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51.

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
52.

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.
53.

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
54.

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.
55.

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
56.

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
57.

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
58.

Babur had three wives. Which one of the following was not his wife ?

A. Maham
B. Gulrus
C. Gulbadan
D. Dilbar
Answer» D. Dilbar
59.

 Who founded the independent Muslim kingdom of Malwa ?

A. Hoshangshah
B. Mahmudshah
C. Nasiruddin
D. Dilawarkhan
Answer» E.
60.

 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
61.

Tuluva dynasty was founded by—

A. Narasa Nasyaka
B. Immadi Narsimha
C. Vir Narsimha
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
62.

When was Vijayanagar visited by Abdurrajjak ?

A. 1443
B. 1433
C. 1423
D. 1427
Answer» B. 1433
63.

Raidas, Sena and Kabir were the followers of—

A. Namdeo
B. Ramanuj
C. Vallabhacharya
D. Ramanand
Answer» E.
64.

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
65.

‘Chaitanya Charitamrita’ was authored by—

A. Wasweshwara
B. Madhav
C. Ramanand
D. Krishnadas Kaviraj
Answer» E.
66.

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

A. Persian
B. Sanskrit
C. Arabic
D. Turkish
Answer» B. Sanskrit
67.

Rulers of which kingdom built Atala Masjid and Lal Darwaza Masjid ?

A. Bengal
B. Khandesh
C. Malwa
D. Jaunpur
Answer» E.
68.

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
69.

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
70.

 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
71.

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
72.

 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.
73.

 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.
74.

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
75.

Who wrote ‘Qanun-i-Humayuni’ ?

A. Gulbadan Begum
B. Yahya
C. Khwandmir
D. Nizamuddin
Answer» D. Nizamuddin
76.

 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
77.

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
78.

The writer of Tabqat-i-Nasiri was—

A. Barani
B. Nizamuddin
C. Minhaj-us-Siraj
D. Isami
Answer» D. Isami
79.

Which of the following taxes of Chola period was for educational purpose ?

A. Devadana
B. Salabhoga
C. Brahmadeva
D. Sarvamanya
Answer» B. Salabhoga
80.

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
81.

Which was the word used for the royal military troops of the Cholas ?

A. Kattupaddi
B. Kaikkolar
C. Bhrtaka
D. Kadgham
Answer» C. Bhrtaka
82.

Who out of the following ousted Jainism from Mysore ?

A. Naynars
B. Lingayats
C. Alwars
D. Shankaracharya
Answer» E.
83.

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

A. Laxman Sen
B. Kharvel
C. Kumarpala
D. Shashank
Answer» B. Kharvel
84.

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.
85.

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
86.

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
87.

Chandragupta-II married his daughter Prabhavati to—

A. Rudrasena-I
B. Rudrasena-II
C. Agnimitra
D. Nagsena
Answer» C. Agnimitra
88.

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
89.

During Pre-Gupta period what was Kahapan ?

A. An office
B. A luxury item
C. A coin
D. A port
Answer» D. A port
90.

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.
91.

According to tradition Kashyapa Matanga introduced Buddhism to—

A. China
B. Kashmir
C. Ceylon
D. Gandhar
Answer» B. Kashmir
92.

The writer of the ‘Brihatkatha’ was—

A. Dattamitra
B. Gudadhya
C. Bhadrabahu
D. Sarvavarman
Answer» C. Bhadrabahu
93.

The writer of the ‘Kalpasutra’ was—

A. Simuka
B. Panini
C. Bhadrabahu
D. Patanjali
Answer» D. Patanjali
94.

 Yen-Kao-Chen is generally known as—

A. Kadphises I
B. Kadphises II
C. Kanishka
D. Vasishka
Answer» C. Kanishka
95.

Founder of the Satvahana dynasty was—

A. Shatkarni I
B. Simuka
C. Shatkarni II
D. Rudradaman I
Answer» C. Shatkarni II
96.

The historian Kalhan was—

A. Buddhist
B. Brahmin
C. Jain
D. None of these
Answer» C. Jain
97.

The last king of Mauryan empire was—

A. Devavarman
B. Brihadrath
C. Kunala
D. Shalishuk
Answer» C. Kunala
98.

To propagate his Dhamma, Asoka used the services of—

A. Rajukas
B. Pradeshikas
C. Yuktas
D. All of these
Answer» E.
99.

Who was the ambassador in the Court of Bindusara ?

A. Machiavelli
B. Megasthenes
C. Deimachus
D. Antiochus I
Answer» D. Antiochus I
100.

Who of the following was not a patron of Jainism ?

A. Bimbisara
B. Kharvela
C. Kanishka
D. Chandragupta Maurya
Answer» B. Kharvela