Mediaval India Quiz 2 (60 MCQs)

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1. As recorded by Abulfazl, Akbar, the great used to play which among the following music instruments?
2. The largest standing army of the Delhi Sultanate directly paid by the State was created by
3. Two major crops introduced in India during the Mughal period were
4. On behalf of Aurangzeb Shivaji attacked
5. The most important poet at the court of Mahmud of Ghazni, who wrote Shahnama and is regarded as the "Immortal Homer of the East" was
6. The most important saint of the Bhakti Movement in Maharashtra who was born at Satara and is said to have died in Punjab, was
7. During whose reign had the Mongols intruded into India for the first time?
8. During the Mughal period there was continuous emigration of the..... to places ruled by Hindu Rajas.
9. Minhaj-ua-Siraj was a
10. During the Mughal period Polaj was the
11. The famous literary work Tahqiq-i-Hind was written by
12. The earliest Sufi order to arrive in India was
13. The first known ruler to introduce canal irrigation in India was
14. Which among the following foreign travellers is not correctly paired with their respective period of visit in India?
15. Token currency had been introduced for the first time in India by
16. Muhammad-bin Tughluq transferred his capital from Delhi to Devagiri ( Which he named Daulatabad) because
17. A hearty welcome was extended to the English captain Hawkins by the Mughal Emperor
18. Which among the following is a incorrect statement regarding market regulations by Ala-ud-din Khilji?
19. Different Sufi schools or orders in India were known as
20. In India artillery was first used by
21. Who among the following was the writer of Tarikh-i-Firozshahi?
22. Which Sultan of Delhi died while playing the chaugon (Polo)?
23. The second Battle of Panipat was fought between Hemu and
24. Which of the following Mughal Emperors shifted his imperial court and residence from Agra to Sikri, later renamed as Fatehpur Sikri?
25. The earnings of the kings in the Medieval age were mostly derived from
26. Who was the founder of Aravidu dynasty of the Vijayanagar Empire?
27. Babar died on 26th December 1530 and was laid to rest at Arambagh in Agra. Afterwards, his body was taken to and buried at which among the following places (During the times of Sher Shah)?
28. The first martyrdom in Sikh history in the reign of Jahangir was of
29. Who among the following was defeated by Mohammed Ghori in battle of Chandawar?
30. In whose reign did the Mughal painting reach its zenith?
31. The Akbar of Kashmir who reconstructed and rehabilitated all the temples and asked Jonaraja to continue further Kalhana's Rajatarangini was
32. Tobacco was introduced in India by the
33. Under the Mughals the jizya was collected from
34. Under the Mughala the Governor was popularly known as
35. Which of the following Sultans is known to have laid the foundation of Agra City?
36. The Sikh guru who had fought the Mughals was
37. The authoritative treatise on Hindu law, Mitakshara, was written by
38. The. voluminous compositions attributed to Guru Gobind Singh (the last Sikh Guru) are collectively known as
39. "He can be attributed for the firm establishment of Mughal rule in India in the later part of 16th century" . Who was he?
40. Which of the following was defended by Chand Bibi against the Mughals?
41. The sculpture with the three faces of Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh known as "Trimurti" appears in
42. The only Hindu noble at the court of Akbar to accept the Din-illahi was
43. Shivaji founded the Maratha kingdom by annexing the territories of
44. The Sultanate of Delhi reached the height of its power during the reign of
45. 'Sufi Sect' originated and developed in
46. In whose times the Mughal Empire reached its territorial climax?
47. Deogiri was first of all subjugated by which Muslim invader?
48. The first medieval ruler to propound the divine theory of Kingship was
49. Guru Gobind Singh was the son of
50. Guru Arjan Dev transferred the headquarters to
51. The Sikh Guru who fought in the Mughal ranks during the reign of Aurangazeb was
52. The Chandella's Kingdom was annexed by which of the following rulers?
53. Which of the following Mughal emperors was famous as Shah-i-Bekhabar?
54. Shivaji crowned himself at
55. Haziya (the daughter of IItutmish) the only woman ruler in the history of Medieval India ascended the throne with the support of
56. Mokhadaji Gohil, a Gohil Rajput ruler of Ghogha, near Bhavnagar was a contemporary of which of the following Sultans?
57. The Sultan who had truly mixed religion with politics by calling himself Naib-i-Khudai or 'the deputy of God' was
58. Which among the following is incorrect regarding Buland darwaja?
59. What was the term used in the medieval India for the land directly ruled by the Central Government?
60. The only known ruler in the history of India to have fixed the prices of different commodities, rigidly enforced quality control and ensured easy availability of essential commodities was