GK (Indian History)

Correct answer is (3). 

The Quit India Movement was launched in 1942, not 1941. The other dates are historically accurate.

The Jamait Khana Masjid was built by Ala-ud-din Khalji, not Balban. The other pairings are correct.

Warren Hastings served as the first Governor-General of Bengal from 1773 to 1785. During his tenure, the Rohilla War took place in 1774, while the Treaty of Bassein and the annexation of Avadh occurred under later Governors-General.

Shahjahan was imprisoned by his son Aurangzeb in the Agra Fort for the last eight years of his life.

Major Rock Edict XIII contains the most detailed description of the Kalinga War and Ashoka's subsequent conversion to non-violence and 'dhammavijaya'.

The Indus Valley Civilization used a binary system for lower weights and a decimal system for higher weights, with 16 being the dominant unit (16, 32, 64, 160, 320, 640).

Wajid Ali Shah was the last Nawab of Awadh, deposed by the British in 1856 under the doctrine of lapse/misgovernance.

Kharaj was the land tax imposed on non-Muslims (and later Muslims) in the Delhi Sultanate, serving as a primary source of state revenue.

The Bijapur school of painting developed independently in the Deccan region during the Mughal period, distinct from the central Mughal style.

Swami Dayanand Saraswati, the founder of the Arya Samaj, gave the slogan 'Go back to the Vedas'.

Guru Har Gobind was the Sikh Guru who militarized the community and engaged in conflicts with the Mughal forces, including the Battle of Sangrama.

The first partition of Bengal occurred in 1905 under Lord Curzon. The other statements are correct; the 1857 revolt started in Meerut, Quit India was 1942, and the Crown took control in 1858.

Shahjahan's architectural style is famous for the introduction of the bulbous dome, which became a hallmark of Mughal architecture during his reign. Other elements like marble and gardens were present in earlier Mughal structures.

The Rig Vedic Aryans were primarily pastoral and semi-nomadic, not urban. Urbanization in the Indian subcontinent is associated with the earlier Indus Valley Civilization.

Rabindranath Tagore wrote this in a letter to the Viceroy, Lord Chelmsford, in 1919, renouncing his knighthood as a protest against the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.

Nalanda was a renowned ancient university and a major center of learning in ancient India, attracting scholars from across Asia.

The abolition of slavery was not a measure introduced by William Bentinck; it was later addressed by the Indian Slavery Act of 1843 under Lord Ellenborough.

Ritusamhara, Raghuvamsha, and Kumarasambhava are well-known works by the poet Kalidasa. Meghapriya is not a recognized work attributed to him.

The Qutub Shahi dynasty of Golconda was established in the early 16th century (1518), not the 14th century.

Persian was the official court language of the Mughal Empire, including during the reign of Akbar.

William Hawkins visited the court of Jahangir and was granted the title of 'English Khan' by the emperor.

Historical records credit Kumaragupta I with the founding of Nalanda University. While some later Gupta rulers were associated with Buddhism, he is the primary founder.