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 Sena rulers introduced Kulinism in Bengal?
[A] Hemant Sen
[B] Ballala Sen
[C] Vijay Sen
[D] Lakshman Sen
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Correct Answer: B [Ballala Sen]
Notes:
One of the vassals of Pala called Hemant Sen founded the Sena Dynasty. The third king of this dynasty Ballala Sena (1160-1178) introduced the social reforms in Bengal known as Kulinism.
2. Which among the following is the correct meaning of a word “Manigramam” used in medieval India?
[A] Association of Villages
[B] Complex of various markets
[C] Association of Merchants
[D] Unit of administration in a small village
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Correct Answer: C [Association of Merchants]
Notes:
Manigramam guild was a localized merchant body which first appeared along the Kerala coast in the ninth century A.D. According to Herman Gundert, Manigramam people were descendants of Syrian Christian merchants who were converted to Saivism by Tamil Saivite poet Manikkavasagar. They gradually flourished in Tamil Nadu in the Pallava and Chola periods and then became supra-regional in character by being active in South-east Asia.
3. 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:
Akbar patronized lot of scholars like Abdul Qadir Badauani”, Naqib Khan & Shaikh Sultan of Thaneshwar. Akbar has never forced India’s Hindu majority population to convert to Islam, instead providing lands for them and abolishing the poll tax on non-Muslims. In addition, he translated Hindi literature and also participated in Hindu festivals in Fatehpur Sikri which was designed by Akbar in the Persian style where he built a temple and hosted scholars from various religions frequently including Hindus, Christians, Zoroastrians as well as Muslims.
4. Who among the following laid the foundation of Shalimar & Nishaat Garden in Kashmir?
[A] Akbar
[B] Jahangir
[C] Shahjahan
[D] Nur Jahan
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Correct Answer: B [Jahangir]
Notes:
Jahangir was the founder of Shalimar & Nishaat Garden in Kashmir. It was opened in 1619 A.D. Nishat Bagh is a terraced Mughal garden built on the eastern side of the Dal Lake, close to Srinagar in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India.
5. ‘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.
6. “Sur Sagar”, a treatise on music was written during the reign of which of the following Mughal emperors?
[A] Humayun
[B] Akbar
[C] Jahanagir
[D] Shahjahan
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Correct Answer: B [Akbar]
Notes:
Surdas was born somewhere between 1478 and 1483; and died somewhere between 1579 and 1584. He was contemporary of Akbar (reign. 1556-1605). Thus, Sur Sagar was composed during his reign. Tulsidas was also a contemporary of Akbar.
7. Who was the first Indian Ruler who could bring Kabul and Kandhar under Indian Empire only after Kushanas?
[A] Alauddin Khilji
[B] Ibrahim Lodi
[C] Babur
[D] Akbar
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Correct Answer: C [Babur]
Notes:
Babur is the first Indian ruler who could bring Kabul and Kandhar under Indian Empire only after Kushans. Having both Kabul and Kandhar didn’t happen every time in the Indian medieval History. Babur was born in Uzbekisthan.
8. Which of the following Sultanate Rulers made Delhi as capital in place of Lahore?
[A] Qutubuddin Aibak
[B] Iltutmish
[C] Razia Sultana
[D] Akbar
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Correct Answer: B [Iltutmish]
Notes:
Iltutmish made Delhi the capital in place of Lahore. Iltutmish succeeded Qutb-ud-din Aibak as the ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, and during his reign in the early 13th century, he moved the capital from Lahore to Delhi. This transition further solidified Delhi’s importance as the center of power for the Sultanate.
9. Allauddin Khilji built which among the following forts in Delhi to defend the city from Mongol invasions?
[A] Siri fort
[B] Red fort
[C] Alai darwaja
[D] Mahal Hazar Satoon
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Correct Answer: A [Siri fort]
Notes:
Allauddin Khilji built the Siri Fort in Delhi to defend the city Mongol invasions.
10. Ram Chandra yadav,the Yadava ruler of Devagiri, was defeated by whom in 1306-07 AD ?
[A] Allauddin Khilji
[B] Mubarak khan
[C] Malik Kafur
[D] Jalauddin Khilji
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Correct Answer: C [Malik Kafur]
Notes:
Malik Kafur, the commander of Allauddin Khilji, defeated the Yadava King Ram Chandradeva of Devagiri, as he stopped paying annual tributes to Sultan Allauddin Khilji.