Q1The Delhi Sultanate began with the establishment of the:
- AKhilji dynasty
- BSlave (Mamluk) dynasty under Qutb-ud-din Aibak
- CTughlaq dynasty
- DLodi dynasty
Q2The Qutb Minar was begun by Qutb-ud-din Aibak and completed by:
- AIltutmish
- BBalban
- CAlauddin Khilji
- DFiroz Shah Tughlaq
Q3 (statement-based). Consider the following about Alauddin Khilji:
- He introduced market (price) control measures.
- He repelled Mongol invasions.
- He abolished the army entirely.
How many are correct?
- (a) Only one
- (b) Only two
- (c) All three
- (d) None
Q4The transfer of the capital from Delhi to Daulatabad and the token currency experiment are associated with:
- ABalban
- BMuhammad bin Tughlaq
- CFiroz Shah Tughlaq
- DIbrahim Lodi
Q5The first Battle of Panipat (1526), which founded Mughal rule in India, was won by:
- AAkbar
- BBabur
- CHumayun
- DSher Shah Suri
Q6Sher Shah Suri, who briefly displaced the Mughals, is remembered for:
- ABuilding the Grand Trunk Road and an efficient revenue system
- BFounding Fatehpur Sikri
- CIntroducing the Din-i-Ilahi
- DBuilding the Taj Mahal
Q7Match List I (Mughal emperor) with List II (Association):
- AAkbar
- BShah Jahan
- CAurangzeb
- DJahangir
- The Taj Mahal
- Mansabdari and Din-i-Ilahi
- Expansion into the Deccan and re-imposition of jizya
- Patron of painting; the English embassy of Sir Thomas Roe
Codes:
- (a) A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4
- (b) A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4
- (c) A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
- (d) A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3
Q8The administrative system of ranking nobles and assigning them obligations to maintain troops under Akbar was the:
- AJagirdari only
- BMansabdari system
- CIqta system
- DRyotwari system
Q9Akbar's revenue settlement, associated with Raja Todar Mal, was the:
- APermanent Settlement
- BZabt (Dahsala) system
- CMahalwari system
- DRyotwari system
Q10 (statement-based). Consider the following about Akbar's religious policy:
- He abolished the jizya (tax on non-Muslims) for a time.
- He held discussions at the Ibadat Khana.
- He promulgated the Din-i-Ilahi.
How many are correct?
- (a) Only one
- (b) Only two
- (c) All three
- (d) None
Q11The Bhakti saint who composed devotional verses in praise of Vithoba and is associated with Maharashtra is:
- AKabir
- BTukaram
- CGuru Nanak
- DChaitanya
Q12Kabir and Guru Nanak are best described as proponents of:
- ARitualistic orthodoxy
- BThe Nirguna (formless God) tradition emphasising devotion over ritual
- CIdol worship
- DCaste hierarchy
Q13The Sufi orders (silsilas) that became prominent in India included the:
- AChishti and Suhrawardi orders
- BJesuit order
- CFranciscan order
- DTheravada order
Q14 (assertion-reason). Assertion (A): The Bhakti and Sufi movements promoted social harmony.
Reason (R): Both stressed personal devotion, equality before God and the use of the local language, cutting across caste and creed.
- (a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
- (b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
- (c) A is true, R is false
- (d) A is false, R is true
Q15The Vijayanagara Empire in the south had its capital at:
- AMadurai
- BHampi
- CThanjavur
- DWarangal
Q16The ruler under whom Vijayanagara reached its zenith was:
- AKrishnadevaraya
- BHarihara I
- CBukka
- DRama Raya
Q17The Chola dynasty of the far south is especially noted for:
- AMaritime expeditions and magnificent temple architecture
- BBuilding the Qutb Minar
- CThe Din-i-Ilahi
- DThe Grand Trunk Road
Q18Match List I (Monument) with List II (Builder or period):
- ABrihadeshwara Temple, Thanjavur
- BTaj Mahal
- CFatehpur Sikri
- DRed Fort, Delhi
- Shah Jahan (tomb)
- Akbar (capital city)
- Rajaraja Chola
- Shah Jahan (fort-palace)
Codes:
- (a) A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4
- (b) A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4
- (c) A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4
- (d) A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
Q19The "jizya" tax, abolished by Akbar and later re-imposed, was a tax on:
- ALand
- BNon-Muslims (a poll tax)
- CTrade
- DSalt
Q20The Mughal painting tradition reached a high point under:
- ABabur
- BJahangir
- CAurangzeb
- DBahadur Shah Zafar
Q21 (statement-based). Consider the following about the decline of the Mughal Empire:
- Aurangzeb's long Deccan campaigns strained the treasury.
- Weak successors and powerful regional governors weakened central control.
- Nadir Shah's invasion (1739) further drained the empire.
How many are correct?
- (a) Only one
- (b) Only two
- (c) All three
- (d) None
Q22The Maratha power, which rose to challenge the Mughals, was founded by:
- AShivaji
- BBaji Rao II
- CTipu Sultan
- DHyder Ali
Q23The "Ashtapradhan" was the council of eight ministers of:
- AAkbar
- BShivaji's Maratha administration
- CKrishnadevaraya
- DAlauddin Khilji
Q24 (assertion-reason). Assertion (A): Regional states emerged as the Mughal Empire weakened in the eighteenth century.
Reason (R): Provinces such as Bengal, Awadh and Hyderabad became effectively autonomous under hereditary governors.
- (a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
- (b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
- (c) A is true, R is false
- (d) A is false, R is true
Q25Which of the following best characterises medieval Indian polity and culture?
- AComplete cultural isolation from the rest of the world
- BA composite culture shaped by the interaction of Indo-Islamic and regional traditions, with strong centralised empires and vibrant devotional movements
- CContinuous democratic self-rule
- DAn absence of architecture and literature