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| 1. |
Who wrote An Introduction to the Study of Indian History? |
| A. | r.s. sharma |
| B. | d.d. kosambi |
| C. | d. n. jha |
| D. | mortimer wheeler |
| Answer» B. d.d. kosambi | |
| 2. |
The famous paper entitled “Was There Feudalism in Indian History? belongs to |
| A. | b n s yadava |
| B. | d. c. sircar |
| C. | harbans mukhia |
| D. | d.n. jha |
| Answer» C. harbans mukhia | |
| 3. |
Which among the following is/are the structural models related to the early Indian society? |
| A. | polity based on feudal system |
| B. | theory of integrated polity |
| C. | theory of segmentary state |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» D. all the above | |
| 4. |
What is Samanta system |
| A. | a system of taxation |
| B. | a political system based on hierarchy of vassals |
| C. | a system of measuring land |
| D. | a system of coinage in medieval india |
| Answer» B. a political system based on hierarchy of vassals | |
| 5. |
With which dynasty did Indian Muslims start entering into positions of power? |
| A. | tughluqs |
| B. | ilbaris |
| C. | khaljis |
| D. | sayyids |
| Answer» C. khaljis | |
| 6. |
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 | |
| 7. |
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. | |
| 8. |
The iqtadars during the period of the Delhi sultanate were also known as |
| A. | maliks |
| B. | muqtis |
| C. | mamlatdars |
| D. | munhias |
| Answer» B. muqtis | |
| 9. |
How many jitals made up a tanka? |
| A. | 44 |
| B. | 40 |
| C. | 48 |
| D. | 46 |
| Answer» C. 48 | |
| 10. |
Who is identified as Tamerlane? |
| A. | mahmud of ghazni |
| B. | muhammad of ghur |
| C. | timur |
| D. | chengiz khan |
| Answer» C. timur | |
| 11. |
Diwan-i-kohi, created by Muhammad Tughluq, looked after |
| A. | revenue collection |
| B. | agriculture |
| C. | public welfare |
| D. | crown land |
| Answer» B. agriculture | |
| 12. |
Who was the first Sultan to pay soldiers in cash instead of through iqtas? |
| A. | iltutmish |
| B. | balban |
| C. | muhammad tughluq |
| D. | ala-ud-din khalji |
| Answer» D. ala-ud-din khalji | |
| 13. |
Who introduced token currency in China before Muhammad Tughluq introduced it in India? |
| A. | qublai khan |
| B. | chengiz khan |
| C. | timur |
| D. | qutub-ud-din aibak |
| Answer» A. qublai khan | |
| 14. |
Who was a shahna? |
| A. | military commander |
| B. | spy |
| C. | district head |
| D. | market superintendent |
| Answer» D. market superintendent | |
| 15. |
Who completed Qutub Minar? |
| A. | qutub-ud-din aibak |
| B. | raziya |
| C. | iltutmish |
| D. | balban |
| Answer» D. balban | |
| 16. |
What was araghatta? |
| A. | a machine to break forts |
| B. | an irrigation canal |
| C. | a device to lift water |
| D. | a type of cloth |
| Answer» C. a device to lift water | |
| 17. |
Charai was a tax on |
| A. | hindus |
| B. | houses |
| C. | milch cattle |
| D. | craftsmen |
| Answer» C. milch cattle | |
| 18. |
Who among the following medieval historians commented that death liberated Muhammad Tughluq from his people and freed them from him? |
| A. | badauni |
| B. | barani |
| C. | isami |
| D. | ibn battutah |
| Answer» D. ibn battutah | |
| 19. |
What was kharaj? |
| A. | a tribute |
| B. | booty |
| C. | land tax |
| D. | gift |
| Answer» C. land tax | |
| 20. |
Who were the rais and ranas? |
| A. | intelligence officers |
| B. | poets under sultanate |
| C. | local chiefs who opposed sultans |
| D. | police officers |
| Answer» C. local chiefs who opposed sultans | |
| 21. |
Who were barids? |
| A. | secret agents |
| B. | military chiefs |
| C. | revenue collectors |
| D. | elite guards |
