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 of the following rulers of Delhi Sultanate abolished the Iqtas?
[A] Alauddin Khilji
[B] Muhammad Tughlaq
[C] Firozshah Tughlaq
[D] Balban
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Correct Answer: A [Alauddin Khilji]
Notes:
Alauddin Khilji suddenly abolished the system of small Iqtas with a stroke of pen and brought them under the central Government, it is regarded as one of the most important agrarian reform of Alauddin Khilji.
2. The buildings in Fatehpur sikri are built by using mostly which of the following ?
[A] Fired bricks
[B] red stone
[C] Marble
[D] sand stone
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Correct Answer: B [red stone]
Notes:
The royal city at Fatehpur Sikri, situated 26 miles west of Agra, Uttar Pradesh, was built under the orders of the great Mughal Emperor Akbar. In honour of saint Shaikh Salim Chisti, Akbar founded a magnificent city on Sikri ridge. It was made up of red stone.
3. In the administration of Allauddin Khilji who look after the Sahna-i-mandi (grain market) system?
[A] Malik Qabul
[B] Rais Parwani
[C] Malik Yakub
[D] Mubaraq Shah
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Correct Answer: A [Malik Qabul]
Notes:
Malik Qabul look after the Sahna-i-mandi (grain market) system in the reign of Allauddin Khilji.
4. Which among the following tax was abolished by Allauddin Khilji?
[A] Kismat-i-Khuti
[B] Ghari
[C] Charai
[D] All of the above
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Correct Answer: A [Kismat-i-Khuti]
Notes:
Kismat-i-Khuti, headmen’s cess, was abolished under the reign of Allauddin Khilji.
5. Who was the ruler of Gujarat when Allauddin Khilji annexed it?
[A] Rai Karan
[B] Ramchandradeva
[C] Hammir Deva
[D] Ratan Singh
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Correct Answer: A [Rai Karan]
Notes:
In 1297 AD, Allauddin Khilji annexed Gujarat which was ruled by Rai Karan. He plundered Anhilwara and Somnath and married to Kamla Devi, the queen of Rai Karan.
6. Who among the following Ashsta Pradhan’s was also known as Chitnis?
[A] Surnavis
[B] Dandaphyaksha
[C] Sar-i-Naubat
[D] Pratinidhi
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Correct Answer: A [Surnavis]
Notes:
In the Shivaji’s Ashtapradhan (Council of Eight Ministers), Surnavis (or Sachiv or Chitnis)) was in-charge of royal secretariat and King’s correspondence.
7. Birth place of Mughal emperor Akbar:
[A] Agra
[B] Fatehpur Sikri
[C] Amarkot
[D] Kabul
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Correct Answer: C [Amarkot]
Notes:
Akbar was born in 1542 at Amarkot (Now in Pakistan) in the palace of King Veersaal when his father Humayun fled from military defeat at the hands of Sher Shah Suri.
8. Tansen was one of the nine gems in the court of Akbar and a famous musician, What was his original name ?
[A] Tansen
[B] Haridas
[C] Muhammad Ghaus
[D] Ram Tanu Pandey
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Correct Answer: D [Ram Tanu Pandey]
Notes:
Mian Tansen ( also known as Ramtanu Pandey) was a prominent Hindustani classical music composer, musician and vocalist, known for a large number of compositions. He was one of the nine jewels at the royal court of the Mughal Emperor Akbar. The nine jewels in the royal court of Akbar viz. Abdul Rahim, Abdul Fazal, Birbal, Faizi, Hamim Human, Raja Man Singh, Shaikh Mubarak, Tansen and Todar Mal.
9. Which among the following Mughal emperor banned Tuladan and Jharokha Darshan ?
[A] Babur
[B] Akbar
[C] Jahangir
[D] Aurangzeb
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Correct Answer: D [Aurangzeb]
Notes:
The practice of Tuladan and Jharokha Darshan was banned by Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, as he considered it a non-Islamic practice, a form of idol worship. Tuladan is the practice of weighing the emperor in Gold and Jharokha Darshan was a daily practice of addressing the public audience (darshan) at the balcony (jharokha) at the forts and palaces of the emperor. Both the practices were started by his great grandfather Mughal emperor Akbar.
10. Who was the contemporary poet of Balban ?
[A] Amir Khusrau
[B] Nund Reshi
[C] Bulleh Shah
[D] Baba Farid
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Correct Answer: A [Amir Khusrau]
Notes:
Amir Khusrau (1253–1325 AD) was a Sufi musician, poet and scholar during the reign of Balban.
