History

Q.1. Select the correct alternative on the basis of the given statements on the drainage system of the Harappan civilisation.

Statement I: In most of the Harappan cities, the houses had open drainage systems outside.

Statement II: In the Harappan
civilisation, water and garbage used to drain out from the drains located outside the houses and go into the main underground drain.

Q.2. Select the correct alternative on the basis of the given statements on the cities of Harappan civilisation.

Statement I: Most of the Harappan cities were divided into two parts: Higher Town and Lower Town.

Statement II: The archaeologists describe the lower part of the towns as Citadel.

Q.3. Fire altars were found in which of the following groups of Harappan cities?

Q.4. Select the correct alternative on the basis of the given statements on the Great Bath of Harappan civilisation.

Statement I: The Great Bath was found in Mohenjo-Daro site of Harappan civilisation.

Statement II: The Great Bath was lined with bricks, coated with plaster and made water-tight with a layer of natural tar.

Q.5. Mohenjodaro site of Harappan civilisation is situated on the bank of which river?

Q.6. Which of the following statements is true about the Great Bath of the Indus Valley Civilisation?

Q.7. Which of the following Indus Valley sites is now located in Pakistan?

Q.8. Iron age is so named because during this time iron mostly replaced _______ in implements and weapons, beginning in the Middle East and South-eastern Europe.

Q.9. In 1948, Ernest Mackay mentioned that in the Harappan city of Lothal, the drains for the drainage system were made of_______ bricks.

Q.10. Pottery was first traceable to which period of ancient Indian history?

Q.11. The prehistoric period in the early development of human beings is commonly known as the _________.

Q.12. The ancient city of Dholavira, is located in which state?

Q.13. In India, the practice of erecting megaliths began about __________ ago.

Q.14. Which of the following ancient sites is NOT situated in India?

Q.15. Mohenjodaro belongs to which of the following civilizations.

Q.16. Cotton was probably grown at Mehrgarh from about ________.

Q.17. Which of the following Harappan towns was located on Khadir Beyt in the Runn of Kutch and was divided into three parts?

Q.18. Bhimbetka, a noted site of the Palaeolithic period, is located in which state of India?

Q.19. In which of the following Indian states, Harappan cities have NOT been found?

Q.20. During which of the following periods were Ostriches found in India?

Q.21. In which of the following sites was jadeite stone found?

Q.22. In which among the following periods was Catal Huyuk one of the most famous sites?

Q.23. According to archaeologists, in Harappan cities the part to the west was smaller and higher, was known as __________.

Q.24. Which of the following metals was used to make weapons and tools in Harappan cities?

Q.25. The Harappans brought Gold from present-day _______ in India.

Q.26. Which of the following types of house remains were found in Mehrgarh site of Harappan civilization?

Q.27. The word India came from the Indus, called ______ in Sanskrit.

Q.28. The duration of the Mesolithic period is from about ______ years ago to ____ years ago.

Q.29. Which of the following were NOT a part of a citadel in Harappan architecture?

Q.30. What was the shape of the Great Bath of Mohenjo Daro?

Q.31. Most Harappan seals were made of _____.

Q.32. A celt is ______ from the Neolithic period.

Q.33. ‘Microliths’ were ______ used by early humans.

Q.34. Which of the following is a Palaeolithic site of archaeological importance in India?

Q.35. Which of the following Harappan sites is located in Afghanistan?

Q.36. Which of the following sites of the Indus Valley civilization is not on the bank of the river Indus?

Q.37. Asikni, which was a part of Sapta-Sindhu, is the name of which of the following rivers in present times?

Q.38. Which of the following Vedas depicts the life of the early Vedic people of India and has a collection of 1028 hymns divided into 10 mandalas?

Q.39. Which of the following Vedas is found in two recensions, black and white, and is full of rituals to be performed publicly or individually?

Q.40. Which of the following Gods acquires a new epithet ‘Lord of the Plough’ in the later Vedic period?

