181. Head of the military department under the recognised central machinery of administration during Akbar's reign was:
A. Diwan
B. Mir Bakshi
C. Mir Saman
D. Bakshi
Answer
Correct Answer: [B] Mir Bakshi
182. The members of Shivaji's Ashtapradhan who looked after foreign affairs was:
A. Peshwa
B. Sachiv
C. Pandit Rao
D. Sumant
Answer
Correct Answer: [D] Sumant
Explanation:
Sachiv was the minister in charge of royal correspondence. Pandit Rao was in charge of religious matter and Sumant worked as foreign minister.
183. Which of the following languages was in vogue during Mughal period in the courts of India ?
A. French
B. Persian
C. Portugese
D. Arabic
Answer
Correct Answer: [B] Persian
184. The only Hindu Courtier of Akbar who accepted Din-i-Ilahi was:
A. Todermal
B. Birbal
C. Tansen
D. Man Singh
Answer
Correct Answer: [B] Birbal
185. Who was called the 'Second founder of the Maratha Kingdom'?
A. Raja Ram
B. Balaji Viswanath
C. Baji Rao I
D. Balaji Baji Rao
Answer
Correct Answer: [C] Baji Rao I
186. The Upanishads were translated by Dara Shikoh in Persian under the title of
A. Mayma-ul-Bahrain
B. Sirr-i-Akbar
C. Al-Fihrist
D. Kitabul Bayan
Answer
Correct Answer: [B] Sirr-i-Akbar
187. Famous Battle of Talikota was fought in
A. 1565 A.D.
B. 1575 A.D.
C. 1585 A.D.
D. 1570 A.D.
Answer
Correct Answer: [A] 1565 A.D.
188. Which of the following are incorrectly paired ?
A. Krishnadeva Raya - Amukta Malyada
B. Harshavardhana - Nagananda
C. Kalidasa - Ritusamhara
D. Visakhadatta - Kiratarjuniyam
Answer
Correct Answer: [D] Visakhadatta - Kiratarjuniyam
189. The Delhi Sultan who fell, to his death while playing polo was
A. Qutbuddin Aibak
B. Alauddin Khilji
C. Feroz Shah Tughlaq
D. Ghiasuddin Tughlaq
Answer
Correct Answer: [A] Qutbuddin Aibak
190. Who built Purana Quilla ?
A. Akbar
B. Shershah
C. Aurangzeb
D. Babar
Answer
Correct Answer: [B] Shershah
