Who among the following had translated Chintamani Bhatt's Sanskrit text 'Suka Saptati' in Persian and gave it the title 'Tutinama'?
GS Paper I (General Studies)
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Who among the following had translated Chintamani Bhatt's Sanskrit text 'Suka Saptati' in Persian and gave it the title 'Tutinama'?
Which Mughal ruler patronaged Kavindra Acharya Saraswati of Banaras, a great scholar of Sanskrit and Hindi?
From which place Jayata and Kumpa were associated who impressed Shershah with their valour?
Consider the following events of the reign of Aurangzeb and arrange them in chronological order:
1. Battle of Deorai
2. Defeat of Shuja near Banaras
3. Battle of Samugarh
4. Victory at Dharmat
Select the correct answer from the code given below.
Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists.
| List - I (Text) | List - II (Writer) | ||
| A. | Ragmala | 1. | Somnath |
| B. | Rasakaumudi | 2. | Venkatraman |
| C. | Ragvivodh | 3. | Pundrik Vitthal |
| D. | Chaturdandi Prakashika | 4. | Srikanth |
Match List - 1 with List - 2 and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
List 1 (Text) | List 2 (Author) |
1. Raga Mala | (a) Somanath |
2. Rasa Kaumudi | (b) Venkatraman |
3. Raga Vibodh | (c) Pundrik Vitthal |
4. Chaturdandi Prakashika | (d) Sri Kantha |
The book 'Fawaid_ul Fawad’ is the record of the conversations of Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya, it was compiled by
Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched?
(Ruler) | (State) |
(a) Rana Hamir | Mewar |
(b) Rana Chunda | Marwar |
(c) Malik Raja Farooqi | Khandesh |
(d) Malik Sarwar Khwaja Jahan | Malwa |
Who was the ruler of Golkonda when Aurangzeb seized the fort of Golkonda in 1687?
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :
List – I | List – II |
A. Jajmani | 1. North India |
B. Bara Balute | 2. Karnataka |
C. Mirasi | 3. Maharashtra |
D. Adade | 4. Tamil Nadu |
Given below are two statements, one is labeled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A): We have much more information about Cholas than their predecessors.
Reason (R): The Chola rulers adopted the practice of having inscriptions written on the walls of temples giving a historical narrative of their victories.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Which of the following is NOT correctly matched?
Consider the following text and arrange them in chronological order:
1. Fatawa-i-Jahandari
2. Prithviraja-Raso
3. Kitab-ul-Hind
4. Tabaqat-i-Nasiri
Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
Which of the following statement/s is/are correct?
1. Akbar tried to fix the age of marriage for boys and girls.
2. Akbar gave freedom to girls to marry at their own will and not under parental pressure.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
1. The Sun temple of Multan is mentioned by Hiuen Tsang, Abuzaiyid, Al-Masudi and Alberuni.
2. The pilgrimage to Sambalpur was associated with Sun worship.
Who among the following was the author of the book 'Kitab-i-Nauras' ?
Match List - I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List – I (Officer) | List – II (Assign Duty) |
A. Diwan-i-Tan | 1. Look after the office |
B. Mustarfi | 2. Maintained a proper list of main events and firmans |
C. Mushrif | 3. Look after the Jagir and Salaries |
D. Vakianvis | 4. Examine the income expenditure of State |
Which of the following Mughal period canals, was constructed by restoring the Rajabwah of Firuz Shah ?
Which of the following is NOT correctly matched?
(Books) | (Writters) |
(a) Tabuqat-i-Nasiri | Minhaj-us-Siraj-Juzani |
(b) Tarikh-i-Firozshahi | Ziauddin Barani |
(c) Tughlaqnama | Ibn Battuta |
(d) Humayunnama | Gulbadan Begam |
Match List - I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
| List - I | List - II |
| A. Mulla Daud | 1. Chandayan |
| B. Damodar Kavi | 2. Ashiqa |
| C. Somnath | 3. Padmavati Katha |
| D. Amir Khusro | 4. Rag Vibodh |
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Shershah tried to regulate the currency of the state.
Reason (R): As in Shershah's currency, Copper coin of Akbar's time was the Dam and it was the chief currency.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
Which of the following is NOT correctly matched?
| (a) Dam | Copper coin |
| (b) Desai | Revenue collector |
| (c) Diwan | REvenue Chief of province |
| (d) Jarib | A type of tax |
Arrange the following battles in chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
I. Battle of Sarnal
II. Battle of Bilgram
III. Battle of Dharmat
IV. Battle of Jajau
Codes:
With reference to the Mansabdari system, which of the statements is/are correct?
1. Mansabdari system was the official nobility of the state, started by Akbar.
2. A Mansabdari was hereditary.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below: