Q1. Which one of the following Vedic Gods depicts an association with the Sun?
(a) Ashvin
(b) Pushan
(c) Indra
(d) Brihaspati
Q2. Gautam Buddha attained Mahaparinirvana at-
(a) Kapilvastu
(b) Kushinagar
(c) Bodhgaya
(d) Rajgriha
Q3. Which new department was started by Muhammad Bin Tughlaq for the development of agriculture?
(a) Diwan-i-Risalat
(b) Diwan-i-Ashraf
(c) Diwan-i-Kohi
(d) Diwan-i-Mustkharaz
Q4. Who among the following constituted Turkan-i- Chihalgani?
(a) Qutubuddin Aibak
(b) Iltutmish
(c) Balban
(d) None of these
Q5. Who of the following was the first Muslim President of Indian National Congress?
(a) Badruddin Tayabji
(b) Abul Kalam Azad
(c) Rafi Ahmed Kidwai
(d) M.A. Ansari
Q6.Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of the formation of the Indian National Congress?
(a) Curzon
(b) Canning
(c) Lawrence
(d) Dufferin
Q7. Which one of the following edicts mentions the personal name of Ashoka?
(a) Kalsi
(b) Rummindei
(c) Special Kalinga Edict
(d) Maski
Q8. Realizing the need of water, the first ruler who got a lake constructed in the Girnar area was-
(a) Chandragupta Maurya
(b) Ashoka
(c) Rudradaman
(d) Skandagupta
Q9. The Lumbini was the birth place of Gautama Buddha, is confirmed by an inscription of-
(a) Ashoka
(b) Kanishka
(c) Harsha
(d) Dharmapal
Q10. Who constructed the 84 thousand Stupa?
(a) Ashoka
(b) Pushyamitra
(c) Menander
(d) Kanishka
Q11. Who founded Agra?
(a) Iltutmish
(b) Firoz Tughlaq
(c) Sikander Lodhi
(d) Ibrahim Lodhi
Q12. Ibn Battuta visited India during the reign of-
(a) Jalaluddin Firoz Shah
(b) Alauddin Khilji
(c) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
(d) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
Q13. Who among the following Sultans received the title of ‘Syed-us-Salatin’ from the Caliph?
(a) Iltutmish
(b) Balban
(c) Alauddin Khilji
(d) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Q14. Amir Khusro wrote his famous masanavi ‘Ashiqa’ on the order of-
(a) Alauddin Khilji
(b) Khizra Khan
(c) Rai Karan
(d) Rani Kamla Devi
Q15. The statement. “India is not Arabia, it is not practically feasible to convert it into Qarul Islam.” is associated with-
(a) Iltutmish
(b) Balban
(c) Alauddin Khilji
(d) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
