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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

The court language of the Mughals was—

(1) Urdu                             (2) Hindi
(3) Arabic                           (4) Persian

Name the river on the banks of which the city of Vijayanagar is located.
(1) Kaveri                                          (2) Krishna
(3) Wainganga                                  (4) Tungabhadra

“Din-i-Ilahi” was the new religion started by
(1) Humayun                              (2) Jahangir
(3) Akbar                                    (4) Shahjahan

“Din-i-Ilahi” was the new religion started by
(1) Humayun                               (2) Jahangir
(3) Akbar                                     (4) Shahjahan

The capital of the Bahamani Kings was
(1) Gulbarga                        (2) Bijapur
(3) Belgaum                         (4) Raichur

Under the administration of Shivaji, “Peshwa” was referred to as
(1) Minister of Religious Affairs
(2) Minister of Defence
(3) Chief Minister
(4) Minister of Justice

The first battle of Tarain took place between?
(1) Alauddin khilji and Prithviraj Chauhan

(2) Mohammad Ghori and Prithviraj Chauhan

(3) Mahmud Ghazni and Prithviraj Chauhan

(4) Mohammad Shah and Prithviraj Chauhan

Which Khilji ruler killed his father-in-law to ascend the throne of Delhi?
(1) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
(2) Jalal-ud- din khilji
(3) Ghiyas - ud-din
(4) Ala-ud-din Khilji

The city of Dhillika (Delhi) was founded by
(1) Chauhans                           (2) Tomars
(3) Pawar's                               (4) Pratiharas

Who wrote “Ain-i-Akbari” the great historical work?
(1) Abul Fazl                          (2) Amir Khusrau
(3) Firoz Shah                       (4) Abdul Rashid

Guerilla warfare was pioneered by

(1) Aurangzeb                   (2) Akbar
(3) Shivaji                         (4) Balaji Rao

“Quwwat-ul-Islam” Mosque was built by
(1) Qutub-ud-din Aibak
(2) Alauddin Khilji
(3) Iltutmish
(4) Mohammad Adilshah