medieval indian history questions and answers
WBCS Main Question Paper – 2021
36. Which was the earliest seat of Turkish power in Delhi?
(1052 – 1060 )
(A) Qila-i Rai Pithora
(B) Koshak-i Siri
(C) Purana Qila
(D) Jahanpanah
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69. How were foreign merchants referred to in Chola documents?
(A) Manigramam
(B) Nanadeshi
(C) Ayyavole
(D) Pattinam
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110. What occasioned the break between the Mughals and the Rajputs?
(A) Increasing importance of the Marathas in Mughal state.
(B) Succession crisis in Marwar after the death of Jaswant Singh.
(C) Aurungzeb’s favoritism towards Muslims in Mughal service.
(D) Aurungzeb’s demolition of Hindu temples.
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124. Who was the author of the Prabandha Chintamani?
(1304, Gujarat)
(A) Medhatithi
(B) Merutunga
(C) Shriharsha
(D) Soddhala
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145. Who was the author of Rajatarangini?
(A) Kalhana
(B) Jonaraja
(C) Srivara
(D) All of the above
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172. Which of the following is true of the Mansabdari system?
(i) Mansab denotes the rank an official held in the Mughal hierarchy.
(ii) Mansabdari usually entailed military obligation towards the empire.
(iii) Salary of a Mansabdar was indicated in the sawar rank he held.
(iv) Remuneration for Mansabdari was provided only in terms of grants of jagir.
(A) (i), (iii), (iv)
(B) (i), (ii), (iv)
(C) (i), (ii)
(D) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
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WBCS Main Question Paper – 2020
8. Who is the only woman historian to write a historical account of the Mughal period?
(Humayun-Nama)
(A) Gulbadan Begum
(B) Noorjahan
(C) Jahanara Begum
(D) Zebun-nissa Begum
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10. Which of the following facts about the Taj Mahal is incorrect?
(Built – 1632–53)
(A) It is a magnificent Mausoleum
(B) It was built by Shah Jahan
(C) It is situated outside the Agra Fort
(D) The names of artisans who built are engraved on it
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12. The Persian ruler who besieged Qandahar in Jahangir’s reign was
(1622)
(A) Shah Muhammad
(B) Shah Parvez
(C) Shah Abbas
(D) Shah Raza
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19. The popular name of Muizuddin Muhammad Bin Sam was
(1149 – 1206)
(A) Sultan Mahmud
(B) Muhammad Ghori
(C) Timur
(D) None of the above
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20. Kamban’s Ramayana in Tamil was written during the reign of
(12th century)
(A) Chalukya
(B) Pallavas
(C) Cholas
(D) Kakatiyas
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21. Who constructed the ‘Grand Trunk Road‘?
(A) Akbar
(B) Sher Shah Suri
(C) Ashoka
(D) Samudra Gupta
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22. Silver ‘Tanka’ and Copper ‘Jital’ were introduced by
(A) Qutubuddin Aibek
(B) Raziya Sultana
(C) Iltutmish
(D) Balban
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25. Who faced defeat in the Battle of Chandawar in 1194 AD?
(A) Bhima II
(B) Jaichand
(C) Lakshman Sena
(D) Muhammad Ghori
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26. The founder of the Lodi dynasty was
(1451-1526)
(A) Bahlul Lodi
(B) Sikandar Lodi
(C) Ibrahim Lodi
(D) Daulat Khan Lodi
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33. The name of Sultan Mahmud’s father is
(971 – 1030)
(A) Alptigin
(B) Sabuktigin
(C) Ulugh Khan
(D) Nove of the above
34. Who of the following became a member of the Din-i-Ilahi?
(A) Todar Mal
(B) Raja Birbal
(C) Raja Man Singh
(D) Tansen
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37. Who was the Hindu king at the time of Muhammad bin Qasim’s invasion of Sind?
(Battole of Aror, 712)
(A) Dahir
(B) Hala
(C) Harsha
(D) Ananda Pala
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38. Ghazi Malik was the actual name of
(A) Ghiyas uddin Tughlaq
(B) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
(C) Firuz Shah Tughlaq
(D) None of the above
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44. The Persian poet Firdausi who composed ‘Shah Namah’ was associated with the court of
(977 – 1010 CE)
(A) Sultan Mahmud
(B) Muhammad Ghori
(C) Shah Tahmasp
(D) None of the above
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46. Two major crops introduced in India during the Mughal period were
(A) Millet and Groundnut
(B) Potato and Mustard
(C) Tobacco and Maize
(D) Indigo and Maize
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48. The Somnath Temple of Gujarat was destroyed by Sultan Mahmud in
(A) 1015 AD
(B) 1020 AD
(C) 1025 AD
(D) 1027 AD
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50. The Dilwara Temples at Mount Abu were constructed during the rule of
(Vimal Shah, 1031)
(A) Chalukyas
(B) Solankis
(C) Kalachuris
(D) None of the above
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52. The Russian merchant traveller Nikitin visited South India in
(A) 14th Century
(B) 15th Century
(C) 16th Century
(D) None of the above
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54. Which of the following systems were the backbones of the Vijaynagar administration?
