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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: General Knowledge (GK) , Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) .
| 251. |
Who of the following was sent as an ambassador to the royal court of Jahangir by James 1, the then king of England? |
| A. | John Hawkins |
| B. | William Todd |
| C. | Sir Thomas Roe |
| D. | Sir Walter Raleigh |
| Answer» A. John Hawkins | |
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Explanation: The King of England sent envoys, John Hawkins in 1608 and Thomas Roe in 1615, to the Mughal court of Jahangir. In 1609, Emperor Jehangir issued far man permitting the English to establish a factory at surat. |
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| 252. |
Which Khilji ruler killed his father-in law to ascend the throne of Delhi? |
| A. | Qutb-ud-din Aibalk |
| B. | Jalal-ud-din khilji |
| C. | Ghiyas-ud-din |
| D. | Ala-ud-din Khilji |
| Answer» D. Ala-ud-din Khilji | |
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Explanation: Jalal-ud-din Khalji was the first Khalji ruler of the Delhi Sultanate. He was killed by his cruelnand son-inlaw Ala-ud-din Khilji when he arrived to dinner with him. |
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| 253. |
The city of Dhillika (Delhi) was founded by - |
| A. | Chauhans |
| B. | Tomars |
| C. | Pawars |
| D. | Pratiharas |
| Answer» B. Tomars | |
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Explanation: Dhilika is the ancient name for the city of Delhi. It was believed to be the capital ofPandavas and later Dhilli was founded by Tomars in AD 736. |
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| 254. |
Chand Bibi the famous Muslim ruler belonged to which kingdom? |
| A. | Bijapur |
| B. | Golconda |
| C. | Ahmednagar |
| D. | Berar |
| Answer» C. Ahmednagar | |
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Explanation: Chand Bibi, also known as Chand Khatun or Chand Sultana, was an Indian Muslim woman warrior. She acted as the Regent of Bijapur and Regent of Ahmed nagar. Chand Bibi is best known for defending Ahmed nagar against the Mughal forces of Emperor Akbar. |
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| 255. |
Prithvirajraso' was written by - |
| A. | Bhavabhuti |
| B. | Jaideva |
| C. | Chand Bardai |
| D. | Banabhatta |
| Answer» C. Chand Bardai | |
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Explanation: The Prithviraj Raso is an epic poem composed by court poet, Chand Bardai, on the life of Prithviraj III, a Chauhan king who ruled Ajmer and Delhi between 1165 and 1192. Chand Bardai claimed to be contem porary of Prithviraj Chauhan. |
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| 256. |
The basic purpose of the formulation Din-i-Ilahi was: |
| A. | universal brotherhood |
| B. | universal faith |
| C. | universal harmony |
| D. | universal belief |
| Answer» B. universal faith | |
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Explanation: The Din-e Ilahi (Divine Faith) was a syncretic reliious doctrine propounded by the Mughal emperor Akbar in year 1582 A.D., intending to merge the best elements of the religions of his empire, and thereby reconcile the differences that divided his subjects. It had to do purely with one's faith, beliefs and convictions. It was essentially an ethical system, prohibiting such sins as lust, sensuality, slander, and pride and enjoining the virtues of piety, prudence, abstinence, and kindness. |
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| 257. |
Who was the regent of Akbar in his early days? |
| A. | Abul Fazl |
| B. | Bairam Khan |
| C. | Tansen |
| D. | Todarmal |
| Answer» B. Bairam Khan | |
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Explanation: Bairam Khan was an important military commander, general of the Mughal army, a powerful statesman and regent at the court of the Mughal emperors Hunmayun and Akbar. |
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| 258. |
Before assuming the office of the Sultan of Delhi Balban was the Prime Minister of Sultan - |
| A. | Nasir-ud-din |
| B. | Qutub-ud-din-Aibak |
| C. | Bahram Shah |
| D. | Aram Shah |
| Answer» A. Nasir-ud-din | |
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Explanation: Balban was initially the Prime Minister of Sultan Nasiruddin Mahmud from 1246 to 1266 and married his daughter. Since Sultan Nasiruddin did not have male heir, after his death. Balbandeclared himself the Sultan of Delhi. Balban ascended the throne in 1266. |
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| 259. |
Who among the following introduced the Mansabdari system? |
| A. | ShahJashan |
| B. | Sher Shah |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | Jahangir |
| Answer» C. Akbar | |
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Explanation: The Mansabdari system introduced by Akbar was a unique feature of the administrative system of the Mughal Empire. It was a system common to both the military and the civil department. The term is derived from Mansab, meaning 'rank. Hence, Mansabdar literally means rank-holder. |
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| 260. |
The Market Regulation system was introduced by - |
| A. | Muhammad-Bin-Tughlaq |
