11) Humayun lost the Mughal Empire to Sher Shah Suri finally In the battle of
(a) Chunar
(b) Chausa
(c) Ghagra
(d) Kannauj
12) The Pallava ruler who built the famous Kailash temple at Kanchi and the Shore temple at Mahabalipuram was
(a) Narsimhavarman II
(b) Parmesvarvarman I
(c) Mahendra Varman I
(d) Narsimhavarman
13) The state-promoted canal irrigation system was initiated by
(a) Alauddin Khalji
(b) Ghiyasuddin Tughluq
(c) Muhammad-bin-Tughluq
(d) Firuz Tughluq
14) What was the religion of Malik Kafur before he entered the service of Alauddin?
(a) Zoroastrianism
(b) Hinduism
(c) Buddhism
(d) Jainism
15) The Sikh Guru who fought in the Mughal ranks during the reign of Aurangazeb was
(a) Tegh Bahadur
(b) Har Rai
(c) Amar Das
(d) Angad
16) The Constituent Assembly was formed on the recommendations of the
(a) Government of India Act, 1935
(b) Cabinet Mission Plan
(c) Cripps’ Mission
(d) Mountbatten Plan
17) Nana Sahib the adopted son of Peshwa Baji Rao II had become a great enemy of the British because
(a) The Queen had humiliated him
(b) He had lost his title
(c) The British had stopped his pension
(d) His estate had been snatched from him
18) The 1857 revolt did not acquire much intensity in
(a) Delhi
(b) Awadh
(c) Bombay
(d) The Chambal Region
19) During the Viceroyalty of Sir John Lawrence the bone of contention between India and Bhutan was
(a) Duars
(b) Jalpaiguri
(c) Goalpara
(d) Cooch Behar
20) To establish French political influence in Sothern India, Dupleix had an opportunity in the disputed succession to the thrones of
(a) Delhi and Awadh
(b) Hyderabad and Carnatic
(c) Travancore
(d) Vijayanagar and Ahmednagar