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51.

Which one of the following was not constructed by Qutubuddin Aibak ?

A. Kubbat-ul-Islam mosque
B. Qutub Minar
C. Adhai Din ka Jhopada
D. Alai Darwaja
Answer» E.
52.

Which one of the following Sultans was an off spring of Iltutmish, and was the last successor of his dynasty ?

A. Ruknuddin Firoz
B. Razia Sultana
C. Muizuddin Bahram Shah
D. Nasiruddin Mahmud
Answer» E.
53.

Who of the following was responsible for the murder of his father ?

A. Balban
B. Mohammad Bin Tughlaq
C. Alauddin Khilji
D. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Answer» C. Alauddin Khilji
54.

Who among the following constituted Turkan-i-Chihalgani ?

A. Qutubuddin Aibak
B. Iltutmish
C. Balban
D. None of these
Answer» C. Balban
55.

Balban failed to expand his territories because of

A. None-co-operation of nobles
B. Resistance of the Rajputs
C. Fear of Mongol invaders
D. Revolt of his son
Answer» D. Revolt of his son
56.

During the time of Alauddin's invasion, Warangal was ruled by

A. Chalukya dynasty
B. Chola dynasty
C. Kakatiya dynasty
D. Yadava dynasty
Answer» D. Yadava dynasty
57.

Tarikh-e-Ferozshahi was written by

A. AI-Utbi
B. Barni & Afif
C. Roomi
D. Amir Khusro
Answer» C. Roomi
58.

Which medieval king of India introduced the Iqkta system?

A. Iltutmish
B. Balban
C. Alauddin Khilji
D. None of these
Answer» B. Balban
59.

Who among the following Sultans of Delhi founded the city of Agra ?

A. Balban
B. Alauddin Khilji
C. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
D. Sikandar Lodi
Answer» E.
60.

During the reign of which Delhi Sultan, the state department of translation was established for translating Sanskrit texts into Arabic-Persian and vice-versa ?

A. Sikandar Lodi
B. Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah Khilji
C. Mohammad Taghlaq
D. Razia Sultana
Answer» B. Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah Khilji
61.

Which one of the following works of Amir Khusro deals with the military exepeditions of Alauddin Khilji ?

A. Nuh Siphar
B. Khajain-ul-Futuh
C. Miftah-ul-Futuh
D. Quairanus Sadain
Answer» C. Miftah-ul-Futuh
62.

Who among the following historians had accompanied Alauddin Khilji in his Deccan campaign ?

A. Hasan Nizami
B. Minhaj
C. Amir Khusro
D. Ziauddin Barani
Answer» D. Ziauddin Barani
63.

With which Sultan of Delhi do you associate the compilation of Kingship theory and principles of administration called 'Vassayya" ?

A. Iltutmish
B. Balban
C. Alauddin Khilji
D. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Answer» C. Alauddin Khilji
64.

The statement"India is not Arbia, it is not practically feasible to convert it into Qarul Islam." is associated with

A. Iltutmish
B. Balban
C. Alauddin Khilji
D. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
Answer» B. Balban
65.

Which one of the following Sultans of Delhi for the first time banned the visit of Muslim women to the tombs situated outside Delhi ?

A. Balban
B. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
C. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D. Alauddin Khilji
Answer» D. Alauddin Khilji
66.

Who destroyed the Nalanda University in 1193 AD and burnt it down ?

A. Muizuddin Muhammad Ghori
B. Ikhtiyaruddin Muhammad Bin Bakhtiyar Khilji
C. Mahmud Ghazni
D. Qutubuddin Aibak
Answer» C. Mahmud Ghazni
67.

Amir Khusro wrote his famous masanavi 'Ashiqa' on the order of

A. Alauddin Khilji
B. Khizra Khan
C. Rai Karan
D. Rani Kamla Devi
Answer» B. Khizra Khan
68.

Which one of the following Sultans had close contact with the Jain scholars ?

A. Qutubuddin Aibak
B. Balban
C. Alauddin Khilji
D. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
Answer» E.
69.

Which one of the following was not a slave of Muhammad Ghori ?

A. Ikhtiyaruddin Bakhtiyar Khilji
B. Tajuddin Yaldauz
C. Qutbuddin Aibak
D. Shamsuddin Iltutmish
Answer» B. Tajuddin Yaldauz
70.

Nizamuddin Junaidi was the Wazir of

A. Muizzuddin Ghori
B. Qutubuddin Aibak
C. Iltutmish
D. Balban
Answer» D. Balban
71.

Most authoritative account of Malik Kafur's deccan campaign is given by

A. Amir Khusro
B. Hasan Nizami
C. Minhaj
D. Ziauddin Barani
Answer» B. Hasan Nizami
72.

'Important aspect of the Turkish conquest of North India was the Urban revolution.' Who said this statement ?

A. K.A. Nizami
B. M. Habib
C. R.p. Tripathi
D. Yusuf Hussain
Answer» C. R.p. Tripathi
73.

Which Sultan of Delhi assumed the title of Alexander the Great?

A. Balban
B. Alauddin Khilji
C. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
D. Sikandar Lodi
Answer» C. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
74.

At the time of Qutubuddin Aibak's death, Iltutmish was the Subedar of

A. Delhi
B. Gwalior
C. Badayun
D. Lahore
Answer» D. Lahore
75.

Who amongst the following Sultans built the fifth storey of Qutub Minar?

