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Medieval Indian History | Set 1
1. Where did the traveler 'Ibn Batuta' come from?
A. Morocco
B. Persia
C. Turkey
D. Central Asia
Correct : A. Morocco
2. Who built the Khajuraho temples?
A. Holkars
B. Scindias
C. Bundela Rajputs
D. Chandela Rajputs
Correct : D. Chandela Rajputs
3. Who was the architect who designed 'Taj Mahal'?
A. Mohammad Hussain
B. Ustad-Isa
C. Shah Abbas
D. Ismail
Correct : B. Ustad-Isa
4. The Assam State derives its name from that of a tribe that conquered the region. Where did the tribesmen come from?
A. Tibet
B. Mongolia
C. Burma (now Myanmar)
D. Siam (now Thailand)
Correct : D. Siam (now Thailand)
5. Mughal presence in the Red Ford ceased with the fall of -
A. Aurangzeb
B. Muhammad Shah
C. Shah Alam
D. Bahadur Shah 'Zafar
Correct : D. Bahadur Shah 'Zafar
6. 'Khalsa' was founded by -
A. Guru Gobind Singh
B. Guru Ramdas
C. Guru Nanak
D. Arjun Dev
Correct : A. Guru Gobind Singh
7. The rulers of Vijayanagar promoted -
A. Hindi, Marathi and Sanskrit
B. Malayalam, Tamil and Sanskrit
C. Tamil, Telugu and Sanskrit
D. Telugu, Urdu and Sanskrit
Correct : C. Tamil, Telugu and Sanskrit
8. The original name of Tansen, the most famous musician at the court of Akbar was -
A. Lal Kalwant
B. Banda Bahadur
C. Ramatanu Pande
D. Markandey Pande
Correct : C. Ramatanu Pande
9. The Muslim adventurer who destroyed the Nalanda Univers was -
A. Alla-ud-din Khilji
B. Muhammad-bin-Tughlak
C. Muhammad-bin-Bhaktiyar
D. Muhammad-bin-Quasim
Correct : C. Muhammad-bin-Bhaktiyar
10. Painting reached its highest level of development during the reign of -
A. Akbar
B. Aurangzeb
C. Jahangir
D. Shah Jaharn
Correct : C. Jahangir
11. The Mir Bakshi of the Mughal Emperors was the head of -
A. Intelligence
B. Foreign affairs
C. Army organization
D. Finance
Correct : C. Army organization
12. Which among the following was the capital of Shivaji?
A. Poona
B. Raigarh
C. (4) Panhala
D. (3) Singhgarh
Correct : B. Raigarh
13. Whoamong the following Sultans of Delhi has been described by the historians as the 'mixture of opposites'?
A. Balbarn
B. Alauddin Khilji
C. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
D. Ibrahim Lodi
Correct : C. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
14. Who was the last ruler of Lodi Dynasty?
A. Bahlul Lodi
B. Ibrahim Lodi
C. Daulat Khan Lodi
D. Sikandar Lodi
Correct : B. Ibrahim Lodi
15. The guerilla warfare was pioneered by
A. Aurangzeb
B. Akbar
C. Shivaji
D. Balaji Rao
Correct : C. Shivaji
16. "Quwwat-ul-Islam' Mosque was built by -
A. Qutub-ud-din Aibak
B. Alauddin Khilji
C. İltutmish
D. Mohammad Adilshah
Correct : A. Qutub-ud-din Aibak
17. Razia Sultan, the first woman to sit on the throne of Delhi, was the daughter of Sultan -
A. Mohammed Ghori
B. Mohammed of Ghazni
C. Iltutmish
D. Alauddin Khilji
Correct : C. Iltutmish
18. Name the king who invaded Delhi and plundered the Kohinoor Diamond.
A. Nadir Shah
B. Flruz Shah
C. Mohammed Shah
D. Mohammed Ghori
Correct : A. Nadir Shah
19. Which battle did open the Delhi area to Muhammad Ghori?
A. First Battle of Tarain
B. Second Battle of Tarain
C. Battle of Khanwa
D. First Battle of Panipat
Correct : B. Second Battle of Tarain
20. The Sultans of which dynasty ruled for the longest time?
A. Khilji dynasty
B. Tughluq dynasty
C. Slave dynasty
D. Lodi dynasty
Correct : B. Tughluq dynasty
21. Krishnadevaraya built the Krishnaswami temple in Hampi, which is situated in the present state of
A. Karnataka
B. Calcutta
C. Jammu and Kashmir
D. Kerala
Correct : A. Karnataka
22. Who among the following was the last Delhi Sultan?
A. Sikandar Lodi
B. Daulat Khan Lodi
C. Rana Sanga
D. Ibrahim Lodi
Correct : D. Ibrahim Lodi
23. Who among the following was defeated by Prithvi Raj Chauhan in the first battle of Tarain?
A. Balban
B. Muhammad Ghori
C. Mahmud of Ghazni
D. Iltutmish
Correct : B. Muhammad Ghori
24. Rajatarangini was written by -
A. Kalhana
B. Alberuni
C. Harsha Vardhana
D. Kautilya
Correct : A. Kalhana
25. Who is regarded as the second Alexander?
A. Jalal-ud-din Khilji
B. Mubarak Khilji
C. Khusru Khan
D. Ala-ud-din Khilji
Correct : D. Ala-ud-din Khilji
26. Who among the following was nown as the Parrot of India?
A. Hussain Shah
B. Amir Khusrau
C. BarbakShah
D. Nanak
Correct : B. Amir Khusrau
27. Who introduced leather token currency in India?
A. Akbar
B. Mohammad-Bin-Tughlaq
C. Babur
D. Humayun
Correct : B. Mohammad-Bin-Tughlaq
28. When did the reign of Delhi Sultanate came to an end?
A. 1498 A.D.
B. 1526 A.D.
C. 1565 A.D.
D. 1600 A.D.
Correct : B. 1526 A.D.
