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TNPSC – GR – I &II (Prelims) - 2020

SUBJECT / TOPICS: HISTORY (TEST NO: 2)

(DELHI SULTANS, MUGALS &MARATHAS)

TIME: 1hr MARKS: 100

1. Which of the following rulers was not a contemporary of .

A) Elizabeth of England B) Shakespeare C) Henry IV of France D)Queen Victoria of England

2. Babur won the first Battle of Panipat in 1526 with the effective use of

A) Infantry B) Cavalry C) Artillery D) Elephant corps

3. The fiscal administration of Akbar was largely based on the methods of ______

A) Babur B) C) Sher shah D) Ibrahim Lodi

4. ______was an astrological treatise.

A) Tajikanila kanthi B) Rasa gangadhara C) Manucharita D) Rajvalipataka

5. ______is the first known person in the world to have devised the ship‟s camel a barge on which a ship is built

A) Akbar B) ShahJahan C) Humayun D) Aurangzeb

6. Battle of Ghagra was the last battle fought by Babur against ______

A) Afghans B) Rajputs C) Turks D) Marathas

7. Guerilla warfare was the strength of ______army.

A) B) Mughal C) British D) Nayakas

8. The Kohinoor diamond was taken away by

A) Ahmad shah abdali B) Nadir shah C) Shuja-ud-Daulah D) Najib-ud-Daulah

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TNPSC – EM ~ 2 ~ 9. Name the book which was not written by serfoji II

A) Kumarasambhava champu B) Devendra Kuravanji C) Mudrarak shaschaya D) Kumara sambhavam

10. The Shalimar gardens of Jahangir and ______watersheds in Indian horticulture

A) Akbar B) Humayun C) Shah Jahan D) Aurangazeb

11. Purchasing power of a tanka was ______times that of a present day rupee.

A) 12 B) 15 C) 16 D) 20

12. Which of the following is incorrectly matched?

A) Kharaj – land tax from chiefs & landlords B) Khams – one – fifths of the spoils of the war C) Abwab – Toll tax D) Jaziya_ religious tax imposed on the Hindus.

13. Diwan-i-I shtihaq was the

A) Department of charity B) Department of pension C) Department of Agriculture D) Department of correspondence

14. Alauddin Khalji built the named.

A) Din panah B) Jaunpur C) Siri D) Firozabad

15. Which sultan remodelled his court after the manner of the old Persian & introduced Persian etiquettes & ceremonials in his court?

A) Qut buddin Aibak B) Aluddin khalji C) Ghiyasuddin Balban D) Iltutmish

16. How many Dynastys ruled ?

A) 3 B) 4 C) 5 D) 6

17. How did Delhi sultans divide the ?

A) Mandalas B) Aharas C) Iktas D) Tarafs

18. The sultan who shifted the capital from Delhi to Agra?

A) Alla-ud-din-Khilji B) Firoz shah C) Mabarak shah D) Sikander Lodi

19. The Delhi sultan who had the title of “Lakbaksh”

A) Alla-ud-din-Khilji B) Qutbuddin Aibak C) Ferong shah D) Muhammad Bin Tughluq

20. The woman sultan of Delhi sultanate was.

A) Razia sultana B) Begum sultaan C) Nurjahan D) Meharunnisa

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TNPSC – EM ~ 3 ~ 21. ______Laid the foundation of “Mamluk‟ dynasty.

A) Mohammad Ghori B) Jalal-ud-din C) Quth-ud-din-Aibak D) Iltutmish

22. ______Laid the foundation of the city Tughlugabad near Delhi.

A) Muhammad-bin-Tughluq B) Firoz shah Tughluq C) Jalal –ud-din D) Ghiyas-ud-din

23. Tansen of ______was patronized by Akbar

A) Agra B) Delhi C) Gwalior D) Mathura

24. Shershah has been called as the “Fore –runner” of ______

A) Akbar B) Humayun C) Shah Jahan D) None

25. Guru Arjun Dev was the ______Sikh guru

A) Fifth B) Ninth C) Tenth D) Third

26. The last sultan of Delhi was ______

A) Ibrahim Lodi B) Sikandar Lodi C) Alauddin D) Humayun

27. Which of the following Mughal reign during the large scale famine in Gujarat & Deccan?

A) Aurangzeb B) Jahangir C) Akbar D) Shahjahan

28. Which of these is not correctly matched regarding the reign of shahjahn?

A) Chintamani - Hindi poet B) Jagannath – Poet Laureate C) Asaf Khan – Wazir D) Sunder Das – Singer

29.Which of the following are correct regarding shahjahan? 1) Ousted the Portuguese from Hugli 2) Created the office of Amin for assessment of revenue 3) Kahabat khan was appointed governor of Lahore 4) Ali Mardan khan surrendered kandhar to Mughals.

