Objective Questions with Answers on Medieval History Art And Culture
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1. Who built Hawa Mahal?
A. Guru Ramdas
B. Maharaja Pratap Singh
C. Rabindra Nath Tagore
D. British Govt
Answer
Answer: Option B
Explanation : Hawa Mahal is a palace in Jaipur, India. It is constructed of red and pink sandstone. The palace sits on the edge of the City Palace, Jaipur, and extends to the zenana, or women’s chambers. The structure was built in 1799 by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh.
2. Who built Jama Masjid?
A. Guru Ramdas
B. Shah Jahan
C. Rao Jodhaji
D. Mahatma Gandhi
Answer
Answer: Option B
Explanation : Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan built the Jama Masjid between 1644 and 1656. It was constructed by more than 5000 workers. It was originally called Masjid-i-Jahan Numa, meaning ‘mosque commanding view of the world’.
3. Who built Jodhpur Fort?
A. Guru Ramdas
B. Shahjahan
C. Rao Jodhaji
D. Mahatma Gandhi
Answer
Answer: Option C
Explanation : Mehrangarh or Mehran Fort, located in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, is one of the largest forts in India. Built in around 1459 by Rao Jodha, the fort is situated 410 feet (125 m) above the city and is enclosed by imposing thick walls.
4. Who founded the Pala Empire?
A. Devapala
B. Dharmapala
C. Dhruva
D. Gopala
Answer
Answer: Option D
Explanation : Dharmapala (ruled 8th century) was the second ruler of the Pala Empire of Bengal region in the Indian Subcontinent. He was the son and successor of Gopala, the founder of the Pala Dynasty. He greatly expanded the boundaries of the empire, and made the Palas a dominant power in the northern and eastern India.
5. Who wrote Akbarnama?
A. Akbar
B. Birbal
C. Abul Fazal
D. Bhagavan Das
Answer
Answer: Option C
Explanation : Abul Fazl was the author of Akbarnama, the official history of Akbar’s reign in 3 volumes. This book gives the history of Akbar’s forefathers from Timur to Humayun and Akbar’s reign till 1602 AD. Abul Fazl was one of the nine jewels in the royal court of Akbar.
6. Who among the following witnessed the reigns of eight Delhi Sultans?
A. Ziauddin Barani
B. Shams-i-siraj Afif
C. Minhaj-us-siraj
D. Amir Khusrau
Answer
Answer: Option D
Explanation : Amir Khusrau (1253-1325) is regarded as the “father of qawwali” .He was an Indian musician, scholar and poet. He was an iconic figure in the cultural history of the Indian subcontinent.He is said to have witnessed the reigns of eight Delhi Sultans from ‘Ghiyasuddin Balban to Sultan Muhammad bin Tughluq’.
7. Which Sanskrit poet wrote famous book Geet Govinda?
A. Jayadeva
B. Kalidas
C. Panini
D. None of the above
Answer
Answer: Option A
Explanation : The Gita Govinda (Song of Govinda) is a work composed by the 12th-century Indian poet, Jayadeva. It describes the relationship between Krishna and the gopis (female cow herders) of Vrindavana, and in particular one gopi named Radha.
8. Who was the founder of Advaita vada or the doctrine of non-dualism?
A. Adi Shankaracharya
B. Surdas
C. Ramanuj
D. Kapil
Answer
Answer: Option A
Explanation : Adi Shankara was the founder of the Dashanami monastic order and the Shanmata tradition of worship. His works in Sanskrit, all of which are extant today, concern themselves with establishing the doctrine of Advaita (Sanskrit, “Non-dualism”).
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9. Bishandas a famous portrait painter resided in the court of?
A. Babur
B. Humayun
C. Jahangir
D. Aurangzeb
Answer
Answer: Option C
Explanation : Bishandas was a 17th-century portrait painter at the court of the Mughal emperor Jahangir. Though little is known of Bishandas’ life, his name can indicate that he was a Hindu. In 1613 he was sent on a diplomatic mission to Persia, to paint the Shah’s portrait.