29. Who of the Delhi sultans pursued the policy of 'blood and iron'?
A. Alauddin Khilji
B. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
C. Balban
D. Iltutmish
Correct : C. Balban
30. The greatness of Shershah lies in his:
A. Secular attitude
B. Victories against Humayun
C. Superior generalship
D. Administrative reforms
Correct : D. Administrative reforms
31. The token currency using copper and brass coins was modeled after which country's example by Muhammedbin Tuglaq?
A. Japan
B. Greece
C. China
D. Russia
Correct : C. China
32. Who founded the City of Delhi?
A. Khilji
B. Lodhi
C. Tamara
D. Tughlaq
Correct : C. Tamara
33. Who among the following Sikh Gurus had laid the foundation of Amritsar?
A. Guru Amar Das
B. Guru Ram Das
C. Guru Arjan Dev
D. Guru Har Govind
Correct : B. Guru Ram Das
34. Which of the following writers has called Akbar's Din-i-Ilahi as a monument of his folly, not of wisdom?
A. Badayuni
B. Vincent Smith
C. Barni
D. W. Haig
Correct : B. Vincent Smith
35. The first woman ruler in Indian history was:
A. Razia Sultan
B. Hamida Begum
C. Mehrunissa
D. Hazrat Mahal
Correct : A. Razia Sultan
36. Mohammed Bin Tuglaq transferred his capital from -
A. Delhi to Warangal
B. Delhi to Devagiri
C. Delhi to Madurai
D. Delhi to Vijayanagar
Correct : B. Delhi to Devagiri
37. Who was appointed by Akbar as his Court Musician?
A. Abul Fazal
B. Mian Tansen
C. Raja Birbal
D. Raja Todar Mal
Correct : B. Mian Tansen
38. The city of Vijayanagar is also known as -
A. Halebidu
B. Chandragiri
C. Hampi
D. Kondavidu
Correct : C. Hampi
39. Which Turkish ruler invaded India 14 times between 1000 and 1026 AD?
A. Mahamud of Ghazni
B. Mauhamed Tughlaq
C. Changez Khan
D. Mahmood Ghalib
Correct : A. Mahamud of Ghazni
40. Tulsidas wrote Ram- charitmanas in the reign of -
A. Babur
B. Akbar
C. Aurangzeb
D. Jahangir
Correct : B. Akbar
41. Pesently Daulatabad where Muhammad-bin Tughlaq had transferred the capital from Delhi is situated near -
A. Mysore
B. Aurangabad
C. Nizamabad
D. Bhopal
Correct : B. Aurangabad
42. Who discovered the sea-route to India?
A. Vasco da Gama
B. Columbus
C. Magellan
D. Henry the Navigator
Correct : A. Vasco da Gama
43. Babur was succeeded to the Mughal throne by:
A. Sher Shah
B. Akbar
C. Humayun
D. Bahadur Shah
Correct : C. Humayun
44. Qutab Minar, as we find at present, was finally re-built by -
A. Balban
B. Ala-ud-din Khilji
C. Sikandar Lodi
