251. Faizi lived in the court of
252. Who is credited for the construction of the Red Fort of Delhi?
253. Where is the tomb of Sher Shah located?
254. To whom did Akbar gave the title Mian?
Answer: Tansen
255. The Biography of Humayun was written by
Answer: Gulbadan Begum
256. Which of these was not from Dynasty?
Answer: Sher Shah Suri
257. Battle for Delhi was fought in the year ___
Answer: 1556
257. Khas Mahal and the Shish Mahal are built in which World Heritage Monument?
Answer: Agra Fort
258. The foreign traveller who visited India during the reign of Shahjahan was
Answer: Manucci
259. Sher Khan defeated at Chausa (1539) and Kannauj (1540), forcing him to flee to Iran.
Answer: Humayun
260. Sher Shah Sur defeated which Mughal emperor?
Answer: Humayun
261. Who was the architect of Taj Mahal?
Answer: Ustad Ahmad Lahouri
262. Prince Khurram was the name of the future Emperor
Answer: Shah Jahan
263. Shahjahan built the Taj Mahal for?
Answer: Mehbooba
264. Dadoji was the guardian of
Answer: Shivaji
265. Shivaji started his public career at the age of
Answer: 18
266. Shivaji's administration owed its origin to the principles laid down by
Answer: Kautilya Arthasastra
267. Under Shivaji each province was under a
Answer: Viceroy
268. Under Shivaji's rule, the head of a unit of 25 in the Cavalry was known as
Answer: Havaldar
269. Which ruler of Bengal gave a portion of Orissa to the Marathas?
Answer: Alivardi Khan
270. Chhatrapati Sambhaji (1680-1688AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?
Answer: Maratha
271. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (1674-1680 AD)was the ruler of which dynasty?
Answer: Maratha
272. Baji Rao II (1796-1818 A.D.) was the ruler of which dynasty?
Answer: Peshwas
273. What was the immediate aim of the Treaty of Purander in 1665?
Answer: To sow seeds of contention between Shivaji and Sultan of Bijapur
274. Shivaji defeated the Mughals in the battle of?
Answer: Salher
275. Between whom was the treaty of Purandhar in 1776 made?
Answer: Marathas and English
276. The Maratha Chief, Sambhaji, was executed during the reign of
Answer: Aurangzeb
277. What was the capital of Shivaji's kingdom ?
Answer: Raigad
278. In his early days Shivaji moved with
Answer: Mawali leaders
279. The estate of Shivaji's father was
Answer: Poona
280. During Shivaji's rule the Council of the State consisted of
Answer: Eight Ministers
281. Chauth and Sardeshmukhi were taxes taken during the reign of
Answer: Marathas
282. Ashtapradhan was a council of ministers
Answer: in the Maratha administration
283. Who pioneered the guerrilla warfare methods?
Answer: Shivaji
284. Bajirao I (1720-1740 AD) was the minister of Hipwhich empire?
Answer: Maratha
285. The 'Ashta Diggajas' were associated with which of the following rulers?
Answer: Krishnadeva Raya
286. The historian Sewell has written a book entitled "A Forgotten Empire". What was the name of empire?
Answer: Mughal Empire
287. Khajuraho Group of monuments is attributed to which dynasty?
Answer: Chandela
288. The first dynasty of the Vijayanagar Kingdom was
Answer: Sangama
289. Who built the city of Nagalapuram?
Answer: Krishnadeva Raya
290. At the earlier stage backward classes movement means?
Answer: Non-Brahmin movement
291. Which language gained most by the patronage given to scholars by Krishna Deva Rai?
Answer: Telugu
292. Who from among the following was the founder of Bahmani kingdom in the Deccan?
Answer: Hasan Gangu
293. The Bahmani Kingdom was founded by?
Answer: Alauddin Bahman Shah
294. Over Which territory there were frequent clashes between Bahamani Kingdom and
Vijaynagar Kingdom?
Answer: The Raichur Doab
295. In the Vijayanagar Empire provinces are
divided into?
Answer: Kottam
296. The Sun Temple of Konark was built by Narasimhadeva 1. To which dynasty did he
belong to?
Answer: Eastern Ganga dynasty
297. The monuments at Khajuraho belong to the period of?
Answer: Chandelas
298. Who is the founder of Mahabalipuram?
Answer: Narsimha Varman I
299. Gol Gumbaz was designed by?
Answer: Yaqut of Dabul
300. Which queen of the Kakatiya dynasty ruled over Warangal, part of modern Andhra Pradesh?
Answer: Rudramadevi