(A) Nitinirdesha and Dandniti
(B) Karyapalika and Nayankara
(C) Nayankara and Ayagar
(D) Dandniti and Spy system
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57. ‘Diwan-i-Khairat‘, a Ministry of Charity was organised by
(A) Alauddin
(B) Ghiyas uddin
(C) Firuz Shah
(D) None of the above
59. The Mughals imported fruits from
(Uzbekistan)
(A) Samarkand
(B) Arabia
(C) Kabul
(D) Portugal
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63. Which Mughal Emperor transferred the capital from Agra to Delhi?
(1638)
(A) Jahangir
(B) Shah Jahan
(C) Aurangzeb
(D) Bahadur Shah
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67. Which of the following works refer to the History of Sind and it’s conquest by the Muslim?
(A) Taj-ul-Manthir
(B) Chach Namah
(C) Lubab-ul-Abab
(D) Kitab-i-Tahqiq
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69. Who was the author of ‘Tabaqat-i-Nasiri‘?
(1260)
(A) Ibn Batura
(B) Minhaj-us-Siraj
(C) Isami
(D) Ziauddin Barani
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74. Jizya was abolished by the Mughal ruler
(1564)
(A) Babur
(B) Humayun
(C) Akbar
(D) Aurangzeb
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78. King Jaypala, who faced Sultan Mahmud’s invasion belonged to the
(964 to 1001 CE)
(A) Chalukya dynasty
(B) Hindu Shahi dynasty
(C) Pandya dynasty
(D) None of the above
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80. The Mughal Prince who was well versed in Arabic, Persian and Sanskrit was
(A) Prince Akbar
(B) Prince Salim
(C) Prince Sulaiman Shukoh
(D) Prince Dara Shikoh
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87. Aurangzeb sent Mukarrab Khan against
(A) Shahji Bhonsle
(B) Shivaji
(C) Sambhaji
(D) Shahu
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93. Ramachandra Yadav, who faced Alauddin’s invasion was the ruler of
(1296, Maharashtra)
(A) Devagiri
(B) Malwa
(C) Ujjain
(D) Telangana
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94. Which Mughal Emperor was a patron of Hindustani music and was popularly known as Rangila?
(A) Bahadur Shah I
(B) Bahadur Shah II
(C) Muhammad Shah
(D) Ahmed Shah
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95. Sant Jnaneshwar was the author of
(Marathi language)
(A) Amrutanubhav
(B) Rukmini Swayamvar
(C) Dasbodha
(D) Vivek sindhu
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WBCS Main Question Paper – 2019
(A) Iltutmish
(B) Alauddin Khilji
(C) Muhammad Bin Tughlug
(D) Sikandar Lodi
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(12-14th centuries)
(A) Devagiri
(B) Dwarsamudra
(C) Warrangal
(D) Kanchi
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58. Which of the following did not form part of the contingents maintained
by the mansabdars ?
(A) Cavalry men
(B) Artillery men
(C) Bow men
(D) Musketeers
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(Bharatpur, Rajasthan)
(A) Rajaram
(B) Churaman
(C) Badan Singh
(D) Surajmal
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(A) Sadat Khan
(B) Safdar Jang
(C) Asaf ud daula
(D) Nasiruddin
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WBCS Main Question Paper – 2018
(Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu)
a) Parantaka I
b) Parantaka II
c) Rajaraja I
d) Rajaraja II
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a) Alauddin Khilji
b) Muhammad bin Tughluq
c) Sikandar Lodi
d) Khizr Khan
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a) Pan
b) Varaha
c) Hun
d) Panam
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a) a revenue system in which the average produce of different crops as well as average price of 10 years were calculated.
b) revenue payable by the cultivator was based on past experience.
c) revenue system where crop was divided at the threshing floor between cultivator and the government.
d) revenue system in which not the actual crop but the estimated crop was divided between the cultivator and the government.
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(surgeon William Hamilton)
a) with a dastak (hand written pass) Company’s goods could pass without inspection through toll station (chowki).
b) Company’s officials quietly extended this privilege to their own private trade.
c) the ‘chief sufferers’ was the government of the Nawabs who lost out on customs duties and rival Indian traders who faced unequal competition.
d) All of the above
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a) Gulam Hussein
b) Arif Muhammad
c) Nasir Hussein
d) Shahabuddin
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WBCS Main Question Paper – 2017
(Chand Bardai – Prithvirajacharita)
(A) Sandhyakar nandi – Ramacharita
(B) Jaysimha – Kumarapalacharita
(C) Gaudavaho – Vakpati
(D) Bilhana – Prithvirajacharita
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(1740-61)
(A) Baji Rao I
(B) Balaji Baji Rao
(C) Balaji Biswanath
(D) Sawai Madhav Rao
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(A) Red fort
(B) Agra fort
(C) Taj Mahal
(D) Buland Darwaja
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(A) Saha Alam ll
(B) Akbar II
(C) Bahadur Shah II
(D) None of the above
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33. How many
Mughal provinces were there under Akbar and Aurangzeb respectively ?