| B. | Iltutmish |
| C. | Ala-ud-din Khilji |
| D. | Ghias-ud-din |
| Answer» C. Ala-ud-din Khilji | |
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Explanation: Alauddin Khalji's measures to control the markets were one of the most important policy initiatives. Since Alauddin wanted to maintain a large army, he therefore, lowered and fixed the price of the commodities of daily use. |
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| 261. |
The most powerful Peshwa was - |
| A. | Balaji Baji Rao |
| B. | Baji Rao |
| C. | Madhava Rao |
| D. | Balaji Vishwanath |
| Answer» B. Baji Rao | |
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Explanation: Baji Rao I is acknowledged as the most influential of the nine Peshwas. He conquered Central India (Malwa) and Rajputana and extended his dominions into Gujarat in the northwest and Deccan in the south He raided Mughal Delhi in 1738. |
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| 262. |
Sher Shah defeated Humayun and captured Gaur in the battle of - |
| A. | Ghaghra in 1529 A.D |
| B. | Chausa in 1539 A.D. |
| C. | Panipat in 1526 A.D. |
| D. | Khanwa in 1527 A.D. |
| Answer» B. Chausa in 1539 A.D. | |
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Explanation: The Battle of Chausa (June 26, 1539) took place between Mughal Emperor Humayun and Sher Shah Suri. The whole of the Mughal army was defeated in this battle. Humayun himself, attended by a few men, fled away. |
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| 263. |
Who was the founder of Lodhi dynasty? |
| A. | Daulat Khan Lodhi |
| B. | Sikandar Lodhi |
| C. | Bahlol Lodhi |
| D. | Ibrahim Lodhi |
| Answer» C. Bahlol Lodhi | |
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Explanation: Bahlul Lodi, chief of the Pashtun Lodi tribe, founded the Lodi dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate in 1451 A.D. He did so upon theabdication of the last claimant from the previous Sayyid rule. The Lodi dynasty ruled for seventy five years from 1451-1526 till their last ruler Ibrahim Lodi wasdefeated and killed by Babur in the First battle of Panipat in 1526. |
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| 264. |
Who of the following became a member of the “Din-i-Ilahi"? |
| A. | Todarmal |
| B. | Raja Birbal |
| C. | Raja Man Singh |
| D. | Tansen |
| Answer» B. Raja Birbal | |
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Explanation: According to Badaoni, Birbal (Mahesh Das), Abul Fazl and Faizi joined the Din-i-llahi. Many leading nobles, including all the great Hindu nobles except Birbal declined to join Din-i-Ilahi that was promulgated in 1582. |
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| 265. |
The capital of Yadava Kings was - |
| A. | Devagiri |
| B. | Varanasi |
| C. | Kanchipuram |
| D. | Krishnagiri |
| Answer» A. Devagiri | |
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Explanation: Devagiri (modern day Daulatabad in Maharashtra) was the capital of the Yadavs. It was built by first Yadav king Bhilan in 1187 A.D. The Yadavs of Devagiri were the descendants of the feudatory nobles of the Western Chalukyan (Chalukyas of Kaly ani) Empire. |
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| 266. |
Panditraj Jagannath was the poet laureate of which of the following rulers? |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Shah Jahan |
| C. | Aurangzeb |
| D. | Humayun |
| Answer» B. Shah Jahan | |
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Explanation: Pandit Jagannath was a famous poet and literany critic in the courts of the Mughal emperors Jehangir and Shah Jahan. As a literary theorist or rhetori cian, he is renowned for his Rasagagadhara, a work poetic theory. He was granted the title of Paand itaraja by theMughal emperor Shah Jahan, at whose court he received patronage. |
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| 267. |
Abdul Fazal was the son of which Sufi saint? |
| A. | Sheikh Mubarak |
| B. | Hazarat Khwaja |
| C. | Nasiruddin Chirag |
| D. | Baba Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki |
| Answer» A. Sheikh Mubarak | |
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Explanation: Abdul Fazal was the son of Sheikh Mubarak Nagori. Abdul Fazal was the vizier of the Mughal emperor Akbar, and author of the Akbarnama, the official history of Akbar's reign in three volumes and a Persian translation of the Bible. He was also one of the Nine Jewels (Navaratnas) of Akbar's royal court and the brother of Faizi, the poet laureate of Emperor Akbar. |
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| 268. |
Which dynasty was ruling in Vijaynagar Empire at the time of the Battle of Talikota? |
| A. | Sangam |
| B. | Aniridu |
| C. | Tuluva |
| D. | Saluva |
| Answer» C. Tuluva | |
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Explanation: The Battle of Talikota was a watershed battle fought between the Vijayanagara Empire and the Deccan sultanates. Sadasiva Raya of Tuluva dynasty was the ruler of Vijayanagara then. Sadasiva Raya was a puppet ruler; the real power was exercised by his minister Rama Raya. The battle ended in the defeat of Vijayanagara, resulting in its subsequent weakening. |
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| 269. |
