51. Dhanvantri, a renowned physician of ancient India, adorned the court of:
a) Samudragupta b) Ashoka c) Chandragupta Vikramaditya d) Kanishka Ans. (c) 52. Who among the following literary figures of the Gupta age is given the title of ‘Indian Shakespeare’? a) Harisena b) Kalidasa c) Vishakhadatta d) Bharavi Ans. (b) 53. The Iron Pillar at Mehrauli was built by: a) Mauryas b) Nandas c) Khilijis d) Gupta Ans. (d) 54. Which of the following was not written by Harsha? a) Kadambari b) Ratnavali c) Nagananda d) Priyadarshika Ans. (a) 55. Who built the stupa at Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh? a) Harsha b) Ashoka c) Kanishka d) Chandragupta Ans. (b) 56. The large Shiva Temple at Thanjavur was built by: a) Rajendra Chola I b) Rajaraja Chola I c) Chandellas d) Rashtrakutas Ans. (b) 57. The famous bronze image of Nataraja is a fine example of: a) Chola art b) Gandhara art c) Gupta art d) Mauryan art Ans. (a) 58. Who among the following are credited to have built the famous Ellora caves? a) Rashtrakutas b) Cholas c) Satavahanas d) Cheras Ans. (a) 59. Who among the following called himself as the ‘Second Alexander’? a) Alauddin Khilji b) Samudragupta c) Chandragupta II d) Kanishka Ans. (a) 60. In ancient peninsular India, who of the following assumed the title ‘Vatapikonda’? a) Mayurasharman b) Narasimhavarman c) Pulakeshin II d) Vikramaditya II Ans. (b) 61. Match the following: Dynasty State A. Kadamba 1. Orissa B. Kharavela 2. Karnataka C. Chalukya 3. Bengal D. Pala 4. Gujarat A B C D A B C D a) 1 2 4 3 b) 1 2 3 4 c) 2 1 3 4 d) 2 1 4 3 Ans. (d) 62. Prithviraj Chauhan belonged to the Rajput dynasty of: a) Chandellas b) Gahadavalas c) Tomaras d) Guhilots Ans. (b) 63. The first Muslim invasion of India was led by: a) Mahmud of Ghazni b) Muhammad Ghori c) Muhammad-bin-Qasim d) Timur Ans. (c) 64. Who among the following Sultans of Delhi has been described by the historians as the ‘mixture of opposites’? a) Balban b) Alauddin khilji c) Muhammad Tughluq d) Ibrahim Lodi Ans. (c) 65. Alauddin Khilji introduced market reforms: a) To administer his subjects well b) To easy the peasants’ living c) To maintain a large army economically d) To remove mediators Ans. (c) 66. Al Beruni came to India along with: a) Mahmud of Ghazni b) Muhammad-bin-Qasim c) Muhammad Ghuri d) Timur Ans. (a) 67. Who was the first and the last woman ruler of Delhi? a) Chand Bibi b) Noor Jahan c) Rajia Sultan d) Mumtaz Mahal Ans. (c) 68. Timur invaded India during the reign of: a) Alauddin Khilji b) Bahlol Lodi c) Firoz Tughlaq d) Nasiruddin Mehmud Ans. (d) 69. Who among the following first divided his empire into iqtas during the process of civil administration? a) Aibak b) Iltutmish c) Razia d) Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq Ans. (b) 70. Who among the following was not a slave before he became a king? a) Ala-ud-din Khilji b) Balban c) Qutub-ud-din Aibak d) Iltutmish Ans. (a) 71. The Sultan of Delhi who is reputed to have built the biggest network of canals in India was: a) Iltutmish b) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq c) Feroze Shah Tughlaq d) Sikandar Lodi Ans. (c) 72. Who among the following destroyed the group of Forty Nobles? a) Balram Shah b) Iltutmish c) Razia d) Balban Ans. (d) 73. The Delhi Sultanate virtually ended due to the invasion of: a) Chengiz Khan b) Babar c) Nadir Shah d) Timur Ans. (b) 74. Which Muslim emperor was attracted by the beauty of Queen Padmini? a) Babar