Part 2 Flashcards
The ‘Vijayanagara’ kingdom was founded b
Harihara and Bukka
The ruler who founded a new city on the south bank of a tributary to river Krishna and undertook to rule his new kingdom as the agent of a deity to whom all the land south of the river Krishna was supposed to belong
Harihara-I
The lady poet who described the victorious expeditions of her husband in her work ‘MadhuraVijayam’ was
Ganga Devi
The Bhoramdev Temple was constructed b
Shri Laxmanadeva Raya
The fi rst ruler of Vijayanagar who captured Goa from Bahamanis was
Harihara-II
Narasimha Saluva ended
Narasimha Saluva ended the Sangamadynasty and seized the throne for himself andstarted the Saluva dynasty.-Vira Narasimha deposed the last Saluva rulerand seized the throne for himself
Narasimha was succeded by his krishna deva
Krishna daya fought battle of golcondaa with
Quli qutb shahi
Asthadiggajas
Eight Telugu Poet
Andhra bhoj
Krishnadeva raja
The ruling period of Krishnadeva Raya was the golden age of
Telugu Literature
Krishnadeva Raya founded the city that is
Nagalapura
The Famous Hazara Rama temple of Vijaynagara was built during the reign of
Krishnadeva Raya
Abdur Razzaq visited Vijaynagara during the reign of
Devaraya-II
Abdur Razzak was
Persian traveller
Nicolo Conti was
An Italian traveller who visited the Vijayanagara Empire.
Out of the given names viz : Kamban, Kuttan, Nannaya, Tikkana who was/were famous for Telugu translation
Nannaya and Tikkana
Sayana, the famous commentator of the Vedic texts was patronized by
Vijayanagara rulers
Battle of Talikota was fought between
Vijayanagara and combined forces of Bijapur, Ahmadnagar and Golconda
When Raja Wodeyar founded the kingdom of Mysore, the ruler of the Vijayanagara Empire wa
Venkata-II
The chief characteristic of the fi nancial system of Vijayanagar empire was
Land revenue
Regarding the taxation system of Krishna Deva, the ruler of Vijayanagara, the correct statements are-
The tax rate on land wasfi xed depending on the quality of the land.- Private owners of workshopspaid an industries ta
The place which represents the old capital of Vijayanagara
Hampi
The ruler of Vijaynagara who had sent his ambassador to the emperor of China
Bukka-I
The famous Telugu poet ‘Srinath’ was associated with court of
Dev Raya II
The South Indian dance tradition which fi rst developed during the time of Vijaynagar is
Yakshagaan
Building Kalyaana Mandapas’ was a notable feature in the temple construction in the kingdom of
Vijayanagara
The famous Vijaya Vitthal Temple which is having its 56 carved pillars emitting musical notes located in
Hampi
Mysore Kingdom emerged as a powerful state under the Wodeyar dynasty, which initially served as a vassal of
The Vijaynagar Empire
ccording to Portuguese writer Fernao Nuniz, the women in Vijayanagara Empire were experts in
Wrestling, Astrology, Accounting, Soothsaying
Rulers and sultan of sultante period belongs to the
Turkish class
Amil
Revenue collection officer
Iqta system
Arabs fundamental system
Military dept
Diwan i arz
Iqta system
Iqta was a revenue collection system.- Siyasatnama was the source of information for Iqta system.- Muqti was supported to maintain troops out of the revenue collected from Iqta.
Diwan-i-Bandagan -
Firuzshah Tughluq
Diwan-i-Arz -
Balban
Diwan-i-Mustakhraj -
Alauddin Khalji (Revenue Department)
Diwan-i-Riyasat -
Firuz Shah Tughluq(Department of Charity)
Dewan-i-Arz
Dealt with Military department
Dewan-i-Risalat
Dealt with religious issues/related to foreign matter
Dewan-i-Insha
Dealt with State correspondence
Dewan-i-Wizarat
Dealt with fi nancial matter
The dynasty which saw the heyday of the Wizarat
Tughluq
Supreme rural offi cial of land revenue in Sultanate period was
Chaudhary
Sharb’ was a tax levied on
Irrigation
Zawabits were concerned with
- State laws
Hadis is
Islamic law
Fawazil in the Sultanate period mean
Excess amount paid to the exchequer by the Iqtadars
The two main currencies of the Sultanate period - Jital and Tankaare
Jital and tanka
Tanka silver
Iltutmish
Coins-Tanka, Shashgani and Jital of Sultanate period were made of respective metals
Tanka and Shashgani) Silver, (Jital) Copper
The use of Paper was initiated in India in
12th Century
Alai Darwaza’ was built by
Alauddin Khalji
The Horse-Shoe arch was fi rst introduced in
Alai Darwaza
The Sultan who built the fi fth storey of Qutub Minar
Firuz Shah Tughluq
India’s fi rst tomb constructed in the Indo-Islamic style was
Balban’s Tomb
The fi rst true arch in the Sultanate memorial could be seen in
Tomb of Balban
Out of the given rulers namely : Qutbuddin Aybak, Iltutmish, Alauddin Khalji, Firuz Shah Tughluq who did not contribute to the construction of Qutb Minar
Alauddin Khalji
The correct chronological order of the constructed building is-
Qutb-Minar, Tughluqabad, Lodi Garden , fatehpur sikri
Sultan garhi
Iltutmish
Red Palace
Balban
Jamat Khana Masjid
Khizra Khan
Dhai din ka jhopra
Qutbuddin aibak
Kirti stambha
Arti and mahesh
Kirti stumba was constructed by
Rana khumba