| Answer» A. secret agents | |
| 22. |
Under whose reign did diwan-i-arz become a separate department? |
| A. | iltutmish |
| B. | ala-ud-din khalji |
| C. | muhammad tughluq |
| D. | balban |
| Answer» D. balban | |
| 23. |
What was the correct chronology of the Delhi sultanate? |
| A. | slave, tughluq, khalji, sayyid, lodi |
| B. | slave, khalji, tughluq, sayyid, lodi |
| C. | khalji, slave, tughluq, lodi, sayyid |
| D. | khalji, tughluq, slave, sayyid, lodi |
| Answer» B. slave, khalji, tughluq, sayyid, lodi | |
| 24. |
Who was known as ‘Lakh Baksh’? |
| A. | aibak |
| B. | iltutmish |
| C. | balban |
| D. | raziya |
| Answer» A. aibak | |
| 25. |
Who introduced chahra for the first time? |
| A. | iltutmish |
| B. | qutub-ud-din aibak |
| C. | balban |
| D. | ala-ud-din khalji |
| Answer» D. ala-ud-din khalji | |
| 26. |
The term ghanima in the Delhi Sultanate stands for |
| A. | market cess |
| B. | irrigation tax |
| C. | war booty |
| D. | royal treasury |
| Answer» C. war booty | |
| 27. |
Which Sultan of Delhi established an employment bureau, a charity bureau and a charitable hospital? |
| A. | firoz tughluq |
| B. | muhammad tughluq |
| C. | ala-ud-din khalji |
| D. | balban |
| Answer» A. firoz tughluq | |
| 28. |
Who introduced the famous Persian festival of Nauroz? |
| A. | ala-ud-din khalji |
| B. | iltutmish |
| C. | balban |
| D. | firoz tughluq |
| Answer» C. balban | |
| 29. |
Who was appointed as the envoy of Muhammad Tughluq in the court of the Chinese emperor? |
| A. | barani |
| B. | ibn battutah |
| C. | barbosa |
| D. | abdur razzaq |
| Answer» B. ibn battutah | |
| 30. |
Which one of the cities was not founded by Firoz Tughluq? |
| A. | jaunpur |
| B. | hissar |
| C. | tughluqabad |
| D. | firozabad |
| Answer» C. tughluqabad | |
| 31. |
What was khidamati? |
| A. | one-fifth of the spoils of wars |
| B. | a tax on purchase and sale of commodities |
| C. | a tribute realised from the subjugated indian chiefs |
| D. | a house tax demanded from the hindus |
| Answer» C. a tribute realised from the subjugated indian chiefs | |
| 32. |
The Hindu ruler of Sind who was defeated and deposed by the Arab invaders was |
| A. | jaisingha |
| B. | jayachandra |
| C. | dahar |
| D. | bhima |
| Answer» C. dahar | |
| 33. |
Whom did Mahmud of Ghazni defeat to conquer and annex Peshawar and Punjab? |
| A. | hindu shahis |
| B. | ghurids |
| C. | arabs |
| D. | karkotakas |
| Answer» A. hindu shahis | |
| 34. |
Who was the court poet of Mahmud of Ghazni and author of Shah Namah? |
| A. | al-beruni |
| B. | ibn battutah |
| C. | maulana khwajagi |
| D. | firdausi |
| Answer» D. firdausi | |
| 35. |
Who was the first Indian ruler to defeat Muhammad of Ghur? |
| A. | prithviraja chauhan, ruler of ajmer |
| B. | jayachandra, gahadvala ruler of kanauj |
| C. | lakshmana, the sena ruler of bengal |
| D. | mularaja ii, the solanki ruler of gujarat |
| Answer» D. mularaja ii, the solanki ruler of gujarat | |
| 36. |
Diwan-i-khairat was a separate department of |
| A. | public works and welfare |
| B. | slaves |
| C. | agriculture |
| D. | foreign affairs |
| Answer» A. public works and welfare | |
| 37. |
Who was the founder of the city of Agra? |
| A. | ala-ud-din khalji |
| B. | muhammad tughluq |
| C. | firoz tughluq |
| D. | sikandar lodi |
| Answer» D. sikandar lodi | |
| 38. |
Arrange the following Delhi Sultans of the Mamluk dynasty in chronological order
|
| A. | v, i, iii, vi, iv and ii |
| B. | v, iii, iv, i, vi and ii |
| C. | iii, iv, i, ii, v and vi |
| D. | iv, ii, i, vi, v and iii |
| Answer» B. v, iii, iv, i, vi and ii | |
| 39. |
Match List I with List II and select the answer from the codes given below.
