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101. |
Krishnadevaraya (1509 -29) is considered as the greatest and the most famous kings of ……………. empire. |
A. | vijayanagara |
B. | bhamini |
C. | pandya |
D. | gupta |
Answer» A. vijayanagara |
102. |
Krishnadevaraya belonged the …………… dynasty. |
A. | tuluva |
B. | mughal |
C. | slave |
D. | pusyabhuti |
Answer» A. tuluva |
103. |
………….. captured Krishna Tungabadra Doab, and the forts of Riachar and Bidar. |
A. | achyuta raya |
B. | krishnadevaraya |
C. | sadasiva raya |
D. | rama raya. |
Answer» B. krishnadevaraya |
104. |
The famous battle of Talikotta took place on 23 January …………... |
A. | 1455 |
B. | 1465 |
C. | 1555 |
D. | 1565 |
Answer» D. 1565 |
105. |
The battle of Talikotta sounded the death knell of the ..…………. Empire. |
A. | bhamini |
B. | vijayanagara |
C. | pandya |
D. | gupta |
Answer» B. vijayanagara |
106. |
The …………… king kept of fixed number of soldiers known as amaranayakas to assist him in wars. |
A. | vijayanagara |
B. | bhamini |
C. | mughal |
D. | gupta |
Answer» A. vijayanagara |
107. |
The city of Vijayanagara, the capital of the empire was founded in 1336 on the banks of the river ……………... |
A. | kaveri |
B. | krishna |
C. | thungabhadra |
D. | periyar |
Answer» C. thungabhadra |
108. |
The temple of Vithala constructed by ……………, has been described as the finest buildings of its kinds in southern India. |
A. | krishnadevaraya |
B. | ariyanatha mudaliyar |
C. | achyuta raya |
D. | ramaraya |
Answer» A. krishnadevaraya |
109. |
King …………….. encouraged Telungu literature and provided protection to a great Telungu poet Nachan soma. |
A. | bukka i |
B. | ariyanatha mudaliyar |
C. | krishnadevaraya |
D. | bukka iii |
Answer» A. bukka i |
110. |
The Agrarian System of Mughal India is the work of …………….. |
A. | karashima noboru |
B. | irfan habib |
C. | b |
D. | chattopadhyaya d) r.s.sharma. |
Answer» B. irfan habib |
111. |
‘Political Structure of Early Medieval South India’ is the work of ……… |
A. | kesavan veluthat |
B. | kulke herman |
C. | k.a.nilakanda sastri |
D. | sathish chandra |
Answer» A. kesavan veluthat |
112. |
About whose Kingdom is said ‘the dominion of the lord of the universe extended from Delhi to Palam’? |
A. | qutbuddin aibak |
B. | nasiruddmin mahmud tughlaq |
C. | mohammad gazni |
D. | alam shah |
Answer» B. nasiruddmin mahmud tughlaq |
113. |
Who was the first Muslim writer to make use of Hindi words and adopt Indian poetric imagery and themes? |
A. | hasan nizami |
B. | amir khusaro |
C. | abul fazal |
D. | abdul qadir badauni |
Answer» B. amir khusaro |
114. |
Who wrote Tarikh-ul-Hind? |
A. | al-uthi |
B. | alberuni |
C. | hasan-un-nizami |
D. | minhajuddin-bin-sirajuddin |
Answer» B. alberuni |
115. |
Which Bhakti Saint is known as the bridge between north and south? |
A. | chaitanya |
B. | kabir |
C. | nanak |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. chaitanya |
116. |
Which of the following officers held the office of minister under the Mughals? |
A. | sipahsalar |
