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Question 21. Which one of the following contemporary sources depicts Humayun’s passion for astronomy and astrology?
  1.    Tuzuk-i-Babri
  2.    Humayun Namah
  3.    Qanun-i-Humayuni
  4.    Tarikh-i-Rashidi
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Tuzuk-i-Babri
Answer: (a)
Question 22. Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?
  1.    Mahmud Begarha : Faizi Sarhindi
  2.    Akbar : Abdur Rahim Khan-i- Khanan
  3.    Jahangir : Muhammad Salih
  4.    Ahmad Shah : Hazrat Gesu Daraz
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Mahmud Begarha : Faizi Sarhindi
Answer: (a)
Question 23. Which historical monument in Delhi is a synthesis of Persian and Indian styles of architectures?
  1.    Lodi’s tomb
  2.    Qutub Minar
  3.    Humayun’s tomb
  4.    Red Fort
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Humayun’s tomb
Answer: (c)
Question 24. Who among the following was the official historian of Aurangzeb’s reign?
  1.    Bhimsen Kayastha
  2.    Ishwardas Nagar
  3.    Khafi Khan
  4.    Mohammad Kazim
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Mohammad Kazim
Answer: (d)
Mohammad Kazim was the official historian of Aurangzeb’s reign. During the reign of Aurangzeb, the man picked to write the AlamgirNamah was Mirza Muhammad Kazim Shirazi.
He successfully compiled facts about the first 10 years of Aurangzeb's rule. After this, Aurangzeb forbade Kazim Shirazi to continue any further probably because of the extravagant expenditure involved in this work.
Question 25. Who among the following Maratha Peshwas followed the ideal of Hindu Pada Padshahi?
  1.    Baji Rao I
  2.    Balaji Vishwanath
  3.    Madhav Rao
  4.    Narayana Rao
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Baji Rao I
Answer: (a)
Question 26. Which of the following statements is not correct with regarding the Maurya king Ashoka?
  1.    According to the Jaina texts, Ashoka was very cruel in his early life and captured the throne after killing his 99 brothers.
  2.    Ashoka is the first king in the Indian history who has left his records engraved on stones.
  3.    Ashoka is said to have added only Kalinga to the Mauryan Empire.
  4.    The Ashokan inscriptions are found in India, Nepal, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> The Ashokan inscriptions are found in India, Nepal, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Answer: (d) The height of the gateway is 176 feet. It was built to commemorate Akbar’s victory over Gujarat. Other important buildings at Fatepur Sikri are Jodh Bai’s palace and Panch Mahal with five storeys.
Question 27. “Din-i-Ilahi’ was a movement of Akbar’s folly, not of his wisdom.” Who made this statement?
  1.    A.L. Srivastava
  2.    V.A. Smith
  3.    R.P. Tripathi
  4.    S.R. Sharma
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> V.A. Smith
Answer: (b)
Question 28. Who was called Chankya of Maratha politics?
  1.    Nana Pharnabis
  2.    Mahadji Sindhia
  3.    Balaji Viswanath
  4.    Baji Rao II
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Nana Pharnabis
Answer: (a)
Question 29. Who among the following Englishmen was well versed in the Turkish language, received a Mansab of 400 and the title of ‘English Khan’ or Firangi Khan?
  1.    Fitch
  2.    Hawkins
  3.    Mildenhall
  4.    Sir Thomas Roe
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Hawkins
Answer: (b)Hawkins was well versed in the Turkish language, received a Mansab of 400 and the title of ‘English Khan’ or ‘Firangi Khan’.
Question 30. The treaty of Purandra between Shivaji and Raja Jai Singh took place in
  1.    1664
  2.    1665
  3.    1666
  4.    1669
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 1665
Answer: (b)

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