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| 1. |
Coins of which Muslim ruler have been image of Devi Lakshmi? |
| A. | Muhammad Ghori |
| B. | Iltutmish |
| C. | Alauddin Khilji |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Iltutmish | |
| 2. |
The famous poet Amir Khusro was associated with the court of |
| A. | Qutubuddin Aibak |
| B. | Alauddin Khilji |
| C. | Sikandar Lodi |
| D. | Akbar |
| Answer» C. Sikandar Lodi | |
| 3. |
Which of the following Sultans of Delhi was known as Lakh Bakhsh? |
| A. | Qutubuddin Aibak |
| B. | Balban |
| C. | Alauddin Khilji |
| D. | Jalaluddin Khilji |
| Answer» B. Balban | |
| 4. |
Who has been described by Elliot as the Akbar of Sultanate? |
| A. | Iltutmish |
| B. | Balban |
| C. | Alauddin Khilji |
| D. | Firoz Tughlaq |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
In the Delhi Sultanate an administrative unit called paragana was headed by an official known as |
| A. | Amil |
| B. | Ariz |
| C. | Shiqdar |
| D. | Barid |
| Answer» B. Ariz | |
| 6. |
Who among the following established Delhi as the capital of Sultanate? |
| A. | Qutubuddin Aibak |
| B. | Iltutmish |
| C. | Razia |
| D. | Muizzuddin Ghori |
| Answer» C. Razia | |
| 7. |
Who of the following was the first woman ruler of medieval India? |
| A. | Razia Sultan |
| B. | Chand Bibi |
| C. | Durgavati |
| D. | Noorjahan |
| Answer» B. Chand Bibi | |
| 8. |
The city of Jaunpur was founded in the memory of |
| A. | Jalaludin Khilji |
| B. | Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq |
| C. | Muhammad Bin Tughlaq |
| D. | Firoz Shah Tughlaq |
| Answer» D. Firoz Shah Tughlaq | |
| 9. |
Who among the following appointed Ibn Battuta as the Chief Qazi of Delhi? |
| A. | Ghiyasuddin Balban |
| B. | Alauddin Khilji |
| C. | Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq |
| D. | Muhammad Bin Tughlaq |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
Who was the last ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate? |
| A. | Firoz Shah Tughlaq |
| B. | Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq II |
| C. | Nasiruddin Mahmud |
| D. | Nusrat Shah |
| Answer» D. Nusrat Shah | |
| 11. |
Who was the founder of Sayyid dynasty? |
| A. | Khizr Khan |
| B. | Mubarak Shah |
| C. | Muhammad Shah |
| D. | Alauddin Alam Shah |
| Answer» B. Mubarak Shah | |
| 12. |
Which of the following was not built by Firoz Shah Tughlaq? |
| A. | Palace Fort of Firozabad |
| B. | Kotla Firoz Shah |
| C. | City of Jahanpanah |
| D. | Hauz-i-Khas |
| Answer» D. Hauz-i-Khas | |
| 13. |
The Sultan who desecrated the Puri Jagannath temple and Jwalamukhi temple at Kangra was |
| A. | Balban |
| B. | Alauddin Khilji |
| C. | Firoz Shah Tughlaq |
| D. | Sikandar Lodi |
| Answer» D. Sikandar Lodi | |
| 14. |
The Lodi dynasty was founded by |
| A. | Bahlol Lodi |
| B. | Mubarak Shah |
| C. | Sikandar Lodi |
| D. | Ibrahim Lodi |
| Answer» B. Mubarak Shah | |
| 15. |
Who of the following Vijayanagar king had assumed the tittle 'Andhra Bhoja'? |
| A. | Devaraya I |
| B. | Devaraya II |
| C. | Krishnadeva Raya |
| D. | Virupaksha II |
| Answer» D. Virupaksha II | |
| 16. |
Who was the Muslim General to have conquered Bengal in 13th century AD? |
| A. | Malik Kafur |
| B. | Nusrat khan |
| C. | Muhammad Ghori |
| D. | Ikhtiaruddin Bakhtiar Khilji |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
Who among the following witnessed the reign of Seven Sultans of Delhi? |
| A. | Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti |
| B. | Shams Sriaj Afif |
| C. | Amir Khusro |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 18. |
Who among the following Sultans was advised by Qazi Mughisuddin to act according to the laws of Shariat but the Sultan rejected his advice? |
| A. | Alauddin Khilji |
| B. | Jalaluddin Khilji |
| C. | Muhammad Bin Tughlaq |
| D. | Firoz Shah Tughlaq |
| Answer» B. Jalaluddin Khilji | |
| 19. |
Ibn Batutta visited India during the reign of |
| A. | Ghyasuddin Tughlaq |
| B. | Muhammad Bin Tughlaq |
| C. | Firoz Shah Tughlaq |
| D. | Bahlol Lodi |
| Answer» C. Firoz Shah Tughlaq | |
| 20. |
Which one of the following kings of the medieval India began the 'Public Distribution System'? |
| A. | Balban |
| B. | Mohammad Bin Tughlaq |
| C. | Firoz Shah Tughlaq |
| D. | Alauddin Khilji |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
Which Sultan of Delhi is said to have followed the Policy of "Blood and Iron"? |
| A. | Jalaluddin Khilji |
| B. | Alauddin Khilji |
| C. | Balban |
| D. | Iltutmish |
| Answer» D. Iltutmish | |
| 22. |
Muhammad Bin Tughlaq shifted his capital from Delhi to |
| A. | Lahore |
| B. | Kalinjan |
| C. | Kannauj |
| D. | Daulatabad |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
Which one of the following Sultans assumed the title 'Umdat-ul-Niswan' on the coins? |
| A. | Razia Sultana |
| B. | Balban |
| C. | Alauddin Khilji |
| D. | Firoz Tughlaq |
| Answer» B. Balban | |
| 24. |
Who was the ruler of Devagiri at the time of Alauddin Khilji's invasion? |
| A. | Pratap Rudra Dev |
| B. | Ramchandra Dev |
| C. | Malik Kafoor |
| D. | Rana Ratan Singh |
| Answer» C. Malik Kafoor | |
| 25. |
Which Sultan of Delhi was a contemporary of the Mongol leader Chengiz Khan? |
| A. | Iltutmish |
| B. | Razia |
| C. | Balban |
| D. | Alauddin Khilji |
| Answer» B. Razia | |
| 26. |
Which among the following commodities was exported on a large scale from Vijayanagar empire? |
| A. | Tea |
| B. | Coffee |
| C. | Pepper |
| D. | Perfume |
| Answer» D. Perfume | |
| 27. |
Which one of the following places has been referred to by Arab travellers as the ''House of Gold''? |
| A. | Mysore |
| B. | Multan |
| C. | Rajasthan |
| D. | Gujarat |
| Answer» C. Rajasthan | |
| 28. |
The first capital of Vijayanagar empire was Hampi Where was its second capital? |
| A. | Vijayanagar |
| B. | Kanchi |
| C. | Bellore |
| D. | Penukonda |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
Who among the following was the first Vijayanagar ruler to have the title of Maharajadhiraj? |
| A. | Harihar II |
| B. | Harihar I |
| C. | Bukka I |
| D. | Bukka II |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
Who among the following kings of Vijayanagar sent an ambassador to China? |
| A. | Bukka I |
| B. | Harihar I |
| C. | Harihar II |
| D. | Devaraya II |
| Answer» B. Harihar I | |
| 31. |
What was Khanqah? |
| A. | Works of poet Amir Khusro |
| B. | The place where Sufi mystics lived |
| C. | Court of Sikandar Lodi |
| D. | Birth place of Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti |
| Answer» C. Court of Sikandar Lodi | |
| 32. |
The term 'Amaram' in the Vijayanagar empire stood for |
| A. | Grants given to the Brahamanas |
| B. | Military grants |
| C. | Grants given to scholars and poets |
| D. | Grants given to the widows and the poor |
| Answer» C. Grants given to scholars and poets | |
| 33. |
What was the nationality of Marcopolo who visited India in the last decade of 13th century? |