Delhi
Quwat ul 8slam
Jaunpur
Atala Masjid
Malwa
Jahaz Mahal
Gulberga
Jama Masj
Lotus bud’ fringe on Associated Dynasty the under side of the arch
Khaljis
Emergence of octagonal tomb
Tughluqs
Use of Bodegoi in the Pillar
Vijayanagara
Massive entrance gate with inclined walls
Sharquis
The famous author of ‘Kitab-ul-Hind’ was
Al-Biruni
Amir Khusrau, the “Parrot of India” was born in
Patiyali in district Etah (now in Kasganj
The person who witnessed the reign of seven Sultans of Delhi
Amir Khusrau and Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya
The famous poet Amir Khusrau was associated with the court of
Nasiruddin Mahmud, Balban, Kaiqubad, Jalaluddin Khalji, Alauddin Khalji, Mubarak Shah, Ghiyasuddin Tughlug, Muhammad-BinTughluq
Amir Khusrau was a
A Poet, Historian, Musician
The father of new Persian poetry style Sabak-eHind or Hindustani style was
Amir Khusrau
The scholar of both languages “Hindi and Persian” was
Amir Khusrau
Kitab-i-Nauras
Kitab-i-Nauras, a collection of songs in praiseof Hindu deities and Muslim saints was writtenby Ibrahim Adil Shah-II
Amir Khusrau
Amir Khusrau was the originator in India ofan early form of the musical style known as Qawwali
The author of Tabaqat-i-Nasiri was
Minhaz-us-Siraj
The fi rst Persian poet depicted Indian environment in his poetry
Amir Khusrau
The correct chronological order of the text is
Kitab-ul-Hind, PrithvirajaRaso, Tabaqat-i-Nasiri, Fatawa-i-Jahandari
The language which was patronized by Sultans of Delhi
Persian
The term ‘Apabhramsa’ which was used in medieval Sanskrit text to denot
Early forms of some of the modern Indian language
The writer of Khazain-ul-Futuh is
Amir Khusrau
Ziyauddin Barani
Tarikh-i-Firuzshahi
Hasan Nizami
Taj-ul-Massir
Yahia-bin-Ahmad
Tarikh-i-Mubarakshahi
Tarikh-i-Firuz Shahi
Sams-i-Siraj-Afi f
Tughluq-Nama
Amir Khusrau
Humayu-nama
Gulbadan Begum
Tarikh-i-Hind/Kitab-ul-Hind
Al-Biruni
Tarikh-i-Delhi
Khusrau
Rihla
Ibn Battuta
Tabaqat-i-Nasir
Siraj
Finest example of the hindu muslim harmony
Sitar
Mulla daud
Chandhyan
Damodar kavi
Padmati katha
Somnath
Raga vibodha
Amir khushru
Aashiq
The translation of Chintamani Bhatt’s Sanskrit Text ‘Suka Saptai’ in Persian with name ‘Tutinama’ was done b
Ziya uddin nakshabi
Tabla’ was introduced by
Amir Khusra
Out of the given Delhi Sultans namely : Iltutmish, Balban, Alauddin Khalji, Firuz Tughlug who ¾ wrote his memories
Firuz Tughluq
Rana Kumbha
Sangeetraja
Pundrik Vitala
Raagmala
Ustad Chand Khan
Khyal Gayaki ka Delhi Gharana
Game of polo was introduced in india by
Turks
Ulema’ were called
Dastar-Bandan
With reference to Indian history, among Arab merchants, Qalandars, Persian calligraphists and Sayyids, “Kulah-Daran” were
Sayyids
Marco Polo
Italy
Abdur Razaaq
Iran
Nuniz
Portugal
Bahadur Shah
Gujarat
Chand Bibi
Bijapur
Razia Sultan
Delhi
Baz Bahadu
Malwa
The sequence of arrival of the travellers in India
Al-Biruni,Ibn Battuta, Tavernier, Manuc
medieval India, the term Fanam referred t
Coins
Firuz Tughluq
Construction of Canals
Balban Alauddin Jahangir
NaurozDiwan-i-RiyasatSir Thomas Roe
The sultan who demanded half the crop on land after measurement as revenu
Alauddin Khalji
The sultan who demanded half the crop on land after measurement as revenu
Alauddin Khalji
The correct chronological order of the rulers who ruled in India at diff erent periods of time i
Raziyya Sultan (1236-1240 AD),Alauddin Khalji (1296-1316 AD),Sher Shah (1540-1545 AD),Akbar (1556-1605 AD
The events and their chronological order are
Second Battle of Tarain, Murder of Jalal-udDin Khalji, Afghanpur Conspiracy, Transfer of Capital by Mohd. Tughlu
Ranthambore Chittor Devgiri Gujarat
Hamirdeva- - Rana Ratan Singh- Raja Ramchandra- Karandeva
The earliest reference of the use of magnetic compass in the Indian seas was by
Sadruddin Muhammad ‘Aufi ‘
The correct chronological sequence of the events is
Construction of Qutb.
Death of Firuz
Arrivial of Portuguese
Regin of krishna deva
Islam Shah
Divided his troppes into 205020
Krishnadeva Raya Mahendravarman Bhojadeva Somesvar
Amuktamalyada
Mattavilasaprahasana
Samaranganasutradhar
Manasolla
Out of the given practices namely : Sati Practice Child Marriage, Jauhar Practice which was started during the Rajput Period
Jauhar Practice
The medieval scholar/writer who belonged to the ¾ Jain Religion
Hemchandra Sur
Battle of Plassey Battle of Kalinga Battle of Haldighati Battle of Tarain-II
1757 A.D.261 B.C.1576 A.D.1192 A.D
Haqaiq-i-Hindi Tahdhibul Akhlaq Kunzal Tijar Jawamiul Hikaya
Abdul Wahid BilgramiIbn MiskhawayhBailaq-al-QabayaskiMuhammad ‘Aufi ‘
Akbar Muhammad Tughluq Iltutmish Sher Shah
Ain-i-Dahsala
Token Currency
Chahalghani nobles
Sadak-i-Azam
During the 13th and 14th centuries AD, the Indian peasants did not cultivate
Maize
During the reign of sultan of Delhi, Hindu gods and goddesses were worshipped in royal palaces of
Nasiruddin Khusro Shah
The correct statement is
It was during the reign of Iltutmish that Chengiz Khan reached the Indus in pursuit of the fugitive Khwarezm prince.