D. Firoz Tughluq
Correct : D. Firoz Tughluq
45. The Grand Trunk Road was built during the reign of which ruler?
A. Shershah Suri
B. Babar
C. Shah Jahan
D. Akbar
Correct : A. Shershah Suri
46. Krishnadevaraya main-tained freindly relations with the -
A. French
B. British
C. Portuguese
D. Dutch
Correct : C. Portuguese
47. Which of the following Mughal monarchs has vividly described Indian flora & fauna, seasons, fruits etc., in his diary?
A. Akbar
B. Shahjahan
C. Babur
D. Aurangzeb
Correct : C. Babur
48. Which Sultan of Delhi established an employment bureau, a charity bureau and a charitable hospital?
A. Firoz Tughlaq
B. Mohammad Tughlaq
C. Alauddin Khilji
D. Balbarn
Correct : A. Firoz Tughlaq
49. Who translated Ramayana into Persian?
A. Abul Fazl
B. Badauni
C. Abdul Latif
D. Isar Das
Correct : B. Badauni
50. Who got constructed 'Grand Trunk Road?
A. Akbar
B. Ashoka
C. Shershah Suri
D. Samudra Gupta
Correct : C. Shershah Suri
51. Who was the greatest Bhakti poet of Maharasthra?
A. Ramdas
B. Tukaram
C. Namdeva
D. Eknath
Correct : B. Tukaram
52. The foreign traveller who visited India during the Mughal period and who left us an expert's description of the Peacock Throne, was -
A. Geronimo Verroneo
B. 'Omrah' Danishmand Khan
C. Travernier
D. Austin of Bordeaux
Correct : C. Travernier
53. Which of the following are incorrectly paired?
A. Krishnadeva Raya- Amukta Malyada
B. HarshavardhanaーNagananda
C. Kalidasa- Ritusamhara
D. Visakhadatta Kiratarjuniyam
Correct : D. Visakhadatta Kiratarjuniyam
54. Ibn Batuta visited India during the reign of -
A. Iltutmish
B. Ala-ud-din Khalji
C. Muhammad bin Tughluq
D. Balban
Correct : C. Muhammad bin Tughluq
55. The Battle of Haldighati was fought between -
A. Akbar and Rana Sangram Singh
B. Akbar and Medini Rai
C. Akbar and Rana Pratap Singh
D. Akbar and Uday Singh FCI Assistant Grade- II
Correct : C. Akbar and Rana Pratap Singh
56. The famous Peacock Throne of Shah Jahan was taken away in 1739 by -
A. Afghan invader Ahmed Shah Abdali
B. Persian invader Nadir Shah
C. Mongol invader Chengiz Khan
D. British East India Company
Correct : B. Persian invader Nadir Shah
57. The Chalukyas established their empire in -
A. The Far South
B. Malwa
C. The Deccan
D. Gujarat
Correct : C. The Deccan
58. Who made the monumental 'Rayagopurams' in front of the temples at Hampi, Tiruv-annamalai, Chidambaram, Srirangam, Tirupati, etc., constructed?
