291. Whom did Akbar defeat in the 2nd battle of Panipat in 1556?
1. Genghis Khan
2. Nader Shah
3. Hemu Vikramaditya
4. Bajirao I
Option “3” is correct. The Second Battle of Panipat was fought on November 5, 1556, between the forces of Hemu, the Hindu general and Chief Minister of Adil Shah Suri, and the army of the Mughal emperor, Akbar.
292. Battle of Kanauj in 1540 was fought between Sher Shah and _______.
1. Babur
2. Humayun
3. Akbar
4. Aurangzeb
Option “2” is correct. Battle of Kannauj was fought between Sher Shah Suri and the king Humayun in 1540.
293. “Abhinav Bharat” was founded in 1904 as a secret society of revolutionaries by:
1. Damodar Chapekar
2. V. D. Savarkar
3. Praffula Chaki
4. Khudiram Bose
Option “2” is correct. Abhinav Bharat was a secret society founded by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and his brother Ganesh Damodar Savarkar in 1904.
294. The Swadeshi Boycott Movement is related to –
1. Partition of Bengal in 1947
2. Partition of Bengal in 1905
3. Non cooperation movement in 1921
4. Partition of Punjab in 1947
Option “2” is correct. The Swadeshi Boycott Movement is related to Partition of Bengal in 1905. The Indian National Congress began the Swadeshi movement that included boycotting British goods and public institutions.
295. The name by which Ashoka is generally referred to in his inscriptions is—
Option “4” is correct. In the inscription for the first time the name of Ashoka was found with titles like Devanampiya and Piyadassi.
296. The territory of Porus who offered strong resistance to Alexander was situated between the rivers of-
1. Sutlej and Beas
2. Jhelum and Chenab
3. Ravi and Chenab
4. Ganga and Yamuna
Option “2” is correct. The territory of Porus who offered strong resistance to Alexander was situated between the rivers of Jhelum and Chenab.
297. The word Jina from which the Jainism has originated stands for-
1. Great
2. Detached
3. Non-violence
4. Conqueror of senses
Option “4” is correct. Followers of Jainism are called “Jains”, a word derived from the Sanskrit word jina (‘victor’) and connoting the path of victory in crossing over life’s stream of rebirths through an ethical and spiritual life.
298. Who among the following was the daughter of Emperor Aurangzeb?
1. Jahan Ara
2. Roshan Ara
3. GauharAra
4. Zeb-un-nisa
Option “4” is correct. Zeb-un-Nissa was a Mughal princess, the eldest child of Emperor Aurangzeb.
299. The Mughal Emperor who appointed maximum number of Hindu Officer was?
1. Humayun
2. Akbar
3. Shahjahan
4. Aurangzeb
Option “4” is correct. Aurangzeb was the sixth emperor of the Mughal Empire. He ruled over most of the Indian subcontinent. Aurangzeb appointed maximum number of Hindu Officer.
300. Who was the Mughal Emperor to have lifted the Jaziya on Hindus ?
1. Babur
2. Akbar
3. Jahangir
4. Shahjahan
Option “2” is correct. Jaziya was a tax imposed on non muslims for their security in Islamic area. Qutb-ud-din Aibak imposed jaziya on non-Muslims first time. Firoz Tughlaq imposed Jaziya on the Brahmins. Jizya was abolished by the Mughal ruler Akbar in 16th century but was re-introduced by Aurangzeb in 17th century.
