A renowned Jain scholar who was greatly honoured by Akbar was
(a) Hemachandra
(b) Harivijaya
(c) Vastupala
(d) Bhadrabahu
Solution: (a)
During the rule of Akbar Jainism flourished to a great extent. Delhi became a centre of the Digambara Kashtha Sangha. Akbar deeply revered the Jain dharma Acharya, Muni Padmasunder. On being invited by Akbar, most renowned Bhattarak Harivijay Suri of Tapagachcha of Gujarat came to Agra. Akbar bestowed upon Harivijay Suri with the epithet “Jagadguru”.
The largest standing army of the Sultanate, directly paid by the State, was created by
(a) Iltutmish
(b) Alauddin Khalji
(c) Muhammad bin Tughluq
(d) Sikander Lodi
Solution: (b)
Indian Army under Delhi Sultanate was heavily influenced by the foreign invasions. It was on the basis of such military strength that Alauddin Khalji twice repelled the Mongols successfully. His military success was because of the creation of a large standing army directly recruited and paid by the state. He revoked all grants made by previous sultans, introduced price control covering almost the entire market and rationed the grain.
What was the age of Akbar at the time of his coronation at Kalanaur?
(a) Thirteen
(b) Fifteen
(c) Eighteen
(d) Twenty
Solution: (a)
On January 24, 1556, Mughal ruler Humayun died and was succeeded by his son, Akbar who was only thirteen years old. On February 14, 1556, in a garden at Kalanaur in Punjab, Akbar was enthroned as the Emperor. At the time of his accession to the throne, Mughal rule was confined to Kabul, Kandahar, parts of Punjab and Delhi.
Who amongst the following was the Last Guru of the Sikhs?
(a) Guru Arjun Dev
(b) Guru Teg Bahadur
(c) Guru Gobind Singh
(d) Guru Angad Dav
Solution: (c)
Guru Gobind Singh was the Tenth of the Eleven Sikh Gurus. He contributed much to Sikhism; notable was his contribution to the continual formalisation of the faith. Guru Gobind Singh, the last of the living Sikh Gurus, initiated the Sikh Khalsa in 1699, passing the Guruship of the Sikhs to the Eleventh and Eternal Guru of the Sikhs, the Guru Granth Sahib.
The Sultans of which dynasty ruled for the longest time?
(a) Khilji dynasty
(b) Tughluq dynasty
(c) Slave dynasty
(d) Lodi dynasty
Solution: (b)
The Delhi Sultanate is a term used to cover five short-lived dynasties, Delhi based kingdoms or sultanates, mostly of Turkic and Pashtun (Afghan) origin in medieval India. The sultanates ruled from Delhi between 1206 and 1526, when the last was replaced by the Mughal dynasty. The five dynasties were the Mamluk dynasty (1206–90); the Khilji dynasty (1290– 1320); the Tughlaq dynasty (1320–1414); the Sayyid dynasty (1414–51); and the Afghan Lodi dynasty (1451–1526).
Khalsa Panth was created by Guru Gobind Singh in which year?
(a) 1599
(b) 1707
(c) 1699
(d) 1657
Solution: (b)
Khalsa is the collective body of Singhs and Kaurs represented by the five beloved-ones and is the final temporal Guru/leader of the Sikhs. The Khalsa was inaugurated on March 30, 1699, by Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru. The leadership was passed on by Guru Gobind Singh to the Khalsa and bestowed the title “Guru Panth” or “Guru.”
Which of the following pairs is incorrect?
(a) Babar vs. Sangram Singh
(b) Sher Shah vs. Humayun
(c) Chengiz Khan vs. Alauddin Khilji
(d) Akbar vs. Hemu
Solution: (c)
Chengiz Khan was the founder and Great Khan (emperor) of the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous empire in history after his demise. His period of reign was 1206 A.D-1227 A.D. Iltutmish was his contemporary and he had to face his frequent incursions.
Find out the correct match of the following:
(a) Asaf Khan — Akbar
(b) Adam Khan — Akbar
(c) Bairam Khan — Akbar
(d) Shaista Khan — Akbar
Solution: (c)
Bairam Khan was an important military commander, general of the Mughal army, a powerful statesman and regent at the court of the Mughal emperors Humayun and Akbar. As Akbar’s regent, he consolidated Mughal authority in northern India and most notably led Mughal forces at the Second Battle of Panipat, which was fought between Akbar and the Hindu king Hemu in 1556.
The only Hindu Courtier of Akbar who accepted Din-i-Ilahi was:
(a) Todermal
(b) Birbal
(c) Tansen
(d) Man Singh
Solution: (b)
In consequence of the departure of Lord Dalhou sie in 1855 and a vacancy in the governor-general ship of India, Lord Canning was selected by Lord Palmerston to succeed to that great position. The most significant event during his administration was the outbreak of the Sepoy Revolt, 1857. Lord Canning suppressed it and the Parliamentary Act of 1858 fol lowed this great event. By the Proclamation of the Queen, the East India Company‘s rule ended and the Crown of England took over the government of India.
Who was the regent of Akbar in his early days ?
(a) Abul Fazl
(b) Bairam Khan
(c) Tansen
(d) Todarmal
Solution: (b)
Bairam Khan was an important military commander, general of the Mughal army, a powerful statesman and regent at the court of the Mughal emperors Humayun and Akbar.
