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| 51. |
…………… in his work, ‘Peasant State and Society in Medieval SouthIndia’ introduced a new theory of ‘Segmentary’ state system for medieval South Indian state and society. |
| A. | burton stein |
| B. | noboru karashima |
| C. | a.s.altekar |
| D. | richard kennedy |
| Answer» B. noboru karashima | |
| 52. |
………………. works, ‘Inscriptions of Pallavas and Early IndianPaleography’ are of considerable importance for the reconstruction of the history he Pallavas. |
| A. | mahalingam’s |
| B. | burton stein’s |
| C. | george spencer’s |
| D. | kenneth hall’s |
| Answer» B. burton stein’s | |
| 53. |
……………… can be considered as the first historian to write acomprehensive history of south India. |
| A. | k.a. nilakanta sastri |
| B. | richard kennedy |
| C. | southal |
| D. | robert sewell |
| Answer» B. richard kennedy | |
| 54. |
In 1674 Shivaji held his coronation, assumed the title Chatrapathiand made ………….. his capital. |
| A. | raigarh |
| B. | tinnevelly |
| C. | tirukkadaiyur |
| D. | pudukottai |
| Answer» B. tinnevelly | |
| 55. |
The administration of ……………. was divided into eight departmentsheaded by ministers who are called Ashta pradhan. |
| A. | raja jai singh |
| B. | pushyabhutis |
| C. | shivaji |
| D. | narasimhavarman |
| Answer» D. narasimhavarman | |
| 56. |
Marching to Poona, …………… decided to strike at the heart of Shivajiterritories Fort purendar where Shivaji had lodged his family and his treasure. |
| A. | narasimhavarman |
| B. | dadaji kondadev |
| C. | raja jai singh |
| D. | jai singh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 57. |
Aurangazeb attacked Bijapur, which sought his help, Shivaji couldrealize that it was in his interest to check the power of the Mughals from penetrating in the …………….. |
| A. | punjab |
| B. | delhi |
| C. | deccan |
| D. | assam |
| Answer» D. assam | |
| 58. |
After the failure of Shaista Khan, Aurangazeb deputed Raja Jai Singhof Amber to deal with …………….. |
| A. | shivaji |
| B. | dadaji kondadev |
| C. | raja jai singh |
| D. | narasimhavarman |
| Answer» B. dadaji kondadev | |
| 59. |
Shivaji came into conflict with the …………….. first in 1657. |
| A. | bhaminis |
| B. | pushyabhutis |
| C. | mughals |
| D. | khaljis |
| Answer» D. khaljis | |
| 60. |
In 1643 ……………. captured the fort of the singhgarh from Bijapur |
| A. | simhavishnu |
| B. | dadaji kondadev |
| C. | shivaji |
| D. | mahendravarman |
| Answer» D. mahendravarman | |
| 61. |
While Jija bai built up the character of Shivaji, ……………. trained himin the art of fighting and administration. |
| A. | kond dev |
| B. | raja jai singh |
| C. | simhavishnu |
| D. | mahendravarman |
| Answer» B. raja jai singh | |
| 62. |
Even during the period of Tutelage of Kunda Dev, Shivaji startedcapturing hill forts near …………… against his wishes. |
| A. | poona |
| B. | tinnevelly |
| C. | tirukkadaiyur |
| D. | pudukottai |
| Answer» B. tinnevelly | |
| 63. |
……………. spent his childhood under the protection of a Brahminofficial called Dadaji Kondadev. |
| A. | krishna daevaraya |
| B. | harsha vardhana |
| C. | shivaji |
| D. | baber |
| Answer» D. baber | |
| 64. |
………….. was the son of Shahji Bhonsle and Jija Bai born in 1627 . |
| A. | raja jai singh |
| B. | dadaji kondadev |
| C. | shivaji |
| D. | hari hara |
| Answer» D. hari hara | |
| 65. |
The Territory which includes modern state of Bombay Konkan,Kandesh, Berar, part of Madhya Pradesh, and part of Hyderabad state was ……….. state. |
| A. | gupta |
| B. | mauryan |
| C. | maratha |
| D. | khalji |
| Answer» D. khalji | |
| 66. |