The city of Jaunpur was founded in the memory o
Muhammad-Bin-Tughlu
Jaunpur city was established by
Firuz Shah Tughlu
The place which was known as ‘Shiraz of East’ during the regime of Sharqi rulers
Jaunpur
The last ruler of Jaunpur state wa
Hussain Shah
The ruler of Kashmir who was also known as “Akbar of Kashmir” is
Zain-ul-Abidin
The real name of Zain-ul-Abidin, the ruler of Kashmir was
Shahi Khan
Out of the given rulers namely : Zain-ul-Abidin, Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq, Hussain Shah who abolished Jizya fi rst time
Zain-ul-Abdi
Out of the given rulers namely : Zain-ul-Abidin, Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq, Hussain Shah who abolished Jizya fi rst time
Zain-ul-Abdin
The striking feature of the Jama Masjid in Kashmir completed by Zain-ul-Abidin include
Turret, Similarity withBuddhist pagodas, Persian style
Out of the given scholars namely: Muni Sunder Suri, Natha, Tilla Bhatt, and Muni Jin Vijay Suri who was not in the court of Kumbh
Muni Jin Vijay Suri
Champaka Durgara Kuluta
Chamba (Himachal Pradesh
)Jammu
Kallu (Himachal Pradesh)
Bahmani state was established by
- Alauddin Hasa
The Bahmani Kingdom was founded in the year
1347 A.D.
The fi rst capital of the Bahamani Kingdom wa
Gulbarga
Out of the given rulers namely: Malik Ambar, Hassan Gangu, Muhammad Diwan, and Sikandar Shah who was founder of the Bahamani kingdom in Deccan
Hasan Gangu
Atala devi masjid
Ibrahim shah sharqi
Chhota sona masjid
Wali mahummad
Qadam Rasul
Nusrat Shah
Adinwa masjid
Sikandar shah
Adil shahi
Bijapur
Outb shahi
Golconda
Nizam shahi
Ahmedadnagar
Sharqi shah
Jaunpur
Polygars of South India were
Territorial Administrator and Military Governors
The Muslim ruler who was hailed as the ‘Jagadguru’ by his Muslim subject because of his belief in secularism
Ibrahim Adil Shah
The dynasty of Nizam Shahi of Ahmadnagar came to an end because of
Ahmadnagar was annexed to the Mughal empireand Hussain Shah was consigned to life imprisonment.
Baz Bahadur
Malwa
Qutb Shah
Golconda
Sultan Muzaff ar Shah
Gujarat
Yusuf Adil Shah
Bijapur
Kakatiya
Warangal
Hoysala
Dwarasamudra
Yadava
Devgiri
Pandya
Korkai, then after Madurai
Among dynasty of Eastern Ganga, Hoyasala, Kakatiya, Western Chalukya, the dynasty associated with female king Rudrma Devi is
Kakatiya
Golconda is called at present
Hyderabad
Hoysala monuments are found in
Halebid and Belur
The modern name of Hoysaleshvara’s ancient capital of Dwarasamudra is
Halebid
Out of the given monuments namely: Tomb of Sher Shah, Sasaram; Jama Masjid, Delhi; Gol Gumbad, Bijapur; which is said to be one of the largest in the world
Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur
Gujari Mahal was built by
- Man Sing
Before Akbar, Tansen was patronized by
The king of Bhata (Rewa, M.P.), Ramchandra Sing
The Bhakti movement was started b
- Alwar Saint
Shankara’s philosophy is called as
Non-dualism
The Bhakti culture was reborn in India durin
15th-16th Century A.