A) 1, 2 & 3 B) 1, 2, & 4 C) 2, 3, & 4 D) All of the above

30. What is the full name of Aurangzeb

A) Muin-ud-din – Mohammed Aurangzeb B) Nuruddin Mohammed Aurangzeb C) Jalal –ud-din Mohammed Aurangzehb D) Nasiruddin Mohmmed Aurangzeb

31. Which of these is not one of the titles adopted by Aurangzeb?

A) Alamgir B) Padshaj C) Ghazi D) Sultan sulaiman

32. Which one of the following traders first came to during the Mughal period? A) Portuguese B) Dutch C) Danish D) British

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TNPSC – EM ~ 4 ~ 33. What does the term Mamluq signifies?

A) Slave born to the free parents B) Slavely mode of production C) Slave born from the slave parents D) All of the above

34. Who among the following ruler from the Ilhaky dynasty died of injuries while playing chaugan (Polo) at Lahore?

A) Shams ud Din – Iltumish B) Qutb-ud-Din Aibek C) Razia Begum D) Rukunuddin Firoz

35. Who among the following known as the “slave of a slave”?

A) Muhammad bin Qasim B) Mahmmud of Ghazni C) Iltutmish D) Qutb-ud-din –Aibak

36. Which of the following is not correctly matched?

A) Fakhruddin –Quth-ud-din –Aibek B) Hasan-un-Nizami – Iltutmish C) Changez Khan – Jala-ud-din D) Battle of Terrain -Yalduz

37. Assertion (A): Iltutmish introduced reforms in civil administration & army which was now centrally paid. Reason (R): Iltutmish was the first sultan to recognise the economic importance of Gangetic basin.

A) Both A & R are true & R is the correct explanation of A B) Both A & R are true. But R is not a correct explanation of A C) A is true but R is false D) Both A & R is true

38. Who among the following sultan of Delhi sultanate adopted a policy of blood and iron?

A) Iltutmish B) Nasir-ud-din-Mahmud C) Balban D) Kaiqubad

39. Consider the following 2 statements. Statement 1: Amir khusru was contemporary to Alauddin Khilji Statement 2: He invented the great musical system called „setar‟ Which statement is true?

A) Only statement 1 B) only statement 2 C) Both statements are true D) Neither 1 nor 2 are true

40. The sultanates of Delhi learnt Which things more from Greeks?

A) Sculptures B) Agriculture C) Technique of war D) Making of coin

41. The first Delhi sultanate who conquer hindu kingdom of Deccan was

A) Ala-ud-din-Khilji B) Iltutumish C) Firozshah Tughlaq D) Ghazni

42. Which taxation system was the major source of income during sultanate period of Delhi

A) Jiziya B) Kharaj C) zakat D) Diwan-i-khan

43. The coin “Tanka” & “Jital” made from A) Silver & copper B) Silver & bronze C) Silver & brass D) bronze & Gold

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TNPSC – EM ~ 5 ~ 44. Rana kumbha of Mewar built „Kriti stambha‟ due to victory against.

A) Pratihar B) Pal C) Marwar D) Malwa

45. Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq was proficient in

A) Art B) Philosophy C) D) Calligraphy

46. Who among the following Delhi sultans is known for introducing market control mechanism?

A) Alauddin khilji B) Balban C) Firoz shah Tughlaq D) Iltutmish

47. During the reign of Alauddin khalji, who were Amil?

A) Khurasani & Multani traders of food – grains. B) Government agents to collect land revenue. C) Local landlords at village level D) None of these

48. The battle of Tarain (1191 AD) was fought between Muhammad Gori and

A) Rana Hammirdeva B) Rana Pratap C) Rana sanga D) Prithviraj Chauhan

49. Coins of which muslim ruler been image of Devilakshmi?

A) Akbar B) Alauddin khalji C) Muhammad Gori D) None

50. Akbar‟s buildings at Fetehpur sikri are famous for?

A) The use of marble on an extensive scale B) Synthesis of trabeate & arcuate styles. C) Construction of the first bulbousdome in India D) Frequent employment of pietra dura

51. In which one of the following spheres, Akbar carries forward the policies first initiated by sher shah?

A) With drawl of discriminatory laws against non- Muslims. B) Appointment of rulers who accepted his suzerainty to high offices. C) Recruitment of nobility from various sections of the society. D) Measurement of land for purposes of assessing land revenue.

