1. Who was given the title of Andhra - Kavita Pitamaha?
A. Srinath
B. Peddan
C. Sayan
D. Madhav
Answer
Correct Answer: B. Peddan
2. Who was the author of the book `Tarikh-i-Firuz Shahi'?
A. Ziauddin Barani
B. Al Biruni
C. Abul Fazi
D. Minhaj-us-Siraj
Answer
Correct Answer: [A] Ziauddin Barani
Explanation:
Ziauddin Barani (1285–1358 CE) was a Muslim political thinker of the Delhi Sultanate.
• During Muhammad bin Tughlaq and Firuz Shah's reign. He was best known for composing the Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi (also called Tarikh-i-Firuz Shahi), a work on medieval India, which covers the period from the reign of Ghiyas ud din Balban to the first six years of the reign of Firoz Shah Tughluq.
• Barani's Fatwa-i Jahandari provides an example of extreme views on religion which promoted a hierarchy among Muslim communities in the Indian subcontinent.
3. Sher Shah died while attacking?
A. Maswar
B. Kalinjar
C. Mandu
D. Raisin
Answer
Correct Answer: [B] Kalinjar
Explanation:
Sher Shah was killed on 22 May 1545 during the siege of Kalinjar fort in Bundelkhand against the Rajputs of Mahoba. When all tactics to subdue this fort failed, Sher Shah ordered the walls of the fort to be blown up with gunpowder, but he himself was seriously wounded as a result of the explosion of a mine.
4. When did Ikhtiyaruddin Bakhtiyar Khalij invade Bengal?
A. 1202 A.D
B. 1206 A.D
C. 1194 A.D
D. 1199 A.D
Answer
Correct Answer: [A] 1202 A.D
Explanation:
Ikhtiaruddin bin Bakhtiyar Khilji invaded in Bengal in the year of 1201 A.D. He was also known as Muhammad Bakhtiyar Khalji. His invasions critically damaged the establishments made by the Buddhists at Odantapuri, Nalanda, and Vikramashila. He invaded Nabadwip and later defeated King Laxmansena in 1203. He also captured the Gaur city which was the capital at that time.
5. Who was the General of Sher Shah?
A. Shayestha Khan
B. Jaisingh
C. Brahmajit Gaur
D. Dilir Khan
Answer
Correct Answer: [C] Brahmajit Gaur
Explanation:
• The general of Sher Shah was Brahmajit Gaur, he was Hindu.
• Jaisingh was a mansabdar of Akbar
6. Who caused to build Qutub Minar in Delhi?
A. Balban
B. Alauddin Khilji
C. Qutbuddin Aibak
D. Iltutmish
Answer
Correct Answer: [C] Qutbuddin Aibak
Explanation:
Qutub Minar was built in memory of a sufi sant. It was started by Qutbuddin Aibak and later finished by Iltutmish.
7. Name the Sultan who introduced Rationing System in India
A. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
B. Firuz Tughlaq
C. Ghiyasuddin Balban
D. Alauddin Khalji
Answer
Correct Answer: [D] Alauddin Khalji
8. Sakabda was started in
A. 58 A.D
B. 327 A.D
C. 78 B.C
D. 78 A.D
Answer
Correct Answer: [D] 78 A.D
Explanation:
Sakabda was started by Kanishka in 78 AD.
9. The battle of Tarain was fought between Muhammad Ghuri and
A. Prithviraj Chauhan
B. Rama Hambirdeva
C. Rana Sanga
D. Rana Pratap
Answer
Correct Answer: [A] Prithviraj Chauhan
Explanation:
Battle of Tarain may refer to any of the following battles fought at Tarain (modern Taraori in Haryana, India):
• First Battle of Tarain (1191), in which the Chahamana king Prithviraj Chauhan defeated the Ghurid sultan Mu'izz al-Din (Muhammad of Ghor or Muhammad Ghori)
• Second Battle of Tarain (1192), in which the Muhammad Ghori defeated the Prithviraj Chauhan
• Third Battle of Tarain (1216), in which the Mamluk (Slave dynasty) king Iltutmish of the Delhi Sultanate defeated and captured the former Ghurid general Taj al-Din Yildiz
10. With whom of the following did Shivaji sign the Treaty of Purandhar in 1665 A.D
A. Jaisingh
B. Prince Muazzam
C. Shaista Khan
D. Afzal Khan
Answer
Correct Answer: [A] Jaisingh
Explanation:
The Treaty of Purandar was signed on June 11, 1665 AD between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Raja Jai Singh of Amber, who was deputed by Mughal emperor Aurangazeb. By this treaty, Shivaji surrendered 23 out of 35 forts and the Mughals acknowledged the authority of Shivaji over Konkan and parts of Balaghat.