10. The first Indian Hindi Scholar of the Mughal period was
A. Malik Muhammad Jayasi
B. Abdur Rahim
C. Mulla Wajhi
D. Chand Bardai
Answer
Answer: Option A
Explanation : Malik Muhammad Jayasi was the first Indian Hindi Scholar. Malik Muhammad Jayasi (died 1542) was an Indian Sufi poet and pir. He wrote in the Awadhi language, and in the Persian Nastaʿlīq script. His best known work is the epic poem Padmavat.
11. Which noted scholar wrote Vikramankadevacharita?
A. Kalhan
B. Bilhana
C. Kalidas
D. Jaydeva
Answer
Answer: Option B
Explanation : Kavi Bilhana was an 11th-century Kashmiri poet. Bilhana rewarded his patron by composing in his honor an epic Vikramankadevacharita.
12. Which Mughal ruler constructed a new city called as Din Panah on the bank of Yamuna river?
A. Humayun
B. Babur
C. Jahangir
D. Aurangzeb
Answer
Answer: Option A
Explanation : Humāyūn ascended the throne in 1530 and in 1533 founded a new city, Din Panah, on the bank of the Yamuna River. Shēr Shah, who overthrew Humāyūn in 1540, razed Din Panah to the ground and built his new capital, the Sher Shahi, now known as Purana Qila fort, in southeastern Delhi.
13. Who was the author of the book Taj-ul-Maasir?
A. Abul Fazl
B. Jahangir
C. Hasan Nizami
D. None of the above
Answer
Answer: Option C
Explanation : Hasan Nizami was a Persian language poet and historian, who lived in the 12th and 13th centuries. He migrated from Nishapur to Delhi in India, where he wrote Tajul-Ma’asir, the first official history of the Delhi Sultanate.
14. Who said Hanooz Dilli Door Ast?
A. Nizamuddin Aulia
B. Farid
C. Todarmal
D. Firdausi
Answer
Answer: Option A
Explanation : Nizamuddin was most unperturbed and said, “Hunuz Dilli door ast”- Which means Delhi is yet very far away!
15. During the reign of which ruler use of Halo or Divine Lights were started in paintings?
A. Iltutmish
B. Aurangazeb
C. Jahangir
D. Akbar
Answer
Answer: Option C
Explanation : Jahangir, Akbar’s son, continued to produce manuscript in this style, a halo because of the belief that they were special beings touched by divinity who radiated the light of Allah.
16. Who wrote Tughlaqnama?
A. Abu Nasr Utbi
B. Amir Khusrau
C. Abul Fazl
D. Hasan Nizami
Answer
Answer: Option B
Explanation : In 1321 Amir Khusrau began to write a historic masnavi named Tughlaq Nama (Book of the Tughlaqs) about the reign of Ghiyath al-Din Tughlaq and that of other Tughlaq rulers.
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17. Who brought the famous Persian painter named Khwaja Abdus Samad to India?
A. Humayun
B. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
C. Akbar
D. Alauddin Khalji
Answer
Answer: Option A
Explanation : The Iranian painters were brought by Humayun were Mir Sayyid Ali and Abdus Samad. Both the painters were the founders of an independent branch of Persian art popularly known as the Mughal school of miniature painting.
18. The Qutub Minar was completed by the famous ruler
A. Qutubuddin Aibak
B. Iltutmish
C. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D. Alauddin Khalji
Answer
Answer: Option B
Explanation : Qutab-ud-din Aibak started the construction of Qutub Minar in 1193. Its construction was completed by his son-in-law Iltutmish.
19. Which of the following architectural wonders was not constructed in the 12th Century A.D.?
A. Suntemple of Konark
B. Temple of Khajuraho
C. Angkor Vat
D. Notre Darn the Paris
Answer
Answer: Option A
Explanation : Temple of Khajuraho were built between 950 – 1050 AD by Chandela Rajput. Angkor Vat Temple was built in 12th century by Khener Singh Suryavannan-II Notre – Dame the Paris was built in 1163. Sun Temple Konark was built by Ganga dynasty King Narshimdev-I in 13th century A.D.
