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Q :  

The first session of the All India Congress held in Bombay in 1920, was presided over by

(A) J L Nehru

(B) VV Giri

(C) Lala Lajpat Rai

(D) MM Joshi

Correct Answer : C

Q :  

First English newspaper in India

(A) The Bengal Gazette

(B) The Calcutta Gazette

(C) The Bengal Journal

(D) The Bombay Herald

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

Who first translated Bhagvad Gita to English

(A) William Jones

(B) Charles Wilkins

(C) Alexander Cunningham

(D) John Marshall

Correct Answer : B

Q :  

Who was the Viceroy of India when the Rowlatt Act was Passed

(A) Lord Irwin

(B) Lord Reading

(C) Lord Chelmsford

(D) Lord Wavell

Correct Answer : C

Q :  

Who built the tomb of Itimad-ud-Daula in Agra?

(A) Noor Jahan

(B) Akbar

(C) Shah Jahan

(D) Jahangir

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

When did the first battle of Panipat take place?

(A) 21 April 1529

(B) 21 April 1526

(C) 20 April 1527

(D) 15 April 1528

Correct Answer : B

Q :  

Which one was built by Akbar in the memory of Gujarat victory?

(A) Buland Darwaza

(B) Siddi Bashir

(C) Jama Masjid

(D) none of these

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

By whom was the new religion named 'Din-e-Ilahi' started?

(A) Jahangir

(B) Shah Jahan

(C) Humayun

(D) Akbar

Correct Answer : D

Q :  

In whose court was Tansen, the great musician of his time?

(A) Bahadur Shah

(B) Jahangir

(C) Shah Jahan

(D) Akbar

Correct Answer : D

Q :  

Who was the Mughal emperor who condemned the practice of Sati?

(A) Akbar

(B) Jahangir

(C) Babur

(D) Humayun

Correct Answer : A

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