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History of Medieval India | Set 2
1. Krishnadevaraya (1509 -29) is considered as the greatest and the most famous kings of ……………. empire.
A. vijayanagara
B. bhamini
C. pandya
D. gupta
Correct : A. vijayanagara
2. Krishnadevaraya belonged the …………… dynasty.
A. tuluva
B. mughal
C. slave
D. pusyabhuti
Correct : A. tuluva
3. ………….. captured Krishna Tungabadra Doab, and the forts of Riachar and Bidar.
A. achyuta raya
B. krishnadevaraya
C. sadasiva raya
D. rama raya.
Correct : B. krishnadevaraya
4. The famous battle of Talikotta took place on 23 January …………...
A. 1455
B. 1465
C. 1555
D. 1565
Correct : D. 1565
5. The battle of Talikotta sounded the death knell of the ..…………. Empire.
A. bhamini
B. vijayanagara
C. pandya
D. gupta
Correct : B. vijayanagara
6. The …………… king kept of fixed number of soldiers known as amaranayakas to assist him in wars.
A. vijayanagara
B. bhamini
C. mughal
D. gupta
Correct : A. vijayanagara
7. The city of Vijayanagara, the capital of the empire was founded in 1336 on the banks of the river ……………...
A. kaveri
B. krishna
C. thungabhadra
D. periyar
Correct : C. thungabhadra
8. The temple of Vithala constructed by ……………, has been described as the finest buildings of its kinds in southern India.
A. krishnadevaraya
B. ariyanatha mudaliyar
C. achyuta raya
D. ramaraya
Correct : A. krishnadevaraya
9. King …………….. encouraged Telungu literature and provided protection to a great Telungu poet Nachan soma.
A. bukka i
B. ariyanatha mudaliyar
C. krishnadevaraya
D. bukka iii
Correct : A. bukka i
10. The Agrarian System of Mughal India is the work of ……………..
A. karashima noboru
B. irfan habib
C. b
D. chattopadhyaya d) r.s.sharma.
Correct : B. irfan habib
11. ‘Political Structure of Early Medieval South India’ is the work of ………
A. kesavan veluthat
B. kulke herman
C. k.a.nilakanda sastri
D. sathish chandra
Correct : A. kesavan veluthat
12. About whose Kingdom is said ‘the dominion of the lord of the universe extended from Delhi to Palam’?
A. qutbuddin aibak
B. nasiruddmin mahmud tughlaq
C. mohammad gazni
D. alam shah
Correct : B. nasiruddmin mahmud tughlaq
13. Who was the first Muslim writer to make use of Hindi words and adopt Indian poetric imagery and themes?
A. hasan nizami
B. amir khusaro
C. abul fazal
D. abdul qadir badauni
Correct : B. amir khusaro
14. Who wrote Tarikh-ul-Hind?
A. al-uthi
B. alberuni
C. hasan-un-nizami
D. minhajuddin-bin-sirajuddin
Correct : B. alberuni
15. Which Bhakti Saint is known as the bridge between north and south?
A. chaitanya
B. kabir
C. nanak
D. none of these
Correct : A. chaitanya
16. Which of the following officers held the office of minister under the Mughals?
A. sipahsalar
B. siqdar
C. vakil
D. kotwal
Correct : C. vakil
17. The King of Ceylon sent a ship carrying some gifts, some children and widow of Arab traders. This ship was going from Srilanka towards :
A. Arabia
B. Damascus
C. Delhi
D. Burma
Correct : B. Damascus
18. When Mohammad Bin Qasim attacked Sindh his age was seventeen years. The strength of his army at that time was :
A. 9,000
B. 11,000
C. 10,000
D. 12,000
Correct : A. 9,000
19. Mohammad Bin Qasim established a new city in Sindh, the name of the city was :
A. Qasim Nagar
B. Maysoora
C. Mehi Abad
D. Qasim Abad
Correct : B. Maysoora
20. Name the Wazir of Raja Dahir from whose custody those Arab women were recovered who were arrested by the pirates of Sindh.
