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1. The famous historical monument, Atala Mosque, is associated with the




2. Which one of the following rulers laid the foundation of a new town where the modern city of Agra stands?




3. Humayun Nama was written by




4. The correct chronological order in which the given monuments were built is




5. Which one of the following rulers built the Bibi ka Maqbara?




6. Humayun restored his Indian kingdom with the help of the ruler of




7. Banda Bahadur, a Sikh leader who led a revolt against the Mughals after the assassination of Guru Gobind Singh, was captured and executed during the reign of




8. Assertion (A): The Delhi Sultans are credited with introducing the institution of dalal in India to facilitate commercial transactions on a large scale. Reason (R): The dalals immediately established the dalal system in the whole of India to procure goods meant for export. Codes




9. Who among the following took greater interest in laying out gardens than others?




10. Who was the last Mughal emperor?




11. Who was the last Mughal emperor to sit on the peacock throne?




12. Abdul Hamid Lahori is the author of




13. Which one of the following was NOT introduced by Shivaji?




14. Which one of the following indicates the correct chronological order of the Later Mughal Emperors?




15. Who was the Mughal emperor at the time of Ahmad Shah Abdalis invasion of India?




16. Moti Masjid in the Red Fort, Delhi was constructed by




17. Consider the following Mughal rulers after Aurangzeb: 1. Alamgir-II 2. Farrukh Siyar 3. Jahandar Shah 4. Shah Alam-II The correct chronological sequence of these rulers is




18. In the Delhi Sultanate an administrative unit called Pargana was headed by




19. Who introduced the famous Persian festival of Nauroz?




20. Arrange the following Tughlaqs in the chronological sequence: 1. Firuz Tughlaq 2. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq 3. Abu Bakr 4. Nasiruddin Mahmud 5. Muhammad bin Tughlaq Select the correct answer from the codes given below:




21. The Delhi Sultanate reached its maximum geographical limits during the reign of.................




22. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?




23. Who wrote the history of Aurangzebs reign in total secrecy because of the emperors opposition to it and what was the name of that historical work?




24. Which of the following revolts during Aurangzebs period had a peasant agrarian background? The revolt of the............




25. Which empire lasted the longest among the following?




26. Who founded the Pala Empire?




27. Who founded the Vikramashila University?




28. Who was the founder of the Sena dynasty?




29. Who was the author of the book Kitab-i-Yamini?




30. Who was the author of the book Taj-ul-Maasir?




31. Which book described the Arab invasion of Sindh for the very first time?




32. Kandariya Mahadeva Temple of the Medieval India is dedicated to which Lord?




33. During the reign of which ruler Moroccan traveler Ibn Battuta visited India?




34. Who wrote Tughlaqnama?




35. Famous mosque Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra was built by which of the following ruler?




36. Who brought the famous Persian painter named Khwaja Abdus Samad to India?




37. Which of the following Sikh Guru compiled the Adi Granth?




38. Who was the founder of Advaita vada or the doctrine of non-dualism?




39. Pushti marg is a Vaishnav sect of the Hinduism was founded by?




40. What is pietra dura?




41. Who wrote famous book Kitab-ul-hind?




42. Who said Hanooz Dilli Door Ast?




43. Which mughal emperor was a good veena player?




44. Who was the author of famous Persian series of 52 stories Tutinama?




45. Who propagated the Vaishnava Theology of Dvaitadvaita?




46. Who has written famous book Padmavat?




47. Atala Masjid which was built by Sultan Ibrahim is located at?




48. The caves and rock-cut temples at Ellora are?