| A. | Dutch |
| B. | Spanish |
| C. | Italian |
| D. | Portuguese |
| Answer» D. Portuguese | |
| 34. |
Which one of the following was the first ruler of Vijayanagar to have employed Turkish bowmen? |
| A. | Harihara I |
| B. | Harihara II |
| C. | Bukka I |
| D. | Devaraya I |
| Answer» E. | |
| 35. |
Who among the following was a disciple of Nizamuddin Aulia? |
| A. | Amir Khusro |
| B. | Alauddin Sabir |
| C. | Nasiruddin |
| D. | Ibrahim Lodi |
| Answer» B. Alauddin Sabir | |
| 36. |
Sugandhadevi, who issued coins with the figure of seated Lakshmi, was a Queen of |
| A. | Karnataka |
| B. | Kashmir |
| C. | Orissa |
| D. | Saurashtra |
| Answer» C. Orissa | |
| 37. |
The capital of the Sharqi dynasty was |
| A. | Jaunpur |
| B. | Banaras |
| C. | Kara Manikpur |
| D. | Zafarabad |
| Answer» B. Banaras | |
| 38. |
Which one of the following Sufi Saints of the Chistiya order was called the Chirag-i-Dehalvi? |
| A. | Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya |
| B. | Sheikh Fariduddin |
| C. | Sheikh Nasiruddin |
| D. | Sheikh Salim Chisti |
| Answer» D. Sheikh Salim Chisti | |
| 39. |
The kingdom of Vijayanagar was established during the reign of |
| A. | Alauddin Khilji |
| B. | Muhammad Bin Tughlaq |
| C. | Firoz Shah Tughlaq |
| D. | Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq |
| Answer» C. Firoz Shah Tughlaq | |
| 40. |
Nicolo Conti the Italian traveller visited Vijayanagar empire during the times of |
| A. | Devaraya I |
| B. | Devaraya II |
| C. | Krishnadeva Raya |
| D. | Achyuta Raya |
| Answer» B. Devaraya II | |
| 41. |
When Raja Wodeyar founded the kingdom of Mysore, who was the ruler of the Vijayanagar empire? |
| A. | Sadasiva |
| B. | Tirumala |
| C. | Venkata II |
| D. | Ranga II |
| Answer» D. Ranga II | |
| 42. |
Who among the following Bahmani rulers built the famous "Gol Gumbaz" at Bijapur? |
| A. | Mahmud Gawan |
| B. | Ismail Adil Shah |
| C. | Muhammad Adil Shah |
| D. | Yusuf Adil Shah |
| Answer» D. Yusuf Adil Shah | |
| 43. |
Taraf in the Bahmani kingdom signified |
| A. | Province |
| B. | Lord grant |
| C. | Transit tax |
| D. | Gold coin |
| Answer» B. Lord grant | |
| 44. |
Amir Khusrow played a pioneer role in the development of |
| A. | Khari Boli |
| B. | Awadhi |
| C. | Bhojpuri |
| D. | Maithili |
| Answer» B. Awadhi | |
| 45. |
Who among the following Sufi saints witnessed the rule of Seven Sultans of Delhi? |
| A. | Shekh Ahmad Sirhindi |
| B. | Shekh Nizamuddin Auliya |
| C. | Baba Fareed |
| D. | Khawaja Moinuddin Chisti |
| Answer» C. Baba Fareed | |
| 46. |
The Nayakas in the Vijayanagar empire were |
| A. | Central ministers |
| B. | Cavarly soldiers |
| C. | Priests of large and powerful temples |
| D. | Military chiefs controlling particular territories |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
Who is known as the Parrot of India? |
| A. | Abul Fazl |
| B. | Raskhan |
| C. | Amir Khusro |
| D. | Mirabai |
| Answer» D. Mirabai | |
| 48. |
Gita Govinda was written by |
| A. | Jayant |
| B. | Jayadeva |
| C. | Jayasimha |
| D. | Jayachandra |
| Answer» C. Jayasimha | |
| 49. |
The famous Hazara Ram temple was built by whom? |
| A. | Harihara I |
| B. | Devaraya I |
| C. | Narshimha Salva |
| D. | Krishnadeva Raya |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
Which philosophy is known as Advaitvad? |
| A. | Shankaracharya |
| B. | Ramanujacharya |
| C. | Nagarajuna |
| D. | Vallabhacharya |
| Answer» B. Ramanujacharya | |