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Medieval Indian History | Set 2

1. The 'Kirti Stambha' (Tower of Victory) at Chittor was built by -

Correct : B. Rana Kumbha

2. Which of the following languages was in vogue during Mughal period in the courts of India?

Correct : B. Persian

3. The writer of Ram Charit Manas, Tulsidas, was related to which ruler?

Correct : D. Akbar

4. Which among the following fort was known as the Key of Deccan'?

Correct : C. Asirgarh

5. Goa was captured by the Portuguese in the year -

Correct : C. 1510

6. Who was the Guru of Shivaji?

Correct : B. Ramdas

7. What does Jahangir mean?

Correct : C. Conqueror of the world

8. Humayun Nama was written by -

Correct : D. Gulbadan Begum

9. Who among the following Mughal emperors, brought about the fall of Sayyid Brothers?

Correct : D. Muhammad Shah

10. Where is the Bada Imambara located?

Correct : B. Lucknow

11. Who issued a token currency in copper coins between AD 1329 and 1330?

Correct : C. Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq

12. Chauth' was -

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?

Correct : B. Buland Darwaza

14. The Delhi Sultan who fell to his death while playing polo was -

Correct : A. Qutbuddin Aibak

15. Which is the tallest of all Medieval Indian temples?

Correct : D. Brihadeswara Temple at Tanjore

16. A renowned Jain scholar who was greatly honoured by Akbar

Correct : B. Harivijaya

17. In which of the following towns is "Moti Masjid" situated?

Correct : A. Agra

18. Iltutmish established a centre of learning at:

Correct : D. Patna

19. Who among the following attacked the Somnath temple?

Correct : A. Mahmud of Ghazni

20. The 'Sun Temple' of Konark is in the State of -

Correct : A. Odisha

21. Sriperumbudur is the birthplace of -

Correct : D. Sri Ramanujacharya

22. Who was the Delhi Sultan to impose Jizya even on the Brahmins?

Correct : B. Firuz Tughluq

23. The Taj-Mahal was built by -

Correct : B. Shahjahan

24. Multan was named by the Arabs as -

Correct : C. City of gold

25. The 1st Battle of Panipat was fought in the year -

Correct : C. 1526

26. Who was the first Vijayanagar ruler to wrest the important fort of Goa from the Bahamanis?

Correct : C. HariharaII

27. An agricultural department known as 'Diwan-i-kohi' was created by:

Correct : A. Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq

28. Which one of the following painters of Jahangir's reign was conferred the title of Nadir-ul-Asra?

Correct : B. Mansur

29. The earliest reference to sati custom is made in which of the following inscriptions?

Correct : B. Eran inscription of Bhanu gupta

30. In the battle of Panipat, Bab faced the armies of -

Correct : D. Ibrahim Lodi

31. Which monument is in pink colour?

Correct : B. Hawa Mahal

32. Who was Akbar's guardian -

Correct : D. Bairam Khan

33. Bijapur is known for its -

Correct : B. Gol Gumbaz

34. Which was the second capital of Akbar?

Correct : C. Fateh-pur-Sikri

35. Prithviraj Chauhan was defeated by Mohd. Ghori in the battle of -

Correct : B. Tarain in 1192 A.D

36. Which of the following pairs is incorrect?

Correct : C. Chengiz Khan vs. Alauddin Khilji

37. Which one is not situated at Fatehpur Sikri?

Correct : B. Moti Masjid

38. Who was the founder of the city of Agra?

Correct : D. Sikandar Lodi

39. Tansen, a great musician of his times, was in the Court of -

Correct : B. Akbar

40. Who among the following was the last Mughal emperor?

Correct : C. Bahadur Shah II

41. The French East India Company was founded in -

Correct : C. 1664

42. Where did Babar die?

Correct : A. Agra

43. Who wrote Akbarnama?

Correct : C. Abul Fazal

44. Amir Khusrau was a musician and -

Correct : D. All of the above

45. In Shivaji's Council of Ministers the Prime Minister was called -

Correct : A. Peshwa

46. Which Sufi's dargah is at Ajmer?

Correct : C. Moinuddin Chisti

47. The Delhi General who successfully advanced up to Madurai was -

Correct : C. Malik Kafur

48. Which was the birth place of Guru Nanak?

Correct : D. Talwandi

49. The most important Sufi shrine in India is at -

Correct : C. Ajmer

50. Where is Muslim mosque situated where a hair of pagamber Mohammad Saheb has been preserved?

Correct : C. Srinagar

51. Muhammad-Bin-Tughlaq was proficient in -

Correct : D. (2) Music

52. A new coin called the 'Rupia' was issued for the first time by -

Correct : C. Sher Shah Suri

53. The Lodi dynasty was founded by -

Correct : C. Bahlol Lodi

54. What was the name of the Hall of Worship constructed by Akbar?

Correct : C. Ibadat Khana

55. Krishna Deva Raya was a contemporary of -

Correct : C. Babur

56. The Inam land was one which was assigned to -

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?

