All Questions page - 105

Qutab Minar, as we find at present, was finally re-built by
(1) Balban
(2) Ala-ud-din Khilji
(3) Sikandar Lodi
(4) Firoz Tughluq

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

What is meant by a ‘pir’ in the Sufi tradition?
(1) The Supreme God
(2) The Guru of the Sufis
(3) The greatest of all Sufi saints
(4) The orthodox teacher who contests the Sufi beliefs

Khalsa Panth was created by Guru Gobind Singh in which year ?
(1) 1599                         (2) 1707
(3) 1699                         (4) 1657

In which of the following towns is “Moti Masjid” situated?
(1) Agra                                     (2) Jaipur
(3) Lahore                                 (4) Ahmedabad

Iltutmish established a center of learning at :
(1) Multan                     (2) Kolkata
(3) Alwar                       (4) Patna

Which of the following pairs is incorrect?
(1) Babar vs. Sangram Singh
(2) Sher Shah vs. Humayun
(3) Chengiz Khan vs. Alauddin Khilji
(4) Akbar vs. Hemu

Mohammad-bin- Tughlaq was a failure 7 because
(1) He was mad.

(2) He was not a practical statesman.

(3) He transferred to the capital city.
(4) He waged war with China.

Find out the correct match of the following :
(1) Asaf Khan — Akbar
(2) Adam Khan — Akbar
(3) Bairam Khan — Akbar
(4) Shaista Khan — Akbar

Which one of the following are correctly matched?
Persons                                                      Events
a. Sultan  Mahmud                                   Sack of    Somnath                                                              b. Mohammad Ghori                                         Conquest of Sind
c. Alauddin Khilji                                                Revolt in   Bengal
d. Mohammad Bin  Tughlaq                              Chengiz Khan’sinvasion
(1) a and c                                                        (2) b only
(3) a only                                                          (4) b and d

Which one of the following battles led to the foundation of the Mughal rule at Delhi?
(1) Third Battle of Panipat
(2) Second Battle of Panipat
(3) Battle of Haldighati
(4) First Battle of Panipat

The only Hindu Courtier of Akbar who accepted Din-i-Ilahi was:

(1) Todermal                              (2) Birbal
(3) Tansen                                 (4) Man Singh

Which of the following Mughal emperors is credited with the composition of Hindi songs?

(1) Babar                           (2) Akbar
(3) Jahangir                       (4) Shahjehan

The Akaal Takht was built by
(1) Guru Ramdas
(2) Guru Teg Bahadur
(3) Guru Hargovind
(4) Guru Nanak

Who was the regent of Akbar in his early days?
(1) Abul Fazl                    (2) Bairam Khan
(3) Tansen                       (4) Todarmal

Before assuming the office of the Sultan of Delhi Balban was the Prime Minister of Sultan
(1) Nasir-ud-din
(2) Qutub-ud-din-Aibak
(3) Bahram Shah
(4) Aram Shah

Humayun had to run away from India after he was defeated in the battle of
(1) Panipat                         (2) Gogra
(3) Khanwa                        (4) Kannauj

Krishnadevaraya built the Krishnaswami temple in Hampi, which is situated in the present state of:
(1) Karnataka
(2) Calcutta
(3) Jammu and Kashmir
(4) Kerala