20. Who founded the Vikramashila University?
A. Devapala
B. Dharmapala
C. Dhruva
D. Gopala
Answer
Answer: Option B
Explanation : Vikramashila was founded by Pāla king Dharmapala in the late 8th or early 9th century. It prospered for about four centuries before it was destroyed by Bakhtiyar Khilji along with the other major centres of Buddhism in India around 1193.
21. Which one of the following sequences represents the correct chronological order?
A. Shahji Shivaji Rajaram Sambhaji
B. Shahji Shivaji Sambhaji Rajaram
C. Shahji Sambhaji Shivaji Rajaram
D. Sambhaji Shivaji Shahji Rajaram
Answer
Answer: Option B
Explanation : Shahji, Shivaji, Sambhaji, Rajaram sequences represents the correct chronological order.
22. The number of provinces or mandalams in the Chola Empire was
A. Nine
B. Ten
C. Twelve
D. Six
Answer
Answer: Option A
Explanation : The Chola Empire was divided into nine provinces. They were also called mandalams.
23. The largest standing army of the Delhi Sultanate directly paid by the State was created by
A. Balban
B. IIitutmish
C. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
D. Alauddin Khalji
Answer
Answer: Option D
Explanation : The largest standing army of the Delhi Sultanate directly paid by the State was created by Alauddin Khalji.
24. The Delhi Sultanate reached its maximum geographical limits during the reign of __________
A. Alauddin Khalji
B. Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah Khalji
C. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
D. Firuz Tughlaq
Answer
Answer: Option C
Explanation : Their most prominent sultan was Muhammad bin Tughlaq. Under his reign, the Delhi Sultanate expanded its geographical boundaries to cover most of India.
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25. The foreign traveller who visited India during Vijayanagara period was
A. Megasthenes
B. Yuan Chawng
C. Fa-Hien
D. Nicolo Conti
Answer
Answer: Option D
Explanation : Nicolo Conti, an Italian, was at Vijayanagar in about 1420, just after the accession of Devaraya I. The first known foreign traveller, he mentions that the fortifications of the city and the thousands of men employed in the army of the rulers.
26. The Assam State derives its name from that of a tribe that conquered the region. Where did the tribesmen come from?
A. Tibet
B. Mongolia
C. Burma (Now Myarnmar)
D. Siam (now Thailand)
Answer
Answer: Option D
Explanation : The tribe that conquered the region of Assam came from Siam (Now Thailand).
27. Who was the first Indian ruler to organize Haj pilgrimage at the expense of the state?
A. Alauddin Khalji
B. Feroz Tughlaq
C. Akbar
D. Aurangzeb
Answer
Answer: Option C
Explanation : Akbar was the first Indian ruler to organize Haj pilgrimage at the expense of the state.
28. Who was the founder of the Sena dynasty?
A. Ballal Sena
B. Hemanta Sen
C. Lakshman Sen
D. Vijay Sen
Answer
Answer: Option B
Explanation : The dynasty’s founder was Samanta Sena. After him came Hemanta Sena who usurped power and styled himself king in 1095 AD. His successor Vijaya Sena (ruled from 1096 AD to 1159 AD) helped lay the foundations of the dynasty, and had an unusually long reign of over 60 years.
29. Which of the following revolts during Aurangzeb’s period had a peasant agrarian background?
A. Rajputs
B. Jats and Satnamis
C. Marathas
D. Sikhs
Answer
Answer: Option B
Explanation : Satnamis, who were actually Hindus rebelled against Aurangzeb in 1672. Their leader was Birbhan. Satnamis lived in the region around Delhi. Satnamis fought with courage but they were defeated by the imperial army of Mughals and crushed to death. Jats also rebelled against Aurangzeb under the leadership of local Zamindar Gokala. They were never subdued completely and continued to resist the Mughal rule and when Aurangzeb died, they succeeded in establishing an independent Jat kingdom in Bharatpur.
30. Chandragiri Fort is a historical fort, built in the 11th century. It is located in
A. Karnataka
B. Maharashtra
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Andhra Pradesh
Answer
Answer: Option D
Explanation : Chandragiri Fort is a historical fort, built in the 11th century located in Chandragiri, Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh, India. Though mostly associated with Vijayanagara Kings it was built much earlier in 11th century by Yadava Naidu kings.
