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| 1. |
To which deity is the Brihadisvara / Rajarajeshwara temple of Tanjore dedicated? |
| A. | Shiv |
| B. | Vishnu |
| C. | Sun |
| D. | indra |
| Answer» B. Vishnu | |
| 2. |
Which of the following is not included in the Triratna of Chola period Tamil? |
| A. | kanban |
| B. | cotton |
| C. | Pugalendi |
| D. | jaygondar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
Who was the Chola king who gave complete independence to Sri Lanka and married his daughter with a Sinhala prince? |
| A. | Kulotug - the first |
| B. | Rajendra - I |
| C. | Adhirajendra |
| D. | rajadhiraj |
| Answer» B. Rajendra - I | |
| 4. |
The first battle of Tarain (1191 AD) took place between |
| A. | Alauddin Khilji and Prithviraj Chauhan |
| B. | Muhammad Ghori and Prithviraj Chauhan |
| C. | Mahmud Ghaznavi and Prithviraj Chauhan |
| D. | Muhammad Shah and Prithviraj Chauhan |
| Answer» C. Mahmud Ghaznavi and Prithviraj Chauhan | |
| 5. |
Rudambas was the famous female ruler of which dynasty? |
| A. | Kakatiya |
| B. | Yadav |
| C. | Hoysala |
| D. | pandya |
| Answer» B. Yadav | |
| 6. |
Which was the most important attack among all the attacks of Mahmud Ghaznavi (between 1000 AD to 1026 AD)? |
| A. | Attack on Multan Bathinda ( 1004) |
| B. | Attack on Narayanpur ( 1002 ) |
| C. | Attack on Somnath Temple (1025 - 1026) |
| D. | Attack on Kalinjar (1019 - 23) |
| Answer» D. Attack on Kalinjar (1019 - 23) | |
| 7. |
Which important book was composed by the scholar Alberuni, who came to India during Mahmud Ghaznavi's invasion of India? |
| A. | Kitab-ul-Khiraj |
| B. | Kitab-ul-Hind |
| C. | Kitab-ul-Rehla |
| D. | all of which |
| Answer» C. Kitab-ul-Rehla | |
| 8. |
Who was the first ruler of Ghazni who assumed the title ofSultanfrom the Caliphs and became the first ruler to be called Sultan? |
| A. | eloquent |
| B. | Mahmud Ghaznavi |
| C. | Muhammad Ghori |
| D. | ephemeral |
| Answer» C. Muhammad Ghori | |
| 9. |
The original name of the famous Chola ruler Rajaraja-I was |
| A. | arimolivarman |
| B. | Vijayvarman |
| C. | Raghavurman |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Vijayvarman | |
| 10. |
The court language of Delhi Sultanate was |
| A. | Urdu |
| B. | Persian |
| C. | Hindi |
| D. | Arabic |
| Answer» C. Hindi | |
| 11. |
Muhammad Ghori left which of the following trusted generals to look after the conquered territories? |
| A. | Naseeruddin |
| B. | Iltutmish |
| C. | Qutubuddin Aibak |
| D. | Malik Kafur |
| Answer» D. Malik Kafur | |
| 12. |
Which of the following Khilji regime killed his father-in-law to sit on the throne of Delhi? |
| A. | Qutubuddin Aibak |
| B. | By Jalaluddin Khilji |
| C. | Ghiyasuddin Balban |
| D. | By Alauddin Khilji |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque was built by- |
| A. | Qutubuddin Aibak |
| B. | Alauddin Khilji |
| C. | Iltutmish |
| D. | Mohammad Adilshah |
| Answer» B. Alauddin Khilji | |
| 14. |
Who was defeated in the Second Battle of Tarain? |
| A. | Prithviraj to Muhammad Ghori |
| B. | Mahmud of Ghaznavi to Prithviraj |
| C. | Prithviraj to Mahmud Ghaznavi |
| D. | Muhammad Ghori to Prithviraj |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
The last ruler of the Lodi dynasty was |
| A. | Bahlul Lodi |
| B. | Ibrahim Lodi |
| C. | Daulat Khan Lodi |
| D. | Sikandar Lodi |
| Answer» C. Daulat Khan Lodi | |
| 16. |
Who among the following was the Sultan of Delhi who died while playingChougan(Polo) - |
| A. | Qutubuddin Aibak |
| B. | Alauddin Khilji |
| C. | Firoz Shah Tughlaq |
| D. | Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq |
| Answer» B. Alauddin Khilji | |
| 17. |
The first Turk to invade India was |
| A. | Mahmud Ghaznavi |
| B. | Muhammad Ghori |
| C. | Qutubuddin Aibak |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Muhammad Ghori | |
| 18. |
Against which state did Mahmud Ghaznavi make the first attack in India? |
| A. | Hindu Sahi / Brahmin Sahi |
| B. | Alwar |
| C. | Solanki of Kathiawad |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Alwar | |
