MCQ on Mediaeval Indian History for WBCS/SSC/Misc Competetive Exams

MCQ on Mediaeval Indian History for WBCS/SSC/Misc Competetive Exams

1. Persian poet Firdausi who composed 'Shah Namah' was associated with the court of :

    (a) Sultan Mahmud       (b) Mohammed Ghori        (c) Shah Tahamasp        (d) None of these

2. In which year the Somnath Temple of Gujarat was destroyed by Sultan Mahmud ?

    (a) 1015 AD          (b) 1020 AD        (c) 1025 AD        (d) None of these

3. King Jaypala who faced invasion from Sultan Mahmud was associated with :

    (a) Chalukya Dynasty       (b) Hindushahi Dynasty        (c) Pandya Dynasty         (d) None of these

4. Who authored 'Kitab-ul-Hind' ?

    (a) Ibn Batuta         (b) Al-Biruni          (c) Faizi        (d) Abul Fazal

5. Rulers of which dynasty patronised Jainism in Gujarat ?

    (a) Chalukya        (b) Pallava         (c) Rashtrakuta         (d) None of these

6. Nayanar group of Saints in South India were devotees of Lord :

    (a) Vishnu        (b) Siva        (c) Krishna         (d) Buddha

7. 'Advaitavada' being 'doctrine of non-dualism' was advocated by :

    (a) Sankaracharya         (b) Ramanuja        (c) Channabasava         (d) None of these

8. 'Alvars' of South India were devotees of lord ?

    (a) Murugan          (b) Vishnu         (c) Mahavira        (d) None of these

9. In which modern area of India Arabian Muslim travellers settled at the earliest ?

    (a) Punjab        (b) Maharashtra         (c) Kerala         (d) Karnataka

10. Dhoyi, author of 'Pavanduta' was associated with court of :

      (a) Devpala         (b) Lakshmanasena         (c) Ballal Sena        (d) None of these

11. Kamban's Ramayanan in Tamil was written during reign of :

      (a) Chalukyas         (b) Pallavas         (c) Cholas        (d) Kakatiyas

12. Who came to India along with Sultan Mahmud ?

      (a) Ibn Batuta        (b) Al-Beruni         (c) Abul Razzak        (d) None of these

13. Kalahana wrote 'Rajtarangini' during the reign of :

      (a) Samudragupta         (b) Skanda Gupta         (c) Harshavardhan        (d) None of these

14. Sankaracharya, who formulated Hindu Philosophy, was born at Kalandi of :

      (a) Uttar Pradesh        (b) Gujrat         (c) Tamil Nadu        (d) Kerala

15. The Dilwara temple at Mount Abu was established during the rule of :

      (a) Chalukya        (b) Solankis        (c) Kalachuries        (d) None of these

16. In which one of the following places no Math was set up by Sankaracharya ?

      (a) Sringeri of Karnataka       (b) Dwarka of Gujrat       (c) Puri of Orissa       (d) Benaras of Uttar Pradesh

17. The popular name of Muiz Uddin Muhammad Bin Sam was :

      (a) Sultan Mahmud        (b) Muhammad Ghori        (c) Timur        (d) None of these

18. Who faced defeat in the Battle of Chandawar in 1194 AD :

      (a) Mohammed Ghori        (b) Jaychandra        (c) Bhima II        (d) None of these

19. Bakhtiar Khilji who conquered Nadia was at first Jagirdar of :

      (a) Delhi        (b) Oudh        (c) Bihar       (d) None of these

20. Who belonged to Shamsi Dynasty rulers within Slave Dynasty ?

      (a) Balban        (b) Iltutmish        (c) Bakhtiar Khilji        (d) None of these

21. Silver 'Tanka' and copper 'Jital' were introduced by :

      (a) Qutubuddin         (b) Balban        (c) Raziya        (d) Iltutmish

22. After death of Iltutmish in 1236 AD, who emerged as Sultan :

      (a) Reziya         (b) Balban         (c) Rukn Uddin         (d) None of these

23. Who authored 'Tabaqat-i- Nasiri' on Sultan Nasiruddin ?

      (a) Ibn Batuta        (b) Minhaj-us-Siraj        (c) Isami        (d) None of these

24. Which Sultan of Turkish origin introduced Persian etiquette in court of Delhi ?

      (a) Balban        (b) Jalaluddin        (c) Alauddin        (d) None of these

25. Poet Amir Khusrau had highest patronage from :

      (a) Iltutmish        (b) Balban         (c) Alauddin        (d) None of these

26. Ramchandra Yadav who faced invasion from Alauddin Khilji was the ruler of :

      (a) Devgiri        (b) Malwa        (c) Ujjain         (d) None of these

27. Rana Hamir Deva who faced defeat to Alauddin was king of :

      (a) Mewer        (b) Ranthambor         (c) Kashmir        (d) None of these

28. Malik Kafur was an efficient Military General under :

      (a) Jalaluddin Khilji       (b) Alauddin Khilji       (c) Ghyas Uddin Tughlaq       (d) None of these.

