1. What was Jalauddin Khilji before he came to power in 1290?
Correct : A. warden of marches in the north-west
2. Who ended the Turkish monopoly of high offices in the Delhi sultanate?
Correct : A. the khiljis
3. Who was the first ruler of the Delhi Sultanate to put forward the view that the
state should be based on the willing support of the governed?
Correct : A. iltutmish
4. Who was the Delhi Sultan to start the policy of giving harsh punishment even
to the wives and children of rebels?
Correct : A. alauddin khilji
5. When did Timur invade India?
Correct : A. 1398 ad
6. When did Alauddin Khiji launch an attack on Gujarat?
Correct : A. 1299
7. What was the first state against which Alauddin launched an attack?
Correct : A. ranthambhor
8. Who was the famous poet who accompanied Alauddin in the Ranthambhore
campaign?
Correct : A. amir khusrau
9. The Padmini legend is associated with which place?
Correct : A. chittor
10. Malik Kafur led campaign against which two places in south India?
Correct : A. warangal and ma’a bar
11. Which was the Deccan state against which Muhammad bin Taghlaq had to
suffer reverses initially?
Correct : A. warangal
12. Alauddin Khilji brought reforms in market control after which campaign?
Correct : A. chittor campaign
13. How many markets did Alauddin establish?
Correct : A. three
14. Under which officer markets of Alauddin functioned?
Correct : A. shahna
15. Which medieval historian wrote about Alauddin’s market control?
Correct : A. ziauddin barni
16. The Medieval Period of Indian History comprises a long period, spanning from
…………… century i.e after the fall of the Gupta Empire to the 18th century, i.e the beginning of colonial domination.
Correct : B. 6th
17. The Medieval Period of Indian History comprises a long period, spanning from 6th
century i.e after the fall of the ………….. Empire to the 18th century, i.e the beginning of colonial domination.
Correct : A. gupta
18. The Early Medieval period refer to the phase of Indian history that stretches from the
fall of the Gupta Empire to the beginning of the ……………….period in the 13th century.
Correct : A. sultanate
19. The nature of state in the early …………..period is marked by the presence of a large
number of regional and local powers, in the absence of a paramount power in the country.
Correct : A. medieval
20. The …………..model was largely constructed on the basis of Puranic and Epigraphic
data pertaining mostly to North India.
Correct : A. feudal
21. The history of Indian medieval period was started after the end of ancient age in 550
AD and it continued till 18th century when the ………………Empire had broken.
Correct : C. mughal
22. After the ……………… (after 300 BC) Cholas was beaten by the Pandyas and
Pallavas and they captured the Tamil country.
Correct : A. sangam age
23. Around 850 AD, ………….rose in power and he rescued the Chola Dynasty from
Pandyas and Pallavas and captured the capital city Thanjavur.
Correct : A. vijayalaya
24. After ………….. century, Cholas became strongest dynasty of the southern India.
Correct : A. 9th
25. Under …………..and Rajendra Chola I, the empire became powerful in the field of
army, finance and culture in South Asia and South-east Asia.
Correct : A. rajaraja chola i
26. The Chalukya Dynasties were in power of Indian medieval history from the reign of
600 to 1200 AD in the state of…………..
Correct : B. deccan
27. Western Chalukyas ruled from……………..
Correct : A. badami
28. The Chalukyas who ruled from ………… capital city were referred as Later Western
Chalukyas.
Correct : D. kalyani
29. The Chalukyas ruled their kingdom from the ………….capital city were known as
the Eastern Chalukyas.
Correct : B. vengi
30. Founder of the Western or Early Chalukya Dynasty was …………
Correct : A. pulakesin i
31. …………. was in power from 609 AD to 642 AD of Early Chalukya Dynasty.
Correct : D. pulakesin ii
32. The Western Chalukya Dynasty’s capital of …………. was destroyed by the
Pallavas in the 7th century.
Correct : B. badami
33. The Eastern Chalukya dynasties were in power from the capital city of
………….and the dynasty was lasted from 624 AD to 11th century.
