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Who was that General whom the Sultan of Bijapur sent in 1659 to suppress Shivaji?

  1. Inayaf Khan
  2. Afzal Khan
  3. Shaista Khan
  4. Saiyyad Banda
Medieval History

At which of the following battles was artillery used for the first time by one of the two armies?

  1. First Battle of Panipat
  2. Battle of Khanwah
  3. Battle of Plassey
  4. Third Battle of Panipat
Medieval History

The book "Fawaid ul Fawad" is the record of the conversations of Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya, it was compiled by:

  1. Amir Hassan Sizzi
  2. Amir Khusro
  3. Ziauddin Barni
  4. Hasan Nizami
Medieval History

Who was the renowned Jain Aeharya, who was greatly honoured by Akbar?

  1. Chandraprabha Suri
  2. Hiravijaya Suri
  3. Pushpadanta
  4. Yasobhadra
Medieval History

Thomas Roe was received in audience by Jehangir at-

  1. Agra
  2. Ajmer
  3. Delhi
  4. Fatehpur Sikri
Medieval History

In India the game of Polo was introduced by the:

  1. Greeks
  2. Englishmen
  3. Turks
  4. Rashtrakutas
Medieval History

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

Assertion (A) : The Mughal Empire was originally a Military State.
Reason (R) : The vitality of the development of the Central Government System depended on its military power.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
Codes :

  1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is 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

Whose disciple was Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti ?

  1. Khwaja Abdal Chisti
  2. Shah Wali Ullah
  3. Mir Dard
  4. Khwaja Usman Haruni
Medieval History

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

Assertion (A): Many Sanskrit works on music were translated into Persian during the medieval period.
Reason (R): The early chisti sufis were found of musical assemblies called, 'sama'.

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

What was "Dar-ul-Shafa" established by Feruz Tguhlaq?

  1. An alms house
  2. A free hospital
  3. A library
  4. A guest house for pilgrims
Medieval History

The city of Jaunpur was founded by-

  1. Muhammad Tughlaq
  2. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
  3. Ibrahim Shah Sharqi
  4. Sikandar Lodi
Medieval History

Assertion (A): Allauddin’s Deccan expeditions were financial ventures.
Reason (R): He wanted to annex the Deccan States.

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

Surya temple of Konark was built by?

  1. Narasimhadeva I
  2. Rajender Chola
  3. Ashoka
  4. Krishna Dev Rai
Medieval History

Who built Babri Mosque in Ayodhya?

  1. Babur
  2. Humayun
  3. Nizam-ul-Mulk
  4. Mir Baqi
Medieval History

Who was the medieval King responsible for Introducing the silver coin called "tanka" in North India?

  1. Illtitmish
  2. Razia
  3. Afaubdin Khaliji
  4. Mohammad Tughlaq
Medieval History

With reference to Hath Yog, which of the following statement is/are correct?

1. Hath Yog was practiced by Nathpanthis.
2. Hath Yog technique was also adopted by the Sufis.

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

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2
Medieval History

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:

  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 and (R) is false
  4. (A) is false but (R) is true
Medieval History

Which of the following forts was not constructed in the reign of Akbar?

  1. Red-Fort of Delhi
  2. Agra Fort
  3. Allahabad Fort
  4. Lahore Fort
Medieval History

Which of the following is NOT correctly matched ?

  1. Shaikh Moinuddin Chishti - Ajmer
  2. Shaikh Burhanuddin Gharib - Daulatabad
  3. Shaikh Mohammad Hussaini - Gulbarga
  4. Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya - Multan
Medieval History

Musical instrument "Tabla" was introduced by:

  1. Adil Shah
  2. Amir Khusrau
  3. Tansen
  4. Baiju Bawara
Medieval History

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

A) Indus Valley Civilization - 1) Pastoral
B) Later Vedic Society - 2) Land Lordism
C) Rigvedic Society - 3) Agrarian
D) Medieval Period - 4) Urban

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

During Akbar's army arrangement was based on?

  1. Mansabdari
  2. Zamindari
  3. Samantwadi
  4. Aiyn-ae-devshala
Medieval History

Consider the reign of following Peshwas and arrange them in chronological order -

(I) Balaji Viswanath
(II) Bajirao I
(Ill) Narayan Rao
(IV) Madhav Rao I

Select the correct answer using the code given below—
Code -

  1. I, Ill, II, l
  2. I, II, Ill, lV
  3. II, I, lV, Ill
  4. I, II, lV, Ill
Medieval History

Match list-I with list-Il and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List — I - List — II

(A) Mirat-e-Sikandari - (1) History of Bengal
(B) Burhan-e-Masir - (2) History of Bahmani's Ahmad Nagar
(C) Riyaz-us-Salatin - (3) Collection of Mahmood Gawan's letters
(D) Riyaz-ul-insha - (4) Victory of Gujarat
Code -

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