This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian History > Medieval > Mediaval India – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Mediaval India Quiz 6 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. On behalf of Aurangzeb Cooch Behar was seized by A) Shayista Khan. B) Mir Jumla. C) Prince Akbar. D) Jai Singh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mir Jumla. 2. The battle between Babar and Rana Sanga was fought at A) Khanwa. B) Jaunpur. C) Panipat. D) Chunar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Khanwa. 3. During whose reign did Malik Mohammad Jaisi complete the notable work in Hindi, Padmavat? A) Sher Shah. B) Babar. C) Akbar. D) Humayun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sher Shah. 4. In the reign of Firuz Shah Tughalq which of the following tax was 1/6 of the booty captured during war? A) Jaqat. B) Kharaz. C) Zaziya. D) Khams. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Khams. 5. Rana Kumbha built the famous 'Tower of Victory' or Kirtistambha at Chittoor in commemoration of his victory against A) Gujarat. B) Nagaur. C) Malwa. D) Marwarj. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Malwa. 6. Under the Mughal rule the Chief Minister was known as A) Kazi. B) Vakil. C) Diwan. D) Mansabdar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vakil. 7. Who were 'Jagirdars' during the reign of Akbar? A) Large estate owners. B) Revenue collectors. C) Autonomous rulers under Akbar. D) Officials of state who were given jagir in place of cash pay. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Large estate owners. 8. The city of Ajmer was founded by A) Bhoja. B) Sindhuraja. C) Vigraharaja. D) Ajayaraja. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ajayaraja. 9. The Portuguese under the leadership of Vasco da Gama in 1498 first landed at A) Calicut. B) Quilon. C) Cochin. D) Pulicut. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Calicut. 10. Who was the patron deity of Vijayanagar? A) Vittalaswamy. B) Virupaksha. C) Narasimha. D) Venugoplal swamy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Virupaksha. 11. The famous Sikh leader Banda Bahadur was captured and executed during the reign of the Mughal emperor? A) Aurangzeb. B) Bahadur Shah I. C) Jahandar Shah. D) Farrukhsiyar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jahandar Shah. 12. In Which year did Mahmud of Ghaznavi perform the infamous plunder of the Somnath temple? A) 1026. B) 1022. C) 1008. D) 1017. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1026. 13. During the second decade of the 18th century numerous independent dynasties were founded in different parts of India. The dynasty founded by Chin Qulich Khan (popularly known as Nizam-u1-mulk) in the Deccan was known as A) Muhajamjahi. B) Qutb Shahi. C) Asafjahi. D) Adil Shahi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Asafjahi. 14. During the Mughal rule in India tobacco was first cultivated in A) Madras. B) Delhi. C) Calcutta. D) Gujarat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gujarat. 15. In which among the following battles, Jaichandra was defeated and killed by Mohammad Ghori? A) Battle of Kannauj. B) Battle of Chandawar. C) Battle of Tarain III. D) Battle of Talikota. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Battle of Chandawar. 16. Though endowed with extraordinary intellect and industry, he lacked practical judgement and common sense. Who is referred to in the above statement. A) Babar. B) Balban. C) Ibrahim Lodi. D) Muhammad-bin-Tughluq. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Muhammad-bin-Tughluq. 17. The Jahangir Mahal at Agra was bunt by A) Aurangzeb. B) Shah Jahan. C) Jahangir. D) Akbar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Akbar. 18. Goa had been first colonized by the A) French. B) British. C) Dutch. D) Portuguese. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Portuguese. 19. Guru Nanak was born at A) Talwandi. B) Purandhar. C) Amritsar. D) Poona. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Talwandi. 20. The Sultan of Delhi who transferred two monolithic Mauryan pillars to Delhi to beautify his capital, was A) Firuz Tughluq. B) Muhammad-bin-Tughluq. C) Iltutmish. D) Alauddin Khalji. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Firuz Tughluq. 21. The Lilavati was a treatise on A) Astronomy. B) Arithmetic. C) Medicine. D) Philosophy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arithmetic. 22. The medieval Indian Muslim poet, historian and musician who called himself 'a parrot of India' was A) Amir Khusrau. B) Mulla Daud. C) Malik Muhammad Jayasi. D) Tansen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amir Khusrau. 23. When Mahmud was Ghazni invaded Somnath, the ruler of Gujarata was A) Bhima II. B) Jayasimha Siddharaja. C) Mularaja. D) Bhima I. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bhima II. 24. In the Mughal period the registers of the agricultural lands were maintained by A) Qanungo. B) Amin. C) Krori. D) Kotwal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Qanungo. 25. Karkota Dynasty was confined to which of the following areas? A) Kannuj. B) Gujarat. C) Deccan. D) Kashmir. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kashmir. 26. The Gandhara School of Art had been established in.....India. A) Southern. B) North-western. C) North-eastern. D) Central. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) North-western. 27. Defeat in the Battle of Talikota saw the downfall of Which empire A) Chola. B) Rashtrakuta. C) Ahmednagar. D) Vijaynagar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vijaynagar. 