Question :- Abdul Hamid Lahori is the author of

1.Muntakhab-ul-Tawarikh

2.Padshah Nama

3.Alamgir Nama

4.Muntakhab-ul-Lubab

Question :- Arrange the following Tughlaqs in the chronological sequence: 1. Firuz Tughlaq 2. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq 3. Abu Bakr 4. Nasiruddin Mahmud 5. Muhammad bin Tughlaq Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

1.2, 5, 1, 3 and 4

2.1, 2, 5, 4 and 3

3.2, 5, 1, 4 and 3

4.4, 2, 1, 5 and 3

Question :- Assertion (A): The Delhi Sultans are credited with introducing the institution of dalal in India to facilitate commercial transactions on a large scale. Reason (R): The dalals immediately established the dalal system in the whole of India to procure goods meant for export. Codes

1.Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

2.Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A

3.A is true but R is false

4.A is false but R is true

Question :- Atala Masjid which was built by Sultan Ibrahim is located at?

1.Jaunpur

2.Kanpur

3.Agra

4.Mysore

Question :- Banda Bahadur, a Sikh leader who led a revolt against the Mughals after the assassination of Guru Gobind Singh, was captured and executed during the reign of

1.Bahadur Shah

2.Aurangzeb

3.Jahandar Shah

4.Farrukh Siyar

Question :- Consider the following Mughal rulers after Aurangzeb: 1. Alamgir-II 2. Farrukh Siyar 3. Jahandar Shah 4. Shah Alam-II The correct chronological sequence of these rulers is

1.3,2,4, 1

2.2,3,4, 1

3.2,3, 1,4

4.3,2, 1,4

Question :- During the reign of which ruler Moroccan traveler Ibn Battuta visited India?

1.Aurangazeb

2.Akbar

3.Muhammad Bin Tughlaq

4.Alauddin Khilji

Question :- Famous mosque Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra was built by which of the following ruler?

1.Qutub-ud-Din-Aibak

2.Muhammad Bin Tughlaq

3.Alauddin Khilji

4.None of the above

Question :- Humayun Nama was written by

1.Humayun

2.Mirza Kamran

3.Bairam Khan

4.Gulbadan Begum

Question :- Humayun restored his Indian kingdom with the help of the ruler of

1.Arabia

2.Kabul

3.Persia

4.Turkey

Question :- In the Delhi Sultanate an administrative unit called Pargana was headed by

1.Shiqdar

2.Barid

3.Ariz

4.Amin

Question :- Kandariya Mahadeva Temple of the Medieval India is dedicated to which Lord?

1.Shiva

2.Brahma

3.Vishnu

4.Ram

Question :- Moti Masjid in the Red Fort, Delhi was constructed by

1.Sher Shah

2.Shahjahan

3.Aurangzeb

4.Bhahadur Shah Zafar

Question :- Pushti marg is a Vaishnav sect of the Hinduism was founded by?

1.Shankaracharya

2.Ramanujacharya

3.Vallabhacharya

4.Nimbarkacharya

Question :- The caves and rock-cut temples at Ellora are?

1.Buddhist and Jain

2.Hindu and Muslim

3.Buddhist only

4.Hindu, Buddhist and Jain

Question :- The correct chronological order in which the given monuments were built is

1.Outab Minar, Buland Darwaza, Gol Gumbaz, Red Fort

2.Gol Gumbaz, Red Fort, Buland Darwaza, Outab Minar

3.Outab Minar, Gol Gumbaz, Buland Darwaza, Red Fort

4.Gol Gumbaz, Buland Darwaza, Red Fort, Outab Minar

Question :- The Delhi Sultanate reached its maximum geographical limits during the reign of.................

1.Alauddin Khalji

2.Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah Khalji

3.Muhammad bin Tughlaq

4.Firuz Tughlaq

Question :- The famous historical monument, Atala Mosque, is associated with the

1.Sultans of Delhi

2.Mughal rulers

3.Sharqi rulers

4.Rohilla rulers

Question :- What is pietra dura?

1.A form of music

2.Pictorial mosaic work using semi-precious stones

3.Armour

4.None of the above

Question :- Which book described the Arab invasion of Sindh for the very first time?

1.Shahnama

2.Baburnama

3.Akbarnama

4.Chachnama

Question :- Which empire lasted the longest among the following?

1.The Palas

2.The Pratiharas

3.The Rashtrakutas

4.The Senas

Question :- Which mughal emperor was a good veena player?

1.Aurangazeb

2.Akbar

3.Jahangir

4.Shahjahan

Question :- Which of the following revolts during Aurangzebs period had a peasant agrarian background? The revolt of the............

1.Rajputs

2.Jats and Satnamis

3.Marathas

4.Sikhs

Question :- Which of the following Sikh Guru compiled the Adi Granth?

