1. Who among the following was associated with the Mughal Court as a physician to Prince Dara Shukoh’?

2. Which of the following Mughal emperors spent a greater part of his reign to overthrow the Deccan Kingdoms?

3. Which one of the following travelogues has given an insight on the reign of Muhammad Bin Tughlaq?

4. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?Traveller Country from
1. Marco Polo Italy
2. Ibn Battuta Morocco
3. Nikitin Russia
4. Seydi Ali Reis Turkey Select the correct answer using the code given below:

5. Who was the Delhi Sultan when the threat of invasion by Mongols under Changez Khan loomed over India ?

6. Name the calligrapher in Akbar’s court who was honoured with the title “Zarrin Kalam” or Golden Pen

7. During the reign of Alauddin Khilji, who were amils ?

8. Which one of the following was not a Chishti Sufi saint?

9. Who among the following was the founder of the Avadh Kingdom in the 18^th century?

10. Between whom was the Battle of Khanwa (1527) fought?

11. During Aurangzeb's reign, whose duty was it to see that people lived their lives in accordance with the 'Sharia'?

12. Who among the following travelers was from Italy and visited Vijayanagar Kingdom in the fifteenth century?

13. Who among the following was the first Muslim Military Commander who annexed Bihar and Bengal by overthrowing the Sena dynasty ?

14. Consider the following statements:
1. A war of succession started among the four sons of the Emperor Shahjahan in 1657 A.D.
2. There was no codified Law of Succession for the Mughal dynasty. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

15. Consider the following statements about Sufism in India:
1. Pilgrimage called ziyarat to tombs of Sufi saints is an important feature.
2. The most influential group of Sufis in India were the Chishtis. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

16. Who among the following had constructed the Red Fort in Delhi ?

17. Which one of the following statements about Fatehpur Sikri is NOT correct?

18. Between whom was the Battle of Chausa fought?

19. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?Bhakti Saint Philosophy

20. Who fought the battle of Waihand ?

21. Consider the following statements :A. The Ain-i Akbari is the third book in the Akbarnama written during the reign of the Mughal Emperor, Akbar. B. Abul Fazl was was the author of the first two books of the Akbarnama while Akbar was the author of the third. C. The best known accounts of illustrated Mughal official reports are the Akbarnama and the Babarnama. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

22. The Vijayanagara Empire received its death blow at the battle of:

23. Who among the following was the author of the Badshah Nama?

24. Muhammad bin Tughlaq’s experiment of introducing token currency could not succeed on account of

25. Which one of the following dynasties built the Khajuraho temple?