Forts, Palaces and Pillars

Q. Qutub Minar has ________ storeys.

1. five
2. six
3. four
4. seven

Q. Qutub Minar was constructed by ________.

1. Qutubuddin Aibak
2. Iltutmish
3. Qutubuddin Aibak and Iltutmish
4. Alauddin Khalji

Q. This city was built by a Mughal emperor in the year 1639. The emperor made this city his capital. The city was built on the banks of the river Yamuna. What is the name of this city?

1. Baburabad
2. Ahmedabad
3. Shahjahanabad
4. Akbarabad

Q. The Red Fort was the residence of the emperors for nearly 200 years.

1. Mughal
2. Maratha
3. Rajput

Q. The inscriptions on the Qutub Minar are in _______.

1. Hindi
2. Arabic
3. Urdu
4. Persia

Q. Identify the rulers who have repaired the Qutub Minar whenever it was damaged.

1. Alauddin Khalji
2. Muhammad Tughluq
3. Firuz Shah Tughlaq
4. Ibrahim Lodi

Q. The 1899 political cartoon by J. M. Staniforth depicting Transvaal President Paul Kruger attempting to appease Uitlanders.
Why was the then president of Transvaal trying to appease the Uitlanders? Select the appropriate options:

1. Paul Kruger didn't want to start an all-out war against the Britishers, so he tried to increase the number of Britishers who were enfranchised to vote.
2. Paul Kruger also wanted the taxation on the Boers by the British to reduce so he tried to appease the Uitlanders by reducing the residency requirement to be able to vote in the State of Transvaal.
3. Colonial Secretary Joseph Chamberlain and other British officers used the denial of rights to the uitlanders as their main point of attack against the Transvaal.
4. The Transvaal government passed a series of legislation in beginning in 1890 refusing voting rights or citizenship to any uitlander who had not been resident for fourteen years and who was over 40 years of age.

Q. Forts and palaces in the medieval period were ________.

1. open to public on a daily basis
2. generally not open to the public
3. accessible only to the king and his family
4. accessible only to the king, ministers and his family

Q. When did the Berlin Conference take place?

1. 1884-1885
2. 1883-1885
3. 1881-1882
4. 1889-1890

Q. By what year was all of Africa colonised by the Europeans?

1. 1894
2. 1904
3. 1914
4. 1934

Q. __________ were given access to the riverfront in Shah Jahan's city.

1. Only influential nobles and the emperor
2. All subjects
3. Only soldiers
4. Rich people

Q. __________ constructed the city of Shahjahanabad.

1. Akbar
2. Babur
3. Jahangir
4. Shah Jahan

Q. The Red Fort was the residence of the emperors for nearly 200 years.

1. Mughal
2. Maratha
3. Rajput

Q. __________ constructed the city of Shahjahanabad.

1. Akbar
2. Babur
3. Jahangir
4. Shah Jahan

Q. __________ were given access to the riverfront in Shah Jahan's city.

1. Only influential nobles and the emperor
2. All subjects
3. Only soldiers
4. Rich people

Q. Which of the following areas/regions of Africa were initially taken up by the French after the Berlin conference?

1. Dahomey
2. Algeria
3. Ivory Coast
4. Uganda
5. Mozambique
6. Senegal
7. Zanzibar
8. Guinea

Q. was sent by the Belgian King Leopold II to scout the Congo region and to make the African leaders sign treaties and agreements to hand over their to him, on behalf of the Belgian king.

1. HM Stanley
2. David Livingstone
3. lands
4. diamonds

Q. Which conference allowed the splitting of Africa into different parts for various European powers to rule?

1. Yalta Conference
2. Third Moscow Conference
3. Berlin Conference
4. First Inter-Allied Meeting

Q. How long did the Boer War last?

1. 1 year
2. 2 years
3. 3 years
4. 4 years

Q. Identify the rulers who have repaired the Qutub Minar whenever it was damaged.

1. Alauddin Khalji
2. Muhammad Tughluq
3. Firuz Shah Tughlaq
4. Ibrahim Lodi

Q. Select the correct pairs with respect to the British colonisation of Boer lands.

1. Cause
2. Gold and diamond mines
3. The Union of South Africa
4. Fought along with Boers
5. Zulu tribe
6. Result