Chachnama records the history of which conquest? |
| A. | Kushanas |
| B. | Hunas |
| C. | Arabs |
| D. | Greeks |
| Answer» C. Arabs | |
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Explanation: Chach Nama, also known as the Fateh Nama Sindh, is a book about the history ofSindh, chronicling the Chacha Dynasty's period, down to the Arab conquest by Muhammad bin gasim in early 8th century AD. A valuable source on Arab history, it was written in Arabic by Kazi Ismail, who was appointed the first Qazi of Alor by Muhammad Kasim after the conquest of the Sindh. |
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| 270. |
The first Europeans to come to India were - |
| A. | British |
| B. | Dutch |
| C. | French |
| D. | Portugese |
| Answer» D. Portugese | |
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Explanation: The first European to land on the shores of India was a Portuguese sailor by the name of Vasco da Gama who, after sailing around Cape of Good Hope, landed on the Port of Calicut on the Malabar Coast of India in 1498 A.D. His subsequent expeditions led to the establishment of Portuguese settlements in India. |
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| 271. |
Who among the following was the first to make use of artillery in warfare in medieval India? |
| A. | Babur |
| B. | Ibrahim Lodi |
| C. | Sher Shah Suri |
| D. | Akbar |
| Answer» A. Babur | |
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Explanation: Babur is credited with being the first to use artillery in India in the first Battle of Panipat (1526). His artillery commanders were Ustad Ali and Mustafa. From then onward, artillery was used in wars through out the Mughal period and later during the reign of the Marathas under Hyder Ali, Tipu Sultan, Maharaja Ranjit Singh and the East India Company. |
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| 272. |
Which of the following Sultans died while playing Polo or Chaugan? |
| A. | Qutbuddin Aibak |
| B. | Balban |
| C. | Iltutmish |
| D. | Nasiruddin Muhammad |
| Answer» A. Qutbuddin Aibak | |
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Explanation: Qutb-ud-din Aibakdied in 1210 due to a fall from a horse whilst playing Polo and was buried at Lahore. He was the first ruler of the Delhi Sultanate and also the founder of the Slave (Mamluk) dynasty in India.He was succeeded by his son-in-law and able general Shamsuddin Iltutmish. |
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| 273. |
Amir Khusro was a - |
| A. | Poet |
| B. | play writer |
| C. | painter |
| D. | architect |
| Answer» A. Poet | |
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Explanation: Amir Khusro was a Sufi musician, poet and scholar. He was an expert in many styles of Persian poetry which were developed in medieval Persia. He has written in many verse forms including ghazal, masnavi qata, rubai, do-baiti and tarkib-band. Khusro was a prolific classical poet associated with the royal courts of more than seven rulers of the Delhi Sultanate. |
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| 274. |
he first Sultan of Delhi to issue regular currency and declare Delhi as the capital of his empire was- |
| A. | Iltutmish |
| B. | Alam Shah |
| C. | Qutbuddin Aibak |
| D. | Balban |
| Answer» A. Iltutmish | |
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Explanation: Iltutmish was the first to issue regular currency and declare Delhi as the capital of his empire. He introduced the silver tanka and the copper jital - the two basic coins of the Sultanate period, with a standard weight of 175 grains. |
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| 275. |
When the rule of the Delhi Sultan began? (1) |
| A. | 1106 A.D |
| B. | (2) 1206 A.D |
| C. | 1306 A.D |
| D. | 1406 A.D |
| Answer» B. (2) 1206 A.D | |
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Explanation: The Delhi Sultanate was a Delhi-based Muslim Turkic kingdom that ruled over large parts of India for 320 years from 1206 ADto 1526 AD. Five dynasties (Mamluk, Khalji, Tughlaq, Sayyid and Lodi) ruled over Delhi Sultanate sequentially. Qutb-ud-din Aibak founded the Sultanate in 1206 AD. |
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| 276. |
Which of the following Mughal Emperors wrote their own autobiographies? |
| A. | Shah Alam and Farukh Siyar |
| B. | Babur and Jahangir |
| C. | Jahangir and Shah Jahan |
| D. | Akbar and Aurangzeb |
| Answer» B. Babur and Jahangir | |
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Explanation: Babur wrote his memoirs which form the main source for details of his life. They are known as the Baburnama. Jahangir, too, wrote his autobiography entitled Tuzuk-i- Jahangiri. |
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| 277. |
Humayun had to run away from India after he was defeated in the battle of - |
| A. | Panipat |
| B. | Gogra |
| C. | Khanwa |
| D. | Kannauj |
| Answer» D. Kannauj | |
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Explanation: Sher Shah defeated Humayun in the Battle of Kannauj (Chausa) in 1540 and established the rule of Suri Dynasty (1540- 1555). |
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| 278. |
Who amongst the following was the Last Guru of the Sikhs? |
| A. | Guru Arjun Dev |
| B. | Guru Teg Bahadur |
