ANCIENT HISTORY ART AND CULTURE QUIZ

The famous Kohinoor diamond was produced from one of the mines in

Bijapur

Golconda

Orissa

Chota Nagpur

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Alauddin Khalji's commander who led the campaign to South India was

Malik Kafur

Ulugh Khan

Alpkhan

Nusarat Khan

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The Khalji Sultans of Delhi were

Afghans

Mongols

Turks

A Jat tribe

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Assertion (A): Alauddin Khalji imposed price control in Delhi.Reason (R): He wanted to pay lower wages to artisans building his palaces in Delhi.

Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

A is true but R is false

A is false but R is true

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Who is regarded as the second Alexander?

Khusru Khan

Mubarak Khalji

Alauddin Khalji

Jalaluddin Khalji

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Alauddin Khalji rigidly enforced 'market control' or economic regulations for

curbing dishonest merchants and traders

building up a large and contented army with small salaries

both (a) and (b) above

the general welfare of the people

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The two principal monuments of Alauddin Khalji reign – the Alai Darwaza and Jama Masjid at Khana – were constructed at

Fatehpur Sikri

Delhi

Agra

Gulbarga

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The 'Kirti Stambha' (Tower of Victory) at Chittor was built by

Rana Pratap

Bappa Raval

Rana Kumbha

Rana Sanga

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It is said that Muhammad-bin-Bakhtiyar Khalji, one of the commanders of Muhammad Ghuri, conquered Nadia (one of the capitals of Bengal) with only 18 horsemen. The king of Bengal who then fled barefoot from his palace was

Samantasena

Hemantasena

Ballalasena

Lakshamanasena

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Who was the ruler of Chittor, when Alauddin Khalji attacked and conquered it in 1303 AD?

Rana Hammir

Rana Kumbha

Rana Ratan Singh

Rana Sanga

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