The common belief of life of both Buddha and Mirabai was
The world is full of sorrow
Let no man ask a man’s sect or caste’. This statement is of
Ramananda
A common feature of all Bhakti Saints was that they
Composed their verses in the language understood by their followers
With reference to the religious history of medieval India, the Sufi mystics were known to pursue the practices that are
Meditation and control of breath.- Severe ascetic exercises in a lonely place. Recitation of holy songs to arouse a state of ecstasy in their audienc
Vaishnavism in Kamarupa was popularised by
Shankardeva
In Assam and Cooch Behar, Vaishnavism was introduced by
Shankardeva
Ramanujacharya is related to
Vishistadvaita
Famous medieval saint Shakaradeva belonged t
Vaishnava cult
Shuddha Advaitvad” was propounded by
Vallabhacharya
Mahaprabhu Vallabhacharya
Champaranya
Advaitavada vishistadvitvada dvaitvada dvaitadvaitvada suddhavait
ShankaracharyaRamanujacharyaMadhavacharyaNimbarkacharya Suddhadvait Vallabhacharya
composition of teachings of saint ‘Kabir’ is-
Bijak
Out of the given names namely :- Dadu, Kabir, Ramananda, Tulsidas who was the fi rst Bhakti Saint to use Hindi for the propagation of his message
Ramananda
Kabir was disciple of
Ramananda
A collection of dialogues between Kabir and Dharamdas is titled
Amarmul
Out of the given saints of medieval age vizKumbhandas, Ramanand, Raidas, Tulsidas, person who was born in Prayag
Ramanand
Malukdas was a saint poet of
Kada
The correct chronological order is
Shankaracharya-Ramanuja-Chaitany
The correct chronological order of the Bhakti saints is
- Kabir (1398-1518)Guru Nanak (1469-1539)Chaitanya (1486-1533)Mirabai (1498-1546)
Jyotirlingas that are devoted to Lord Shiva ar
12 Jyotirlingas
The followers of Ramanuja are known as
Vaishnava
The birthplace of Guru Nanak was
Nankana
Guru Nanak founded the Sikh Religion
During the period of Sikandar Lodi
God knows man’s virtues and enquires not his caste; in the next world there is no caste!’ This was the theory of
Nanak
Mirabai was contemporary of
Tulsidas, Guru Nanak, Chaitanya
The name of the husband of famous devotee poet Mirabai
Rajkumar Bhojraj
Rag-Govind’ was written b
Mirabai
given saints are in their chronological order
Namdev, Kabir, Guru Nanak, Miraba
Out of the given leaders of Bhakti Movement namely : Chaitanya, Mirabai, Namdev and Vallabhacharya who was infl uenced by Islam
Namdev
Namdev Kabir Raidas (Ravidas) sena
TailorWeaverCobbler Sena Barbar
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is related to the sect of
Vaishnava
Tulsidas was the contemporary of
Akbar and Jahangir
The book, ‘Ramcharitmanas’ was written b
Tulsidas
The main seat (Peeth) of Varkari sect is situated a
Pandharpur (Maharashtra)
Bhakt Tukaram was a contemporary of Mughal Emperor, that is
Jahangir
Among the given proponents namely : Nagarjuna, Tukaram, Tyagaraja, Vallabhacharya who was not a proponent of Bhakti cult
Nagarjuna
The fi rst Sufi Saint of Chishtia Sect in India was
Shaikh Muinuddin Chishti
Among the Sufi Saints namely : Shaikh Muinuddin Chishti, Shaikh Qutubuddin Bhakhtiyar Kaki, Shaikh Nizamuddin
Chisti
Founder of chistia branch of sufism
Khwaja abu abdal
Matha — who gives the gift to chisti
Raja sahu grandson of shivaji
Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya was the disciple of
Baba Farid
Dargah of Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya is situated in
Delhi
The Sufi saint who maintained that devotional music was one way of coming close to God, was
Muinuddin Chishti
Out of the given options namely: Khwaja Qutubuddin Bakhtiar Kaki, Shaikh Abdul Jilani, Shaikh Moinuddin Chishti, Nizamuddin Auliya, who does not belong to the Chisthi order
Shaikh Abdul Jilani
Out of the given Sultans of Delhi namely: Jalaluddin Khalji, Alauddin Khalji, Ghiyasuddin Tughluq, Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq, who was refused an audience by Nizamuddin Auliya
Alauddin Khalji
The Sufi Saint who was called ‘Mehboob-e-Ilahi’
Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliy
The most reputed disciple of Shaikh Farid who had seen the reign of as many as seven Sultans of ¾ Delhi was
Nizamuddin Auliya
Shaikh Muinuddin Chisthi
Shaikh Burhanuddin
Shaikh Mohammad Hussaini
Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya
AjmerDaultabadGulbargaDelhi
Chishti lived on
Fatehpur sikri
Shaikh ul hind was given by
Sheikh salim chisti
Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti
Chishtiya
Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi
Naqshbandiya
Dara Shikoh
Qadiriya
Shaikh Nasiruddin Chirag-I-Dehlavi was a disciple
Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya
The Qadiri order of Sufi s was fi rst introduced in India by
Shaikh Niamatullah and Makhdum Muhammad Jilani
The most orthodox Sufi order was
Naqshbandi
The order of Sufi sim which was against music
Naqshbandiya
Chishti Suhrawardi Auliya Firdausi
Delhi and DoabSindhDelhiBihar
Out of the given Sufi s namely- Shah Muhammad Ghaus, Shah Abdul Aziz, Shah Waliullah, Khwaja Mir Dard, who regarded Krishna among the Auliyas
Shah Muhammad Ghaus
The correct statements are
. Many Sanskrit works on music were translated into Persian during the medieval period.2. The early Chishti Sufi s were fond of musical assemblies called, ‘Sama
Out of the given options namely : Ulema, Khanqah, Shaikh, and Sama which is not related to Sufi sm
Ulema
Prem Vatika, Poems on the life of Krishna, was composed by
Raskhan
Out of the given options viz- Vallabhacharya, Chaitanya, Guru Nanak, Amir Khusrau, who is not associated with the Bhakti Movement
Amir Khusrau
Barahmasa’ is composed b
Malik Muhammad Jayasi
Birtplace of christi
Bethlehem
Spirit behind the celebration of easter
The day of resurrection of christi
Alam Khan, one of those who invited Babur to invade India was
An uncle of Ibrahim Lodi and a pretender to the throne of Delhi
During the annexation of Afghanistan, he invited Babar to invade India
Daulat Khan
The Mughal rulers of medieval India were
Chagatai Turk
The Mughal rulers of medieval India wer
Chagatai Turk
The fi rst battle of Panipat was fought betwee
Babur and Ibrahim Lod
The main reason for Babur’s victory in the battle of Panipat wa
His skilled warfare
Out of the given battles namely: First battle of Panipat, Battle of Khanwa, Battle of Plassey, and Third Battle of Panipat, where was artillery used for the fi rst time by one of two armie
