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Medieval Indian History | Set 2
1. The 'Kirti Stambha' (Tower of Victory) at Chittor was built by -
A. Rana Pratap
B. Rana Kumbha
C. Rana Sanga
D. Bappa Raval
Correct : B. Rana Kumbha
2. Which of the following languages was in vogue during Mughal period in the courts of India?
A. French
B. Persian
C. Portugese
D. Arabic
Correct : B. Persian
3. The writer of Ram Charit Manas, Tulsidas, was related to which ruler?
A. Chandragupta Maurya
B. Nawab Vajid Ali Sah
C. Harsha
D. Akbar
Correct : D. Akbar
4. Which among the following fort was known as the Key of Deccan'?
A. Kalinjar
B. Ajaygarh
C. Asirgarh
D. Gulbarga
Correct : C. Asirgarh
5. Goa was captured by the Portuguese in the year -
A. 1508
B. 1608
C. 1510
D. 1610
Correct : C. 1510
6. Who was the Guru of Shivaji?
A. Namdev
B. Ramdas
C. Eknath
D. Tukaram
Correct : B. Ramdas
7. What does Jahangir mean?
A. National Monarch
B. The Grand Monarch
C. Conqueror of the world
D. Hero of hundred battles
Correct : C. Conqueror of the world
8. Humayun Nama was written by -
A. Humayun
B. Akbar
C. Abul Fazl
D. Gulbadan Begum
Correct : D. Gulbadan Begum
9. Who among the following Mughal emperors, brought about the fall of Sayyid Brothers?
A. Bahadur Shah I
B. Rafi-ud-daulah
C. Shah Jahan II
D. Muhammad Shah
Correct : D. Muhammad Shah
10. Where is the Bada Imambara located?
A. Agra
B. Lucknow
C. Patna
D. Allahabad
Correct : B. Lucknow
11. Who issued a token currency in copper coins between AD 1329 and 1330?
A. Alauddin Khilzi
B. Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq
C. Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
D. Feroz Tughlaq
Correct : C. Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
12. Chauth' was -
A. a religious tax imposed by Aurangzeb
B. toll tax imposed by Shivaji
C. irrigation tax charged by Akbar
D. land tax levied by Shivaji on neighbouring States
Correct : D. land tax levied by Shivaji on neighbouring States
13. Which of the following was built by Akbar to commemorate his conquest of Khandesh in Gujarat?
A. Bada Imambara
B. Buland Darwaza
C. Jama Masjid
D. Siddi Bashir
Correct : B. Buland Darwaza
14. The Delhi Sultan who fell to his death while playing polo was -
A. Qutbuddin Aibak
B. Alauddin Khilji
C. Feroz Shah Tughlaq
D. Ghiasuddin Tughlaq
Correct : A. Qutbuddin Aibak
15. Which is the tallest of all Medieval Indian temples?
A. Kailasa Temple at Ellora
B. Sun Temple at Konark
C. Nilakantheswara Temple at Udaipur
D. Brihadeswara Temple at Tanjore
Correct : D. Brihadeswara Temple at Tanjore
16. A renowned Jain scholar who was greatly honoured by Akbar
A. Hemachandra
B. Harivijaya
C. Vastupala
D. Bhadrabahu
Correct : B. Harivijaya
17. In which of the following towns is "Moti Masjid" situated?
A. Agra
B. Jaipur
C. Lahore
D. Ahmedabad
Correct : A. Agra
18. Iltutmish established a centre of learning at:
A. Multan
B. Kolkata
C. Alwar
D. Patna
Correct : D. Patna
19. Who among the following attacked the Somnath temple?
A. Mahmud of Ghazni
B. Muhammad Ghori
C. Iltutmish
D. Qutbuddin Aibak
Correct : A. Mahmud of Ghazni
20. The 'Sun Temple' of Konark is in the State of -
A. Odisha
B. Jharkhand
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Madhya Pradesh
Correct : A. Odisha
21. Sriperumbudur is the birthplace of -
A. Sri Madhvacharya