B. | siqdar |
C. | vakil |
D. | kotwal |
Answer» C. vakil |
117. |
The King of Ceylon sent a ship carrying some gifts, some children and widow of Arab traders. This ship was going from Srilanka towards : |
A. | Arabia |
B. | Damascus |
C. | Delhi |
D. | Burma |
Answer» B. Damascus |
118. |
When Mohammad Bin Qasim attacked Sindh his age was seventeen years. The strength of his army at that time was : |
A. | 9,000 |
B. | 11,000 |
C. | 10,000 |
D. | 12,000 |
Answer» A. 9,000 |
119. |
Mohammad Bin Qasim established a new city in Sindh, the name of the city was : |
A. | Qasim Nagar |
B. | Maysoora |
C. | Mehi Abad |
D. | Qasim Abad |
Answer» B. Maysoora |
120. |
Name the Wazir of Raja Dahir from whose custody those Arab women were recovered who were arrested by the pirates of Sindh. |
A. | Jaypal |
B. | Sussi Sagir |
C. | Srinath |
D. | Vijay Kapoor |
Answer» B. Sussi Sagir |
121. |
The name of Raja Dahir’s capital city was “ |
A. | Maysura |
B. | Brahmanabad |
C. | Raway |
D. | Rohri |
Answer» B. Brahmanabad |
122. |
Who was the father of Mahmmud Ghazhavi ? |
A. | Sybuktgin |
B. | Qadirbillah |
C. | Albeyuni |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» A. Sybuktgin |
123. |
Who was the rules of Gujarat when Mahmud invaded the Somanath temple ? |
A. | Sukhpal |
B. | Aqueen |
C. | Gand Chandel |
D. | Bhimdev |
Answer» D. Bhimdev |
124. |
Which invasion of Mahmud appreciated by Calipn and called Mahmud as star of Islamic world ? |
A. | Invasion of Taneshwar |
B. | invasion on Mathura and Kannanj |
C. | Invasion on Kalinjar |
D. | Invansion on Somanath |
Answer» D. Invansion on Somanath |
125. |
During Mahmud expedition of invasion, who got first defeat in Peshawar ? |
A. | Rajyapal |
B. | Jaipal |
C. | Surajpal |
D. | Anandpal |
Answer» B. Jaipal |
126. |
Who had given Mahmud on investiture to rule as an independent rules ? |
A. | Subuktgin |
B. | Caliph of Baghdad named Qadirbillah |
C. | Ottoman Twink |
D. | Caliph of Arab named A-hitmaklai |
Answer» B. Caliph of Baghdad named Qadirbillah |
127. |
Who among the following rules commit suicide after battle with Mahmued ? |
A. | Bhimdev |
B. | Rajaypal |
C. | Jaipal |
D. | Sukhpal |
Answer» C. Jaipal |
128. |
What does the term Mameluq Signifies ? |
A. | Slave born to the free parents |
B. | Slavery mode of production |
C. | Slave born from the slave parent |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» A. Slave born to the free parents |
129. |
Who among the following rules from the ibary dynasty died of injuries while playing chaugan at Labore ? |
A. | Shams-ud-din Iltumish |
B. | Qutub-ud-din Aibak |
C. | Razia Begum |
D. | Rukunudiin Firoz |
Answer» B. Qutub-ud-din Aibak |
130. |
Who among the following rulers had stamped the Figure of Goddess Lakshmi on his coums and had his name inscribed in Nagari Churactus ? |
A. | Muhammad Ghazni |
B. | Muhammad Ghori |
C. | Muhammad bin Tughlaq |
D. | Iltumish |
Answer» B. Muhammad Ghori |
131. |
Which of the following ambassadors of Queen Elizabeth visited Akbar’s court to obtain a Firman for trade in Gujarat ? |