1.Guru Nanak

2.Guru Govind Singh

3.Guru Arjan Dev

4.Guru Har rai

Question :- Which one of the following indicates the correct chronological order of the Later Mughal Emperors?

1.Bahadur Shah-I, Farrukh Siyar, Jahandar Shah, Muhammad Shah

2.Farrukh Siyar, Bahadur Shah-I, Jahandar Shah, Muhammad Shah

3.Bahadur Shah-l, Jahandar Shah, Farrukh Siyar, Muhammad Shah

4.Jahandar Shah, Bahadur Shah-l, Muhammad Shah, Farrukh Siyar

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

1.Iltutmish - Invasion of Chengiz Khan

2.Muhammad bin Tughlaq - Invasion of Tarmashirin

3.Firuz Tughlaq - Invasion of Timur

4.Muhammad Shah - Invasion of Nadir Shah

Question :- Which one of the following rulers built the Bibi ka Maqbara?

1.Akbar

2.Jahangir

3.Shahjahan

4.Aurangzeb

Question :- Which one of the following rulers laid the foundation of a new town where the modern city of Agra stands?

1.Muhammad bin Tughlaq

2.Sikandar Lodi

3.Akbar

4.Shahjahan

Question :- Which one of the following was NOT introduced by Shivaji?

1.Land-tax

2.Chauth

3.Sardeshmukhi

4.Pilgrim tax

Question :- Who among the following took greater interest in laying out gardens than others?

1.Humayun

2.Babur

3.Jahangir

4.Akbar

Question :- Who brought the famous Persian painter named Khwaja Abdus Samad to India?

1.Humayun

2.Muhammad Bin Tughlaq

3.Akbar

4.Alauddin Khilji

Question :- Who founded the Pala Empire?

1.Devapala

2.Dharmapala

3.Dhruva

4.Gopala

Question :- Who founded the Vikramashila University?

1.Devapala

2.Dharmapala

3.Dhruva

4.Gopala

Question :- Who has written famous book Padmavat?

1.Nakhshabi

2.Malik Muhammad Jayasi

3.Al Biruni

4.Hasan Nizami

Question :- Who introduced the famous Persian festival of Nauroz?

1.Alauddin Khalji

2.IItutmish

3.Balban

4.Firuz Tughlaq

Question :- Who propagated the Vaishnava Theology of Dvaitadvaita?

1.Adi Shankaracharya

2.Ramanujacharya

3.Nimbarkacharya

4.Vallabhacharya

Question :- Who said Hanooz Dilli Door Ast?

1.Nizamuddin Aulia

2.Farid

3.Todarmal

4.Firdausi

Question :- Who was the author of famous Persian series of 52 stories Tutinama?

1.Nakhshabi

2.Amir Khusrau

3.Abul Fazl

4.Hasan Nizami

Question :- Who was the author of the book Kitab-i-Yamini?

1.Abul Fazl

2.Abu Nasr Utbi

3.Amir Khusro

4.Firdausi

Question :- Who was the author of the book Taj-ul-Maasir?

1.Abul Fazl

2.Jahangir

3.Hasan Nizami

4.None of the above

Question :- Who was the founder of Advaita vada or the doctrine of non-dualism?

1.Adi Shankaracharya

2.Surdas

3.Ramanuj

4.Kapil

Question :- Who was the founder of the Sena dynasty?

1.Ballal Sena

2.Hemanta Sen

3.Lakshman Sen

4.Vijay Sen

Question :- Who was the last Mughal emperor to sit on the peacock throne?

1.Jahandar Shah

2.Muhammad Shah

3.Shah Alam-I

4.Bahadur Shah Zafar

Question :- Who was the last Mughal emperor?

1.Shah Alam-II

2.Akbar-II

3.Bahadur Shah-II

4.Ahmad Shah

Question :- Who was the Mughal emperor at the time of Ahmad Shah Abdalis invasion of India?

1.Bahadur Shah-I

2.Bahadur Shah-II

3.Shah Alam-I

4.Shah Alam-II

Question :- Who wrote famous book Kitab-ul-hind?

1.Abul Fazl

2.Amir Khusrau

3.Al Biruni

4.Firdausi

Question :- Who wrote the history of Aurangzebs reign in total secrecy because of the emperors opposition to it and what was the name of that historical work?

1.Khafi Khans Muntakhab-ul-Lubab

2.Mirza Muhammad Kazims Alamgir Nama

3.Muhammad Saqis Masir-i-Alamgiri

4.Aquil Khan Razis Zafar Nama-i-Alamgir

Question :- Who wrote Tughlaqnama?

1.Abu Nasr Utbi

2.Amir Khusrau

3.Abul Fazl

4.Hasan Nizami