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. In which among the following battles, artillery was used for the first time?
[A] First Battle of Panipat
[B] Third Battle of Tarain
[C] First Battle of Khanwa
[D] Second Battle of Panipat

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2. How many years Humayun spent in exile after he lost his kingdom in Hindustan?
[A] 10 years
[B] 12 years
[C] 15 years
[D] 20 years

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3. Sayana, a Vijayanagar Empire scholar, belonged to which Indian philosophy school?
[A] Vedanta
[B] Sankhya
[C] Nyaya
[D] Mimamsa

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4. In which year Shivaji attacked and sacked Surat for the first time?
[A] 1662 AD
[B] 1664 AD
[C] 1666 AD
[D] 1670 AD

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5. In which year did Emperor Akbar invade the Chittorgarh Fort?
[A] 1568
[B] 1569
[C] 1570
[D] 1571

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6. Who among the following Mughal emperors built “Bibi Ka Makbara”?
[A] Akbar
[B] Jahangir
[C] Aurangzeb
[D] Shahjahan

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7. Who among the following Mughal emperor captured the 9th Guru of Sikhs and executed ?
[A] Akbar
[B] Jahangir
[C] Aurangzeb
[D] Bahadur Shah -I

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8. The first invasion of India by Mahmud of Ghazni was took place in ?
[A] 1000 AD
[B] 1001 AD
[C] 1003 AD
[D] 1005 AD

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9. Mahmud of Ghaznavi attacked Somnath temple in which year?
[A] 1025 AD
[B] 1026 AD
[C] 1027 AD
[D] 1029 AD

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10. Who among the following Sultans of Delhi Sultanate is credited with building the most extensive network of canals in India?
[A] Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
[B] Feroz Shah Tughlaq
[C] Mohammad-bin Tughlaq
[D] Muhammad Shah Tughlaq

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