41.What was the Hindu king of Calicut called in Malayalam in medieval India?
[A] Samadira
[B] Kirakartha
[C] Samutiru
[D] Lalminak
Answer: C [Samutiru]
Notes:
The Hindu king of Calicut was the most powerful ruler on the coast. He was called- Samutiru in Malayalam , but Samuri (meaning sea-king) by the Arabs , who exercised a monopoly of the trade between Malabar and the red sea, enjoyed considerable respect at the zamorin court.
42.The highest officer under the Turkish / Khilji Rulers of the Delhi Sultanate was___?
[A] Qazi-ul-Mulk
[B] Naib-i-Mulk
[C] Head of the Majlis-i-Khalawat
[D] Wazir
Answer: B [Naib-i-Mulk]
Notes:
The post of Naib-i-Mamlakat, equivalent of the English term ‘regent’ was created by the Turkish slave rulers. It was later called called Naib- i-Mulk or Malik Naib (under Khilji). The Sultan dominated the central government as he was the legal head of the state and acted as the chief executive and the highest court of appeal. The Sultan was assisted by number of ministers. In them Naib-i-Mulk or malik naib held highest stature in the central government of the Sultanate.
43.Which among the following was NOT a feature of Din-i-Ilahi of Akbar?
[A] Forbade of Cow eating
[B] Mohammad as only prophet of God
[C] Hom sacrifice
[D] Worship of Sun as creator
Answer: B [Mohammad as only prophet of God]
Notes:
Akbar’s Din-i-Ilahi recognized no prophets. It overthrew almost every ceremonial rule whether Islam or Muslim, but took the good ideas from the Brahmins as well as from the missionaries and adopted “Sun” as a symbol of the worship of the creator. This new cult featured: Forbade cow eating, Indifference among all Indians, Instituted worship of Sun as creator, Incorporated the sacred fire adored by the Parsis, Encouraged the Havana (hom sacrifice) of the Hindus. The emperor was ahead of his times in creating such cult but this cult eventually died with him.
44.What was the official language of the Sultanate?
[A] Persian
[B] Arabic
[C] Urdu
[D] Hindi
Answer: A [Persian]
Notes:
Persian, also known by its endonym Farsi or Parsi was declared as the official language of Mughals in Akbar’s regime. Iltutmish was the first Sultan who organized the government of Delhi. The literature of Delhi Sultanate began with the rise of Persian language speaking people.
45.Who among the following Sultans tried to prohibit sati?
[A] Mohammad Bin Tughlaq
[B] Firoz Shah Tughlaq
[C] Alauddin Khilji
[D] Jalauddin Khilji
Answer: A [Mohammad Bin Tughlaq]
Notes:
The earliest known attempt by a ruler to stop the practice of Sati took place during the rule of Muhammad Tughlaq in the 14th century. His policy toward the Hindus was conciliatory, and he had tried to introduce social reforms, such as the abolition of sati.
46. Who among the following Sikh Gurus had laid the foundation of Amritsar?
[A] Guru Amar Das
[B] Guru Arjan Dev
[C] Guru Ram Das
[D] Guru Har Govind
Answer: C [Guru Ram Das]
Notes:
The foundation of Amritsar was laid in 1577 by Guru Ram Das (1534-81). He inaugurated the digging of the holy tank Amritsar (pool of nectar) on a piece of land which was gifted by the Mughal Emperor Akbar to Guru Ram Das’ wife Bibi Bhani. Amritsar was originally called Ramdaspur – Guru Ramdas’s City (literally the City of God’s Servant).
47. Bahadur Shah (First) was born in the year ____:
[A] 1543
[B] 1643
[C] 1743
[D] 1843
Answer: B [1643]
Notes:
Bahadur Shah I was born on 14 October 1643 in Burhanpur to the sixth Mughal emperor, Aurangzeb, and his secondary wife Nawab Bai. He became the seventh Mughal emperor of India and ruled from 1707 until his death in 1712.
48. The Portuguese came to India in search of ____:
[A] Spices
[B] Labours
[C] Gold
[D] Muslin cloth
Answer: A [Spices]
Notes:
Vasco da Gama landed in Calicut in 1498 on the west cost of India, several hundred miles south of Goa, and thus became the first person to find a sea route from Europe to India around the Cape of Good Hope. The Portuguese were desperate to control the spice trade from India, then controlled by the Arabs, and needed a good port, which turned out to be Goa.
49. Who defeated Humayun in the battle of Chausar?
[A] Muhammad Adil Shah
[B] Sher Shah Suri
[C] Firoz Shah Suri
[D] Sikandar Shah Suri
Answer: B [Sher Shah Suri]
Notes:
Sher Shah Suri, the founder of the Sur Empire in North India, defeated Mughal emperor Humayun in the Battle of Chausar in June 1539. He defeated Humayun again in 1540 after which the Mughal emperor became a fugitive. Sher Shah overthrew the government of the Emperor Humayun in 1540 and ruled instead until his death in 1545.
50. Raziyya Sultan was the daughter of which ruler?
[A] Shamsuddin Iltutmish
[B] Qutbuddin Aibak
[C] Jalaluddin Khalji
[D] Ghiyasuddin Balban
Answer: A [Shamsuddin Iltutmish]
Notes:
Razia Sultana was the fifth Mamluk Sultan and the only female ever to rule as the Sultan of Delhi. She was the daughter of the third ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, Shams-ud-din Iltutmish, and granddaughter of the first Sultan of Delhi, Qutb ud din Aibak .