First Battle of Panipat
The reason for Babur’s victory over Ibrahim Lodi was
Artillery
Babar defeated in the fi rst battle of Panipa
Ibrahim Lodi
Babur defeated Sultan Ibrahim Lodi at the battle of ¾ Panipat in the year
1526 A.D.
First Battle of Panipat Battle of Khanwa Battle of Ghaghara Battle of Chanderi
1526 1527. 1529. 1528
arrival of Babur in India led to the
Establishment of Timurid dynasty in the regio
The battle in which Babur declared ‘Jehad’ w
Battle of khanwa
Out of the given battles namely : Battle of Panipat, Battle of Khanwa, Battle of Chanderi, Battle of Ghaghara in which Rana Sanga fought against Babu
Battle of Khanw4a
Battle of kanwa
Rana Sanga
Zahiruddin Muhammad adopted the name
Babur
Babur adopted the title of ‘Padshah’ for the fi rst time a
Kabul
empire of Babur included-
The area of Kabul2. The area of Punjab3. The area of Modern Uttar Pradesh
Name the Mughal emperor who succeeded in life due to his patience and resolution which is a lesson for everyone
Babur
The Hindu State which has been mentioned by Babur in his Babur Nam
Mewar
Babur wrote his memoirs ‘Tuzuk-i-Baburi’ in the languag
Turki
Babri Mosque was established in Ayodhya b
Mir Baqi
Out of the given rulers viz- Akbar, Babur, Humayun who circulated the silver coin called ‘Shahrukh’ H
Babur
The correct order of battles fought by Humayun is
Devara, Chausa, Kannauj, Sirhind
The two rulers who fought the battle near Kannauj on 17th May 1540
Shershah and Humayun
Sher shah suri get educ from
Jaunpur
Sultan. —- hazrat e ala
Sher shah suri
Sadak e azam
Sher shah
he improvements done by Sher Shah Suri wer
Revenue Reforms2. Administrative Reforms3. Military Reforms4. Currency System Reforms
Jayata and Kumpa who impressed Shershah with their valour were associated with region o
Marwar
After the downfall of the Delhi Sultanate, the fi rst ruler who issued gold coin was
Humayun
Humayun invaded Chunar fort for fi rst time in the year
1532 A.D.
Out of the given names viz-Shah Begum, Haji Begum, Mumtaz Mahal Begum, Nur-un-Nissa Begum who has constructed a mausoleum for her emperor husband (Humayun)
Haji Begum
The Pure Silver “Rupiya” was issued b
Sher Shah
exchange rate of pure silver’s Rupiya and Copper’s Daam issued under Sher Shah was
64:1
Death of Sher Shah Suri occurred i
Kalinjar
Last expedition of Sher Shah Suri was against
Kalinjar
The Mausoleum of Sher Shah is in
Sasaram
monument constructed by Shershah was
Qila-i-kuhna at Delhi
He built the mosque “Qila-i-Kuhna” inside Purana Qila of Delh
Sher Shah
Building of ‘Purana Qila’ was constructed in Delhi by
Sher Shah, Humayun
The medieval ruler who introduced the system of ‘Patta and Qabuliyat’ to help the peasants was
Sher Shah
The successor of Sher Shah was
Islam Shah
The ruler who divided his troops into units of two hundred, two hundred fi fty and fi ve hundred wa
Islam Shah
I would have lost the empire just for a handful of millet.’ This statement is associated with the medieval rule
Sher Shah
With respect to Sher Shah Suri, following statement is correc
He was the architect of a brilliant administrative system
The place where Akbar was enthroned on getting the information of Humayun’s death was
Kalanaur
The main aim of Akbar in fi ghting the Battle of Haldighati was
To subdue Rana Prata
The main aim of Akbar in fi ghting the Battle of Haldighati was
To subdue Rana Prata
The commander of Rana Pratap’s army in the Battle of Haldighati was
Hakim Khan Sur
The fi rst matrimonial alliance with the Rajputs was established by Akbar with the house o
Kachhwahas
The Mausoleum of Chishti Saint that was visited by Akbar most
Muinuddin Chishti
Out of the given names viz- Adham Khan, Bairam Khan, Baz Bahadur, Pir Muhammad Khan, who was personally killed by Akbar
Adham Khan
The state of Rajputana who did not accept the supremacy of Akbar willingly
Mewar
The Rajput ruler who continued his struggle for independence against Mughals and did not surrender
Rao Chandrasena of Marwar, Rana Pratap of Mewar
Durgavati who fought against Akbar, was the queen of
Mandla
Abul fazl death was caused by
Price salim
Akbar as nationalist
Adm unity , cultural uni, religious policy
Causes of Akbar’s popularity were-
Mansabdari System, Religious Policy, Land Revenue System, Social Reform
The Muslim ruler who abolished the pilgrimage tax
Akbar
Out of the given emperors namely- Babur, Humayun, Akbar, and Aurangzeb who may be called ‘an enlightened despot
Akbar
The ruler who had ordered that a man should marry only one wife and could marry another only when the fi rst wife was barren
Akbar
The correct statements about Akbar w
. Akbar tried to fi x the age of marriage for boys and girls2. Akbar gave freedom to girls to marry at their own will and not under parental pressu
Correct order of sequence is
Mughal invasion of Malwa, Akbar marries Princes of Amber, Karrani’s conquest of Orissa, Battle of Tukaroi
Reign of Akbar is known for
Annexation of regions, Provincial administrative system, Judicial administration
The head of the military department under the recognized central machinery of administration during Akbar’s reign was
Mir Baksh
Military system in the reign of Akbar was based
Mansabdari system
The fi rst person to be given proper status of the Diwan by Akbar was
Muzaff ar Khan Turbati
The Mansabdari system introduced by Akbar was borrowed from the system followed i
Mongolia
During the time of Akbar, for every ten cavalrymen, the Mansabdars had to maintain
Twenty horses
Out of the given options namely : Zabti, Dahsala, Nasq, Kankut which is also known as the Bandobast system
Dahsala System
During Akbar period, land revenue system or ‘Aini-Dahsala’ was developed by
Todarmal
Akbar launched “Din-i-Ilahi’ in the year
1582 A.D
The historian who said that “Din-i-Ilahi” is a religion
Mohsin Fani
Ibadat Khana” was constructed by
Akbar
Ibadat Khana at Fatehpur Sikri was
The room in which the noble belonging to diff erent religions gathered to discuss religious aff airs.
