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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 | |