26. Which of the following rulers of India issued Mahzarnama to take all the religious matters into his own hands?
(A) Jahangir
(B) Akbar
(C) Aurangzeb
(D) Shah Alam
Correct Answer: (B) Akbar
Answer Explanation:
Akbar declared or issued Mahzarnama to take all the religious matters into his own hands. This made him supreme in religious matters. He issued Mahzarnama to curb the dominance of Ulema. It was written by Faizi in 1579.
27. Who was the Sultan of Delhi Sultanate when Timur invaded India in 1398?
(A) Mahmud Shah Tughluq
(B) Jalal ud din Firuz Khilji
(C) Aram Shah
(D) Ghiyas-ud-din Balban
Correct Answer: (A) Mahmud Shah Tughluq
Answer Explanation:
Mahmud Shah Tughlaq was the last sultan of the Tughlaq dynasty to rule the Islamic Delhi Sultanate. During his reign in 1398, Amir Timur the Chagatai ruler invaded India. He carried away with him a large booty from Delhi and the surrounding area. Soon after the invasion, the Tughlaq dynasty came to an end.
28. In 1293 A.D., Marco Polo, an Italian traveler, visited in which of the Indian Kingdom?
(A) Kakatiya
(B) Satavahana
(C) Pandyan
(D) Chera
Correct Answer: (A) Kakatiya
Answer Explanation:
In 1293 A.D., Marco Polo, an Italian traveler visited Motupalli, a famous seaport during the Kakatiya Dynasty. He wrote about the prosperity and power of the kingdom under Rudramadevi.
29. Which ruler sent two of his brothers Ulugh Khan and Nusrat Khan to invade Gujarat?
(A) Alauddin Khilji
(B) Sikandar Lodi
(C) Muhammad Shah
(D) Firuz Shah Tughlaq
Correct Answer: (A) Alauddin Khilji
Answer Explanation:
Alauddin Khilji sent two of his general brothers Ulugh Khan and Nusrat Khan to invade Gujarat. Gujarat was invaded and the temples of Somnath and Rudra Mahalaya were sacked.
30. Who among the following is associated with the translation of Rajatarangini in Persian?
(A) Dara Shikoh
(B) Zain-ul-Abidin
(C) Abdul Razzaq Jilani
(D) Bande Nawaz
Correct Answer: (B) Zain-ul-Abidin
Answer Explanation:
Rajatarangini is a metrical legendary and historical chronicle of the north-western Indian subcontinent, particularly the kings of Kashmir. It was written in Sanskrit by Kashmiri historian Kalhana in the 12th century CE. It was translated into Persian by the orders of the later Muslim ruler Zain-ul-Abidin.