Correct : A. vengi
34. Western Chalukyas reestablished the dynasty in the Deccan and created a new
capital at ……………...
Correct : C. kalyani
35. ………….. were a powerful Dynasty of Andhra Pradesh in Indian medieval history in
the end of 500 AD.
Correct : C. pallavas
36. The founder of pallava Dynasty was …………..
Correct : C. simha vishnu
37. ……………… dynasty ruled India from 1414 AD to 1451 AD.
Correct : A. sayyid
38. …………….dynasty ruled India from 1451 AD to 1526 AD.
Correct : A. lodi
39. ……………, the founder of the Mughal Empire in India, was the descendant of
Changez Khan.
Correct : A. babur
40. Babar came to India and defeated Ibrahim Lodi in ………….. at the First Battle of
Panipat.
Correct : D. 1526
41. There was a brief interruption to Mughal rule when Babur's son Humayun was ousted
from Delhi, by …………., an Afghan chieftain.
Correct : A. sher shah
42. It was Babur's grandson …………… who consolidated political power and extended
his empire over practically the whole of north India and parts of the south.
Correct : D. akbar
43. ………….succeeded Akbar was a pleasure loving man of refined taste.
Correct : D. jahangir
44. …………. fame rests on the majestic buildings he has left behind - the Taj Mahal,
the Red Fort and the Jama Masjid.
Correct : A. shah jahan's
45. ……………… was the last Great Mughal ruler.
Correct : A. aurangzeb
46. The Marathas were initially in the service of Bijapur sultans in the western Deccan
which was under siege by the …………. Empire.
Correct : A. mughal
47. The founder of Maratha dominance, ………… is known as the "father of the Maratha
nation’.
Correct : A. shivaji
48. The people of his nation called …………. as Chhatrapati (means who provide
shelter).
Correct : A. shivaji
49. The deliverance of the .............. teachings is known as “turning the wheel of
dharma”.
Correct : C. buddhist
50. The concept of the Chakravartin probably arose from the ............ ideal of the “maha
purusha” or “great man”.
Correct : A. vaishnavite
51. The “Madhuban Copper Plates’ of the …………… century mention about the names
of various officials like that of ‘Uparika’ or provincial governors.
Correct : D. 7th
52. Huen-Tsang the …………… Budhist pilgrim.
Correct : A. chinese
53. The rulers who ruled over North India between the period 1206-1526 are popularly
known as the rulers of …………….
Correct : A. delhi sultanate
54. …………….. was the first ruler of the Delhi Sultanate and the founder of the slave
dynasty.
Correct : A. qutab-ud-din aibak
55. The second phase of the Delhi Sultanate began with the establishment of the Khilji
dynasty in …………….
Correct : D. 1290
56. ………………. work was Harshacharita
Correct : B. bana bhatta’s
57. The fall of the …………. Empire in the 5th century, virtually put an end to the trade
between north India and Central and West Asia.
Correct : A. roman
58. ………….., in his ‘Urban Decay in India’ argues that the decline in long distance
trade was the main reason for urban decay in early medieval India.
Correct : A. r.s. sharma
59. The striking development of the ………….. period was the emergence of priestly
landlords at the expense of local peasants.
Correct : C. gupta
60. The practice of giving land grants to priests and officials became common during the
…………… period.
Correct : A. gupta
61. The land grant system was originally started by ………..; it became a common
activity during the Gupta period.
Correct : A. satavahanas
62. The Maitrakas were tributary chiefs of the ………, who established an independent
kingdom in western India.
Correct : C. guptas
63. ………….was the most important ruler of the Maitrakas and was a contemporary of
Harshavardhana.
Correct : C. dhruvasena ii
64. The institution of the …………… had been in force in early Islamic world as a form
of reward for services to the state.
Correct : A. iqta
65. From the time of ………… the muqti was expected to send the balance (fawazil) of
the income to the centre after meeting his and the army’s expenses.
Correct : D. balban
66. The ………… was appointed to keep a record of the income of the Iqtas.
Correct : A. khwaja
67. The group of chahalgan (group of 40 nobles), which was created by …………..,
emerged very powerful.
