Which Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate shifted his capital from Delhi to Agra?
(A) Sikandar Lodi
(B) Qutbuddin Aibak
(C) Alauddin Khilji
(D) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Sultan Sikandar Lodi who moved his capital from Delhi to Agra in the year 1506.
The Persian traveler Abdur Razzaq visited India during the reign of which ruler?
(A) Dev Rai
(B) Krishnadeva Raya
(C) Devaraya II
(D) Krishna Raya II
Who issued the new coin called 'Rupee' for the first time?
(A) Alauddin Khilji
(B) Mohammad Shah Tughlaq
(C) Sher Shah Suri
(D) Akbar
By whom was the Taj Mahal built?
(A) Jahangir
(B) Shahjahan
(C) Sher Shah
(D) Nadir Shah
After which battle the Mughal power was established in India?
(A) First Battle of Tarain
(B) Second Battle of Tarain
(C) First battle of Panipat
(D) Second battle of Panipat
Who was the first woman ruler in Indian history?
(A) Razia Sultan
(B) Hamida Begum
(C) Mehrunisa
(D) Hazrat Mahal
Which of the following contains Alberuni's account of India?
(A) Chachnama
(B) Futuh-us-Salatin
(C) Tarikh-i-Yamini
(D) Kitab-ul-Hind
The “Kitab Tarikh Al-Hind” (History of India) of Al Biruni contains description of India when he came to India along with Mahmud of Ghazni in 1017 A.D.
Who among the following Sultans of Delhi founded many cities in North India?
(A) Balban
(B) Alauddin Khilji
(C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
(D) Ibrahim Lodi
Firoz Shah Tughlaq was a great builder. He made several cities like Fatehabad, Hissar, Jaunpur, and Firozabad.
Who was the founder of Bahmani kingdom?
(A) Hasan Gangu
(B) Firoz Shah
(C) Mahmud Gawan
(D) Asaf Khan
Bahmani kingdom was a Muslim state of the Deccan in southern India and was one of the great medieval Indian kingdoms. It was founded by Alauddin Hasan Bahaman Shah in 1347. It was the first Independent Islamic Kingdom in South India.
Which one of the following is the best example of Vijayanagara art?
(A) Ajanta
(B) Hampi
(C) Puri
(D) Sanchi
The Virupaksha Temple, Vittala Temple, and Lotus Mahal are some of the notable examples of Vijayanagar Art found in Hampi. Option 1, Ajanta, is incorrect as it belongs to the time period of the ancient Mauryan and Gupta Empires, predating the Vijayanagara Empire.
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