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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2. Nadir Shah attacked India, at the time of which among the following later Mughals?
[A] Jahandar Shah
[B] Shah Alam
[C] Akbar II
[D] Muhammad Shah

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3. 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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4. Who among the following is the Persian mathematician and poet composer of the world famous Rubbayat?
[A] Omar Khayyám
[B] Muhammad Iqbal
[C] Sultan Bahu
[D] Mirza Ghalib

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5. Alauddin Khilji attacked and captured Chittorgarh in Mewar, Rajasthan and changed its’ name as__:
[A] Khizarabad
[B] Mevabad
[C] Khilijabad
[D] Khasirabad

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6. Who among the following sultan declared himself “Khalifa”?
[A] Jallaluddin Khilji
[B] Allauddin Khilji
[C] Mubarak Khan
[D] Shihabuddin

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7. Which of the following rulers introduced “Rupee” in India?
[A] Akbar
[B] Alauddin Khilji
[C] Shershah Suri
[D] Shah Jahan

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8. Who among the following was the first Indian ruler to organize Haj pilgrimage at the expense of the state?
[A] Alauddin Khilji
[B] Feroz Tughlak
[C] Akbar
[D] Aurangzeb

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9. Which one of the following statements is NOT correct?
[A] Ali Mardan Khan introduced the system of revenue farming in Bengal
[B] Maharaja Ranjit Singh set up modern foundries to manufacture cannons at Lahore
[C] Sawai Jai Singh of Amber had Euedil’s ‘Elements of Coometry’ translated into Sanskrit
[D] Sultan Tipu of Mysore gave money for the construction of the idol of Goddess Sarda in the Shringeri temple

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10. Which of the following is important source material for the history of Gujarat from the beginning of the Muslim rule?
[A] Mirat-i-Sikanderi
[B] Tazkirat-ul-Muluk
[C] Mirat-i-Ahmadi
[D] Burhan-i-ma’asir

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