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1 1. Mark the incorrect matching: (a) Gitagovinda Jayadeva. (b) Mitakshara - Vijnaneswara. (c) Dayabhaga ~ Jimuta Vahana. (d) None of the above. 2. Kangra School, Pahari School and Rajput School represent different styles (a) Architecture. (b) Painting. (c) Sculpture. (d) None of the above. 3. The designation 'Do Assa' or 'Singh Assa' was started by: (a) Babur. (c) Jehangir. (d) Humayun. 4. Which of the following is known as Akbar of Kashmir': (a) Jainul Aabidin. (b) Kalhan. (c) Kanishka. (d) Harsha. 5. Which Bahmani ruler was also known as Deccan Fox': (a) Mahmud Shah. (b) Alauddin Behman Shah. (c) Ahmad Shah, (d) Niza m Shah. 6. Who said that 'for a handful barley he lost the whole Hindustan': (a) Babur. (b) Shershah Suri. (c) Alauddin Khilji. (d) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq. 7. Dar-ul Bakka' College was resurrected by: (a) Humayun. (c) Jehangir. (d) Shahjahan. 8. Which Mughal ruler gave the 'Altamgha' Jagirr. (a) Humayun. (c) Jehangir. (d) Shahjahan. 9. Who was the first Indian ruler to arrange Hazyatra at the government's expense: (a) Humayun. (c) Jehangir. (d) Shahjahan. 10. At the death of which Muslim ruler of Delhi, a historian said that 'the king has been relieved of his praja (a) Alauddin Khilji. (b) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq. (c) Firoz Shah Tughlaq. (d) Ibrahim Lodhi. 11. Rani Durgavati's famous fort is at: (a) Raigarh. (b) Mandla. (c) Bijapur. (d) Jaipur. 12. The mausoleum of which of the following rulers is situated outside India: (a) Babur. (c) Shershah Suri. (d) Humayun. 13. The'Mughal dynasty was established in India after which of the following wars: (a) First Battle of Panipat. (b) Second Battle of Panipat. (c) Batde of Haldighati. (d) None of the above. 14. Jehangir granted the title of 'Kham' to which of the following foreign visitors at his court: (a) Hawkins. (b) Thomas Roe. (c) Peter Mundi. (d) None of the above. 15. "Moving Minarets' could be found at: (a) Mysore, Karnataka. (b) Satara, Maharashtra. (c) Ahmedabad, Gujarat. (d) Fatehpur Sikri, U.P 16. Mahmud of Gazhni attacked India many times mainly to: (a) plunder the wealth of India (b) establish his empire in India (c) spread Islam in India Page 1 of 8

2 (d) take the famous artisans of India to his court 17. Who is the Muslim ruler that enforced a strict price control system during his rule? (a) Illtutmish (b) Alauddin Khilji (c) Mohammad bin Tughlaq (d) Sher Shah Suri 18. Mohammad Bin Tughlak transferred his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad: (a) to punish the people of Delhi (b) to protect the country from the attack of Mongols (c) to develop cultural and trade relations with the Deccan (d) to control South India better 19. Guru Nanak emphasised: (a) the fight against Islam (b) establishment of the Sikh brotherhood (c) universal brotherhood (d) the rituals of a new religion 20. Arrange the following items according to the chronological order of construction: I. Agra Fort II. Fatehpur Sikri III. Qutab Minar IV. Taj Mahal (a) I, II, III, IV (b) III, IV, I, II (c) III, I, IV, II (d) III, I, II, IV 21. Arrange the following in chronological sequence of their rule at Delhi: I. Razia II. Balban III. Illtutmish IV. Nasiruddin (a) IV, I, III, II (b) I, III, IV, II (c) I, II, III, IV (d) III, I, IV, II 22. Which of the following pairs are correct? 