The first Indian Hindi Scholar of the Mughal period was
(1) Malik Muhammed Jayasi
(2) Abdur Rahim
(3) Mulla Wajhi
(4) Chand Bardai

The Upanishads were translated by Dara Shikoh into Persian under the title of
(1) Mayma-ul-Bahrain
(2) Sirr-i-Akbar
(3) Al-Fihrist
(4) Kitabul Bayan

After the death of Rajaram in 1700 A.D., Marathas continued the war against the Mughals under his brave wife
(1) Tarabai                              (2) Lakshmibai
(3) Ramabai                           (4) Jijabai

Which Sikh Guru called himself the ‘Sachcha Badshah’?
(1) Guru Gobind Singh
(2) Guru Hargovind
(3) Guru Tegh Bahadur
(4) Guru Arjan Dev

Coronation of Shivaji took place in
(1) 1627 A.D.                                (2) 1674 A.D.
(3) 1680 A.D.                                (4) 1670 A.D.

Identify the European power from whom Shivaji obtained cannons and ammunition :

(1) The French
(2) The Portuguese
(3) The Dutch
(4) The English

The Muslim adventurer who destroyed the Nalanda University was
(1) Alla-ud-din Khilji
(2) Muhammad-bin-Tughlak
(3) Muhammad-bin-Bhaktiyar
(4) Muhammad-bin-Qasim

Painting reached its highest level of development during the reign of
(1) Akbar                              (2) Aurangzeb
(3) Jahangir                         (4) Shah Jahan

Who translated Ramayana into Persian?
(1) Abul Fazl                              (2) Badauni
(3) Abdul Latif                            (4) Isar Das

The Battle of Haldighati was fought between
(1) Akbar and Rana Sangram Singh
(2) Akbar and Medini Rai
(3) Akbar and Rana Pratap Singh
(4) Akbar and Uday Singh

The famous Peacock Throne of Shah Jahan was taken away in 1739 by
(1) Afghan invader Ahmed Shah Abdali
(2) Persian invader Nadir Shah
(3) Mongol invader Chengiz Khan
(4) British East India Company