Q1. Who among the following Sultanate rulers himself encouraged bribery in administration?
(a) Balban
(b) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
(c) Firoz Tughlaq
(d) Ibrahim Lodi
Q2. Which of the following works describes the qualities of an ideal Muslim ruler?
(a) Taj-ul-Masir
(b) Tabqat-e-Nasiri
(c) Khazain-ul-Futuh
(d) Fatwa-e-Jahandari
Q3. Which one of the following Sultans assumed the title ‘Umdat-ul-Niswan’ on the coins?
(a) Razia Sultana
(b) Balban
(c) Alauddin Khilji
(d) Firoz Tughlaq
Q4. Who was the ruler of Devagiri at the time of Alauddin Khilji’s invasion?
(a) Pratap Rudra Dev
(b) Ramchandra Dev
(c) Malik Kafoor
(d) Rana Ratan Singh
Q5. The transfer of capital from Delhi to Daulatabad was ordered by Sultan
(a) Mubarak Shah Khilji
(b) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
(c) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
(d) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Q6. Who among the following was the first Bhakti saint to use Hindi for the propagation of his message?
(a) Dadu
(b) Kabir
(c) Ramananda
(d) Tulsidas
Q7. Which philosophy is known as Advaitvad?
(a) Shankaracharya
(b) Ramanujacharya
(c) Nagarajuna
(d) Vallabhacharya
Q8. Gita Govinda was written by
(a) Jayant
(b) Jayadeva
(c) Jayasimha
(d) Jayachandra
Q9. The Nayakas in the Vijayanagar empire were
(a) Central ministers
(b) Cavalry soldiers
(c) Priests of large and powerful temples
(d) Military chiefs controlling particular territories
Q10. The kingdom of Vijayanagar was founded by
(a) Vijayraj
(b) Krishnadeva Raya
(c) Devaraya
(d) Harihar and Bukka
Q11. In which Hindu Kingdom of medieval India, the image of deity Tirupati or Lord Venkateshvara has been depicted on its gold coins?
(a) The Vijayanagar empire
(b) The kingdom of Hoyasalas of Dwarasamudra
(c) The kingdom of Kakathiyas of Warrangal
(d) The kingdom of Yadavas of Devagiri
Q12. What was the religion of the king Krishnadeva Raya ?
(a) Vaishnavism
(b) Shaivism
(c) Jainism
Solutions
1.C
2.D
3.A
4.B
5.C
6.C
7.A
8.B
9.D
10.D
11.A
12.A