1. Ellora Caves Rashtrakutas 2. Rock cut temples - Chalukyas 3. Meenakshi temple Pallavas 4. Khujuraho - Chandelas (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 1, 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 4 only (d) All of there 24. What was the original name of Tansen? (a) Makaranda Pandey (b) Baj Bahadur (c) Lai Kalawant (d) Ramtanu Pandey 25. Who wrote the drama 'Malati Madhav'? (a) Bhas (b) Kalidas (c) Bhavabhuti (d) Banbhatt 26. Chalukya Dynasty in South India was established by: (a) Harihar (b) Bukka (c) Parantak-I (d) Pulakesin-I 27. Historian Jadunath Sarkar called it Gazetier of Mughal State: (a) Nuskha-i-Dil Khusha (b) Ain-i-Akbari (c) Akbarnama (d) Masir-i-Alamgiri 28. Who was maker of famous Dilwara Jain Temple of Mount Abu? (a) Rajvir Sen (b) Jagatpal (c) Karandev (d) Bimal Shah 29. Konark Temple establish/made during the reign of: (a) Narsih Dev-I (b) Krishnadeva Rai-I (c) Kanishka (d) Pulaksein-I 30. Shivaji was born at: (a) Pune (b) Raigarh (c) Purander (d) Shivner 31. The religion propagated by Akbar the Great' was? (a) Din-i-Elahi Page 2 of 8

3 (b) Islam (a) Riwa (b) Satna 32. This guru establish the city of Amritsar: (a) Guru Ramdas (b) Gum Amardas (c) Guru Arjundev (d) Guru Har Govind 33. Who among the following Mughal princesses did write 'Humayunnamatf: (a) Zebunnisa (b) Roshnara (c) Jahanara Begum (d) Gulbadan 34. Match the following: A Third battle of Panipat B Second battle of Tarain C Death of Akbar D Death of Aurangzeb Code: A B C D (a) (b) (c) (d) Raja Bhoj belongs to which dynasty? (a) Parmar (b) Maurya (c) Chandelas (d) Yadavas 36. In which year did Mahmud of Ghazni capture Gwalior? (a) 1001 (b) 1121 (c) 1201 (d) In which language did Surdas write his poems? (a) Maithili (b) Avadhi (c) Bundeii (d) Brijbhasha 38. In the Battles of Tarain ( ), Prithviraj Chauhan fought against whom? (a) Mahmud of Ghazni (b) Mohammed Ghori (c) Sher Shah Suri (d) Alauddin Khilji 39. Which Afghan ruler defeated Humayun in the battles in 1539 and 1540? (a) Sher Shah Suri (b) Alauddin Khilji (c) Ahmad Shah (d) Qutab ud-din Aibak 40. Against whom did the Bahmani Sultans fight in the Batde of Talikota (1565)? (a) Rajendra Chola (b) Rama Raya of Vijaynagar (c) HyderAli (d) Krishna Raja Wodeyar 41. Who was the famous Maratha Sea Captain in the early 18 th century? (a) Mahadji Sindhiya (b) Peshwa Baji Rao (c) Sambhaji (d) Kanhoji Angria 42. In which year was the battle of Haldighati fought? (a) 1576 (b) 1602 (c) 1547 (d) Akbar was born at: (a) Lahore (b) Kabul (c) Delhi (d) Amarkot 44. The Chalukya king Pulaksein II defeated Harsha at the banks of river: (a) Tapti (b) Mahanadi (c) Godavari (d) N armada 45. Tarabai is the wife of: (a) Shivaji (b) Bajirao (c) Sambhaji (d) Raja Ram 46. Hie capital from Delhi to Agra was transferred by. (a) Mohd. Tughlaq (b) Firoz Shah Tughlaq Page 3 of 8

