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51.

The Delhi Sultan who fell to his death while playing polo was -

A. Qutbuddin Aibak
B. Alauddin Khilji
C. Feroz Shah Tughlaq
D. Ghiasuddin Tughlaq
Answer» B. Alauddin Khilji
52.

Chauth' was -

A. a religious tax imposed by Aurangzeb
B. toll tax imposed by Shivaji
C. irrigation tax charged by Akbar
D. land tax levied by Shivaji on neighbouring States
Answer» E.
53.

Which is the tallest of all Medieval Indian temples?

A. Kailasa Temple at Ellora
B. Sun Temple at Konark
C. Nilakantheswara Temple at Udaipur
D. Brihadeswara Temple at Tanjore
Answer» E.
54.

A renowned Jain scholar who was greatly honoured by Akbar

A. Hemachandra
B. Harivijaya
C. Vastupala
D. Bhadrabahu
Answer» C. Vastupala
55.

Iltutmish established a centre of learning at:

A. Multan
B. Kolkata
C. Alwar
D. Patna
Answer» E.
56.

The 'Sun Temple' of Konark is in the State of -

A. Odisha
B. Jharkhand
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Madhya Pradesh
Answer» B. Jharkhand
57.

Sriperumbudur is the birthplace of -

A. Sri Madhvacharya
B. Sri Basavanna
C. Sri Shankaracharya
D. Sri Ramanujacharya
Answer» E.
58.

The Taj-Mahal was built by -

A. Jahangir
B. Shahjahan
C. Sher Shah
D. Nadir Shah
Answer» C. Sher Shah
59.

The second Battle of Panipat was fought between -

A. Akbar and Hemu
B. Rajputs and Mughals
C. Babur and Ibrahim Lodi
D. Sikander and Adilshah
Answer» B. Rajputs and Mughals
60.

Who built the 'Gol Gumbaj at Bijapur, famous for the world's second largest dome and the whispering gallery?

A. Mahmud Gawan
B. Yusuf Adil Shah
C. Ismail Adil Shah
D. Muhammad Adil Shah
Answer» C. Ismail Adil Shah
61.

Prithvirajraso' was written by -

A. Bhavabhuti
B. Jaideva
C. Chand Bardai
D. Banabhatta
Answer» D. Banabhatta
62.

Who was called the 'Second founder of the Maratha Kingdom?

A. Raja Ram
B. Balaji Viswanath
C. Baji Rao I
D. Balaji Baji Rao
Answer» D. Balaji Baji Rao
63.

The first battle of Tarain took place between?

A. Alauddin khilji and Prithviraj Chauhan
B. Mohammad Ghori and Prithviraj Chauhan
C. Mahmud Ghazni and Prithviraj Chauhan
D. Mohammad Shah and Prithviraj Chauhan
Answer» C. Mahmud Ghazni and Prithviraj Chauhan
64.

Who defeated whom in the Se ond Battle of Tarain?

A. Prithviraj defeated Moham mad Ghaurl
B. Mahmud Ghazni defeated Prithviraj
C. Prithviraj defeated Mahmud Ghazn
D. Mohammad Ghauri defeated Prithviraj
Answer» E.
65.

Who among the following Rajput kings defeated Muhammad Ghori for the first time?

A. Prithviraj III
B. Baghel Bhim
C. Jaichandra
D. Kumar Pal
Answer» C. Jaichandra
66.

Sher Shah defeated Humayun and captured Gaur in the battle of -

A. Ghaghra in 1529 A.D
B. Chausa in 1539 A.D.
C. Panipat in 1526 A.D.
D. Khanwa in 1527 A.D.
Answer» C. Panipat in 1526 A.D.
67.

Humayun had to run away from India after he was defeated in the battle of -

A. Panipat
B. Gogra
C. Khanwa
D. Kannauj
Answer» E.
68.

The Battle of Haldighati was fought between -

A. Akbar and Rana Sangram Singh
B. Akbar and Medini Rai
C. Akbar and Rana Pratap Singh
D. Akbar and Uday Singh FCI Assistant Grade- II
Answer» D. Akbar and Uday Singh FCI Assistant Grade- II
69.

Which of the following monuments is the oldest?

A. QutabMinar
B. Khajuraho
C. Ajanta Caves
D. Taj Mahal
Answer» D. Taj Mahal
70.

Who was the elder brother of Shah Shuja and Murad Baksh?

A. Aurangzeb
B. Azam Shah
C. Muhammad Kam Baksh
D. Dara Shikoh
Answer» E.
71.

Which of the following Alberuni's account of India?

A. Chachnama
B. Futuh-us-Salatin
C. Tarikh-i-Yamini
D. Kitab-ul-Hind
Answer» E.
72.

Which dynasty was started by Khizr Khan?

A. The Sayyids
B. The Lodhis
C. The Rajputs
D. The Khiljis
Answer» B. The Lodhis
73.

Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh of Jaipur had not built the observatory at .

