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Who was famously known as the Tuti-e-Hindustan?
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Khusrau is acknowledged as one of the four great pillars of 14th-century Persian literature. He was awarded the title of Tuti-e-Hind, Nightingale of India.
82
When was The Government of India Act 1858 passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom?
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Answer: Option A
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Government of India Act of 1858. On August 2, 1858, less than a month after Canning proclaimed the victory of British arms, Parliament passed the Government of India Act, transferring British power over India from the East India Company, whose ineptitude was primarily blamed for the mutiny, to the crown.
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Which Sultan of Delhi died while playing the chaugan (polo)?
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Answer: Option A
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Qutb-ud-din Aibak, who was a general at Muhammad Ghori's Delhi Sultanate, died as a result of a fall from his horse while playing Chaugan.
84
During the reign of which ruler Moroccan traveler Ibn Battuta visited India?
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Answer: Option C
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A Moroccan traveller, Ibn Bututa (1333-1347 AD) visited India during the reign of Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq. His book Rehla (the Travelogue) throws a lot of light on the reign of Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq and the geographical, economic and social conditions in India.
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Assertion (A): Akbar dispensed with the practice of keeping revenue records in the local languages, in addition to Persian.
Reason (R): In Mughal lndia, Persian language and literature was well developed and widely in use.
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Answer: Option C
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From the time of Akbar, Hindi poets began to be attached to the Mughal court.A leading Mughal noble, Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khana, produced a fine blend of Bhakti poetry with Persian ideas of life and human relations. Likewise, the Persian and the Hindi literary traditions began to influence each other.
86
Which of the following saint wrote Sri-Bhasya?
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Answer: Option A
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Sri Bhagavad Ramanujacharya was a Hindu theologian, philosopher, and one of the most important exponents of the Sri Vaishnavism tradition within Hinduism. Ramanujacharya himself wrote influential texts, such as bhasya on the Brahma Sutras and the Bhagavad Gita, all in Sanskrit.
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Who established Chishti order in India?
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Answer: Option D
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Moinuddin Chishti introduced the Chishti Order in Lahore (Punjab) and Ajmer (Rajasthan), sometime in the middle of the 12th century CE. He was eighth in the line of succession from the founder of the Chishti Order, Abu Ishaq Shami.
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The Buland Darwaza was built to mark Akbar's conquest of
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Answer: Option C
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Buland Darwaza, or the "Gate of victory", was built in 1601 A.D. by Akbar to commemorate his victory over Gujarat. It is the main entrance to the palace at Fatehpur Sikri, a town which is 43 km from Agra, India.
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Who among the following was named as Zinda Pir or Living Saint in Mughal period?
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Answer: Option D
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Aurangzeb was called "Zinda Pir" or "Living Saint" in Mughal India.
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Which one of the following Mughal buildings is said to possess the unique feature of being exactly equal in length and breath?
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Answer: Option C
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Taj Mahal was built by Mughal Emperor Shahjahan in memory of his beloved wife NoorJahan. It was designed by ustad Ahmad Lahauri. The dome of Taj Mal has exactly same height and length of base i.e. 35metres.