Out of the given places/fort namely : Golden Palace, Panch Mahal, Jodha Bai Palace, Akbari Mahal, which is not at Fatehpur Sik
Akbari Mahal
The historical monument that is situated in Delhi, is a synthesis of Persian and Indian styles of architecture
Humayun’s-Tomb
The theory of ‘Sulh-i-Kul’ was promulgated
Akbar
The concept of ‘Sulh-i-Kul’ (universal peace and fraternity) adopted by Akbar was the result of
Political generosity, Religious tolerance, Liberal cultural attitude
Fatwa’ was issued from Janupur against this Mughal Emperor
Akbar
Out of the given Mughal Emperors namely: Jahangir, Shah Jahan, Humayun, Akbar who introduced educational reforms
Akbar
The fi nest monuments constructed by Akbar are found in
Fatehpur Sikri
The monument which is built by Akbar and architected like Buddhist monastery
Panch mahal
Jahangir Mahal is located at
Agra
Out of the given forts namely : Red fort of Delhi, Agra Fort, Allahabad Fort and Lahore Fort, which was not constructed in the reign of Akbar
Red Fort of Delhi
Babur akbar jahagir shah jalan tomb Aurangzeb
KabulSikandaraLahoreAgraKhuldabad
Out of the given persons namely : Abdul Qadir Badauni, Abul Fazl, Nizamuddin Ahmad, Shaikh Mubarak who translated the Mahabharata into Persian
Abdul Qadir Badauni
The Persian translation of the Mahabharat is titled
Razmnama
The person who translated the Ramayana into the Persian language in accordance with the wishes of Akba
Abdul Qadir Badauni
Tabaqat-i-Akbari’ was written by
Nizamuddin Ahmed
Out of the given persons namely: -Muhammad Hussain, Muqammal Khan, Abdussamad, and Mir Sayyid Ali who was awarded the honour of “Zari qalam” by king Akbar
Muhammad Hussain
The Jain monk who stayed for a few years in the court of Akbar and was honoured with the title of Jagadguru was
Hari Vijay Suri
Out of the given painters namely: Abul Hasan, Daswant, Kisan Das and Ustad Mansoor who was the famous painter of Mughal Emperor Akbar
Daswant
European paintings were introduced for the fi rst time in the court of
Akbar
Name the ruler of India when the English East India company was formed
Akbar
The medieval Indian writer who refers to the discovery of America i
Abul Fazl
The correct arrangement of the events during Akbar’s regime in their chronological order is
Abolition of Jizya, Construction of Ibadat Khana, Singing of Mahzar, Foundation of Dini-Ilahi
Akbar merged Bengal and Bihar in his empire in the year
1576A.D
Do-aspa and Sih-aspa’ system was introduced b
Jahangir
Mughal Mansabdari system are
‘Zat’ and ‘Savar’ ranks were granted. There were three categories of Mansabdars
The reign of the emperor in which the ‘Treaty of Chittor’ was signed between Mughal and the Rana of Mewa
Jahangir
The person who was sent fi rst by East India Company in the court of Jahang
William Hawkins
The fi rst ambassador sent by British king James-I to the court of Jahangir was
Sir Thomas Ro
During the time of this Mughal emperor Sir Thomas Roe came to India
Jahangir
Mughal Emperor Jahangir gave the title ‘English Khan’ to
William Hawkins
Thomas Roe was received in audience by Jahangir at
Ajmer
The British ambassador who came behind Jahangir from Ajmer to Mand
- Sir Thomas Roe
Dutch traveller who has given a very valuable account of reign of Jahangir was
Francisco Pelsaert
The Mughal emperors who have no mausoleum in Indi
Jahangir, Babur and Bahadur Shah Zafa
The emperor Jahangir was buried in
Lahore
painter who was given the title of ‘Nadir-ul zaman
Abul Hassan
Title of nadir ul asra
Mansoor
Mughal eho wrote the auto biography in persian laguagec
Jahagir
Killer of abdul fazal was rewarded byb
Jahagir
Those who rebelled against jahagir
Khurram mahabat khan , khushru
Khusrau was the son of the Mughal emperor
Jahangir
The member of ‘Noorjahan’s Junta consisted o
Itmad-ud-Daula or Mirza Ghiyas Beg (Noor Jahan’s father), Asmat Begum (Mother of Noor Jahan), Asaf khan (Brother of Noor Jahan), Prince Khurram (Son-in-law of her brother Asaf Khan) & Noor Jahan hersel
Among Jahangir, Ghiyas Beg, Asaf Khan and Khurram, who was not part of Noorjahan’s Jun
Jahangir
Itmad-ud-Daula’s tomb at Agra was built by
Nur Jahan
Babur Humayun Jahangir Akbar
Jama Masjid (Sambhal
)Din Panah (Delhi)
Completion of Akbar’s Mausoleum
Jahangiri Mahal
Govind Palace, an excellent specimen of Hindu architecture is located at
Datia
The root of the dispute between the Shah of Iran and Mughal rulers was
Qandahar
The root of the dispute between the Shah of Iran and Mughal rulers was
Qandahar
The motive behind Shah Jahan’s Balkh campaign was
Secure a friendly ruler in Balkh and Badakshan which bordered Kabu
The person who had led a deputation of Banaras pandits before the Mughal Emperor to seek the abolition of pilgrim tax on Banaras and Allahabad (Prayagraj)
Kavindracharya
Mughal ruler who patronaged Kavindracharya Saraswati of Banaras, a great scholar of Sanskrit and Hindi was
Shahjahan
The poet who was the ‘Poet-Laureate’ of Shah Jahan’s reign
Kaleem (Abu Jali
Out of the given options namely : Taj Mahal, Red Fort, Panch Mahal, Tomb of Shershah; which can be seen as