|
| A. | i-b, ii-e, iii-c, iv-d, v-a |
| B. | i-b, ii-e, iii-a, iv-d, v-c |
| C. | i-e, ii-b, iii-a, iv-c, v-d |
| D. | i-e, ii-a, iii-b, iv-c, v-d |
| Answer» B. i-b, ii-e, iii-a, iv-d, v-c | |
| 40. |
Which of the following constituted the tax-collecting officials?
|
| A. | i and ii |
| B. | ii and iii |
| C. | i, ii and iii |
| D. | ii, iii and iv |
| Answer» D. ii, iii and iv | |
| 41. |
Which Sultan represented himself as ‘Sikandar-i-Sani’ (The Second Alexander)? |
| A. | ala-ud-din khalji |
| B. | muhammad tughluq |
| C. | sikandar lodhi |
| D. | khizr khan |
| Answer» A. ala-ud-din khalji | |
| 42. |
Nicolo de Conti, an Italian visitor, came to Vijayanagar during the reign of |
| A. | deva raya ii |
| B. | deva raya i |
| C. | harihara i |
| D. | bukka i |
| Answer» B. deva raya i | |
| 43. |
Who bore the title Gajabentakara? |
| A. | krishna deva raya |
| B. | deva raya ii |
| C. | deva raya i |
| D. | rama raya |
| Answer» B. deva raya ii | |
| 44. |
Which Vijayanagar ruler sent an embassy to China? |
| A. | harihara i |
| B. | krishna deva raya |
| C. | bukka i |
| D. | saluva narasimha |
| Answer» C. bukka i | |
| 45. |
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 | |
| 46. |
Which Bahmani ruler shifted the capital from Gulbarga to Bidar? |
| A. | ala-ud-din ii |
| B. | ahmad shah wali |
| C. | muhammad shah i |
| D. | muhammad iii |
| Answer» B. ahmad shah wali | |
| 47. |
When was the Bahmani kingdom founded? |
| A. | 1325 |
| B. | 1437 |
| C. | 1347 |
| D. | 1341 |
| Answer» C. 1347 | |
| 48. |
Which was the second capital of Vijayanagar empire? |
| A. | kampili |
| B. | kondavidu |
| C. | penukonda |
| D. | addanki |
| Answer» C. penukonda | |
| 49. |
What was the largest administrative division in Vijayanagar? |
| A. | kottam |
| B. | nadu |
| C. | kurram |
| D. | mandalam |
| Answer» D. mandalam | |
| 50. |
Who founded the Varakari sect in Maharashtra? |
| A. | namadeva |
| B. | tukaram |
| C. | eknatha |
| D. | ramdas |
| Answer» B. tukaram | |
| 51. |
Who established the Chisti order in India? |
| A. | nizam-ud-din auliya |
| B. | salim chisti |
| C. | shaikh moin-ud-in chisti |
| D. | hamid-ud-din nagauri |
| Answer» C. shaikh moin-ud-in chisti | |
| 52. |
Who built a college at Bidar making it an important intellectual centre in the Deccan? |
| A. | muhammad shah i |
| B. | ahmad shah wali |
| C. | ali barid |
| D. | mahmud gawan |
| Answer» D. mahmud gawan | |
| 53. |
Who said ‘God is the breath of all breath.’? |
| A. | nanak |
| B. | kabir |
| C. | mirabai |
| D. | chaitanya |
| Answer» B. kabir | |
| 54. |
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. | |
| 55. |
Guru Nanak was born in |
| A. | 1469 |
| B. | 1450 |
| C. | 1470 |
| D. | 1445 |
| Answer» A. 1469 | |
| 56. |
Amuktamalyada is a book on |
| A. | poetry |
| B. | dance |
| C. | polity |
| D. | music |
| Answer» C. polity | |
| 57. |
Madura Vijayam written by Gangadevi describes |
| A. | battle of bannihatti |
| B. | sri krishna deva raya’s conquests |
| C. | capture of madura by kampana |
| D. | court of harihara-i |
| Answer» C. capture of madura by kampana | |
| 58. |
Who wrote Gangadasa Pralapa Vilasam? |
| A. | allasani peddana |
| B. | tenali ramakrishna |
| C. | ramabhadrudu |
| D. | gangadhara |
| Answer» D. gangadhara | |
| 59. |
What were varahas? |
| A. | couplets of poetry |
| B. | gold coins |
| C. | guilds |
| D. | assembly |
| Answer» B. gold coins | |
| 60. |
Amuktamalyada was written in |
| A. | sanskrit |
| B. | tamil |
| C. | telugu |
| D. | kannada |
| Answer» C. telugu | |
| 61. |
City of Nagalapura was built by |
| A. | bukka i |
| B. | deva raya i |
| C. | krishna deva raya |
