Q.1) The Mughal school of painting formed the spinal column of different schools of Indian miniature art. Which one of the following painting styles was not affected by Mughal painting?
(a) Pahari
(b) Rajasthani
(c) Kangra
(d) Kalighata
Q.2) Who among the following were famous jurists of medieval India?
(a) Vijnanesvara
(b) Hemadri
(c) Rajasekhara
(d) Jimutavahana
Q.3) According to Mimamsa system of philosophy, liberation is possible by means by:
(a) jnana
(b) bhakti
(c) yoga
(d) karma
Q.4) Bronze icons of Nataraja cast during the Chola period invariably show the deity with:
(a) eight hands
(b) six hands
(c) four hands
(d) two hands
Q.5) Which one of the following monuments has a dome which is said to be one of the largest in the world?
(a) Tomb of Sher Shah, Sasaram
(b) Jama Masjid, Delhi
(c) Tomb of Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq, Delhi
(d) Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur
Q.6) Ashtapradhan was a council of ministers:
(a) In the Gupta administration
(b) In the Chola administration
(c) In the Vijayanagar administration
(d) In the Maratha administration
Q.7) Consider the map given below:
The route indicated in the map was followed, during the course of his military exploits, by:
(a) Chandragupta II
(b) Harshavardhana
(c) Rajendra Chola
(d) Malik Kafur
Q.8) Nastaliq was:
(a) A persian script used in medieval India
(b) A raga composed by Tansen
(c) A cess levied by the Mughal rulers
(d) A manual of code of conduct for the Ulemas
Q.9) The sufi saint who maintained that devotional music was one way of coming close to God was:
(a) Muin-ud-din Chisti
(b) Baba Farid
(c) Saiyid Muhammad Gesudaraz
(d) Shah Alam Bukhari
Q.10) Mughal painting reached its zenith under:
(a) Humayun
(b) Akbar
(c) Jahangir
(d) Shahjahan
Q.11) In medieval India, Mansabdari system was introduced for:
(a) Making recruitment to the army
(b) Facilitating revenue collection
(c) Ensuring religious harmony
(d) Effecting clean administration
Q.12) Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(a) Guru Amar Das–Miri and Piri
(b) Guru Arjun Dev–Adi Granth
(c) Guru Ram Das–Dal Khalsa
(d) Guru Gobind Singh– Manji
Q.13) Prem Vatika, poems on the life of Krishna, were composed by :
(a) Bihari
(b) Surdas
(c) Raskhan
(d) Kabir
Q.14) After consolidating his power, Balban assumed the grand title of :
(a) Tute-Hind
(b) Kaisr-I-Hind
(c) Zil-I-Ilahi
(d) Din-I-Ilahi
Q.15) Head of the military department under the recognized central machinery of administration during Akbar’s reign was:
(a) Diwan
(b) Mir Bakshi
(c) Mir Saman
(d) Bakshi
Q.16) Assertion (A): The sponsor and the most prominent figure of the Chisti order of Sufis in India is Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti.
Reason (R): The Chisti order takes its name from a village Chisti in Ajmer.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?
(a) Both A and R are true but R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Q.17) Which one of the following pairs of composers in different languages and their works on the Mahabharata theme is correctly matched?
(a) Sarladasa–Bengali
(b) Kasirama–Oriya
(c) Tikkana–Marathi
(d) Pampa–Kannada
Q.18) The medieval Indian writer who refers to the discovery of America is :
(a) Malik Muhammad Jayasi
(b) Amir Khusrau
(c) Raskhan
(d) Abul Fazl
Q.19) The member of Shivaji’s Ashtapradhan who looked after foreign affairs was:
(a) Peshwa
(b) Sachiv
(c) Pandit Rao
(d) Sumant
Q.20) The loss of Qandhar was a big blow to the Mughal empire from the view point of :
(a) natural resources
(b) buffer territory
(c) communication
(d) strategic stronghold
Q.21) Fawazil in the Sultanate period meant:
(a) extra payment to the nobles
(b) revenue assigned in lieu of salary
(c) excess amount paid to the exchequer by the Iqtadars
(d) illegal exactions extracted from the peasants
Q.22) Sultan of Delhi who is reputed to have built the biggest network of canals in India was:
(a) Iltutmish
(b) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
(c) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
(d) Sikandar Lodi
Q.23) Assertion (A): At first the Turkish administration in India was essentially military.