29. Who killed Malik Kafur to emerge as the Sultan of Delhi ?

      (a) Qutubuddin Mubarak Shah        (b) Ghazi Malik      (c) Khizir Khan       (d) None of these.

30. Ghazi Malik was the actual name of :

      (a) Ghyas Uddin Tughlaq        (b) Mohammed Bin Tughlaq       (c) Firuz Shah Tughlaq       (d) None of these

31. Which one was not built by Alauddin Khilji :

      (a) Siri Fort        (b) Jamat Khana Masjid        (c) Alai Darwaza        (d) Buland Darwaza

32. A Sultan of which dynasty introduced price control for essential commodities in and around Delhi ?

      (a) Slave        (b) Khilji         (c) Tughlaq         (d) None of these

33. A Sultan of which dynasty introduced 'Token Currency' ?

      (a) Khilji        (b) Tughlaq        (c) Sayyid       (d) Lody

34. 'Diwan-i-Khairat' a Ministry for Charity was organised by :

      (a) Gyasuddin        (b) Alauddin        (c) Firuz Shah       (d) None of these

35. Which town was not established by Sultan Firuz Shah Tughlaq :

      (a) Hissar         (b) Jaunpur         (c) Fatebad        (d) Tughlaqabad

36. Jauna Khan was the actual name of Sultan :

      (a) Gyasuddin         (b) Alauddin         (c) Mohammad Bin Tughlaq        (d) Firuz Shah Tughlaq

37. In the Sultani period a district was called as :

      (a) Kasba        (b) Shiq        (c) Muqaddam         (d) None of these

38. Sultan Muhammed Bin Tughlaq issued token currencies of :

      (a) gold and silver        (b) silver and copper        (c) copper and brass        (d) None of these

39. In which century Khawaja Moinuddin Chisti of Ajmeer died ?

      (a) 12th century        (b) 13th century        (c) 14th century       (d) 15th century

40. Who took leading role to translate Upanisads into Persian ?

      (a) Shahjahan       (b) Akbar        (c) Dara Sikoh         (d) None of these

41. Which one has not been correctly matched ?

      (a) Diwan-i-Wazarat : Revenue collection        (b) Diwan-i-Arz : Military management

      (c) Diwan-i-Risalat : Justice Department       (d) Diwan-i-Khairat : Charity affairs

42. Which one has not been correctly matched ?

      (a) Barids : Spies      (b) Wakia Navis : News reporter       (c) Gharai : House tax       (d) Charai : Land Tax

43. Which one has not been correctly matched ?

      (a) Tarikh-i-Hind : Al-Beruni

      (b) Kitab-ul-Rehla : Ibn Batuta

      (c) Tarikh-i-Firuz Shahi : Ziauddin Barani

      (d) Tughlaqnamah : Firuz Shah Tughlaq

44. 'Hauz Khas' town area of Delhi was built by :

      (a) Alauddin Khilji        (b) Md. Bin Tughlaq        (c) Firuz Shah Tughlaq       (d) None of these

45. In which year Bengal was invaded by Bakhtiyar Khilji ?

      (a) 1202 AD         (b) 1204 AD        (c) 1206 AD        (d) None of these

46. The rulers of Chahamana Dynasty were also known as :

      (a) Solankies         (b) Chauhans        (c) Paramparas        (d) None of these

47. What was the name of the father of 'Sultan Mahmud' ?

      (a) Alptigin        (b) Sabuktigin        (c) Ulag Khan        (d) None of these

48. In the histoiy Muiz uddin became known as :

      (a) Timur        (b) Md. Ghori        (c) Md. Bin Kassim        (d) None of these

49. Prithvi Raj Chouhan, the king of Ajmeer and Delhi was also known as :

      (a) Prithvi Raj I       (b) Prithvi Raj II        (c) Prithvi Raj III        (d) None of these

