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136 Which dynasty immediately succeeded the Maurya dynasty and ruled Magadha Kingdom?

A
Satavahana
B
Sunga
C
Nanda
D
Kanva

137 What do you mean by Mughal Zagir ?

A
providing rent free land
B
zamindar’s property
C
giving officer a right to revenue
D
giving cash salary to Mansabdar

138 In Shivaji’s Council of Ministers the Prime Minister was called

A
Peshwa
B
Peshwa
C
Mantri
D
Samanta

139 Which of the following aspects is not common to both Bhakti movement and Sufi movement?

A
Worship of idols
B
Personal love for God
C
Mysticism
D
Visit to holy shrines

140 The foreign traveller who visited India during the Mughal period and who left us an expert’s description of the Peacock Throne, was :

A
Travernier
B
Austin of Bordeaux
C
Geronimo Verroneo
D
‘Omrah’ Danishmand Khan

141 The world famous ‘Peacock Throne’ was kept in which of the following Mughal buildings ?

A
New Agra Fort
B
The Rang Mahal of the Red Fort at Delhi
C
The Diwan–i–Am of the Red Fort at Delhi
D
Diwan-r-Khasa-Fatehpur Sikri

142 In Indian architecture 'Surkhi' was introduced by which of the following:

A
Mughals
B
Kushans
C
Guptas
D
Sultanate Sultans

143 The famous Bhakti Saint who belonged to the royal family of Mewar was :

A
Andal
B
Chaitanya
C
Meerabai
D
Ramabai

144 Who among the following Mughal emperors, brought about the fall of Sayyid Brothers?

A
Shah Jahan II
B
Bahadur Shah I
C
Rafi-ud-daulah
D
Muhammad Shah

145 The capital of the Bahamani Kings was :

A
Gulbarga
B
Bijapur
C
Belgaum
D
Raichur

146 which of the following was not built by Firoz Shah Tughlaq?

A
Firozabad
B
Fatehabad
C
Tughlaqabad
D
Jaunpur

147 Din-I-llahi was founded by which of the following:

A
Kabir
B
Akbar
C
Shah jahan
D
Guru Nanak Dev

148 Whose army did Alexander the Greek ruler confront on the banks of the river Jhelum?

A
Chandragupta Maurya
B
Ambi
C
Ohanananda
D
Porus

149 During Kanishka's reign, the centre of political activity shifted from Magadha to :

A
Delhi
B
Ayodhya
C
Kannauj
D
Purushapura (Peshawar)

150 The original name of 'Mahabharata' is :

A
Rajtarangini
B
Bharat Katha
C
Kathasaritasagar
D
Jai Samhita