181. Who among the following was defeated by Prithvi Raj Chauhan in the first battle of Tarain ?
Correct Answer:-B ( Muhammad Ghori )
Description:- Prithvi Raj Chauhan defeated Muhammad Ghori in the first Battle of Tarain in 1191 AD.
182. Babur was succeeded to the Mughal throne by :
Correct Answer:-C ( Humayun )
Description:- Babur (1526–30) was succeeded by his son Humayun (1530–40 and 1555–56).
183. Rajatarangini was written by
Correct Answer:-A ( Kalhana )
Description:- Kalhan, a Kashmiri, was the author of Rajatarangini (Chronicle of Kings), an account of the history of Kashmir. He wrote the work in Sanskrit between 1148 and 1149.
184. Who is regarded as the second Alexander ?
Correct Answer:-D ( Ala-ud-din Khilji )
Description:- Considered one of the greatest of the Sultans of Delhi, Ala-ud-din Khalji came to power in a bloody coup. He prefixed the title of Sikandar Sani which means the Second Alexander.
185. Who discovered the sea-route to India ?
Correct Answer:-A ( Vasco da Gama )
Description:- Portuguese sailor Vasco da Gama discovered the sea-route to India.
186. Which one of the following monuments in Delhi is not included as a World Heritage Site?
Correct Answer:-D ( Jantar Mantar )
Description:- Red Fort (2007); Humayun’s Tomb (1993); Qutab Minar (1993). Jantar Mantar of Jaipur was included as World Heritage Site in 2010.
187. Who got the Gita translated into Persian ?
Correct Answer:-D ( Dara Shikoh )
Description:- Dara Shikoh translated the Gita into Persian.
188. Rana Pratap Singh of Mewar was defeated by the Mughal army in the battle of
Correct Answer:-C ( Haldighati )
Description:- Rana Pratap Singh of Mewar was defeated by the Mughal Emperor Akbar in the battle of Haldighati in 1576.
189. Who among the following attacked the Somnath temple ?
Correct Answer:-A ( Mahmud of Ghazni )
Description:- Mahmud of Ghazni
190. The ‘Sun Temple’ of Konark is in the State of
Correct Answer:-A ( Odisha )
Description:- Odisha
191. Prithviraj Chauhan was defeated by Mohd. Ghori in the battle of
Correct Answer:-B ( Tarain in 1192 A.D. )
Description:- Prithviraj Chauhan was defeated by Muhammad Ghori in the second battle of Tarain (1192). This battle is regarded as one of the turning points of Indian history as it led to the Muslim occupation in India.
192. Famous Battle of Talikota was fought in
Correct Answer:-A ( 1565 A.D. )
Description:- Famous Battle of Talikota was fought in 1565 between the combined armies of Bahmani sultans and Vijayanagara empire. Bahmani sultans inflicted a crushing defeat on the Vijayanagara armies, Rama Raya was captured and beheaded.
193. Who amongst the following succeeded Aurangzeb?
Correct Answer:-D ( Mauzzam )
Description:- In the war of succession that followed the death of Aurangzeb in 1707, Prince Muazzam, came out to be successful and ascended the throne under the name Bahadur Shah.
194. Bibi-Ka-Maqbara is located in India .at
Correct Answer:-B ( Aurangabad )
Description:- Bibi-Ka-Maqbara is located in Aurangabad, Maharashtra. It is the tomb of wife of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb.
195. Where did Aurangzeb die ?
Correct Answer:-C ( Ahmad Nasar )
Description:- Aurangzeb died in Ahmednagar in the state of Maharashtra in 1707 at the age of 88. His modest open-air grave in Khuldabad is located in the courtyard of the shrine of the Sufi saint Shaikh Burhamu’d- din Gharib, who was a disciple of Nizamuddin Auliya of Delhi.
196. The first Sultan who requested and obtained letters of investiture from the Caliph (Khalifa) was
Correct Answer:-A ( Iltutmish )
Description:- Sultan Iltutmish was the first to obtain letter of investiture from Abbasid Caliphate in 1229 A.D. The sanction recognized him as the lieutenant of the faithful.
197. Which Sultan received a robe of honour from the caliph ?
Correct Answer:-B ( Iltutmish )
Description:- Iltutmish received confirmation of his robe of honour and title Nasir amir al-mu’minin (Helper of the Commander of the Faithful) from the ‘Abbasid Caliph al-Mustansir in 626 (1229) and remained on the throne for twenty-six years. This added an element of strength to Iltutmish’s authority and gave him a status in the Muslim world.
198. Who among the following introduced the Mansabdari system?
Correct Answer:-C ( Akbar )
Description:- The Mansabdari system introduced by Akbar was a unique feature of the administrative system of the Mughal Empire. It was a system common to both the military and the civil department. The term is derived from Mansab, meaning ‘rank’. Hence, Mansabdar literally means rank-holder.