b) Humayun c) Akbar d) Alauddin Khilji Ans. (d) 75. Who among the following introduced the famous Persian festival of Nauroj in India? a) Balban b) Firoze Tughlaq c) Iltutmish d) Alauddin Khilji Ans. (a) 76. The founder of the first Afghan dynasty in India was: a) Ibrahim Lodi b) Bahlol Lodi c) Sikandar Lodi d) Sher Shah Suri Ans. (b) 77. Which of the following rulers in India challenged the authority of the Ulemas or Muslim clergy? a) Alauddin Khilji b) Balban c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq d) Sher Shah Ans. (a) 78. The structure of Qutab Minar was completed by: a) Aram Shah b) Qutbuddin Aibak c) Iltutmish d) Muhammad bin Tughlaq Ans. (c) 79. Who wrote Tughluqnamah? a) Raskhan b) Amir Khusrau c) Isami d) Malik Mohammad Jaisi Ans. (b) 80. Who was the founder of the second Afghan Empire in India? a) Bahlol Lodi b) Ibrahim Lodi c) Islam Shah d) Sher Shah Suri Ans. (d) 81. In Krishnadevaraya’s court, Ashtadiggajas were the: a) Eight great poets of his court b) Eight great ministers in his court c) Eight elephants placed at eight corners of his capital d) Eight great scholars of his kingdom Ans. (a) 82. Who was known as ‘Andhra Bhoja’? a) Deva Raya II b) Bukka c) Krishnadeva Raya d) Quli Qutb Shah Ans. (c) 83. Kabir was the disciple of a) Chaitanya b) Shankaracharya c) Ramananda d) Vallabhacharya Ans. (c) 84. The Bhakti Movement was first organized by: a) Ramanuja b) Kabir c) Ramananda d) Nanak Ans. (a) 85. Tulsidas wrote Ramacharitamanas during the reign of: a) Jahangir b) Rama Raya c) Akbar d) Krishnadeva Raya Ans. (c) 86. The two great Mughal rulers who wrote their own memoirs are: a) Babar and Humayun b) Humayun and Akbar c) Babar and Jahangir d) Jahangir and Shahjahan Ans. (c) 87. The court language of Mughals was a) Arabic b) Hindi c) Persian d) Urdu Ans. (c) 88. The Mughal emperor, who died to a sudden fall from the staircase was: a) Babar b) Humayun c) Jahangir d) Aurangzeb Ans. (b) 89. The coin rupia was first issued by: a) Sher Shah b) Alauddin Khilji c) Akbar d) Muhammad bin-Tughlaq Ans. (a) 90. Buland Darwaza, built by Akbar, is to commemorate the victory of: a) Orissa b) Bengal c) Delhi d) Gujarat Ans. (d) 91. Purana Qila was constructed during the reign of: a) Humayun b) Akbar c) Jahangir d) Sher Shah Ans. (d) 92. When did Vasco da Gama come to India? a) 1492 b) 1498 c) 1398 d) 1542 Ans. (b) 93. Who among the following was regarded to ‘Zindapir’? a) Babar b) Akbar c) Jahangir d) Aurangzeb Ans. (d) 94. Who among the following Mughal rulers banned music and dancing? a) Aurangzeb b) Humayun c) Jahangir d) Babar Ans. (a) 95. ‘Biwi Ka Maqbara’ is the tomb of: a) Nurjahan b) Aurangzeb’s wife c) Humayun’s sister d) Mumtaz Mahal Ans. (b) 96. Who among the following ladies wrote a historical account during the Mughal Period? a) Gulbadan Begam b) Nurjahan Begam c) Jahanara Begam d) Zebun-nissa Begam Ans. (a) 97. The Sikh Khalsa was founded by: a) Guru Teg Bahadur b) Guru Nanak c) Guru Gobind Singh d) Guru Hargobind Ans. (c) 98. The Sikh Guru who was killed by the orders of Aurangzeb was: a) Guru Ram Das b) Guru Arjun Dev c) Guru Teg Bahadur d) Guru Gobind Singh Ans. (c) 99. The birthplace of Guru Gobind Singh is: a) Amritsar b) Anandpur Sahib c) Fatehgarh Sahib d) Patna Ans. (d) 100. Which Indian king requested Napoleon for help to drive the British from India? a) Rani of Jhansi b) Jai Singh c) Shivaji d) Tipu Sultan Ans. (d) |
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