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1. 1.

   Fill in the blanks. 

   1. Mahmud of Ghazni was the son of ___________________.
   2. The last successor of Balban was _______________.
   3. Alauddin was succeeded by his  son _________________.
   4. ______________ was the capital of the Vijayanagara Kingdom.
   5. Krishnadeva Raya belonged to the _____________ Dynasty.
   6. Akbar ascended the throne in 1556 with _____________ as his regent.
   7. Akbar built the ______________ to hold religious discussions at Fatehpur Sikri.
   8. _______________ was Shivaji's guide and teacher.
   9. Shivaji had a council of eight ministers or _______________.
   10. _____________ sailed round the world.
2. 2.

   Match the options given in column A with those given in column B.

   A	B
   1. Mohammad Ghori	a. 1498 AD
   2. Firdausi	b. 1453 AD
   3. founder of the Khalji Dynasty	c. Surat, Madras
   4. renowned poet	d. Chandernagore, Pondicherry
   5. the capital of the Bahmani Empire	e. Persian poet
   6. Prime minister of Bahmani Kingdom	f. Amir Khusrau
   7. french trading centres	g. Gulbarga
   8. English trading centres	h. Jalaluddin
   9. the Turks captured Constantinopole	i. Mahmud Gawan
   10. Vasco da Gama landed on the coast of India	j. defeated Prithviraj Chauhan

    

3. 3.

   State whether the following are True or False.

   1. Mohammad Ghori looted and plundered the Somnath Temple.
   2. Prithviraj and Jaichand failed to unite and fight against Mohammad Ghori.
   3. Alauddin Khalji took steps to control prices.
   4. Jalaluddin Khalji introduced the system of Chehra.
   5. Gol Gumbaz is the tomb of a Bijapur ruler.
   6. The Vijayanagara rulers built the Charminar at Hyderabad.
   7. Akbar defeated Hemu in the First Battle of Panipur.
   8. Guru Tegh Bahadur refused to convert to Islam.
   9. Shivaji was born in Poona.
   10. Christopher Columbus discovered America.
4. 4.

   Who was Mahmud of Ghazni? Why did he want to invade India?

5. 5.

   Why were the temples specially targeted by Mahmud of Ghazni?