591. 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.
592. Who built Jama Masjid in Delhi?
1. Guru Ramdas
2. Shah Jahan
3. Rao Jodhaji
4. Mahatma Gandhi
Option “2” is correct. The Masjid-i Jahān-Numā commonly known as the Jama Masjid of Delhi, is one of the largest mosques in India. It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.
593. Battle of Haldighati was fought in the year ________.
1. 1764
2. 1526
3. 1576
4. 1857
Option “3” is correct. The Battle of Haldighati was a battle fought on 18 June 1576 between cavalry and archers supporting the Rana of Mewar, Maharana Pratap; and the Mughal emperor Akbar’s forces, led by Man Singh I of Amber.
Option “2” is correct. Sabarmati Ashram is located in the Sabarmati suburb of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, adjoining the Ashram Road, on the banks of the River Sabarmati, four miles from the town hall. It was founded by Mahatma Gandhi.
595. After the Chauri-Chaura incident, Gandhiji suspended the –
1. Civil Disobedience Movement
2. Khilafat Movement
3. Non Co-operation Movement
4. Quit India Movement
Option “3” is correct. The Non-Cooperation Movement was a significant phase of the Indian independence movement from British rule launched on 1st August, 1920. It was led by Mahatma Gandhi. The non-cooperation movement was withdrawn because of the Chauri Chaura incident.
596. After the failure of the Civil Disobedience Movement, Gandhiji laid emphasis on-
1. compromise with the British
2. limited use of Violence
3. constructive programme
4. None of the above
Option “3” is correct. Constructive programme.
597. Dandi March Started from ________ in 1930.
1. Surat
2. Sabarmati Ashram
3. Delhi Durbar Hall
4. Vedaranyan
Option “2” is correct. The Salt March, also known as the Dandi March and the Dandi Satyagraha, was an act of nonviolent civil disobedience in colonial Indiainitiated by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi to produce salt from the seawater in the coastal village of Dandi. Gandhi led the Dandi March from his base, Sabarmati Ashram, near the city of Ahmedabad.
598. Which among the following is not correctly paired?
Option “4” is correct. All except Babur-Bairam Khan are contemporary to each other.
599. Abul Fazal was the son of which Sufi saint?
1. Sheikh Mubarak
2. Hazarat Kwaja
3. Nasiruddin Chirag
4. Baba Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki
Option “1” is correct. Abul Fazal was one of the Navratnas of Emperor Akbar as well as younger brother of Faizi. He was son of sufi saint Sheikh Mubarak.
600. The foreign traveller who visited India during the reign of Shahjahan was______________.
1. Thomas Roe
2. William Hawkins
3. Ibn Batuta
4. Manucci
Option “4” is correct. Niccolo Manucci was an Italian writer and traveller. He worked in the Mughal court during Shah Jahan rule.