B. Sri Basavanna
C. Sri Shankaracharya
D. Sri Ramanujacharya
Correct : D. Sri Ramanujacharya
22. Who was the Delhi Sultan to impose Jizya even on the Brahmins?
A. Ala-ud-din Khilji
B. Firuz Tughluq
C. Muhammad Tughluq
D. Balban
Correct : B. Firuz Tughluq
23. The Taj-Mahal was built by -
A. Jahangir
B. Shahjahan
C. Sher Shah
D. Nadir Shah
Correct : B. Shahjahan
24. Multan was named by the Arabs as -
A. City of beauty
B. City of wealth
C. City of gold
D. Pink city
Correct : C. City of gold
25. The 1st Battle of Panipat was fought in the year -
A. 1761
B. 1516
C. 1526
D. 1556
Correct : C. 1526
26. Who was the first Vijayanagar ruler to wrest the important fort of Goa from the Bahamanis?
A. Reva Rayall
B. Harihara I
C. HariharaII
D. Bukka I
Correct : C. HariharaII
27. An agricultural department known as 'Diwan-i-kohi' was created by:
A. Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
B. Alauddin Khilji
C. Firoz Tughlaq
D. Jalaluddin Khilji
Correct : A. Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
28. Which one of the following painters of Jahangir's reign was conferred the title of Nadir-ul-Asra?
A. Bishandas
B. Mansur
C. Manohar
D. Daulat
Correct : B. Mansur
29. The earliest reference to sati custom is made in which of the following inscriptions?
A. Allahabad Pillar inscription
B. Eran inscription of Bhanu gupta
C. Aihole inscription of Pulkesin II
D. Bhitan inscription of Skand gupta
Correct : B. Eran inscription of Bhanu gupta
30. In the battle of Panipat, Bab faced the armies of -
A. Jaichand
B. Hemu
C. Daulat khan
D. Ibrahim Lodi
Correct : D. Ibrahim Lodi
31. Which monument is in pink colour?
A. Taj Mahal
B. Hawa Mahal
C. Moti Mahal
D. Mumtaz Mahal
Correct : B. Hawa Mahal
32. Who was Akbar's guardian -
A. Amir Khusru
B. Abul Fazal
C. Tansen
D. Bairam Khan
Correct : D. Bairam Khan
33. Bijapur is known for its -
A. Severe drought conditiorn
B. Gol Gumbaz
C. Heavy rainfall
D. Statue of Gomateswara
Correct : B. Gol Gumbaz
34. Which was the second capital of Akbar?
A. Delhi
B. Agra
C. Fateh-pur-Sikri
D. Patna
Correct : C. Fateh-pur-Sikri
35. Prithviraj Chauhan was defeated by Mohd. Ghori in the battle of -
A. Tarain in 1191 A.D.
B. Tarain in 1192 A.D
C. Chandawar in 1193 A.D.
D. Ranthambhor in 1195 A.D
Correct : B. Tarain in 1192 A.D
36. Which of the following pairs is incorrect?
A. Babar vs. Sangram Singh
B. Sher Shah vs. Humayun
C. Chengiz Khan vs. Alauddin Khilji
D. Akbar vs. Hemu
Correct : C. Chengiz Khan vs. Alauddin Khilji
37. Which one is not situated at Fatehpur Sikri?
A. The Panch Mahal
B. Moti Masjid
C. Tomb of Salim Chishti
D. The Mariam Palace
Correct : B. Moti Masjid
38. Who was the founder of the city of Agra?
A. Firoz Tughlaq
B. Mohammed-bin-Tughlaq
C. Alauddin Khilji
D. Sikandar Lodi
Correct : D. Sikandar Lodi
39. Tansen, a great musician of his times, was in the Court of -
A. Jehangir
B. Akbar
C. Shah Jahan
D. Bahadur Shah
Correct : B. Akbar
40. Who among the following was the last Mughal emperor?
A. Alamgir II
B. Shah Alam II
C. Bahadur Shah II
D. Akbar II
Correct : C. Bahadur Shah II
41. The French East India Company was founded in -
A. 1600
B. 1620
C. 1664
D. 1604
Correct : C. 1664
42. Where did Babar die?
A. Agra
B. Kabul
C. Lahore
D. Delhi
Correct : A. Agra
43. Who wrote Akbarnama?
A. Akbar
B. Birbal
C. Abul Fazal
D. Bhagavan Das
