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51.

Mongol empire was established in A) 1202 CE B) 1206 CE C) 1210 CE D) 1215 CE

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Correct option is B) 1206 CE

52.

He was proficient in philosophy, maths, astronomy etc., who is he? A) Balban B) Raziya Sultana C) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq D) Chengiz Khan

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C) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq

53.

Match the followingGroup-AGroup-B1. 1526A) Panipat2. 1398B) Timur3. JitalC) Copper Coin4. AlberuniD) Ghazini5. Amir KhusruE) The Parrot of India

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Group-AGroup-B
1. 1526A) Panipat
2. 1398B) Timur
3. JitalC) Copper Coin
4. AlberuniD) Ghazini
5. Amir KhusruE) The Parrot of India
54.

State your opinion:Some cities gain importance as administrative centres while others gain importance as industrial centres.

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The rise and fall of the cities depend on its political and cultural graph of events. 

The process of urbanisation is associated mainly with political and economic development. 

The rulers play an important role in the settling and development of a city. 

According to the Arab historian, Ibn Khaldun, trade gains momentum as a result of the conducive policies of the ruler. 

Thus, some cities gain importance as administrative centres while others gain importance as industrial centres.

55.

Cities set up by Sultan of Tughluq Dynasty: (a) Mahajanapadas (b) Tughluqabad (c) Jahanpanha (d) Firozabad

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Correct Answer is  (a) Mahajanapadas

56.

Write the names of historical places, persons, and events:1. The standard unit for the weight of coin –2. Mosque at Delhi built by Qutubuddin Aibak –

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1. Tola

2. Quwwat-i-Islam

57.

Find the odd one out:Monuments erected during Islamic Period: (a) Quwwat-i-Islam (b) Qutub Minar(c) Alai Darwaza (d) Qawwali

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Correct Answer is  (d) Qawwali

58.

___________ built Alai Darwaza. (a) Alberuni (b) Alauddin Khalji(c) Qutubuddin Aibak (d) Iltutmish

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Correct option is  (b) Alauddin Khalji

59.

Main centers of Textile during Sultan period: (a) Delhi (b) Chennai (c) Agra (d) Multan

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Correct Answer is  (b) Chennai

60.

The transition of the ancient period to the medieval period is reflected in Reason ___________(a) Political (b) Social (c) Economic, religious and cultural (d) All of the above

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Correct option is  (d) All of the above

61.

Write the names of historical places, persons, and events:1. Persian traveller who visited India during the period of Mahmud Ghazni –2. The text was written by Krishnadevaraya –

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1. Al-Beruni

2. Amuktamalyada

62.

Tuli translated the text of ___________ (a) Koshashastra (b) Bhadvad Gita (c) Ramayan (d) Mahabharata.

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Correct option is  (a) Koshashatra

63.

___________ wrote a text called ‘Amuktamalyada’. (a) Harihara (b) Bukka (c) Krishnadeva Raya (d) Purnaiya

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Correct option is  (c) Krishnadevaraya

64.

The Italian traveller Nicolo Conti visited ___________ (a) Vijayanagar (b) Delhi (c) Iran (d) Karnataka

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Correct option is  (a) Vijaynagar

65.

Fill in the Blanks1. Qutub Minar was built in the premises of …………… . 2. Alai Darwaja was built by …………… . 3. The Timurs invasion in …………… CE.

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1. Quwwat-ul-Islam Masjid

2. Alauddin Khilji 

3. 1398 CE

66.

Qutub Minar at Mehrauli is a well-known example of ___________ architecture. (a) Indian (b) Islamic (c) Greek (d) Roman

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Correct option is  (b) Islamic

67.

Who completed the construction of Qutub Minar?

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The Iltutmish.

68.

Jalaluddin Khilji was assassinated by A) Md-Bin-Tughluq B) Balban C) Alauddin Khilji D) Timur

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C) Alauddin Khilji

69.

Who is the commander of Allauddin Khilji? A) MalikKafurB) Firoz Shan C) Timur D) Mubarak Shah

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A) MalikKafur

70.

Write short note: Amir Khusrow

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  • Amir Khusrow was a well-known poet and scholar who composed poetry in the Indian language. 
  • He spent his life in the court of Sultan Balban in Delhi. 
  • While describing the muslin of Dhaka, he says, “the Muslin is so fine that even if a hundred yards are tied around the head, one could still see the hair.”
71.

Tuti – e – Hind was written by A) Abul Fazal B) Amir Khusrav C) Timur D) Barani

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Correct option is B) Amir Khusrav