Kings of Vijayanagar, imported Arabian horses on a large scale, in order to improve the breed of cavalry horses in their own districts. Thus, the single biggest item of import to the Vijayanagar empire was Horses.
12. Who was the first Indian ruler to organize the Haj pilgrimage at the expense of the state?
(A) Alauddin Khilji
(B) Feroz Tughlaq
(C) Akbar
(D) Aurangzeb
Correct Answer: (C) Akbar
Answer Explanation:
Akbar was the first Indian ruler to organize the Haj pilgrimage at the expense of the state.
13. Which of the following ladies wrote a historical account during the Mughal period?
Gulbadan Begum (1523-1603) was a Perso-Turkic Princess, the daughter of Emperor Babur. She is most known as the author of Humayun Nama, the account of the life of her brother, Humayun.
Mansabdar implies the generic term for the military-kind grading of all royal functionaries of the Mughal Empire. The Mansabdari system introduced by Akbar was borrowed from the system followed in Mongolia.
15. Chachnama is the oldest chronicle of which of the following regions?
(A) Kashmir
(B) Gandhar
(C) Sindh
(D) Punjab
Correct Answer: (C) Sindh
Answer Explanation:
At the time of Arab Invasions, Sindh was under Raja Dahir who reigned till 712 AD from his capital Brahamanabad. He was the last Hindu Ruler of Sindh and parts of Modern Punjab (Pakistan). The Arab conquest of Sindh is mentioned in the oldest Chronicle of Sindh called “Chach Nama”. He was attacked, defeated and killed by Mohammad Bin Qasim, a general of the Umayyad Caliphate.
