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1. Which of the following Indian literature is the earliest known works?




2. Which Indian literature is a collection of 1028 hymns written in Vedic Sanskrit?




3. 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.




4. Which Ancient Indian literature deals with concepts about origin of universe, death and birth, material and spiritual world?




5. 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?




6. Which of the following statement is correct about South-Indian Literature?




7. Who among the following wrote the Kural, which deals with many aspects of life and religion?




8. Which is a work of Tamil Grammar that is said to be the earliest extant work of Tamil Literature?




9. Which Sangam literature was composed by Jain monks and the theme is the transient nature of life and youth?




10. Medieval History




11. Ghazni was a small principality in




12. Who was the author of Kitab-ul-Hind?




13. Who is known as the slave of a slave?




14. Who was the first Sultan of Delhi to issue regular currency and to declare Delhi as the capital of his empire?




15. Who among the following came to India at the instance of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni?




16. Which Sultan of Delhi died while playing the chaugan (polo)?




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




18. The largest standing army of the Delhi Sultanate directly paid by the State was created by




19. Who was the founder leader of ?Muslim Faqirs? ?




20. Which of the following is not correctly matched?




21. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?




22. 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:




23. Which among the following was the most appropriate cause for the failure of Raziya?




24. What is meant by The Forty?




25. What was the most important cause of the invasion of Mahmud of Ghazni?




26. 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:




27. Who is the author of Shah nama?




28. Which one of the following statements is not correct?




29. What was the unique system developed by the Mughals?




30. From where the Mansabdari system was borrowed?




31. What was the valid reason of the decline in trade and commerce during the period of later Mughals?




32. Who among the following Sultans of Delhi introduced the token currency?




33. Tax on plunder during war in the Sultanate period was known as




34. Chahalghani under IItutmish represented.............




35. Which one of the following sequences represents the correct chronological order?




36. Who among the following built the largest number of irrigation canals in the Sultanate period?




37. Who among the following was responsible for making Sikhism a militant force?




38. The term Khalisa in the Sultanate and Mughal periods was used for




39. The Buland Darwaza was built to mark Akbar?s conquest of




40. Purana Ouila at Delhi was built by




41. What is meant by Mughalai?




42. Who among the following was Akbars teacher?




43. After his coronation Shivaji assumed the title of




44. Akbars mausoleum is situated at




45. The Upanishads were translated into Persian by




46. Akbar established Ibadat Khana at




47. Tulsi Das composed his Ramacharitamanas during the reign of




48. The Sikh gurus who compiled the Guru Granth Sahib was




49. Which one of the following method of revenue assessment is related to the Vijayanagara Empire?




50. The foreign traveller who visited India during Vijayanagara period was