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116 The rule of which one of the following sent a large force against Shivaji in 1659 under Afzal Khan ?
A Bijapur
B Bidar
C Khandesh
D Golconda

Answer: Option [A]

Afzal Khan was the most powerful General or Sardar in the court of the Bijapur Sultanate who fought against Shivaji. In 1659, he led an army of about 10,000 elite troops and pursued Shivaji persistently. He was killed at a meeting with Shivaji by Shivaji's lieutenant Sambhaji Kavji.

117 The birth place of Guru Gobind Singh was:
A Anandpur Sahib
B Fatehgarh Sahib
C Patna
D Amritsar

Answer: Option [C]

The birth place of Guru Gobind Singh was Patna. Guru Gobind Singh born was the tenth Sikh Guru, a spiritual master, warrior, poet and philosopher.

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118 The first Mughal emperor to issue a farman in favour of the British to open a factory at Surat was:
A Shahjahan
B Aurangzeb
C Akbar
D Jahangir

Answer: Option [D]

The first Mughal emperor to issue a farman in favour of the British to open a factory at Surat was Jahangir. Mughal emperor Jahangir granted a Farman to Captain William Hawkins permitting the English to erect a factory at Surat in 1613.

119 Who among the following ladies wrote a historical account during the Mughal Period ?
A Zebun-Nissa Begam
B Jahanara Begam
C Nurjahan Begam
D Gulbadan Begam

Answer: Option [D]

Gulbadan Begum was the daughter of Babur. She is well known as the author of Humayun Nama, the account of the life of her half brother, Humayun which she wrote on request of Akbar.

120 On the wall of which of the following buildings built by Shah Jahan, the Persian couplet “If there is a paradise on earth, it is this, it is this, it is this” in inscribed ?
A Jasmine Palace
B Diwan-i- Khas, Delhi
C Moti Masjid
D Diwan-i- Am, Delhi

Answer: Option [B]

The correct answer is Diwan-i- Khas, Delhi. On the wall of Diwan-i- Khas built by Shah Jahan, the Persian couplet “If there is a paradise on earth, it is this, it is this, it is this” is inscribed.

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