Q.41. The Vedic Aryans lived in the area called Sapt-Sindhu, which means the area drained by seven rivers. One of the rivers among the seven is Jhelum. What was its ancient name?

Q.42. A wealthy person in the early Vedic period was known as ___________?

Q.43. In which of the following Vedas was the Dasarajna war (the war of ten kings) mentioned?

Q.44. Which of the following varnas primarily used to do cultivation, animal husbandry, and trade during the later Vedic period?

Q.45. The main (chief) social unit of the Aryans was ______.

Q.46. Which of the four Vedas contains a collection of magic spells and charms to fend off evil spirits and diseases?

Q.47. The Purva Mimansa school of philosophy was founded by ________ in ancient India.

Q.48. Which of the following is the oldest text of ancient India?

Q.49. India was named 'Bharat' after the name of the Bharat clan. In which of the following Vedas is this clan first mentioned?

Q.50. Four ashrams were recognised by Brahmins around the time when Jainism and Buddhism were becoming popular. Which of the following was NOT a recognised ashrama?

Q.51. Sanskrit is a part of a family of languages known as ___________ .

Q.52. How many Vedas are there in Indian literature of classical Hinduism?

Q.53. How many Vedangas are there in total?

Q.54. How many Mandalas are there in the Rigveda?

Q.55. The language of the Aryan texts was:

Q.56. The iron implement site of Hastinapur was found in which present-day state of India?

Q.57. As per the Rigvedic or Early Vedic Period (1500-1000 BC), who among the following was a River Goddess?

Q.58. In the Rig Veda there is a hymn in the form of a dialogue between Sage Vishvamitra and two rivers that were worshipped as goddesses. Which are these rivers?

Q.59. Which of the following statements about the ‘Gotra’ practice in ancient India is true?

Q.60. Which of the following varnas was responsible for protecting people and administering justice in ancient India as per rules laid down by the Dharmasutras and Dharmashastras?

Q.61. Which of the following Vedas dealt with music?

Q.62. According to the Puranas, Lord Vishnu took the shape of ______ in order to rescue the earth, which had sunk into the water.

Q.63. A person's Vedic approach and his relationship with society are determined by the four goals of life. Which of the following is not among these goals?

Q.64. According to 'The Ramayana', Ratnakar was the other name of ______.

Q.65. The main collections of Vedic hymns are called ______.

Q.66. ‘Purusha Sukta’ is a hymn from
which Veda?

Q.67. The Jain temple at Pattadakal was built by the _______.

Q.68. Who was the last tirthankara of Jainism?

Q.69. At the age of _____ Mahavira left home and went to live in a forest.

Q.70. Where did Lord Mahavira attain salvation?

Q.71. Name the holy city recognized as the birthplace of the first and fourth Jain Tirthankaras.

Q.72. According to Jain Philosophy, the term 'Jina' means _____.

Q.73. Which of the following locations is famous for having a hemispherical dome- structured monument ?

Q.74. Which of the following is the
largest Stupa in India?

Q.75. Who among the following has written the biography of Buddha, Buddhacharita?

Q.76. Which is the oldest Stupa of the Buddhist Period?

Q.77. The Shailendra kings who founded their empire in South-east Asia in the 8th Century AD were the followers of ______.

Q.78. _______ was the first woman to be ordained as a bhikkhuni in Buddhism.

Q.79. Which Kushana ruler was famous in history as a great patron of Buddhism and organized the fourth Buddhist Council?

Q.80. With reference to Buddhist architecture, what does chaitya mean?

Q.81. Which of the following structure is associated with Buddhism?

Q.82. The rules made for the Buddhist "Sangha” were written down in a book called ________ .

Q.83. In Buddhist architecture, which among the following are meditation cells and living quarters for the monks?

Q.84. Buddha meditated for days on end under a peepal tree at _____ where he attained enlightenment.

Q.85. What was the pedestrian path for devotees to wave in homage to Stupa called in Buddhist architecture?

