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  1. Shah Jahan built the Moti Masjid at

  2. A.

    Delhi

    B.

    Jaipur

    C.

    Agra

    D.

    Amarkot


  3. Which among the following fort was known as the 'key of Deccan'?

  4. A.

    Kalinjar

    B.

    Ajaygarh

    C.

    Asirgarh

    D.

    Gulbarga


  5. Mughal presence in the Red fort ceased

  6. A.

    Robert Clive

    B.

    Lord hording

    C.

    Heuroz

    D.

    John Nicholsan


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

  8. A.

    Geronimo Verroneo

    B.

    Omrah' Danishmand khan

    C.

    Travernier

    D.

    Austinof Bordeaux


  9. Which one of the following Mughal buildings is said to possess the unique feature of breing exactly equal in length and beadth?

  10. A.

    Agra Fort

    B.

    Red Fort

    C.

    Taj Mahal

    D.

    Buland Darwaza


  11. Who of the following was sent as an ambassador to the royal court of Jahangir by James I, the king of England?

  12. A.

    John Hawkins

    B.

    Willia Todd

    C.

    Sir Thomas Roe

    D.

    Sir Walter Raleigh


  13. Match the following:

    (i) Tughlaqabad Fort 1. Alauddin Khilji

    (ii) Red Fort (Delhi) 2. Shah Jahan

    (iii) Hauz Khas 3. Akbar

    (iv) Red Fort (Agra) 4. Ghiyas-ud-din-Tughlaq

  14. A.

    i-1, ii-2, iii-3, iv-4

    B.

    i-4, ii-2, iii-1, iv-3

    C.

    i-4, ii-3, iii-1, iv-2

    D.

    i-3, ii-1, iii-4, iv-2


  15. Which of the undermentioned facts about Tai Mahal in not correct?

  16. A.

    It is a magnificent mausoleum

    B.

    It was built by Shah Jahan

    C.

    It is situated outside Agra Fort

    D.

    The names of artisans who builts it are engraved on it.


  17. Who wrote Akbarnama?

  18. A.

    Akbar

    B.

    Birbal

    C.

    Abul Fazal

    D.

    Bhagavan Das


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

  20. A.

    Malik Muhammed Jayasi

    B.

    Abdur Rahim

    C.

    Mulla Wajhi

    D.

    Chand Bardai