(A) 15 and 21
(B) 17 and 19
(C) 14 and 20
(D) 16 and 19
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(A) Qutbuddin Aibak
(B) Iltutmish
(C) Raziya
(D) Balban
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(A) Babur
(B) Humayun
(C) Jahangir
(D) Akbar
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(A) Akbar
(B) Shajahan
(C) Aurangzeb
(D) Bahadur Shah
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(tax farming)
(A) Waqf
(B) Khalisa
(C) Inam
(D) Iqta
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40. The
type of painting which made remarkable progress during the reign of Jahangir was
(A) Fresco painting
(B) Battle scenes
(C) Portrait painting
(D) Miniature painting
(A) Qutbuddin Aibak
(B) Iltutmish
(C) Balban
(D) Raziya
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(A) Sutlej
(B) Indus
(C) Yamuna
(D) Ganges
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(A) Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq
(B) Balban
(C) Muhammad-bin Tughlaq
(D) Firuz Tughlaq
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44. Policemen of Vijayanagar were paid out of taxes colle cted from
(A) Wine shops
(B) Land revenue
(C) Taxes on goods
(D) Prostitutes
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(12th century)
(A) Rama
(B) Shiva
(C) Krishna
(D) Shakti
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(A) maliks
(B) muqtis
(C) mamlatdars
(D) munhias
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(A) Rama Raya
(B) Krishna Deva Raya
(C) Bukkal
(D) Saluva Narsimha
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58. The term ‘Malaimandalam’ refers to
(A) Coromandal coast
(B) Malabar coast
(C) Pandya coast
(D) Konkan coast
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(A) Ala-ud-din ll
(B) Ahmad Shah Wali
(C) Muhammad Shah I
(D) Muhammad III
(A) Namadeva
(B) Chaitanya
(C) Ramananda
(D) Ramanuja
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(A) Babur
(B) Humayun
(C) Akbar
(D) Aurangzeb
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(A) Aurangzeb
(B) Jahangir
(C) Akbar
(D) Shahjahan
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(A) Nanak
(B) Mirabai
(C) Kabir
(C) Chaitanya
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(A) Balban
(B) Alauddin Khilji
(C) Sikandar Lodi
(D) Sikandar Khan
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WBCS Main Question Paper – 2016
(A) Firuz Tughluq – Futuhat-i-Firuz-Shahi
(B) Zia-ud-din Barani – Kitab-ul-Rahala
(C) Zia-ud-din-Barani – Tarikh-i-Firuz Shahi
(D) Minhaj-us-Siraj – Tabaqat-i-Nasiri
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10. “The success of Muizzudin Muhammad Ghori in India was the consummation of a process which extended over the whole of 12th Century”. By
whom this observation has been made ?
(A) A.B.M. Habibullah
(B) Satish Chandra
(C) Irfan Habib
(D) A.K. Nizami
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(A) Balban
(B) Raziya
(C) Iltutmish
(D) Ala-ud-din Khilji
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(A) Silver, Silver, Copper
(B) Gold, Silver, Copper
(C) Silver, Bronze, Copper
(D) Gold, Bronze, Copper
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(A) Harihara I
(B) Bukka I
(C) Deva Raya II
(D) Deva Raya I
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14. According to Abdur Razzaq, the policeman of Vijayanagar were paid out of taxes collected from
(A) Wine shops
(B) Brothels (prostitutes)
(C) Land revenue
(D) Taxes on goods
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(1580)
(A) Zabti
(B) Dahsala
(C) Nasaq
(D) Kankut
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(A) Akbar
(B) Aurangzeb
(C) Jahangir
(D) Shahjahan
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(A) Babur
(B) Akbar
(C) Humayan
(D) Jahangir
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(hereditary)
(A) Khidmati jagir
(B) Watan Jagir
(C) Milkiyat Jagir
(D) Tan Jagir
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(A) Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb
(B) Akbar and Jahangir
(C) Jahangir and Shahjahan
(D) Jahangir and Humayan
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(1608)
(A) William Edwards
(B) Red Dragon
(C) Thomas Roe
(D) Hawkins
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(A) Akbar
(B) Aurangzeb
(C) Jahangir
(D) Shahjahan
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WBCS Main Question Paper – 2015
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(B) Shivaji – IIÂ Â Â Â Â Â
(C) Sambhaji     Â
(D) Shahu
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(Shahu)
(A) Balaji Biswanath
(B) Balaji Baji Rao     Â
(C) Rajaram     Â
(D) Baji Rao – I
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153. Which one of the following Mughal emperors is credited with the composition of many Hindi Songs ?