| D. | virupaksa |
| Answer» C. krishna deva raya | |
| 62. |
Sangama brothers, who founded Vijayanagar, were originally in the service of |
| A. | kampili kingdom |
| B. | hoyasala kingdom |
| C. | kakatiya kingdom |
| D. | yadava kingdom |
| Answer» C. kakatiya kingdom | |
| 63. |
Who was responsible for developing the Gurumukhi script? |
| A. | guru arjun |
| B. | gobind singh |
| C. | nanak |
| D. | guru angad |
| Answer» D. guru angad | |
| 64. |
Who was murid? |
| A. | sufi saint |
| B. | sufi teacher |
| C. | a disciple |
| D. | hospice |
| Answer» C. a disciple | |
| 65. |
A silsilah was a |
| A. | tomb |
| B. | shrine |
| C. | a sufi order |
| D. | hospice |
| Answer» C. a sufi order | |
| 66. |
Suddhadvaita was propounded by |
| A. | ramanuja |
| B. | namadeva |
| C. | tukaram |
| D. | vallabhacharya |
| Answer» D. vallabhacharya | |
| 67. |
Who wrote Dasabodha? |
| A. | kabir |
| B. | nanak |
| C. | ramdas |
| D. | tukaram |
| Answer» C. ramdas | |
| 68. |
Who started the Khalsa in Sikh religion? |
| A. | guru angad |
| B. | guru gobind singh |
| C. | guru tegh bahadur |
| D. | guru arjun |
| Answer» B. guru gobind singh | |
| 69. |
Who wrote Sur Sarawali? |
| A. | mirabai |
| B. | chaitanya |
| C. | tulsidas |
| D. | surdas |
| Answer» D. surdas | |
| 70. |
Which one of the following places was known as the ‘Shiraz-i-Hind’? |
| A. | malwa |
| B. | khandesh |
| C. | sonargaon |
| D. | jaunpur |
| Answer» D. jaunpur | |
| 71. |
Which one of the following rulers of Kashmir has been described as the Akbar of Kashmir? |
| A. | azam shah |
| B. | zain-ul abidin |
| C. | shihab-ud-din shah |
| D. | shah mir |
| Answer» B. zain-ul abidin | |
| 72. |
According to Abdur Razzaq, the pay of the policemen of Vijayanagar was paid from the proceeds of |
| A. | brothels |
| B. | taxes on goods |
| C. | land revenue |
| D. | wine shops |
| Answer» A. brothels | |
| 73. |
What is kuttagari? |
| A. | grant of land to the brahmins |
| B. | lease system of cultivation |
| C. | service tenures for military |
| D. | revenue farming |
| Answer» B. lease system of cultivation | |
| 74. |
What is asthavana? |
| A. | land revenue department |
| B. | a type of rice |
| C. | one-third of the produce of land |
| D. | house tax |
| Answer» A. land revenue department | |
| 75. |
The term senabova or sanbhoga was an official designation under Vijayanagar kingdom. It refers to the |
| A. | chief judicial officer of the mandalam. |
| B. | chief of the military staff. |
| C. | village accountant. |
| D. | head of the accounts department. |
| Answer» C. village accountant. | |
| 76. |
In which language did Babur write his memoirs, called Tuzuk-i-Baburi? |
| A. | persian |
| B. | arabic |
| C. | mongol |
| D. | turkish |
| Answer» D. turkish | |
| 77. |
Which revenue system among the following is also known as the bandobast system? |
| A. | zabti |
| B. | dahsala |
| C. | nasaq |
| D. | kankut |
| Answer» A. zabti | |
| 78. |
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 | |
| 79. |
Which Mughal is credited with prohibiting sati unless the widow herself, of her own free will, persistently desired it? |
| A. | akbar |
| B. | babur |
| C. | humayun |
| D. | jahangir |
| Answer» A. akbar | |
| 80. |
Who among the following Englishmen was given the title of ‘Khan’ by Jahangir? |
| A. | thomas roe |
| B. | ralph fitch |
| C. | hawkins |
| D. | newbery |
| Answer» C. hawkins | |
| 81. |
What was duaspa-sihaspa and who introduced it? |
| A. | a revenue system introduced by akbar |
| B. | a decorative method introduced by shah jahan |
| C. | a special rank having higher sawar than zat introduced by aurangzeb |
