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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
List I - List II

A) Diwan-i-Tan - 1) Look after the office
B) Mustarfi - 2) Maintained proper list of main events and firmans.
C) Mushrif - 3) Look after the jagirs and salary.
D) Vakianvis - 4) Examine income expenditure of state.

  1. A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3
  2. A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
  3. A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4
  4. A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3
Medieval History

Nader Shah attacked India during the regime of which of the following?

  1. Bahadur Shah
  2. Ahmad Shah
  3. Muhammad Shah
  4. Shah Alam-II
Medieval History

From which place Jayata and Kumpa were associated who impressed Shershah with their valour?

  1. Bundelkhand
  2. Malwa
  3. Marwar
  4. Mewar
Medieval History

"Astha Pradhan" a council of ministers helped in discharge of State affairs to:

  1. Harshvardhan
  2. Samudra Gupta
  3. Shivaji
  4. Yashovarman
Medieval History

Assertion (A): In matters of State Shivaji was advised by a Council of Ministers.
Reason (R): Each minister held independent charge of his department.

Code:

  1. Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A
  3. A is true but R is false
  4. A is false but R is true
Medieval History

When did Aurangzeb won Bijapur?

  1. 1685
  2. 1686
  3. 1687
  4. 1684
Medieval History

Who was the ruler of Golkonda when Aurangzeb seized the fort of Golkonda in 1687 ?

  1. Abul Hasan Qutb Shah
  2. SikandarAdil Shah
  3. Ali Adil Shah II
  4. Shayasta Khan
Medieval History

Who among the following Mughal emperors wrote his autobiography in Persian?

  1. Babar
  2. Akbar
  3. Jehangir
  4. Aurangzeb
Medieval History

In the Mughal period, who was the leader of Army?

  1. Shehna-Ae-Peel
  2. Mir Bakshi
  3. Wazir
  4. Swayenigar
Medieval History

Who of the following Mughal Emperors was coronated twice?

  1. Akbar
  2. Jahangir
  3. Shahjahan
  4. Aurangzeb
Medieval History

Which of the following institutions belonged to foreign trade?

  1. Sreni
  2. Nagaram
  3. Nanadesis
  4. Manigrama
Medieval History

Name the pair which is not correctly matched:

  1. Baz Bahadur–Malwa
  2. Qutub Shah–Golkonda
  3. Sultan Muzaffar Shah–Gujarat
  4. Yusuf Adil Shah– Ahmednagar
Medieval History

Sent which of the following by East India Company to the court of Jahangir?

  1. Sir Thomas Roe
  2. Vasco-da-Gama
  3. Hawkins
  4. Job Charnock
Medieval History

Which medieval Indian ruler started the system of "Patta" and "Qabuliyat"?

  1. Alauddin Khalji
  2. Mohammad Bin Tughlaq
  3. Sher Shah
  4. Akbar
Medieval History

Jahangir mainly patronised, Which of the following arts?

  1. Painting
  2. Architecture
  3. Sculpture
  4. Music
Medieval History

Mira Bai was contemporary of:

  1. Tulsidas
  2. Chaitanya Mabaprabhu
  3. Guru Nanak
  4. Rama Krishna Paramhans
Medieval History

Who among the following was the continuing link between Sher Shah and Akbar in the field of land revenue administration ?

  1. Birbal
  2. Todar Mal
  3. Bhagwan Das
  4. Bhar Mal
Medieval History

Timur invaded India during the reign of:

  1. Bahlol Lodi
  2. Firoz Tughlaz
  3. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
  4. Mahmud Shah Tughluq
Medieval History

The thoughts of which of the following Sufi saint have been incorporated in the religious book 'Adi Granth' of the Sikhs?

  1. Sheikh Moinuddin Chishti
  2. Qutub-uddin Bakhtiar Kaki
  3. Fariduddin-Ganj-i-Shakar
  4. Sheikh Nizamuddin Aulia
Medieval History

Whose army was defeated by the army of Kakatiya rulers in 1303 at Warangal?

  1. Of Iltutmish
  2. Of Balban
  3. Of Alauddin Khalji
  4. Of Muhammad
Medieval History

Which of the following was awarded with the honour of "zari qalam" by King Akbar?

  1. Mohammad Husain
  2. Muqammal Khan
  3. Abu samad
  4. Mir Sayed Ali
Medieval History

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): Turkish invasions on India were successful.
Reason (R): There was no political unity in North India.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below: Codes:

  1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  3. (A) is true, but (R) is false
  4. (A) is false, but (R) is true
Medieval History

Which Mughal ruler out of the following learnt Hindu Music from Lal Kalavant?

  1. Humayun
  2. Akbar
  3. Jahangir
  4. Shahjehan
Medieval History

Who among the following kings had given patronage of Tansen before Akbar?

  1. Raja Ramchandra Singh of Bhata
  2. Rajbahadur of Malwa
  3. Uday Singh of Mewar
  4. Muzaffar Shah
Medieval History