BA Second Year (Sem 3 & 4) History – Daily Revision MCQ (English Medium)
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'Tabaqat-i-Nasiri', an important source for the early Delhi Sultanate, was written by:
Chapter 1: Unit I · Literary Sources of the Sultanate Period
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Answer: C. Minhaj-us-Siraj
Minhaj-us-Siraj wrote Tabaqat-i-Nasiri and dedicated it to Sultan Nasiruddin Mahmud; it covers the early Sultans up to about 1260.The Lodi dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate was founded by:
Chapter 6: Unit II · The Lodi and Sur Dynasties: Decline of the Delhi Sultanate
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Answer: A. Bahlul Lodi
Bahlul Lodi founded the Lodi dynasty in 1451; Sikandar Lodi was his son and Ibrahim Lodi the last ruler.Sant Dnyaneshwar's 'Dnyaneshwari' (Bhavarthadipika) is a Marathi commentary on which text?
Chapter 8: Unit III · The Bhakti Movement: Features, Saints, Impact on Society
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Answer: D. Bhagavad Gita
Dnyaneshwari explains the Bhagavad Gita in Marathi verse (ovi), making its teaching available to common people.In the Vijayanagara Empire, military chiefs were given territories to govern in return for maintaining troops for the king. This was called the:
Chapter 11: Unit IV · Vijayanagara Administration and Society: Social and Economic Conditions, Art and Architecture
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Answer: B. Nayankara system
Under the Nayankara system, nayakas held land (amaram) and in return kept a fixed number of soldiers for the Vijayanagara ruler.Which able minister of the Bahamani kingdom was executed in 1481, an event that hastened the kingdom's decline?
Chapter 12: Unit IV · Decline of the Bahamani Kingdom: Causes
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Answer: C. Mahmud Gawan
Mahmud Gawan, the Bahamani prime minister, was executed in 1481 after a court conspiracy; the kingdom then weakened and broke into five sultanates.Akbar built the Ibadat Khana (House of Worship), where scholars of different religions held discussions, at:
Chapter 15: Akbar: Rajput Policy and Religious Policy
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Answer: B. Fatehpur Sikri
In 1575 Akbar built the Ibadat Khana at Fatehpur Sikri and later invited Hindu, Jain, Zoroastrian and Christian scholars there.Which two Deccan sultanates did Aurangzeb annex in 1686–87?
Chapter 17: Mughal Deccan Policy and Aurangzeb
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Answer: D. Bijapur and Golconda
Aurangzeb conquered Bijapur (Adilshahi) in 1686 and Golconda (Qutbshahi) in 1687.The 'Akbarnama', the official history of Akbar's reign, was written by:
Chapter 18: Mughal Art, Architecture, Painting and Literature
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Answer: A. Abul Fazl
Abul Fazl wrote the Akbarnama; its third part, the Ain-i-Akbari, describes Akbar's administration.In Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's Ashtapradhan Mandal, which minister looked after foreign affairs?
Chapter 21: Maratha Administration
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Answer: B. Sumant
The Sumant (Dabir) handled relations with other states; the Peshwa was the chief minister, the Senapati the commander and the Nyayadhish the judge.After Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj's death in 1689, Rajaram Maharaj moved to which distant fort in the far south to continue the struggle?
Chapter 22: The Maratha War of Independence (1689–1707)
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Answer: C. Jinji
Rajaram Maharaj escaped to Jinji (Gingee) in present-day Tamil Nadu, which kept the Mughal army busy there for years.
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