history aptitude quiz

1.Imagine you have been invited by Emperor Akbar for dinner in his palace in Delhi in the year

You have reached his palace early in the morning. Emperor being a nice host arranges a horse for you to see places in and around Delhi. Which of the following you are not likely to see

A. Siri Fort

B. JumaMasjid

C. Humayun’s tomb

D. Qutab Minar

THE ANSWER IS B. JUMA MASJID BECAUSE IT WAS BUILT DURING THE TIME OF SHAH JAHAN.
Siri fort was built by Allaudin Khilji who lived during the thirteenth century.Humayun's tomb was built by Akbar.
Qutb minar was built by Qutbudin in late twelveth century.

2.On a bright sunny afternoon(1300 hrs) in an island fort in Arabian sea you see an armada coming from the west. They will be near your fort in an hour .Your army is very small (400 solders)compared to the army in the armada( there are 2000 swordsmen in 10 ships with sails (they are not great swimmers)You have large no of Bamboo poles , canvas and mirrors. How will you use them as weapons against your enemy.

Will cut the bamboo poles vertically and get flexible pieces which will be used to make a concave structure on which the canvas will be fixed .On that the mirrors will be pasted so it will act as a giant concave mirror .This will focus the sunlight on the sails of the ship which would catch fire.

3. Which of the following technology was not available during the First World War ?

a. Radio

b. Aero plane

c. Telegraph

d. Television

e. Submarine

television was invented in 1928 while others were invented before the first world war

4. In which historical structure will you find the following instruments i.e Samrat Yantra, chakra yantra,Digamsha Yantra, Kapala yantra, Kanali Yantra etc.
jantar mantar

5. The first aircraft was made only in the 20th century but during wars in 19th century i.e the Franco Austrian war and American civil war Aerial reconaissance of the enemy was carried out . How was it done. The people who were concerned with aerial reconaissance were called as Aeronauts. what technology was used for aerial observation.

hot air balloons

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