Medieval history art and culture

11. The court language of the Delhi Sultanate was

Urdu
Persian
Hindi
Arabic

Detailed SolutionThe court language of the Delhi Sultanate was

12. Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque was built by which ruler?

Iltutmish
Qutubuddin Aibak
Muhammad bin Tughluq
Aurangzeb

Detailed SolutionQuwwat-ul-Islam mosque was built by which ruler?

13. Which world heritage site comprises of the tomb of Iltutmish?

Humayun's Tomb
Mahabodhi Temple Complex
Qutub Minar
Red Fort Complex

Detailed SolutionWhich world heritage site comprises of the tomb of Iltutmish?

14. Assertion (A): The culture of the Mughal period is generally termed as the Mughal court culture. Reason (R): The Mughal court culture was an antithesis of Indian culture

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): The culture of the Mughal period is generally termed as the Mughal court culture. Reason (R): The Mughal court culture was an antithesis of Indian culture

15. Famous mosque Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra was built by which of the following ruler?

Qutub-ud-Din-Aibak
Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
Alauddin Khalji
None of the above

Detailed SolutionFamous mosque Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra was built by which of the following ruler?

16. Purana Qila at Delhi was built by

Akbar
Sher Shah
Humayun
Shah Jahan

Detailed SolutionPurana Qila at Delhi was built by

17. Who among the following took greater interest in laying out gardens than others?

Humayun
Babur
Jahangir
Akbar

Detailed SolutionWho among the following took greater interest in laying out gardens than others?

18. Which of the following ladies wrote an historical account during the Mughal period?

Gulbadan Begum
Noorjahan Begum
Jahanara Begum
Zebun-nissah Begum

Detailed SolutionWhich of the following ladies wrote an historical account during the Mughal period?

19. The Taj Mahal is called ‘a dream in marble’. Which monument is called as ‘a dream in stone’?

The Rang Mahal
The Panch Mahal
The Red Fort
The Bahai temple

Detailed SolutionThe Taj Mahal is called ‘a dream in marble’. Which monument is called as ‘a dream in stone’?

20. The foreign traveller who visited India during Vijayanagara period was

Megasthenes
Yuan Chawng
Fa-Hien
Nicolo Conti

Detailed SolutionThe foreign traveller who visited India during Vijayanagara period was

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