Reason (R): The country was parcelled out as ‘Iqtas’ among leading military leaders.
(a) Both A and R are true but R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A .
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Q.24) Assertion (A): During the reign of Shahjahan, Dara Sikoh was sent on expedition to Balkha, Badakhshan and Qandahar.
Reason (R): The expedition sent by Shahjahan to the Middle-East was a marvellous success.
(a) Both A and R are true but R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Q.25) Consider the following statements: Ahadis were those troopers who:
1. Offered their services singly
2. Did not attach themselves to any chief
3. Had the emperor as their immediate colonel
4. Attached themselves to Mirzas
Of these statements:
(a) 1, 3 and 4 are correct
(b) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
(c) 2 and 3 are correct
(d) 1 and 4 are correct
Q.26) Consider the following:
1. Tughlaqabad fort
2. Lodi Garden
3. Qutab Minar
4. Fatehpur Sikri
The correct chronological order in which they were built is :
(a) 3, 1, 4, 2
(b) 3, 1, 2, 4
(c) 1, 3, 2, 4
(d) 1, 3, 4, 2
Q.27) Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I
A . 1556
B. 1600
C. 1686
D. 1739
List-II
1. Battle of Haldi Ghati
2. Nadir Shah’s capture of Delhi
3. Death of Shivaji
4. Grant of Charter to East India Company
5. Accession of Akbar
Codes:
(a) A – 3; B – 4; C – 2; D – 1
(b) A – 5; B – 4; C – 3; D – 2
(c) A – 5; B – 2; C – 1; D – 4
(d) A – 1; B – 5; C – 3; D – 2
Q.28) In the given map, the shaded part represents Akbar’s empire at a certain juncture, A stands for an independent country and ‘B’ marks the site of city. Which one of the following alternative gives all correct information?
(a) Akbar in 1557 : (A) Gokunda, (B) Lahore
(b) Akbar in 1557 : (A) Khandesh, (B) Multan
(c) Akbar in 1605: (A) Gondwana, (B) Multan
(d) Akbar in 1605: (A) Gondwana, (B) Lahore
Q.29) The first writer to use Urdu as the medium of poetic expression was:
(a) Amir Khusrau
(b) Mirza Ghalib
(c) Bahadur Shah Zafar
(d) Faiz
Q.30) To which Lodi Sultan does the given map relate and what town does the site marked. A represents?
(a) Bahlol Lodi – Jaunpur
(b) Sikandar Lodi – Aligarh
(c) Ibrahim Lodi – Jaunpur
(d) Ibrahim Lodi – Aligarh
Q.31) Assertion (A): During the time of Akbar, for every ten cavalrymen, the mansabdars had to maintain twenty horses.
Reason (R): Horses had to be rested while on march and replacements’ were necessary in times of war.
(a) Both A and R are true but R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Q.32) One consistent feature found in the history of southern India was the growth of small regional kingdoms rather than large empires because of :
(a) Absence of minerals like iron
(b) Too many divisions in the social structure
(c) Absence of vast areas of fertile land
(d) Scarcity of manpower
Q.33) ‘The king was freed from his people and they from their king’. On whose death did Badauni comment thus?
(a) Balban
(b) Ala-ud-din Khalji
(c) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
(d) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Q.34) Consider the following statements:
The striking feature of the Jama Masjid in Kashmir completed by Zain-ul-Abdin include(s):
1. Turret
2. Similarity with Buddhist pagodas
3. Persian style
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 alone
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1 and 3
Q.35) Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Jahangir : William Hawkins
(b) Akbar : Sir Thomas Roe
(c) Shahjahan : Travernier
(d) Aurangzeb : Manucci
Q.36) Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list:
List-I
A. Land allotted to big feudal landlords
B. Land allotted to revenue farmers of rent collectors
C. Land allotted to each peasant with the right to sublet, mortgage transfer, gift or sell
List-II
1. Jagirdari System
2. Ryotwari System
3. Mahalwari System
4. Zamindari System
D. Revenue settlements made at village level
Codes:
(a) A – 1; B – 3; C – 2; D – 4
(b) A – 1; B – 4; C – 2; D – 3
(c) A – 3; B – 4; C – 1; D – 2
(d) A – 2; B – 1; C – 3; D – 4
Q.37) Who among the following streamlined the Maratha administration after Sambhaji ?
