Krishnadevaraya built the Krish[1]naswami temple in Hampi, which is situated in the present state of:
(a) Karnataka
(b) Calcutta
(c) Jammu and Kashmir
(d) Kerala
Solution: (a)
Hampi is in Karnataka. Hampi has been declared as World Heritage Site.
Babur was succeeded to the Mughal throne by:
(a) Sher Shah
(b) Akbar
(c) Humayun
(d) Bahadur Shah
Solution: (c)
Babur (1526–30) was succeeded by his son Humayun (1530–40 and 1555–56).
Who discovered the sea-route to India?
(a) Vasco da Gama
(b) Columbus
(c) Magellan
(d) Henry the Navigator
Solution: (a)
Portuguese sailor Vasco da Gama discovered the sea-route to India.
Rana Pratap Singh of Mewar was defeated by the Mughal army in the battle of
(a) Mewar
(b) Chittor
(c) Haldighati
(d) Udaipur
Solution: (c)
Rana Pratap Singh of Mewar was defeated by the Mughal Emperor Akbar in the battle of Haldighati in 1576.
Prithviraj Chauhan was defeated by Mohd. Ghori in the battle of
(a) Tarain in 1191 A.D.
(b) Tarain in 1192 A.D.
(c) Chandawar in 1193 A.D.
(d) Ranthambhor in 1195 A.D.
Solution: (b)
Prithviraj Chauhan was defeated by Muhammad Ghori in the second battle of Tarain (1192). This battle is regarded as one of the turning points of Indian history as it led to the Muslim occupation in India.
Where did Aurangzeb die?
(a) Pune
(b) Aurangabad
(c) Ahmad Nasar
(d) Mumbai
Solution: (c)
Aurangzeb died in Ahmednagar in the state of Maharashtra in 1707 at the age of 88. His modest open-air grave in Khuldabad is located in the courtyard of the shrine of the Sufi saint Shaikh Burhamu’d-din Gharib, who was a disciple of Nizamuddin Auliya of Delhi.
Who among the following introduced the Mansabdari system?
(a) Shah Jashan
(b) Sher Shah
(c) Akbar
(d) Jahangir
Solution: (c)
The Mansabdari system introduced by Akbar was a unique feature of the administrative system of the Mughal Empire. It was a system common to both the military and the civil department. The term is derived from Mansab, meaning ‘rank’. Hence, Mansabdar lit erally means rank-holder.
Who among the following was known as the ‘Parrot of India?
(a) Hussain Shah
(b) Amir Khusrau
(c) BarbakShah
(d) Nanak
Solution: (d)
Amir Khusrau was a poet, historian, musician, and scholar, who is considered an iconic figure in the cultural history of the Indian subcontinent. It was he, who himself called Tuti-e-Hind’ (parrot of India). ‘To speak the truth, I am an Indian Parrot. If you want to listen from me some subtle verses, ask me then to recite some of my Hindi poems.”
Name the Indian king who warmly received the Portuguese traveler Vasco da Gama when he landed at Calicut.
(a) Asaf Jah Ismail Mulk
(b) Devaraya
(c) Zamorin
(d) Krishnadevaraya
Solution: (b)
Feroz Shah Tughlaq (1351-88) supposedly the ‘kindest’ of the Delhi sultans was a zealous Muslim bigot who imposed Jizya upon the Brahmins and made it a separate tax. Jizya was levied on Hindus on the ground that it was not mentioned in Sharia.
Who was the Delhi Sultan to impose Jizya even on the Brahmins?
(a) Ala-ud-din Khilji
(b) Firuz Tughluq
(c) Muhammad Tughluq
(d) Balban
Solution: (b)
Dadabhai Naoroji in his Presidential address at the National Congress in Calcutta said,” We must have Swaraj on the lines granted to Canada and Australia, which is our sole aim.” For him Swaraj meant administration of affairs in a country by her own people on their own strength in accordance with the welfare of the people without even nominal suzerainty.
