Goa was captured by the Portuguese in the year—

(1) 1508                              (2) 1608
(3) 1510                              (4) 1610

Who was the Guru of Shivaji?
(1) Namdev                   (2) Ramdas
(3) Eknath                     (4) Tukaram

Amir Khusrau was a musician and
(1) Sufi saint
(2) Persian and Hindi writer, and scholar
(3) historian
(4) All of the above

A new coin called the ‘Rupia’ was issued for the first time by
(1) Ala-ud-din Khilji
(2) Mohammed Shah Tughluq                                                                                                            (3) Sher Shah Suri
(4) Akbar

The world-famous ‘Peacock Throne was kept in which of the following Mughal buildings?
(1) Diwan-r-Khasa-Fatehpur Sikri
(2) New Agra Fort
(3) The Rang Mahal of the Red Fort at Delhi
(4) The Diwan–i–Am of the Red Fort at Delhi

Which was the birth place of Guru Nanak?
(1) Gurdaspur                       (2) Amritsar
(3) Lahore                            (4) Talwandi

The famous Kohinoor diamond was produced from one of the mines in
(1) Orissa                                         (2) Chhota Nagpur
(3) Bijapur                                        (4) Golconda

Which of the following was not ordered by Alauddin Khalji to control black-marketing and hoarding?

(1) Land revenue should be collected in kind

(2) Cultivators should sell the harvested crops on the field only
(3) Merchants should sell all commodities in the open
(4) More privileges should be given to Khuts and Muqaddams

The medieval city of Vijayanagar is now known as
(1) Chandragiri                            (2) Halebidu
(3) Hampi                                    (4) Kondavidu

Which one of the following Mughal buildings is said to possess the unique feature of being exactly equal in length and breadth?

(1) Agra Fort
(2) Red Fort
(3) Taj Mahal
(4) Buland Darwaza

Who of the following was sent as an ambassador to the royal court of Jahangir by James 1,the then king of England?
(1) John Hawkins
(2) William Todd
(3) Sir Thomas Roe
(4) Sir Walter Raleigh