Q.86. Ramabhar Stupa, which marks the site where Lord Buddha was cremated, is situated in which state of India?

Q.87. Which of the following is NOT a part of Buddhist stupas?

Q.88. The Lion Capital was built to commemorate the historical event of _________ of Buddha.

Q.89. Bharhut Stupa depict the Jataka tales and stories. It is located in which of the following states?

Q.90. Which of the following statements is correct?

I. Gautama Buddha belonged to a small gana known as the Sakya gana and was a Kshatriya.

II. Gautama Buddha passed away at Kusinara.

Q.91. 'Chethiyagiri Vihara' is a ______ festival celebrated in Sanchi.

Q.92. The earliest Buddhist texts were written in:

Q.93. Which of the following Buddhist sites is located in Uttar Pradesh?

Q.94. At which of the following places did Lord Buddha give his first sermon on the Four Noble Truths?

Q.95. The ‘Gandhara’ School of Art was influenced by the art from which of the following European countries?

Q.96. The capital of Vajji Mahajanapada was ________ .

Q.97. Kosala Mahajanapada (6th century BCE) is a part of modern day:

Q.98. Iron mines in Jharkhand attributed to the rise of which of the following kingdoms in ancient India?

Q.99. Magadha Mahajanapada was surrounded by the rivers______.

Q.100. In ancient times, the area to the south of the Ganga was known as ______.

Q.101. ________ in Bihar was the capital of Magadha for several years. Later the capital was shifted to Pataliputra (present-day Patna).

Q.102. Rulers of Mahajanapadas in ancient India collected taxes on crops at the rate of _____ of what was produced.

Q.103. Which of the following pairs of ‘Name of Ruler – Empire’ is correctly matched?

I. Mahapadma Nanda – Magadha Empire

II. Ajatasatru – Maurya Empire

Q.104. Ajatshatru, a ruler of the Haryanka Dynasty, was the son of _______.

Q.105. Who among the following was the last ruler of the Nanda dynasty?

Q.106. Which of the following was a Ceylonese chronicle that acted as an important literary source of the Mauryan empire?

Q.107. Who among the following was the last Mauryan ruler and was killed by his commander-in-chief?

Q.108. Who among the following Mauryan kings turned to Buddhism and its tenet of non-violence after the Kalinga war?

Q.109. Who among the following Mauryan kings fasted to death and died at Shravanabelagola?

Q.110. The foundation of Sanchi Stupa was laid by which of the following Kings?

Q.111. What was the function of an officer called Samaharta?

Q.112. Ashoka sent a mission to spread the principle of Dhamma led by his son, Mahendra and daughter, Sanghamitra to_________.

Q.113. Who sent the Greek ambassador Megasthenes to the court of Chandragupta Maurya?

Q.114. Who among the following was defeated by Mauryan emperor Chandragupta Maurya?

Q.115. Chandragupta Maurya overthrew the Nanda Dynasty of Magadha with the help of _________.

Q.116. Emperor Ashoka conquered Kalinga after how many years of his coronation?

Q.117. How many classes of Indian society are mentioned in Megasthenes book Indica?

Q.118. According to Kautilya's Arthashastra, the Commanding Officer of the cavalry in the Mauryan administration was known as:

Q.119. The Mauryan pillar capital found at __________ is popularly known as the Lion Capital.

Q.120. Which of the following texts lays down minute details of the administrative and military organisation during the Mauryan empire?

Q.121. Nagarjuni Caves were donated to which of the following sects by Mauryans?

Q.122. According to the Ashokan Inscription, which of the following was NOT a provincial center in the Magadha Empire?

Q.123. As per the contents mentioned in Ashokan inscriptions, how many major political centres were there in the Mauryan empire?

Q.124. Which Mauryan ruler was called Amitrochates by the Greeks?

Q.125. There were several cities in the Mauryan empire. Which of the following cities was located on the southernmost side?

Q.126. Which of the following places does not contain the major inscription of Ashoka?

