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1. |
What is the meaning of Ilm-al-tarikh in Arabic? |
A. | geography |
B. | alchemy |
C. | historiography |
D. | metallurgy |
Answer» C. historiography |
2. |
The Ghurian conquest of North India happened in |
A. | 12th century |
B. | 18th century |
C. | 16th century |
D. | 17th century |
Answer» A. 12th century |
3. |
Who wrote Jami-at-Tawarikh? |
A. | mihaj-us siraj |
B. | rashid-ud-din |
C. | ahmad shah |
D. | abdu`r razzaq |
Answer» B. rashid-ud-din |
4. |
Tajul Maasir written by Hasan Nizami deals with the biography of |
A. | iltutmish |
B. | muhammad shah |
C. | qutbuddin aibak |
D. | balban |
Answer» C. qutbuddin aibak |
5. |
The author of Tabaqat-i Nasiri is |
A. | minhaj siraj |
B. | hasan nizami |
C. | abul fazl |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» A. minhaj siraj |
6. |
Amir Khusrau compiled the Khazainul Futuh, devoted to the achievements of |
A. | firoz shah |
B. | alauddin khalji |
C. | muhammad bin tughlaq |
D. | ibrahim lodi |
Answer» B. alauddin khalji |
7. |
Which of the following statements is/are correct? |
A. | the futuh-us salatin of isami is a versified history of the muslim rulers of india. |
B. | it begins with the account of sultan mahmud of ghazna’s reign (999-1030 a.d.) |
C. | isami’s ancestors served the delhi court since the time of sultan iltutmish |
D. | all above |
Answer» D. all above |
8. |
Which of the following statements regarding Amir Khusru is incorrect |
A. | he modified raga dhrupad and added persian tunes and beats to it. |
B. | he was born in kabul |
C. | he created qawali on the likes of bhajans. |
D. | the poems he wrote were in persian and a combination of bhojpuri and persian. |
Answer» B. he was born in kabul |
9. |
The Mughal Empire was founded in |
A. | a.d. 1556 |
B. | a.d. 1876 |
C. | a.d. 1256 |
D. | a.d. 1526 |
Answer» D. a.d. 1526 |
10. |
Who announced Din-i-Ilahi, a syncretic religion? |
A. | balban |
B. | akbar |
C. | iltutmish |
D. | shahjahan |
Answer» B. akbar |
11. |
Name the author of Humayunnama. |
A. | isami |
B. | gulbadan bigam |
C. | minhaj us siraj |
D. | akbar shah |
Answer» B. gulbadan bigam |
12. |
Author of Padsahnamah |
A. | abdul-hamid lahori |
B. | hassan gangu |
C. | bahman shah |
D. | itimad-ud-daula |
Answer» A. abdul-hamid lahori |
13. |
What are Karkhanas? |
A. | royal kitchen |
B. | courtyard |
C. | harem |
D. | royal workshops |
Answer» D. royal workshops |
14. |
Diwan-i-Wizarat is the department of |
A. | finance |
B. | passport |
C. | slaves |
D. | army |
Answer» A. finance |
15. |
Ziriat is the tax on |
A. | non-muslims |
B. | roads |
C. | cultivation |
D. | horse |
Answer» C. cultivation |
16. |
With which dynasty did Indian Muslims start entering into positions of power? |
A. | tughluqs |
B. | ilbaris |
C. | khaljis |
D. | sayyids |
Answer» C. khaljis |
17. |
Which tax was not permitted by the shariat? |
A. | agriculture tax |
B. | tax on non-muslims |
C. | commercial tax |
D. | marriage tax |
Answer» D. marriage tax |
18. |
Which was not true about jizya? |
A. | it was a tax on non-muslims. |
B. | brahmins were generally exempted from it. |
C. | the first ruler to collect it in india was firoz tughluq. |
D. | it never yielded any substantial revenue. |
Answer» C. the first ruler to collect it in india was firoz tughluq. |
19. |
The iqtadars during the period of the Delhi sultanate were also known as |
A. | maliks |
B. | muqtis |
C. | mamlatdars |
D. | munhias |
Answer» B. muqtis |
20. |
Diwan-i-kohi, created by Muhammad Tughluq, looked after |
A. | revenue collection |
B. | agriculture |
C. | public welfare |
D. | crown land |
Answer» B. agriculture |
21. |
Who introduced token currency in China before Muhammad Tughluq introduced it in India? |
A. | qublai khan |
B. | chengiz khan |
C. | timur |
D. | gai khatu |
Answer» A. qublai khan |
22. |
Who was a shahna? |
A. | military commander |
B. | spy |
C. | district head |
D. | market superintendent |
Answer» D. market superintendent |
23. |
Who completed Qutub Minar? |
A. | qutub-ud-din aibak |
