151. Which of the following statements correctly describes the real spirit of Din-i-illahi?
(a) It was an attempt towards founding a universal religion
(b) It possessed the excellence of all the existing creeds but defects of none
(c) It was a concept of common citizenship of the people of common faith
(d) It was founded to instil intense loyalty to the emperor
Ans: (b)
152. Akbar had incorporated some principles of social reforms in the Din-i-illahi. Which of the following social reforms did not form part of Din-i- illahi?
(a) Remarriage of widows
(b) Prohibition of child marriage
(c) Monogamy
(d) Rejection of seclusion of women
Ans: (d)
153. Akbar'a son and successor Salim, on becoming the emperor, assumed the name of
(a) Jahangir
(b) Jahangir Alampanah
(c) Jahangir Alamgir
(d) Nuruddin Muhammad Jahangir
Ans: (d)
154. The Mughal queen, whose name was inscribed on the coins and on all royal farmans as well as attached to the imperial signature was
(a) Jodha Bai
(b) Nur Jahan
(c) Mumtaz Mahal
(d) Ladli Begum
Ans: (b)
155. The first martyrdom in Sikh history in the reign of Jahangir was of
(a) Guru Ram Das
(b) Guru Tegh Bahadur
(c) Guru Angad
(d) Guru Arjan
Ans: (d)
156. An ambassador of the British King James I, who secured favourable privileges for the East India Company from Emperor Jahangir, was
(a) Hawkins
(b) Henry Middleton
(c) Thomas Roe
(d) Josiah Child
Ans: (c)
157. Mughal painting reached its zenith during the reign of
(a) Akbar
(b) Jahangir
(c) Both (a) and (b) above
(d) Shah Jahan
Ans: (b)
158. The most important political gain to the Mughals during the reign of Shah Jahan was
(a) annexation of Ahmadnagar
(b) treaties with Bijapur and Golcunda
(c) both (a) and (b) above
(d) expulsion of the Portuguese from Hughli
Ans: (c)
159. The son of Shah Jahan , who studied the New Testament, the writings of the Muslim suns, the Vedanta philosophy, Upaniahadas, etc. and sought to find a meeting point between Hinduism and Islam, was
(a) Dara Shukoh
(b) Murad
(c) Aurangzeb
(d) Shuja
Ans: (a)
160. The only Hindu noble at the court of Akbar to accept the Din-illahi was
(a) Man Singh
(b) Todar Mal
(c) Birbal
(d) Bhagwan Das
Ans: (c)
161. The last great royal patrons of Buddhism in India were the
(a) Palas
(b) Gurjar Pratiharas
(c) Paramaras
(d) Senas
Ans: (a)
162. The Pallava ruler who built the famous Kailash temple at Kanchi and the Shore temple at Mahabalipuram was
(a) Narsimhavarman II
(b) Parmesvarvarman I
(c) Mahendra Varman I
(d) Narsimhavarman
Ans: (a)
163. The great religious thinker and philosopher Shankaracharya was born in Kerala at
(a) Keladi
(b) Quilon
(c) Trivandrum
(d) Calicut
Ans: (a)
164. Which of the following was defended by Chand Bibi against the Mughals?
(a) Bijapur
(b) Berar
(c) Ahmednagar
(d) Bedar
Ans: (c)
165. Who was the Mughal Prince who was well-versed in Arabic, Persian and Sanakrit?
(a) Prince Akbar
Ans: (d)
(b) Prince Salim
(c) Prince Sulaiman Shukoh
(d) Prince Dara Shukoh
Ans: (d)
166. In whose reign did the Mughal painting reach its zenith?
(a) Jahangir
(b) Akbar
(c) Shah Jahan
(d) Humayun
Ans: (a)
167. What is the correct chronological sequence of the later Mughal emperors?
1. Bahadur Shah-I
2. Farrukhsiyar
3. Muhammad Shah
4. Jahandar Shah
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
(a) 1. 2; 3, 4
(b) 1, 4, 2, 3
(c) 1, 3, 4, 2
(d) 4, 1, 2, 3
Ans: (b)
168. The well-known painting showing the arrival at the Mughal Court of the great singer Tansen exhibits
(a) The Persian Style
(b) Gandhara Style
(c) Hindu Style
(d) The fusion of the Mughal and Hindu Styles
Ans: (d)
169. The original name of Balban was
(a) Zia-ud-Din
(b) Ala-ud-Din
(c) Muhammad
(d) Ulugh Khan
Ans: (d)
170. Ghazni was a small principality in
(a) Mongolia
(b) Turkey
(c) Persia
Ans: (d)
(d) Afghanistan
171. Who was the author of Kitab-ul-Hind?
(a) Abu Said
(b) Abul Fazl
(c) Firadausi
(d) AI-Beruni
Ans: (d)
172. In 1206 AD Muhammad of Ghuri was killed at
(a) Kabul
(b) Damayak
(c) Ajmer
(d) Tarain
Ans: (b)
173. Who is known as the "Slave of a slave"?
(a) MUhammad-bin-Qasim
(b) Mahmud of Ghazni
(c) Iltutmish
(d) Qutub-ud-din-Aibak
Ans: (c)
174. Who was the first Sultan of Delhi to issue regular currency and to declare Delhi as the capital of his empire?
(a) Balban
(b) Aram Shah
(c) Nasiruddin Mahmood
(d) Iltutmish
Ans: (d)
175. Who among the following came to India at the instance of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni?
(a) Al-Masudi
(b) Al-Beruni
(c) SuIaiman
(d) Abdul Haq
Ans: (b)
