Medieval Indian History


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31. Kamal-ud-Din Abd-ur-Razzaq ibn Ishaq Samarqandi, a Persian Islamic Scholar, visited which Indian city during the early 1440s?

(A) Surat
(B) Calicut
(C) Chennai
(D) Chinsurah

Correct Answer: (B) Calicut

Answer Explanation:
Calicut is a metropolitan city in the state of Kerala in southern India on the Malabar Coast. Kamal-ud-Din Abd-ur-Razzaq ibn Ishaq Samarqandi visited Calicut in the early 1440s. He wrote a narrative of what he saw in Calicut which is valuable as information on Calicut’s society and culture.
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32. Which of the following rulers earned the title of Purvapaschima Samudradhishavara?

(A) Samudragupta
(B) Karikala Chola
(C) Harihara I
(D) Parantaka-I

Correct Answer: (C) Harihara I

Answer Explanation:
Harihara-I of Vijayanagara Kingdom gained control over most of the area south of the Tungabhadra River and earned the title of Purvapaschima Samudradhishavara (“master of the eastern and western seas”).
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33. Areas of which of the following current states did not come under the control of Vijayanagar emperor Krishnadeva Raya?

(A) Kerala
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Odisha
(D) Maharashtra

Correct Answer: (D) Maharashtra

Answer Explanation:
Vijayanagar emperor Krishnadeva Raya (1509-1529) was a statesman, administrator and patron of arts. He united almost south India by bringing areas of modern Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, parts of Kerala and Odisha under his control.
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34. Which among the following two cities were joined by “Sadak-i-Azam” or the precursor of the Grand Trunk Road built by Shershah Suri?

(A) Agra & Calcutta
(B) Delhi & Patna
(C) Delhi & Sasaram
(D) Agra & Sasaram

Correct Answer: (D) Agra & Sasaram

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35. Which among the following building built by Shah Jahan at Agra is similar in the pattern of the Saint Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow?

(A) Taj Mahal
(B) Agra fort
(C) Pearl Mosque
(D) Shah Jahani Mahal

Correct Answer: (C) Pearl Mosque

Answer Explanation:
Pearl Mosque is also known as Moti Masjid.
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