52. The conflict between the mughals & the Marathas began during the reign of?

A) Shah Jahan B) Jahangir C) Akbar D) Aurangzeb

53. The greatest painter of birds at Jahangir‟s court was?

A) Mansur B) Basawan C) Khwaja Abdus samad D) Sayyed Ali Tabrizi

54. The land revenue in Mughal India wasa?

A) Tax on land B) Basawan C) Mansur D) Share in the produce

55. Which one of the following kingdoms was annexed to the during the reign of Shahjahan? A) Ahmadnagar B) Golkonda C) Khandesh D) Bijapur

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TNPSC – EM ~ 6 ~ 56. Babar won the Battle of panipat mainly because of

A) Thlughma system B) His militaty skill C) His cavalry D) Afghan’s disunity

57. Where did Bahar Die?

A) Lahore B) Delhi C) Agra D) Kabul

58.Who among the following Indian rulers was a contemporary of Akbar?

A) Rani Durgawati B) Ahilya Bai C) Martandavarma D) Raja savai Jai singh

59. Who among the following lost his kingdom in Hindustan but retrieved it after about 15years inexile?

A) Humayun B) Alauddin khilji C) Firoz shah Tughlaq D) Ghiyas-ud-din-Tughlaq

60. The coin rupiya was first issued by

A) Akbar B) C) Alauddin khilji D) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq

61. Who was the ruler of medieval India who is credited with the building of the Grand Trunk Road?

A) Jahangir B) Babar C) Sher-shah suri D) Krishnadeva Raya

62. Which of the following is built by Akbar?

A) Red fort B) Fort of Daulatabad. C) Agra fort D) Fort of Ahmednagar

63. Humayun received the Kohinoor diamond from.

A) Shershah suri B) The ruler of Gwalior C) The ruler of Jodhpur D) The ruler of Bikaner

64. The Medievel Indian writer who refers to the discovery of America is

A) Raskhan B) Amir khusru C) Abul Fazi D) Malik Muhammad Jayasi

65. The head of the military department under the recognized central machinery of administration during Akbar‟s reign was

A) Mir Bakshi B) Diwan C) Mir saman D) Bakshi

66. Since ages of women to Maharastra have proved themselves equal to men on battle field. Famous chandbibi of Ahmednagar fought to protect her kingdom against.

A) B) Nizam forces of Hyderabed C) Mughals D) Adishahi force of Bijapur

67. Akbar founded his own religion known as “Din-i-ilahi‟ which means.

A) Universal place B) House of worship C) Divine faith D) None of the above

68. Akbar defeated Rana Pratap in the Battle of Haldighati in the year. A) 1566 B) 1576 C) 1580 D) 1588

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TNPSC – EM ~ 7 ~ 69. When Akbar was born, Humayun was under the shelter of which one of the following?

A) Shah Tahmasp of Persia B) Maldeo of Marwar C) Pooran Mal of Raisin D) Raja Amarkot

70. Sher shah‟s real name was

A) Faizi B) Hemu C) Farid D) Bahadur

71. Which Mughal emperor gave land for the construction of the Golden Temple at Amritsar?

A) Aurangazeb B) Akbar C) Jahangir D) Shahjahan

72. The Mansabdari system introduced by Akbar was borrowed from the system in

A) Mongolia B) Turky C) Persia D) Afghanistan

73. Which Mughal emperor is also known as “Zinda Pir”?

A) Akbar B) Aurangzeb C) Babar D) Jahangir

74. Which of the following Englishmen was honoured by Jahangir with the title of “Khan”?

A) Edward Terry B) Sir Thomas Roe C) Martin Duke D) William Hawkins

75. Babar came to India originally from

A) Seistan B) Khorasan C) Khiva D) Ferghana

76. Who among the following was not a painter in the Mughal period?

A) Abdus samad B) Baz Bahadur C) Bishan Das D) Mir Sayyid Ali

77. The two great Mughal rulers who wrote their own memories are

A) Babar & Jahangir B) Jahangir & Shahjahan C) Babar & Humayun D) Humayun & Akbar