Taj Mahal
The famous ‘Jama Masjid of Delhi’ was built by
Shah Jahan
The Mughal emperor who shifted the capital of the ¾ empire from Agra to Delhi
Shah Jahan
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The Red fort in Delhi was built by
Shah Jahan
The Upanishads were translated into Persian by Dara Shikoh under the title of
Sirr-i-Akba
Shah Jahan gave the title of ‘Shah Buland Ikbal’ t
Dara Shikoh
original creation of Dara Shikoh
Majma-ul-Bahrain
Out of the given names viz- Amir Khusrau, Dara Shikoh, Amir Hasan, Shuja who was the fi rst Muslim to study Hindu scriptures
Dara Shikoh
Out of the given historians viz-V.A. Smith, J.N. Sarkar, A.L Srivastava who declared the regime of Shah Jahan to be the Golden Era of the Mughal Perio
A.L.Srivastava
Kohinoor’ was presented to Shah Jahan by -
Jumla
The Mughal Emperor who abolished the Persian Court Custom of ‘Sijda’ which was begun by Balban
Shah Jahan
Out of the given names viz-Dara Shikoh, Murad Baksh, Shah Shuja, Aurangzeb who was the governor of Deccan for the major part of Shah Jahan’s reign
Aurangzeb
Peter Mundy ‘British Traveller’ came to India in the reign of
Shahjahan
The emperor who succeeded Shah Jahan to the Mughal thron
Aurangzeb
The Mughal Emperor who was coronated twice
Aurangzeb
The correct chronological order of battles
Battle of Bilgram (1540 A.D), Battle of Sarnal (1572 A.D.), Battle of Dharmat (1658 A.D), Battle of Jajau (1707 A.D
The correct chronological order of battles
Defeat of Shuja near Banaras (February, 1658)- Victory of Dharmat (15 April, 1658)- Battle of Smugarh (29 May, 1658)- Battle of Deorai (1659 AD
The battle of Dharmat was fought between
Aurangzeb and Dara Shikoh
Aurangzeb defeated Jaswant Singh, the king of Jodhpur in the battle of Dharmat in 1658. Dharmat was situated in the state of
Madhya Pradesh
Dara Shikoh was buried in
Delhi
Mughal Prince who took refuge in Srinagar Garhwal
Prince Sulaiman Shiko
The son of Aurangzeb who revolted against his father weakening his father’s position against the Rajputs
Akbar
The Mughal General who signed the treaty of Purandar in 1665 with Shivaji
Jai Sing
The Mughal Emperor who was known as ‘Zinda Peer
Aurangzeb
First Mughal ruler who fought against the British - Aurangzebwas
Aurangzeb
Aurangzeb got the victory over Bijapur in the year
1686 AD
Two states that were conquered by Aurangzeb in Deccan were
Bijapur and Golcond
The ruler of Golkonda when Aurangzeb seized the fort of Golkonda in 1687
Abul Hasan Qutb Sha
The Mughal Emperor who had the highest number of Hindu Generals in the Mughal Army
Aurangzeb
The meaning of ‘Jihad’ Carried on by Aurangzeb i
Dar-ul-Islam
The reign of the emperor in which ‘ Jizya’ was reimpos
Aurangzeb
The creator of ‘Bibi ka Maqbara/Tomb of Bibi” was
Aurangzeb
The tomb which is called the ‘Second Taj Mahal
Tomb of Rabia-ud-Daurani (Bibi ka Maqbara
Out of the given options namely-Jahan Ara, Roshan Ara, Gauhar Ara, Mehrunnisa who was the daughter of Emperor Aurangzeb
Mehrunnisa
Aurangzeb bestowed the title of ‘Sahibat-uzZamani’ to
Jahan Ara
Moti Masjid in the Red fort at Delhi was built b
Aurangzeb
Saint Ramdas is associated with the period of rule of
Aurangzeb
During the Mughal administration, the ‘district’ was known as
Sarkar
The head of the army in Mughal period was
Mir Baksh
Mughal era, duty of Mir Bakshi was
Supervisions of land revenue offi cials
Ahadis were those troopers who
Off ered their services singly, Did not attach themselves to any chief, Attached themselves to Mirzas
In the Mughal administration ‘Muhtasib’ wa
An Offi cer-in- charge of public moral
Physician 8n mughal services
Manucci
Mansabdari
Provide clean better adm
Characteristics of Mansabdari system
Zat and mansab were granted
Hereditary no
Class 3
33 categories of the Mansabdari
were 33 categories of the Mansabdari. Mansabdari system was the offi cial nobility of the state , started by Akbar
Mansabdar could be
Mansabdar could be asked to perform any civil or military service, in addition to meeting his personal expenses, the Mansabdar had to maintain out of his salary a stipulated quota of horses, elephants, camels, mules and carts.- Mansabdar got conditional on Mashut rank.
The principal source of state income in Mughal India was
- Land Revenue
The Mughal Emperor who prohibited the use of tobacco was
Jahangir
The term ‘chakla’ has been used in Medieval Indian History sources. This was
Territorial unit between Subah and Paragnah, but not identical to Sarkar
Diwan-i-Tan Mustarfi Mushrif Vakianvis
Look after the Jagir and Salaries- Examine the expenditure of stateincome - Look after the offi ce - Maintained a proper list of main events and firmans
Akbar Jahangir Shah Jahan Aurangzeb
Muzaff ar KhanGhiyas Beg Itmadud-DaulahSadullah KhanAsad Khan
Akbar Jahangir Shah Jahan Aurangzeb
Muzaff ar KhanGhiyas Beg Itmadud-DaulahSadullah KhanAsad Khan
The correct statements are
Akbar like Shershah, tried to regulate the currency of the state.- As in Shershahi’s currency, the chief copper coin of Akbar’s time was the Dam.
