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A)
Rana Sanga
B)
Prithviraj Chauhan
C)
Maharana Pratap
D)
Tipu Sultan

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Prithviraj Chauhan

The Second Battle of Tarain was fought in 1192 by the Ghurids against the Chahamanas and their allies, near Tarain (modern Taraori in Haryana, India). The Ghurid king Mu'izz al-Din Muhammad Ghori defeated the Chahamana king Prithiviraj Chauhan thus avenging his earlier defeat at the First Battle of Tarain.

A)
Mansur
B)
Birbal
C)
Abul Fazal
D)
Faizi

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Faizi

Abul Faizi was the brother of Abul Fazl and a  Persian poet. He translated Lilavati which is a work on mathematics into Persian and under his supervision, the Mahabharata was translated into the Persian language.

A)
Surat
B)
Kolkata
C)
Ahmedabad
D)
Lucknow

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Surat

The Surat Split was the splitting of the Indian National Congress into two groups - the Extremists and the Moderates - at the Surat session in 1907.

A)
Arjuna
B)
Amba
C)
Urvashi
D)
Vishnu

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Vishnu

Mohini (Sanskrit: मोहिनी, Mohinī) is a Hindu goddess. She is the only female avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu. She is portrayed as a femme fatale, an enchantress, who maddens lovers, sometimes leading them to their doom. Mohini is introduced into the Hindu mythology in the narrative epic of the Mahabharata. Here, she appears as a form of Vishnu, acquires the pot of Amrita (an elixir of immortality) from the thieving asuras (demons), and gives it back to the devas (gods), helping them retain their immortality.

A)
Khilafat movement
B)
Civil disobedience movement
C)
Quit India movement
D)
Non cooperation movement

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Quit India movement

At August Kranti Maidan, Mahatma Gandhi delivered his famous "do or die" speech, which marked the beginning of Quit India Movement.

A)
Guru Arjun Dev Ji
B)
Guru Ramdass Ji
C)
Guru Nank Dev Ji
D)
Guru Govind Singh Ji

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Guru Ramdass Ji

Amritsar was founded by Sri Guru Ramdass ji, the fourth guru of the Sikhs in about 1574 A.D. Before the city was founded, the area was covered with thick forests and had several lakes.

A)
Kaveri
B)
River Yamuna
C)
Ganges
D)
Tapti

Correct Answer : Option (B) - River Yamuna

The Taj Mahal was built on the banks of the river Yamuna, between 1631 and 1643, by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan (r. 1628-58) as a mausoleum for his beloved wife Arjumand Banu Begum, who was also known by the title Mumtaz Mahal.

A)
Kanishka
B)
Pushya
C)
Kuvishka
D)
Harisha-Vardhana

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Kanishka

Kaniska, also spelled Kanishka, Chinese Chia-ni-se-chia, (flourished 1st century ce), greatest king of the Kushan dynasty that ruled over the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, Afghanistan, and possibly areas of Central Asia north of the Kashmir region.

A)
Ashoka
B)
Chandergupta
C)
Shajahon
D)
Samudragupta

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Samudragupta

Samudragupta (335-375 AD) of the Gupta dynasty is known as the Napoleon of India. Historian A V Smith called him so because of his great military conquests known from the 'Prayag Prashati' written by his courtier and poet Harisena, who also describes him as the hero of a hundred battles.

A)
Magadh
B)
Taxila
C)
Nalanda
D)
Vikramshila

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Nalanda

Hiuen Tsang was a Chinese Buddhist monk who came to India during the rule of Harshvardhan and studied at Nalanda. From his accounts, it can be said that the Nalanda University was a great center of education and was famous even in far-off countries.