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 died in the Kalinjar Fort situated in the Bundelkhand region of central India?
[A] Mahmud of Ghazni
[B] Sher Shah Suri
[C] Humayun
[D] Jahangir

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2. Bhakti saint Ramanujacharya was devotee of which god?
[A] Krishna
[B] Rama
[C] Vishnu
[D] Shiva

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3. Which among the following Mughal emperor had prohibited smoking and use of tobacco in 1617 AD?
[A] Akbar
[B] Jahanagir
[C] Shahjahan
[D] Aurangzeb

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4. 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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5. Who among the following founded the principality of Ghazani in AD 962?
[A] Mahmood Ghazani
[B] Subuktgeen
[C] Alptigin
[D] Shah Mahmoud

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6. That part of land granted by the sultan to military chiefs for maintenance of a given number of troopers  called ?
[A] Muahatsib
[B] Iqta
[C] Nazir
[D] Usharaf

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7. Padmavat, an epic poem was composed by
[A] Malik Muhammad Jayasi
[B] Amir Khusro
[C] Firdausi
[D] Tulsi das ji

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8. Who amongst the following rulers of Delhi Sultanate built Jamait Khana Mosque?
[A] Qutub-ud-din-Aibak
[B] Ibrahim Lodhi
[C] Allauddin Khilji
[D] Mohammad Tughlaq

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9. 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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10. When did Mahmud of Ghazni died?
[A] 1027 AD
[B] 1028 AD
[C] 1029 AD
[D] 1030 AD

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