Deck 6: Medieval Indian History

Question 1

Who of the following was sent as an ambassador to the royal court of Jahangir by James 1, the then king of England?

A)John Hawkins
B)William Todd
C)Sir Thomas Roe
D)Sir Walter Raleigh

Answer 1

John Hawkins

Question 2

Which Khilji ruler killed his father-in law to ascend the throne of Delhi?

A)Qutb-ud-din Aibalk
B)Jalal-ud-din khilji
C)Ghiyas-ud-din
D)Ala-ud-din Khilji

Answer 2

Ala-ud-din Khilji

Question 3

The city of Dhillika (Delhi) was founded by -

A)Chauhans
B)Tomars
C)Pawars
D)Pratiharas

Answer 3

Tomars

Question 4

Chand Bibi the famous Muslim ruler belonged to which kingdom?

A)Bijapur
B)Golconda
C)Ahmednagar
D)Berar

Question 5

Prithvirajraso' was written by -

A)Bhavabhuti
B)Jaideva
C)Chand Bardai
D)Banabhatta

Question 6

The basic purpose of the formulation Din-i-Ilahi was:

A)universal brotherhood
B)universal faith
C)universal harmony
D)universal belief

Question 7

Who was the regent of Akbar in his early days?

A)Abul Fazl
B)Bairam Khan
C)Tansen
D)Todarmal

Question 8

Before assuming the office of the Sultan of Delhi Balban was the Prime Minister of Sultan -

A)Nasir-ud-din
B)Qutub-ud-din-Aibak
C)Bahram Shah
D)Aram Shah

Question 9

Who among the following introduced the Mansabdari system?

A)ShahJashan
B)Sher Shah
C)Akbar
D)Jahangir

Question 10

The Market Regulation system was introduced by -

A)Muhammad-Bin-Tughlaq
B)Iltutmish
C)Ala-ud-din Khilji
D)Ghias-ud-din

Question 11

The most powerful Peshwa was -

A)Balaji Baji Rao
B)Baji Rao
C)Madhava Rao
D)Balaji Vishwanath

Question 12

Sher Shah defeated Humayun and captured Gaur in the battle of -

A)Ghaghra in 1529 A.D
B)Chausa in 1539 A.D.
C)Panipat in 1526 A.D.
D)Khanwa in 1527 A.D.

Question 13

Who was the founder of Lodhi dynasty?

A)Daulat Khan Lodhi
B)Sikandar Lodhi
C)Bahlol Lodhi
D)Ibrahim Lodhi

Question 14

Who of the following became a member of the "Din-i-Ilahi"?

A)Todarmal
B)Raja Birbal
C)Raja Man Singh
D)Tansen

Question 15

The capital of Yadava Kings was -

A)Devagiri
B)Varanasi
C)Kanchipuram
D)Krishnagiri

Question 16

Panditraj Jagannath was the poet laureate of which of the following rulers?

A)Akbar
B)Shah Jahan
C)Aurangzeb
D)Humayun

Question 17

Abdul Fazal was the son of which Sufi saint?

A)Sheikh Mubarak
B)Hazarat Khwaja
C)Nasiruddin Chirag
D)Baba Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki

Question 18

Which dynasty was ruling in Vijaynagar Empire at the time of the Battle of Talikota?

A)Sangam
B)Aniridu
C)Tuluva
D)Saluva

Question 19

Chachnama records the history of which conquest?

A)Kushanas
B)Hunas
C)Arabs
D)Greeks

Question 20

Who among the following was the first to make use of artillery in warfare in medieval India?

A)Babur
B)Ibrahim Lodi
C)Sher Shah Suri
D)Akbar

Question 21

Which of the following Sultans died while playing Polo or Chaugan?

A)Qutbuddin Aibak
B)Balban
C)Iltutmish
D)Nasiruddin Muhammad

Question 22

Amir Khusro was a -

A)Poet
B)play writer
C)painter
D)architect

Question 23

he first Sultan of Delhi to issue regular currency and declare Delhi as the capital of his empire was-

A)Iltutmish
B)Alam Shah
C)Qutbuddin Aibak
D)Balban

Question 24

When the rule of the Delhi Sultan began? (1)

A)1106 A.D
B)1206 A.D
C)1306 A.D
D)1406 A.D

Question 25

Which of the following Mughal Emperors wrote their own autobiographies?

A)Shah Alam and Farukh Siyar
B)Babur and Jahangir
C)Jahangir and Shah Jahan
D)Akbar and Aurangzeb

Question 26

Humayun had to run away from India after he was defeated in the battle of -

A)Panipat
B)Gogra
C)Khanwa
D)Kannauj

Question 27

Who amongst the following was the Last Guru of the Sikhs?

A)Guru Arjun Dev
B)Guru Teg Bahadur
C)Guru Gobind Singh
D)Guru Angad Dav

Question 28

Who was the author of Gita Govinda?

A)Jayadeva
B)Kalhana
C)Kalidasa
D)Raja Rao

Question 29

The court language of the Delhi Sultanate was -

A)Urdu
B)Persian
C)Hindi
D)Arabic

Question 30

Who wrote"Ain-i-Akbari" the great historical work?

A)Abul Fazl
B)Amir Khusrau
C)Firoz Shah
D)Abdul Rashid

Question 31

Who of the following was the biographer of Akbar?

A)Abul Fazl
B)Faizi
C)Abdul Nabi Khan
D)Birbal

Question 32

The reputed musician duo, Tans en and Baiju Bawra, flourished during the reign of -

A)Jahangir
B)Bahadur Shah Zafar
C)Akbar
D)Shah Jahan

Question 33

The first Bhakti Movement was organized by -

A)Nanak
B)Meera
C)Ramdas
D)Ramanujacharya

Question 34

The Khilji Sultans of Delhi were

A)Mongols
B)Afghans
C)Turks
D)A Jat tribe

Question 35

Who is considered as the greatest of all the Vijayanagar rulers?

A)Krishnadeva Raya
B)Vira Narasimha
C)Sadasiva Raya
D)Rama Raya