1. Consider the following pairs:
(I) Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque (Delhi) – Temple
(II) Arhai Din ka Jhonpra (Ajmer) – Monastery
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
2. The arch and the dome used in Sultanat architecture were originally borrowed by the Arabs from Rome through which empire?
3. The combination of geometrical and floral designs with panels of Quranic inscriptions in Sultanate architecture is known as:
4. Consider the following motifs:
(I) Bell motif
(II) Swastika
(III) Lotus
Which of the above were freely borrowed by the Turks in their architectural decoration?
5. The walls of which structure near the Qutab Minar were so intricately carved that hardly a square inch was left vacant?
6. Who began the construction of the Qutab Minar?
7. The Qutab Minar is popularly but incorrectly believed to have been dedicated to which Sufi saint?
8. Alauddin Khalji built his new capital at:
9. The entrance gateway added by Alauddin Khalji to the Qutab complex, notable for its first scientifically correct dome, is known as:
10. The huge artificial lake around the palace-fortress complex of Tughlaqabad was created by blocking the passage of which river?
11. The sloping walls characteristic of Tughlaq architecture, giving an effect of strength and solidity, are known as:
12. Which pleasure resort of the Tughlaq period had a large lake and a Madarsa attached to it?
13. Which building material did the Tughlaqs generally use instead of the costlier red sandstone?
14. Consider the following statements regarding Lodi architecture:
(I) Both the arch and the lintel-and-beam method were used in their buildings.
(II) Balconies, kiosks and eaves of the Rajasthani-Gujarati style were incorporated.
(III) Their tombs were always built in a circular shape.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
15. The Delhi garden containing several Lodi-period tombs set amid gardens is known today as:
16. Al-Biruni's work that familiarized learned sections in West Asia with Hindu ideas and beliefs is titled:
17. Consider the following statements:
(I) Islam had been established in Sindh from the eighth century.
(II) Islam had been established in the Punjab from the tenth century.
(III) Arab travellers had settled in Kerala between the eighth and tenth centuries.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
18. The yogic text translated into Persian from Sanskrit, reflecting early absorption of Hindu practices into Sufism, was called:
19. The tenth century marks the end of the domination of which rationalist philosophy in Islamic thought?
20. Which school of Islamic Law, considered the most liberal among the four, was adopted by the eastern Turks who came to India?
21. Which early woman Sufi mystic laid great emphasis on love as the bond between God and the individual soul?
22. Which Sufi mystic was executed for heresy due to his pantheistic approach conflicting with orthodox elements?
23. Al-Ghazzali is significant in Islamic thought for having:
24. The Sufis were organized into how many orders or silsilahs?
25. Consider the following terms related to the Sufi system:
(I) Khanqah – hospice of a mystic and his disciples
(II) Pir – the disciple of a mystic
(III) Murid – the teacher/master of the order
Which of the above is/are correctly matched?
26. Sufi orders that followed the Islamic Law (shara) are termed:
27. Which two ba-shara Sufi silsilahs acquired significant influence in north India during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries?
28. Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti, founder of the Chishti order in India, finally settled at:
29. Consider the following statements regarding Farid-ud-Din Ganj-i-Shakar:
(I) He confined his activities to Hansi and Ajodhan.
(II) He was a disciple of Bakhtiyar Kaki.
(III) Some of his verses are later found quoted in the Adi-Granth of the Sikhs.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
30. Which two Chishti saints are described as the most famous, mingling freely with people of all classes and conversing in Hindawi?
31. Which Chishti saint adopted yogic breathing exercises to the extent that yogis called him a sidh, or "perfect"?
32. The musical recitations adopted by Chishti saints to create a mood of nearness to God are called:
33. The activities of the Suharwardi order were confined largely to:
34. Consider the following statements comparing the Chishti and Suharwardi orders:
(I) The Suharwardis accepted service of the state, and some held ecclesiastical posts.
(II) The Chishtis preferred to keep aloof from state politics.
(III) Both orders helped create a climate of religious tolerance in their own ways.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
35. The popular Bhakti movement first developed between the seventh and twelfth centuries in which region of India?
36. Consider the following pairs:
(I) Nayanars – Saiva devotees
(II) Alvars – Vaishnavite devotees
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
37. Which fourteenth-century Maharashtrian saint, said to have taken to banditry before becoming a saint, wrote poetry in Marathi and is said to have discussed with Sufi saints at Delhi?