| D. | a sub rank of sawar introduced by jahangir. |
| Answer» D. a sub rank of sawar introduced by jahangir. | |
| 82. |
Who among the following Mughal ministers was the paymaster-general as well? |
| A. | diwan |
| B. | mir bakshi |
| C. | khan-i-saman |
| D. | vakil |
| Answer» B. mir bakshi | |
| 83. |
Who were the harkaras of the Mughal period? |
| A. | enforcers of public morals |
| B. | news writers and reporters |
| C. | secret letter writers and informers |
| D. | spies and special couriers |
| Answer» D. spies and special couriers | |
| 84. |
What was Jajmani system of the Mughal period? |
| A. | a revenue system in which revenues of different units of land were assigned to officials in lieu of salaries. |
| B. | an administrative system in which ranks in terms of numbers were assigned to nobles, military commanders and other prominent people for placing them in the official hierarchy. |
| C. | a reciprocal system that existed in rural india between the peasantry and other occupational groups. |
| D. | a commercial system that developed in urban india for facilitating commercial transactions on a large scale. |
| Answer» C. a reciprocal system that existed in rural india between the peasantry and other occupational groups. | |
| 85. |
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 | |
| 86. |
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 | |
| 87. |
Who translated Tuzuk-i-Baburi into Persian? |
| A. | abul fazl |
| B. | amir khusrau |
| C. | abdur rahim |
| D. | daulat khan |
| Answer» C. abdur rahim | |
| 88. |
Who wrote Tabaqat-i-Akbari? |
| A. | abul fazl |
| B. | badauni |
| C. | munim khan |
| D. | nizam-ud-din ahmad |
| Answer» D. nizam-ud-din ahmad | |
| 89. |
Who was the in-charge of a pargana? |
| A. | amil |
| B. | pattidar |
| C. | shiqdar |
| D. | qanungo |
| Answer» C. shiqdar | |
| 90. |
Which of the following varieties of land during Mughal period did not yield any land revenue to the state? |
| A. | khalisa |
| B. | jagir |
| C. | sayur ghal |
| D. | raiyati |
| Answer» C. sayur ghal | |
| 91. |
What portion of actual produce was fixed as the demand of the state under the zabti? |
| A. | one-half |
| B. | one-third |
| C. | one-fourth |
| D. | one-fifth |
| Answer» B. one-third | |
| 92. |
Akbar’s enlightened religious policy was based on his philosophy of sulh-i-kul which meant |
| A. | universal tolerance |
| B. | universal peace |
| C. | enlightened benevolence |
| D. | unity of godhead |
| Answer» B. universal peace | |
| 93. |
The police chief of a city was called |
| A. | qazi |
| B. | faujdar |
| C. | kotwal |
| D. | qilahdar |
| Answer» C. kotwal | |
| 94. |
To assist the Maratha king, there was a council of state ministers known as |
| A. | ashtadigvajas |
| B. | navaratnins |
| C. | ashtapradhaan |
| D. | qilahdar |
| Answer» C. ashtapradhaan | |
| 95. |
Under Maratha administration who was Dabir? |
| A. | prime minister |
| B. | chief justice |
| C. | foreign secretary |
| D. | superintendent |
| Answer» C. foreign secretary | |
| 96. |
Shivaji was born at |
| A. | nasik |
| B. | pune |
| C. | chittor |
| D. | shivneri |
| Answer» D. shivneri | |
| 97. |
Dalals were |
| A. | merchants |
| B. | brokers |
| C. | travellers |
| D. | in charge of inns |
| Answer» B. brokers | |
| 98. |
Who wrote Ta’arikh-i-Firuzshahi |
| A. | amir khusru |
| B. | ziauddin barani |
| C. | badayuni |
| D. | abdur razzak |
| Answer» B. ziauddin barani | |
| 99. |
During the Mughal period the Karwanis or Nayakas were |
| A. | village heads |
| B. | merchants |
| C. | court poets |
| D. | scribs |
| Answer» B. merchants | |
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