1. Ibn Battuta, the Moorish traveller, visited India during the reign of:
Mohammad Bin Tughlak
Babar
Akbar
Mahmood Ghazni
2. Consider the following statements connected with Allauddin Khilji: I. He collected revenue by measuring the cultivated land. II. He enforced revenue measures in his entire empire. III. He abolished the powers of provincial Governors. Select the correct answer from the coding scheme given below:
I and II
II and III
I and III
I, II and III
3. Consider: Assertion (A): Aurangzeb succeeded Shahjahan to the Mughal throne. Reason(R): The Law of Primogeniture was followed. Select the correct answer from the coding scheme given below:
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Both (A) and true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(A) is true, but (R) is false.
(A) is false, but (R) is true.
4. The thoughts of which of the following Sufisaints have been incorporated in the religious book ‘Adi Granth’ of the Sikhs?
Sheikh Moinuddin Chishti
Qutub-ubbin Bakhtiar Kaki
Fariduddin-Ganj-e-Shakar
Sheikh Nizamuddin Aulia
5. Which of the following can be compared to ‘Prince’ of Machiavelli?
Kalidasa’s Malvikagni Mitram
Kautilya’s’ Arthshastra’
Vatsyanana’s’ Kamsutra
Thiruvalluvar’s Thirukkural
6. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: List–I List–II (Voyagers) (Countries) A. Vasco-da-Gama 1. Spain B. Christopher Columbus 2. Portugal C. Captaincook 3. Holland D. Tasman 4. Great Britain Codes: A B C D
3 2 1 4
2 1 4 3
1 4 3 2
4 3 2 1
7. Konark Temple in Orrisa was built by:
Raja Narsingh Deva I
Raja Krishna Deo Raya
Kanishka
Pulkesin II
8. Meera Bai was contemporary of:
Tulsidas
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
Guru Nanak
Rama Krishna Paramhans
9. Which Hindu Rajya has been mentioned by Babar in his Babarnama?
Orissa
Gujarat
Mewar
Kashmir
10. Battle that laid the foundation of Muslim power in India was:
First Battle of Tarain
Second Battle of Tarain
First Battle of Panipat
Second Battle of Panipat
11. Which of the following was awarded with the honour of ‘zari qalam’ by King Akbar?
Mohammad Husain
Muqammal Khan
Abdussamad
Mir Sayed Ali
12. What was the principal source of State income in Mughal India?
Booty
Escheat
Land Revenue
Tax
13. Who from among the following was founder of Bahmani Kingdom in Deccan?
Malik Ambar
Hasan Gangoo
Mohammad Dewan
Sikandar Shah
14. “Astha Pradhan” – a council of ministers, helps in discharge of State affairs to:
Harshvardhan
Samudra Gupta
Shivaji
Yashovarman
15. Ameer Khusro was court poet of:
Muhammad-bin-Tughluq
Allauddin Khilji
Shershah Suri
Humayun
16. The founder of school of Navya–Nyaya was:
Raghunath Shiromani
Gangesh
Sridhara
Udayana
17. Who of the following was a celebrity in law in Medieval India?
Vigyaneshwar
Hemadri
Rajshekhar
Jeemutvahan
18. At which of the following battles was artillery used for the first time by one of the two armies?
First battle of Panipat
Battle of Khanwah
Battle of Plassey
Third Battle of Panipat
19. Who brought two Ashoka Pillars to Delhi from Topra and Meerut?
Alauddin Khilji
Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Muhammad Ghori
Sikandar Lodi
20. The city of Amritsar in Punjab was established by:
Guru Nanak
Guru Govind Singh
Guru TegBahadur
Guru Ram Das
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