Correct : C. Abul Fazal
44. Amir Khusrau was a musician and -
A. Sufi saint
B. Persian and Hindi writer, and scholar
C. Historian
D. All of the above
Correct : D. All of the above
45. In Shivaji's Council of Ministers the Prime Minister was called -
A. Peshwa
B. Sachiv
C. Mantri
D. Samanta
Correct : A. Peshwa
46. Which Sufi's dargah is at Ajmer?
A. Baba Farid
B. Qutb-din Bakhtiyar Kaki
C. Moinuddin Chisti
D. Khwaja Bahuddin
Correct : C. Moinuddin Chisti
47. The Delhi General who successfully advanced up to Madurai was -
A. Khizr Khan
B. Muhammad Ghori
C. Malik Kafur
D. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Correct : C. Malik Kafur
48. Which was the birth place of Guru Nanak?
A. Gurdaspur
B. Amritsar
C. Lahore
D. Talwandi
Correct : D. Talwandi
49. The most important Sufi shrine in India is at -
A. Pandua
B. Bidar
C. Ajmer
D. Shahjahanabad
Correct : C. Ajmer
50. Where is Muslim mosque situated where a hair of pagamber Mohammad Saheb has been preserved?
A. Ajmer
B. Ahmedabad
C. Srinagar
D. Mecca
Correct : C. Srinagar
51. Muhammad-Bin-Tughlaq was proficient in -
A. Art
B. Calligraphy
C. Philosophy
D. (2) Music
Correct : D. (2) Music
52. A new coin called the 'Rupia' was issued for the first time by -
A. Ala-ud-din Khilji
B. Mohammed Shah Tughluq
C. Sher Shah Suri
D. Akbar
Correct : C. Sher Shah Suri
53. The Lodi dynasty was founded by -
A. Ibrahim Lodi
B. Sikandar Lodi
C. Bahlol Lodi
D. Khizr Khan
Correct : C. Bahlol Lodi
54. What was the name of the Hall of Worship constructed by Akbar?
A. Diwan-e-Khas
B. Diwan-e-Aam
C. Ibadat Khana
D. Buland Darwaza
Correct : C. Ibadat Khana
55. Krishna Deva Raya was a contemporary of -
A. Shershah
B. Humayun
C. Babur
D. Akbar
Correct : C. Babur
56. The Inam land was one which was assigned to -
A. scholars and religious persons
B. Mansabdars
C. hereditary revenue collectors
D. nobles
Correct : A. scholars and religious persons
57. Wich Rajput ruler drew up a set of tables called Zij Muham madshuhi to enable the people to make astronomical observations?
A. Ajit Singih
B. Raja Sawai Jai Singh
C. Bhara Mal
D. Man Singh
Correct : B. Raja Sawai Jai Singh
58. The court language of the Mughals was -
A. Urdu
B. Arabic
C. Hindi
D. Persian
Correct : D. Persian
59. Name the river on the banks of which the city of Vijayanagar is located.
A. Kaveri
B. Krishna
C. Wainganga
D. Tungabhadra
Correct : D. Tungabhadra
60. The Bhakti cult spread in Maha rashtra with the teaching of -
A. Sant Tukaram
B. Sant Jnanesvar
C. Samarth Guru Ramdas
D. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
Correct : B. Sant Jnanesvar
61. The remains of the Great Vijayanagar Empire can be found in -
A. Bijapur
B. Golconda
C. Hampi
D. Baroda
Correct : C. Hampi
62. The Sultan who described him self as The Second Alexander (Sikander -i- Sani) was -
A. Balbarn
B. Alauddin Khilji
C. Muhammad bin Tughlug
D. Sikander Lodi
Correct : B. Alauddin Khilji
63. The largest standing army of the Sultanate, directly paid by the State, was created by -
A. Iltutmish
B. Alauddin Khalji
C. Muhammad bin Tughluq
D. Sikander Lodi
Correct : B. Alauddin Khalji
64. Mohammad-bin- Tughlaq was a failure because -
A. He was mad.
B. He was not a practical statesman.
C. He transferred the capital city
D. He waged war with China.
Correct : B. He was not a practical statesman.