Q.127. What was the purpose behind the Pillars of Ashoka?

Q.128. Which caves are considered as the oldest surviving rock-cut caves in India dating back to the Maurya period?

Q.129. Somewhat before the time of the Mauryan empire, about _______ years ago, emperors in China began building the Great Wall.

Q.130. Pushyamitra, who was the commander of Brihadratha, the last Mauryan emperor, killed the king and established a new dynasty. Which of the following was his dynasty?

Q.131. Ashoka appointed ______ to solve the social problems in his region.

Q.132. Which of the following statements is correct?

I. Most of Ashoka’s inscriptions were written in Brahmi script.

II. Many of Chanakya’s ideas were written down in a book called the Arthashastra.

Q.133. Which of the following rulers did NOT belong to the Maurya dynasty?

Q.134. Who among the following was the first Mauryan ruler who tried to spread his message to the people through inscriptions?

Q.135. Which of the following names was used for the Indian subcontinent by ancient travellers like Megasthenes, FaHien, Huen Tsang, Al Beruni, Ibn Batuta etc. for active contribution of Indian traders?

Q.136. Which two kings fought in the Battle of Hydaspes?

Q.137. Ashokan Minor Rock Edicts are found in different parts of India. Which of the following is NOT a find spot of Ashokan Minor Rock Edicts in Karnataka?

Q.138. A type of court called 'Kantakasodhana' was prevalent in the ______ Empire.

Q.139. Who among the following published a set of Ashokan inscriptions in 1877?

Q.140. Who among the following was the first scholar to decipher the Ashokan edicts?

Q.141. Which was the first empire in ancient India to use elephants in its war on a large scale?

Q.142. In Indian history, who were referred to as the 'atavika rajya'?

Q.143. Which of the following was NOT a type of sacrifice performed by kings in ancient India to establish their position?

Q.144. Samudragupta’s achievements are recorded in a long inscription called Prashasti by his court poet, ____________.

Q.145. The paintings in the Bagh caves belong to which of the following periods?

Q.146. The Vakataka dynasty was directly related to which Gupta emperor?

Q.147. In which period is the first inscriptional example of the practice of Sati found?

Q.148. The famous source of the Gupta empire, the Prayaga Prashasti is also known as the ________.

Q.149. Who is given the credit for starting the Gupta era?

Q.150. Amar singh was one of the luminaries in the court of ________.

Q.151. Who was the court poet of Harshavardhana?

Q.152. Chandragupta, was the first ruler of the Gupta dynasty to adopt the grand title of .

Q.153. Who among the following Navratnas from Chandragupta II court wrote 'Mantrashastra’ ?

Q.154. The reign of Kumaragupta I the son and successor of _____ was one of peace and relative inactivity.

Q.155. Which king was shown on his coins as a Veena player?

Q.156. After the victory over Sakas, who among the following adopted the title of 'Vikramaditya"?

Q.157. Who among the following succeeded Ghatotkacha, the Gupta ruler?

Q.158. Ruler of which dynasty built the famous Iron pillar in Delhi?

Q.159. Which of the following offices was NOT held by the poet Harishena?

Q.160. Fa Xian began his journey back home from which of the following Indian state?

Q.161. Xuan Zang and other pilgrims spent time studying in Nalanda, the most famous Buddhist monastery, located in which of the following Indian states?

Q.162. Samudragupta's mother belonged to which of the following gana?

Q.163. Which of the following titles was held by Samudragupta, a ruler of the Gupta Dynasty?

Q.164. In the context of Gupta administration, the term 'vithi' referred to a/an:

Q.165. Who among the following Gupta rulers married a girl from the Lichchhavi clan?

Q.166. Prabhavati Gupta, the Queen Regent of the Vakataka empire, was the daughter of Kuberanaga and ______.

Q.167. The Gupta imposed a fine called _____ which was a plough tax paid by every cultivator owing a plough.

Q.168. According to which of the following foreign travellers did Dhruvasena II attend Harsha’s assembly at Prayag (Allahabad)?