| C. | Guru Gobind Singh |
| D. | Guru Angad Dav |
| Answer» C. Guru Gobind Singh | |
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Explanation: Guru Gobind Singh was the Tenth of the Eleven Sikh Gurus. He contributed much to Sikhism; notable was his contribution to the continual formalisa tion of the faith. Guru Gobind Singh, the last of the living Sikh Gurus, initiated the Sikh Khalsa in 1699 passing the Guruship of the Sikhs to the Eleventh and Eternal Guru of the Sikhs, the Guru Granth Sahib. |
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| 279. |
Who was the author of Gita Govinda? |
| A. | Jayadeva |
| B. | Kalhana |
| C. | Kalidasa |
| D. | Raja Rao |
| Answer» A. Jayadeva | |
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Explanation: The Gita Govinda is a work composed by the 12th-century poet, Jayadeva, which describes the relationship between Krishna and the gopis (female cow herders) of Vrindavana, and in particular one gopi named Radha. This work has been of great importance in the development of the bhakti traditions of Hinduism. The first English translation of the Gita Govinda was published by Sir William Jones in 1792, where Kalinga (ancient Orissa) is referred to as the origin of the text. |
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| 280. |
The court language of the Delhi Sultanate was - |
| A. | Urdu |
| B. | Persian |
| C. | Hindi |
| D. | Arabic |
| Answer» B. Persian | |
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Explanation: During the Delhi Sultanate, the rise of Persian speaking people to the throne naturally resulted in the spread of the Persian language in India. It was the official language and soon literary works in the language began to appear. Amir Khusrav was a noted writer of the period, who was one of the first writers to write Persian literature about events concerning India. |
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| 281. |
Who wrote"Ain-i-Akbari" the great historical work? |
| A. | Abul Fazl |
| B. | Amir Khusrau |
| C. | Firoz Shah |
| D. | Abdul Rashid |
| Answer» A. Abul Fazl | |
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Explanation: The Ain-i-Akbari or the "Constitution of Akbar", is a 16th century, detailed document recording the administration of emperor Akbar's empire his vizier, Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak. It makes the Volume III and the final part of the much larger document, the Akbarnama, the Book of Akbar, also by Abul Fazl, and it itself is in three volumes. |
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| 282. |
Who of the following was the biographer of Akbar? |
| A. | Abul Fazl |
| B. | Faizi |
| C. | Abdul Nabi Khan |
| D. | Birbal |
| Answer» A. Abul Fazl | |
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Explanation: The Ain-i-Akbari is the third volume of the Akbar Nama by Abul Fazl which contains information regarding Akbar's reign in the form of, what would be called in modern times, administration reports, statistical compilations, or gazetteers. It contains the áin (i.e mode of governing) of Akbar, and is, in fact, the administration report and statistical Return of his government. |
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| 283. |
The reputed musician duo, Tans en and Baiju Bawra, flourished during the reign of - |
| A. | Jahangir |
| B. | Bahadur Shah Zafar |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | Shah Jahan |
| Answer» C. Akbar | |
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Explanation: Tansen was among the Navaratnas (nine jewels) at the court of the Mughal Emperor Akbar. Like Tansen, the musician at the court of Mughal Emperor Akbar, Bawra was a disciple of Swami Haridas (1512- 1607). He was the court musician of Raja Mansingh of Gwalior. |
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| 284. |
The first Bhakti Movement was organized by - |
| A. | Nanak |
| B. | Meera |
| C. | Ramdas |
| D. | Ramanujacharya |
| Answer» D. Ramanujacharya | |
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Explanation: The Bhakti movement originated in ancient Tamil Nadu and began to spread to the north during the late medieval ages when north India was under Islamic rule. Ramanujacharya (1017-1137) was the lest exponent of the Bhakti movement and Vishistadvaita philosophy. He provided a philosophical movement to the movement. |
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| 285. |
The Khilji Sultans of Delhi were |
| A. | Mongols |
| B. | Afghans |
| C. | Turks |
| D. | A Jat tribe |
| Answer» C. Turks | |
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Explanation: The Khilji dynasty was a Muslim dynasty of Turkic Khalaj origin. The Khiljis ruled large parts of South Asia between 1290 and 1320. They were the second dynasty to rule the Delhi Sultanate of India. Led by their ruler, Ala-ud-din Khilji, they are noted for having repeatedly defended India against the Mongol invasions of India. |
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| 286. |
Who is considered as the greatest of all the Vijayanagar rulers? |
| A. | Krishnadeva Raya |
| B. | Vira Narasimha |
| C. | Sadasiva Raya |
| D. | Rama Raya |
| Answer» A. Krishnadeva Raya | |
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