Although the expansion of the Mughal Empire reached its zenithduring the reign of ……………, the disintegration of the empire also began simultaneously due to his policies. |
| A. | jahangir |
| B. | shahjahan |
| C. | aurangzeb |
| D. | akbar |
| Answer» D. akbar | |
| 67. |
The invasions of ………….gave deathblows to the shattered MughalEmpire. |
| A. | nadir shah |
| B. | pushyabhutis |
| C. | huns |
| D. | chengikhan |
| Answer» B. pushyabhutis | |
| 68. |
The …………….. inaugurated the policy of Greater Maharashtra andpopularized the ideal of ‘Hindu-pad padshahi’. |
| A. | pushyabhutis |
| B. | peshwas |
| C. | sivaji |
| D. | tilak |
| Answer» C. sivaji | |
| 69. |
The two famous poets of …………….. time were Sundar, the author ofSundar Srinagar, and Bihari Lal, the author of Satsai. |
| A. | shah jahan's |
| B. | aurangzeb’s |
| C. | jahangir’s |
| D. | akbar’s |
| Answer» B. aurangzeb’s | |
| 70. |
The most powerful external factor that brought about the downfall ofthe ………….. Empire was the rising power of the Marathas under the Peshwas. |
| A. | gupta |
| B. | mughal |
| C. | mauryan |
| D. | harsha |
| Answer» C. mauryan | |
| 71. |
The most notable poet ……………. wrote Ramcharitamanas. |
| A. | ghizali |
| B. | tulsidas |
| C. | abul fazal |
| D. | athula |
| Answer» C. abul fazal | |
| 72. |
It was under …………… that the Fatwahi-Alamgiri was written. |
| A. | aurangzeb |
| B. | shahjahan |
| C. | jahangir |
| D. | akbar |
| Answer» B. shahjahan | |
| 73. |
During ……………. period many historical works were composed i.e.Padshahnamah by Abdul Hamid Lahori, Shah-Jahan-namah by Inayat Khan etc. |
| A. | shah jahan's |
| B. | aurangzeb’s |
| C. | jahangir’s |
| D. | akbar’s |
| Answer» B. aurangzeb’s | |
| 74. |
The translator of the ………….. Veda was Hazi Ibrahim Sarhindi. |
| A. | yajur |
| B. | atharva |
| C. | sama |
| D. | rig |
| Answer» C. sama | |
| 75. |
Tabaqat-i-Akbari was written by ……………………. |
| A. | nizam-ud-din ahmed |
| B. | badauni |
| C. | faizi |
| D. | muhammad hussain naziri |
| Answer» B. badauni | |
| 76. |
The great historical works of Akbar’s reign are the Akbarnamah andAin-i-Akbari of ……………….. |
| A. | ghizali |
| B. | badauni |
| C. | abul fazal |
| D. | rajatodermal |
| Answer» D. rajatodermal | |
| 77. |
The Muntkhab-ul-Twarikh was written by ………………. |
| A. | badauni |
| B. | ghizali |
| C. | abul fazal |
| D. | nizam-ud-din ahmed |
| Answer» B. ghizali | |
| 78. |
The two great Hindu musicians of …………….. time were Jagannathand Janardhan Bhatta. |
| A. | shah jahan’s |
| B. | aurangzeb |
| C. | jahangir |
| D. | akbar |
| Answer» B. aurangzeb | |
| 79. |
…………… court was adorned by famous musicians like Tansen ofGwalior and Baz Bahadur of Malwa. |
| A. | shahjahan’s |
| B. | akbar’s |
| C. | aurangzeb’s |
| D. | jahangir’s |
| Answer» C. aurangzeb’s | |
| 80. |
The most outstanding of Shah Jahan’s edifices is the world famousTaj Mahal built by him at …………… as a mausoleum for his wife Mumtaz Mahal. |
| A. | agra |
| B. | delhi |
| C. | tinnevelly |
| D. | tirukkadaiyur |
| Answer» B. delhi | |
| 81. |
The Diwan-i-Khas which accommodated …………… household has anarchitectural beauty of its own. |
| A. | akbar’s |
| B. | shahjahan |
| C. | aurangzeb |
| D. | jahangir |
| Answer» B. shahjahan | |
| 82. |
The house of …………, a double-storeyed building which has beenlavishly decorated, combines within itself the best features of the Hindu and Muslim style of architecture. |
| A. | birbal |
| B. | badauni |
| C. | abul fazal |
| D. | ghizali |
| Answer» B. badauni | |
| 83. |
The reign of ……………… was the Golden Age of Mughal architecture. |
| A. | shah jahan |
| B. | aurangzeb |
| C. | jahangir |
| D. | akbar |
| Answer» B. aurangzeb | |
| 84. |