Q.169. Who sent an envoy to the Chinese court in 641 AD?

Q.170. After about 75 years of Harshavardhana's death ______ rose to power in Kannauj.

Q.171. What was the period of Harshavardhana's reign?

Q.172. Which of the following is NOT correct regarding king Harshavardhana?

Q.173. Who among the following defeated Harshavardhana when he invaded the Chalukya kingdom in the Deccan?

Q.174. King Shashanka, against whom Harshvardhana declared war, was a ruler of the ______ kingdom.

Q.175. Pushyabhuti, who ruled from Thaneswar, was the founder of ______ dynasty.

Q.176. King Harshavardhan ascended the throne of Thaneshwar and Kannauj on the death of his brother, ______.

Q.177. The Brihadeswara Temple at Tanjavur built by:

Q.178. Who founded the Chola empire?

Q.179. In the 11th century, the army of which of the following Cholas reached upto Ganga to invade Bengal?

Q.180. Who among the following rulers invaded Malaya to liberate their trade with China?

Q.181. Sabha and Ur, two kinds of village assemblies are referred to in which of the following dynasties?

Q.182. "Brahmadeya", a type of land during the Chola Period was the ________.

Q.183. The Airavatesvara Temple in Tamil Nadu was built by _________.

Q.184. The term "Vetti" in Chola empire is related to ___________

Q.185. Rajaraja I, considered the most powerful Chola ruler, became king in ______.

Q.186. Which of the following towns was built by the ruler Vijayalaya in Kaveri delta?

Q.187. Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni was a contemporary of which Chola king?

Q.188. In the early eleventh century, the Chola king Rajendra I built a Shiva temple and filled it with a Sun-pedestal seized from the ______.

Q.189. Who among the following belonged to the ancient chiefly family of the Cholas from Uraiyur, captured the Kaveri delta from the Muttaraiyar in the middle of the ninth century?

Q.190. Which of the following towns was grown as a temple town during the Chola dynasty?

Q.191. Which of the following territories to the south and north were made part of the Chola kingdom by the successors of the ruler Vijayalaya?

Q.192. Which dynasty's bronze statues were made using the "lost wax" technique?

Q.193. Puhar or Kaveripattinam was the port of which of the following dynasty?

Q.194. Rajendra I was the son of which of the following Chola kings?

Q.195. Who was the author of “Mahabhashya”?

Q.196. Which of the following dynasties succeeded the Palas of Bengal?

Q.197. Who had Sialkot as his capital?

Q.198. To which of the following dynasties were the Vatapi Chalukyas tributary princes?

Q.199. Which of the following pairs of locations are famous for Buddhist railings and gateways?

Q.200. Junagadh inscription of Kathiawar is related to which of the following kings?

Q.201. Which of the following is the oldest dated fort in India?

Q.202. Brihat Samhita was the treatise of which of the following subjects?

Q.203. Shore temple of Mamallapuram was built by:

Q.204. Which ruler of the Chahamana dynasty made Ajmer his capital?

Q.205. Prithviraj Raso, an epic poem about the life of the 12th century Indian king, Prithviraj Chauhan, was written by

Q.206. Dhruvasena II is related to which of the following ruling dynasties?

Q.207. The ‘Tripartite struggle’ was between Gurjara Pratiharas in North India, Palas in Eastern India and ________ in South India.

Q.208. Siddheshwar Mahadev Temple in Bengal depicts the architecture of which dynasty?

Q.209. Malavikagnimitra, a drama of the 5th century CE, was written by

Q.210. Ravana Phadi cave and Durga Temple at Aihole portray the architectural style of which dynasty?

Q.211. Consider the following statements regarding the Indo Greeks.
1. The most celebrated Indo-Greek ruler was Menander.

2. Menander has been identified with King Milinda mentioned in the famous Buddhist text Milindapanha.

3. Milindapanho contains philosophical questions that Milinda asked Amrapali.

4. Impressed by the answers, King Milinda accepted Buddhism as his religion.

Which among the above statements are correct.

