Question :- After his coronation Shivaji assumed the title of

1.Maharaja

2.Peshwa

3.Chhatrapati

4.Samrat

Question :- Akbar established Ibadat Khana at

1.Lahore

2.Delhi

3.Agra

4.Fatehpur Sikri

Question :- Akbars mausoleum is situated at

1.Sasaram

2.Sikandra

3.Agra

4.Delhi

Question :- Chahalghani under IItutmish represented.............

1.his Turkish slaves

2.slaves inherited by him from his predecessors

3.general cadre of slaves

4.the elite cadre of slave officers under him

Question :- Consider the following statement (s) related to the Ancient Sanskrit literature: I. The works of Kalidasa include the Kumarsambhava, the Raghuvamsha, the Meghaduta, the Abhijnanshakuntalam are considered classics in field of poetry and style. II. Bana wrote Harshacharita which is a biography of King Harsha and Kadambari. III. Dandin wrote Daskumarcharita (the tale of 10 prince). Which statement (s) is/are correct?

1.Only I

2.Only II

3.I & III

4.All of the above

Question :- From where the Mansabdari system was borrowed?

1.Afghanistan

2.Turkey

3.Mongolia

4.Persia

Question :- Ghazni was a small principality in

1.Mongolia

2.Turkey

3.Persia

4.Afghanistan

Question :- Medieval History

1.

2.

Question :- Purana Ouila at Delhi was built by

1.Akbar

2.Sher Shah

3.Humayun

4.Shah Jahan

Question :- Tax on plunder during war in the Sultanate period was known as

1.Kharaj

2.Jizya

3.Khums

4.Zakat

Question :- The Buland Darwaza was built to mark Akbar?s conquest of

1.Awadh

2.Malwa

3.Gujarat

4.Chittor

Question :- The foreign traveller who visited India during Vijayanagara period was

1.Megasthenes

2.Yuan Chawng

3.Fa-Hien

4.Nicolo Conti

Question :- The largest standing army of the Delhi Sultanate directly paid by the State was created by

1.Balban

2.IIitutmish

3.Muhammad bin Tughlaq

4.Alauddin Khalji

Question :- The most learned medieval Muslim ruler who was well versed in various branches of learning including astronomy, mathematics and medicine was

1.Sikandar Lodi

2.Iitutmish

3.Muhammad bin Tughlaq

4.Alauddin Khalji

Question :- The Sikh gurus who compiled the Guru Granth Sahib was

1.Nanak

2.Har Rai

3.Arjun

4.Bahadur

Question :- The term Khalisa in the Sultanate and Mughal periods was used for

1.crown lands

2.lands owned by the Sufi establishment

3.lands revenue which was directly deposited in the imperial treasury

4.land revenue which was assigned to the nobles for maintaining troops

Question :- The Upanishads were translated into Persian by

1.Akbar

2.Dara Shikoh

3.Shah Jahan

4.Jahangir

Question :- Tulsi Das composed his Ramacharitamanas during the reign of

1.Harsha

2.Alauddin Khalji

3.Akbar

4.Krishnadeva Raya

Question :- What is meant by Mughalai?

1.Infantry of the Mughals

2.Very rich food

3.Royal household

4.Mughal territories from which Chauth was claimed

Question :- What is meant by The Forty?

1.The cream of Afghan nobles

2.The pick of the intellectuals among the Khaljis

3.The select body of the Turkish aristocracy

4.The Ulema or the Muslim divines

Question :- What is the correct chronological sequence of the following rulers? 1. Muizuddin Bahram Shah 2. Iitutmish 3. Raziya 4. Rukhnuddin Firuz Select the correct answer using the codes which are given below:

1.1,2,3,4

2.2,4 3, 1

3.3,2, 4, 1

4.4,3, 1, 2

Question :- What was the most important cause of the invasion of Mahmud of Ghazni?

1.To destroy idolatry

2.To gain possession of the wealth of India

3.To spread Islam into India

4.To establish a Muslim State in India

Question :- What was the unique system developed by the Mughals?

1.Centralised autocracy

2.Ryotwari settlement

3.Mansabdari system

4.Local responsibilities for crime detection

Question :- What was the valid reason of the decline in trade and commerce during the period of later Mughals?

1.Deterioration in law and order situation

2.Closure of old routes of trade

3.Abuse of trade licence by European companies

4.Poverty of the Mughal nobility

Question :- Which among the following was the most appropriate cause for the failure of Raziya?

1.Her sex

2.Her intention to be the ruler not only in name but also in fact

3.Her unpopularity with the people of Delhi

4.Her incompetence

Question :- Which Ancient Indian literature deals with concepts about origin of universe, death and birth, material and spiritual world?

1.Rig Vedas

2.AtharvaVedas

3.Aryankas

4.Upanishad

Question :- Which Indian literature is a collection of 1028 hymns written in Vedic Sanskrit?

1.Rig Vedas

2.Sama Vedas

3.Brahamans

4.Aryankas

Question :- Which is a work of Tamil Grammar that is said to be the earliest extant work of Tamil Literature?