31. Who among the following built the largest number of irrigation canals in the Sultanate period?
A. Nasiruddin Mahmud
B. Ghiyasuddin Balban
C. Ibrahim Lodi
D. Firuz Shah Tughlaq
Answer
Answer: Option D
Explanation : Sultan Firuz Shah Tughlaq (1309 – 20 September 1388) was a Turkic Muslim ruler of the Tughlaq Dynasty, who reigned over the Sultanate of Delhi from 1351 to 1388. He constructed four canals for irrigation.
32. The Biography of Humayun was written by
A. Nur Jahan
B. Jodha
C. Anarkali
D. Gulbadan Begum
Answer
Answer: Option D
Explanation : Akbar asked his aunt to write whatever she remembered about her brother’s life. Gulbadan Begum took the challenge and produced a document titled Ahwal Humayun Padshah Jamah Kardom Gulbadan Begum bint Babur Padshah amma Akbar Padshah. It came to be known as Humayun-nama.
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33. The correct chronological sequence of these Mughal rulers after Aurangzeb: ,I. Alamgir-II,II. Farrukh Siyar,III. Jahandar Shah,IV. Shah Alam-II
A. IIIIIIVI
B. IIIIIIVI
C. IIIIIIIV
D. IIIIIIIV
Answer
Answer: Option C
Explanation : The correct chronological sequence of these Mughal rulers after Aurangzeb: Farrukh Siyar, Jahandar Shah, Alamgir-II, Shah Alam-II. Abu’l Muzaffar Muin ud-din Muhammad Shah Farrukh-siyar Alim Akbar Sani Wala Shan Padshah-i-bahr-u-bar, or Farrukhsiyar, was the Mughal emperor from 1713 to 1719 after he murdered Jahandar Shah. Mirza Mu’izz-ud-Din Beig Muhammed Khan (9 May 1661 – 12 February 1713),[citation needed] more commonly known as Jahandar Shah, was a Mughal Emperor who ruled for a brief period in 1712–1713. Aziz-ud-din Alamgir II was the Mughal Emperor of India from 3 June 1754 to 29 November 1759. He was the son of Jahandar Shah. Aziz-ud-Din, the second son of Jahandar Shah, was raised to the throne by Imad-ul-Mulk after he deposed Ahmad Shah Bahadur in 1754. Ali Gohar (25 June 1728 – 19 November 1806), historically known as Shah Alam II, was the sixteenth Mughal Emperor and the son of Alamgir II.
34. Who among the following was known as a Nirguna saint and reformer?
A. Sant Kabir
B. Surdas
C. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
D. Tulsidas
Answer
Answer: Option A
Explanation : Kabir is widely believed to have become the first disciple of the Bhakti poet-saint Swami Ramananda in Varanasi, known for devotional Vaishnavism with a strong bent to monist Advaita philosophy teaching that God was inside every person, everything. Sant Kabir was known as a Nirguna saint and reformer.
35. Akbar established Ibadat Khana at
A. Lahore
B. Delhi
C. Agra
D. Fatehpur Sikri
Answer
Answer: Option D
Explanation : Mughal Emperor Akbar the Great (r. 1556–1605) holds a religious assembly in the (House of Worship) in Fatehpur Sikri; the two men dressed in black are the Jesuit missionaries Rodolfo Acquaviva and Francisco Henriques.
36. Tulsi Das composed his Ramacharitamanas during the reign of
A. Harsha
B. Alauddin Khalji
C. Akbar
D. Krishnadeva Raya
Answer
Answer: Option C
Explanation : Ramcharitmanas was composed at Ayodhya, Varanasi & Chitrakoot. India was under the reign of Mughal emperor Akbar (1556-1605 CE) during this period.
37. From where the Mansabdari system was borrowed?
A. Afghanistan
B. Turkey
C. Mongolia
D. Persia
Answer
Answer: Option C
Explanation : Mansabdar implies the generic term for the military-kind grading of all royal functionaries of the Mughal Empire. The Mansabdari system introduced by Akbar was borrowed from the system followed in Mongolia.
