Which of the following statements about Hyder Ali is incorrect?

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(a) He was a great scholar.
(b) He was defeated at Posto Nova in 1781 by Hastings.
(c) He was a man of great determination.
(d) He made a coalition with Nizam and Marathas against English in second Anglo-Mysore War.

The final defeat of the Maratha confederacy came during the time of:

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(a) Wellesley
(b) Hastings
(c) Minto
(d) Cornwallisf

Who was the ruler of an Indian state who allied himself with France?

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(a) Nizam-ul-Mulk Asif Jah
(b) Tipu Sultan
(c) Saadat Khan
(d) Akbar

The Marathas chief, Sambhagi was executed during the reign of:

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(a) Jehangir
(b) Aurangzeb
(c) Shah Jahan
(d) Mahabat Khan

When did Vasco da Gama come to India?

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(a) 1490
(b) 1492
(c) 1493
(d) 1498

The account of Babur’s life (Tuzuk-i-Baburi) was written in:

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(a) Urdu
(b) Persian
(c) Turki
(d) Arabic

Tansen, the greatest musician of Akbar’s court belonged to:

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(a) Delhi
(b) Gawaliar
(c) Lahore
(d) Lucknow

The city of Agra was founded by:

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(a) Rana Sanga
(b) Sikandar Lodhi
(c) Ibraham Lodhi
(d) Firuz Tughluq

The buildings constructed by which Mughal ruler represent the climax in the evolution of Mughal architecture?

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(a) Akbar
(b) Jehangir
(c) Aurangzeb
(d) Shah Jahan

Jehangiri Mahal is located in:

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(a) Agra Fort
(b) Fatehpur Sikri
(c) Delhi
(d) Sikandra