Quiz  /  Medieval Indian History MCQ Quiz Questions and Answers

  • 1. 
    The temple city of Osean in Rajasthan was established by which of the following Rajputs?

  • Gurjar Pratiharas
  • Chauhans
  • Solankis
  • Sisodias

  • 2. 
    Which among the following terms was used for the Royal cavalry of the Maratha Army System?

  • The Shiledars
  • The Bargirs
  • The Hazari
  • The Subedars

  • 3. 
    Which of the following rulers died in the Kalinjar Fort situated in the Bundelkhand region of central India?

  • Mahmud of Ghazni
  • Sher Shah Suri
  • Humayun
  • Jahangir

  • 4. 
    Which among the following was the Capital of Bahamani Sultanate?

  • Halebidu
  • Gulbarga
  • Humpi
  • Badami

  • 5. 
    Abdul Qadir Badauani, Naqib Khan and Shaikh Sultan of Thaneshwar were the scholars in which among the following mughal emperors’ court ?

  • Akbar
  • Jahangir
  • Shahjahan
  • Aurangzeb

  • 6. 
    Who among the following poets used to write the Urdu Ghazals with the pen name “Asad”?

  • Mir Taqi Mir
  • Dushyant
  • Mirza Ghalib
  • Amir Khusrow

  • 7. 
    Hazi Ibrahim Sarhindi is known to be a Persian Writer during the reign of Akbar was translated the following Sanskrit work in Persian?

  • Ramayana
  • Mahabharata
  • Atharva Veda
  • Rigveda

  • 8. 
    1526 AD is significant in India’s History because of __

  • Foundation of Mughal empire in North India
  • Arrival of Ibn batuta
  • Arrival of Vasco Di Gama
  • Establishment of East India Company

  • 9. 
    Kalachuri Empire is related to which of the following modern area?

  • Karnataka
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Tamil Nadu

  • 10. 
    Who invaded India in 1398 AD during the reign of Nasiruddin Mahmud of Tughlaq Dynasty?

  • Chegiz khan
  • Khijr Khan
  • Timur
  • Babur

  • 11. 
    Who among the following rulers issued Hanuman type of coins?

  • Harihara & Bukka
  • Krishnadevaraya
  • Achyuta Raya
  • Tirumala Raya

  • 12. 
    Consider the following pairs:

  • 1 Only
  • 1 & 3 Only
  • 1 & 2 Only
  • 1, 2 & 3

  • 13. 
    Consider the following pairs:

  • 1 & 2 Only
  • 2 Only
  • 2 & 3 Only
  • 1, 2 & 3

  • 14. 
    Famous painter Ustad Mansur was patronized by which Mughal emperor?

  • Akbar
  • Jahangir
  • Shah Jahan
  • Shah Alam

  • 15. 
    Which among the following was the court language of Mughals?

  • Urdu
  • Arabic
  • Persian
  • Turkish

  • 16. 
    Who was the first Turk to invade India?

  • Alpitigin
  • Subuktigin
  • Mahmud of Ghanzni
  • Ismail Khan

  • 17. 
    In the first battle of Tarain, which of the following fort was captured by Mohammed Ghori’s forces, that triggered the battle between Ghurids and Chauhans?

  • Kesgarh
  • Phillaur
  • Tabarhind
  • Manuli

  • 18. 
    With reference to Sultanate era, the terms amil, karkun and mutasarrif stand for__:

  • Clerks of revenue department
  • Revenue administrator
  • Army soldier
  • Assistant of army official

  • 19. 
    Who among the following ruler was popular by the name of Lakha Baksh?

  • Iltutmish
  • Qutubuddin Aibak
  • Balban
  • Ulugh Khan

  • 20. 
    Which of the following was the author of ‘Maasir-i-Alamgiri’?

  • Muhammad Saqi Mustaid Khan
  • Shahnawaz Khan
  • Ishwardas Nagaur
  • None of the above

  • 21. 
    Which of the following Bahamani king invaded Warangal in 1424CE?

  • Muhammad Shah I
  • Ahmah Shah Wali
  • Humayun Shah
  • Hasan Gangu

  • 22. 
    Abdulla-bin-Kaiser was brought from Iran during the reign of which of the following kings?

  • Ahmah Shah Wali
  • Hasan Gangu
  • Humayun Shah
  • Taj-ud-din Firoz Shah

  • 23. 
    Which of the following succeeded Alauddin Ahmad Shah II?

  • Alauddin Humayun Shah
  • Ahmad Shah III
  • Muhammad Shah III
  • Shihab-uddin Mahmud

  • 24. 
    Which of the following was the first Muslim administrator to have introduced a system of measurement and valuation of agricultural land?

  • Humayun Shah
  • Mahmud Gawan
  • Taj-ud-din Firoz Shah
  • Ahmah Shah Wali

  • 25. 
    Before joining the Suhrawardi order which of the following lived in the company of Gorakhnath?