50. In which year Mohammed Ghori was assassinated in Sind on his way from India to Ghazni ?

      (a) 1204 AD         (b) 1205 AD        (c) 1206 AD       (d) None of these

51. In which year Ali Mardan Khalji, an official administrator of Lakhnauti killed Mohammad Bin Kassim ?

      (a) 1205 AD        (b) 1206 AD      (c) 1207 AD      (d) None of these

52. In which year Qutubuddin Aibak died for a fall from horse while playing Chaugan (Polo) ?

      (a) 1208 AD         (b) 1210 AD        (c) 1212 AD        (d) None of these

53. The meaning of 'Mongol' was :

      (a) Revolutionary         (b) Barbarian         (c) Brave        (d) Pious

54. In the history, as a Sultan 'Ulugh Khan' is better known as :

      (a) Iltutmish         (b) Balban         (c) Firuz Shah         (d) None of these

55. The Forty Nobles of Turkish origin were effectively controlled by Sultan :

      (a) Balban         (b) Babur         (c) Akbar        (d) None of these

56. Balban successfully crushed a revolt raised by Mungis Uddin Tughril in :

      (a) Delhi        (b) Gujarat       (c) Bihar        (d) Bengal

57. Who was chosen as Sultan of Delhi after death of Balban ?

      (a) Burga Khan         (b) Kai-Khusrau         (c) Kaiqubad        (d) None of these

58. Who ordered to kill Sidi Maula, a Muslim Saint of Delhi on plea that Saint wanted to emerge as Caliph ?

      (a) Balban        (b) Jalal Uddin         (c) Alauddin        (d) None of these

59. Who assumed title 'Sikandar Soni' meaning Alexander II ?

      (a) Jalal Uddin        (b) Md. Bin Tughlaq        (c) Alauddin         (d) None of these

60. 'Gangaikonda' was the proud title of :

      (a) Pulakesin II         (b) Rajadhiraja I        (c) Rajendra Chola        (d) None of these

61. The Navy of which dynasty ruler invaded Sumatra and Malay Peninsula ?

      (a) Gupta        (b) Chola       (c) Ganga        (d) None of these

62. Among the Delhi Sultans who crossed Vindhyas for invasion at the earliest ?

      (a) Qutubuddin Aibak       (b) Alauddin Khilji        (c) Balban       (d) None of these

63. Famous European Historian Todd wrote on the history of the :

      (a) Sikhs        (b) Marathas        (c) Rajputs       (d) Mughals

64. Kakatiya Dynasty rulers had their Capital at :

      (a) Devgiri       (b) Vellure        (c) Chitor        (d) Warangal

65. 'Tarikh-i-Alai' authored by Amir Khusrau contained description of invasion by :

      (a) Alauddin Khilji         (b) Malik Kafur        (c) Balban        (d) Babur

66. Thousands of new Muslims who were killed by Alauddin Khilji were racially :

      (a) Mongols        (b) Rajputs        (c) Afghans        (d) Marathas

67. Who faced ultimate death for collapse of a wooden pavilion :

      (a) Alauddin        (b) Ghiyas Uddin        (c) Mohammad Bin Tughlaq       (d) None of these

68. Hindu ruler of Tirhut of Bihar region was defeated by :

      (a) Ghiyas Uddin Tughlaq      (b) Mohammad Bin Tughlaq      

      (c) Mubarak Khilji        (d) None of these

69. Mohammed Bin Tughlaq decided to shift capital from Delhi to Devgiri. New name given for Devgiri was :

      (a) Tughlaqabad        (b) Jaunpur       (c) Daulatabad       (d) None of these

70. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq invaded Tarmashirin towards his plan to conquer :

      (a) Kashmir       (b) Khurasan        (c) Gazni        (d) Mongolia

71. Who sent Ibh Batutah to Toghan Timur, the Mongol Emperor of China :

      (a) Alauddin Khilji       (b) Ghiyas Uddin Tughlaq       (c) Mohammed Bin Tughlaq      (d) None of these

72. Who successfully established an independent kingdom of Bengal during the Sultanate period of Delhi ?

      (a) Shams Uddin Ilyas Shah       (b) Malik Fakhr Uddin       (c) Qadr Khan         (d) None of these

73. During the Ilyas Shahi dynasty rule of Bengal there remained Ekdala fort in :

      (a) Malda          (b) Chittagong         (c) Dinajpur        (d) Murshidabad.

74. About which ruler of Bengal having capital at Sonargaon Ibn Batutah stated "He is fond of the company of saints, for­eigners and men of learning" ?