The ruler who issued some coins with fi gures of Rama and Sita and Devanagari legend ‘RamaSiya’
Akbar
During the Mughal rule, the copper coin was known as
Daam
meaning of word ‘Bantai’ during medieval period was
System of Calculating revenue
The canal in Mughal period which was constructed by restoring the Rajabwah of Firuz Shah,
Shahab Nahar
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 powe
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A)
With reference to medieval India, the correct sequence in descending order in terms of size is
Subah (Province), Sarkar (districts) and Paraganas (Mahals)
The true statements about the Mughal paintings are
Battle scene, Animal birds and natural scene, Courtier depicting
The foundation of the Mughal Painting was laid b
Humayun
The Mughal School of Painting formed the spinal cord of the various schools of Indian miniature art
Out of the given painting styles namely: Pahari, Rajasthani, Kangra, and Kalighata which was not aff ected by Mughal Painting
Kalighata
Dastan-e-Amir Hamza’ was illustrated by
Abdus Samad and Mir Sayyid Ali
Jahagir painter
Hasan , mansur , nadir ,manohar
Shifted emphasis from manuscript to album and individuals portraits
Jahagir
Kishan garh
Painting
Out of the given Mughal rulers namely : Humayun Akbar, Jahangir, Shah Jahan, who established Karkhanas for painting
Akbar
The “Pahari School”, “Rajput School’, Mughal School’ and ‘ Kangra School’ represent diff erent styles in the art of
Painting
The musical instrument which was mastered by Aurangzeb
Veena
Out of the given ragas namely :-Todi, Bhopali, Darbari, Bhimpalasi which is sung early in the mornin
Todi
Musicians like Tansen, Baiju Bawra and Gopal Nayak had received training from the master Swami Haridas. The followers of Swami Haridas have set up how many musical centres
5 Musical Centers
The Dhrupad singers included in the reign of Akbar wer
Tansen and Haridas
With reference to Mian Tansen, the correct statements are
Tansen invented many Ragas.Tansen composed songs on his patrons.Tansen composed Dhrupads on Hindu gods and goddesses.
The title of ‘Tansen’ was given b
Raja Vikramjit Singh (Gwalior
title of ‘Miyan’ was given to Tans
Mughal Emperor Akba
The original name of Tansen was
Ramtanu Pandey
The king who had given patronage to Tansen before Akbar wa
Raja Ramchandra Singh of Rewa (Bhata region
Among the following, was not a great entity in the fi eld of Hindustani music: Raja Mansingh Tomar, Tansen, Sadrang - Adarang, Mal Gurjari
Mal Gurja
The Mughal ruler who had learnt Hindu music from Lala Kalavant
Akbar
Baburnama’ was translated into English
Leyden n Erskine
Gulbadan Begum was the daughter of
Babur
The woman who wrote historical records in the Mughal Period
Gulbadan Begum
Humayun Nama’ was written b
Gulbadan Begum
Delhi’s education centre which was known as ‘Madarasa-e-Begum’ was established by
Maham Anaga
Hitopadesha’ was translated into Persian by
Taj ul-Din-Mufti-al- Maliki
Hasan Nizami
Khwandamir
Muhammad
Qazim Bhim Sen
Tajul Maasir- Humayun Nama- Alamgir Nama- Nushkha -i-Dilkhusha
Bhimsen Kayesth
Tarikh-i-Dilkush
Chandra bhan Brahman
Chahar Chaman
Ishwardas Nagar
Fatuhat-i-Alamgiri
Ishwardas Nagar
Fatuhat-i-Alamgiri
Out of the given books namely : Tabaqat-i Nasiri, Kitab-ul-Hind, Tahqiq-i-Hind, Mazma-ul-Bahrain, Sir-i-Akbar which is authored by Darashikohs
Mazma-ul Bahrain
Alamgir Nama Tabaqat-i-Akbari Munshi Nizamuddin Ahmed Iqbal Nama jahangir8
Munshi Mohd. QazimNizamuddin AhmedMuitamad Khan
Out of the given Muslim scholars namely Abul Fazl, Faizi, Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khana, and Abdul Qadir Badauni who has given the most signifi cant contribution to Hindi literature
Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khana
Out of the given Muslim scholars namely Abul Fazl, Faizi, Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khana, and Abdul Qadir Badauni who has given the most signifi cant contribution to Hindi literature
Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khana
Mulla Daud
Chandayan
Damodar Kavi
Padmavati
Somnath
Rag Vibodh
Amir Khusrau
Ashiqa
Abdul hamid lahori
An historian of the reign of shah jahan
Anwar e suhali
Panchtantra
Yogavasistha” was translated into Persian by Nizamuddin Panipati during the reign of
Akbar
Akbar Nama was completed by Abul Fazl in
Seven Years
Ain-I-Akbar was written b
Abul Fazl
The court language of Mughals was
Persian
Nastaliq
Persian script used in medieval India
The famous works ‘Ram Chandrika’ and ‘Rasik Priya’ was composed by
- Raja Sawant Singh
The famous works ‘Ram Chandrika’ and ‘Rasik Priya’ was composed b
Keshavdas
The book ‘Fawaidul Fawad’ is the record of the conversations of Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya, it was compiled by
Amir Hassan Sizzi
The book ‘Fawaidul Fawad’ is the record of the conversations of Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya, it was compiled by
Amir Hassan Sizzi