38. Sakhi, Sabad and Ramaini were the notable work of?
A. Tansen
B. Rahim
C. Kabir
D. Tulsidas
Answer
Answer: Option C
Explanation : Kabir was a 15th-century Indian mystic poet and saint, whose writings, according to some scholars, influenced Hinduism’s Bhakti movement. Kabir’s verses are found in Sikhism’s scripture Guru Granth Sahib. His most famous writings include his dohas. Sakhi, Sabad and Ramaini were the notable work of kabir.
39. Kandariya Mahadeva Temple of the Medieval India is dedicated to which Lord?
A. Shiva
B. Brahma
C. Vishnu
D. Ram
Answer
Answer: Option A
Explanation : The Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, one of the best examples of temples preserved from the medieval period in India, is the largest of the western group of temples in the Khajuraho complex which was built by the Chandela rulers. Shiva is the chief deity in the temple deified in the sanctum sanctorum.
40. Who was the author of Gita Govinda?
A. Jayadeva
B. Kalhana
C. Kalidasa
D. Raja Rao
Answer
Answer: Option A
Explanation : Gita Govinda was composed by the famous 12th century poet Jayadeva. Jayadeva wrote the Geet Govind, which contains information about the Rasleela’s of Krishna in Vrindavan.
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41. The court language of the Delhi Sultanate was
A. Urdu
B. Persian
C. Hindi
D. Arabic
Answer
Answer: Option B
Explanation : The Delhi Sultanate literature began with the rise of Persian speaking people to the throne of the Sultanate of Delhi, naturally resulted in the spread of the Persian language in India. It was the official language and soon literary works in the language began to appear.
42. Agra Fort was built by
A. Humayun
B. Akbar
C. Babur
D. Aurangzeb
Answer
Answer: Option B
Explanation : The construction of the Agra fort was started around 1565, when the initial structures were built by the Mughal Emperor Akbar, and subsequently taken over by his grandson Shah Jahan, who added most of the marble creations to the fort.
43. Who was the Mughal emperor at the time of Ahmad Shah Abdali’s invasion of India?
A. Bahadur Shah-I
B. Bahadur Shah-II
C. Shah Alam-I
D. Shah Alam-II
Answer
Answer: Option C
Explanation : Shah Alam-I was the Mughal emperor at the time of Ahmad Shah Abdali’s invasion of India. Muhammad Shah Alam I (1719-1748) ruled for 28 years. Shah Alam faced many invasions, mainly by the Emir of Afghanistan, Ahmed Shah Abdali.
44. The famous Peacock Throne of Shah Jahan was
taken away in 1739 by
A. Afghan invader Ahmed Shah Abdali
B. Persian invader Nadir Shah
C. Mongol invader Chengiz Khan
D. British East India Company
Answer
Answer: Option B
Explanation : The Peacock Throne (Takht-e-TauS) was built by Mughal Emperor Shahjahan under the commission of goldsmith Bedradru Khan in the year 1628. It was first put at Diwan-i-Aam (Agra Fort) and then moved to Diwan-i-Khas (Red Fort) during the reign of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. Nadir Shah invaded India in 1739 and took Peacock Throne and Koh-i-noor diamond with him.
45. Alberuni came to India with
A. Mahmud of Ghazni
B. Alexander
C. Babur
D. Tamur
Answer
Answer: Option A
Explanation : Alberuni (Abu Rayham Beruni) was a persian scholar who came to India with Mahmud of Ghazni in 1017. He wrote Tarikh Al-Hind (History of India.). He was given the title of ‘founder of Indology’ and ‘al-ustadh’.
46. Who was the first Sultan of Delhi to issue regular currency and to declare Delhi as the capital of his empire?
A. Balban
B. Aram Shah
C. Nasiruddin Mahmud
D. Iltutmish
Answer
Answer: Option D
Explanation : Iltutmish was the first Sultan of Delhi to issue regular currency and declare Delhi as the capital of his empire. He was the third ruler of the Delhi Sultanate (1211 – 1236), belonging to the Mamluk dynasty. He conquered Multan and Bengal from contesting rulers, and Ranthambhore and Siwalik from their rulers.
