The earliest reference to sati custom is made in which of the following inscriptions?

(1) Allahabad Pillar inscription

(2) Eran inscription of Bhanugupta

(3) Aihole inscription of Pulkesin \(\mathrm{II}\)

(4) Bhitan inscription of Skandgupta

What was the immediate aim of the Treaty of Purander in 1665?
(1) To gain the goodwill of Shivaji
(2) To sow seeds of contention between Shivaji and Sultan of Bijapur
(3) To deceive Shivaji
(4) To make Shivaji a puppet of Mughals

In the battle of Panipat, Babar faced the armies of
(1) Jaichand                       (2) Hemu
(3) Daulat khan                  (4) Ibrahim Lodi

Where in India was the first French factory established?
(1) Surat
(2) Pondicherry
(3) Chandannagore
(4) Masulipatnam

The silver coin ‘tanka’ was introduced by __________.

(1) Qutubuddin Aibak
(2) Iltutmish (3) Balban
(4) Bahram Khan

Who was the first Englishman to appear in the Mughal Court during Jahangir’s reign?

(1) Paul Canning
(2) Captain William Hawkins
(3) William Edward
(4) Ralph Fitch

The famous poet Amir Khusrau was contemporary of all except following :
(1) Alauddin Khilji
(2) Ghiyasuddin Balban
(3) Iltutmish
(4) Jalaluddin Khilji

What is Gol Gumbadh?
(1) Mausoleum of Hyder Ali
(2) Mausoleum of Aurangazeb
(3) Mausoleum of Chand Bibi
(4) Mausoleum of Mohammed Adil Shah

The official language of the Delhi Sultanate was?
(1) Urdu                 (2) Arabic
(3) Persian            (4) Hindi

Chachnama records the history of which conquest?
(1) Kushanas                     (2) Hunas
(3) Arabs                           (4) Greeks

The first Europeans to come to India were
(1) British                          (2) Dutch
(3) French                         (4) Portugese