A. | Sir Thomas Roe |
B. | William Hawkins |
C. | John Mildenhall |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» C. John Mildenhall |
132. |
When did Muhammad Gori invade India ? |
A. | 100 An |
B. | 1026 An |
C. | 1175 An |
D. | 1191 An |
Answer» C. 1175 An |
133. |
Who was appointed as ambassador to China during the time of Mohammad Bin Tuglaq ? |
A. | Barbaros |
B. | Barani |
C. | Ibn Batuta |
D. | Abdul Razzk |
Answer» C. Ibn Batuta |
134. |
The battle of Tarain was fought between Muhammad Gori and |
A. | Rana Hammir Deva |
B. | Rana Pratap |
C. | Rana Sanga |
D. | Prithviraj Chauhan |
Answer» D. Prithviraj Chauhan |
135. |
With which dynasty did Indian Muslims start entering into position of power ? |
A. | Tughlaqs |
B. | Ilbaris |
C. | Khaljis |
D. | Sayyids |
Answer» C. Khaljis |
136. |
Which sulthan received a robe of honory from the caliphs ? |
A. | Iltumish |
B. | Qutub-ud-din Aibak |
C. | Balban |
D. | Ala-ud-din Khalji |
Answer» C. Balban |
137. |
The Iqtadar during the period of the Delhi Sulthanate were also known as ? |
A. | Maliks |
B. | Muqtil |
C. | Mamlatdars |
D. | Munhias |
Answer» B. Muqtil |
138. |
Which tax was not permitted by the Shariath ? |
A. | Agriculture tax |
B. | Tax on non-Muslims |
C. | Commercial tax |
D. | Marriage tax |
Answer» D. Marriage tax |
139. |
How many Litars madeup a tanka ? |
A. | 44 |
B. | 40 |
C. | 48 |
D. | 46 |
Answer» C. 48 |
140. |
Who destroyed the Jaganatha temple of puri ? |
A. | Muhammad Tuglaq |
B. | Firoz Sha Tuglaq |
C. | Giyas-ud-din Tuglaq |
D. | Ala-ud-din Khalji |
Answer» C. Giyas-ud-din Tuglaq |
141. |
Which dynasty marked the end of Turkish nobility from position of power ? |
A. | Khalji |
B. | Tuglaq |
C. | Lodi |
D. | Sayyid |
Answer» C. Lodi |
142. |
Who is identified as Tamerlane ? |
A. | Mahmud Gazni |
B. | Muhammed Gori |
C. | Timur |
D. | Chengiz Khan |
Answer» C. Timur |
143. |
Diwani-1-Kohi, created by Muhammad Tuglaq, looked after |
A. | Revenue collection |
B. | Agriculture |
C. | Public Welfare |
D. | Crown land |
Answer» B. Agriculture |
144. |
Who was the 1st Sultan to provide relief to famin affected people ? |
A. | Ala-ud-din Khalji |
B. | Firoz Tuglaq |
C. | Balban |
D. | Muhammed Bin Tuglaq |
Answer» D. Muhammed Bin Tuglaq |
145. |
Who completed the conquest and annexation of South India. |
A. | Firoz Tyghluq |
B. | Balban |
C. | Jauna Khan |
D. | ala-ud-din Khalji |
Answer» C. Jauna Khan |
146. |
Who was the 1st Sulthan to pay Soldiers in cash instead of through Iqtas. |
A. | Iltumish |
B. | Balban |
C. | Muhammad Bin tuglaq |
D. | Ala-ud-din Khalji |
Answer» D. Ala-ud-din Khalji |
147. |
Who introduced token currency in china before Muhammad Tughlaq introduced it in India ? |
A. | Qublai Khan |
B. | Chengiz Khan |
C. | Timnr |
D. | Gai Khatu |
Answer» A. Qublai Khan |
148. |
Who was a Shahna ? |
A. | Military commander |
B. | Spy |
C. | District head |
D. | Market superintendent |
Answer» D. Market superintendent |
149. |
Who completed Qutab Minar ? |
