Which battle led to the downfall of the Vijayanagar empire?
(1) Battle of Takkolam
(2) Battle of Talikota
(3) Battle of Kanwah
(4) Battle of Panipat

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Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh of Jaipur had not built the observatory at ____

(1) Varanasi (2) Allahabad
(3) Ujjain (4) Mathura

An agricultural department known as ‘Diwan-i-kohi’ was created by:

(1) Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
(2) Alauddin Khilji
(3) Firoz Tughlaq
(4) Jalaluddin Khilji

Which one of the following painters of Jahangir’s reign was conferred the title of Nadir-ul-Asra’?

(1) Bishandas (2) Mansur
(3) Manohar (4) Daulat

Which monument is in pink color?

(1) Taj Mahal
(2) Hawa Mahal
(3) Moti Mahal
(4) Mumtaz Mahal

Who applied the concept of guerrilla warfare in India in the 17th Century?

(1) Shivaji
(2) Sher Shah Suri
(3) Genghis Khan
(4) Maharana Pratap

__________was the first Muslim ruler of Delhi.
(1) Akbar
(2) Shahjahan
(3) Qutub-ud-din-Aibak
(4) Ala-ud-din Khilji

The Grand Trunk Road built by Sher Shah Suri connects:
(1) Agra–Punjab
(2) Punjab–East Bengal
(3) Lahore–East Bengal
(4) Multan–Agra

Which among the following foreign countries was the first one

to trade with India?
(1) England
(2) Netherlands
(3) France
(4) Portugal

Which monument is known as the “Dream in Stones’?
(1) Char Minar
(2) Ajanta Caves
(3) Sanchi Stupa
(4) Panch Mahal

The foreign traveler who visited India during the reign of Shahjahan was

(1) Thomas Roe
(2) William Hawkins
(3) Ibn Batuta
(4) Manucci