Mughal painting reached its zenith under
(1) Shah Jahan                    (2) Akbar
(3) Jahangir                         (4) Aurangzeb

Who of the following was the biographer of Akbar?
(1) Abul Fazl
(2) Faizi
(3) Abdul Nabi Khan
(4) Birbal

Who among the following Sultans of Delhi has been described by the historians as the ‘mixture of opposites’?
(1) Balban
(2) Alauddin Khilji
(3) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
(4) Ibrahim Lodi

Who was the last ruler of the Lodi Dynasty?
(1) Bahlul Lodi
(2) Ibrahim Lodi
(3) Daulat Khan Lodi
(4) Sikandar Lodi

Which of the following Mughal monarchs has vividly described Indian flora & fauna, seasons, fruits, etc., in his diary?
(1) Akbar                                        (2) Jahangir
(3) Babur                                       (4) Aurangzeb

The greatness of Sher Shah lies in his
(1) victories against Humayun
(2) superior generalship
(3) administrative reforms
(4) religious tolerance

The temple was built in 1 100 A. D. and dominating all other temples in Bhubaneshwar is
(1) Raja Rani temple
(2) Kandariya Mahadev
(3) Tribhuvaneswara Lingaraja
(4) Mukhteswara

Who defeated whom in the Second Battle of Tarain (AD 1192)?

(1) Prithviraj defeated Mohammad Ghauri

(2) Mahmud Ghazni defeated Prithviraj
(3) Prithviraj defeated Mahmud Ghazni
(4) Mohammad Ghauri defeated Prithviraj

Who issued a token currency in copper coins between AD 1329 and 1330?
(1) Alauddin Khilzi
(2) Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq
(3) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
(4) Feroz Tughlaq

‘Chauth’ was
(1) a religious tax imposed by Auranzeb
(2) toll tax imposed by Shivaji

(3) irrigation tax charged by Ak-bar

(4) land tax levied by Shivaji on neighboring States

Tansen, a great musician of his times, was in the Court of
(1) Jehangir                               (2) Akbar
(3) Shah Jahan                         (4)Bahadur Shah