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Q1. Which of the following proved to be a check on the absolute powers of the Sultans of Delhi?
Correct answer : 3
Q2. Which of the following 'Sultans' made a successful attempt to free himself from the control of the 'ulemas'?
Correct answer : 3
Q3. The powers that concentrated for supremacy with the Rashtrakutas in North India were the........
Correct answer : 4
Q4. Who was the famous court poet of Akbar?
Correct answer : 3
Q5. Which of the following attribute the greatness of Sher Shah?
Correct answer : 3
Q6. With which kingdom, the Hoysala kingdom finally got merged?
Correct answer : 2
Q7. Which one of the following is the finest example of Mughal architecture in marble?
Correct answer : 3
Q8. Akbar followed the path of conciliation towards the Rajputs in order to.....
Correct answer : 3
Q9. Among the following statements which one exemplifies the greatness of Shivaji?
Correct answer : 2
Q10. In the III Battle of Panipat, who defeated the Marathas?
Correct answer : 3
Q11. Among the following statements which one of them is nearly true to the attitude of Aurangazeb?
Correct answer : 4
Q12. Md.Bin Tughlaq was considered to be a failure because.....
Correct answer : 4
Q13. Who introduced the 'iqtadari' system?
Correct answer : 1
Q14. Among the following who set up a separate department for the maintenance of slaves?
Correct answer : 2
Q15. Among the following who introduced the token copper currency?
Correct answer : 2
Q16. Who wrote the 'Ain-i-Akbari'?
Correct answer : 3
Q17. Among the following Muslim Scholars, who accompanied Muhammad Ghazni?
Correct answer : 3
Q18. Alberuni's visit to India was during........
Correct answer : 2
Q19. Which Muslim ruler formulated the theory of Kingship in line with the theory of divine right of the Kings?
Correct answer : 3
Q20. Arrange the following in the chronological period of their construction (a)Mamallapuram monuments; (b) Madurai Meenakshi Temple; (c)Qutab Minar; (d)Puri Jagannath Temple
Correct answer : 3
Q21. Mughal period paintings does not depict which of the following?
Correct answer : 4
Q22. During which Mughal King's period painting was at its prime?
Correct answer : 1
Q23. At which place the remains of the Vijayanagara empire can be found?
Correct answer : 1
Q24. Among the following what was Guru Nanak's primary preaching?
Correct answer : 1
Q25. Among the following what are the principles of the "Bhakti" movement of the 16th Century? (a)man's equality before God (b)pilgrimage (c)respect for mankind (d)meaningful rituals
Correct answer : 3
Q26. Find out the chronologically recorded monuments from the following arrangement?
Correct answer : 2
Q27. During the Sultanate period the accession of a king had traditionally happened by
Correct answer : 4
Q28. Why did Md.Bin Thuglaq shift his capital back to Delhi from Deogiri?
Correct answer : 4
Q29. Why did Md.Bin Thuglaq shift his capital from Delhi to Deogiri?
Correct answer : 2
Q30. Which city was the capital of Haryanka King Bimbisara?
Correct answer : 2
Q31. The famous literary historians Panini and Patanjali flourished during which dynastic rule?
Correct answer : 3
Q32. Which of the following Gupta king was forced to surrender his queen Dhruva Devi when beseiged by a Saka King?
Correct answer : 3
Q33. Which of the following towns is famous for archaeological material belonging to the period of Sangam literature?
Correct answer : 4
Q34. What is the composition of hymns of Rig Veda?
Correct answer : 2
Q35. South Indian temples are famous for massive gateways. What are they called?
Correct answer : 3
Q36. With which subject 'Manusmriti' deals mainly?
Correct answer : 3
Q37. Which of the following was defeated by Chandragupta Maurya?
Correct answer : 2
Q38. At which place an image of a dancing girl was found?
Correct answer : 1
Q39. In which language Buddhist literatures were written
Correct answer : 1
Q40. Harappan seals were made of which of the following?
Correct answer : 3
Q41. Which of the following statement about Buddha is wrong?
Correct answer : 4
Q42. The emphasis on love as the bond between God and the individual soul was based on the idea of .......
Correct answer : 4
Q43. Among the following statements which one is incorrect regarding Brahminism?
Correct answer : 3
Q44. Buddha's birth and death have been fixed based on the traditional records of which of the following?
Correct answer : 2
Q45. During the reign of Ashoka third Buddhist council was conducted at Pataliputra and one Pitaka was added to the then existing two. Which of the following?
Correct answer : 2
Q46. The 'State' encouraged the territorial spread of the brahmanas and religious institutions because....
Correct answer : 1
Q47. Pick the wrong statement from the following...
Correct answer : 2
Q48. Apart from Purusha Pura as Capital, Kanishka had another city as the second capital. Which of the following?
Correct answer : 4
Q49. Among the following who were the immediate successors of the Mauryas in the Magadha Kingdom?
Correct answer : 4
Q50. Seleucus I Nicator the Great King was a contemporary of.......