A. Jaypal
B. Sussi Sagir
C. Srinath
D. Vijay Kapoor
Correct : B. Sussi Sagir
21. The name of Raja Dahir’s capital city was “
A. Maysura
B. Brahmanabad
C. Raway
D. Rohri
Correct : B. Brahmanabad
22. Who was the father of Mahmmud Ghazhavi ?
A. Sybuktgin
B. Qadirbillah
C. Albeyuni
D. None of the above
Correct : A. Sybuktgin
23. Who was the rules of Gujarat when Mahmud invaded the Somanath temple ?
A. Sukhpal
B. Aqueen
C. Gand Chandel
D. Bhimdev
Correct : D. Bhimdev
24. Which invasion of Mahmud appreciated by Calipn and called Mahmud as star of Islamic world ?
A. Invasion of Taneshwar
B. invasion on Mathura and Kannanj
C. Invasion on Kalinjar
D. Invansion on Somanath
Correct : D. Invansion on Somanath
25. During Mahmud expedition of invasion, who got first defeat in Peshawar ?
A. Rajyapal
B. Jaipal
C. Surajpal
D. Anandpal
Correct : B. Jaipal
26. Who had given Mahmud on investiture to rule as an independent rules ?
A. Subuktgin
B. Caliph of Baghdad named Qadirbillah
C. Ottoman Twink
D. Caliph of Arab named A-hitmaklai
Correct : B. Caliph of Baghdad named Qadirbillah
27. Who among the following rules commit suicide after battle with Mahmued ?
A. Bhimdev
B. Rajaypal
C. Jaipal
D. Sukhpal
Correct : C. Jaipal
28. What does the term Mameluq Signifies ?
A. Slave born to the free parents
B. Slavery mode of production
C. Slave born from the slave parent
D. All of the above
Correct : A. Slave born to the free parents
29. Who among the following rules from the ibary dynasty died of injuries while playing chaugan at Labore ?
A. Shams-ud-din Iltumish
B. Qutub-ud-din Aibak
C. Razia Begum
D. Rukunudiin Firoz
Correct : B. Qutub-ud-din Aibak
30. Who among the following rulers had stamped the Figure of Goddess Lakshmi on his coums and had his name inscribed in Nagari Churactus ?
A. Muhammad Ghazni
B. Muhammad Ghori
C. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
D. Iltumish
Correct : B. Muhammad Ghori
31. Which of the following ambassadors of Queen Elizabeth visited Akbar’s court to obtain a Firman for trade in Gujarat ?