65. Find out the correct match of the following:
A. Asaf Khan - Akbar
B. Adam Khan - Akbar
C. Bairam Khan - Akbar
D. Shaista Khan - Akbar
Correct : C. Bairam Khan - Akbar
66. Famous Battle of Talikota was fought in -
A. 1565 A.D.
B. 1575 A.D,
C. 1585 A.D.
D. 1570 A.D
Correct : A. 1565 A.D.
67. Who amongst the following succeeded Aurangzeb?
A. Azam
B. Kam Baksh
C. Akbar II
D. Mauzzam
Correct : D. Mauzzam
68. The famous Sun Temple at Konark was built by -
A. Prataparudra
B. Anantavarman
C. Narasimha-I
D. Narasimha-II
Correct : C. Narasimha-I
69. The tomb of Jahangir was built at -
A. Gujarat
B. Delhi
C. Lahore
D. Agra
Correct : C. Lahore
70. Who among the following Sultans tried to prohibit sati?
A. Alauddin Khilji
B. Mohammad Bin Tughlaq
C. Jalauddin Khilji
D. Firoz Tughlaq
Correct : B. Mohammad Bin Tughlaq
71. In which of the Round Table Conference Mahatma Gandhi participated?
A. First Round Table Conference, 1930
B. Second Round Table Conference, 1931
C. Third Round Table Conference 1932
D. All of the above
Correct : B. Second Round Table Conference, 1931
72. Todar Mal, the brilliant revenue officer served under -
A. Sher Shah
B. Bhagwan Das
C. Humayun
D. Baz Bahadur
Correct : A. Sher Shah
73. Who applied the concept of guerrilla warfare in India in 17th Century?
A. Shivaji
B. Sher Shah Suri
C. Genghis Khan
D. Maharana Pratap
Correct : A. Shivaji
74. was the first Muslim ruler of Delhi.
