511. Which Freedom Fighter from Bengal died at the age of 18?
1. Khudiram Bose
2. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
3. Chittaranjan Das
4. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Option “1” is correct. Khudiram Bose was an Indian Bengali revolutionary, one of the youngest revolutionaries early in the revolutionary movement for Indian independence. On the day of his hanging, he was only 18 years, 8 months and 8 days old.
512. Birbal was an advisor in the court of?
1. Babur
2. Akbar
3. Aurangzeb
4. Jahangir
Option “2” is correct. Birbal was a Hindu advisor in the court of the Mughal emperor, Akbar. He is mostly known in the Indian subcontinent for the folk tales which focus on his wit. Birbal was appointed by Akbar as a poet and singer in around 1556–1562.
513. Humayun’s Tomb is located in ___________.
1. Delhi
2. Agra
3. Gwalior
4. Jaipur
Option “1” is correct. Humayun’s tomb (Maqbaera e Humayun) is the tomb of the Mughal Emperor Humayun in Delhi, India. The tomb was commissioned by Humayun’s first wife and chief consort, Empress Bega Begum.
514. Sri Aurobindo was born in the year-
1. 1772
2. 1822
3. 1872
4. 1922
Option “3” is correct. Sri Aurobindo was an Indian philosopher, yogi, guru, poet, and nationalist. He was born in 15 August 1872.
515. The English defeated the ______ in the battle of Wandiwash.
1. German
2. French
3. Indians
4. Americans
Option “2” is correct. English defeated French in the battle of Wandiwash. It is also known as third battle of Carnatic.
516. Who was the First Governor General of Bengal?
1. Lord William Bentinck
2. Sir William Denison
3. The Lord Napier
4. Warren Hastings
Option “4” is correct. Warren Hastings, an English statesman, was the first Governor of the Presidency of Fort William, the head of the Supreme Council of Bengal, and thereby the first de facto Governor-General of Bengal from 1772 to 1785.
517. Gandhara Art is the combination of –
1. Indo – Roman
2. Indo – Greek
3. Indo – Islamic
4. Indo – China
Option “2” is correct. Gandhara Art is the combination of Indo-Greek style. Gandhara Art developed in first century AD. Both Shakas and Kushanas were patrons of Gandhara school.
518. The earliest reference to sati custom is made in which of the following inscriptions?
1. Allahabad Pillar inscription
2. Eran inscription of Bhanugupta
3. Aihole inscription of Pulkesin II
4. Bhitan inscription of Skandgupta
Option “2” is correct. The earliest reference to sati custom is made in Eran inscription of Bhanugupta.
519. Which of the following is not true about Ajanta Caves?
1. They are in Maharashtra
2. They are decorated with Buddhist Art
3. They do not contain paintings of flora and fauna
4. They depict the techniques used in Ancient India
Option “3” is correct. The Ajanta Caves are about 29 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments which date from the 2nd century BCE to about 480 or 650 CE in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra state of India.It is related with Buddhism.It has the painting of flora and fauna.
520. Who among the following was the first English man to visit western India?
1. Captain Hawkins
2. John Mildenhall
3. Ralph Fitch
4. Thomas Stephens
Option “4” is correct. Thomas Stephens, born c.1549 in Bushton (England) and died in 1619 in Salcete, Goa (India), was an English Jesuit priest and missionary in Portuguese India, writer and linguist.He was the first English man to visit western India.
