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 was the work of Sultan Feroz Shah Tughlaq?
[A] Fautuhat-i-Ferozshahi
[B] Fatawa-i-Jahandari
[C] Tarikh-i-Ferozshahi
[D] Tughlaqnama
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Correct Answer: A [Fautuhat-i-Ferozshahi]
Notes:
Fautuhat-i-Ferozshahi was authored by Sultan Feroz Shah Tughlaq himself. He was a Turkic Muslim ruler of the Tughlaq Dynasty, who reigned over the Sultanate of Delhi from 1351 to 1388 A.D.
2. Who among the following was the founder of Bijapur state?
[A] Yusuf Adil Shah
[B] Murad II
[C] Mehmood II
[D] Ibrahim Zubayri
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Correct Answer: A [Yusuf Adil Shah]
Notes:
Yusuf Adil Shah, born in 1450, founded the Bijapur Sultanate in 1490. Coming from an Ottoman background, he established an independent state after the disintegration of the Bahmani kingdom. As a ruler, he implemented a system of efficient governance and constructed numerous architectural marvels in the city. His reign initiated the peak of Indo-Saracenic architecture, which was a blend of Islamic and Hindu styles.
3. In 1293 A.D., Marco Polo, an Italian traveller, visited which Indian Kingdom?
[A] Kakatiya
[B] Satavahana
[C] Pandyan
[D] Chera
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Correct Answer: A [Kakatiya ]
Notes:
In 1293 A.D., Marco Polo, an Italian traveller visited Motupalli, a famous sea port during Kakatiya Dynasty. He wrote about the prosperity and power of the kingdom under Rudrammadevi. Polo visited India twice, in 1287-78 and 1291-92. He landed on the Coromandel Coast in 1292 after a two-year trip by sea across the Indian Ocean. He joined the Tamil Pandya kingdom around Tanjore. Polo wrote about his experiences in the book The book of Sir Marco Polo. He described the Kakatiya Empire’s extensive diamond and muslin exports. He said that these exports were likely used by his patron, the Great Kublai Khan of Yuan China.
4. ‘Padshah-nama’ (Chronicle of the Emperor) written by Abdul Hamid Lahori, is the official visual history giving a detailed account of the reign of which of the following Mughal Emperor?
[A] Babur
[B] Jahanagir
[C] Shah Jahan
[D] Aurangzeb
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Correct Answer: C [Shah Jahan]
Notes:
Padshahnama or Badshah Nama is a genre of works written as the official history of the Mughal Emperor, Shah Jahan’s reign.
5. The ryotwari system, which was instituted in some parts of British India, was one of the two main systems used to collect revenues from the cultivators of agricultural land. It was originally introduced by________?
[A] Akbar
[B] Shershah Suri
[C] Jahanagir
[D] Humayun
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Correct Answer: B [Shershah Suri]
Notes:
The Ryotwari system was originally introduced by Shershah Suri. He had surveyed the entire land under cultivation of his territory and fixed per bigha due on the basis of average of three rates representing good, middle and low soils.
6. Who among the following conspired against Ibrahim Lodi and invited Babur to invade Delhi?
[A] Bahlol Lodi
[B] Daulat Khan Lodi
[C] Sikandar Lodi
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: B [Daulat Khan Lodi]
Notes:
Daulat Khan Lodi was the governor of Lahore during the reign of Ibrahim Lodi. He got information that Ibrahim may remove his Governorship, so he sent letter to Babur offering him help and allegiance in exchange for assistance against Ibrahim Lodi.
7. Which among the following is not a work of Amir Khusrau?
[A] Khazyan-ul-Futuh
[B] Tughluq Nama
[C] Tarik-i-Alai
[D] Tabqat-i-Naisiri
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Correct Answer: D [Tabqat-i-Naisiri]
Notes:
Tabaqat-i Nasiri (named after Sultan Nasir-ud-Din) is a mega history of Islamic world writen in Persian by Minhaj-i-Siraj. It gives details of early Islamic empires in 23 volumes.
8. Who among the following introduced Kabuliyat and Patta?
[A] Babur
[B] Shershah
[C] Akbar
[D] Shahjahan
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Correct Answer: B [Shershah]
Notes:
Pathan Sultan Sher Shah Suri (1540 – 1545) measured and classified the land in terms of the produce and introduced Kabuliyat and Patta as instruments of settlement. During Akbar’s time, Todarmal made some reforms to that system and the whole empire was divided into Suba, Sarkar, Pargana and Mahal.
9. Which legendary Sufi saint of Chishti order was popularly known as ‘Chirag-e-Dehlavi (Chirag of Delhi)’?
[A] Nizamuddin Auliya
[B] Shaikh Nasiruddin Mahmud
[C] Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: B [Shaikh Nasiruddin Mahmud]
Notes:
Nasiruddin Mahmud Chirag-e-Delhi (ca 1274-1356) was a 14th century mystic-poet and a Sufi saint of the Chishti Order. He was a murid (disciple) of noted Sufi saint, Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya, and later his successor. He was the last important Sufi of the Chishti Order from Delhi. He was given the title, “Roshan Chirag-e-Delhi”, which in Urdu, means “Illuminated Lamp of Delhi”
10. Who among the following rulers issued Hanuman type of coins?
[A] Harihara & Bukka
[B] Krishnadevaraya
[C] Achyuta Raya
[D] Tirumala Raya
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Correct Answer: A [Harihara & Bukka ]
Notes:
The Sangama dynasty was the first dynasty to rule over Vijayanagar kingdom. In 1336 AD, Harihara- I and his brother Bukka I laid the foundation Vijaynagar empire and named the first dynasty after their father Bhavana Sangama as Sangama dynasty .
Both the rulers, Harihara & Bukka struck coins with the image of Hanuman.