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201.

%_The term 'Khalisa' in the Sultanate and Mughal periods was used for_%

A. Crown lands
B. Lands owned by the Sufi establishment
C. Lands revenue which was directly deposited in the imperial treasury
D. Land revenue which was assigned to the nobles for maintaining troops
Answer» E.
202.

Tulsi Das composed his Ramacharitamanas during the reign of?

A. Harsha
B. Alauddin Khalji
C. Akbar
D. Krishnadeva Raya
Answer» D. Krishnadeva Raya
203.

_ 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
204.

_ 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
205.

_ Who founded the Pala Empire?$?

A. Devapala
B. Dharmapala
C. Dhruva
D. Gopala
Answer» E.
206.

_ What is the correct meaning of Khanqah?$?

A. A form of music
B. A form of veena
C. The place where Sufi Mystics lived
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
207.

_ What was the valid reason of the decline in trade and commerce during the period of later Mughals?$?

A. Deterioration in law and order situation
B. Closure of old routes of trade
C. Abuse of trade licence by European companies
D. Poverty of the Mughal nobility
Answer» B. Closure of old routes of trade
208.

_ Moti Masjid in the Red Fort, Delhi was constructed by$?

A. Sher Shah
B. Shahjahan
C. Aurangzeb
D. Bhahadur Shah Zafar
Answer» D. Bhahadur Shah Zafar
209.

_ Which one of the following rulers built the Bibi ka Maqbara?$?

A. Akbar
B. Jahangir
C. Shahjahan
D. Aurangzeb
Answer» E.
210.

_ 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
211.

_ Ranthambhor was$?

A. A Mughal palace
B. A Rajput fort
C. Capital of the khaljis
D. A Buddist pilgrimage centre
Answer» C. Capital of the khaljis
212.

_ Hamza-nama paintings were produced during the reign of?$?

A. Humayun
B. Akbar
C. Jahangir
D. Shahjahan
Answer» C. Jahangir
213.

_ Who built the famous Shalimar bagh of Srinagar?$?

A. Humayun
B. Akbar
C. Jahangir
D. Shahjahan
Answer» D. Shahjahan
214.

_ 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
215.

_ Who has written the famous book Padmavat?$?

A. Nakhshabi
B. Malik Muhammad Jayasi
C. Al Biruni
D. Hasan Nizami
Answer» C. Al Biruni
216.

_ Akbar's tomb is located at which of the following places?$?

A. Sikandara
B. Agra
C. Fatehpursikri
D. Allahabad
Answer» B. Agra
217.

_ Name the poet who wrote "Prithviraj Raso", a poem describing Prithviraj Chauhan's life$?

A. Vir Siroja
B. Chand Bardai
C. Meerja Umed
D. Nur Fateh
Answer» C. Meerja Umed
218.

_ Who among the following took greater interest in laying out gardens than others?$?

A. Humayun
B. Babur
C. Jahangir
D. Akbar
Answer» C. Jahangir
219.

_ Tulsi Das composed his Ramacharitamanas during the reign of$?

A. Harsha
B. Alauddin Khalji
C. Akbar
D. Krishnadeva Raya
Answer» D. Krishnadeva Raya
220.

_ Who among the following was known as a Nirguna saint and reformer?$?

A. Sant Kabir
B. Surdas
C. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
D. Tulsidas
Answer» B. Surdas
221.

_ Who was the Mughal emperor at the time of Ahmad Shah Abdali's invasion of India?$?

A. Bahadur Shah-I
B. Bahadur Shah-II
C. Shah Alam-I
D. Shah Alam-II
Answer» D. Shah Alam-II
222.

_ Who was the founder of the Sena dynasty?$?

A. Ballal Sena
B. Hemanta Sen
C. Lakshman Sen
D. Vijay Sen
Answer» C. Lakshman Sen
223.

_ The foreign traveller who visited India during Vijayanagara period was$?

A. Megasthenes
B. Yuan Chawng
C. Fa-Hien
D. Nicolo Conti
Answer» E.
224.

_ The number of provinces or mandalams in the Chola Empire was$?

