The real founder of the Sultanate of Delhi and its first dynasty was

From the point of view of the Turkish rule, the most important contribution of IItutmish was

The first medieval ruler to propound the divine theory of Kingship was

The only known ruler in the history of India to have fixed the prices of different commodities, rigidly enforced quality control and ensured easy availability of essential commodities was

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

Timur invaded India and ordered a general massacre of the people of Delhi during the
 reign of

A ruling dynasty established in India at the instance of Timur was

The most decisive battle between the forces of Dara and Aurangzeb (in the war of Succession) was fought at

Assuming the title of Alamgir, Aurangzeb crowned himself as Emperor on July 21, 1658 at

The famous Mughal General who conquered Assam, Chittagong, etc. in the north-east was

During the last 25 years of his reign, Aurangzeb was mainly involved in long-drawn wars against

Shivaji founded the Maratha kingdom by annexing the territories of

The liberal religion preached by the saints of Maharashtra and rigidly followed by Shivaji is known as

The Mughal General, who decisively defeated Shivaji and forced him to conclude the Treaty of Purandar, was

The Maratha dominion of Shivaji was known as

The Administrative Council of Shivaji was known as,

Tarabai, who conducted the affairs of the Maratha government from 1700 to 1707 AD, was the widow of the Maratha King

The Mughal government can be described as an/a

The Mughal troops were largely drawn from

The Jagirdars during the Muhgal period were

Nur Jehan is associated with the construction of

Two marble masterpieces of the reign of Shah Jahan were

On the wall of which building built by Shah Jahan, is the following Persian couplet inscribed "if there is paradise on earth, it is this, it is this, it is this"?

Which of the following is/are methods of checking soil erosion?
1. Strip cropping
2. Contour ploughing
3. Use of irrigation and fertilisers
4. Terrace farming

Which of the following characteristics are associated with the dry monsoon forest of India?
1. Annual rainfall is below 50 cm
2. The trees are short rooted
3. Thorny shrubs and grassland
4. Mango, Mahua, Sisam and Keeker are the prominent trees.

During the monsoon season rainfall decreases from the Ganga delta to the Punjab plains. It is because:

Which one of the following statements is wrong regarding the "Norwesters" of Bengal?

The wet hill forest are found in the:

Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? 

Which of the following are the main reasons for the origin of the south-west monsoon in India?
1. Development of a low pressure in north-west India
2. Deflection of trade winds
3. Arrival of cyclonic stream from the Pacific Ocean
4. Heating of the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal

The nature of the winter rainfall in north western India is :

The north-western India receives substantial rainfall during winter months because of:

In which of the following states, retreating monsoon has more effect?

The place which experiences minimum and maximum temperature of - 28.3°C and 15°C respectively is:

Arrange the following cities in decreasing order of the rainfall they receive from the south-west monsoons in summer months:
1. Allahabad
2. Kolkata
3. Delhi
4. Patna

The climate of India is:

Which of the following statements is true with regard to the erratic behaviour of Indian monsoons?

The Maratha Kingdom under the Peshwas was

The Maratha Kingdom under the Peshwas was

The Peshwa's Secretariat at Pune (Poona), the pivot of the Maratha government was
 known as

Who completed the Qutub Minar?

The First Battle of Panipat (1526) was fought between

Akbar founded the Din-i-Ilahi primarily to

The Battle of Haldighati (1576) was a fight between Rajput and Mughal forces. Who led the Mughal forces?

Name the Rajput General who bravely fought the Battle of Khanwa before losing to Babar.

Defeat in the Battle of Talikota saw the downfall of which empire

Babar came to India originally from

The first Muslim ruler to introduce the system of price control was

The rockcut temples of Mahabalipuram were built under the patronage of the

The earnings of the kings in the Medieval age were mostly derived from