  • Makhdum Hamzah
  • Saba Dawud Khaki Suhrawardi
  • Shihabuddin Suhrawardi
  • Shaikh Hasan

  • 26. 
    Which of the following was nicknamed as Kalusha?

  • Sambhaji
  • Rajaram
  • Shahu
  • Rajaram II

  • 27. 
    Which language was encouraged by the rulers of Bahmani Kingdom?

  • Hindi
  • Turkish
  • Arabic
  • Sanskrit

  • 28. 
    Which of this is true regarding brahmadeya?

  • Only iii
  • Both i and iii
  • Both ii and iii
  • Only ii

  • 29. 
    What are the names of two important Hindu kingdoms of Assam after Khalji’s reign?

  • Kanka & Ahom
  • Ahom & Kamrup
  • Alohi & Kamata
  • None of the above

  • 30. 
    Which among the following was a new department of agriculture started by Muhammad-bin- Tughlaq?

  • Diwan-i-Risalat
  • Diwan-i-Ashraf
  • Diwan-i-Kohi
  • Diwan-i-Mustakhraj

  • 31. 
    Who built the ‘Gol Gumbaj’ at Bijapur, famous for the world’s second largest dome and the whispering gallery?

  • Mahmud Gawan
  • Yusuf Adil Shah
  • Ismail Adil Shah
  • Muhammad Adil Shah

  • 32. 
    Mohammad-bin- Tughlaq was a failure because _____:

  • He was mad
  • He was not a practical statesman
  • He transferred the capital city
  • He waged war with China

  • 33. 
    Which one of the following battles led to the foundation of the Mughal rule at Delhi?

  • First Battle of Panipat
  • Second Battle of Panipat
  • Third Battle of Panipat
  • Battle of Haldighati

  • 34. 
    Which of the following statements are correct regarding Alauddin Khalji’s rule?

  • Only 1
  • Only 1 & 2
  • Only 2 & 3
  • 1, 2 & 3

  • 35. 
    Which of the following is considered as the last ruler of the Sayyid dynasty?

  • Khizr khan
  • Alauddin Alam Shah
  • Muhammad Shah
  • Mubarak Shah

  • 36. 
    Which of the following divided the Bahmani kingdom into eight tarafs or provinces?

  • Ahmah Shah Wali
  • Humayun Shah
  • Nizam Shah
  • Mahmud Gawan

  • 37. 
    Which of the following monuments is / are examples of Qutb Shahi Architecture?

  • Only 1 & 3
  • Only 1 & 2
  • Only 2 & 3
  • 1, 2, & 3

  • 38. 
    Which of the following composed the famous Pancharatna Kritis?

  • Tyagaraja
  • Narsingh Mehta
  • Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
  • Vallabacharya

  • 39. 
    Which of the following popularized the Chisti order in Bijapur?

  • Miranji Shams al Ushshaq
  • Kamaluddin Biyabani
  • Shaikh Piyara
  • Sayyid Yadullah

  • 40. 
    Presently Daulatabad where Muhammad-bin Tughlaq had transferred the capital from Delhi is situated near ____:

  • Nizamabad
  • Aurangabad
  • Mysore
  • Bhopal

  • 41. 
    Which of the following is the best example of Vijaynagar Art?

  • Sanchi
  • Ajanta
  • Hampi
  • Puri

  • 42. 
    Who defeated Humayun in the battle of Chausar?

  • Muhammad Adil Shah
  • Sher Shah Suri
  • Firoz Shah Suri
  • Sikandar Shah Suri

  • 43. 
    Where was Guru Nanak Dev (the originator of Sikh religion) born?

  • Amritsar
  • Talwandi
  • Anandpur Sahib
  • Patna Sahib

  • 44. 
    Who had built Taj Mahal, for his wife Mumtaz Mahal along the banks of the Yamuna River in Agra?

  • Akbar
  • Jahangir
  • Aurangzeb
  • Shah Jahan

  • 45. 
    _____ has been called the “architect king” as during his reign, the world witnessed a unique development of arts and culture of the Mughal Empire:

  • Akbar
  • Shahjahan
  • Jahangir
  • Aurangzeb

  • 46. 
    Who attacked Somnath Temple of Gujarat?

  • Jalal-ud-din Khalji
  • Ibrahim Lodi
  • Ahmad Shah Durrani
  • Mahmud of Ghazni

  • 47. 
    Which of the following rulers adopted the system of Zabti-i-har-sal?

  • Humayun
  • Islam Khan
  • Sher Shah Suri
  • Akbar

  • 48. 
    In which year, Akbar built Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri in order to commemorate the victory over Gujarat?

  • 1572
  • 1575
  • 1579
  • 1582

  • 49. 
    The forts were placed under which of the following during Mughal rule?

  • Sipahasalar
  • Qiladar
  • Mutasaddi
  • None of them
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