      (a) Malik Haji Ilyas        (b) Fakhir Uddin        (c) Zaiar Khan         (d) None of these

75. Which one has not been correctly matched ?

      (a) Fatuhat-i-Firuz Shahi : Yahiya Tughlaq

      (b) Tarikh-i-Mubarak Shahi : Yahiya Ahmed Sirhindi

      (c) Tughlaqnamah : Amir Khusrau

      (d) Tabaqaat-i-Nasiri : Ziauddin Barani

76. Who stated in his autobiography, 'I encouraged my infidel subjects to embrace the religion of the Prophet' ?

      (a) Babur       (b) Jahangir        (c) Firuz Tughlaq        (d) None of these

77. Nasir Uddin Mahmud Shah of Tughlaq Dynasty was the Sultan of Delhi when Timur invaded India in :

      (a) 1396         (b) 1398        (c) 1402        (d) 1404

78. Who was the founder of rule of Sayyid Dynasty in Delhi ?

      (a) Khizir Khan         (b) Mubarak Shah        (c) Muhammad Shah       (d) None of these

79. Bahlul Lody was the founder of Lody Dynasty rule in Delhi. Who succeeded him ?

      (a) Sikandar Lody        (b) Ibrahim Lody        (c) Daulat Khan Lody       (d) None of these

80. Who used to write Persian verses under name 'Gulrukhi' ?

      (a) Firuz Shah        (b) Sikandar Lody         (c) Abul Fazal        (d) None of these

81. Zain-ul-Abiden, who was liberal like Akbar, was a Sultan of :

      (a) Malwa        (b) Ayodhya        (c) Kashmir       (d) Gujarat

82. In which century Mewer having capital Chitor emerged as a powerful kingdom under King Rana Kumbha ?

      (a) 14th        (b) 15th        (c) 16th        (d) None of these

83. The fort of Asirgarh was associated with the Kingdom of :

      (a) Khandesh       (b) Bahmani Kingdom        (c) Nizam Shahi       (d) None of these

84. The Vijaynagar Kingdom reoccupied Raichur Doab area in 1420 from :

      (a) Alauddin Khilji        (b) Mohammed Bin Tughlaq       (c) Firuz Tughlaq      (d) None of these

85. In South Indian region 'Afaqi' meant :

      (a) Muslims         (b) Foreigners       (c) Armymen       (d) Horsemen

86. Russian merchant and traveller Athanasius Nikitin visited South India in :

      (a) 14th Century       (b) 15th century        (c) 16th century       (d) None of these

87. Which one of the following has not been correctly matched regarding the founder :

      (a) Quli Qutb Shah : Golkonda 

      (b) Malik Ahmed : Ahmadnagar

      (c) Ismail Mukh : Bahamani Kingdom

      (d) Krishnadeva Raya : Vijaynagar Kingdom

88. During the period of Battle of Talikota in 1565 the King of Vijaynagar was :

      (a) Achyuta Raya       (b) Sadasiva Raya       (c) Rama Raja        (d) None of these

89. The 'Urdu' language was initially used in royal court and developed during the period of :

      (a) Sultans        (b) Mughals        (c) Chauhans        (d) None of these

90. Amir Khusrau, a famous poet and writer, used to write generally in :

      (a) Arabic        (b) Persian        (c) Urdu        (d) Hindi

91. Sri Chaitanya who was born at Navadwip in 1486 AD died at Puri at an age of :

      (a) 42 years         (b) 45 yrs         (c) 47 yrs         (d) 52 yrs

92. Guru Nanak was born at Talwandi near Lahore in a year of :

      (a) 14th Century         (b) 15th century          (c) 16th century        (d) None of these

93. Sankardev was a pioneer of Bhakti movement in :

      (a) Assam          (b) Gujarat          (c) Maharashtra         (d) None of these

94. A king of which kingdom faced defeat in the Battle of Khanua in 1527 AD :

      (a) Mewer        (b) Oudh        (c) Alwar        (d) None of these

95. Which power was defeated in the battle of Dadrah of 1532 ?

      (a) Mughal         (b) Afghan         (c) Rajput         (d) None of these

96. Through marriage Sher Shah got the fort of :

      (a) Chunar       (b) Ekdala        (c) Rohtasgarh        (d) None of these

97. Humayun left India in 1540 after facing defeat in battle of :

      (a) Surajgarh       (b) Chausa        (c) Bilgram        (d) None of these

98. Who introduced 'Patta' (Title deed ) and 'Qabiliat' (deed of agreement) for farmers ?

      (a) Sher Shah       (b) Akbar         (c) Jahangir       (d) None of these

99. Sher Shah introduced rupee coin made of :

      (a) Copper        (b) Bronze        (c) Silver        (d) None of these

100. Bairam Khan, the guardian of Akbar was by race a :

        (a) Arabian         (b) Persian         (c) Turkish        (d) Afghan