(A) Humayun      Â
(B) Babur      Â
(C) Akbar      Â
(D) Jahangir
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(Akbar, 1582-88)
(A) Timur Namah     Â
(B) Akbar Namah       Â
(C) Jamiut-Tawarikh      Â
(D) Tarikh-i Alfi
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(A) Architecture        Â
(B) Painting
(C) Music     Â
(D) Philosophy
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156. The only type of Jagir which could not be transferred was –
(A) Khidmati Jagir      Â
(B) Watan Jagir
(C) MiIkiyat Jagir      Â
(D) Tan Jagir
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(1605, Portuguese)
(A) Jahangir
(B) Akbar      Â
(C) Shahjahan      Â
(D) Aurangzeb
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158. Which of the following mosques of the Mughals is also known as the ‘pearl-mosque‘ ?
(Shah Jahan, 1653)
(A) Jamia Masjid at Delhi        Â
(B) Jamia Masjid at Fatehpur
(C) Moti Masjid at Agra
(D) Aurangzeb’s personal mosque in the Red Fort
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159. Who among the following Mughal Minister was the ‘pay master-general’ as well ?
(A) Diwan      Â
(B) Mir Bakshi
(C) Khan-i-Saman     Â
(D) Vakil
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(A) Man Singh      Â
(B) Todar Mal         Â
(C) Birbal
(D) Bhagwan Das
(A) Harihara – IÂ Â Â Â Â Â
(B) Krishna Deva Raya      Â
(C) Bukka – I
(D) Saluva Narasimha
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172. ‘Every pearl in the royal crown is but the crystallized drops of blood fallen from the tearful eyes of the poor peasant’. Who made this statement ?
(A) Amir Khusrau
(B) Barauni       Â
(C) Ibn-Batutah     Â
(D) Al-Beruni
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(A) Alauddin Khalji     Â
(B) Iltutmish       Â
(C) Balban
(D) Firuz Tughlaq
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(11-13th centuries, Gujarat)
(A) Paramaras      Â
(B) Chandellas         Â
(C) Solankis
(D) Chauhans
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(A) Kshatriyas     Â
(B) Fallen Kshatriyas         Â
(C) Rajputs
(D) Mlechchas
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(A) Hedas    Â
(B) Sisodias      Â
(C) Rathors    Â
(D) Kachchhawahas
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(A) Thomas Roe     Â
(B) Ralph Fitch      Â
(C) Hawkins
(D) Newbery
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(A) Purushottam      Â
(B) Kapilendra
(C) Prataparudra
(D) Vidyadhara
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(A) Jalaluddin Ahsan
(B) Hussain Shah      Â
(C) Nusrat Shah     Â
(D) Dilwar Khan
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195. Who built the ‘Gol-Gombuj’ at Bijapur famous for the world’s second largest dome and the whispering gallery ?
(A) Mahmud Gawan    Â
(B) Yusuf Adil Shah     Â
(C) Ismail Adil Shah    Â
(D) Muhammed Adil Shah
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(A) Nizamuddin Auliya
(B) Farid     Â
(C) Salim Chisti     Â
(D) Muhammed Jilani
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(A) Tulsidas
(B) Surdas      Â
(C) Chaitanya    Â
(D) Namadeva
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(Vijayanagara Empire)
(A) Land revenue department
(B) A type of rice
(C) One-third of the produce of the land      Â
(D) House-tax
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(B) Deva Raya- IÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
(C) Krishnadevaraya
(D) Virupaksha
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(D) Virupaksha – II
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WBCS Main Question Paper – 2014
59. Which of the following work was not done by Amir Khosrue ?
(autobiography by Timur)
(A) Dewal Rani Khisly    Â
(B) Nuh Sipih      Â
(C) Qirun us Saadain      Â
(D) Tuzuk-i-Timuri
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(A) Shaiva Cult    Â
(B) Shakti Cult      Â
(C) Balaram Cult    Â
(D) Krishna Cult
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(A) Guru Nanak
(B) Guru Arjundeva      Â
(C) Guru Hargobind Sing     Â
(D) Guru Tegbahadur
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(A) Abdul Hamid Lahori     Â
(B) Haji Ibrahim Sarhindi
(C) Khafi Khan     Â
(D) Malik Muhammad Jayasi
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(A) Shamsuddin Ilius Shah
(B) Shekander Shah
(C) Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah
(D) Rukumuddin Barbak Shah
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(A) Jai Singh     Â
(B) Josowant Singh     Â
(C) Sayesta Khan      Â
(D) Mir Jumla
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