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51.

…………… in his work, ‘Peasant State and Society in Medieval SouthIndia’ introduced a new theory of ‘Segmentary’ state system for medieval South Indian state and society.

A. burton stein
B. noboru karashima
C. a.s.altekar
D. richard kennedy
Answer» B. noboru karashima
52.

………………. works, ‘Inscriptions of Pallavas and Early IndianPaleography’ are of considerable importance for the reconstruction of the history he Pallavas.

A. mahalingam’s
B. burton stein’s
C. george spencer’s
D. kenneth hall’s
Answer» B. burton stein’s
53.

……………… can be considered as the first historian to write acomprehensive history of south India.

A. k.a. nilakanta sastri
B. richard kennedy
C. southal
D. robert sewell
Answer» B. richard kennedy
54.

In 1674 Shivaji held his coronation, assumed the title Chatrapathiand made ………….. his capital.

A. raigarh
B. tinnevelly
C. tirukkadaiyur
D. pudukottai
Answer» B. tinnevelly
55.

The administration of ……………. was divided into eight departmentsheaded by ministers who are called Ashta pradhan.

A. raja jai singh
B. pushyabhutis
C. shivaji
D. narasimhavarman
Answer» D. narasimhavarman
56.

Marching to Poona, …………… decided to strike at the heart of Shivajiterritories Fort purendar where Shivaji had lodged his family and his treasure.

A. narasimhavarman
B. dadaji kondadev
C. raja jai singh
D. jai singh
Answer» E.
57.

Aurangazeb attacked Bijapur, which sought his help, Shivaji couldrealize that it was in his interest to check the power of the Mughals from penetrating in the ……………..

A. punjab
B. delhi
C. deccan
D. assam
Answer» D. assam
58.

After the failure of Shaista Khan, Aurangazeb deputed Raja Jai Singhof Amber to deal with ……………..

A. shivaji
B. dadaji kondadev
C. raja jai singh
D. narasimhavarman
Answer» B. dadaji kondadev
59.

Shivaji came into conflict with the …………….. first in 1657.

A. bhaminis
B. pushyabhutis
C. mughals
D. khaljis
Answer» D. khaljis
60.

In 1643 ……………. captured the fort of the singhgarh from Bijapur

A. simhavishnu
B. dadaji kondadev
C. shivaji
D. mahendravarman
Answer» D. mahendravarman
61.

While Jija bai built up the character of Shivaji, ……………. trained himin the art of fighting and administration.

A. kond dev
B. raja jai singh
C. simhavishnu
D. mahendravarman
Answer» B. raja jai singh
62.

Even during the period of Tutelage of Kunda Dev, Shivaji startedcapturing hill forts near …………… against his wishes.

A. poona
B. tinnevelly
C. tirukkadaiyur
D. pudukottai
Answer» B. tinnevelly
63.

……………. spent his childhood under the protection of a Brahminofficial called Dadaji Kondadev.

A. krishna daevaraya
B. harsha vardhana
C. shivaji
D. baber
Answer» D. baber
64.

………….. was the son of Shahji Bhonsle and Jija Bai born in 1627 .

A. raja jai singh
B. dadaji kondadev
C. shivaji
D. hari hara
Answer» D. hari hara
65.

The Territory which includes modern state of Bombay Konkan,Kandesh, Berar, part of Madhya Pradesh, and part of Hyderabad state was ……….. state.

A. gupta
B. mauryan
C. maratha
D. khalji
Answer» D. khalji
66.

Although the expansion of the Mughal Empire reached its zenithduring the reign of ……………, the disintegration of the empire also began simultaneously due to his policies.

A. jahangir
B. shahjahan
C. aurangzeb
D. akbar
Answer» D. akbar
67.

The invasions of ………….gave deathblows to the shattered MughalEmpire.

A. nadir shah
B. pushyabhutis
C. huns
D. chengikhan
Answer» B. pushyabhutis
68.

The …………….. inaugurated the policy of Greater Maharashtra andpopularized the ideal of ‘Hindu-pad padshahi’.

A. pushyabhutis
B. peshwas
C. sivaji
D. tilak
Answer» C. sivaji
69.

The two famous poets of …………….. time were Sundar, the author ofSundar Srinagar, and Bihari Lal, the author of Satsai.

A. shah jahan's
B. aurangzeb’s
C. jahangir’s
D. akbar’s
Answer» B. aurangzeb’s
70.

The most powerful external factor that brought about the downfall ofthe ………….. Empire was the rising power of the Marathas under the Peshwas.

A. gupta
B. mughal
C. mauryan
D. harsha
Answer» C. mauryan
71.

The most notable poet ……………. wrote Ramcharitamanas.

A. ghizali
B. tulsidas
C. abul fazal
D. athula
Answer» C. abul fazal
72.

It was under …………… that the Fatwahi-Alamgiri was written.

A. aurangzeb
B. shahjahan
C. jahangir
D. akbar
Answer» B. shahjahan
73.

During ……………. period many historical works were composed i.e.Padshahnamah by Abdul Hamid Lahori, Shah-Jahan-namah by Inayat Khan etc.

A. shah jahan's
B. aurangzeb’s
C. jahangir’s
D. akbar’s
Answer» B. aurangzeb’s
74.

The translator of the ………….. Veda was Hazi Ibrahim Sarhindi.

A. yajur
B. atharva
C. sama
D. rig
Answer» C. sama
75.

Tabaqat-i-Akbari was written by …………………….