A. Sir Thomas Roe
B. William Hawkins
C. John Mildenhall
D. None of the above
Correct : C. John Mildenhall
32. When did Muhammad Gori invade India ?
A. 100 An
B. 1026 An
C. 1175 An
D. 1191 An
Correct : C. 1175 An
33. Who was appointed as ambassador to China during the time of Mohammad Bin Tuglaq ?
A. Barbaros
B. Barani
C. Ibn Batuta
D. Abdul Razzk
Correct : C. Ibn Batuta
34. The battle of Tarain was fought between Muhammad Gori and
A. Rana Hammir Deva
B. Rana Pratap
C. Rana Sanga
D. Prithviraj Chauhan
Correct : D. Prithviraj Chauhan
35. With which dynasty did Indian Muslims start entering into position of power ?
A. Tughlaqs
B. Ilbaris
C. Khaljis
D. Sayyids
Correct : C. Khaljis
36. Which sulthan received a robe of honory from the caliphs ?
A. Iltumish
B. Qutub-ud-din Aibak
C. Balban
D. Ala-ud-din Khalji
Correct : C. Balban
37. The Iqtadar during the period of the Delhi Sulthanate were also known as ?
A. Maliks
B. Muqtil
C. Mamlatdars
D. Munhias
Correct : B. Muqtil
38. Which tax was not permitted by the Shariath ?
A. Agriculture tax
B. Tax on non-Muslims
C. Commercial tax
D. Marriage tax
Correct : D. Marriage tax
39. How many Litars madeup a tanka ?
A. 44
B. 40
C. 48
D. 46
Correct : C. 48
40. Who destroyed the Jaganatha temple of puri ?
A. Muhammad Tuglaq
B. Firoz Sha Tuglaq
C. Giyas-ud-din Tuglaq
D. Ala-ud-din Khalji
Correct : C. Giyas-ud-din Tuglaq
41. Which dynasty marked the end of Turkish nobility from position of power ?
A. Khalji
B. Tuglaq
C. Lodi
D. Sayyid
Correct : C. Lodi
42. Who is identified as Tamerlane ?
A. Mahmud Gazni
B. Muhammed Gori
C. Timur
D. Chengiz Khan
Correct : C. Timur
43. Diwani-1-Kohi, created by Muhammad Tuglaq, looked after
A. Revenue collection
B. Agriculture
C. Public Welfare
D. Crown land
Correct : B. Agriculture
44. Who was the 1st Sultan to provide relief to famin affected people ?
A. Ala-ud-din Khalji
B. Firoz Tuglaq
C. Balban
D. Muhammed Bin Tuglaq
Correct : D. Muhammed Bin Tuglaq
45. Who completed the conquest and annexation of South India.
A. Firoz Tyghluq
B. Balban
C. Jauna Khan
D. ala-ud-din Khalji
Correct : C. Jauna Khan
46. Who was the 1st Sulthan to pay Soldiers in cash instead of through Iqtas.
A. Iltumish
B. Balban
C. Muhammad Bin tuglaq
D. Ala-ud-din Khalji
Correct : D. Ala-ud-din Khalji
47. Who introduced token currency in china before Muhammad Tughlaq introduced it in India ?
A. Qublai Khan
B. Chengiz Khan
C. Timnr
D. Gai Khatu
Correct : A. Qublai Khan
48. Who was a Shahna ?
A. Military commander
B. Spy
C. District head
D. Market superintendent
Correct : D. Market superintendent
49. Who completed Qutab Minar ?
A. Qutub-ud-din Aibak
B. Raziya
C. Iltumish
D. Balban
Correct : D. Balban
50. Charai was a tax on
A. Jauna Khan
B. Yakut Khan
C. Jalal-ud-din
D. Bakhtiyar Khalji
Correct : B. Yakut Khan
51. What was Kharaj ?
A. A tribute
B. Booty
C. Land tax
D. Gift
Correct : C. Land tax
52. During whose regin was Jizya collected even from Brahmins ?
A. Ghiyas-ud-din Tughluq
B. Muhammad bin Tuglaq
C. Firoz Tughluq
D. Balban
Correct : C. Firoz Tughluq
53. Which class was hit hard by Ala-ud-din’s measures?
A. Peasants
B. Soldiers
C. Mugaddams and Traders
D. Nobility
Correct : C. Mugaddams and Traders
54. Which commander of Ala-ud-din defeated Yadava King Ramchandra ?
A. Khizr Khan
B. Khusrau Khan
C. Malik Kafur
D. Mubarak Shah
Correct : C. Malik Kafur
55. Muhammad Tughluq lived in a camp called ‘Svargadvari’ for 2 ½ years on the bank of which river was it located ?
A. Sutlej
B. Indus
C. Yamuna
D. Ganges
Correct : D. Ganges
56. Who introduced ‘Chahra’ for the first time ?
A. Iltumish
B. Qutub-ud-din Aibak
C. Balban
D. Ala-ud-din Khalji
Correct : D. Ala-ud-din Khalji
57. Paibos, introduced by Balban in the court entiquette, was
A. A tribute
B. A uniform
C. A formal celebration of the Sultan’s birthday
D. A custom of kissing the feet of the Sultan
Correct : D. A custom of kissing the feet of the Sultan
58. Who were barids ?
A. Secret agent
B. Military chiefs
C. Revenue collectors
D. Elite guard
Correct : C. Revenue collectors
59. Who was the Indian Muslims that replaced Barban as Malik Naib to Nasir-ud-din Mahmud ?
A. Malik Kafur
B. Khusrau Khan
C. Imad-ud-din Rayhan
D. Qubacha
Correct : C. Imad-ud-din Rayhan
60. ‘Balahars’ in the Villege were
A. Landlords
B. Headmen
C. Menials
D. Accountant
Correct : C. Menials
61. Minhaj Siraj was the poet laureate of
A. Ala-ud-din masud shah
B. Bahram Shah
C. Nasir-ud-din Mahmud
D. Balban
Correct : C. Nasir-ud-din Mahmud
62. After which Sufi saint was Qutub Minar named ?
A. Nizam-ud-din Auliya
B. Moin-ud-din Chisti
C. Qutub-ud-din Banktiyal Kaki
D. Salim Chisti
Correct : B. Moin-ud-din Chisti
63. During the reign of which Delhi Sultan did the Chahalgant or Chalisa come into existence ?
A. Balban
B. Raziya
C. Iltumish
D. Ala-ud-din Khalji
Correct : C. Iltumish
64. Who was the Abhasid Caiph that probably conferred on Mahmud of Gazni the title of ‘sultan’ for the just time in Islamic history ?