1.Tolk?ppiyam

2.Patinenm?lkanakku

3.Patinenk?lkanakku

4.None of the above

Question :- Which is the correct chronological sequence of the following Sayyid rulers of Delhi?1. Muhammad Shah 2. Alauddin Alam Shah 3. Mubarak Shah 4. Khizr Khan Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

1.1,2,3,4

2.4,3, 1,2

3.4, 1, 2, 3

4.4, 2, 3, 1

Question :- Which of the following Indian literature is the earliest known works?

1.Puranas

2.Rig Vedas

3.Sama Vedas

4.Rajtrangini

Question :- Which of the following is not correctly matched?

1.Dev Raya II : Sangama

2.Vira Narasimha : Tuluva

3.Venkata II : Aravidu

4.Narsimha : Chalukya

Question :- Which of the following statement is correct about South-Indian Literature?

1.In Southern India, the ancient Indian writings were written in four Dravidian languages which developed their own script and literature, these are, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, In Southern India, the ancient Indian writings were written in four Dravidian lan

2.Tamil is the oldest with literature dating back to early centuries of Christian era. This developed during the three Sangams(assemblies of poets and writers) held during different times.

3.Both A & B

4.None of the above

Question :- Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

1.Qutbuddin: Adhai din ka Jhompra

2.Iltutmish :Qutab Minar

3.Alauddin :Hauz-i-Khas

4.Firuz Tughlaq : Tughlaqabad

Question :- Which one of the following method of revenue assessment is related to the Vijayanagara Empire?

1.Chauth

2.Ryotwari

3.Rae Rekho

4.Sardeshmukhi

Question :- Which one of the following sequences represents the correct chronological order?

1.Shahji, Shivaji, Rajaram, Sambhaji

2.Shahji, Shivaji, Sambhaji, Rajaram

3.Shahji, Sambhaji, Shivaji, Rajaram

4.Sambhaji, Shivaji, Shahji, Rajaram

Question :- Which one of the following statements is not correct?

1.Krishnadeva Raya wrote Amuktamalyada.

2.He was the founder of the Tuluva dynasty.

3.His court was adorned by the Ashtadiggajas.

4.He maintained friendly relations with the Portuguese.

Question :- Which Sangam literature was composed by Jain monks and the theme is the transient nature of life and youth?

1.Nanmanikkatiga

2.Naaladiyar

3.Inna Narpathu

4.Iniyavai Narpathu

Question :- Which statement (s) is/are correct about Aryankas? I. It is a treatise of forest which explain the the rituals while dwelling into the philosophical discussions of the Brahmanas. II. They record the transitions between ritualistic symbolism of Brahmanas and philosophical aspects of Upanishads. Code.

1.Only I

2.Only II

3.Both I & II

4.Neither I nor II

Question :- Which Sultan of Delhi died while playing the chaugan (polo)?

1.Qutbuddin Aibak

2.Ghiyasuddin Balban

3.Shamsuddin IItutmish

4.Nasiruddin Mahmud

Question :- Who among the following built the largest number of irrigation canals in the Sultanate period?

1.Nasiruddin Mahmud

2.Ghiyasuddin Balban

3.Ibrahim Lodi

4.Firuz Shah Tughlaq

Question :- Who among the following came to India at the instance of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni?

1.AI-Masudi

2.AI-Beruni

3.Sulaiman

4.Abdul Haq

Question :- Who among the following Sultans of Delhi introduced the token currency?

1.Balban

2.Alauddin Khalji

3.Muhammad bin Tughlaq

4.Firuz Tughlaq

Question :- Who among the following was Akbars teacher?

1.Kabir

2.Abul Fazl

3.Bairam Khan

4.Abdul Latif

Question :- Who among the following was responsible for making Sikhism a militant force?

1.Guru Har Govind Singh

2.Guru Teg Bahadur

3.Guru Govind Singh

4.Guru Arjun Singh

Question :- Who among the following wrote the Kural, which deals with many aspects of life and religion?

1.Thiruvalluvar

2.Ayaikar

3.Shankracharya

4.Rishi Agasta

Question :- Who is known as the slave of a slave?

1.Muhammad bin Oasim

2.Mahmud of Ghazni

3.Ilitutmish

4.Outbuddin Aibak

Question :- Who is the author of Shah nama?

1.Utbi

2.Firdausi

3.Hasan Nizami

4.AI-Beruni

Question :- Who was the author of Kitab-ul-Hind?

1.Abu Said

2.Abul Fazl

3.Firdausi

4.AI-Beruni

Question :- Who was the first Sultan of Delhi to issue regular currency and to declare Delhi as the capital of his empire?

1.Balban

2.Aram Shah

3.Nasiruddin Mahmud

4.Iiitutmish

Question :- Who was the founder leader of ?Muslim Faqirs? ?

1.Majnun Shah

2.Dadu Mian

3.Tipu

4.Chirag Ali Shah