A. | Qutub-ud-din Aibak |
B. | Raziya |
C. | Iltumish |
D. | Balban |
Answer» D. Balban |
150. |
Charai was a tax on |
A. | Jauna Khan |
B. | Yakut Khan |
C. | Jalal-ud-din |
D. | Bakhtiyar Khalji |
Answer» B. Yakut Khan |
151. |
What was Kharaj ? |
A. | A tribute |
B. | Booty |
C. | Land tax |
D. | Gift |
Answer» C. Land tax |
152. |
During whose regin was Jizya collected even from Brahmins ? |
A. | Ghiyas-ud-din Tughluq |
B. | Muhammad bin Tuglaq |
C. | Firoz Tughluq |
D. | Balban |
Answer» C. Firoz Tughluq |
153. |
Which class was hit hard by Ala-ud-din’s measures? |
A. | Peasants |
B. | Soldiers |
C. | Mugaddams and Traders |
D. | Nobility |
Answer» C. Mugaddams and Traders |
154. |
Which commander of Ala-ud-din defeated Yadava King Ramchandra ? |
A. | Khizr Khan |
B. | Khusrau Khan |
C. | Malik Kafur |
D. | Mubarak Shah |
Answer» C. Malik Kafur |
155. |
Muhammad Tughluq lived in a camp called ‘Svargadvari’ for 2 ½ years on the bank of which river was it located ? |
A. | Sutlej |
B. | Indus |
C. | Yamuna |
D. | Ganges |
Answer» D. Ganges |
156. |
Who introduced ‘Chahra’ for the first time ? |
A. | Iltumish |
B. | Qutub-ud-din Aibak |
C. | Balban |
D. | Ala-ud-din Khalji |
Answer» D. Ala-ud-din Khalji |
157. |
Paibos, introduced by Balban in the court entiquette, was |
A. | A tribute |
B. | A uniform |
C. | A formal celebration of the Sultan’s birthday |
D. | A custom of kissing the feet of the Sultan |
Answer» D. A custom of kissing the feet of the Sultan |
158. |
Who were barids ? |
A. | Secret agent |
B. | Military chiefs |
C. | Revenue collectors |
D. | Elite guard |
Answer» C. Revenue collectors |
159. |
Who was the Indian Muslims that replaced Barban as Malik Naib to Nasir-ud-din Mahmud ? |
A. | Malik Kafur |
B. | Khusrau Khan |
C. | Imad-ud-din Rayhan |
D. | Qubacha |
Answer» C. Imad-ud-din Rayhan |
160. |
‘Balahars’ in the Villege were |
A. | Landlords |
B. | Headmen |
C. | Menials |
D. | Accountant |
Answer» C. Menials |
161. |
Minhaj Siraj was the poet laureate of |
A. | Ala-ud-din masud shah |
B. | Bahram Shah |
C. | Nasir-ud-din Mahmud |
D. | Balban |
Answer» C. Nasir-ud-din Mahmud |
162. |
After which Sufi saint was Qutub Minar named ? |
A. | Nizam-ud-din Auliya |
B. | Moin-ud-din Chisti |
C. | Qutub-ud-din Banktiyal Kaki |
D. | Salim Chisti |
Answer» B. Moin-ud-din Chisti |
163. |
During the reign of which Delhi Sultan did the Chahalgant or Chalisa come into existence ? |
A. | Balban |
B. | Raziya |
C. | Iltumish |
D. | Ala-ud-din Khalji |
Answer» C. Iltumish |
164. |
Who was the Abhasid Caiph that probably conferred on Mahmud of Gazni the title of ‘sultan’ for the just time in Islamic history ? |
A. | Al-Nazir |
B. | Qadir |
C. | A-Muqtafi |
D. | A-Qasim |
Answer» B. Qadir |
165. |
Who was known as ‘Nakh Buksh’ ? |
A. | Aibak |
B. | Iltumish |
C. | Balban |
D. | Raziya |
Answer» A. Aibak |
166. |
The most serious sectarian conflict between the Sunnis and the shias occurred during the region of – |
A. | Raziya |
B. | Balban |
C. | Ala-ud-din Khalji |
