291. In what way did the policy of the Rashtrakutas doffer from their predecessors in the Deccan?
- A. They tried to maintain good relations with the Southern kingdoms while waging wars in the North
- B. They attempted to be the transmitters of good ideas from one part to the other
- C. They tried to exploit their positions as a bridge to dominate both the North and the South
- D. They tried to maintain the balance of power in the struggle between the North and the South
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292. What was the reason for India becoming an intermediary in the silk trade between China and the West?
- A. The Chinese were person non grata in the Western countries
- B. After the building of the Great Wall by Shi Huang Ti, the relations between the Chinese and the Roman empire were estranged
- C. On account of Roman conflict with Parthia, the latter prevented Chinese merchandise from reaching the West directly
- D. India had the best expertise in silk weaving
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293. Krishnadeva Raya's Amuktamalyada is a work on
- A. his political ideas
- B. public administration
- C. administration of justice and foreign affairs
- D. All of the above
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294. Shaikh Moinuddin, Bakhtiyar Kaki and Farid ud din Ganj-i-Shankar were
- A. prominent military leaders of the Sultanate period
- B. prominent painters from the Sultanate period
- C. prominent Chisti Saints
- D. prominent poets from the court of the Sultanate period
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295. The story that Alauddin Khilji invaded Chittor to secure Padmini,the queen of Rana Ratna Singh of Mewar, was vividly described by
- A. Amir Khusrau in Khazainul Futuh
- B. Col J Todd in Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan
- C. Malik Muhammad Jayasi in the epic Padmavati
- D. Ibn Battuta in his Rehla
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296. How did the dynasty of Nizam Shahis of Ahmadnagar come to an end
- A. Ahmadnagar was annexed into Mughal empire and Hussain Shah was consigned to life imprisonment
- B. Mughal troops destroyed Daulatabad fort and killed Nizam-ud Mulk of Ahmadnagar
- C. Fateh Khan usurped the throne from Nizam -ul-mulk
- D. Malik Ambar was defeated in a battle with Mughals in 1631 and the entire royal family was killed by the Mughal troops
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297. Which one of the following is not true about the varna/caste situation during the early medieval India?
- A. The number of castes increased manifold
- B. The guilds of artisans were gradually hardened into castes for lack of mobility in post Gupta times
- C. The absorption of the tribal people added to the variety of the shudras and so called mixed castes.
- D. The distance between the vaishyas and shudras increased during this period
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298. Consider the following statements about the punch marked coins. Which of them is not correct?
- A. Remained in circulation for about five centuries
- B. were in circulation in the North and South both
- C. Have various religious symbols on them
- D. Bear the name of any ruler
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299. Which one of the following is not true about the Gupta political system?
- A. They are repeatedly compared to Gods like Yama, Varuna, Kubera, Indra and Vishnu
- B. Despite the divine elements attributed to Gupta kings, the Brahmanas as chief custodians and interpreters of laws exercised a c
- C. The Gupta kings were entitled to taxes not because they protected the people but because they owned the land
- D. The Gupta political system was characterised by the growth in the number of administrative officials
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300. Which one of the following is not true about Harshavardhana?
- A. He versified the story of the Bodhisatva Jimutavahahana
- B. He had the play called Nagananda set to music and performed by a band and also wrote Ratnavali and Priya Darshika
- C. He very often organised discourse on Hinayana Buddhism
- D. He was a patron of Maurya, Divakara and the Nalanda Mahavihara
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