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1. Which garden is named after the expression let out by Emperor Akbar after he fell for its beauty?
a. Mes Bagh
b. Wah Bagh
c. Stun Bagh
d. Oh Bagh
2. During the 1857 Sepoy Mutiny, who was proclaimed as the Emperor of India by the Indians?
a. Chhatrapati Shivaji
b. Rani Lakshmi Bai
c. Bahadur Shah Zafar
d. Nizam of Hyderabad
3. Who was defeated by Sher Shah Suri in the Battle of Battle of Chausa in 1539?
a. Humayun
b. Aurangazeb
c. Bahadur Shah Zafar
c. Shah Jahan
4. Which Mughal Emperor defeated Hemu in the Second Battle of Panipat?
a. Akbar
b. Humayun
c. Shah Jahan
d. Jahangir
5. Which city was built by Akbar with a mixture of Hindu and Muslim styles that later became his capital?
a. Delhi
b. Agra
c. Panipat
d. Fatehpur Sikri
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Answers
1. Which garden is named after the expression let out by Emperor Akbar after he fell for its beauty?
a. Mes Bagh
b. Wah Bagh
c. Stun Bagh
d. Oh Bagh
Did You Know?
Located in Rawalpindi, Pakistan it was named after, Emperor Akbar saw the garden and said 'Wah!'.
Read more about it in this link.
2. During the 1857 Sepoy Mutiny, who was proclaimed as the Emperor of India by the Indians?
a. Chhatrapati Shivaji
b. Rani Lakshmi Bai
c. Bahadur Shah Zafar
d. Nizam of Hyderabad
Did You Know?
The 1857 Sepoy Mutiny had a striking resemblance to the 1806 Vellore Mutiny where the people of Vellore proclaimed Futteh Hyder, the son of Tipu Sultan, as the ruler of Vellore.
Read more about it in this link.
3. Who was defeated by Sher Shah Suri in the Battle of Battle of Chausa in 1539?
a. Humayun
b. Aurangazeb
c. Bahadur Shah Zafar
c. Shah Jahan
Did You Know?
Shortly after ascending the throne, Humayun was defeated by Sher Shah Suri first in the Battle of Chausa in 1539 and later in the Battle of Kannauj in 1540. Humayun left India after facing defeat and Sher Shah Suri took over the Mughal territory.
Read more about it in this link.
4. Which Mughal Emperor defeated Hemu in the Second Battle of Panipat?
a. Akbar
b. Humayun
c. Shah Jahan
d. Jahangir
Did You Know? The Second Battle of Panipat took place in 1556. Akbar defeated Hemu with the help of his general Bairam Khan.
Read more about it in this link.
5. Which city was built by Akbar with a mixture of Hindu and Muslim styles that later became his capital?
a. Delhi
b. Agra
c. Panipat
d. Fatehpur Sikri
Did You Know? Although Akbar built Fathepur Sikri, he abandoned the place soon because of water scarcity. He ruled the empire from Lahore.
Read more about it in this link.
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