Option “3” is correct. Aurangzeb died in Ahmednagar on 20 February 1707 at the age of 89.
772. Battle of Haldighati in 1576 was fought between Akbar and _______.
1. Sher Shah
2. Maharana Pratap
3. Hemu Vikramaditya
4. Nader Shah
Option “2” is correct. The Battle of Haldighati was a battle fought on 18 June 1576 between the Rana of Mewar Maharana Pratap; and the Mughal emperor Akbar’s forces, led by Man Singh I of Amber.
773. The Red Fort (Delhi) was built by ______.
1. Babur
2. British
3. Shah Jahan
4. Aurangzeb
The Red Fort Complex was built as the palace fort of Shahjahanabad – the new capital of the fifth Mughal Emperor of India, Shah Jahan.
774. The Uprising of 1857 was described as the first Indian war of Independence by?
1. V. D. Savakar
2. B. G. Tilak
3. R. C. Mazumdar
4. S.N. Sen
Option “1” is correct. The Uprising of 1857 was described as the first Indian war of Independence by V. D. Savarkar.
775. Who succeeded Mir Jafar?
1. Haider Ali
2. Tipu Sultan
3. Chanda Sahib
4. Mir Qasim
Option “4” is correct. Mir Jafar Ali Khan Bahadur was the Nawab of Bengal with support from the British East India Company. He was succeeded by Mir Qasim.
776. The important books written by Banabhatta were ______.
1. Harshcharita
2. Kadambari
3. Both of the above
4. None of the above
Option “3” is correct. Bāṇabhaṭṭa was a 7th-century Sanskrit prose writer and poet of India. He was the Asthana Kavi in the court of King Harsha Vardhana. Bānabhata principal works include a biography of Harsha, the Harshacharita and Kadambari.
777. Who was the founder of All India Muslim League?
1. Aga Khan III
2. Nawab Salimullah
3. Both of the above
4. None of these
Option “3” is correct. In 1906, All India Muslim League was set up under the leader ship of Aga Khan, Nawab Salimullah of Dacca and Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk. The League supported the partition of Bengal, opposed the Swadeshi Movement, and demanded special safegurds for its community and a separate electorates of Muslims. This led to communal differences between Hindus and Muslims.
778. Who was elected as the permanent President of the Muslim League in 1908?
1. Nawab Salimullah
2. Syed Ahmad Khan
3. Aga Khan
4. Syed Amir Ali
Option “3” is correct. Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah (Aga Khan III) was appointed the first Honorary President of the Muslim League. The headquarters were established at Lucknow.
779. Which of the following leaders presided over the Congress Session at Calcutta in 1906?
Option “4” is correct. In 1906, the session at Calcutta was presided by Dada Bhai Naoroji. The moderates chose Dada Bhai Naoroji to preside the Congress. Dada Bhai Naoroji, the Grand Oldman of India was respected by the moderates and extremists.
780. Between whom was the treaty of Purandhar in 1776 made?
1. English and Nizam of Hyderabad
2. Marathas and Portuguese
3. Marathas and English
4. English and Sultan of Mysore
Option “3” is correct. The Treaty of Purandar (or Treaty of Purandhar) was a doctrine signed on 1 March 1776 by the Peshwa of the Maratha people and the British East India Company’s Supreme Council of Bengal in Calcutta.
