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| 1. |
*$_Who among the following was responsible for making "Sikhism' a militant force?? |
| A. | Guru Har Govind Singh |
| B. | Guru Teg Bahadur |
| C. | Guru Govind Singh |
| D. | Guru Arjun Singh |
| Answer» B. Guru Teg Bahadur | |
| 2. |
*/*_Who said Hanooz Dilli Door Ast?? |
| A. | Nizamuddin Aulia |
| B. | Farid |
| C. | Todarmal |
| D. | Firdausi |
| Answer» B. Farid | |
| 3. |
*/*_Bishandas a famous portrait painter was resided in the court of?? |
| A. | Babur |
| B. | Humayun |
| C. | Jahangir |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» D. Aurangzeb | |
| 4. |
*/*_Who wrote Akbarnama?? |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Birbal |
| C. | Abul Fazal |
| D. | Bhagavan Das |
| Answer» D. Bhagavan Das | |
| 5. |
*/*_Which one of the following rulers laid the foundation of a new town where the modern city of Agra stands?? |
| A. | Muhammad bin Tughlaq |
| B. | Sikandar Lodi |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | Shahjahan |
| Answer» C. Akbar | |
| 6. |
*/*_Which of the following Sikh Guru compiled the Adi Granth?? |
| A. | Guru Nanak |
| B. | Guru Govind Singh |
| C. | Guru Arjan Dev |
| D. | Guru Har rai |
| Answer» D. Guru Har rai | |
| 7. |
*/*_Pushti marg is a Vaishnav sect of the Hinduism was founded by?? |
| A. | Shankaracharya |
| B. | Ramanujacharya |
| C. | Vallabhacharya |
| D. | Nimbarkacharya |
| Answer» D. Nimbarkacharya | |
| 8. |
*/*_Qutub Minar, as we find at present, was finally re-built by? |
| A. | Balban |
| B. | Alauddin Khalji |
| C. | Sikandar Lodi |
| D. | Firoz Tughlaq |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
*/*_Surdas was a disciple of which among the following saints?? |
| A. | Guru Nanak |
| B. | Guru Ramdas |
| C. | Nimbarkacharya |
| D. | Vallabhacharya |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
*/*_Assertion (A): The Sultans of Delhi were appointed as Viceroys of the Caliph of Baghdad. Reason (R): The Caliph granted them recognition by way of khilat and khitab? |
| A. | Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A |
| B. | Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A |
| C. | A is true but R is false |
| D. | A is false but R is true |
| Answer» B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A | |
| 11. |
*/*_What is the correct chronological sequence of the following rulers? I. Muizuddin Bahram ShahII. IltutmishIII. RaziyaIV. Rukhnuddin Firuz? |
| A. | I,II,III,IV |
| B. | II,IV,III,I |
| C. | III,II,IV,I |
| D. | IV,III,I,II |
| Answer» C. III,II,IV,I | |
| 12. |
*/*_Mughal paintings were reached its zenith of progress during the reign of?? |
| A. | Babur |
| B. | Aurangazeb |
| C. | Jahangir |
| D. | Shahjahan |
| Answer» D. Shahjahan | |
| 13. |
*/*_Who was the last Mughal emperor?? |
| A. | Shah Alam-II |
| B. | Akbar-II |
| C. | Bahadur Shah-II |
| D. | Ahmad Shah |
| Answer» D. Ahmad Shah | |
| 14. |
*/*_Which of the following statement is not correct about Simon Commission?? |
| A. | The activities of Swaraj party had induced the British Government to review the working of the diarchy system introduced by the Montague- Chelmsford reforms |
| B. | The British Government appointed the Simon commission in Nov., 1927 |
| C. | Simon commission was opposed because its all members were the English |
| D. | Lala Lajpat Rai died during the protest of Simon commission |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
*/*_Humayun restored his Indian kingdom with the help of the ruler of? |
| A. | Arabia |
| B. | Kabul |
| C. | Persia |
| D. | Turkey |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
*/*_Famous mosque Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra was built by which of the following ruler?? |
| A. | Qutub-ud-Din-Aibak |