A. Akbar
B. Shahjahan
C. Qutub-ud-din-Aibak
D. Ala-ud-din Khilji
Correct : C. Qutub-ud-din-Aibak
75. Where in India was the first French factory established?
A. Surat
B. Pondicherry
C. Chandannagore
D. Masulipatnam
Correct : A. Surat
76. The silver coin 'tanka' was intro duced by -
A. Qutubuddin Aibak
B. Iltutmish
C. Balban
D. Bahram Khan
Correct : B. Iltutmish
77. Who was the first Englishman to appear in the Mughal Court during Jahangir's reign?
A. Paul Canning
B. Captain William Hawkins
C. William Edward
D. Ralph Fitch
Correct : B. Captain William Hawkins
78. The Grand Trunk Road built by Sher Shah Suri connects:
A. Agra-Punjab
B. Punjab-East Bengal
C. Lahore-East Bengal
D. Multan-Agra
Correct : C. Lahore-East Bengal
79. Who is called as the "Prince of Moneyers"?
A. Ibrahim Lodhi
B. Babar
C. Akbar
D. Mohammad-Bin-Tughlaq
Correct : D. Mohammad-Bin-Tughlaq
80. Who among the following Mughal rulers banned music and dance?
A. Babar
B. Humayun
C. Aurangzeb
D. Jehangir
Correct : C. Aurangzeb
81. Tulsidas wrote Ramcharitamanas during the reign of -
A. Krishnadeva Raya
B. Akbar
C. Rama Raya
D. Jehangir
Correct : B. Akbar
82. What was the original name of Nur Jahan?
A. Zeb-un-Nissa
B. Fatima Begum
C. Mehr-un-Nissa
D. Jahanara
Correct : C. Mehr-un-Nissa
83. Bibi-Ka-Maqbara is located in India at
A. Fatehpur Sikri
B. Aurangabad
C. Hyderabad
D. Jaunpur
Correct : B. Aurangabad
84. Which one of the following battles led to the foundation of the Mughal rule at Delhi?
A. Third Battle of Panipat
B. Second Battle of Panipat
C. Battle of Haldighati
D. First Battle of Panipat
Correct : D. First Battle of Panipat
85. Who among the following Rajput kings defeated Muhammad Ghori for the first time?
A. Prithviraj III
B. Baghel Bhim
C. Jaichandra
D. Kumar Pal
Correct : B. Baghel Bhim
86. The Sikh Guru who wrote Guru Nanak's biography was -
A. Guru Angad Dev
B. Guru Amardas
C. Guru Ramdas
D. Guru Arjun Dev
Correct : A. Guru Angad Dev
87. "Din-i-Ilahi" was the new religion started by -
A. Humayun
B. Jahangir
C. Akbar
D. Shahjahan
Correct : C. Akbar
88. Who built the 'Gol Gumbaj at Bijapur, famous for the world's second largest dome and the whispering gallery?
A. Mahmud Gawan
B. Yusuf Adil Shah
C. Ismail Adil Shah
D. Muhammad Adil Shah
Correct : B. Yusuf Adil Shah
89. The first Muslim women whoruled Northern India was -
A. Razia Sultana
B. Mumtaz
C. Nurjahan
D. None of the above
Correct : A. Razia Sultana
90. Who among the following was an illiterate?
A. Jahangir
B. Shah Jahan
C. Akbar
D. Aurangazeb
Correct : C. Akbar
91. The capital city 'Daydo' established by Kublai Khan is situated at -
A. Samar qand
B. Beijing
C. Ulan Battor
D. Alma Atta
Correct : B. Beijing
92. The battle that led to the foun dation of Muslim power in India was -
A. The first battle of Tarain
B. The second battle of Tarain
C. The first battle of Panipat
D. The second battle of Panipat
Correct : B. The second battle of Tarain
93. Which is the correct chronolo-gical order of following 'Acharyas?
A. Shankara-Ramanuja-Madhav-Chaitanya
B. Chaitanya-Ramanuja-Madhav-Shankara
C. Ramanjua-Shankara-Chait-anya-Madhav
D. Madhav-Chaitanya-Ramanuja Shankara
Correct : A. Shankara-Ramanuja-Madhav-Chaitanya
94. Who was Akbar's famous revenue minister?
A. Tansen
B. Todarmal
C. Rana Pratap Singh
D. Humayun
Correct : B. Todarmal
95. Who was called the 'Second founder of the Maratha Kingdom?
A. Raja Ram
B. Balaji Viswanath
C. Baji Rao I
D. Balaji Baji Rao
Correct : C. Baji Rao I
96. The first Sultan of Delhi, who attempted the conquest of South India was -
A. Qutb-ud-din Mubarak
B. Nasir-ud-din Khusrav Shah
C. Ala-ud-din Khilji
D. Jala-ud-din Firoz
Correct : C. Ala-ud-din Khilji
97. After the death of Rajaram in 1700 A.D., Marathas continued the war against the Mughals under his brave wife -
A. Tarabai
B. Lakshmibai
C. Ramabai
D. Jijabai
Correct : A. Tarabai
98. The medieval city of Vijayanagar is now known as -
A. Chandragiri
B. Halebidu
C. Hampi
D. Kondavidu
Correct : C. Hampi
99. Which of the following aspects is not common to both Bhakti movement and Sufi movement?
A. Personal love for God
B. Worship of idols
C. Mysticism
D. Visit to holy shrines
Correct : B. Worship of idols
100. The Bahmani kingdom was founded by -
A. Ahmad Shah I
B. Alauddin Hasan
C. Mahmud Gavan
D. Firuz Shah Bahmani
Correct : B. Alauddin Hasan