1). Babar came to India originally from :
A). Ferghana |
B). Khiva |
C). Khorasan |
D). Seistan |
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2). Consider the following statements : 1. introduction of gunpowder in the subcontinent 2.introduction of the arch and dome in the region's architecture 3.establishment of a Timurid dynasty in the region Which of these statements is/are correct?
A). 1 only |
B). 1 and 2 |
C). 2 and 3 |
D). 3 only |
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3). What was the occasion for Rana Kumbha's construction of the 'tower of victory' at Chittor?
A). His victory against Rao Jodha of Marwar |
B). His victory against Mahmud Khalji of Malwa |
C). His victory against Ahmed Shah of Gujarat |
D). His victory against Ibrahim Shah of Bengal |
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4). Alam Khan, one of those who invited Babur to invade India was :
A). An uncle of Ibrahim Lodi and a pretender to the throne of Delhi |
B). A cousin of Ibrahim Lodi who was ill-treated and expelled from the country |
C). The father of Dilawar Khan to whom cruel treatment was meted out by Ibrahim Lodi |
D). A high official in Punjab province who was very much discontented with Ibrahim Lodi's treatment to his tribe |
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5). I. The battle of Khanua was of greater significance than that of Panipat. II. It destroyed the Afghan resistance to Mughal rule
A). I and II are wrong |
B). I and II are correct and II explains I |
C). I is correct but II is incorrect |
D). I is wrong but II is correct |
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6). Babar laid the foundation of Mughal empire in 1526 by defeating :
A). Daulat Khan Lodi |
B). Ibrahim Lodi |
C). Rana Sanga |
D). Alauddin Khilji |
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7). When Akbar was young, his guardian was :
A). Hemu |
B). Faizi |
C). Abul Faxal |
D). Bairam Khan |
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8). Akbar assumed actual control over the administration of his empire in :
A). 1556 |
B). 1562 |
C). 1558 |
D). 1560 |
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9). The two great Mughal rulers who wrote their own memoirs are :
A). Babar and Humayun |
B). Humayun and Akbar |
C). Babar and Jahangir |
D). Jahangir and Shahjahan |
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10). The court language of Mughals was :
A). Arabic |
B). Hindi |
C). Persian |
D). Urdu |
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