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1. The third Battle of Panipat was fought between
Nadir Shah and Mughals
Maratha and Ahmed Shah Abdali
Humayun and Shershah
Hemu and Akbar
2. Aurangzeb failed to defeat Shivaji because the
Mughal army grew unmanageable
Mughal generals were treacherous
Marathas were expert in Guerilla warfare
Mughals had no navy
3. Between whom was the treaty of Purandhar in 1776 made?
English and Sultan of Mysore
Marathas and English
Marathas and Portuguese
English and Nizam of Hyderabad
4. Shivaji was crowned in the year
1654
1664
1674
1684
5. In Shivajis council of Ministers the Prime Minister was called
Sumanta
Mantri
Sachiv
Peshwa
6. Ashtapradhana was the official council of
Shivaji
Krishnadeva Raya
Harihar I
Balaji Baji Rao
7. Shivaji defeated the Mughals in the battle of
Shivner
Salhar
Purandhar
Raigarh
8. Who among the following streamlined the Maratha administration after Shambhaji?
Nanaji Deshmukh
Ganga Bai
Balaji Viswanath
Raja Ram
9. Who among the Maratha Peshwa followed the ideal of Hindu Pada-padshahi?
Madhav Rao
Narayana Rao
Balaji Viswanath
Baji Rao I
10. The treaty of Bassein (1802) was signed with the British by Peshwa?
Baji Rao I
Baji Rao II
Balaji Baji Rao
Madhav Rao
11. In Shivaji Council of Minister, the Prime Minister was called
Sachiv
Sumanta
Peshwa
Mantri
12. Who was the founder of Mughal dynasty?
Akbar
Humayun
Shahjahan
Babur
13. Who among the following painters was appointed Diwan of Multan by Akbar?
Daswant
Abdul Samad
Abul Hasan
Mir Syed Ali
14. Who among the following was illiterate?
Shahjahan
Jahangir
Akbar
Aurangzeb
15. Where did Babur die?
Agra
Delhi
Lahore
Kabul
16. Who was defeated at Kannauj in the hands of Sher Shah in 1540?
Jahangir
Akbar
Babar
Humayun
17. Who wrote Akbarnama?
Abdur Rahim Khanekhana
Abdul Qudir Badauni
Faizi
Abul Fazl
18. The Maratha kingdom was founded by Shivaji during the reign of
Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Aurangzeb
Akbar
Shahjahan
19. Who was called Chankya of Maratha politics?
Mahadji Sindhia
Balaji Viswanath
Nana Pharnabis
Baji Rao II
20. Who among the following painters committed suicide?
Basawan
Lal
Mahesh
Daswant
21. The Dilwara temple is located at
Aurangabad
Bhubaneswar
Khajuraho
Mount Abu
22. The Lingaraja Temple built during the medieval period is at
Mount Abu
Madurai
Bhubaneswar
Khajuraho
23. Prabhavati Gupta was the daughter of
Skandgupta
Kumargupta
Chandragupta I
Chandragupta II
24. At which of the following places is the famous Kailasha Temple located?
Ajanta
Badami
Chittor
Ellora
25. The Chola rulers were generally worshippers of
Kartikeya
Vishnu
Sakti
Shiva
26. During Gupta period, which deity was called Lokarka?
Ganesha
Kumara
Sun
Shiva
27. The first Gupta ruler to assume the title of Param Bhagawata was
Chandragupta I
Chandragupta II
Samudragupta
Kumargupta
28. The first meeting of Ghosal with Mahavira Swami was held at
Takshashila
Champa
Vaishali
Nalanda
29. The Chola rulers were generally
Workshippers of Kartikeya
Workshippers of Mother goddess
Vaisnavites
Saivites
30. The Turkish brought with them musical instruments
Tanpura and Mridang
Veena and Tabla
Sitar and Flute
Rabab and Sarangi
31. A Buddhist council during the rein of Kanishka was held at
Pataliputra
Mathura
Rajgirha
Kashmir
32. Which Chinese general defeated Kanishka?
Chi Huang Ti
Ho Ti
Pan Yang
Pan Chao
33. Who was the founder of Kushan dynasty?
Huvishka
Vim Kadphises
Kujul Kadaphises
Kanishka
34. During the Satavahanas rule, Katakas means
Military camps and settlements
Military committees and camps
Military arnaments and camps
Military clothes and settlements
35. Who was the writer of Nanaghata inscription?
Naganika
Kubernaga
Nagamati
Nagakumari
36. The writer of Mahabhasya Patanjali was a contemporary of
Pushyamitra Sunga
Chandragupta Maurya
Chandragupta II
Ashoka
37. From which of the following places archaeological remains of a Roman colony have been discovered?
Tamralipti
Bhrigukachchha
Arikamedu
Sopara
38. Which of the following dynasties related to maximum pure gold coins?
Gupta
Kushana
Sunga
Satavahana
39. The Sunga ruler, Agnimitra was the hero of a book written by
Kalidasa
Banabhatta
Asvagosha
Patanjali
40. Which of the following Saka rulers was responsible for important irrigation works in Saurashtra?
Nahapana
Rudradaman
Menander
None of these
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