47. Who was the in-charge of a pargana?
A. Amin
B. Pattidar
C. Shiqdar
D. Oanungo
Answer
Answer: Option C
Explanation : Chief Shiqdar (Shiqdar-i-Shiqdran), in charge of executive administration and chief Munsif (Munsif-i-Munsifan). Later, Sher Shah’s pargana administration was reformed and he created some new posts: Shiqdar or military commander and police chief with limited powers, Amin or Munsif, Fotahdar or Treasurer and Karkuns or record keeper. During this time, Shiqdar and Amin were the responsible officers of military and revenue department in the Pargana.
48. The TajMahal is called a ‘dream in marble’. Which monument is called as ‘a dream of stone’?
A. The Rang Mahal
B. The Panch Mahal
C. The Red Fort
D. The Bahai temple
Answer
Answer: Option B
Explanation : The Panch Mahal meaning `wind catcher tower’ was commissioned by Akbar. This structure stands close to the Zenana quarters (Harem) which supports the supposition that it was used for entertainment and relaxation. This is one of the most important buildings in Fatehpur Sikri. This is an extraordinary structure employing the design elements of a Buddhist Temple; entirely columnar, consisting of four stories of decreasing size arranged asymmetrically on the ground floor, which contains 84 columns. These columns, that originally had jaali (screens) between them, support the whole structure.
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49. Who among the following took greater interest in laying out gardens than others?
A. Humayun
B. Babur
C. Jahangir
D. Akbar
Answer
Answer: Option B
Explanation : Emperor Babur laid out the classical Moghul-style gardens located on a high point in west Kabul which comprised a series of beautiful landscaped hillside.
50. Akbar’s mausoleum is situated at
A. Sasaram
B. Sikandra
C. Agra
D. Delhi
Answer
Answer: Option B
Explanation : It is located at Sikandra, in the suburbs of Agra, on the Mathura road (NH2), 8 km west-northwest of the city center. About 1 km away from the tomb, lies Mariam’s Tomb, the tomb of Mariam-uz-Zamani, wife of the Mughal Emperor Akbar and the mother of Jahangir.
51. Who among the following came to India at the instance of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni?
A. AI-Masudi
B. AI-Beruni
C. Sulaiman
D. Abdul Haq
Answer
Answer: Option B
Explanation : Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni, while seated in his four-domed summer house in the garden of a thousand trees, requested Al-Biruni to forecast, by his knowledge of the stars, which door the Sultan would leave the building. When Al-Biruni had complied with this command and had written his answers secretly on a piece of paper which he placed under a quilt, the Sultan caused a hole to be made in the eastern wall and through this he left the summer house.
52. Assertion (A): Babur won the first Battle of Panipat. ,Reason (R): Babur was the first to introduce the use of cannons in India
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
Answer
Answer: Option A
Explanation : Babur introduced cannon in India but before the arrival of Babur, cannon was already present in India. In north India, cannon was known as Kashakanjir. Srivara records that what is ‘topa’ in Muslim dialect is Kanda in Kashmir. Ma’asir-i Mahmud Shahi by Shihab Hakim and Riyazu’l Insha by Mahmud Gawan give details of ra’d/kaman-i ra’d (lightening/lightening bow) which are identified by Ferishta in Tarikh-i Ferishta as proper cannon. Ma’asir-i Mahmud Shahi also tells us about costly bronze artillery which could not be afforded every Rajput chieftains, with exception of Mewar. It mentions about missiles as golas.
53. Bibi Ka Maqbara was built by
A. Humayun
B. Azam Shah
C. Babur
D. Aurangzeb
Answer
Answer: Option D
Explanation : The Bibi Ka Maqbara (English:”Tomb of the Lady”) is a tomb located in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India. It was built by Mughal emperor Aurangzeb’s son Azam Shah in the memory of his mother (posthumously known as Rabia-ud-Daurani).
54. Surdas was a disciple of which among the following saints?
A. Guru Nanak
B. Guru Ramdas
C. Nimbarkacharya
D. Vallabhacharya
Answer
Answer: Option D
Explanation : Surdas was the disciple of Vallabhacharya and he popularized Krishna cult in north India.