A. Vidyaranya
B. Krishnadevaraya
C. Harihara
D. Rajaraja
Correct : B. Krishnadevaraya
59. Which of the following architec tural wonders was not constructed in the 12th A.D.?
A. Sun-temple of Konark
B. Temple of Khajuraho
C. Ankorvat
D. Notre Dam, the Paris
Correct : A. Sun-temple of Konark
60. Select the incorrectly matched pair of philosophers and their philosophies.
A. Sankaracharya Advaita
B. Ballabhacharya-Pure-Advaita
C. Chaitanya-Vishistha-Advaita
D. Charvak-Lokayat
Correct : C. Chaitanya-Vishistha-Advaita
61. During Akbar's reign the Mahabharat was translated into Persian and is known as -
A. Iqbal Namah
B. Razm Namah
C. Akbar Namah
D. Sakinat-ul-Auliya
Correct : B. Razm Namah
62. The greatness of Sher Shah lies in his -
A. victories against Humayun
B. superior generalship
C. administrative reforms
D. religious tolerance
Correct : C. administrative reforms
63. The temple built in 1 100 A. D and dominating all other temples in Bhubaneshwar is -
A. Raja Rani temple
B. Kandariya Mahadev
C. Tribhuvaneswara Lingaraja
D. Mukhteswara
Correct : C. Tribhuvaneswara Lingaraja
64. The second Battle of Panipat was fought between -
A. Akbar and Hemu
B. Rajputs and Mughals
C. Babur and Ibrahim Lodi
D. Sikander and Adilshah
Correct : A. Akbar and Hemu
65. The Sufi saint who maintained that devotional music was one way of moving closer to God was - (1)
A. Muin-ud-din-Chisti
B. (2) Baba Farid
C. Saiyid Muhammed
D. Shah Alam Bukhari
Correct : B. (2) Baba Farid
66. The founder of the Independent Sikh State was:
A. Guru Nanak
B. Guru Govind Singh
C. Dalip Singh
D. Ranjit Singh
Correct : D. Ranjit Singh
67. What was the official language of the Sultanate?
A. Persian
B. Urdu
C. Arabic
D. Hindi
Correct : A. Persian
68. What is meant by a 'pir' in the Sufi tradition?
A. The Supreme God
B. The Guru of the Sufis
C. The greatest of all Sufi saints
D. The orthodox teacher who
Correct : B. The Guru of the Sufis
69. Which one of the following monuments in Delhi is not included as a World Heritage Site?
A. Red Fort
B. Humayun's Tomb
C. Qutab Minar
D. Jantar Mantar
Correct : D. Jantar Mantar
70. Who got the Gita translated into Persian?
A. Shah Jahan
B. Akbar
C. Murad
D. Dara Shikoh
Correct : D. Dara Shikoh
71. The first Mughal emperor of India was
A. Shahjahan
B. Humayun
C. Babar
D. Akbar
Correct : C. Babar
72. Name the Indian king who warmly received the Portuguese traveller Vasco da Gama when helanded at Calicut.
A. Asaf Jah Ismail Mulk
B. Devaraya
C. Zamorin
D. Krishnadevaraya
Correct : C. Zamorin
73. Which is the holy book of the Sikh religion?
A. Bhagwad Gita
B. Baani
C. Gurmukhi
D. Guru Granth Sahib
Correct : D. Guru Granth Sahib
74. Which of the following forts was not built by Akbar?
A. Gwalior Fort
B. Agra Fort
C. Lahore Fort
D. Allahabad Fort
Correct : A. Gwalior Fort
75. Who among the following rulers abolished Jaziya?
A. Aurangzeb
B. Balban
C. Akbar
D. Jahangir
Correct : C. Akbar
76. Which of the following monuments is the oldest?
A. QutabMinar
B. Khajuraho
C. Ajanta Caves
D. Taj Mahal
Correct : C. Ajanta Caves
77. Who was the elder brother of Shah Shuja and Murad Baksh?
A. Aurangzeb
B. Azam Shah
C. Muhammad Kam Baksh
D. Dara Shikoh
Correct : D. Dara Shikoh
78. Which battle led to the downfall of the Vijayanagar empire?
A. Battle of Takkolam
B. Battle of Talikota
C. Battle of Kanwah
D. Battle of Panipat
Correct : B. Battle of Talikota
79. Which of the following Sultans of Tughlaq dynasty issued copper coins instead of silver ones?
A. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
B. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
C. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D. Mahmud Tughlaq
Correct : B. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
80. Akbar's tomb is located at which of the following places?
A. Sikandara
B. Agra
C. Fatehpur Sikri
D. Allahabad
Correct : A. Sikandara
81. Bahadur Shah (First) was born in the year
A. 1543
B. 1643
C. 1843
D. 1743
Correct : B. 1643
82. Which of the following Alberuni's account of India?
A. Chachnama
B. Futuh-us-Salatin
C. Tarikh-i-Yamini
D. Kitab-ul-Hind
Correct : D. Kitab-ul-Hind
83. Which dynasty was started by Khizr Khan?
A. The Sayyids
B. The Lodhis
C. The Rajputs
D. The Khiljis
Correct : A. The Sayyids
84. Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh of Jaipur had not built the observatory at .
A. Varanasi
B. Allahabad
C. Ujain
D. Mathura
Correct : B. Allahabad
85. Which of the following was the founder of the house of Peshawar?
A. Ramachandra Pant
B. Balaji Vishwanath
C. Balaji Baji Rao
D. Parsuram Triamsuk
Correct : B. Balaji Vishwanath
86. Which Mughal Emperor transferred the Mughal Capital from Agra to Delhi?
A. Jahangir
B. Aurangzeb
C. Shahjahan
D. Bahadur Shah
Correct : C. Shahjahan
87. The saviour of the Delhi Sultan ate was
A. Qutub-ud-din Aibak
B. Minas-us-Siraj
C. Iltutmish
D. Ghias-ud-din Balban
Correct : D. Ghias-ud-din Balban
88. Rana Pratap Singh of Mewar was defeated by the Mughal army in the battle of
A. Mewar
B. Chittor
C. Haldighati
D. Udaipur
Correct : C. Haldighati
89. Khalsa Panth was created by Guru Gobind Singh in which year?
A. 1599
B. 1707
C. 1699
D. 1657
Correct : C. 1699
90. The innovator of the Revenue settlement during the rule of Akbar was-
A. Raja Mansingh
B. Raja Bhagwan Das
C. Raja Todarmal
D. Raja Birbal
Correct : C. Raja Todarmal
91. Name the language that was designated as the Camp Language during the Medieval Period
A. Sanskrit
B. Pali
C. Hindi
D. Urdu
Correct : D. Urdu
92. The Sikh Guru who wrote "Zafar Namah” in Persian was -
A. Guru Har Rai
B. Guru Har Krishan
C. Guru Gobind Singh
D. Guru Tegbahadur
Correct : C. Guru Gobind Singh
93. Who defeated whom in the Seсond Battle of Tarain?
A. Prithviraj defeated Moham mad Ghaurl
B. Mahmud Ghazni defeated Prithviraj
C. Prithviraj defeated Mahmud Ghazní
D. Mohammad Ghauri defeated Prithviraj
Correct : D. Mohammad Ghauri defeated Prithviraj
94. Who among the following Tomar rulers, is credited with founding the city of Delhi?
A. Anangapal
B. Vajrata
C. Rudrane
D. Devraja
Correct : A. Anangapal
95. The famous Bhakti Saint who belonged to the royal family of Mewar was -
A. Chaitanya
B. Andal
C. Meerabai
D. Ramabai
Correct : C. Meerabai
96. The dead body of Babar by his own choice lies buried in -
A. Agra
B. Farghana
C. Samarqand
D. Kabul
Correct : D. Kabul
97. What do you mean by Mughal Zagir?
A. providing rent free land
B. zamindar's property
C. giving officer a right to reve nue
D. giving cash salary to Mansabdar
Correct : C. giving officer a right to reve nue
98. Where was saint Kabir born?
A. Delhi
B. Varanasi
C. Mathura
D. Hyderabad
Correct : B. Varanasi
99. The Qutub Minar was completed by the famous ruler -
A. Qutub-ud-din Aibak
B. Iltutmish
C. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D. Alauddin Khilji
Correct : B. Iltutmish
100. Shah Jahan built the Moti Masjid at -
A. Delhi
B. Agra
C. Jaipur
D. Amarkot
Correct : B. Agra