| B. | Muhammad Bin Tughlaq |
| C. | Alauddin Khalji |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq | |
| 17. |
*/*_Who among the following built the famous Alai Darwaza?? |
| A. | Allaudin Khalji |
| B. | Babur |
| C. | Ibrahim Lodi |
| D. | Shahjahan |
| Answer» B. Babur | |
| 18. |
*/*_Akbar's mausoleum is situated at? |
| A. | Sasaram |
| B. | Sikandra |
| C. | Agra |
| D. | Delhi |
| Answer» C. Agra | |
| 19. |
*/*_Kandariya Mahadeva Temple of the Medieval India is dedicated to which Lord?? |
| A. | Shiva |
| B. | Brahma |
| C. | Vishnu |
| D. | Ram |
| Answer» B. Brahma | |
| 20. |
*/*_From where the Mansabdari system was borrowed?? |
| A. | Afghanistan |
| B. | Turkey |
| C. | Mongolia |
| D. | Persia |
| Answer» D. Persia | |
| 21. |
*/*_The famous Peacock Throne of Shah Jahan wastaken away in 1739 by? |
| A. | Afghan invader Ahmed Shah Abdali |
| B. | Persian invader Nadir Shah |
| C. | Mongol invader Chengiz Khan |
| D. | British East India Company |
| Answer» C. Mongol invader Chengiz Khan | |
| 22. |
*/*_Which of the following revolts during Aurangzeb's period had a peasant agrarian background? The revolt of the __________? |
| A. | Rajputs |
| B. | Jats and Satnamis |
| C. | Marathas |
| D. | Sikhs |
| Answer» C. Marathas | |
| 23. |
*/*_Who was the first Indian ruler to organize Haj pilgrimage at the expense of the state?? |
| A. | Alauddin Khalji |
| B. | Feroz Tughlaq |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» D. Aurangzeb | |
| 24. |
*/*_The largest standing army of the Delhi Sultanate directly paid by the State was created by? |
| A. | Balban |
| B. | IIitutmish |
| C. | Muhammad bin Tughlaq |
| D. | Alauddin Khalji |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
*/*_The foreign traveller who visited India during Vijayanagara period was? |
| A. | Megasthenes |
| B. | Yuan Chawng |
| C. | Fa-Hien |
| D. | Nicolo Conti |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
*/*_Who wrote the history of Aurangzeb's reign in total secrecy because of the emperor's opposition to it and what was the name of that historical work?? |
| A. | Khafi Khan's Muntakhab-ul-Lubab |
| B. | Mirza Muhammad Kazim's Alamgir Nama |
| C. | Muhammad Saqi's Masir-i-Alamgiri |
| D. | Aquil Khan Razi's Zafar Nama-i-Alamgir |
| Answer» B. Mirza Muhammad Kazim's Alamgir Nama | |
| 27. |
*/*_The sun saint who maintained that devotional music was one way of coming close to God was? |
| A. | Muin-ud-din Chishti |
| B. | Baba Farid |
| C. | Saiyid Muhammad Gesudaraz |
| D. | Shah Alam Bukhari |
| Answer» B. Baba Farid | |
| 28. |
*/*_Assertion (A): Babur won the first Battle of Panipat. Reason (R): Babur was the first to introduce the use of cannons in India? |
| A. | Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A |
| B. | Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A |
| C. | A is true but R is false |
| D. | A is false but R is true |
| Answer» B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A | |
| 29. |
*/*_Who was the author of the book Kitab-i-Yamini?? |
| A. | Abul Fazl |
| B. | Abu Nasr Utbi |
| C. | Amir Khusro |
| D. | Firdausi |
| Answer» C. Amir Khusro | |
| 30. |
*/*_Who among the following took greater interest in laying out gardens than others?? |
| A. | Humayun |
| B. | Babur |
| C. | Jahangir |
| D. | Akbar |
| Answer» C. Jahangir | |
| 31. |
*/*_Jantar Mantar is in? |
| A. | Rajasthan |
| B. | Assam |
| C. | Bihar |
| D. | Gujrat |
| Answer» B. Assam | |
| 32. |
*/*_Atala Masjid which was built by Sultan Ibrahim is located at?? |
| A. | Jaunpur |
| B. | Kanpur |
| C. | Agra |
| D. | Mysore |
| Answer» B. Kanpur | |
| 33. |
*/*_Who was the founder of Advaita vada or the doctrine of non-dualism?? |
| A. | Adi Shankaracharya |
| B. | Surdas |
| C. | Ramanuj |
| D. | Kapil |
| Answer» B. Surdas | |
