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Guru Angad (31 March, 1504 – 28 March, 1552) was the second of the ten Sikh Gurus. He popularized the present form of the Gurumukhi script which became the medium of writing the Punjabi language in which the hymns of the Gurus are expressed.
Jizya was abolished by the third Mughal emperor Akbar, in 1564. It was finally abolished during his reign in 1579. However, Aurangzeb, the sixth Mughal emperor, re-introduced and levied jizya on non-Muslims in 1679. His goal was to promote Islam and weaken the Hindu religion.
36) Who was the first Vijayanagar ruler to wrest the important fort of Goa from the Bahamanis?
(A) Reva RayaII
(B) Harihara II
(C) Harihara I
(D) Bukka I
Correct Answer - Option
(B)
Explanation:
Harihara II (1377-1406) succeeded in thwarting the Bahmani-Warangal combine and wrested Belgaum and Goa in the west from the Bahmani kingdom in 1380. He wrested the Konkan from Bahamanis, thereby gaining control of the west Deccan coast all the way north to Chaul, source of rich revenues from trade.
38) Which Sultan of Mamluk Dynasty was in power for longest period?
(A) Bahram Shah
(B) Iltutmish
(C) Balban
(D) Nasiruddin Mahmud
Correct Answer - Option
(B)
Explanation:
Iltutmish was in power from 1211 to 1236 (25 years); Balban was in power from 1266 to 1287 (21 years); while Nasiruddin Mahmud ruled from 1246 to 1266 (20 years). These were three longest serving Mamluk sultans of Delhi Sultanate.
39) Masud I was the son of which of the following kings?
(A) Baha-ud-Dawlah Ali
(B) Subuktagin
(C) Mahmud of Ghazni
(D) Alaptagin
Correct Answer - Option
(C)
Explanation:
Masud I was the sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire from 1030 A.D. to 1040 A.D. He was the son of Mahmud of Ghazni. He rose to power by seizing the Ghaznavid throne from his younger twin Mohammad.