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Question 11. Who was the founder of Gajapati dynasty of Orissa?
  1.    Kapilendra
  2.    Prataprudra
  3.    Vidhyadhara
  4.    Purushottama
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Kapilendra
Answer: (a)The Gajapatis were a medieval Hindu dynasty that ruled over Orissa, large parts ofAndhra Pradesh and West Bengal, and the eastern and central parts of Madhya Pradesh and the southern parts of Bihar from 1434–1541. Gajapati dynasty was established by Kapilendra Deva (1434–66) in 1434.
Question 12. Coins of which Muslim ruler have been image of Devi Lakshmi?
  1.    Alauddin Khilji
  2.    None of these
  3.    Iltutmish
  4.    Muhammad Ghori
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Muhammad Ghori
Answer: (d)
Question 13. Which Sultan of Delhi assumed the title of Alexander the Great?
  1.    Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
  2.    Sikandar Lodi
  3.    Alauddin Khilji
  4.    Balban
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Alauddin Khilji
Answer: (c)Alauddin Khilji, Sultan of Delhi, assumed the title of ‘Alexander the Great’. He was a very ambitious person and a warmonger. He liked to call himself ‘The Second Alexander’. He took the title ‘Sikander-i-Sani’.
Question 14. Match the followings using the given Official With Reference (Desciption) to the Medieval Period:
List I
List II
A. Khuts
1. Officer in charge of the Royal Court
B. Amir-i-hajib
2. Officer maintaining Regulations of municipality
C. Muhtasib
3. Clerk
D. Nawisandas
4. Village official
Codes: A B C D
  1.    3 2 1 4
  2.    3 1 2 4
  3.    4 1 2 3
  4.    4 2 1 3
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 4 1 2 3
Answer: (c)
Question 15. Who was the founder of Pushtimarg?
  1.    Madhavacharya
  2.    Yamunacharya
  3.    Vallabhacharya
  4.    Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Vallabhacharya
Answer: (c)Vallabhacharya wasthe founder of Pushtimarg. He wanted to preach his message of devotion to God and God’s grace called Pushtimarg. Vallabhacharya represented the culmination of philosophical thought during the Bhakti Movement in the middle ages. The sect established by him is unique in its facets of devotion to Krishna, especially his child manifestation, and is enriched with the use of traditions, music and festivals. Today, most of the followers of this sect reside in western and northern India.
Question 16. Which of the following was not one of the foreign travellers to visit India during the period of Krishnadeva Raya?
  1.    Duarte Barbosa
  2.    Nicolo Conti
  3.    Domingo Paes
  4.    Fernando Nuniz
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Nicolo Conti
Answer: (b)
Question 17. Malik Kafur was the General of
  1.    Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
  2.    Firoz Shah Tughlaq
  3.    Alauddin Khilji
  4.    Balban
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Alauddin Khilji
Answer: (c)
Malik Kafur was the General of Alauddin Khilji. Behind the success of his war strategies was a slave called Malik Kafur. He discovered Malik Kafur during the conquest of Gujarat. Malik Kafur was powerful army chief. He helped Aladdin to conquer many states.
Question 18. Delhi Sultans introduced reforms in the land revenue administration in India. The lands were classified as

  1. iqta land

  2. khalisa land

  3. inam land


Select the answer from the codes given below:
  1.    1 and 3
  2.    1 and 2
  3.    2 and 3
  4.    1, 2 and 3
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (d)
After consolidating their position in India, the Delhi Sultans introduced reforms in the land revenue administration. The lands were classified into three categories:
iqta land - lands assigned to officials as iqtas instead of payment for their services.
khalisa land – lands under the direct control of the Sultan and the revenues collected were spent for the maintenance of royal court and the royal household.
inam land – lands assigned or granted to religious leaders or religious institutions.
Question 19. Which one of the following was the first ruler of Vijayanagar to have employed Turkish bowmen?
  1.    Bukka I
  2.    Devaraya I
  3.    Harihara II
  4.    Harihara I
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Devaraya I
Answer: (b)
Question 20. Who among the following Sufis has called India a paradise on earth?
  1.    Amir Khurd
  2.    Amir Khusro
  3.    Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya
  4.    Baba Farid
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Amir Khusro
Answer: (b)

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