The tomb of the Sufi saint Shaik Salim Chishti built of white marble isanother star attraction at …………….. |
| A. | fatehpur sikri |
| B. | mecca |
| C. | delhi |
| D. | banwali |
| Answer» B. mecca | |
| 85. |
The Jam-i-Masjid built after the model of the mosque at ………….. isconsidered to be the glory of Fatehpur Sikri and is one of the largest mosques in India. |
| A. | agra |
| B. | tinnevelly |
| C. | pudukottai |
| D. | mecca |
| Answer» E. | |
| 86. |
The Jahangiri Mahal and Akbari Mahal located within the …………. Fort were designed and built by Indian craftsmen who were experts inthe construction of Hindu temples and Buddhist Viharas. |
| A. | pudukottai |
| B. | tinnevelly |
| C. | tirukkadaiyur |
| D. | agra |
| Answer» E. | |
| 87. |
The greatest achievement of ………… as a builder was the city of Fatehpur Sikri. |
| A. | akbar |
| B. | shahjahan |
| C. | aurangzeb |
| D. | jahangir |
| Answer» B. shahjahan | |
| 88. |
4, in which he rejects the segmentary theory of ……………... |
| A. | burton stein |
| B. | k.n. chaudhuri |
| C. | a.r. kulkarni |
| D. | r.c. majumdar |
| Answer» B. k.n. chaudhuri | |
| 89. |
The tomb of Humayun at …………. is one of the earliest of Akbar’sbuildings. |
| A. | madras |
| B. | mecca |
| C. | bengal |
| D. | delhi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 90. |
Prof. Noboru Karashima, a ………… historian on South Indian studies. |
| A. | japanese |
| B. | chinese |
| C. | british |
| D. | american |
| Answer» B. chinese | |
| 91. |
Akbar ordered in 1575 the construction of Ibadat Khana – The houseof worship at ……………… to adorn the spiritual kingdom. |
| A. | fatchpursikri |
| B. | tinnevelly |
| C. | tirukkadaiyur |
| D. | pudukottai |
| Answer» B. tinnevelly | |
| 92. |
The …………….. system was an integral part of the mansabdari systemwhich developed under Akbar. |
| A. | jagirdari |
| B. | feudalism |
| C. | slavery |
| D. | capitalism |
| Answer» B. feudalism | |
| 93. |
……………… introduced the month-scale in the mansabdari system tocompensate the gap between Jama (estimated income) and hasil (actual realisation). |
| A. | shahjahan |
| B. | aurangzeb |
| C. | jahangir |
| D. | akbar |
| Answer» B. aurangzeb | |
| 94. |
The steel-frame of ………… military policy was the mansabdari system. |
| A. | akbar's |
| B. | aurangzeb |
| C. | jahangir |
| D. | humayun |
| Answer» B. aurangzeb | |
| 95. |
Abdul Hamid’s Badshahnama contains an account of twenty years ofhistory of …………….. reign. |
| A. | shahjahan’s |
| B. | jahangir’s |
| C. | akbar’s |
| D. | humayun’s |
| Answer» B. jahangir’s | |
| 96. |
…………….. set to write the history Iqbalnama-i Jahangiri afterShahjahan’s accession to the throne. |
| A. | mutamad khan |
| B. | abdul qadir badauni |
| C. | humayun |
| D. | shahjahan |
| Answer» B. abdul qadir badauni | |
| 97. |
…………….. compiled the history, Zubdatu’t Tawarikh and closed itwith the account of Jahangir’s reign. |
| A. | baber |
| B. | abdul qadir badauni |
| C. | qazi nurul haque |
| D. | abul fazal |
| Answer» D. abul fazal | |
| 98. |
Akbar employed Abdul Qadir Badauni to translate Muhabharat from …………… into Persian. |
| A. | malayalam |
| B. | sanskrit |
| C. | urudu |
| D. | tamil |
| Answer» C. urudu | |
| 99. |
The Akbarnama and the Ain-i Akbari provide exhaustive details of theevents and policies introduced by ………….. till the year 1602. |
| A. | akbar |
| B. | nizamuddin ahmad |
| C. | abdul qadir badauni |
| D. | qazi nurul haque |
| Answer» B. nizamuddin ahmad | |
| 100. |
In compiling the Akbarnama, ………….. was able to come up to hisroyal patron’s expectations. |
| A. | abul fazl |
| B. | abdul qadir badauni |
| C. | qazi nurul haque |
| D. | athula |
| Answer» B. abdul qadir badauni | |