Portuguese sailor Vasco da Gama’s discovery of a new sea route to India in 1498 paved the way for European commerce with India. This led to the beginning of trade relations between the two countries. The Portuguese soon set up trading-posts in Goa, Daman, Diu and Bombay. The next to arrive were the Dutch, the British—who set up a trading-post in the west-coast port of Surat in 1619—and the French.

Correct Option: D

Portuguese sailor Vasco da Gama’s discovery of a new sea route to India in 1498 paved the way for European commerce with India. This led to the beginning of trade relations between the two countries. The Portuguese soon set up trading-posts in Goa, Daman, Diu and Bombay. The next to arrive were the Dutch, the British—who set up a trading-post in the west-coast port of Surat in 1619—and the French.

The Grand Trunk Road of Sher Shah Suri runs from Chittagong, Bangladesh, west to Howrah, West Bengal in India, then across Northern India through Delhi, passing from Amritsar to Lahore in Pakistan, further up to Kabul in Afghanistan.

Correct Option: C

The Grand Trunk Road of Sher Shah Suri runs from Chittagong, Bangladesh, west to Howrah, West Bengal in India, then across Northern India through Delhi, passing from Amritsar to Lahore in Pakistan, further up to Kabul in Afghanistan.

Qutb-ud-din Aibak, a former slave of Muhammad Ghori, was the first sultan of Delhi. He founded the Mamluk Dynasty or Slave Dynasty that was the first of five unrelated dynasties to rule India’s Delhi Sultanate from 1206 to 1290. He ruled from 1206 to 1210 A.D.

Correct Option: C

Qutb-ud-din Aibak, a former slave of Muhammad Ghori, was the first sultan of Delhi. He founded the Mamluk Dynasty or Slave Dynasty that was the first of five unrelated dynasties to rule India’s Delhi Sultanate from 1206 to 1290. He ruled from 1206 to 1210 A.D.

Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is regarded as the first to use guerrilla warfare in its modern form in India. he started guerrilla warfare against the Mughals and other powers in 1645 leading to establishment of the Maratha state in 1674. Shivaji perfected the art of evasion, retreat and counterattack and made the Mughal army pay a heavy price for attacking him.

Correct Option: A

Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is regarded as the first to use guerrilla warfare in its modern form in India. he started guerrilla warfare against the Mughals and other powers in 1645 leading to establishment of the Maratha state in 1674. Shivaji perfected the art of evasion, retreat and counterattack and made the Mughal army pay a heavy price for attacking him.

Hawa Mahal (“Palace of Winds”) is a palace in Jaipur that is built in red and pink coloured sand stone, in keeping with the décor of the other monuments in the city. Its colour is a full testimony to the epithet of “Pink City” given to Jaipur. It was built in 1799 by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh.

Correct Option: B

Hawa Mahal (“Palace of Winds”) is a palace in Jaipur that is built in red and pink coloured sand stone, in keeping with the décor of the other monuments in the city. Its colour is a full testimony to the epithet of “Pink City” given to Jaipur. It was built in 1799 by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh.