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#1. Which one of the following Muslim rulers was hailed as the ‘Jagadguru’ by his Muslim subject because of his belief in secularism? (2000)
#2. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: [2000] List-I List-II A. Iqta 1. Marathas B. Jagir 2. Delhi Sultans C. Amaram 3. Mughals D. Mokasa 4. Vijayanagara
#3. Consider the following events: [2000] 1. Reign of Krishna Deva of Vijaynagara 2. Construction of Qutab Minar 3. Arrival of Portuguese in India 4. Death of Firoz Tughlaq Correct chronological sequence of these events is :
#4. Who among the following streamlined the Maratha administration after Sambhaji ? [2000]
#5. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list: [2000] List-I List-II A. Land allotted to 1. Jagirdari System big feudal landlords B. Land allotted to 2. Ryotwari System revenue farmers of rent collectors C. Land allotted to each 3. Mahalwari peasant with the right System to sublet, mortgage transfer, gift or sell D. Revenue settlements 4. Zamindari System made at village level
#6. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [1999]
#7. Consider the following statements: The striking feature of the Jama Masjid in Kashmir completed by Zain-ul-Abdin include(s): [1999] 1. turret 2. similarity with Buddhist pagodas 3. Persian style Which of the above statements is/are correct?
#8. The king was freed from his people and they from their king’. On whose death did Badauni comment thus? [1999]
#9. One consistent feature found in the history of southern India was the growth of small regional kingdoms rather than large empires because of (1999)
#10. Assertion (A): During the time of Akbar, for every ten cavalrymen, the mansabdars had to maintain twenty horses. Reason (R): Horses had to be rested while on march and replacements’ were necessary in times of war. (1999)
#11. The first writer to use Urdu as the medium of poetic expression was (1999)
#12. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I List-II A . 1556 1. Battle of Haldi Ghati B. 1600 2. Nadir Shah’s capture of Delhi C. 1686 3. Death of Shivaji D. 1739 4. Grant of Charter to East India Company 5. Accession of Akbar (1998)
#13. Consider the following: [1998] 1. Tughlaqabad fort 2. Lodi Garden 3. Qutab Minar 4. Fatehpur Sikri The correct chronological order in which they were built is :
#14. Consider the following statements: [1998] Ahadis were those troopers who: 1. offered their services singly 2. did not attach themselves to any chief 3. had the emperor as their immediate colonel 4. attached themselves to Mirzas Of these statements:
#15. Assertion (A): During the reign of Shahjahan, Dara Sikoh was sent on expedition to Balkha, Badakhshan and Qandahar. Reason (R): The expedition sent by Shahjahan to the Middle-East was a marvellous success (1998)
#16. Assertion (A): At first the Turkish administration in India was essentially military. Reason (R): The country was parcelled out as ‘Iqtas’ among leading military leaders. [1998]
#17. Sultan of Delhi who is reputed to have built the biggest network of canals in India was: [1998]
#18. Fawazil in the Sultanate period meant: [1998]
#19. The loss of Qandhar was a big blow to the Mughal empire from the view point of [1998]
#20. The member of Shivaji’s Ashtapradhan who looked after foreign affairs was: [1998]
#21. The medieval Indian writer who refers to the discovery of America is : [1997]
#22. Which one of the following pairs of composers in different languages and their works on the Mahabharata theme is correctly matched? (1997)
#23. Assertion (A): The sponsor and the most prominent figure of the Chisti order of Sufis in India is Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti. Reason (R): The Chisti order takes its name from a village Chisti in Ajmer. In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct? (1997)
#24. Head of the military department under the recognized central machinery of administration during Akbar’s reign was (1997)
#25. After consolidating his power, Balban assumed the grand title of (1997)
#26. Prem Vatika, poems on the life of Krishna, were composed by : (1996)
#27. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched? (1996)
#28. In medieval India, Mansabdari system was introduced for: [1996]
#29. Mughal painting reached its zenith under: (1996)
#30. The sufi saint who maintained that devotional music was one way of coming close to God was; (1996)
#31. Nastaliq was: (1996)
#32. The term ‘Apabhramsa’ was used in medieval Sanskrit texts to denote: (1996)
#33. Ashtapradhan was a council of ministers:
#34. Ashtapradhan was a council of ministers: (1995)
#35. Which one of the following monuments has a dome which is said to be one of the largest in the world? (1995)
