Q. 1. Who among the following foreigners was not impressed with the state of public security in Mughal Empire during the reign of Shah Jahan? (a) Nicholas Withington (b) Peter Mundy (c) William Hawkins (d) William Finch Q. 2. Babur–namah or Tuzuk –i-Baburi is the Wakai or Memoirs (autobiography) of the first Mughal emperor Babur. In which language was it written? (a) Arabic (b) Persian (c) Turkish or Turki (d) Pushto Q. 3. Sir Thomas Roe was sent as accredited ambassador of the King of England, James I to the Mughal court of (a) Akbar (b) Jahangir (c) Shah Jahan (d) Aurangzeb Q. 4. Who among the following foreign traveler was eyewitness to the Dara Sikhoh’s public humiliation in Delhi by his brother Aurangzeb after war of succession? (a) Travernier (b) Munucci (c) Francois Bernier (d) Dr. Gemelli-Carreri Q. 5. Which of the following is not a historical work of the reign of Mughal emperor Akbar? (a) Akbarnamaha of Abul Fazal (b) Muntakhab-ut-Tawarikh of Badauni (c) Padshahnama of Amin K...
Q.1. On the banks of which river was the battle between Harshavardhan and Chalukya king Pulakeshin II fought in 618 AD? (A) Krishna (B) Tungabhadra (C) Godavari (D) Narmada Q.2. What was the battle fought in 1565 between the Vijayanagar Empire and the Muslim Sultanates of Deccan resulting in the destruction of Hampi, the capital of Vijayanagar Empire? (A) Battle of Talikota (B) Battle of Pullalur (C) Battle of Raichur (D) Battle of Adoni Q.3. Which of these is another name for Battle of Talikota? (A) Battle of Rakkasa Tangadi (or Rakkasagi-Tangadagi), (B) Battle of Tungabhadra (C) Battle of Punnaikayal (D) Battle of Erode Q.4. In what year was the Third Battle of Panipat fought? (A) 1526 (B) 1556 (C) 1739 (D) 1761 Q.5. Which battle marked the end of Delhi Sultanate? (A) Battle of Khanwa (B) First Battle of Panipat (C) Battle of Ghaghra (D) Second Battle of Panipat Q.6. In which city the was the Battle of Tughlaqabad fought? (A) Delhi (B) Agra (C) Lahore (D) Ajmer Q.7. Which ...