Indian History

                                   Virupaksha Temple-Hampi / Image Credit   Q.1. Who among the following Bahmani rulers was married to the daughter of Vijayanagar ruler Dev Raya I? (a) Firuz Shah Bahmani (b) Alauddin Hasan Bahmani (c) Ahmed Shah  (d) Muhammad Shah III  Q.2. Which of the following foreign travellers had visited the court of Deve Raya I? (a) Ibn Batuta (b) Nicolo de Conti (c) Abdur Razzak (d) Domingo Paes Q.3. Which of the following foreign travellers had visited the court of Deve Raya II? (a) Ibn Batuta (b) Nicolo de Conti (c) Abdur Razzak (d) Domingo Paes Q.4. The permission of which Vijayanagara emperors was solicited by Francisco Albuquerque, the Portuguese governor of Goa in India, to build a fort at Bhatkal? (a) Devaraya I (b) Devaraya II (c) Krishnadevaraya  (d) Virupaksha Raya Q.5. The Battle of Talikota between Vijayanagara empire and the Muslim Sultanates of Deccan took place in which year? (a) 1526 (b) 1556 (c) 1565 (d) 1605 Q.6. ------is a book written by fam

Q.1. Who among the following was the Delhi Sultanate ruler when the Vijayanagara Empire came into existence?  (a) Muhammad bin Tughlaq (b) Giyas-ud-din Tughlaq (c) Firoz Shah Tughlaq (d) Khizr Khan Q.2. Which of the foreign travelers had visited the Vijayanagara empire during the reign of Krishnadevaraya? (a) Duarte Barbosa (b) Domingo Paes  (c) Abdur Razzaq (d) Both a and b  Q.3. Which of the following Vijayanagara rulers had earned the title of Purvapaschima Samudradhishavara? (a) Deva Raya II (b) Virupaksha Raya (c) Krishnadeva Raya (d) Harihara I Q.4. Which of the following was a bone of contention between Vijayanagara empire and Bahmani Sultanate?  (a) Bijapur (b) Gulbarga (c) Raichur Doab (d) Golconda  Q.5. The correct chronological order in which the following dynasties of the Vijayanagara empire were established: (i) Saluva Dynsty (ii) Tuluva dynasty (iii) Sangama Dynasty (iv) Aravidu dynasty (a) II, I,III,IV (b) II, I, IV,III (c) I, II, IV,III (d) III, I, II, IV Q.6. K

                                                  Hampi Vijayanagara empire / Image Credit Q.1. Who was the founder of Vijayanagar Empire? (a) Harihara I and Bukka I (b) Krishnadeva Raya (c) Deva Raya (d) Narasimha Saluva Q.2. Vijayanagara kingdom was established on the banks of which river? (a) Godavari (b) Krishna (c) Kaveri (d) Tungabhadra Q.3. Which of the following is the ruined capital of Vijayanagara Empire?  (a) Hampi (b) Halebid (c) Pattadakal (d) Madurai  Q.4. The distinction of bringing ruins of Vijayanagar empire at Hampi to light is given to  (a) T. S. Burt  (b) Colonel Colin MacKenzie  (c) C. J. Franklin (d) John Marshal Q.5. Vijayanagara rulers adopted the emblem of the ‘varaha’ or boar. The symbol was earlier a royal insignia of which of the following kingdoms?  (a) Hoysalas (b) Kakatiyas (c) Chalukyas  (d) Rashtrakutas Q.6. Harihara I and Bukka I belonged to ____ dynasty, one of the four main dynasties, combination of which is known as the Vijayanagar empire.  (a) Salu

