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Which Sultan of Delhi established an employment bureau, a charity bureau, and a charitable hospital?
(1) Firoz Tughlaq
(2) Mohammad Tughlaq
(3) Alauddin Khilji
(4) Balban

The Chalukyas established their empire in
(1) The Far South                       (2) Malwa
(3) The Deccan                           (4) Gujarat

During Akbar’s reign the Mahabharat was translated into Persian and is known as
(1) Iqbal Namah
(2) Razm Namah
(3) Akbar Namah
(4) Sakinat-ul-Auliya

Who among the following Mughal emperors, brought about the fall of the Sayyid Brothers?
(1) Bahadur Shah \(\mathrm{I}\)
(2) Rafi-ud-daulah
(3) Shah Jahan \(\mathrm{II}\)
(4) Muhammad Shah

Where is the Bada Imambara located?
(1) Agra                 (2) Lucknow
(3) Patna               (4) Allahabad

Who among the following was the last Mughal emperor?
(1) Alamgir \(\mathrm{II}\)
(2) Shah Alam \(\mathrm{II}\)
(3) Bahadur Shah \(\mathrm{II}\)
(4) Akbar \(\mathrm{II}\)

The Inam land was one which was assigned to

(1) scholars and religious persons

(2) Mansabdars
(3) hereditary revenue collectors
(4) nobles

Which Rajput ruler drew up a set of tables called Zij Muhammadshuhi to enable the people to make astronomical observations?

(1) Ajit Singh
(2) Raja Sawai Jai Singh
(3) Bhara Mal
(4) Man Singh

Who built the ‘Gol Gumbaj’ at Bijapur, famous for the world’s second-largest dome and the whispering gallery?
(1) Mahmud Gawan
(2) Yusuf Adil Shah
(3) Ismail Adil Shah
(4) Muhammad Adil Shah

Match the capitals of the ruling dynasties of early Medieval India :
     \(\mathrm{I}\)                                    \(\mathrm{II}\)
A. Pratiharas                1. Kannauj
B. Chandellas              2. Khajuraho
C. Parmars                  3. Dhar
D. Chalukyas               4. Anhilwad
(1) A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
(2) A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2
(3) A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3
(4) A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4

The Mughal Emperor who discouraged ‘Sati’ was-
(1) Babur                           (2) Humayun
(3) Akbar                           (4) Jehangir

Who was called the ‘Second founder of the Maratha Kingdom’?

(1) Raja Ram
(2) Balaji Viswanath
(3) Baji Rao \(\mathrm{I}\)
(4) Balaji Baji Rao

Which Battle laid the foundation of Mughal rule in India?
(1) Battle of Plassey
(2) Battle of Talikota
(3) First Battle of Panipat
(4) Battle of Haldighati

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