A. Varanasi
B. Allahabad
C. Ujain
D. Mathura
Answer» C. Ujain
74.

The saviour of the Delhi Sultan ate was

A. Qutub-ud-din Aibak
B. Minas-us-Siraj
C. Iltutmish
D. Ghias-ud-din Balban
Answer» E.
75.

Name the language that was designated as the Camp Language during the Medieval Period

A. Sanskrit
B. Pali
C. Hindi
D. Urdu
Answer» E.
76.

The innovator of the Revenue settlement during the rule of Akbar was-

A. Raja Mansingh
B. Raja Bhagwan Das
C. Raja Todarmal
D. Raja Birbal
Answer» D. Raja Birbal
77.

The Sikh Guru who wrote "Zafar Namah in Persian was -

A. Guru Har Rai
B. Guru Har Krishan
C. Guru Gobind Singh
D. Guru Tegbahadur
Answer» D. Guru Tegbahadur
78.

The dead body of Babar by his own choice lies buried in -

A. Agra
B. Farghana
C. Samarqand
D. Kabul
Answer» E.
79.

The Qutub Minar was completed by the famous ruler -

A. Qutub-ud-din Aibak
B. Iltutmish
C. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D. Alauddin Khilji
Answer» C. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
80.

Shah Jahan built the Moti Masjid at -

A. Delhi
B. Agra
C. Jaipur
D. Amarkot
Answer» C. Jaipur
81.

The foreign traveller who visited India during the Mughal period and who left us an expert's description of the Peacock Throne, was -

A. Geronimo Verroneo
B. 'Omrah' Danishmand Khan
C. Travernier
D. Austin of Bordeaux
Answer» D. Austin of Bordeaux
82.

Ibn Batuta visited India during the reign of -

A. Iltutmish
B. Ala-ud-din Khalji
C. Muhammad bin Tughluq
D. Balban
Answer» D. Balban
83.

Which of the following are incorrectly paired?

A. Krishnadeva Raya- Amukta Malyada
B. Harshavardhana Nagananda
C. Kalidasa- Ritusamhara
D. Visakhadatta Kiratarjuniyam
Answer» E.
84.

The Mughal Emperor who discouraged 'Sati' was -

A. Babur
B. Humayun
C. Akbar
D. Jehangir
Answer» D. Jehangir
85.

The famous Peacock Throne of Shah Jahan was taken 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
86.

Select the incorrectly matched pair of philosophers and their philosophies.

A. Sankaracharya Advaita
B. Ballabhacharya-Pure-Advaita
C. Chaitanya-Vishistha-Advaita
D. Charvak-Lokayat
Answer» D. Charvak-Lokayat
87.

The Chalukyas established their empire in -

A. The Far South
B. Malwa
C. The Deccan
D. Gujarat
Answer» D. Gujarat
88.

Who made the monumental 'Rayagopurams' in front of the temples at Hampi, Tiruv-annamalai, Chidambaram, Srirangam, Tirupati, etc., constructed?

A. Vidyaranya
B. Krishnadevaraya
C. Harihara
D. Rajaraja
Answer» C. Harihara
89.

Which of the following architec tural wonders was not constructed in the 12th A.D.?

A. Sun-temple of Konark
B. Temple of Khajuraho
C. Ankorvat
D. Notre Dam, the Paris
Answer» B. Temple of Khajuraho
90.

During Akbar's reign the Mahabharat was translated into Persian and is known as -

A. Iqbal Namah
B. Razm Namah
C. Akbar Namah
D. Sakinat-ul-Auliya
Answer» C. Akbar Namah
91.

"Din-i-Ilahi" was the new religion started by -

A. Humayun
B. Jahangir
C. Akbar
D. Shahjahan
Answer» D. Shahjahan
92.

The greatness of Sher Shah lies in his -

A. victories against Humayun
B. superior generalship
C. administrative reforms
D. religious tolerance
Answer» D. religious tolerance
93.

The temple built in 1 100 A. D and dominating all other temples in Bhubaneshwar is -

A. Raja Rani temple
B. Kandariya Mahadev
C. Tribhuvaneswara Lingaraja
D. Mukhteswara
Answer» D. Mukhteswara
94.

Who built Adhai Din Ka Jhopra or A hut of two and a half days at Ajmer?

A. Qutbuddin Aibak
B. Balban
C. Alauddin Khalji
D. Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
Answer» B. Balban
95.

The Sufi saint who maintained that devotional music was one way of moving closer to God was - (1)

A. Muin-ud-din-Chisti
B. (2) Baba Farid
C. Saiyid Muhammed
D. Shah Alam Bukhari
Answer» C. Saiyid Muhammed
96.

The founder of the Independent Sikh State was:

A. Guru Nanak
B. Guru Govind Singh
C. Dalip Singh
D. Ranjit Singh
Answer» E.
97.

What was the official language of the Sultanate?

A. Persian
B. Urdu
C. Arabic
D. Hindi
Answer» B. Urdu
98.

Name the Indian king who warmly received the Portuguese traveller Vasco da Gama when helanded at Calicut.

A. Asaf Jah Ismail Mulk
B. Devaraya
C. Zamorin
D. Krishnadevaraya
Answer» D. Krishnadevaraya
99.

Before assuming the office of the Sultan of Delhi Balban was the Prime Minister of Sultan -

A. Nasir-ud-din
B. Qutub-ud-din-Aibak
C. Bahram Shah
D. Aram Shah
Answer» B. Qutub-ud-din-Aibak
100.

he first Sultan of Delhi to issue regular currency and declare Delhi as the capital of his empire was-

A. Iltutmish
B. Alam Shah
C. Qutbuddin Aibak
D. Balban
Answer» B. Alam Shah