(a) Raja Ram
(b) Balaji Vishwanath
(c) Ganga Bai
(d) Nanaji Deshmukh
Q.38) The given map refers to the kingdom of :
(a) Akbar at the time of capture of Khandesh in 1601
(b) Akbar at the time of his death in 1605
(c) Aurangzeb at the time of capture of Hyderabad
(d) Aurangzeb at the time of his death in 1707
Q.39) Consider the following events:
1. Region of Krishna Deva of Vijaynagara
2. Construction of Qutab Minar
3. Arrival of Portuguese in India
4. Death of Firoz Tughlaq
Correct chronological sequence of these events is :
(a) 2, 4, 3, 1
(b) 2, 4, 1, 3
(c) 4, 2, 1, 3
(d) 4, 2, 3, 1
Q.40) Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I
A. Iqta
B. Jagir
C. Amaram
D. Mokasa
List-II
1. Marathas
2. Delhi Sultans
3. Mughals
4. Vijayanagara
Codes:
(a) A – 3; B – 2; C – 1; D – 4
(b) A – 2; B – 3; C – 4; D – 1
(c) A – 2; B – 3; C – 1; D – 4
(d) A – 3; B – 2; C – 4; D – 1
Q.41) Which one of the following Muslim rulers was hailed as the ‘Jagadguru’ by his Muslim subject because of his belief in secularism?
(a) Hussain Shah
(b) Zain-ul-Abidin
(c) Ibrahim Adil Shah
(d) Mahmud II
Q.42) Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Bhakti Saint)
A. Namdev
B. Kabir
C. Ravidas
D. Sena
List-II (Profession)
1. Barber
2. Weaver
3. Tailor
4. Cobbler
Codes:
(a) A – 2; B – 3; C – 1; D – 4
(b) A – 3; B – 2; C – 4; D – 1
(c) A – 3; B – 2; C – 1; D – 4
(d) A – 2; B – 3; C – 4; D – 1
Q.43) Mongols under Chengiz Khan invaded India during the reign of :
(a) Balban
(b) Firoz Tughlaq
(c) Iltutmish
(d) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
Q.44) Which among the following ports was called Babul Makka (Gate of Makka) during the Mughal period?
(a) Calicut
(b) Broach
(c) Cambay
(d) Surat
Q.45) Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(a) Dewan-i-Bandagani – Tughlaq
(b) Dewan-i-Mustakhraj – Balban
(c) Dewan-i-Kohi – Alauddin Khilji
(d) Dewan-i-Arz – Muhammad Tughlaq
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 46) : The following item consist of two statements. One labelled the ‘Assertion A’ and the other as ‘Reason R’ . You are to examine these two statements carefully and decide if the ‘Assertion A’ and the ‘Reason R’ are individually true and if so, whether the ‘Reason R’ is the correct explanation of the given ‘Assertion A’. Mark your Answer-Sheet accordingly.
Codes:
(a) Both A and R are individually true but R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Q.46) Assertion (A): Battle of Khanua was certainly more decisive and significant than the First Battle of Panipat
Reason (R): Rana Sanga, the Rajput hero, was certainly a more formidable adversary than Ibrahim Lodi.
Q.47) The shaded area in the above map shows the empire of :
(a) Alauddin Khalji
(b) Mohammad Tughlaq
(c) Shahjahan
(d) Aurangzeb
Q.48) Who among the following was the first Bhakti saint to use Hindi for the propagation of his message?
(a) Dadu
(b) Kabir
(c) Ramananda
(d) Tulsidas
Q.49) With reference to medieval Indian rulers, which one of the following statement is correct?
(a) Alauddin Khalji first set up a separate ariz’s department.
(b) Balban introduced the branding of horses in his military.
(c) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq was succeeded by his uncle to the military.
(d) Firoz Tughlaq set up a separate department of slaves.
Q.50) The motive behind Shah Jahan’s Balkh campaign was to: (a) secure a friendly ruler in Balkh and Badakshan which bordered Kabul
(b) conquer Samarqand and Farghana, the Mughal homelands
(c) fix the Mughal frontier on the ‘scientific line’, the Amu Daria
(d) expand the Mughal Empire beyond the subcontinent