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"Zawabits" were:

  1. Agricultural laws
  2. State laws
  3. Affairs concerning Hindus
  4. None of the above
Medieval History

Tomb of Sher Shah Suri is located in:

  1. Agra
  2. Sehsaram
  3. Delhi
  4. Aurangabad
Medieval History

Who among the following is credited with initiating a new Samvat?

  1. Dharmpala
  2. Devapala
  3. Vijayasena
  4. Lakshman sena
Medieval History

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

A. Mulla Daud - 1. Chandayan
B. Damodar Kavi - 2. Ashiqa
C. Somnath - 3. Padmavati Katha
D. Amir Khusro - 4. Rag Vibodh

Codes:

  1. 1 3 2 4
  2. 1 3 4 2
  3. 2 4 1 3
  4. 1 2 3 4
Medieval History

Who was the first Muslim Ruler of Delhi:

  1. Qutubuddin Aibak
  2. Iltutmish
  3. Razia
  4. Balban
Medieval History

Who among the following deserves the credit for the construction of Lal-quila:

  1. Sikandar Lodi
  2. Akbar
  3. Jahangir
  4. Shahjahan
Medieval History

Who translated Ramayana into Persian in accordance with the wishes of Akbar?

  1. Abul Fazal
  2. Abdul Qadir Badauni
  3. Faizi
  4. Abdul-Rahim khan-i-Khana
Medieval History

The last Sun of Indian glory' has been used for:

  1. Shivaji
  2. Prithviraj
  3. Rana Pratap
  4. Hemu
Medieval History

Which of the following sentences is correct about Mughal paintings?

  1. War scenes
  2. Animals, birds and natural scenes
  3. Court illustrations
  4. All of the above
Medieval History

The first Indian ruler to organise Haj pilgrimage from State Exchequer was:

  1. Alauddin Khilji
  2. Feroz Tughlaq
  3. Akbar
  4. Aurangzeb
Medieval History

Which of the following is not correctly matched?

  1. Iltutmish — Father of Razia
  2. Shah Turkan — Wife of lltutmish
  3. Hamida Banu Begum — Wife of Allaudin Khilji
  4. Gulbadan Begum — Daughter of Babur
Medieval History

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists
List-I List-II
(Monuments) (Builders)

A) Alai Darwaja Delhi - 1. Alauddin Khalji
B) Buland Darwaja Fatehpur Sikri - 2. Akbar
C) Moti Masjid, Agra - 3. Shahjahan
D) Moti Masjid, Delhi - 4. Aurangzeb

Codes:
A B C C

  1. 1 2 3 4
  2. 3 2 1 4
  3. 4 1 2 3
  4. 1 4 3 2
Medieval History

Which son of Aurangzeb revolted against his father, weakening the latter's position against the Rajputs ?

  1. Azam
  2. Akbar
  3. Muazzam
  4. Kam Baksh
Medieval History

Who laid the foundation of city Agra?

  1. Akbar
  2. Sikander Lodhi
  3. Ibrahim Lodhi
  4. Bahlol Lodhi
Medieval History

Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?

  1. Adina Masjid – Mandu
  2. Lal Darwaza Masjid – Jaunpur
  3. Dakhil Darwaza – Gaour
  4. Tin Darwaza – Ahmedabad
Medieval History

Which Sultan of Delhi was a contemporary of the Mongol leader Chengiz Khan ?

  1. Iltutmish
  2. Razia
  3. Balban
  4. Alauddin Khalji
Medieval History

Which of the following was built by Akbar?

  1. Buland Darwaza
  2. Jama Masjid
  3. Qutub Minar
  4. Taj Mahal
Medieval History

On whose coins the name of the last Caliph of Baghdad appeared for the first time?

  1. Qutbuddin Aibak
  2. Iltutmish
  3. Alauddin Khalji
  4. Alauddin Masud Shah
Medieval History

Where is the mausoleum of Shershah:

  1. Sasaram
  2. Delhi
  3. Kalinjar
  4. Sonargaon
Medieval History

Who was 'Khareetadar'?

  1. Despatcher of royal decrees
  2. Main custodian of royal palace
  3. Chief Officer of Pargana
  4. An officer who was trained in keeping accounts
Medieval History

Which one of the following is NOT the characteristics of 'Iqta System'?

  1. Iqta was a revenue collection system
  2. Siyasatnama was the source of information for Iqta System
  3. Revenue from Iqta was directly deposited in Sultan's account
  4. Muqti was supported to maintain troops out of the revenue collected from Iqta
Medieval History

Consider the following statements:

Assertion (A): Muhammad Tughlaq’s scheme of token currency was a failure
Reason (R): Muhammad Tughlaq had no proper control over the issuance of coins.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Code:

  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

Who had led a deputation of Banaras Pandits before the Mughal emperor to seek the abolition of pilgrim tax on Banaras and Allahabad?

  1. Haranth
  2. Jagannath
  3. Kavindracharya
  4. Kavi Hariram
Medieval History

Which Mughal ruler patronaged Kavindra Acharya Saraswati of Banaras, a great scholar of Sanskrit and Hindi ?

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