1. What is the meaning of Ilm-al-tarikh in Arabic?
Correct : C. historiography
2. The Ghurian conquest of North India happened in
Correct : A. 12th century
3. Who wrote Jami-at-Tawarikh?
Correct : B. rashid-ud-din
4. Tajul Maasir written by Hasan Nizami deals with the biography of
Correct : C. qutbuddin aibak
5. The author of Tabaqat-i Nasiri is
Correct : A. minhaj siraj
6. Amir Khusrau compiled the Khazainul Futuh, devoted to the achievements of
Correct : B. alauddin khalji
7. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
Correct : D. all above
8. Which of the following statements regarding Amir Khusru is incorrect
Correct : B. he was born in kabul
9. The Mughal Empire was founded in
Correct : D. a.d. 1526
10. Who announced Din-i-Ilahi, a syncretic religion?
Correct : B. akbar
11. Name the author of Humayunnama.
Correct : B. gulbadan bigam
12. Author of Padsahnamah
Correct : A. abdul-hamid lahori
13. What are Karkhanas?
Correct : D. royal workshops
14. Diwan-i-Wizarat is the department of
Correct : A. finance
15. Ziriat is the tax on
Correct : C. cultivation
16. With which dynasty did Indian Muslims start entering into positions of power?
Correct : C. khaljis
17. Which tax was not permitted by the shariat?
Correct : D. marriage tax
18. Which was not true about jizya?
Correct : C. the first ruler to collect it in india was firoz tughluq.
19. The iqtadars during the period of the Delhi sultanate were also known as
Correct : B. muqtis
20. Diwan-i-kohi, created by Muhammad Tughluq, looked after
Correct : B. agriculture
21. Who introduced token currency in China before Muhammad Tughluq introduced it in India?
Correct : A. qublai khan
22. Who was a shahna?
Correct : D. market superintendent
23. Who completed Qutub Minar?
Correct : D. balban
24. Charai was a tax on
Correct : C. milch cattle
25. In which language did Babur write his memoirs, called Tuzuk-i-Baburi?
Correct : D. turkish
26. Which revenue system among the following is also known as the bandobast system?
Correct : A. zabti
27. What was the original name of Nur Jahan?
Correct : C. mihr-un-nisa
28. During the reign of which Mughal was tobacco introduced in India?
Correct : B. jahangir
29. Who among the following Mughal ministers was the paymaster-general as well?
Correct : A. diwan
30. Which of the following Mughal tombs can be considered as a prototype of the Taj Mahal
for being the first Mughal tomb to be placed in the centre of a large park-like enclosure?
Correct : D. salim chisti’s tomb at fatehpur sikri
31. Arrange the Great Mughals in historical order.
(i) Akbar (ii) Shah Jahan
(iii) Babur (iv) Aurangzeb
(v) Humayun (vi) Jahangir
Select the answer from the codes below:
Correct : B. iii, v, i, ii, vi, iv
32. During Akbar’s reign, a group of scholars translated Mahabharata into Persian from
Sanskrit. What is this Persian version called?
Correct : B. razm namah
33. Which of the following revenue systems were Akbar’s own innovations?
(i) Batai (ii) Kankut
(iii) Nasaq (iv) Zabti
(v) Dahsala
Select the answer from the codes below:
Correct : D. iv and v
34. Who translated Tuzuk-i-Baburi into Persian?
Correct : C. abdur rahi
35. Who wrote Tabaqat-i-Akbari?
Correct : D. nizam-ud-din ahmad
36. Who was the in-charge of a pargana?
Correct : C. shiqdar
37. What is the correct chronology of dynasties that ruled Vijayanagar?
Correct : D. sangama, saluva, tuluva, aravidu
38. When was the Bahmani kingdom founded?
Correct : C. 1347
39. What were the temples built by Krishna Deva Raya?
Correct : A. vitthalaswamy and hazara ramaswamy temples
40. Who said ‘God is the breath of all breath.’?
Correct : B. kabir
41. Dohas were
Correct : D. couplets which kabir composed and by which he taught his followers.