A. Al-Nazir
B. Qadir
C. A-Muqtafi
D. A-Qasim
Correct : B. Qadir
65. Who was known as ‘Nakh Buksh’ ?
A. Aibak
B. Iltumish
C. Balban
D. Raziya
Correct : A. Aibak
66. The most serious sectarian conflict between the Sunnis and the shias occurred during the region of –
A. Raziya
B. Balban
C. Ala-ud-din Khalji
D. Firoz Tughluq
Correct : A. Raziya
67. The Muslim incursion on Deccan occurred during the region of –
A. Jalal-dd-din Khalji
B. Ala-ud-din Khalji
C. Balban
D. Muhammad Tuqlaq
Correct : A. Jalal-dd-din Khalji
68. Who introduced the famous Persian festival of Nanroz ?
A. Ala-ud-din Khalji
B. Iltumish
C. Balban
D. Firoz Tughluq
Correct : C. Balban
69. Who was appointed as the envoy of Muhammed Tughluq in the court of the Chinese emperor ?
A. Barani
B. Ibn Batutah
C. Barbosa
D. Abdus Razzaq
Correct : B. Ibn Batutah
70. Which one of the cities was not founded by Firoz Tughluq ?
A. Jaunpur
B. Hissar
C. Tughluqabad
D. Firozabad
Correct : C. Tughluqabad
71. Which one of the following Sultans tried to organize the army on the decimal system after the Mongol pattern ?
A. Ala-ud-din Khalji
B. Balban
C. Firoz Tughluq
D. Muhammad Tughluq
Correct : D. Muhammad Tughluq
72. Which one of the following terms were used for measurement of land in the Sultanate period ?
A. Ghalla – Baksh
B. Masahat
C. Nasaq
D. Batai
Correct : B. Masahat
73. The Hindu rules of sind who was defeated and deposed by the arab invackers was
A. Jaisingha
B. Jayachandra
C. Dahar
D. Bhima
Correct : C. Dahar
74. Whom did Mahmud of Ghazni defeat to conquer and annex Peshawar and Punjab ?
A. Hindu Shahis
B. Ghurids
C. Arabs
D. Karkotakas
Correct : A. Hindu Shahis
75. Who was the first Indian rules to defeat Muhammad of Ghur ?
A. Prithviraj Chaudan, rules of Ajmir
B. Jayachandra, Gahadvala ruler of Kannj
C. Lakshmana, the sena rules of Bengal
D. Mukraj 2nd, the Solanki rules of Gujarat
Correct : D. Mukraj 2nd, the Solanki rules of Gujarat
76. Which commander of Muhammad of Ghur was responsible for defeating the senas and establishing Muslim rule in eastern India ?
A. Qutub ud-din Aibak
B. Iltumish
C. Bakhtiyar Khalji
D. Muhammad Bin Qasim
Correct : C. Bakhtiyar Khalji
77. During the region of which Delhi Sultans was the power of the chargani destroyed ?
A. Iltumish
B. Balban
C. Nasir-ud-din Mahmud
D. Raziya
Correct : B. Balban
78. Diwan – 1 Khairat was a separate department of
A. Public works and welfare
B. Slaves
C. Agriculture
D. Foreign affairs
Correct : A. Public works and welfare
79. During whose region did Chengiz khan, the famous Mangol, attack India’s borders in pug suit of Jalal-ud-din, the fugitive khwarazmi prince ?