A. nizam-ud-din ahmed
B. badauni
C. faizi
D. muhammad hussain naziri
Answer» B. badauni
76.

The great historical works of Akbar’s reign are the Akbarnamah andAin-i-Akbari of ………………..

A. ghizali
B. badauni
C. abul fazal
D. rajatodermal
Answer» D. rajatodermal
77.

The Muntkhab-ul-Twarikh was written by ……………….

A. badauni
B. ghizali
C. abul fazal
D. nizam-ud-din ahmed
Answer» B. ghizali
78.

The two great Hindu musicians of …………….. time were Jagannathand Janardhan Bhatta.

A. shah jahan’s
B. aurangzeb
C. jahangir
D. akbar
Answer» B. aurangzeb
79.

…………… court was adorned by famous musicians like Tansen ofGwalior and Baz Bahadur of Malwa.

A. shahjahan’s
B. akbar’s
C. aurangzeb’s
D. jahangir’s
Answer» C. aurangzeb’s
80.

The most outstanding of Shah Jahan’s edifices is the world famousTaj Mahal built by him at …………… as a mausoleum for his wife Mumtaz Mahal.

A. agra
B. delhi
C. tinnevelly
D. tirukkadaiyur
Answer» B. delhi
81.

The Diwan-i-Khas which accommodated …………… household has anarchitectural beauty of its own.

A. akbar’s
B. shahjahan
C. aurangzeb
D. jahangir
Answer» B. shahjahan
82.

The house of …………, a double-storeyed building which has beenlavishly decorated, combines within itself the best features of the Hindu and Muslim style of architecture.

A. birbal
B. badauni
C. abul fazal
D. ghizali
Answer» B. badauni
83.

The reign of ……………… was the Golden Age of Mughal architecture.

A. shah jahan
B. aurangzeb
C. jahangir
D. akbar
Answer» B. aurangzeb
84.

The tomb of the Sufi saint Shaik Salim Chishti built of white marble isanother star attraction at ……………..

A. fatehpur sikri
B. mecca
C. delhi
D. banwali
Answer» B. mecca
85.

The Jam-i-Masjid built after the model of the mosque at ………….. isconsidered to be the glory of Fatehpur Sikri and is one of the largest mosques in India.

A. agra
B. tinnevelly
C. pudukottai
D. mecca
Answer» E.
86.

The Jahangiri Mahal and Akbari Mahal located within the …………. Fort were designed and built by Indian craftsmen who were experts inthe construction of Hindu temples and Buddhist Viharas.

A. pudukottai
B. tinnevelly
C. tirukkadaiyur
D. agra
Answer» E.
87.

The greatest achievement of ………… as a builder was the city of Fatehpur Sikri.

A. akbar
B. shahjahan
C. aurangzeb
D. jahangir
Answer» B. shahjahan
88.

4, in which he rejects the segmentary theory of ……………...

A. burton stein
B. k.n. chaudhuri
C. a.r. kulkarni
D. r.c. majumdar
Answer» B. k.n. chaudhuri
89.

The tomb of Humayun at …………. is one of the earliest of Akbar’sbuildings.

A. madras
B. mecca
C. bengal
D. delhi
Answer» E.
90.

Prof. Noboru Karashima, a ………… historian on South Indian studies.

A. japanese
B. chinese
C. british
D. american
Answer» B. chinese
91.

Akbar ordered in 1575 the construction of Ibadat Khana – The houseof worship at ……………… to adorn the spiritual kingdom.

A. fatchpursikri
B. tinnevelly
C. tirukkadaiyur
D. pudukottai
Answer» B. tinnevelly
92.

The …………….. system was an integral part of the mansabdari systemwhich developed under Akbar.

A. jagirdari
B. feudalism
C. slavery
D. capitalism
Answer» B. feudalism
93.

……………… introduced the month-scale in the mansabdari system tocompensate the gap between Jama (estimated income) and hasil (actual realisation).

A. shahjahan
B. aurangzeb
C. jahangir
D. akbar
Answer» B. aurangzeb
94.

The steel-frame of ………… military policy was the mansabdari system.

A. akbar's
B. aurangzeb
C. jahangir
D. humayun
Answer» B. aurangzeb
95.

Abdul Hamid’s Badshahnama contains an account of twenty years ofhistory of …………….. reign.

A. shahjahan’s
B. jahangir’s
C. akbar’s
D. humayun’s
Answer» B. jahangir’s
96.

…………….. set to write the history Iqbalnama-i Jahangiri afterShahjahan’s accession to the throne.

A. mutamad khan
B. abdul qadir badauni
C. humayun
D. shahjahan
Answer» B. abdul qadir badauni
97.

…………….. compiled the history, Zubdatu’t Tawarikh and closed itwith the account of Jahangir’s reign.

A. baber
B. abdul qadir badauni
C. qazi nurul haque
D. abul fazal
Answer» D. abul fazal
98.

Akbar employed Abdul Qadir Badauni to translate Muhabharat from …………… into Persian.

A. malayalam
B. sanskrit
C. urudu
D. tamil
Answer» C. urudu
99.

The Akbarnama and the Ain-i Akbari provide exhaustive details of theevents and policies introduced by ………….. till the year 1602.

A. akbar
B. nizamuddin ahmad
C. abdul qadir badauni
D. qazi nurul haque
Answer» B. nizamuddin ahmad
100.

In compiling the Akbarnama, ………….. was able to come up to hisroyal patron’s expectations.

A. abul fazl
B. abdul qadir badauni
C. qazi nurul haque
D. athula
Answer» B. abdul qadir badauni