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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 | |