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[#86] Who brought the famous Persian painter named Khwaja Abdus Samad to India?
Correct Answer

(A) Humayun

Explanation

Solution: The Iranian painters were brought by Humayun were Mir Sayyid Ali and Abdus Samad. Both the painters were the founders of an independent branch of Persian art popularly known as the Mughal school of miniature painting.

[#87] Who founded the Vikramashila University?
Correct Answer

(B) Dharmapala

Explanation

Solution: Vikramashila was founded by Pāla king Dharmapala in the late 8th or early 9th century. It prospered for about four centuries before it was destroyed by Bakhtiyar Khilji along with the other major centres of Buddhism in India around 1193.

[#88] The Delhi Sultanate reached its maximum geographical limits during the reign of __________
Correct Answer

(C) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

Explanation

Solution: Their most prominent sultan was Muhammad bin Tughlaq. Under his reign, the Delhi Sultanate expanded its geographical boundaries to cover most of India.

[#89] The foreign traveller who visited India during Vijayanagara period was
Correct Answer

(D) Nicolo Conti

Explanation

Solution: Nicolo Conti, an Italian, was at Vijayanagar in about 1420, just after the accession of Devaraya I. The first known foreign traveller, he mentions that the fortifications of the city and the thousands of men employed in the army of the rulers.

[#90] Who was the first Indian ruler to organize Haj pilgrimage at the expense of the state?
Correct Answer

(C) Akbar

Explanation

Solution: Akbar was the first Indian ruler to organize Haj pilgrimage at the expense of the state.