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

The Khilji Sultans of Delhi were
(1) Mongols                               (2) Afghans
(3) Turks                                   (4) A Jat tribe

The rulers of Vijayanagar promoted
(1) Hindi, Marathi, and Sanskrit

(2) Malayalam, Tamil and Sanskrit

(3) Tamil, Telugu, and Sanskrit
(4) Telugu, Urdu, and Sanskrit

The original name of Tansen, the most famous musician at the court of Akbar was
(1) Lal Kalwant
(2) Banda Bahadur
(3) Ramatanu Pande
(4) Markandey Pande

The Qutub Minar was completed by the famous ruler

(1) Qutub-ud-din Aibak
(2) Iltutmish
(3) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
(4) Alauddin Khilji

Which of the following is incorrectly paired?

(1) Krishnadeva Raya— Amukta Malyada
(2) Harshavardhana— Nagananda
(3) Kalidasa — Ritusamhara
(4) Visakhadatta— Kiratarjuniyam

Ibn Batuta visited India during the reign of
(1) Iltutmish
(2) Ala-ud-din Khalji
(3) Muhammad bin Tughluq
(4) Balban