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  1. The foreign traveller who visited India during the Mughal Period and who left us and expert's description of the Peacok Throne, was

  2. A.

    Geronimo Verroneo

    B.

    Omrah' Danishmand khan

    C.

    Travernier

    D.

    Austinof Bordeaux


  3. Which one of the following Mughal buildings is said to possess the unique feature of being exactly equal in length and breadth?

  4. A.

    Agra Fort

    B.

    Red Fort

    C.

    Taj Mahal

    D.

    Buland Darwaza


  5. The Qutub Minar was completed by the famous ruler

  6. A.

    Qutub-ud-din Aibak

    B.

    Iltutmish

    C.

    Firoz Shah Tughlaq

    D.

    Alauddin Khilji


  7. Who wrote Akbarnama?

  8. A.

    Akbar

    B.

    Birbal

    C.

    Abul Fazal

    D.

    Bhagavan Das


  9. The first Indian Hindi Scholar of the Mughal period was

  10. A.

    Malik Muhammad Jayasi

    B.

    Abdur Rahim

    C.

    Mulla Wajhi

    D.

    Chand Bardai


  11. Who translated Ramayana into Persian?

  12. A.

    Abul Fazl

    B.

    Badauni

    C.

    Abdul Latif

    D.

    Isar Das


  13. The famous Peacock Throne of Shah Jahan was taken away in 1739 by

  14. A.

    Afghan invader Ahmed Shah Abdali

    B.

    Persian invader Nadir Shah

    C.

    Mongol invader Chengiz Khan

    D.

    British East India Company


  15. Who was the Guru of Kabir?

  16. A.

    Ramanuja.

    B.

    Ramananda

    C.

    Vallabhacharya

    D.

    Namadeva


  17. The reputed musician duo, Tansen and Baiju Bawra, flourished during the reign of –

  18. A.

    Jahangir

    B.

    Bahadur Shah Zafar

    C.

    Akbar

    D.

    Shah Jahan


  19. Where is the Bada Imambara located?

  20. A.

    Agra

    B.

    Lucknow

    C.

    Patna

    D.

    Allahabad