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. The Mansabdari system was borrowed from ?
[A] Afghanistan
[B] Turkey
[C] Mongolia
[D] Persia
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Correct Answer: C [Mongolia]
Notes:
Mansabdar implies the generic term for the military-kind grading of all royal functionaries of the Mughal Empire. The Mansabdari system introduced by Akbar was borrowed from the system followed in Mongolia.
2. Who founded the Bijapur Sultanate?
[A] Murad II
[B] Mehmood II
[C] Ibrahim Zubayri
[D] Yusuf Adil Shah
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Correct Answer: D [Yusuf Adil Shah]
Notes:
Yusuf Adil Shah founded the Bijapur Sultanate around 1489-1490 after Bahmani Sultanate’s decline. He made Bijapur an independent sultanate and ruled until 1510. He established Shia Islam as the official religion in 1503 and built significant monuments like the citadel Arkilla and Faroukh Mahal palace during his reign.
3. Who was the chief judicial officer under the Mughal emperors?
[A] Qazi-ul-Quzat
[B] Qazi-ul-Hazat
[C] Qazi-Faiz-ul-Islam
[D] None of these
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Correct Answer: A [Qazi-ul-Quzat]
Notes:
The Qazi-ul-Quzat was the chief qazi and highest judicial officer in the Mughal administration, overseeing the administration of justice according to Islamic law.
4. The year 1576, is famous for which among the following battles?
[A] Battle of Talikota
[B] Battle of Haldighati
[C] Battle of Gagron
[D] Battle of Khargaon
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Correct Answer: B [Battle of Haldighati]
Notes:
The Battle of Haldighati was fought in 1576 between Maharana Pratap’s forces and a Mughal army led by Man Singh of Amber. The Mughals held the battlefield, but Pratap escaped and continued resistance.
5. Abdul Qadir Badauani, Naqib Khan and Shaikh Sultan of Thaneshwar were the scholars in which among the following mughal emperors’ court ?
[A] Akbar
[B] Jahangir
[C] Shahjahan
[D] Aurangzeb
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Correct Answer: A [Akbar]
Notes:
Abdul Qadir Badauni, Naqib Khan and Shaikh Sultan of Thanesar were scholars associated with Akbar’s court and its translation projects. Akbar commissioned Persian translations of important Sanskrit works.
6. The Battle of Chandawar was fought in last decade of 12th century between which among the following rulers?
[A] Mohammad Ghori & Prithviraj Chauhan
[B] Mohammad Ghori and Jaichand
[C] Jaichand and Prithviraj Chauhan
[D] Prithviraj Chauhan and Bhimdev Solanki
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Correct Answer: B [Mohammad Ghori and Jaichand]
Notes:
The Battle of Chandawar (1193 or 1194) was fought between Muhammad Ghori and Jaichand of Kannauj of the Gahadavala dynasty. It took place at Chandawar on the Yamuna River close to Agra. Jaichand was defeated, giving Muhammad control of much of northern India.
7. In which of the following battles did Babur use field artillery to defeat Ibrahim Lodi?
[A] First Battle of Panipat
[B] Third Battle of Tarain
[C] First Battle of Khanwa
[D] Second Battle of Panipat
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Correct Answer: A [First Battle of Panipat]
Notes:
Babur used field artillery and a protected line of carts at the First Battle of Panipat in 1526. Artillery had appeared in the subcontinent earlier, so this was not its first use in all Indian history.
8. Raja Todar Mal introduced standard weights and measures, a land survey and settlement system, revenue districts and officers during Akbar’s reign. In whose reign as a finance minister Raja Todarmal developed his expertise?
[A] Humayun
[B] Akbar
[C] Shershah Suri
[D] Babur
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Correct Answer: C [Shershah Suri]
Notes:
Raja Todar Mal was the finance minister of the Mughal empire during Akbar’s reign. He was one of the Navaratnas in Akbar’s ‘darbar’. He developed the expertise during Shershah suri.
9. Sanskrit poet Jagannath Pandit Raj was the most favorite poet of which of the following Emperors?
[A] Jahangir
[B] Shahjahan
[C] Akbar
[D] Humayun
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Correct Answer: B [Shahjahan]
Notes:
Panditraj Jagannath was a Sanskrit poet and literary theorist patronised by Shah Jahan. His works include Rasagangadhara and Bhamini-vilasa.
10. Who among the following was the first writer to use Urdu as a medium of poetic Expression?
[A] Amir Khusaru
[B] Mirza Ghalib
[C] Bahadur Shah Zafar
[D] Faiz
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Correct Answer: A [Amir Khusaru]
Notes:
Amir Khusrau is conventionally credited as an early pioneer of the literary tradition that developed into Urdu. He composed chiefly in Persian and is also associated with Hindavi verse; modern Hindi and Urdu labels should be applied cautiously to his period.
