31. Rajtarangini was written by
A. Banabhatta
B. Patanjali
C. Kalhan
D. Asvaghosa
Answer
Correct Answer: [C] Kalhan
32. When did the Mathura School of Art flourish?
A. Saka period
B. Kushana period
C. Sunga period
D. Satavahana period
Answer
Correct Answer: [B] Kushana period
33. Narshingha Saluva was the ruler of
A. Konkan
B. Barisa
C. Chandragiri
D. Udaynagar
Answer
Correct Answer: [C] Chandragiri
34. Who was Nasiruddin Chirag?
A. A minister of Giasuddin Balban
B. A military officer in Alauddin Khilji's army
C. A Sultan of the Khilji dynasty
D. A Sufi Saint
Answer
Correct Answer: [D] A Sufi Saint
35. Ashtadiggajas' were patronised by
A. Vira Narasimha
B. Krishna Deva Raya
C. Deva Raya I
D. Deva Raya II
Answer
Correct Answer: [B] Krishna Deva Raya
36. Who introduced the Iqta system?
A. Illtutmish
B. Ghiyasuddin Balban
C. Muhammad Ghauri
D. Qutubude:n Aibak
Answer
Correct Answer: [A] Illtutmish
37. Krishnadeva Raya wrote his famous work Amuktyamalyada in
A. Tamil
B. Malayalam
C. Telegu
D. Kannada
Answer
Correct Answer: [C] Telegu
38. The Mughal emperor who issued a Firman to the English East India Company in 1717 to trade freely in Bengal was
A. Farrukhshiyar
B. Jahandar Shah
C. Bahadur Shah I
D. Shah Alam I
Answer
Correct Answer: [A] Farrukhshiyar
39. Who organized 'The Council of Barabhais'?
A. Baji Rao
B. Mahadji Scindia
C. Nana Phadnavis
D. Madhav Rao Narayan
Answer
Correct Answer: [C] Nana Phadnavis
40. Who was the Muslim sultan regarded by Hindus as 'Jagadguru'?
A. Jainal Abedin
B. Hussain Shah
C. Akbar
D. Ibrahim Adil Shah II
Answer
Correct Answer: [D] Ibrahim Adil Shah II