A. Nine
B. Ten
C. Twelve
D. Six
Answer» B. Ten
225.

__During the reign of which Pallava ruler Ratha temples at Mahabalipuram were built?__

A. Narasimhavarman I
B. Adivarman
C. Nadivarman
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Adivarman
226.

__Which world heritage site comprises of the Alai Darwaza Gate?__

A. Humayun's Tomb
B. Mahabodhi Temple Complex
C. Qutub Minar
D. Red Fort Complex
Answer» D. Red Fort Complex
227.

__Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque was built by which ruler?__

A. Iltutmish
B. Qutubuddin Aibak
C. Muhammad bin Tughluq
D. Aurangzeb
Answer» C. Muhammad bin Tughluq
228.

__Who introduced the famous Persian festival of Nauroz?__

A. Alauddin Khalji
B. IItutmish
C. Balban
D. Firuz Tughlaq
Answer» D. Firuz Tughlaq
229.

__Tax on plunder during war in the Sultanate period was known as__

A. Kharaj
B. Jizya
C. Khums
D. Zakat
Answer» D. Zakat
230.

__Which Tamil poet wrote Ramayana in Tamil language?__

A. Kamban
B. Kapilar
C. Pulamaipithan
D. Perumal Rasu
Answer» B. Kapilar
231.

__Who was the last Mughal emperor to sit on the peacock throne?__

A. Jahandar Shah
B. Muhammad Shah
C. Shah Alam-I
D. Bahadur Shah Zafar
Answer» C. Shah Alam-I
232.

__The Sultans of which dynasty ruled for the longest time?__

A. Khalji dynasty
B. Tughlaq dynasty
C. Slave dynasty
D. Lodi dynasty
Answer» C. Slave dynasty
233.

__When was The Government of India Act 1858 passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom?__

A. August 2, 1858
B. June,1857
C. January, 1858
D. December, 1857
Answer» B. June,1857
234.

__Humayun's Tomb was built by__

A. Humayun
B. Hamida Banu Begum
C. Babur
D. Akbar
Answer» C. Babur
235.

__Ghazni was a small principality in__

A. Mongolia
B. Turkey
C. Persia
D. Afghanistan
Answer» E.
236.

__Which of the following was not the saint of Varkari sect?__

A. Tukaram
B. Namdev
C. Eknath
D. Kabir
Answer» E.
237.

__Bibi-Ka-Maqbara is located in India at__

A. Fatehpur Sikri
B. Aurangabad
C. Hyderabad
D. Jaunpur
Answer» C. Hyderabad
238.

__Who established Chishti order in India?__

A. Baba Farid
B. Nizamuddin Aulia
C. Al biruni
D. Moinuddin Chishti
Answer» E.
239.

__Bhakta Tukaram was a contemporary of which Mughal ruler?__

A. Akbar
B. Babur
C. Shahjahan
D. Jahangir
Answer» E.
240.

__Shah Jahan built Taj Mahal in memory of__

A. Ruqayya Sultan Begum
B. Jodha Bai
C. Mumtaz Mahal
D. Nur Jahan
Answer» D. Nur Jahan
241.

_Which Mughal ruler constructed A new city called as Din Panah on the bank of Yamuna river?$?

A. Humayun
B. Babur
C. Jahangir
D. Aurangzeb
Answer» B. Babur
242.

_Which Sanskrit poet wrote famous book Geet Govinda?$?

A. Jayadeva
B. Kalidas
C. Panini
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Kalidas
243.

Who built Jodhpur Fort?$?

A. Guru Ramdas
B. Shahjahan
C. Rao Jodhaji
D. Mahatma Gandhi
Answer» D. Mahatma Gandhi
244.

Who is the saint to have written the famous Bijak?$?

A. Sant Kabir
B. Kalidasa
C. Harisena
D. Tulsidas
Answer» B. Kalidasa
245.

Which world Heritage Site is built on the right bank of the Yamuna River?$?

A. Taj Mahal
B. Hawa Mahal
C. Hurnayurr's Tomb
D. Mahabodhi Temple Complex
Answer» B. Hawa Mahal
246.

Who among the following was Akbar's teacher?$?

A. Kabir
B. Abul Fazl
C. Bairam Khan
D. Abdul Latif
Answer» E.
247.

Who was the founder leader of 'Muslim Faqirs' ?$?

A. Majnun Shah
B. Dadu Mian
C. Tipu
D. Chirag Ali Shah
Answer» B. Dadu Mian
248.

Who among the following came to India at the instance of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni?$?

A. AI-Masudi
B. AI-Beruni
C. Sulaiman
D. Abdul Haq
Answer» C. Sulaiman
249.

Jama Masjid is situated in which of these World Heritage Sites?$?

A. Fatehpur Sikri
B. Humayun's Tomb
C. Qutub Minar
D. Agra Fort
Answer» B. Humayun's Tomb
250.

Ranthambhore Fort is in$?

A. Maharashtra
B. Orissa
C. Rajasthan
D. Sikkim
Answer» D. Sikkim