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

Match the following :
        \(\mathrm{I}\)                                                               \(\mathrm{II}\)
(a) Tughlaqabad Fort                            (1) Alauddin Khilji
(b) Red Fort (at Delhi)                          (2) Shah Jahan

(c) Hauz Khas                                      (3) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

(d) The City of Siri                                (4) Ghiyas-ud-din-Tughlaq

      a      b      c      d
(1) 1      2      3      4
(2) 4      2      3      1
(3) 4      3      2      1
(4) 3      1      4      2

Which of the undermentioned facts about the Taj Mahal is not correct?

(1) It is a magnificent mausoleum
(2) It was built by Shah Jahan
(3) It is situated outside Agra Fort
(4) The names of artisans who built it are engraved on it?

Where did Babar die?
(1) Agra                 (2) Kabul
(3) Lahore             (4) Delhi

Who wrote Akbarnama?
(1) Akbar                  (2) Birbal
(3) Abul Fazal          (4) Bhagavan Das

Arrange the following in chronological order :

a. Tughlaqs                b. Lodis
c. Sayyids                  d. Ilbari Turks
e. Khiljis
(1) a, b, c, d, e            (2) e, d, c, b, a
(3) b, d, e, c, a            (4) d, e, a, c, b

The Lodi dynasty was founded by
(1) Ibrahim Lodi
(2) Sikandar Lodi
(3) Bahlol Lodi
(4) Khizr Khan