Correct : B. Raja Sawai Jai Singh

58. The court language of the Mughals was -

Correct : D. Persian

59. Name the river on the banks of which the city of Vijayanagar is located.

Correct : D. Tungabhadra

60. The Bhakti cult spread in Maha rashtra with the teaching of -

Correct : B. Sant Jnanesvar

61. The remains of the Great Vijayanagar Empire can be found in -

Correct : C. Hampi

62. The Sultan who described him self as The Second Alexander (Sikander -i- Sani) was -

Correct : B. Alauddin Khilji

63. The largest standing army of the Sultanate, directly paid by the State, was created by -

Correct : B. Alauddin Khalji

64. Mohammad-bin- Tughlaq was a failure because -

Correct : B. He was not a practical statesman.

65. Find out the correct match of the following:

Correct : C. Bairam Khan - Akbar

66. Famous Battle of Talikota was fought in -

Correct : A. 1565 A.D.

67. Who amongst the following succeeded Aurangzeb?

Correct : D. Mauzzam

68. The famous Sun Temple at Konark was built by -

Correct : C. Narasimha-I

69. The tomb of Jahangir was built at -

Correct : C. Lahore

70. Who among the following Sultans tried to prohibit sati?

Correct : B. Mohammad Bin Tughlaq

71. In which of the Round Table Conference Mahatma Gandhi participated?

Correct : B. Second Round Table Conference, 1931

72. Todar Mal, the brilliant revenue officer served under -

Correct : A. Sher Shah

73. Who applied the concept of guerrilla warfare in India in 17th Century?

Correct : A. Shivaji

74. was the first Muslim ruler of Delhi.

Correct : C. Qutub-ud-din-Aibak

75. Where in India was the first French factory established?

Correct : A. Surat

76. The silver coin 'tanka' was intro duced by -

Correct : B. Iltutmish

77. Who was the first Englishman to appear in the Mughal Court during Jahangir's reign?

Correct : B. Captain William Hawkins

78. The Grand Trunk Road built by Sher Shah Suri connects:

Correct : C. Lahore-East Bengal

79. Who is called as the "Prince of Moneyers"?

Correct : D. Mohammad-Bin-Tughlaq

80. Who among the following Mughal rulers banned music and dance?

Correct : C. Aurangzeb

81. Tulsidas wrote Ramcharitamanas during the reign of -

Correct : B. Akbar

82. What was the original name of Nur Jahan?

Correct : C. Mehr-un-Nissa

83. Bibi-Ka-Maqbara is located in India at

Correct : B. Aurangabad

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

Correct : D. First Battle of Panipat

85. Who among the following Rajput kings defeated Muhammad Ghori for the first time?

Correct : B. Baghel Bhim

86. The Sikh Guru who wrote Guru Nanak's biography was -

Correct : A. Guru Angad Dev

87. "Din-i-Ilahi" was the new religion started by -

Correct : C. Akbar

88. Who built the 'Gol Gumbaj at Bijapur, famous for the world's second largest dome and the whispering gallery?

Correct : B. Yusuf Adil Shah

89. The first Muslim women whoruled Northern India was -

Correct : A. Razia Sultana

90. Who among the following was an illiterate?

Correct : C. Akbar

91. The capital city 'Daydo' established by Kublai Khan is situated at -

Correct : B. Beijing

92. The battle that led to the foun dation of Muslim power in India was -

Correct : B. The second battle of Tarain

93. Which is the correct chronolo-gical order of following 'Acharyas?

Correct : A. Shankara-Ramanuja-Madhav-Chaitanya

94. Who was Akbar's famous revenue minister?

Correct : B. Todarmal

95. Who was called the 'Second founder of the Maratha Kingdom?

Correct : C. Baji Rao I

96. The first Sultan of Delhi, who attempted the conquest of South India was -

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 -

Correct : A. Tarabai

98. The medieval city of Vijayanagar is now known as -

Correct : C. Hampi

99. Which of the following aspects is not common to both Bhakti movement and Sufi movement?

Correct : B. Worship of idols

100. The Bahmani kingdom was founded by -

Correct : B. Alauddin Hasan