Q.212. The star-shaped temples were built during the reign of

Q.213. Which of the following was the capital of the Hindu Shahi Kingdom?

Q.214. The Gahadavalas ruled over which region of India?

Q.215. Which of the following ancient texts is a source to study Bharatanatyam?

Q.216. Alvars were the devotees of which South Indian cult?

Q.217. The book ‘Rajatarangini' is about the history of which state written in 12th century CE?

Q.218. In the middle of which century did the Arab traveller Sulaiman visit India?

Q.219. The rulers of which of the following Rajput dynasties patronised Jainism and one of them is reported to have accepted Jainism under the influence of a Jain scholar Hemachandra?

Q.220. Which of the following universities was founded by Pala rulers?

Q.221. Alha and Udal, who gave stiff resistance to the enemy, belonged to which of the following Rajput States?

Q.222. The Pala Dynasty rulers were primarily patrons of which religion?

Q.223. Who among the following was the author of the play 'Mrichchhakatika'?

Q.224. The Ashtadhyayi of Panini is a renowned work on ______.

Q.225. Who among the following was the most famous Shaka ruler, who got the Sudarshana Lake in Kathiawar renovated?

Q.226. Who was the last king of the Shunga dynasty?

Q.227. Of which of the following Pratihara kings was Rajashekhara, the famous poet and dramatist, the court poet?

Q.228. Who were the first to make land grants to Brahmins?

Q.229. During the reign of which of the following Pallavas, Hiuen Tsang visited the Pallava capital Kanchi?

Q.230. The most important ruler of the Satavahanas was _______.

Q.231. The Rampurva bull that was part of a Mauryan pillar found in Rampurwa, Bihar is now placed at _______.

Q.232. Who among the following was the last Pallava king?

Q.233. The Kandariya Mahadeva Temple was constructed in 999 A.D. by the king Dhangadeva of ______ dynasty.

Q.234. In the mid-eighth century, Dantidurga, a Rashtrakuta chief, overthrew his Chalukya overlord and performed a ritual literally called a _________.

Q.235. The emblem of the Chera Dynasty that controlled the central and northern parts of Kerala and the Kongu region of Tamil Nadu was _________.

Q.236. Which of the following is NOT part of six schools of Indian Philosophy?

Q.237. Which among the following rulers adopted the title Devaputra?

Q.238. The Amaravati School of art was developed under the patronage of ________ .

Q.239. Who among the following was a famous ruler of the Pandya dynasty of South India?

Q.240. Around 2000 years ago _________ became the second capital of the Kushanas.

Q.241. Sangam poems mention a Tamil word 'Muvendar' which means ________.

Q.242. The kingdoms of Chola, Chera and Pandyas belong to which period in ancient India?

Q.243. The term 'Kammakaras' in ancient times is related to ________.

Q.244. Which famous ruler was known as the "Second Ashoka"?

Q.245. Which of the following statements is correct with respect to the Sangam literature?

I. These texts were supposed to be composed and compiled in assemblies of poets.

II. The Sangam literature compiled in assemblies of poets were held in the city of Madurai.

Q.246. Who among the following gave up his traditional professions and took to arms, successfully established a kingdom in Karnataka?

Q.247. Which of the following pairs of ‘Dynasty – Ruled region’ is correctly matched?

I. Shakas – North west and north India.

II. Vakatakas – Central and western India.

Q.248. Merchants and migrants first brought the teachings of the holy Quran to India in the_______century.

Q.249. Which of the following is NOT associated with Aryabhata?

Q.250. Ravikirti was the court poet of which of the following dynasty rulers?

Q.251. The Durga temple at Aihole, built about ______ years ago.

Q.252. According to the Brihat Samhita, what do you call the process of making scents, mouth perfumes, and bath powders?

Q.253. Which of the following book was written by Aryabhata?

