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1.	Which of the following statements is true of Akbar’s policy towards the Hindus ?
A.	He abolished the pilgrim tax but not the Jaziya
B.	He abolished the Jaziya, but not the pilgrim tax
C.	He abolished both the Jaziya and the pilgrim tax
D.	He neither abolished the pilgrim tax nor the Jaziya
Answer» D. He neither abolished the pilgrim tax nor the Jaziya

Discussion

2.	Which of the following pairs is incorrect ?
A.	Akbar—Ralph Fich
B.	Darashikoh—Manucci
C.	Jahangir—Sir Thomas Roe
D.	Jahangir—Sir Thomas Roe
Answer» E.

Discussion

3.	Who was not appointed as Vazir during Akbar’s reign ?
A.	Bahadurkhan Uzbeg
B.	Shamsuddin Atkakhan
C.	Todarmal
D.	Nizamuddin Khalifa
Answer» B. Shamsuddin Atkakhan

Discussion

4.	Which out of the following was not one of the purposes of ‘Sarais’ built during Sher Shah ?
A.	Post-house
B.	For travellers
C.	For officers
D.	Warehouse for arms and ammunition
Answer» E.

Discussion

5.	Which of the following statements is true of the Sher Shah Suri ?
A.	He was a fanatic Muslim
B.	He was a staunch Muslim but not a fanatic
C.	He was a staunch Muslim and ill-treated Hindus
D.	He was intolerant towards other religions
Answer» C. He was a staunch Muslim and ill-treated Hindus

Discussion

6.	Humayun ascended the throne at Agra on—
A.	7th January 1530
B.	29th December 1530
C.	23rd September 1530
D.	16th February 1530
Answer» C. 23rd September 1530

Discussion

7.	Who was Mehdi Khwaza ?
A.	Ruler of Bihar
B.	Prime Minister of Ibrahim Lodi
C.	Brother-in-law of Humayun
D.	Brother of Babur
Answer» D. Brother of Babur

Discussion

8.	Babur had three wives. Which one of the following was not his wife ?
A.	Maham
B.	Gulrus
C.	Gulbadan
D.	Dilbar
Answer» D. Dilbar

Discussion

9.	Who founded the independent Muslim kingdom of Malwa ?
A.	Hoshangshah
B.	Mahmudshah
C.	Nasiruddin
D.	Dilawarkhan
Answer» E.

Discussion

10.	Who founded the independent Bahamani kingdom in South India ?
A.	Abu Muzaffar Alauddin Bahmanshah
B.	Mujahid Shah
C.	Muhammad Shah I
D.	Adil Shah
Answer» B. Mujahid Shah

Discussion

11.	Tuluva dynasty was founded by—
A.	Narasa Nasyaka
B.	Immadi Narsimha
C.	Vir Narsimha
D.	None of these
Answer» D. None of these

Discussion

12.	When was Vijayanagar visited by Abdurrajjak ?
A.	1443
B.	1433
C.	1423
D.	1427
Answer» B. 1433

Discussion

13.	Raidas, Sena and Kabir were the followers of—
A.	Namdeo
B.	Ramanuj
C.	Vallabhacharya
D.	Ramanand
Answer» E.

Discussion

14.	Who succeeded Nizamuddin Aulia ?
A.	Sheikh Farid
B.	Sheikh Nasiruddin Chiraghi-Delhi
C.	Sheikh Salim Chishti
D.	None of the above
Answer» C. Sheikh Salim Chishti

Discussion

15.	‘Chaitanya Charitamrita’ was authored by—
A.	Wasweshwara
B.	Madhav
C.	Ramanand
D.	Krishnadas Kaviraj
Answer» E.

Discussion

16.	Rai Bharmal wrote on Muslim Literary traditions in the following language—
A.	Persian
B.	Sanskrit
C.	Arabic
D.	Turkish
Answer» B. Sanskrit

Discussion

17.	Rulers of which kingdom built Atala Masjid and Lal Darwaza Masjid ?
A.	Bengal
B.	Khandesh
C.	Malwa
D.	Jaunpur
Answer» E.

Discussion

18.	Bahlul Lodi’s significant achievement was the successful war against the underwritten kingdom of—
A.	Mewat
B.	Jaunpur
C.	Chandwar
D.	Sambhal
Answer» C. Chandwar

Discussion

19.	Who was appointed as ambassador to China during the time of Mohammad bin Tughlaq ?
A.	Barbosa
B.	Barani
C.	Ibn Batutah
D.	Abdur Razzak
Answer» D. Abdur Razzak

Discussion

20.	Who were the Nav Musalmans of the following ?
A.	Descendants of Mongols who settled near Delhi and embraced Islam
B.	Hindu converts to Islam
C.	Khalji Sultans
D.	Ilbari Sultans
Answer» B. Hindu converts to Islam

Discussion

21.	Who of the following contested with Qutubuddin Aibak for Punjab ?
A.	Ikhtiyaruddin
B.	Tajuddin Yaldauz
C.	Nasiruddin Qubacha
D.	None of these
Answer» C. Nasiruddin Qubacha

Discussion

22.	At the time of Muhammad Ghori’s invasion against Prithviraj Chauhan who of the following ruled Kannauj ?
A.	The Chandellas
B.	The Pratihars
C.	The Palas (
D.	The Gahadwalas
Answer» E.