4 (c) Sikandar Lodhi (d) Ibrahim Lodhi 47. Akbar's Din-i-Dahi was not successful because: (a) After Akbar no one patronized it (b) Although it had imbibed the good principles from other religions, it was not presented in the right manner before die people (c) Muslims were not prepared to accept any other religion (d) All of the above 48. Which Muslim Ruler in India introduced 'Jaziya Tax? (a) Balban (b) Mohammad-bin-Qasim (c) Alauddin Khilji. (d) Firoz Tughlaq 49. Manu Smriti is related with: (a) Economics. (b) Political Science (c) Medical jurisprudence (d) Law 50. Who was the Delhi Sultan who changed the name of land system and adopted the Galla Batai system? (a) Balban (b) Gayasuddin Tughlaq (c) Mohammed Bin Tughlaq (d) Sikandar Lodhi 51. Diwan-i-Insha is related to: (a) Religious Propagation (b) Road construction (c) Education (d) Correspondence 52. Which is not true of Chishti saints? (a) Propagation of Monism (b) Protest against personal property (c) Faith in the spiritual value of Music (d) Thinking about the welfare of their own family 53. Which Sultan of Delhi propounded 'Niyabat-i-Khudai? (a) Iltutmish (b) Balban (c) Alauddin Khalji (d) Mohammad bin Tughlaq 54. What is the name of the autobiography of Firoz Tughlaq? (a) Tarikh-i-Ferozshahi (b) Sirat-i-Ferozshahi (c) Futuhat-i-Ferozshahi (d) Tujuk-i-Ferozshahi 55. Who established the city of Jaunpur? (a) Iltutmish (b) Nasiruddin Mahmud (c) Mohammed bin Tughlaq (d) Feroz Tughlaq 56. Who was the ruler when Persian Ambassador Abdur Rajjak came to Vijaynagar? (a) Devraya I (b) Vijay I (c) Devraya II (d) Vijay II 57. Shershah is considered to be the fore-runner of Akbar in administration because: (a) His administrative policies were adopted by Akbar (b) He ruled before Akbar (c) He trained Akbar in administration (d) He supervised Akbar's administration 58. What Akbar did not complete in his life-time, Jahangir completed it. What was it? (a) Conquest of Kandahar (b) Conquest of South (c) Conquest of Mewar (d) Expedition of Kangra 59. Name the military system of Mughals: (a) Jagirdari system (b) Ijardari system (c) Mansabdari system (d) Tallukdari system 60. Who was the Sultan to distribute Takabi or Sondhar to peasants for the development of agriculture? (a) Balban (b) Alauddin Khalji (c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq (d) Feroz Tughlaq 61. Who enunciated 'Sulahkul'? (a) Nizammuddin Aulia (b) Akbar Page 4 of 8

5 (c) Jainul Abedin (d) Sheikh Nashiruddin Chirag 62. The real Gumbad first built in India was: (a) Alai Darwaza (b) Madarsa of Feroz (c) Tomb of Balban (d) Arahai Din Ka Jhopra 63. Khalsa in Mughal rule meant: (a) The Land belonging to Emperor (b) All royal system (c) Land from where revenue was collected for royal treasure (d) Religious Land grant 64. The greatest painter of Birds in Jahangir's court was: (a) Khwaja Abdussmad (b) Saiyyad Ali Tabrezi (c) Basawan (d) Mansur 65. Sardeshmukhi of the Marathas' meant: (a) A Tax levied upon Deshmukhs (b) A Tax levied upon Individuals (c) A part of land revenue collected by other officers (d) The regions of the villages kept apart for Deshmukhs 66. Where was Guru Govind Singh born? (a) Nankana (b) Amritsar (c) Patna (d) Lahore 67. Who was the first Mughal