241 .Who was the first Muslim woman ruler of North India?
Answer:- RaziaSultan
242 .The famous Bhakti saint related to the Mewar royal familywas:
Answer:- Mirabai
243 .Who was the first writer to have used Urdu as a poeticexpression?
Answer:- Amir Khusrau
244 .The Rajput family with which Akbar, for the first time, entered intomatrimonial alliance was:
Answer:- Kachchawaha
245 .Where was gun powder invented?
Answer:- China
246 .Who authored Humayun Nama?
Answer:- Gulbadan Begum
247 .Tansen, one of the greatest musicians, lived at the court of:
Answer:- Akbar
248 .What was not common between the Bhakti and SufiMovement?
Answer:- Idol worship
249 .Who were the most important rivals of the Rashtrakutas?
Answer:- Pratiharasof Kannauj
250 .Babur was succeeded to the Mughal throne by :
Answer:- Humayun
251 .Who was the first ruler of the Slave dynasty?
Answer:- Qutb-ud-din Aibak
252 .Which Delhi Sultan stopped the practice of making payments to soldiersin form of land?
Answer:- Alauddin Khalji
253 .The Khalji Sultans of Delhi were:
Answer:- Turkish
254 .Which historian, impressed with the conquests of Samudragupta, calledhim the ‘Indian Napoleon’?
Answer:- V. Smith
255 .At which place were the British permitted by the Mughals in 1651 toconduct trade and set up their factory?
Answer:- Qasim Bazar
256 .Who was responsible for land revenue reforms during the period ofAkbar?
Answer:- Todarmal
257 .Gujarat was considered as one of the most prosperous provinces of theDelhi Sultanate. The reasons behind its prosperity were:
Answer:- Itsthriving ports and handicrafts
258 .Ranthambhor was a:
Answer:- Rajput fort
259 .Which, among the European powers, provided Shivaji withcannons?
Answer:- French
260 .Who expounded the theory of ‘Sulh-i-Kul’?
Answer:- Akbar