Discussion

23.	With whom of the following Muhammad Ghori aligned against Khusrau Shah ?
A.	King of Gujarat
B.	King of Multan
C.	King of Peshawar
D.	King of Jammu
Answer» E.

Discussion

24.	Which of the following books was written by Ishwardas Nagar ?
A.	Futuhat-i-Alamgiri
B.	Bir Binod
C.	Chhatra Prakash
D.	Ahkam-i-Alamgiri
Answer» B. Bir Binod

Discussion

25.	Who wrote ‘Qanun-i-Humayuni’ ?
A.	Gulbadan Begum
B.	Yahya
C.	Khwandmir
D.	Nizamuddin
Answer» D. Nizamuddin

Discussion

26.	Which of the following books were written by Amir Khusro ?
A.	Ashiqa, Qiranussadain, Khazain-ul-Futuh
B.	Qiranussadain, Ashiqa, Tarikh-i-Mubarakshahi
C.	Khazainul Futuh, Tarikh-i-Mubarakshahi, Ashiqa
D.	Tarikh-i-Mubarakshahi, Nuh-i-Siphr, Ashiqa
Answer» B. Qiranussadain, Ashiqa, Tarikh-i-Mubarakshahi

Discussion

27.	The following works were written by Ziauddin Barani—
A.	Tarikh-i-Firozshahi and Qiranussadain
B.	Fatwa-i-Jahandari and Ashiqa
C.	Tarikh-i-Firozshahi and Fatwa-i-Jahandari
D.	Futuhus-salatin and Tarikhi-Firozshahi
Answer» D. Futuhus-salatin and Tarikhi-Firozshahi

Discussion

28.	The writer of Tabqat-i-Nasiri was—
A.	Barani
B.	Nizamuddin
C.	Minhaj-us-Siraj
D.	Isami
Answer» D. Isami

Discussion

29.	Which of the following taxes of Chola period was for educational purpose ?
A.	Devadana
B.	Salabhoga
C.	Brahmadeva
D.	Sarvamanya
Answer» B. Salabhoga

Discussion

30.	The Chola rulers undertook extensive land survey to ascertain—
A.	Right of ownership
B.	Government’s share of revenue
C.	Production of grains
D.	Limit of the sources of irrigation
Answer» C. Production of grains

Discussion

31.	Which was the word used for the royal military troops of the Cholas ?
A.	Kattupaddi
B.	Kaikkolar
C.	Bhrtaka
D.	Kadgham
Answer» C. Bhrtaka

Discussion

32.	Who out of the following ousted Jainism from Mysore ?
A.	Naynars
B.	Lingayats
C.	Alwars
D.	Shankaracharya
Answer» E.

Discussion

33.	Who among the following rulers patronized Jayadev, the composer of ‘Geetgovinda’ ?
A.	Laxman Sen
B.	Kharvel
C.	Kumarpala
D.	Shashank
Answer» B. Kharvel

Discussion

34.	Which of the following Rashtrakut kings defeated the Pratihar ruler Nagabhatta I ?
A.	Indra II
B.	Krishna III
C.	Amoghvarsha I
D.	Govind III
Answer» E.

Discussion

35.	Who was the founder of Gahadwala dynasty who made Kannauj the main centre of his power ?
A.	Jaichandra
B.	Vijaychandra
C.	Chandradev
D.	Govind
Answer» D. Govind

Discussion

36.	Which of the following law givers of the post-Gupta period declared that Sudras were not slaves by nature ?
A.	Medhatithi
B.	Vigynaeshwar
C.	Narad
D.	Jimutwahan
Answer» B. Vigynaeshwar

Discussion

37.	Chandragupta-II married his daughter Prabhavati to—
A.	Rudrasena-I
B.	Rudrasena-II
C.	Agnimitra
D.	Nagsena
Answer» C. Agnimitra

Discussion

38.	Which port was known to the author of “Periplus of the Erithrian Sea” as Padouke ?
A.	Tamralipti
B.	Arikmedu
C.	Broach
D.	Cochin
Answer» C. Broach

Discussion

39.	During Pre-Gupta period what was Kahapan ?
A.	An office
B.	A luxury item
C.	A coin
D.	A port
Answer» D. A port

Discussion

40.	Which one of the following indicates the correct chronological order of era in India ?
A.	Gupta—Harsha—Vikram—Shaka
B.	Vikram—Harsha—Gupta—Shaka
C.	Gupta—Shaka—Vikram—Harsha
D.	Vikram—Shaka—Gupta—Harsha
Answer» E.