78. Who among the following was the last governor of Bengal appointed by the mughal emperor

A) Alivardi khan B) Sarfaraz khan C) Sujauddin Muhammad khan D) Murshid Quli khan

79. At which place in Bengal was the East India company given permission to trade & built a factory by the Mughals in 1651?

A) Cassim Bazar B) Burdwan C) Calcutta D) Singur

80. The most prominent of the various industries that flourished during the Mughal period was that of

A) Glass B) Leather C) cotton textiles D) Ship building

81. Where did was Born?

A) Shivaner B) Bijapur C) Pune D) Raighad

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TNPSC – EM ~ 8 ~ 82. Shivaji learned skills of war from

A) Ekanath B) Raghunatha Rao C) Dadaji kondadev D) Balaji Rao

83. Shivaji divided his kingdom into

A) Two provinces B) Three provinces C) Four provinces D) Five provinces

84. The prime minister was called as

A) Amatya B) Pandit Rao C) D) Sumanth

85. Who became peshwa after the death of ?

A) Baji Rao B) Narayana Rao C) Raghunatha Rao D) Madhava Rao

86. The took place in

A) 13th January 1761 B) 15th March 1762 C) 12th May 1761 D) 21st September 1762

87. The main cause for the third Maratha war was the expansion of Marathas over.

A) Bihar B) Bengal C) Punjab D) Gujarat

88. Who was the last Maratha Peshwa?

A) B) Baji Rao II C) Narayana Rao D) Madhava Rao

89. Who killed the Bijapur General Afzal khan in 1659?

A) Shambhaji B) Sahu C) Shivaji D) Shahji

90. Who was responsible for the security of the village under the Marathas in ?

A) Desmukh B) Faujtar C) Kotwal D) Patil

91. Which battle is considered as a decisive one that dealt a severe blow to the Marathas & the Mughal empire & there by paved way for the rise of the British power in India?

A) Second battle of Panipat B) Third battle of Panipat C) Third Anglo – Maratha war D) Third carnatic war

92. Which one of the following method of revenue assessment is related to the ?

A) Chauth B) Ryotwari C) Rae Rekho D) Sardeshmukhi

93. Shivaji crowned himself at

A) Poona B) Konkan C) Bijapur D) Rajgarh

94. Name the religious personality who exercised a great influence over Shivaji

A) Tukaran B) Guru Nanak Dev C) Mirabai D) Guru Ram Das

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TNPSC – EM ~ 9 ~ 95. Identify the European power from whom shivaji obtained cannons & ammunition.

A) The French B) The Portuguese C) The Dutch D) The English

96. Which of the following are true about shivaji? 1) He was a disciple of Ramdas Samarth 2) He levied chauth & sardeshmukhi 3) He became the Peshwa

A) 1, 2 & 3 B) 2 & 3 C) 1 & 2 D) 1 & 3

97. The Marathas first served the rulers of

A) Muhammadan kingdoms of the south B) Muhal empire C) Vijayanagar D) Afghanistan

98. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus station was designed by

A) Frederick william stevens B) Freiotto C) Santiago calatrava D) Fazlur Rahman khan

99. Which one of the following was not introduce by shivaji?

A) Land tax B) Chauth C) Sardeshmukhi D) Pilgrim tax

100. During Shivaji‟s rule the council of the state consisted of

A) Eight Ministers B) 18 Ministers C) 12 Ministers D) 15 Ministers

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ANSWER KEY: HISTORY (TEST NO: 2)

(DELHI SULTANS, MUGALS &MARATHAS)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 D C C A A A A B D C 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 A C B C C C C D B A 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 C D C A A A C D B A 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 D A A B C B D C C A 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 A A A C D A B D C A 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 A D A D A B A A A B 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 C C B C A C C B D C 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 B A B D D B A D A C 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 A C B C A A C B C D 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 B D D D B C A A D A

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