A. Ala-ud-din Khalji
B. Balban
C. Muhammad Tughluq
D. Iltumish
Correct : D. Iltumish
80. Who among the following Delhi Sultans did not go for any fresh conquests ?
A. Balban
B. Firoz Tughluq
C. Iltumish
D. Bahlul Nodi
Correct : A. Balban
81. Who was the founder of the city of Agra ?
A. Ala-ud-din Khalji
B. Muhammad Bin tughluq
C. Firoz Tughluq
D. Sikandar Lodi
Correct : D. Sikandar Lodi
82. Which sultan wanted to found a new religion, but was advised against it by the Ulama ?
A. Balban
B. Ala-ud-din Khalji
C. Muhammad tughluq
D. Iltumish
Correct : B. Ala-ud-din Khalji
83. According to Islamic practice, one used to expound the law and the other used to deliver judgment who were they respectively ?
A. Mufti and Qazi
B. Quzi and Mufli
C. Qazi and Sadi
D. Qaxi and Mufli
Correct : A. Mufti and Qazi
84. Which one of the following schools of Muslims law allowed idolatus to live as Zimmis subject to payment of Liziya ?
A. Hanafi
B. Malikita
C. Shafisite
D. Hanalite
Correct : A. Hanafi
85. Which sultan represented himself as Isikandur Sani (the second Alexander) ?
A. Ala-ud-din Khalji
B. Muhammad Tughluq
C. Sikandar Lodhi
D. Khiz Khan
Correct : A. Ala-ud-din Khalji
86. The term Ghanima in the Delhi Sultanate stands for
A. Market cess
B. Irrigation tax
C. war booty
D. royal treasury
Correct : C. war booty
87. Which sultan of Delhi established an employment bureau, a charity bureau and a charitable hospital ?
A. Firoz tughluq
B. Muhammad Bin Tugluq
C. Ala-ud-din Khalji
D. Balban
Correct : A. Firoz tughluq
88. Which Delhi Sultan received an embassy from Mangol Monarch of China for seeking his permission to visit certain Buddhist temples?
A. Ala-ud-din Khalji
B. Balban
C. Muhammad tugluq
D. Firoz Tugluq
Correct : C. Muhammad tugluq
89. Who was the court poet of Mahmud of Gaxni and Author of Shah Namah ?
A. Al-Beruni
B. Idu Battulah
C. Maulana Khwajagi
D. Firdousi
Correct : D. Firdousi
90. The Quwwat-ul-islam Mosque in Delhi of the period of the slave dynasty was originally a
A. Vishnu temple
B. Siva temple
C. Buddhist Monastery
D. Jaina temple
Correct : D. Jaina temple
91. Which Bahmani rules shifted the capital from Gulbarga to Bidar ?
A. Ala-ud-din II
B. Ahmad Shah Wali
C. Muhammad Shah I
D. Muhammed II
Correct : B. Ahmad Shah Wali
92. When was the Bahmani Kingdom founded ?
A. 1325
B. 1437
C. 1347
D. 1431
Correct : C. 1347
93. How many years did the Bahmani Kingdom last ?
A. 150 years
B. 125 years
C. 175 years
D. 200 years
Correct : C. 175 years
94. Which was the second capital of Vijaya Nagar empire ?
A. Kampili
B. Kondavidu
C. Penukonda
D. Addanki
Correct : C. Penukonda
95. Policeman of Vijayanagar were paid out of taxes collected from
A. Wine shops
B. Land Revenue
C. Taxes on goods
D. Prostitutes
Correct : D. Prostitutes
96. Who established the chisti order in India ?
A. Nizam-ud-din Auliya
B. Salim Chisti
C. Shaikh moin-ud-in chisti
D. Hamid-ud-din Nagauri
Correct : C. Shaikh moin-ud-in chisti
97. Who said “God is the breath of all breath” ?
A. Nanak
B. Kabir
C. Mirabai
D. Chaitanya
Correct : B. Kabir
98. Who was Murid ?
A. Sufi saint
B. Sufi Teacher
C. A disciple
D. Bishop in Sufi Order
Correct : C. A disciple
99. A Silsilah was a ?
A. Tomb
B. Shrine
C. Sufi Order
D. Hospice
Correct : C. Sufi Order
100. Who wrote Desabodha ?
A. Kabir
B. Nanak
C. Ramdas
D. Tukaram
Correct : C. Ramdas