emperor who issued Firman to the English to open a Factory at Surat? (a) Akbar (b) Jahangir (c) Shahjahan (d) Aurangzeb 68. Who is called the prince of Builder? (a) Babur (b) Akbar (c) Jahangir (d) Shahjahan 69. Where is Samadhi of Guru Govind Singh built? (a) Anandpur Sahib in Patan (b) Amritsar (c) Nader (d) Nahan 70. Who was the ruler of India when Changez Khan invaded India? (a) Qutubuddin Aibak (b) Iltutmish (c) Balban (d) Alauddin Khaki 71. Who was the ruler when Taimur invaded India? (a) Iltutmish (b) Mohammad bin Tughlaq (c) Nasiruddin Mohammad (d) Feroz Tughlaq 72. Who was the Sultan to make Amir Khusroe as his court poet? (a) Feroz Tughlaq (b) Sikandar Lodhi (c) Alauddin Khilji (d) Balban 73. Who was the ruler of India When Nadir Shah invaded India? (a) Ahmad Shah (b) Muhammad Shah (c) Shah Alam (d) Bahadur Shah 74. Who was the successor of Shivaji? (a) Shivaji II (b) Raja Ram (c) Shambhaji (d) Shahu 75. Who was the Mughal Emperor most interested in Painting? (a) Shahjahan (b) Akbar (c) Jahangir (d) Aurangzeb 76. In 1576, the Mughal army fought die batde of Haldighati with: (a) Prithvi Raj Chauhan (b) Maharana Pratap (c) Udai Singh (d) Man Singh 77. Who was the father of Razia Sultan? (a) Mohammad Ghori (b) Balban Page 5 of 8

6 (c) Iltutmish 78. Which futes the Oudh- Nawstb to help Ahmad Shah Abdali in III batde of Panipat? (a) Saadat Khan (b) Asafuddaula (c) Shujauddaula (d) Sayarajuddaula 79. At what place Shershah Suri was hurt while fighting after which he died? (a) Chausa (b) Kannauj (c) Kalinjar (d) Asirgarh 80. Who arranged the translation of Upnishads in Persian? (a) Khusroe (b) Shahjahan (c) Dara Shikoh (d) Murad Baksh 81. Where was the Akbar born? (a) Agra (b) Delhi (c) Amarkot (d) Lahore 82. Who built the precious (Kirtistamb) Pillar of Chittor? (a) Rana Kumbha (b) Rana Sanga (c) Rana Maldev 83. Who was a saint of Bhakti movement in Bengal? (a) Tulsidas (b) Vivekanand (c) Chaitanya (d) Kabir 84. Who was the king to organize Ashta Pradhan? (a) Akbar (b) Shivaji (c) Krishnadeva Ray (d) Tipu Sultan 85. Where was the poet Amir Khushroe born? (a) Delhi (b) Patiali, Etah (c) Badayun (d) Meerut 86. Who established the city of Agra? (a) Bahlol Lodhi (b) Ibrahim Lodhi (c) Sikandar Lodhi (d) Alauddin Alam Shah 87. Who is considered to be the founder of Bhakti ; movement? (a) Shankaracharya (b) Nimbakacharya (c) Ramanujacharya (d) Madhwacharya 88. Which of the following temples is not situated at Khajuraho? (a) Parshva Nath (b) Vishwa Nath (c) Kandaria Mahadev (d) Iingraj 89. Who was the Hindu commander of Mahmud Ghaznavi? ; (a) Madhav (b) Tilak (c) Jai Singh (d) Trilochanpal 90. Who first translated the Tota Maina Stories in Persian?. (a) Amir Khusroe (b) Jiya Naqshwi (c) Faizi (d) Badayuni 91. Who first translated Mahabharat in Persian? (a) Mohammad Tughlaq (b) Feroz Tughlaq (c) Jainul Abedin (d) Akbar 92. Who of the Mughal rulers understood the significance of Rajputs and tried to win them? (a) Akbar (b) Jahangir (c) Shahjahan (d) Aurangzeb 93. The Rishi Andolan in Medieval India was centred at: (a) Mewas (b) Vijay Nagar (c) Bengal. Page 6 of 8