Correct : A. iltutmish
68. …………… was the first Sultan to bring the nobility firmly under his control.
Correct : A. balban
69. The religious intellectual group of ……………. was collectively referred as Ulema.
Correct : D. muslims
70. ……………. explained his theory taking into account both "feudalism from above"
and "feudalism from below".
Correct : A. kosambi
71. ………………. was mainly interested in "feudalism from above".
Correct : A. r.s. sharma
72. In 1965, …………… proposed that decline of foreign trade is the cause of
feudalism.
Correct : A. r.s. sharma
73. After the failure of Shaista Khan, Aurangazeb deputed Raja Jai Singh of Amber to
deal with ……………..
Correct : A. shivaji
74. Marching to Poona, …………… decided to strike at the heart of Shivaji territories
Fort purendar where Shivaji had lodged his family and his treasure.
Correct : D. jai singh
75. In 1674, Shivaji held his coronation, assumed the title Chatrapathi and made
………….. his capital.
Correct : A. raigarh
76. The administration of ……………. was divided into eight departments headed by
ministers who are called Ashta pradhan.
Correct : C. shivaji
77. …………… wrote ‘Contribution of South India to Indian Culture’,
Correct : A. s.krishna swami ayyankar
78. S. Krishna Swami Ayyankar, along with …………… edited the ‘Historical
Inscriptions of South India’.
Correct : A. robert sewell
79. ……………… can be considered as the first historian to write a comprehensive
history of south India.
Correct : A. k.a. nilakanta sastri
80. …………………. was written ‘History of South India’,
Correct : A. k.a. nilakanta sastri
81. ………………. works, ‘Inscriptions of Pallavas and Early Indian Paleography’ are of
considerable importance for the reconstruction of the history he Pallavas.
Correct : A. mahalingam’s
82. Kanchi was the capital of …………………..
Correct : C. pallavas
83. The political history of the South India from the period of 6th century to 8th century
is marked by the struggle for supremacy between the Pallavas of Kanchi and …………….. of Badami.
Correct : C. chalukyas
84. Mahendravarman I in the beginning of the 7th century was defeated by the Chalukya
ruler …………….. and was given the territory of Vengi.
Correct : C. pulikesi ii
85. ……………., the Pallava ruler defeated Pulikesi II and captured Vatapi capital of the
Chalukyas.
Correct : A. narasimhavarman
86. The ……………. king Vikramadithya II said to have overrun Kanchi, the capital of
Pallavas.
Correct : D. chalukya
87. …………. was the first ruler who laid the foundation of the Chalukya dynasty.
Correct : A. pulikesi i
88. The most famous of the stone temple of the Pallavas is the seven ratha temples
(seven pagoda) in ………………..
Correct : B. mahabhalipuram
89. ……………..founded the city of Mahabhalipuram as Mamallapuram.
Correct : A. narasimhavarman
90. The structural temple architecture of the …………. was patronized and favoured by
Narasimhavarman II who substituted bricks and temples for stone.
Correct : D. pallavas
91. The Kailasanath temple or Rajasimhawara temple is the largest among the
…………… temples.
Correct : B. pallava
92. Vijayalaya (850-875) was the founder of the …………… dynasty.
Correct : A. chola
93. Rajaraja invaded Northern part of Sri Lanka and made it a ........... province.
Correct : A. chola
94. ............ conquered several trans-Ganga kingdoms and assumed the title of Gangai
Kondachola.
Correct : B. rajendra i
95. Rajendra I founded a new capital called .....................
Correct : A. gangai kondacholapuram
96. .............. founded a new capital called Gangai Kondacholapuram.
Correct : B. rajendra chola i
97. Kulottunga (1178-1210) was the last greatest ............ emperor.
Correct : A. chola
98. The …………….. inscriptions thrown light on the constitution and working of
the village assembles of the cholas.
Correct : C. uttaramerur
99. The Vijayalaya Cholisvara temple is situated at…….
Correct : A. pudukottai
100. The early phase of Dravida temple is best illustrated in the Kuranganatha
temple at Srinivasanallur built in the reign of ……...