199. The Market Regulation system was introduced by
Correct Answer:-C ( Ala-ud-din Khilji )
Description:- Alauddin Khalji’s measures to control the markets were one of the most important policy initiatives. Since Alauddin wanted to maintain a large army, he therefore, lowered and fixed the price of the commodities of daily use.
200. Which of the following Mughal Emperors wrote their own autobiographies ?
Correct Answer:-B ( Babur and Jahangir )
Description:- Babur wrote his memoirs which form the main source for details of his life. They are known as the Baburnama. Jahangir, too, wrote his autobiography entitled Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri.
201. Arrange the dynasties of Delhi Sultanate given below in chronological order :\n a. Khilji b. Tughlaq c. Sayyad d. Slave
Correct Answer:-D ( d, a, b, c )
Description:- The dynasties of the Delhi Sultanate were: Mamluk or Slave dynasty (1206–90); the Khilji dynasty (1290–1320); the Tughlaq dynasty (1320–1414); the Sayyid dynasty (1414–51); and the Afghan Lodi dynasty (1451–1526).
202. Who among the following was known as the ‘Parrot of India?
Correct Answer:-B ( Amir Khusrau )
Description:- Amir Khusrau was a poet, historian, musician, and scholar, who is considered an iconic figure in the cultural history of the Indian subcontinent. It was he, who himself called Tuti-e-Hind’ (parrot of India). ‘To speak the truth, I am an Indian Parrot. If you want to listen from me some subtle verses, ask me then to recite some of my Hindi poems.’
203. Presently Daulatabad where Muhammad-bin Tughlaq had transferred the capital from Delhi is situated near
Correct Answer:-B ( Aurangabad )
Description:- Daulatabad is a 14th-century fort city in Maharashtra, India, about 16 kilometers northwest of Aurangabad. Starting 1327, it famously remained the capital of Tughlaq dynasty, under Muhammad bin Tughluq (r. 1325-1351), who also changed its name, and forcibly moved the entire population of Delhi there, for two years, before it was abandoned due to lack of water.
204. The first Mughal emperor of India was
Correct Answer:-C ( Babar )
Description:- Zahir-ud-din Muhammad Babur was a conqueror from Central Asia who became the first Mughal emperor of India in 1526. The defeat of Ibrahim Lodi at the hands of Babur in the First Battle of Panipat (1526) led to the establishment of Mughal rule in India.
205. Name the Indian king who warmly received the Portuguese traveller Vasco da Gama when he landed at Calicut.
Correct Answer:-C ( Zamorin )
Description:- The Portuguese traveler Vasco da Gama reached the port of Calicut on 17 May 1498 and he was warmly received by Zamorin, the ruler of Calicut. He returned to Portugal in the next year to make a second trip in 1502. This led to the establishment of trading stations at Calicut, Cannanore and Cochin.
206. The saviour of the Delhi Sultanate was
Correct Answer:-D ( Ghias-ud-din Balban )
Description:- Giyasuddin Balban came upon the throne at a time when the Delhi Sultanate had fallen into utter confusion due to the incompetence of the successors of Iltutmish. The country was subjected to foreign attacks. He reorganized the armed forces and thorough reforms were introduced in civil administration. Under his orders new strong fortresses were built in the north-western frontier. He saved the Sultanate from impending disintegration. So he should be considered as the ‘savior of the Delhi Sultanate.’
207. Sriperumbudur is the birthplace of
Correct Answer:-D ( Sri Ramanujacharya )
Description:- Sriperumbudur is located in Tamil Nadu. It is famous for being the birthplace of Sri Ramanuja, one of the most prominent Hindu Vaishnava saints as well as the town where former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated in 1991.
208. Who was the Delhi Sultan to impose Jizya even on the Brahmins ?
Correct Answer:-B ( Firuz Tughluq )
Description:- Feroz Shah Tughlaq (1351-88) supposedly the ‘kindest’ of the Delhi sultans was a zealous Muslim bigot who imposed Jizya upon the Brahmins and made it a separate tax. Jizya was levied on Hindus on the ground that it was not mentioned in Sharia.
209. Which was the second capital of Akbar ?
Correct Answer:-C ( Fateh-pur-Sikri )
Description:- After his military victories over Chittor and Ranthambhore, Akbar decided to shift his capital from Agra to a new location, to honor the Sufi saint Salim Chishti. He named the city, Fatehabad which was later called Fatehpur Sikri.
210. The famous Sun Temple at Konark was built by
Correct Answer:-C ( Narasimha–I )
Description:- Konark Sun Temple is a 13th-century Sun Temple (also known as the Black Pagoda), at Konark, in Odisha. It was supposedly built by king Narasimhadeva I of Eastern Ganga Dynasty around 1250.