D. | Firoz Tughluq |
Answer» A. Raziya |
167. |
The Muslim incursion on Deccan occurred during the region of – |
A. | Jalal-dd-din Khalji |
B. | Ala-ud-din Khalji |
C. | Balban |
D. | Muhammad Tuqlaq |
Answer» A. Jalal-dd-din Khalji |
168. |
Who introduced the famous Persian festival of Nanroz ? |
A. | Ala-ud-din Khalji |
B. | Iltumish |
C. | Balban |
D. | Firoz Tughluq |
Answer» C. Balban |
169. |
Who was appointed as the envoy of Muhammed Tughluq in the court of the Chinese emperor ? |
A. | Barani |
B. | Ibn Batutah |
C. | Barbosa |
D. | Abdus Razzaq |
Answer» B. Ibn Batutah |
170. |
Which one of the cities was not founded by Firoz Tughluq ? |
A. | Jaunpur |
B. | Hissar |
C. | Tughluqabad |
D. | Firozabad |
Answer» C. Tughluqabad |
171. |
Which one of the following Sultans tried to organize the army on the decimal system after the Mongol pattern ? |
A. | Ala-ud-din Khalji |
B. | Balban |
C. | Firoz Tughluq |
D. | Muhammad Tughluq |
Answer» D. Muhammad Tughluq |
172. |
Which one of the following terms were used for measurement of land in the Sultanate period ? |
A. | Ghalla – Baksh |
B. | Masahat |
C. | Nasaq |
D. | Batai |
Answer» B. Masahat |
173. |
The Hindu rules of sind who was defeated and deposed by the arab invackers was |
A. | Jaisingha |
B. | Jayachandra |
C. | Dahar |
D. | Bhima |
Answer» C. Dahar |
174. |
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 |
175. |
Who was the first Indian rules to defeat Muhammad of Ghur ? |
A. | Prithviraj Chaudan, rules of Ajmir |
B. | Jayachandra, Gahadvala ruler of Kannj |
C. | Lakshmana, the sena rules of Bengal |
D. | Mukraj 2nd, the Solanki rules of Gujarat |
Answer» D. Mukraj 2nd, the Solanki rules of Gujarat |
176. |
Which commander of Muhammad of Ghur was responsible for defeating the senas and establishing Muslim rule in eastern India ? |
A. | Qutub ud-din Aibak |
B. | Iltumish |
C. | Bakhtiyar Khalji |
D. | Muhammad Bin Qasim |
Answer» C. Bakhtiyar Khalji |
177. |
During the region of which Delhi Sultans was the power of the chargani destroyed ? |
A. | Iltumish |
B. | Balban |
C. | Nasir-ud-din Mahmud |
D. | Raziya |
Answer» B. Balban |
178. |
Diwan – 1 Khairat was a separate department of |
A. | Public works and welfare |
B. | Slaves |
C. | Agriculture |
D. | Foreign affairs |
Answer» A. Public works and welfare |
179. |
During whose region did Chengiz khan, the famous Mangol, attack India’s borders in pug suit of Jalal-ud-din, the fugitive khwarazmi prince ? |
A. | Ala-ud-din Khalji |
B. | Balban |
C. | Muhammad Tughluq |
D. | Iltumish |
Answer» D. Iltumish |
180. |
Who among the following Delhi Sultans did not go for any fresh conquests ? |
A. | Balban |
B. | Firoz Tughluq |
C. | Iltumish |
D. | Bahlul Nodi |
Answer» A. Balban |
181. |
Who was the founder of the city of Agra ? |
A. | Ala-ud-din Khalji |
B. | Muhammad Bin tughluq |
C. | Firoz Tughluq |
D. | Sikandar Lodi |
Answer» D. Sikandar Lodi |
182. |
Which sultan wanted to found a new religion, but was advised against it by the Ulama ? |
A. | Balban |
B. | Ala-ud-din Khalji |