| 19. |
The first Muslim woman ruler of Northern India / the first woman ruler to rule Delhi was |
| A. | Razia Sultan |
| B. | Mumtaz |
| C. | noorjahan |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Mumtaz | |
| 20. |
Between 1329 and 1330, who introduced the currency - symbolic currency in the form of copper coins - |
| A. | Alauddin Khilji |
| B. | Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq |
| C. | Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq |
| D. | Firoz Tughlaq |
| Answer» D. Firoz Tughlaq | |
| 21. |
Against whom did Mahmud Ghaznavi's last invasion of India take place? |
| A. | tomar |
| B. | Pratihara |
| C. | solanki |
| D. | Jat |
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. |
Which ruler of the Hindu Sahi state committed self-immolation out of guilt after being repeatedly defeated by the Turks? |
| A. | Jaipal |
| B. | Anandpal |
| C. | trilochan pal |
| D. | Bhimpal |
| Answer» B. Anandpal | |
| 23. |
Which city became the center of Persian culture as a result of the invasion of Mahmud of Ghaznavi? |
| A. | Lahore |
| B. | Delhi |
| C. | daulatabad |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Delhi | |
| 24. |
The capital of the Hindusahi state is – |
| A. | Udbhandpur / Ohind / Vahind |
| B. | Kalinjar |
| C. | Ajmer |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Kalinjar | |
| 25. |
Who among the following painted the horrifying scenes of a woman setting herself on fire with her husband's pyre with the loud sound of drums? |
| A. | ibn battuta |
| B. | barani |
| C. | badauni |
| D. | Amir Khusro |
| Answer» B. barani | |
| 26. |
Which title did Mahmud Ghaznavi take? |
| A. | Yamin-ud-daula (Right Hand of the Empire) |
| B. | Amin-ul-Millat (Guardian of Muslims) |
| C. | both 1 and 2 |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 27. |
Who among the following used to call hisButkeshin(sculptor)? |
| A. | Mahmud Ghaznavi |
| B. | Muhammad Ghori |
| C. | Qutubuddin Aibak |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Muhammad Ghori | |
| 28. |
Which of the following rulers belonged to the Dasas/Ghulam dynasty? |
| A. | Iltutmish |
| B. | Humayun |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | shahjahan |
| Answer» B. Humayun | |
| 29. |
Who completed the work of Qutub Minar? |
| A. | Razia |
| B. | Qutbuddin Aibak |
| C. | Iltutmish |
| D. | balban |
| Answer» D. balban | |
| 30. |
During whose reign the South African traveler Ibn Battuta came to India? |
| A. | Humayun |
| B. | Akbar |
| C. | Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq |
| D. | Alauddin Khilji |
| Answer» D. Alauddin Khilji | |
| 31. |
In the 13th century, the highest officer of the army was |
| A. | Owner |
| B. | Khan |
| C. | Sarkhel |
| D. | warlord |
| Answer» C. Sarkhel | |
| 32. |
e was careful, like the Roman emperor Augustus, that he did not seem as powerful as the others and he did not seem above the level of others, to whom is this reference? |
| A. | Babar |
| B. | Ibrahim Lodi |
| C. | Bahlol Lodi |
| D. | Jalaluddin Khilji |
| Answer» D. Jalaluddin Khilji | |
| 33. |
Who was the first Sultan of Delhi Sultanate, who kept a standing army? |
| A. | Iltutmish |
| B. | balban |
| C. | Alauddin Khilji |
| D. | Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq |
| Answer» D. Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq | |
| 34. |
How many times did Mahmud Ghaznavi attack India? |
| A. | 12 times |
| B. | 15 times |
| C. | 17 times |
| D. | 18 times |
| Answer» D. 18 times | |
| 35. |
The full name of Alberuni was - |
| A. | Abu Raihan Muhammad |
| B. | Abu Abdullah |
| C. | Ali Gurshasp |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Abu Abdullah | |
| 36. |
With reference to/about Sultan Alauddin Khilji, consider the following statements: |
| A. | Alauddin Khilji fixed the price of grain |
| B. | Alauddin Khilji was the first sultan who paid cash salary to the soldiers. |
| C. | During the reign of Alauddin Khilji , the share of land revenue paid by the peasants was increased to half of the crop . |