7 (d) Kashmir 94. The objectives of Rishi movement were: (a) To uphold the principles of ancient Rishis (b) To spread Hinduism in Kashmir (c) To bring harmony between Hinduism and Islam 95. Who mm the Sikh Guru who helped Dara? (a) Gum Hscgobtod (b) Guru Hm Rai (c) Gwu Teg Bahadur 96. Who was the Sikh Guru to help Raja Ram Singh in his Assam expedition? (a) Guru Hargobind (b) Guru Hari Rai (c) Guru Teg Bahadur (d) Guru Hari Kishan 97. Tavernier travel to India; (a) Once (b) Thrice (c) Four times (d) Six times 98. Which traveller among the following did not come to India during Jahangir's time? (a) Terry (b) Pietra Dera Valk (c) Paleseart (d) Monserrate 99. Who was die Hindi writer to describe Jahangir's court? (a) Bhushan (b) Bihari (c) Keshav (d) Lai Kavi 100. Which Sufi Siliila directly adopted (spiritual) Yogic exercise? (a) Chishti (b) Kshatari (c) Saharvardi (d) Kadari 101. Which is not a characteristic of the Taj Mahal's architecture? (a) Charbagh Plan (b) Double Dome (c) Pietra Dura (d) White Marble 102. Who sought the help of Babur against Ibrahim Lodhi? (a) Sher Khan (b) Mahmud Lodhi (c) Alam Khan Lodhi 103. Who said that Indian Music not only enchants humans but also animals? (a) Amir Khusroe (b) Alberuni (c) Ibn Batuta (d) Abul Fazal 104. Who was the Sultan to stop the distribution of betels, sugar candy and sugar and began to distribute flowers and rosewater on Teeja? (a) Mohammad Tughlaq (b) Feroz Tughlaq (c) Bahlol Lodhi (d) Sikandar Lodhi 105. Which new currency was struck by Mohammad Tughlaq? (a) Dinar (b) Jeetal (c) Tanka (d) Dokani 106. The poem "Padmavat" was written by (a) Khusrau (b) Jayasi (c) Raskhan (d) Kalidas " 107. The Mughal emperor who died due to a sudden fall from the staircase, was (a) Babar (b) Humayun (c) Jehangir (d) Aurangzeb 108. India was invaded by Timur Lang in (a) 1335 (b) 1398 (c) 1389 (d) Which one of the following Sultans of Tughlaq dynasty issued copper coins instead of silver ones? (a) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq Page 7 of 8

8 (b) Firoz Shah Tughlaq (c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq (d) Mahmud Tughlak 110. Jahangiri Mahal is located in (a) Delhi (b) Fatehpur Sikri (c) Agra Fort (d) Sikandra 111. Qutab Minar was built by (a) Qutb-ud-din Aibak (b) Itutmish (c) Razia Sultan (d) Shah Jahan 112. Jahangir's tomb is at: (a) Delhi (b) Fatehpur Sikri (c) Lahore (d) Sikandra 113. The last ruler of the Lodhi dynasty was (a) Ibrahim Lodhi (b) Alam Lodhi (c) Sikandar Lodhi (d) Bahlul Lodhi 114. Which of the following generals of Ala-ud-din Khilji conquered Deccan a number of times? (a) Nusrat Khan (b) Ulugh Khan (c) Malik Kafur (d) None of the above 115. Who laid the foundation stone for Golden Temple? (a) Guru Ram Das (b) Guru Arjun Dev (c) Mian Mir (d) Guru Govind Singh 116. The First battle of Panipat was fought in the year (a) 1526 (b) 1556 (c) 1671 (d) Which of the following is not correctly matched? (a) Sun Temple Konark (b) Victoria Memorial Bombay (c) Qutab Minar Delhi (d) Meenakshi Temple Madurai 118. Who was the Muslim ruler whom the people called 'Jagad Guru' because of his faith in Secularism? (a) Hussain Shah (b) Jainul Abedin (c) Ibrahim Adil Shah (d) Mahmud II Page 8 of 8