| 34. |
*/*_Who was the author of the book Taj-ul-Maasir?? |
| A. | Abul Fazl |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | Hasan Nizami |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 35. |
*/*_Who founded the Pala Empire?? |
| A. | Devapala |
| B. | Dharmapala |
| C. | Dhruva |
| D. | Gopala |
| Answer» E. | |
| 36. |
%_Who among the following was first initiated disciple of Akbar's Din-i-Ilahi?_% |
| A. | Todarmal |
| B. | Tansen |
| C. | Birbal |
| D. | Mansingh |
| Answer» D. Mansingh | |
| 37. |
%_Which world heritage site comprises of the tomb of Iltutmish?_% |
| A. | Humayun's Tomb |
| B. | Mahabodhi Temple Complex |
| C. | Qutub Minar |
| D. | Red Fort Complex |
| Answer» D. Red Fort Complex | |
| 38. |
%_What was the unique system developed by the Mughals?_% |
| A. | Centralised autocracy |
| B. | Ryotwari settlement |
| C. | Mansabdari system |
| D. | Local responsibilities for crime detection |
| Answer» D. Local responsibilities for crime detection | |
| 39. |
%_The sun saint who maintained that devotional music was one way of coming close to God was_% |
| A. | Muin-ud-din Chishti |
| B. | Baba Farid |
| C. | Saiyid Muhammad Gesudaraz |
| D. | Shah Alam Bukhari |
| Answer» B. Baba Farid | |
| 40. |
%_Atala Masjid which was built by Sultan Ibrahim is located at?_% |
| A. | Jaunpur |
| B. | Kanpur |
| C. | Agra |
| D. | Mysore |
| Answer» B. Kanpur | |
| 41. |
%_Assertion (A): Akbar claimed divinity for himself. Reason (R): He thought that in the country of many beliefs such as India, the sovereign should not be associated with anyone particular religion_% |
| A. | Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A |
| B. | Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A |
| C. | A is true but R is false |
| D. | A is false but R is true |
| Answer» D. A is false but R is true | |
| 42. |
%_The seven pagodas of Mahabalipuram are a witness to the art patronised by the?_% |
| A. | Chola |
| B. | Pallavas |
| C. | Pandyas |
| D. | Kaktiya |
| Answer» C. Pandyas | |
| 43. |
%_Which one of the following monuments in Delhi is not included as a World Heritage Site?_% |
| A. | Red Fort |
| B. | Humayun's Tomb |
| C. | Qutub Minar |
| D. | Jantar Mantar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 44. |
%_Which Sultan of Delhi died while playing the chaugan (polo)?_% |
| A. | Qutbuddin Aibak |
| B. | Ghiyasuddin Balban |
| C. | Shamsuddin IItutmish |
| D. | Nasiruddin Mahmud |
| Answer» B. Ghiyasuddin Balban | |
| 45. |
%_Jantar Mantar is in_% |
| A. | Rajasthan |
| B. | Assam |
| C. | Bihar |
| D. | Gujrat |
| Answer» B. Assam | |
| 46. |
%_Who built the Khajuraho temples?_% |
| A. | Holkars |
| B. | Sindias |
| C. | Bundela Rajputs |
| D. | Chandela Rajputs |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
%_Who among the following was known as the 'Parrot of India'?_% |
| A. | Hussain Shah |
| B. | Amir Khusro |
| C. | Barbak Shah |
| D. | Nanak |
| Answer» C. Barbak Shah | |
| 48. |
%_The most learned medieval Muslim ruler who was well versed in various branches of learning including astronomy, mathematics and medicine was_% |
| A. | Sikandar Lodi |
| B. | Iitutmish |
| C. | Muhammad bin Tughlaq |
| D. | Alauddin Khalji |
| Answer» D. Alauddin Khalji | |
| 49. |
%_The Buland Darwaza was built to mark Akbar's conquest of_% |
| A. | Awadh |
| B. | Malwa |
| C. | Gujarat |
| D. | Chittor |
| Answer» D. Chittor | |
| 50. |
%_Who wrote the history of Aurangzeb's reign in total secrecy because of the emperor's opposition to it and what was the name of that historical work?_% |
| A. | Khafi Khan's Muntakhab-ul-Lubab |
| B. | Mirza Muhammad Kazim's Alamgir Nama |
| C. | Muhammad Saqi's Masir-i-Alamgiri |
| D. | Aquil Khan Razi's Zafar Nama-i-Alamgir |
| Answer» B. Mirza Muhammad Kazim's Alamgir Nama | |