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. Hemu was captured by Shah Quilihan Mehran and subsequently beheaded. The battle ended in a decisive victory for Akbar.
Option “4” is correct. Maham Anga was the chief nurse of the Mughal emperor Akbar. A highly shrewd and ambitious woman, she was the political adviser of the teenage emperor and the de facto regent of the Mughal Empire from 1560 to 1562.
673. Jizya was abolished by the Mughal ruler-
1. Babur
2. Humayun
3. Akbar
4. Aurangzeb
Option “3” is correct. Jizya tax was introduced by Islamic ruler Qutb-ud-din-Aibak. They imposed it on non- Muslims to pay. It is abolished by Akbar in 1564.
Option “1” is correct. The important leaders of Home rule movement are Annie Besant and B.G Tilak.
675. Shyamji Krishna Varma established Indian Home Rule Society in—
1. London
2. Paris
3. Berlin
4. San Francisco
Option “1” is correct. Shyamji Krishna Varma was an Indian revolutionary fighter, lawyer and journalist who founded the Indian Home Rule Society, India House and The Indian Sociologist in London.
676. Mahatma Gandhi’s remark, ‘A post-dated cheque on a crumbling bank’ is regarding the proposals of___
1. Simon Commission
2. Cripps Mission
3. Cabinet Mission
4. Wavells Plan
Option “2” is correct. Mahatma Gandhi’s remark, ‘A post-dated cheque on a crumbling bank’ is regarding the proposals of cripps mission.
677. The local name of Mohenjodaro is:
1. Mound of Living
2. Mound of Survivor
3. Mound of Dead
4. Mound of Great
Option “3” is correct. Mohenjodaro is an archaeological site in the province of Pakistan. Built around 2500 BCE, it was one of the largest settlements of the ancient Indus Valley civilization. Mohenjo-daro, the modern name for the site, has been variously interpreted as “Mound of the Dead Men” in Sindhi.
678. Codes of conduct of the Vedic Society are laid down in-
1. Puranas
2. Vedas
3. Brahmanas
4. Smritis
Option “4” is correct. Vedic literature is primarily of two types, sruti and smriti. The Veda is called sruti and is the highest authority. Other texts are called smritis, and they derive authority from the sruti.
679. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
1. Jahangir : William Hawkins
2. Akbar : Sir Thomas Roe
3. Shah Jahan : Travernier
4. Aurangzeb : Manucci
Option “2” is correct. In January 1615, Sir Thomas Roe presented his credentials to the emperor Jahangir as the Ambassador of the King of England.
680. In the Mughal period the registers of the agricultural lands were maintained by-
1. Kotwal
2. Qanungo
3. Amin
4. Krori
Option “2” is correct. Qanungo was an officer who maintain the registers of the agricultural lands.
