All Questions page - 110

Who built “Purana Quilla”?
(1) Akbar                           (2) Shershah
(3) Aurangzeb                   (4) Babar

The capital of Yadava Kings was
(1) Devagiri
(2) Varanasi
(3) Kanchipuram
(4) Krishnagiri

Panditraj Jagannath was the poet laureate of which of the following rulers?

(1) Akbar                        (2) Shah Jahan
(3) Aurangzeb                (4) Humayun

Amir Khusro was a
(1) poet                        (2) play writer
(3) painter                    (4) architect

The token currency using copper and brass coins was modelled after which country’s example by Muhammedbin Tuglaq?

(1) Japan                           (2) Greece
(3) China                            (4) Russia

Who founded the City of Delhi?
(1) Khilji                         (2) Lodhi
(3) Tamara                     (4) Tughlaq

Which Turkish ruler invaded India 14 times between 1000 and 1026 AD?
(1) Mahamud of Ghazni
(2) Mauhamed Tughlaq
(3) Changez Khan
(4) Mahmood Ghalib

Who was the elder brother of Shah Shuja and Murad Baksh?
(1) Aurangzeb
(2) Azam Shah
(3) Muhammad Kam Baksh
(4) Dara Shikoh

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

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