B. | raziya |
C. | iltutmish |
D. | balban |
Answer» D. balban |
24. |
Charai was a tax on |
A. | hindus |
B. | houses |
C. | milch cattle |
D. | craftsmen |
Answer» C. milch cattle |
25. |
In which language did Babur write his memoirs, called Tuzuk-i-Baburi? |
A. | persian |
B. | arabic |
C. | mongol |
D. | turkish |
Answer» D. turkish |
26. |
Which revenue system among the following is also known as the bandobast system? |
A. | zabti |
B. | dahsala |
C. | nasaq |
D. | kankut |
Answer» A. zabti |
27. |
What was the original name of Nur Jahan? |
A. | zeb-un-nisa |
B. | fatima begum |
C. | mihr-un-nisa |
D. | jahanara |
Answer» C. mihr-un-nisa |
28. |
During the reign of which Mughal was tobacco introduced in India? |
A. | aurangzeb |
B. | jahangir |
C. | akbar |
D. | shah jahan |
Answer» B. jahangir |
29. |
Who among the following Mughal ministers was the paymaster-general as well? |
A. | diwan |
B. | mir bakshi |
C. | khan-i-saman |
D. | vakil |
Answer» A. diwan |
30. |
Which of the following Mughal tombs can be considered as a prototype of the Taj Mahal for being the first Mughal tomb to be placed in the centre of a large park-like enclosure? |
A. | humayun’s tomb at delhi |
B. | jahangir’s tomb at lahore |
C. | itimad-ud-daula’s tomb at agra |
D. | salim chisti’s tomb at fatehpur sikri |
Answer» D. salim chisti’s tomb at fatehpur sikri |
31. |
Arrange the Great Mughals in historical order.
|
A. | iii, v, i, vi, ii, iv |
B. | iii, v, i, ii, vi, iv |
C. | i, ii, iii, v, vi, iv |
D. | iii, iv, ii, i, v, vi |
Answer» B. iii, v, i, ii, vi, iv |
32. |
During Akbar’s reign, a group of scholars translated Mahabharata into Persian from Sanskrit. What is this Persian version called? |
A. | sakinat-ul-auliya |
B. | razm namah |
C. | iqbal namah |
D. | akbar namah |
Answer» B. razm namah |
33. |
Which of the following revenue systems were Akbar’s own innovations?
|
A. | i and iv |
B. | ii and v |
C. | iii and iv |
D. | iv and v |
Answer» D. iv and v |
34. |
Who translated Tuzuk-i-Baburi into Persian? |
A. | abul fazl |
B. | amir khusrau |
C. | abdur rahi |
D. | daulat khan |
Answer» C. abdur rahi |
35. |
Who wrote Tabaqat-i-Akbari? |
A. | abul fazl |
B. | badauni |
C. | munim khan |
D. | nizam-ud-din ahmad |
Answer» D. nizam-ud-din ahmad |
36. |
Who was the in-charge of a pargana? |
A. | amil |
B. | pattidar |
C. | shiqdar |
D. | qanungo |
Answer» C. shiqdar |
37. |
What is the correct chronology of dynasties that ruled Vijayanagar? |
A. | sangama, tuluva, saluva, aravidu |
B. | tuluva, sangama, saluva, aravidu |
C. | aravidu, sangama, tuluva, saluva |
D. | sangama, saluva, tuluva, aravidu |
Answer» D. sangama, saluva, tuluva, aravidu |
38. |
When was the Bahmani kingdom founded? |
A. | 1325 |
B. | 1437 |
C. | 1347 |
D. | 1341 |
Answer» C. 1347 |
39. |
What were the temples built by Krishna Deva Raya? |
A. | vitthalaswamy and hazara ramaswamy temples |
B. | shore and brihadeesvara temples |
C. | hazara ramaswamy and meenakshi temples |
D. | vitthalaswamy and kailasanatha temples |
Answer» A. vitthalaswamy and hazara ramaswamy temples |
40. |
Who said ‘God is the breath of all breath.’? |
A. | nanak |
B. | kabir |
C. | mirabai |
D. | chaitanya |
Answer» B. kabir |
41. |
Dohas were |
A. | religious teachings of sufis. |
B. | a group of merchants who sent large caravans. |
C. | the muslim devotees who emphasised the personal devotion of man to god through love. |
D. | couplets which kabir composed and by which he taught his followers. |
Answer» D. couplets which kabir composed and by which he taught his followers. |
42. |
Guru Nanak was born in |
A. | 1469 |
B. | 1450 |
C. | 1470 |
D. | 1445 |
Answer» A. 1469 |
43. |
Who was murid? |
A. | sufi saint |
B. | sufi teacher |
C. | a disciple |
D. | hospice |
Answer» C. a disciple |
44. |
A silsilah was a |
A. | tomb |
B. | shrine |
C. | a sufi order |
D. | hospice |
Answer» C. a sufi order |
45. |
What were Varahas? |
A. | couplets of poetry |
B. | gold coins |
C. | guilds |
D. | assembly |
Answer» B. gold coins |
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