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General Awareness Test 36
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General Awareness Test 36

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  • Question 1/10
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    _________, succeeded to the throne of Ferghana in 1494 when he was only 12 years old.
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    Babur was the founder and first Emperor of the Mughal dynasty in the Indian subcontinent. Babur was the eldest son of Umar Sheikh Mirza, governor of Farghana and great grandson of Timur the Great. He ascended the throne of Farghana in its capital Akhsikent in 1494 at the age of twelve and faced rebellion. He conquered Samarkand two years later, only to lose the vilayat of Fergana soon after. In his attempt to reconquer Fergana, he lost control of Samarkand.
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    Which Governor General decided to make English as the medium of instruction in India?
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    The English Education Act was a legislative Act of the Council of India in 1835 giving effect to a decision in 1835 by William Bentinck, the Governor-General of British India to reallocate funds the East India Company was required by the British Parliament to spend on education and literature in India. In the same year, British Government designated English as the medium of education for schools and universities.
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    ________ was imprisoned for the rest of his life by Aurangzeb.
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    Shah Jahan was put in jail for lifetime by his youngest son, Aurangazeb.
    ⋆ Because Aurangzeb was obsessed for the throne and for getting the throne, he had killed all his brothers.
  • Question 4/10
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    The queen with the title Didda ruled over which part of India between 980 - 1003?
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    Didda ruled over Kashmir from 980-1003. Much about her life can be obtained from Rajatarangini, a work was written by Kalhana in the 12th Century. Apart from her sole rule from 980, she also ruled over the Kingdom of Kashmir as a regent from 958 onwards.
  • Question 5/10
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    The Mongols under ___________ invaded Transoxiana in north-east Iran in 1219.
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    • Genghis Khan, founder of the Mongol Empire, invaded Transoxiana in 1219 during his conquest of Khwarezm.
    • Before his death in 1227, he assigned the lands of Western Central Asia to his second son Chagatai, and this region became known as the Chagatai Khanate.
  • Question 6/10
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    Who shot dead John Saunders on 17th December 1927?
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    It was Bhagat Singh who shot John Saunders on 17th December 1927. He did so to avenge Lala Lajpat Rai’s death which took place because of Lathi charge by the colonial police force during the protest against the Simon Commission.
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    After the death of Islam Shah Suri who became the ruler of present-day Uttar Pradesh?
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    • After the death of Islam Shah Suri, his Prime Minister Hemu became the de facto ruler of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, and the western parts of Bengal.

    • He was bestowed the title of Hemchandra Vikramaditya at his formal coronation took place at Purana Quila in Delhi on 7 October 1556.

    • Hemu died in the Second Battle of Panipat, and Uttar Pradesh came under Emperor Akbar's rule.

  • Question 8/10
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    In which year was All India Kisan Sabha formed?
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    All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) was formed at the Lucknow session of the Indian National Congress on 11 April 1936 with Sahajanand Saraswati elected as its first President. The Kisan Manifesto released in August 1936, demanded abolition of the zamindari system and cancellation of rural debts, and in October 1937, it adopted red flag as its banner. Soon, its leaders became increasingly distant with Congress, and repeatedly came in confrontation with Congress governments, in Bihar and United Province.
  • Question 9/10
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    Which of the following statement is not correct?
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    The first English to become the president of INC was- George Yule
    The first woman president of INC was – Annie Besant
    The first Indian woman president of INC was – Mrs Sarojini Naidu
  • Question 10/10
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    Akbar's successors as Mogul emperors, who among the following his son and grandson had Rajput mothers?
    Solutions
    Akbar's successors as Mogul emperors, his son Jahangir and grandson Shah Jahan had Rajput mothers. It was due to the support of the Rajputs that Akbar was able to lay the foundations of the Mughal empire in India.
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