Medieval Indian History MCQs
Multiple choice questions on Medieval Indian History for General Studies and GK preparation of SSC, NDA, CDS, UPSC, UPPSC and State PSC Examinations.
1. Which among the following Mughal Emperor was also known as Roshan Akhtar ?
[A] Ahmed Shah
[B] Muhammad Shah
[C] Jahandar Shah
[D] Shah Alam
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Correct Answer: B [ Muhammad Shah]
Notes:
Muhammad Shah Rangile also known as Roshan Akhtar, was the Mughal emperor between 1719 and 1748. During his time, Nadir Shah attacked and looted Delhi and took the Peacock Throne with himself.
2. Bhakti saint Ramanujacharya was devotee of which god?
[A] Krishna
[B] Rama
[C] Vishnu
[D] Shiva
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Correct Answer: C [Vishnu]
Notes:
Rāmānuja presented the epistemic and soteriological importance of bhakti, or the devotion to a personal God (Vishnu in Rāmānuja’s case) as a means to spiritual liberation. His theories assert that there exists a plurality and distinction between Ātman (soul) and Brahman (metaphysical, ultimate reality), while he also affirmed that there is unity of all souls and that the individual soul has the potential to realize identity with the Brahman.
3. In which year Akbar built the Buland Darwaja ?
[A] 1590
[B] 1600
[C] 1601
[D] 1605
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Correct Answer: C [1601]
Notes:
Buland Darwaja is located in Fatehpur Sikri built by Akbar in 1602 A.D to commemorate his conquest of Gujarat
4. Which among the following terms referred to Free Pass or Duty Free Trade?
[A] Parwana
[B] Nazarana
[C] Dustak
[D] Rahadari
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Correct Answer: C [Dustak]
Notes:
Dustak means free Pass or Duty Free Trade. Mughal Emperor Farrukhsiyar granted a forman to the East India Company, which is regarded as Magna Carta in the year 1717. As per the Farman the import and export duty of the company was exempted from the customs duty. Issuing of Dastak was permitted for transportation of goods.
5. Babar died on 26th December 1530 and was laid to rest at Arambagh in Agra. Afterwards, his body was taken to and buried at which among the following places (During the times of Sher Shah)?
[A] Delhi
[B] Farghana
[C] Kabul
[D] Samarkand
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Correct Answer: C [Kabul]
Notes:
After Babar died on 26th December 1530 and was laid to rest at Arambagh in Agra. Then on his wish he was taken to Kabul during the reign of Sher Shah.
6. The rulers of Bahmani kingdom encouraged the development of art and architecture in the form of cities, buildings, mosques and fortresses. The incorrect statement in this context is:
[A] The city of Hyderabad was founded by Ibrahim Adil Shah of Bijapur.
[B] Gol Gumbaz of Bijapur, the mausoleum of Mohammad Adil Shah is the largest dome.
[C] The Char Minar of Hyderabad was built by Mohammad Quli Qutb Shah of Golkunda.
[D] Mahmud Gawan built a college at Bidar.
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Correct Answer: A [The city of Hyderabad was founded by Ibrahim Adil Shah of Bijapur.]
Notes:
Hyderabad was established in 1591 AD on the banks of the Musi River on the northern tip of the Deccan Plateau by Sultan Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah.
7. Which among the following foreign travellers is not correctly paired with their respective period of visit in India?
[A] Fa Hien – Gupta Period
[B] Hiuen Tsang – Post Gupta Period
[C] Al Beruni – Early Medieval Period
[D] Ibn Batutta – Mughal Period
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Correct Answer: D [Ibn Batutta – Mughal Period]
Notes:
Ibn Batuta – Sultanate Period during the reign of Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
8. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj belonged to which clan of the Marathas?
[A] Bhonsle
[B] Gaikward
[C] Scindia
[D] Sisodia
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Correct Answer: A [Bhonsle]
Notes:
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj belonged to the Bhonsle clan of the Marathas. His father Shahji Bhonsle was the military commander
under the Nizam Shahi rulers of Ahmednagar. After the decline of Ahmednagar, he transferred his services to Bijapur.
9. When did Shivaji visited the court of Aurangzeb in Agra?
[A] 1664 AD
[B] 1665 AD
[C] 1669 AD
[D] 1666 AD
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Correct Answer: D [1666 AD]
Notes:
On the invitation of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, Shivaji visited the imperial court at Agra in 1666 AD. But there, Aurangzeb didn’t give him respectable welcome and imprisoned him and his 9-year old son Sambhaji. Though, Shivaji was able to escape with his son in disguise from jail and from there onwards, Shivaji and Mughals became bitter enemies.
10. How many ordinances was issued by Jahangir ?
[A] 10
[B] 11
[C] 12
[D] 13
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Correct Answer: C [12]
Notes:
For the welfare of an empire, the Mughal emperor Jahangir issued the 12 ordinances called as Dastur-ul-Amal (or 12 rules of code of conduct). The excerpts of the ordinances are
a) abolished the Tagma’ and “meerwahi” toll taxes.
b) banned the manufacture and sale of the intoxicants.
c) Banned animal slaughter for two days i.e. i.e. Thursday (on his Coronation day) and Sunday (the day of his father Mughal empeor Akbar died).
d) Disallowed the mutilation of the limbs of the criminals, etc.
