| 181. | Sher Shah was appointed by his father Hasan Khan as the manager of a jagir, which was? |
A. Sahasram / Sasaram | |
B. Patna | |
C. Hajipur | |
D. Khawaspur |
| 182. | What was the name of the ruler of South Bihar who gave the title of ‘Sher Khan’ to Farid Khan, appointed his ‘vakil’ (representative / deputy administrator) and ‘atalik’ (guardian and teacher) of his son? |
A. Bahar Khan Nuhani (Lohani) | |
B. Hasan Khan | |
C. Ibrahim Lodi | |
D. Jalal Khan Nuhani |
| 183. | Sher Khan assumed the title of being the de facto ruler of South Bihar? |
A. Hazrat-e-Ala | |
B. Amin-Ud-Daulah | |
C. Sher Shah | |
D. None of these |
| 184. | Which war was decisive in the wars fought between Humayun and Sher Khan in which Sher Khan assumed the title of ‘Sher Shah Alam ul Adil’ after the victory? |
A. Battle of Chunar | |
B. Battle of Bilgram | |
C. Battle of Chausa | |
D. Battle of Machhiwada |
| 185. | After winning which war, Sher Shah established the second Afghan state in Delhi? |
A. Battle of Kannauj / Bilgram | |
B. Battle of Chausa | |
C. Battle of Kalinjar | |
D. None of these |
| 186. | Who was Abdul Hameed Lahori in the context of Indian history? |
A. An important military commander under Akbar | |
B. A political historian of Shahjahan’s reign | |
C. An important feudatory and confidant of Aurangzeb | |
D. A historian and poet during the reign of Muhammad Shah |
| 187. | Assertion (A) : Shah Alam II spent his early years as emperor away from his capital. Reason (R) : The fear of foreign invasion lurked from the North-West Frontier. |
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. | |
B. Both A and R are correct and R is not the correct explanation of A. | |
C. A is correct but R is incorrect | |
D. A is wrong but R is correct |
| 188. | The Battle of Dharamt (April 1658) was fought between which of the following? |
A. Muhammad Ghori and Jaichand | |
B. Babur and the Afghans | |
C. Aurangzeb and Dara Shikoh | |
D. Ahmadshah Durni and the Marathas |
| 189. | Assertion (A) : The Battle of Khanwa was certainly more decisive and important than the First Battle of Panipat. Reason (R) : The Rajput hero Rana Sanga was certainly a more formidable enemy than Ibrahim Lodi. |
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. | |
B. Both A and R are correct and R is not the correct explanation of A. | |
C. A is correct but R is incorrect | |
D. A is wrong but R is correct |
| 190. | Which of the following ports was known as Babylon Mecca (Gate of Mecca) during the Mughal period? |
A. Calicut | |
B. Broach | |
C. In the pillar | |
D. Face |