55. Assertion (A): The invasions of Krishnadeva Raya into the territories of Prataparudra were inconclusive. ,Reason (R): Krishnadeva Raya invaded the territories of the Gajpathi not for the latter’s extinction but only for the recovery of lost territories.
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
Answer
Answer: Option D
Explanation : Krishnadevaraya had to take initiative otherwise the Gajapatis could have probably overridden the Vijayanagara Empire. After his success against the Ummattur chiefs, he was emboldened to undertake a campaign against the Gajapatis. As a result of this, he fought with the Gajapatis of Odisha and won against them. The Gajapatis lost most of their territories in Telangana and Andhra to the Vijayanagara Empire.
56. Assertion (A): Rana Sanga lost the battle of Khanwa in the year 1527. ,Reason (R): An ally of Rana Sanga, Hasan Khan Mewati betrayed him during the battle
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
Answer
Answer: Option C
Explanation : The Battle of Khanwa was fought near the village of Khanwa, in Bharatpur District of Rajasthan, on March 16, 1527. It was fought between the invading forces of the first Mughal Emperor Babur and the Rajput forces led by Rana Sanga of Mewar, after the Battle of Panipat.
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57. Bijapur is known for its
A. Sever drought condition
B. Gol Gumbaz
C. Heavy rainfall
D. Statue of Gomateswara
Answer
Answer: Option B
Explanation : Bijapur is largely visited by travelers from all across the world. Also known as Gol Gumbaz, this architectural feature is famous for its massive dome. It is the second largest dome in the world after St Peter’s Basilica in Rome.
58. Name the poet who wrote “Prithviraj Raso”, a poem describing Prithviraj Chauhan’s life
A. Vir Siroja
B. Chand Bardai
C. Meerja Umed
D. Nur Fateh
Answer
Answer: Option B
Explanation : The Prithviraj Raso is a Brajbhasha epic poem about the life of the 12th century Indian king Prithviraj Chauhan (c. 1166-1192 CE). It is attributed to Chand Bardai, who according to the text, was a court poet of the king.
59. Who among the following built the famous Alai Darwaza?
A. Allaudin Khalji
B. Babur
C. Ibrahim Lodi
D. Shahjahan
Answer
Answer: Option A
Explanation : The Alai Darwaza is the main gate from the southern side of the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque in the Qutub Minar complex .Built by Allaudin Khilji the Sultan of Delhi in 1311 AD, the Alai Darwaza has a domed entrance which is constructed using red sandstone and is adorned with white marble.
60. What was the offical language of the Sultanate?
A. Persian
B. Urdu
C. Arabic
D. Hindi
Answer
Answer: Option A
Explanation : The Delhi Sultanate literature began with the rise of Persian speaking people to the throne of the Sultanate of Delhi, naturally resulted in the spread of the Persian language in India. It was the official language and soon literary works in the language began to appear.
61. The Upanishads were translated into Persian by
A. Akbar
B. Dara Shikoh
C. Shah Jahan
D. Jahangir
Answer
Answer: Option B
Explanation : Dara Shukoh subsequently developed a friendship with the seventh Sikh Guru, Guru Har Rai. Dara Shukoh devoted much effort towards finding a common mystical language between Islam and Hinduism. Towards this goal he completed the translation of fifty Upanishads from their original Sanskrit into Persian in 1657 so that they could be studied by Muslim scholars.
62. Who was the founder leader of ‘Muslim Faqirs’ ?
A. Majnun Shah
B. Dadu Mian
C. Tipu
D. Chirag Ali Shah
Answer
Answer: Option A
Explanation : Majnu Shah was a faqir of the Madariya Sufi order founded by Syed Badiuduin Qutb-ul Shah Madar. His headquarters was at the shrine of Shah Madar in Makanpur near Kanpur.
63. Which one of the following rulers built the Bibi ka Maqbara?
A. Akbar
B. Jahangir
C. Shahjahan
D. Aurangzeb
Answer
Answer: Option D
Explanation : It is a mausoleum called Bibi Ka Maqbara (“Tomb of the Lady”) built by Prince Azam Shah, the son of the sixth Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, between 1651 and 1661 AD, in the memory of his mother, Dilras Banu Begum.
