41. The tomb of Shaikh Salim Chishti is situated in:
(A) Ajmer
(B) Delhi
(C) Fatehpur Sikri
(D) Srinagar
Answer:
(C) Fatehpur Sikri
Explanation:
The pristine white marble tomb of the revered Sufi saint Shaikh Salim Chishti was built by the Mughal Emperor Akbar and is centrally located within the courtyard of the Jama Masjid in Fatehpur Sikri.
42. The capital of Faruqi dynasty was:
(A) Calcutta
(B) Bijapur
(C) Burhanpur
(D) Jaunpur
Answer:
(C) Burhanpur
Explanation:
The Faruqi dynasty governed the Khandesh Sultanate, and its rulers established the city of Burhanpur (in modern-day Madhya Pradesh) as their capital in the late 14th century.
43. Taimur invaded India in the year:
(A) 1390 A.D.
(B) 1395 A.D.
(C) 1396 A.D.
(D) 1398 A.D.
Answer:
(D) 1398 A.D.
Explanation:
The Turco-Mongol conqueror Timur (Tamerlane) invaded the Indian subcontinent and brutally sacked the Delhi Sultanate in the year 1398 A.D.
44. The Journal ‘Tahzib al-Akhlaq’ was first issued in the year:
(A) 1869 A.D.
(B) 1870 A.D.
(C) 1879 A.D.
(D) 1894 A.D.
Answer:
(B) 1870 A.D.
Explanation:
Tahzib-ul-Akhlaq was a pioneering journal published by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, first issued on December 24, 1870, to promote educational and social reforms among Indian Muslims.
45. The Epithet ‘Mumtaz Mahal’ belongs to :
(A) Arjumand Bano
(B) Anjum Ara Bano
(C) Jahan Ara Bano
(D) Shah Jahan Bano
Answer:
(A) Arjumand Bano
Explanation:
Arjumand Banu Begum was the chief consort of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. Upon their marriage, he bestowed upon her the title Mumtaz Mahal (“the exalted one of the palace”).
