1. Consider the following statements:

1. Kitab-i-Nauras, a collection of songs in praise of Hindu deities and Muslim saints, was written by Ibrahim Adil Shah II

2. Amir Khusrau was the originator in India of the early from of the musical style known as Qawali

Which of these statements is/are correct?

(a) Only 1

(b) Only 2

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

(c) Ibrahim Adil Shah II was ruler of Bijapur and wrote Kitab-i-Nauras. Amir Khusrau is popularly known as 'Father of Qawali' in India.

2. How did Sultan Qutb-ud-din Aibak die?

(a) He was treacherously stabbed to death by one of his ambitious nobles

(b) He was killed in a battle with Taj-u-din Yildiz, the ruler of Ghazni who entered into a contest with him over the capture of Punjab

(c) He sustained injuries while besieging the fortress of Kalinjar in Bundelkhand and succumbed to them later

(d) He died after a fall from his horse while playing Chaugan

(d) Qutbud-din Aibak died after a fall from his horse while playing chaugan (polo) in 1210. He was succeeded by Aram Shah. Qutbud-din Aibak was the founder of first independent Turkish kingdom in Northern India in 1206.

3. Which one of the following sequences indicates the correct chronological order?

(a) Shankaracharya–Ramanuja–Chaitanya

(b) Ramanuja–Shankaracharya–Chaitanya

(c) Ramanuja–Chaitanya–Shankaracharya

(d) Shankaracharya–Chaitanya–Ramanuja

(a) The correct chronological order is Shankaracharya (9th Century CE) - Ramanuja (1017- 1137 CE) - Chaitanya (1486-1533 CE)

4. Consider the following statements:

1. Narasimha Saluva ended the Sangama dynasty and seized the throne for himself and started the Saluva dynasty.

2. Vira Narasimha deposed the last Saluva ruler and seized the throne for himself.

3. Vira Narasimha was succeeded by his younger brother, Krishnadeva Raya.

4. Krishnadeva Raya was succeeded by his half brother, Achyuta Raya.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) 1, 2 and 3

(b) 2, 3 and 4

(c) 1 and 4

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

(d) Sangama dynasty was founded by Harihara-I. Saluva dynasty was founded by Narasimha Saluva by defeating Dev Rayua-II of Sangama dynasty. Taluva dynasty was founded by Vira Narasimha and was succeeded by KD Raya and Achyuta Raya.

5. Who was the last ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate?

(a) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

(b) Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq Shah II

(c) Nasir-ud-din Mahmud

(d) Nasrat Shah

(c) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq founded Tughlaq dynasty in 1320 AD (CE). Nasiruddin Mahmud was the last ruler of Tughlaq dynasty (1395-1412 AD).