C. | Muhammad tughluq |
D. | Iltumish |
Answer» B. Ala-ud-din Khalji |
183. |
According to Islamic practice, one used to expound the law and the other used to deliver judgment who were they respectively ? |
A. | Mufti and Qazi |
B. | Quzi and Mufli |
C. | Qazi and Sadi |
D. | Qaxi and Mufli |
Answer» A. Mufti and Qazi |
184. |
Which one of the following schools of Muslims law allowed idolatus to live as Zimmis subject to payment of Liziya ? |
A. | Hanafi |
B. | Malikita |
C. | Shafisite |
D. | Hanalite |
Answer» A. Hanafi |
185. |
Which sultan represented himself as Isikandur Sani (the second Alexander) ? |
A. | Ala-ud-din Khalji |
B. | Muhammad Tughluq |
C. | Sikandar Lodhi |
D. | Khiz Khan |
Answer» A. Ala-ud-din Khalji |
186. |
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 |
187. |
Which sultan of Delhi established an employment bureau, a charity bureau and a charitable hospital ? |
A. | Firoz tughluq |
B. | Muhammad Bin Tugluq |
C. | Ala-ud-din Khalji |
D. | Balban |
Answer» A. Firoz tughluq |
188. |
Which Delhi Sultan received an embassy from Mangol Monarch of China for seeking his permission to visit certain Buddhist temples? |
A. | Ala-ud-din Khalji |
B. | Balban |
C. | Muhammad tugluq |
D. | Firoz Tugluq |
Answer» C. Muhammad tugluq |
189. |
Who was the court poet of Mahmud of Gaxni and Author of Shah Namah ? |
A. | Al-Beruni |
B. | Idu Battulah |
C. | Maulana Khwajagi |
D. | Firdousi |
Answer» D. Firdousi |
190. |
The Quwwat-ul-islam Mosque in Delhi of the period of the slave dynasty was originally a |
A. | Vishnu temple |
B. | Siva temple |
C. | Buddhist Monastery |
D. | Jaina temple |
Answer» D. Jaina temple |
191. |
Which Bahmani rules shifted the capital from Gulbarga to Bidar ? |
A. | Ala-ud-din II |
B. | Ahmad Shah Wali |
C. | Muhammad Shah I |
D. | Muhammed II |
Answer» B. Ahmad Shah Wali |
192. |
When was the Bahmani Kingdom founded ? |
A. | 1325 |
B. | 1437 |
C. | 1347 |
D. | 1431 |
Answer» C. 1347 |
193. |
How many years did the Bahmani Kingdom last ? |
A. | 150 years |
B. | 125 years |
C. | 175 years |
D. | 200 years |
Answer» C. 175 years |
194. |
Which was the second capital of Vijaya Nagar empire ? |
A. | Kampili |
B. | Kondavidu |
C. | Penukonda |
D. | Addanki |
Answer» C. Penukonda |
195. |
Policeman of Vijayanagar were paid out of taxes collected from |
A. | Wine shops |
B. | Land Revenue |
C. | Taxes on goods |
D. | Prostitutes |
Answer» D. Prostitutes |
196. |
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 |
197. |
Who said “God is the breath of all breath” ? |
A. | Nanak |
B. | Kabir |
C. | Mirabai |
D. | Chaitanya |
Answer» B. Kabir |
198. |
Who was Murid ? |
A. | Sufi saint |
B. | Sufi Teacher |
C. | A disciple |
D. | Bishop in Sufi Order |
Answer» C. A disciple |
199. |
A Silsilah was a ? |
A. | Tomb |
B. | Shrine |
C. | Sufi Order |
D. | Hospice |
Answer» C. Sufi Order |
200. |
Who wrote Desabodha ? |
A. | Kabir |
B. | Nanak |
C. | Ramdas |
D. | Tukaram |
Answer» C. Ramdas |
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