64. Qutub Minar, as we find at present, was finally re-built by
A. Balban
B. Alauddin Khalji
C. Sikandar Lodi
D. Firoz Tughlaq
Answer
Answer: Option D
Explanation : The construction of Qutub Minar was started by Qutub-ud-din-Aibak in 1192 A.D. The minar’s topmost storey was damaged by lightning in 1369 and was rebuilt by Firuz Shah Tughlaq, who added another storey.
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65. Assertion (A): Wazir Nizam-ul-Mulk left Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah to realize his own ambition of founding the State of Hyderabad. ,Reason (R): Muhammad Shah, instead of supporting his able Wazir, intrigued against him.
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
Answer
Answer: Option A
Explanation : He was weak-minded and frivolous and over-fond of a life of ease and luxury. Instead of giving full support to able wazirs such as Nizam-ul-Mulk, he fell under the evil influence of corrupt and worthless flatterers and intrigued against his own ministers.
66. Who built the famous Charminar of Hyderabad?
A. Krishndev Rai
B. Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah
C. Nadir Shah
D. Aurangzeb
Answer
Answer: Option B
Explanation : The Charminar is a monument in Hyderabad, India. The structure was built in 1591 AD. It is the most famous building of Hyderabad and also one of the most famous buildings in India. It was built by Muhammad Quli Qutb Shahi to celebrate the end of a deadly plague.
67. Who among the following was Akbar’s teacher?
A. Kabir
B. Abul Fazl
C. Bairam Khan
D. Abdul Latif
Answer
Answer: Option D
Explanation : Akbar’s teacher Abdul Latif was an Iranian scholar. He was the patron of Akbar from Bairam Khan 1556 AD to 1560 AD, who was seated on the throne of the throne by the title of Gazluddin Muhammad Akbar Emperor Ghazi, he was lovingly called Khani Baba.
68. Moti Masjid in the Red Fort, Delhi was constructed by
A. Sher Shah
B. Shahjahan
C. Aurangzeb
D. Bhahadur Shah Zafar
Answer
Answer: Option C
Explanation : The Moti Masjid is a white marble mosque inside the Red Fort complex in Delhi, India. The name translates into English as “Pearl Mosque.” Located to the west of the Hammam and close to the Diwan-e-Khas, it was built by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb from 1659-1660.
69. Pushti marg is a Vaishnav sect of the Hinduism was founded by?
A. Shankaracharya
B. Ramanujacharya
C. Vallabhacharya
D. Nimbarkacharya
Answer
Answer: Option C
Explanation : Pushti marg (“the Path of Grace”) is a Vaishnav sect of the Hinduism, founded by shree Vallabhacharya ji (also known as Mahaprabhuji) around 1500 AD.
70. When was Gandhi-Irvin Pact taken place?
A. September 23 1932
B. March 15 1933
C. March 5 1931
D. February 10 1930
Answer
Answer: Option C
Explanation : The Gandhi-Irwin Pact was a political agreement signed by Mahatma Gandhi and Lord Irwin, the then Viceroy of India, on 5 March 1931 before the second Round Table Conference in London.
71. Name the language that was designated as the ‘Camp Language’ during the Medieval Period
A. Sanskrit
B. Pali
C. Hindi
D. Urdu
Answer
Answer: Option D
Explanation : Urdu was designated as the camp language of Medieval India. The word, Turkish means mildary camp ‘a Lashkar’. Urdu language was developed due to contact of Hindu,Turkish an Afghan soldiers.
72. Abdul Hamid Lahori is the author of
A. Muntakhab-ul-Tawarikh
B. Padshah Nama
C. Alamgir Nama
D. Muntakhab-ul-Lubab
Answer
Answer: Option B
Explanation : Abdul Hamid Lahori (died 1654) was a traveller and historian during the period of Shah Jahan who later became a court historian of Shah Jahan. He wrote the book Padshahnama also referred as Badshahnama, about the reign of Shah Jahan. He has described Shah Jahan’s life and activities during the first twenty years of his reign in this book in great detail.