38. Ramananda, who carried Bhakti ideas to north India, was born at:
39. Consider the following pairs of Ramananda's disciples and their caste-based professions:
(I) Ravidas – Cobbler
(II) Kabir – Weaver
(III) Sena – Barber
(IV) Sadhana – Butcher
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
40. Which movement, challenging the caste system and the superiority of the Brahmans, gained popularity following the decline of Brahman prestige and power in this period?
41. Kabir is generally believed to have been brought up in the house of a:
42. Consider the following statements about Kabir's teachings:
(I) He strongly denounced idol-worship and pilgrimages.
(II) He considered it necessary to abandon the life of a householder for a saintly life.
(III) He strongly denounced the practice of untouchability.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
43. Guru Nanak was born in the village of Talwandi in the year:
44. The stringed instrument played by Nanak's faithful attendant Mardana, to whose accompaniment Nanak sang his hymns, was the:
45. Guru Nanak died in the year:
46. Which quality did Nanak, unlike Kabir, place particularly great emphasis on as the first condition of approaching God?
47. The followers of Kabir's teachings eventually shrank into a sect known as the:
48. The Bhakti movement centred on Krishna's childhood escapades and his dalliance with the milk-maids, especially Radha, flourished mainly during which centuries?
49. Which Vaishnavite saint popularised the musical gathering known as kirtan as a form of mystic experience?
50. Consider the following pairs of saint-poets and their regions:
(I) Narsinha Mehta – Gujarat
(II) Meera – Rajasthan
(III) Surdas – Western Uttar Pradesh
(IV) Chaitanya – Bengal and Orissa
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
51. Chaitanya was initiated into the Krishna cult by a recluse during a visit, at the age of twenty-two, to:
52. The Vedantic monism that influenced the Bhakti saint-poets was most notably propounded by which fifteenth-sixteenth century Tailang Brahman thinker?
53. The doctrine of Ibn-i-Arabi holding that all beings are essentially one and everything is a manifestation of the divine substance is known as:
54. The Mitakshara, one of the two principal Hindu schools of law, was composed by:
55. Chandeshwar, a famous commentator on Hindu law who lived in the fourteenth century, belonged to which region?
56. Which Jain scholar was the most eminent contributor to Sanskrit literature during this period?
57. The love story of Yusuf and Zulaikha, written by the Persian poet Jami, was translated into which language, representing a rare Sanskrit engagement with Islamic literature?
58. The Fatawa-i-Alamgiri, a Digest of Islamic Laws, was prepared in Arabic during the reign of:
59. Amir Khusrau, the most notable Persian writer of the Sultanat period, was born in the year:
60. The distinctive style of Persian poetry created by Amir Khusrau through experimentation with poetical forms is known as:
61. Amir Khusrau is said to have given up his life the day after learning of the death of which Sufi saint, his pir?
62. Consider the following historians of the Delhi Sultanat period:
(I) Ziauddin Barani
(II) Afif
(III) Isami
Which of the above is/are correctly identified as notable Persian historians of this period?
63. Zia Nakhshabi, writing during the time of Muhammad Tughlaq, was the first to translate into Persian a collection of Sanskrit stories related by a parrot, titled:
64. Which Sanskrit treatise on sexology did Zia Nakhshabi also translate into Persian?
65. Sultan Zain-ul-Abidin of Kashmir had which historical Sanskrit work translated into Persian?
66. Which Bengal Sultan had the Mahabharata and the Ramayana translated into Bengali?
67. Which Sufi poet of Jaunpur wrote in Hindi and popularised the Persian masnavi form to convey Sufi concepts to the common man?
68. The treatise Haqaiq-i-Hindi, which explained Hindi devotional terms like Krishna, Murli, Gopis and Radha in Sufi mystic terms, was written by:
69. Which musical instruments were brought to India by the Turks as part of the Arab musical tradition?
70. Amir Khusrau, given the title of "nayak" or master of music, is traditionally credited with inventing:
71. The Indian classical musical work Ragadarpan was translated into Persian during the reign of:
72. Consider the following statements about music patronage in regional kingdoms:
(I) Sultan Husain Sharqi of Jaunpur was a great patron of music.
(II) Raja Man Singh of Gwaliyar had the work Man Kautuhal prepared under his aegis.
(III) Sikandar Lodi, after conquering Jaunpur, discontinued its musical traditions entirely.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
