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The medieval Indian Muslim poet, historian and musician who called himself a parrot of India was

A) Mulla Daud B) Malik Muhammad Jayasi
C) Tansen D) Amir Khusrau
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Amir Khusrau

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Who was the famous Deccan Hindu King whose fleet crossed the Bay of Bengal with an army and conquered a number of states in Sumatra, Java and Malaysia?

A) Rajendra Chola B) Rajaraja I
C) Pulakesin D) Mahipala II
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rajendra Chola

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The rockcut temples of Mahabalipuram were built were built under the patronage of the

A) Chola Kings B) Pallava Kings
C) Pandya Kings D) Satavahana Kings
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Pallava Kings

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The first battle of Panipat (1526) was fought between

A) Barbar and Daulat Khan B) Barbar and Ibrahim Lodi
C) Barbar and Alam Khan D) Barbar and Rana Sanga
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Barbar and Ibrahim Lodi

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The Peshwa's Secretariat at Pune (poona), the pivot of the Maratha government was known as 

A) Huzur Daftar B) EI Beriz Daftar
C) Chalte Dafter D) Peshwa Dafter
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Huzur Daftar

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The Administrative council os shivaji was known as 

A) Parishad B) Mantri Parishad
C) Ashta Pradhan D) Rajya Parishad
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Ashta Pradhan

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The sultan who completed the conquest of the south and broke the political barriers between the north and the south was

A) Alauddin Khalji B) Ghiyasuddin-bin Tughluq
C) Muhammad bin Tughluq D) Firuz Tughluq
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Muhammad bin Tughluq

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The only known ruler in the history of india to have fixed the prices of different commodities, rigidly enforced quality control and ensured easy availability of essential commodities was

A) lltutmish B) Alauddin Khalji
C) Raziya D) Gayasuddin Tughluq
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Alauddin Khalji

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