                                                            Mubarak Shah's tomb / Image credit   Q.1. Who was the founder of Sayyid dynasty? (a) Khizr Khan  (b) Mubarak Shah (c) Muhammad Shah (d) Ala-ud-Din Shah Q.2.  When was the foundation of the Sayyid dynasty laid?  (a) 1414 (b) 1421 (c) 1434 (d) 1443 Q.3. Who among the following traced his descent to the Prophet? (a) Khizr Khan (b) Mubarak Shah (c) Muhammad Shah (d) Alauddin Alam Shah  Q.4. Khizr Khan, founder of the Sayyid dynasty, was succeeded by whom in 1421?  (a) Mubarak Shah (b) Alauddin Alam Shah  (c) Muhammad Shah (d) None of the above Q.5. Arrange the following Sayyid rulers in chronological order (i) Khizr Khan (ii) Mubarak Shah (iii) Alauddin Alam Shah   (iv) Muhammad Shah Select the correct answer using the codes given below: (a) II, I,III,IV (b) II, I, IV,III (c) I, II, IV,III (d) III, I, II, IV Q. 6. Who among the following had assisted Khizr Khan in the foundation of Sayyid dynasty?  (a) Chengiz khan (b)

                                        Fort of Firoz Shah Tughlaq at Hisar (Haryana) / Image Source  Q.1. In which year did Firoz Shah Tughlaq found the city of Hisar-e-Firoza? (a) 1354 AD (b) 1375 AD (c) 1380 AD (d) 1390 AD Q.2. Which of the following rulers of Delhi Sultanate is said to have built the biggest network of canals in his empire? (a) Firoz Shah Tughlaq  (b) Balban (c) Alauddin Khilji (d) Sikandar Lodi Q.3. Which Tughlaq Sultan had established Employment bureau? (a)Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq (b) Muhamamd bin Tughlaq (c) Firoz Shah Tughlaq  (d)None of the above Q.4. Ferozpur (in Punjab) was founded by Firoz Shah Tughlaq. The city is located on the banks of. (a)Chenab river (b)Ravi river (c)Sutlej river (d)Beas river Q.5. Which of the following Tughlaq Sultans increased the land revenue to overcome financial crunch? (a) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq (b) Firoz Shah Tughlaq (c) Giyas-ud-din Tughlaq (d) Abu Bakr Shah  Q.6. Arrange the following Tughlaq rulers in chronological order (I) Muha

                                        Tughlaq Dynasty 1321-1398 / Image Credit Q.1. Which Delhi sultan among the following has been described as the “Mixture of Opposites”? (a) Qutub-ud-din Aibak (b) Ala-ud-din Khiliji (c) Ghiyasuddin Balban  (d) Muhammad bin Tughlaq Q.2. Who among the following rulers of Delhi Sultanate had introduced the token currency? (a) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq (b) Alauddin Khilji (c) Ghiyasuddin Balban (d) Firoz Shah Tughlaq Q.3. Who among the following has written Futuhat-i-Firozshahi? (a) Ziauddin Barani  (b) Shams-i-Siraj Afif (c) Amir Khusrav (d) Firuz Shah Tughlaq  Q.4. Tarikh-i Firoz Shahi has been written by  (a) Ziauddin Barani (b) Shams-i-Siraj Afif (c) Both a and b (d) Yayiha bin Ahmad Sarhindi Q.5. Which of the following rulers of Delhi Sultanate had made Iqtadari system heredity? (a) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq (b) Firoz Shah Tughlaq (c) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq. (d) Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah Tughlaq Q.6. The medieval text Fatwa-i-Jahandari was written by__________ (

                                        Tomb of Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq / Image credit Q.1. Prior to becoming Sultan, Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq was the governor of? (a) Dipalpur (b) Badaun (c) Kara (d) Bhatinda  Q.2. Which of the following Tughlaq rulers was responsible for establishing the 'Diwan-e-Amir Kohi' department? (a) Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq (b) Muhammad bin Tuhglaq (c) Firoz Shah Tughlaq (d) None of the above Q.3. Between whom was the battle of Lahrawat fought in 1320 AD? (a) Guiyas-ud-din Tughlaq and Khusrav Khan  (b) Guiyas-ud-din Tughlaq and Malik Kafur (C) Mubarak Shah Khilji and Khusrav Khan (d) Malik Kafur and Khusrav Khan Q.4. Muhammad bin Tughlaq was well versed in  (a) Astronomy (b) Jurisprudence (c) Medicine (d) All of the above  Q.5. The tomb of Sufi saint Shah Rukn-e-Alam in Multan was built by_______. a) Qutub-ud-din Aibak b) Alau-ud-din Khiliji c) Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq d) Firoz Shah Tughlaq Q.6. When did Muhammad bin Tughlaq