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1. Which of the following revolts during Aurangzeb’s period had a peasant agrarian background?

Rajputs

Jats and Satnamis

Marathas

Sikhs

Detailed SolutionWhich of the following revolts during Aurangzeb’s period had a peasant agrarian background?

2. Who among the following built the famous Alai Darwaza?

Allaudin Khalji

Babur

Ibrahim Lodi

Shahjahan

Detailed SolutionWho among the following built the famous Alai Darwaza?

3. Assertion (A): Akbar’s official historian Abul Fazl neither gives the prices of slaves nor does he mention slave markets. Reason (R): Akbar prohibited slave trade in his empire

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A

A is true but R is false

A is false but R is true

Detailed SolutionAssertion (A): Akbar’s official historian Abul Fazl neither gives the prices of slaves nor does he mention slave markets. Reason (R): Akbar prohibited slave trade in his empire

4. Which one of the following Mughal buildings is said to possess the unique feature of being exactly equal in length and breath?

Agra Fort

Red Fort

Taj Mahal

Buland Darwaza

Detailed SolutionWhich one of the following Mughal buildings is said to possess the unique feature of being exactly equal in length and breath?

5. The medieval Indian literary work ‘Darbar-i- Akbari’ was written by

Muhammad Hussain

Malik Muhammad Jayasi

Abul Fazl

Amir Khusrau

Detailed SolutionThe medieval Indian literary work ‘Darbar-i- Akbari’ was written by

6. Humayun’s Tomb was built by

Humayun

Bega Begum

Babur

Akbar

Detailed SolutionHumayun’s Tomb was built by

7. Moti Masjid is situated in which of these World Heritage Sites?

Humayun's Tomb

Mahabodhi Temple Complex

Qutub Minar

Red Fort Complex

Detailed SolutionMoti Masjid is situated in which of these World Heritage Sites?

8. Which one of the following indicates the correct chronological order of the Later Mughal Emperors?

Bahadur Shah-I, Farrukh Siyar, Jahandar Shah, Muhammad Shah

Farrukh Siyar, Bahadur Shah-I, Jahandar Shah, Muhammad Shah

Bahadur Shah-l, Jahandar Shah, Farrukh Siyar, Muhammad Shah

Jahandar Shah, Bahadur Shah-l, Muhammad Shah, Farrukh Siyar

Detailed SolutionWhich one of the following indicates the correct chronological order of the Later Mughal Emperors?

9. What was the most important cause of the invasion of Mahmud of Ghazni?

To destroy idolatry

To gain possession of the wealth of India

To spread Islam into India

To establish a Muslim State in India

Detailed SolutionWhat was the most important cause of the invasion of Mahmud of Ghazni?

10. Which was the first garden tomb in the Indian subcontinent?

Tomb of Jahangir

Humayun's Tomb

Taj Mahal

Tomb of Muhammad Iqbal

Detailed SolutionWhich was the first garden tomb in the Indian subcontinent?

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