A. Qutabuddin Aibak
B. Iltutmish
C. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D. Sikandar Lodi
Answer» D. Sikandar Lodi
76.

Who were instrumental in deposing
Raziya Begum?

A. Afghans
B. Mongols
C. Turkish
D. Arabs
Answer» D. Arabs
77.

When Babur invaded India who was the ruler of Vijayanagar empire in south India?

A. Devaraya I
B. Devaraya II
C. Krishnadev Raya
D. Sadashiva Raya
Answer» D. Sadashiva Raya
78.

Which of the following was not established by Firoz Tughlaq?

A. Diwan-i-Mustakharaj
B. Diwan-i-Khairat
C. Diwan-i-Bandagan
D. Darul Shafa
Answer» B. Diwan-i-Khairat
79.

Who was the founder of Pushtimarg?

A. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
B. Vallabhacharya
C. Madhavacharya
D. Yamunacharya
Answer» C. Madhavacharya
80.

To whom did Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya bestow the title of 'Ain-i--Hind' (Mirror of India)?

A. Sheikh Bahauddin Zakaria
B. Sheikh Sirajuddin Usmani
C. Sheikh Nasiruddin Chirag Dehlavi
D. Khwaja Syed Muhammad Gesudraj
Answer» C. Sheikh Nasiruddin Chirag Dehlavi
81.

Which Chisti Saint's verses are quoted in the 'Adigranth' of the Sikhas?

A. Moinuddin Chisti
B. Bakhtiyar Kaki
C. Fariduddin
D. Nizamuddin Auliya
Answer» D. Nizamuddin Auliya
82.

Who among the following rulers allowed the Portuguese to build Churches in Vellore?

A. Devaraya II
B. Venkat II
C. Krishnadeva Raya
D. Achyutadeva Raya
Answer» C. Krishnadeva Raya
83.

Who built the city of Nagalapura?

A. Bukka I
B. Devaraya I
C. Krishnadeva Raya
D. Virupaksha
Answer» D. Virupaksha
84.

Vidyaranya was associated with

A. Harihar II
B. Ramraj
C. Devaraya II
D. Sayan
Answer» E.
85.

What was the religion of the king Krishnadeva Raya?

A. Vaishnavism
B. Shaivism
C. Jainism
D. Buddhism
Answer» B. Shaivism
86.

The Sufi saint who was supposed to be the greatest musician of the age was

A. Mansur Din Hallaj
B. Al-Gajjali
C. Pir Bodhan
D. Rabia
Answer» D. Rabia
87.

Which one of the following works of Amir Khusro deals with the military expedition of Alauddin Khilji?

A. Qairanus Sadain
B. Miftah-ul-Futuh
C. Nuh Siphar
D. Khazain-ul-Futuh
Answer» E.
88.

The old capital of Vijayanagar is now represented by the extensive ruins of

A. Hampi
B. Badami
C. Bijapur
D. Vijayanagaram
Answer» B. Badami
89.

Which sects of sufis adopted Yoga?

A. Qadiri
B. Shattari
C. Chishtiya
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
90.

Who of the following Rajput rulers gave donation for the reconstruction of mosque?

A. Mihir Bhoja
B. Bhoj Parmar
C. Prithviraj III
D. Jaisingh Siddharaj
Answer» E.
91.

The historian Sewell has written a book entitled "A Forgotten Empire". What was the name of empire?

A. Mauryan Empire
B. Mughal Empire
C. Maratha Empire
D. Vijayanagar Empire
Answer» E.
92.

Jonaraja, in his Rajatarangini continued the narration of Kalhana up to

A. Jayasingh
B. Sultan Sikandar
C. Sultan Zainul Abidin
D. Muhammad Shah
Answer» D. Muhammad Shah
93.

What were the districts called in the Vijayanagar empire?

A. Nadu
B. Khurram
C. Kottam
D. Janpad
Answer» B. Khurram
94.

Who was the last ruler of Jaunpur State?

A. Muhammad shah
B. Hussain shah
C. Mubarak shah
D. Ibrahim shah
Answer» C. Mubarak shah
95.

Who among the following Vijayanagar kings started to recruit Muslim fighters in the army?

A. Harihara I
B. Harihara II
C. Bukka
D. Devaraya II
Answer» E.
96.

Who was the founder of Gajapati dynasty of Orissa?

A. Purushottama
B. Vidhyadhara
C. Kapilendra
D. Prataprudra
Answer» D. Prataprudra
97.

Zain-ul-Abdin, who prohibited cow slaughter, was a ruler of

A. Bengal
B. Gujarat
C. Malwa
D. Kashmir
Answer» E.
98.

The foreign traveller who visited and described Vijayanagar soon after its fall in the battle of Talikota, was

A. Abdur Razzak
B. Ceasar Frederick
C. Nicolo Conti
D. Nuniz
Answer» C. Nicolo Conti
99.

In the Sultanate period,the highest rural authority for land revenue was

A. Rawat
B. Malik
C. Chaudhary
D. Patwari
Answer» D. Patwari
100.

Malik Kafur was the General of

A. Balbun
B. Alauddin Khilji
C. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
D. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Answer» D. Firoz Shah Tughlaq