| D. | all is right |
| Answer» E. | |
| 37. |
According to Alberuni theAtyaj(the class below the Chaturvarna) included - |
| A. | Washerman, cobbler, magician, nugget and shield maker |
| B. | sailor, fisherman, huntsman, weaver |
| C. | both 1 and 2 |
| D. | neither 1 nor 2 |
| Answer» D. neither 1 nor 2 | |
| 38. |
The war of Vaihind ( 1008 - 09 ) was fought between which of the following ? |
| A. | Mahmud Ghaznavi and Anandpal |
| B. | Mahmud Ghaznavi and Jaipal |
| C. | Muhammad Ghori and Prithviraj Chauhan |
| D. | Muhammad Ghori and Jaichand |
| Answer» B. Mahmud Ghaznavi and Jaipal | |
| 39. |
Which subjects have been reviewed in the bookKitan-ul-Hindby Alberuni? |
| A. | Indian Mathematics |
| B. | Indian History, Geography |
| C. | astronomy, philosophy |
| D. | all of which |
| Answer» E. | |
| 40. |
Who among the following sultans of Delhi accepted the coming to the dominion of the Timurid ruler Mirza Shahrukh? |
| A. | Firoz Tughlaq |
| B. | Muhammad Tughlaq |
| C. | Khizr Khan Syed |
| D. | Sikandar Lodi |
| Answer» D. Sikandar Lodi | |
| 41. |
By what other name was Muhammad Ghori also known? |
| A. | Sahabuddin (The fiery constellation of religion) |
| B. | muinuddin |
| C. | Muhammad bin Sam |
| D. | all of which |
| Answer» E. | |
| 42. |
Which of the following is not true about Ibrahim Lodi? |
| A. | cruel and autocratic ruler |
| B. | caliphate of afghan amirs |
| C. | great builder and priest |
| D. | Daulat Khan called Babur, the ruler of Kabul, to defeat Ibrahim Lodi. |
| Answer» D. Daulat Khan called Babur, the ruler of Kabul, to defeat Ibrahim Lodi. | |
| 43. |
Muhammad Ghori in 1175 AD. Against which state did I make the first attack on India? |
| A. | Multan (Karmathi ruler) |
| B. | Anhilwara (Solanki ruler) |
| C. | Punjab (Ghaznavi ruler) |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Anhilwara (Solanki ruler) | |
| 44. |
Who among the following was the second Ottoman invasion of India? |
| A. | Mahmud Ghaznavi |
| B. | Muhammad Ghori |
| C. | Genghis Khan |
| D. | Taimur Lang |
| Answer» C. Genghis Khan | |
| 45. |
Which of the following was not the result of the invasions of Muhammad Ghori? |
| A. | From Punjab to Bengal again northern India a central authority |
| B. | The economic resources derived from land revenue now directly concentrated in the hands of the ruler. |
| C. | An urban revolution started in northern India |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. The economic resources derived from land revenue now directly concentrated in the hands of the ruler. | |
| 46. |
Alai Darwaza is the main gate of which of the following? |
| A. | Jamaatkhana Mosque |
| B. | Siri |
| C. | Qutub Minar |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 47. |
Which of the following statements about Razia Sultan is false? |
| A. | Iltutmish tried to establish a hereditary monarchy and due to the disqualification of sons, nominated Razia as his successor. |
| B. | Razia first tried to strengthen the power of the Ottoman feudal class and made the non-Turkish ruling class powerless, |
| C. | 1236 AD With the active support of the public, Razia Sultan became the Sultan of Delhi. |
| D. | He appointed the Habshi Sardar Malik Yakut to the post of Naib Mamlkit. |
| Answer» C. 1236 AD With the active support of the public, Razia Sultan became the Sultan of Delhi. | |
| 48. |
The most important Indian invasion of Muhammad Ghori was |
| A. | attack on Multan |
| B. | first war on tarain |
| C. | second battle of tarain |
| D. | attack on Bhatinda |
| Answer» D. attack on Bhatinda | |
| 49. |
The origin of the dispute between Muhammad Ghori and Prithviraj Chauhan was |
| A. | Bhatinda (Taberhinda) |
| B. | Multan |
| C. | high |
| D. | Anhilwara |
| Answer» B. Multan | |
| 50. |
Muhammad Ghori is considered to be the founder of the Muslim state in India, but who is considered the founder of the independent Muslim state in India? |
| A. | Qutubuddin Aibak |
| B. | Muhammad Ghori |
| C. | Iltutmish |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Muhammad Ghori | |