur Doab
2. Warangal
3. Madurai
4. Malabar
Option “1” is correct. The Raichur Doab is a Doab, in this case the triangular region of land in the southern Indian states of Telangana and Karnataka lying between the Krishna River and its tributary, the Tungabhadra River. The Raichur Doab is a region where there were frequent clashes between Bahamani Kingdom and Vijaynagar kingdom.
233. In 1617 the British East India Company was given permission by __________ to trade in India.
1. Babur
2. Akbar
3. Aurangzeb
4. Jahangir
Option “4” is correct. Jahangir gave permission to British East India Company in 1617 to trade in India.
234. The decision to Partition of Bengal was announced in 1905 by?
1. Lord William Bentinck
2. Lord Mountbatten
3. Warren Hastings
4. Lord Curzon
Option “4” is correct. The decision to effect the Partition of Bengal was announced on 19 July 1905 by the Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon. The partition took place on 16 October 1905 and separated the largely Muslim eastern areas from the largely Hindu western areas
235. In which year did the Kakori conspiracy case take place?
1. 1925
2. 1924
3. 1926
4. 1927
Option “1” is correct. The Kakori Conspiracy was a train robbery that took place between Kakori and, near Lucknow, on 9 August 1925 during the Indian Independence Movement against the British Indian Government. The robbery was organised by the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA).
236. ___________ 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.
237. Bahadur Shah I was ruler of which of the following dynasty?
Option “1” is correct. Bahadur Shah is the seventh Mughal emperor of India, ruled from 1707 until his death in 1712.
238. 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,
239. Which of the following Pallava Kings assumed the title of “Vatapikonda” after defeating and slaying the great Chalukyan King Pulekesin II?
1. Narsimha Varman I
2. Mahendra Varman I
3. Parameshwar Varman I
4. Nandi Varman
Option “1” is correct. Narsimha Varman took the title of Vatapikonda when he defeated Pulakeshin II and captured Vatapi after the Battle of Vatapi in 642 AD.
240. 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.