Q.254. Who among the following was the founder of the Kanva dynasty?

Q.255. The rulers of which of the following dynasties built the Khajuraho temples between 950 to 1050 A.D in central India?

Q.256. In which of the following languages did Amoghavarsha write Kavirajamarga?

Q.257. Which king of the Pala dynasty defeated Indrayudh and made Chakrayudha as the ruler of Kannauj?

Q.258. Manuscripts were usually written on:

Q.259. Mukteshwara Temple is a 10th-century Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva, located in _______.

Q.260. Which of the following is NOT a Buddhist architectural marvel of India?

Q.261. Queen Rudramadevi belonged to which dynasty of India?

Q.262. ______ was an important port city in ancient India.

Q.263. Which of the following was a fishing colony that was used as a port for trading with the Romans and the Greco-Romans in ancient India?

Q.264. The Mesopotamians wrote on tablets made of:

Q.265. Which place had a water harvesting system channeling the flood water of the Ganga river in the first century B.C?

Q.266. Which state of India was ruled by the Ningthouja dynasty?

Q.267. The Caves of Elephanta are predominantly dedicated to which of the following deities?

Q.268. In which of the following temples will you find Gopurams?

Q.269. Who among the following wrote the basic text of Vaisheshika philosophy?

Q.270. The story of Maynamati and Gopichandra is a part of which of the following literary works?

Q.271. Yashovigraha, Mahichandra and Chandradeva were the first three rulers of ______ dynasty.

Q.272. Who among the following was NOT a ruler of the Kushana dynasty?

Q.273. Identify the Indian state which was known as 'Pragjyotisha' during the epic period.

Q.274. In which of the following caves is the painting named ‘Padmapani Bodhisattva’ found?

Q.275. Bhaskaravarman of the Varman dynasty ruled in the ______ region.

Q.276. The famous caves of Udayagiri and Khandagiri are located in:

Q.277. Kolathunadu, Valluvanad and Thekkumkoor were ancient small-time kingdoms in which state of India?

Q.278. When did the Vikrama Era begin?

Q.279. In which year Timur's invasion of Delhi took place?

Q.280. Which of the following was the last invasion by Mahmud Ghazni outside Punjab?

Q.281. Between who among the following did the Battle of Chandawar take place?

Q.282. The famous Arabic scholar Al Biruni came into contact with India through _____ in the eleventh century A.D.

Q.283. When did the Mongol ruler Genghis Khan die?

Q.284. Who among the following was the best-known Chahamana ruler?

Q.285. In which year did the Mongols under Genghis Khan invade Transoxiana in North-East Iran?

Q.286. Zoroaster was a/an ______ prophet.

Q.287. Who among the following built the first European fort in India in the year 1503 ?

Q.288. The office of Diwan-i-Insha dealt with which affair in administration?

Q.289. Who was the Sultan of Delhi at the time of the establishment of Vijayanagara Empire?

Q.290. Which of the following systems of the Delhi sultanate had a influence on the Bahmani and Vijayanagar kingdoms?

Q.291. Who among the following was the head of the Diwan-i-Insha department under the Delhi sultanate?

Q.292. The Tomb of Razia Sultan in the state of Haryana is made of which building material?

Q.293. During the Sultanate of Delhi, the term "Ulema" was associated with ______.

Q.294. Who among the following was the daughter of Iltumish, a ruler of Slave Mamluk dynasty?

Q.295. Under the Delhi Sultanate, a religious tax ________ was imposed on the wealthy and rich Muslims in India.

Q.296. In which year was Razia removed from the throne of the Delhi Sultanate?

Q.297. Who composed Tabaqat-i-Nasiri in the Delhi Sultanate period?

Q.298. Zafar khan was a famous General of which of the following rulers of the Delhi Sultanate?

Q.299. Which of the following combinations of 'Ruler - Predecessor' is correct with respect to the Delhi Sultanate?

Q.300. Who among the following rulers ruled before Prithviraj Chauhan over Delhi?