Discussion

41.	According to tradition Kashyapa Matanga introduced Buddhism to—
A.	China
B.	Kashmir
C.	Ceylon
D.	Gandhar
Answer» B. Kashmir

Discussion

42.	The writer of the ‘Brihatkatha’ was—
A.	Dattamitra
B.	Gudadhya
C.	Bhadrabahu
D.	Sarvavarman
Answer» C. Bhadrabahu

Discussion

43.	The writer of the ‘Kalpasutra’ was—
A.	Simuka
B.	Panini
C.	Bhadrabahu
D.	Patanjali
Answer» D. Patanjali

Discussion

44.	Yen-Kao-Chen is generally known as—
A.	Kadphises I
B.	Kadphises II
C.	Kanishka
D.	Vasishka
Answer» C. Kanishka

Discussion

45.	Founder of the Satvahana dynasty was—
A.	Shatkarni I
B.	Simuka
C.	Shatkarni II
D.	Rudradaman I
Answer» C. Shatkarni II

Discussion

46.	The historian Kalhan was—
A.	Buddhist
B.	Brahmin
C.	Jain
D.	None of these
Answer» C. Jain

Discussion

47.	The last king of Mauryan empire was—
A.	Devavarman
B.	Brihadrath
C.	Kunala
D.	Shalishuk
Answer» C. Kunala

Discussion

48.	To propagate his Dhamma, Asoka used the services of—
A.	Rajukas
B.	Pradeshikas
C.	Yuktas
D.	All of these
Answer» E.

Discussion

49.	Who was the ambassador in the Court of Bindusara ?
A.	Machiavelli
B.	Megasthenes
C.	Deimachus
D.	Antiochus I
Answer» D. Antiochus I

Discussion

50.	Who of the following was not a patron of Jainism ?
A.	Bimbisara
B.	Kharvela
C.	Kanishka
D.	Chandragupta Maurya
Answer» B. Kharvela

Discussion

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Who among the following rulers patronized Jayadev, the composer of &lsquo;Geetgovinda&rsquo; ?

Which of the following Rashtrakut kings defeated the Pratihar ruler Nagabhatta I ?

Who was the founder of Gahadwala dynasty who made Kannauj the main centre of his power ?

Which of the following law givers of the post-Gupta period declared that Sudras were not slaves by nature ?

Chandragupta-II married his daughter Prabhavati to&mdash;

Which port was known to the author of &ldquo;Periplus of the Erithrian Sea&rdquo; as Padouke ?

During Pre-Gupta period what was Kahapan ?

Which one of the following indicates the correct chronological order of era in India ?

According to tradition Kashyapa Matanga introduced Buddhism to&mdash;

The writer of the &lsquo;Brihatkatha&rsquo; was&mdash;

The writer of the &lsquo;Kalpasutra&rsquo; was&mdash;

&nbsp;Yen-Kao-Chen is generally known as&mdash;

Founder of the Satvahana dynasty was&mdash;

The historian Kalhan was&mdash;

The last king of Mauryan empire was&mdash;

To propagate his Dhamma, Asoka used the services of&mdash;

Who was the ambassador in the Court of Bindusara ?

Who of the following was&nbsp;not&nbsp;a patron of Jainism ?

Which of the following statements is true of Akbar’s policy towards the Hindus ?

Who was not appointed as Vazir during Akbar’s reign ?

Which out of the following was not one of the purposes of ‘Sarais’ built during Sher Shah ?

Which of the following statements is true of the Sher Shah Suri ?

Humayun ascended the throne at Agra on—

Who founded the independent Muslim kingdom of Malwa ?

Who founded the independent Bahamani kingdom in South India ?

Tuluva dynasty was founded by—

Raidas, Sena and Kabir were the followers of—

‘Chaitanya Charitamrita’ was authored by—

Rai Bharmal wrote on Muslim Literary traditions in the following language—

Bahlul Lodi’s significant achievement was the successful war against the underwritten kingdom of—

Who were the Nav Musalmans of the following ?

At the time of Muhammad Ghori’s invasion against Prithviraj Chauhan who of the following ruled Kannauj ?

With whom of the following Muhammad Ghori aligned against Khusrau Shah ?

Who wrote ‘Qanun-i-Humayuni’ ?

Which of the following books were written by Amir Khusro ?

The following works were written by Ziauddin Barani—

The writer of Tabqat-i-Nasiri was—

The Chola rulers undertook extensive land survey to ascertain—

Who among the following rulers patronized Jayadev, the composer of ‘Geetgovinda’ ?

Chandragupta-II married his daughter Prabhavati to—

Which port was known to the author of “Periplus of the Erithrian Sea” as Padouke ?

According to tradition Kashyapa Matanga introduced Buddhism to—

The writer of the ‘Brihatkatha’ was—

The writer of the ‘Kalpasutra’ was—

Yen-Kao-Chen is generally known as—

Founder of the Satvahana dynasty was—

The historian Kalhan was—

The last king of Mauryan empire was—

To propagate his Dhamma, Asoka used the services of—

Who of the following was not a patron of Jainism ?