28. Todar Mal hailed from A) Bengal. B) Kabul. C) Berar. D) Oudh. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oudh. 29. Octagonal' shape of mausoleums is the distinctive feature of which of the following dynasties of Medieval India? A) Khalji. B) Sayyid. C) Lodi. D) Tughlaq. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lodi. 30. Koh-i-noor diamond was presented to Aurangzeb by A) Shah Jahan. B) Mirkasim. C) Shivaji. D) Mir Jumla. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mir Jumla. 31. Ustad Isa is related to the design and architecture of which of the following Buildings in Mughal Era? A) Taj Mahal. B) Buland Darwaza. C) Red fort. D) Itimad-ud-daula's tomb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Taj Mahal. 32. At which among the following places, Gokal Jat revolted against mughals in the 17th century? A) Hisar. B) Mathura. C) Ujain. D) Bundelkhand. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mathura. 33. The architectural structures constructed by Shah Jahan did not include A) Moti Masjid in Agra. B) Red Fort in Delhi. C) Jahangir's mausoleum in Lahore. D) Jama Masjid in Delhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jahangir's mausoleum in Lahore. 34. What do you consider to be the least important cause for Alauddin's south Indian campaigns? A) Fabulous wealth. B) Political condition of South India. C) Religion. D) Imperialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Religion. 35. The Marathas first served the rulers of A) Vijayanagar. B) Mughal empire. C) Muhammadan kingdoms of the south. D) Afghanistan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Muhammadan kingdoms of the south. 36. Jama Masjid at Delhi was bunt by A) Humayun. B) Aurangzeb. C) Shah Jahan. D) Sher Shah. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shah Jahan. 37. When Babar invaded India in 1525, Humayun was the Governor of A) Herat. B) Kabul. C) Badakhshan. D) Fargana. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Badakhshan. 38. Who among the following was the first ruler of sen dynasty? A) Ballal Sen. B) Hemant Sen. C) Vijay sen. D) Lakshaman Sen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hemant Sen. 39. In Which town is the mausoleum of Sher Shah located? A) Fatehpur Sikri. B) Agra. C) Sahasaram. D) Lahore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sahasaram. 40. Jai Singh of Amber died at A) Burhanpur. B) Delhi. C) Amber. D) Agra. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Burhanpur. 41. The first Sultan to adopt the principle of measurement of cultivable land for determining the land revenue was A) Alauddin Khalji. B) Iltutmish. C) Balban. D) Ghiyasuddin Tughluq. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alauddin Khalji. 42. The founder of the Pala dynasty of Bengal was A) Devapala. B) Dharmapala. C) Gopala. D) Mahipala. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gopala. 43. The most learned medieval Muslim ruler who was well versed in various, branches of learning including astronomy, mathematics and medicine was A) Sikandar Lodhi. B) IItutmish. C) Muhammad-bin-Tughluq. D) Alauddin Khalji. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Muhammad-bin-Tughluq. 44. When Chittor was captured by Akbar (1558), the Rana of Mewar was A) Rana Kumbha. B) Rana Pratap. C) Rana Amar Singh. D) Rana Udai Singh. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rana Udai Singh. 45. A standing army had been introduced by A) Iltutmish. B) Balban. C) Firuz Tughluq. D) Alauddin Khalji. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Iltutmish. 46. Who among the following was known as a "Nirguna" reformer? A) Kabir. B) Tulsidas. C) Surdas. D) Chaitanya. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kabir. 47. Which among the following represents incorrect founder of a dynasty? A) Parmar Dynasty - Upendra Raja. B) Chandela Dynasty - Nannuka. C) Kalachuri Dynasty - Gangeyadev. D) Solanki Dynasty - Mularaja I. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kalachuri Dynasty - Gangeyadev. 48. What was the important reason for fall of Vijayanagar Empire? A) Unity among the Muslim rulers. B) Internal instability and weakness of Princes. C) Moplah's rebellion. D) Economic bankruptcy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unity among the Muslim rulers. 49. To Which race did Mahmud of Ghazni belong? A) Afghan. B) Mongol. C) Arab. D) Turk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Afghan. 50. Sakambhari near Ajmer is a place related to emergence of which of the following dynasties? A) Parmaras. B) Gahadwals. C) Pratiharas. D) Chauhanas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chauhanas. 51. Two women who, while conducting the affairs of their states faced Akbar's wars of conquest were Rani Durgawati and Chand Bibi (or Sultana), respectively of A) Jaisalmer and Khandesh. B) Malwa and Gujarat. C) Gondwana and Ahmadnagar. D) Ranathambhor and Khandesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gondwana and Ahmadnagar. 52. The term apabhramsa was used in medieval Sanskrit texts to denote A) Deviations from Vedic rituals. B) Early forms of some of the modern Indian languages. C) Non-Sanskrit verse metres. D) Outcastes among the Rajputas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Early forms of some of the modern Indian languages. 53. Who, among the following Muslim scholars, contributed most significantly to Hindi Literature? A) Abul Fazl. B) Faizi Namaz. C) Abdur-Rahim Khan-i-Khanah. D) Abdul Qadir Bandaoni. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Abdur-Rahim Khan-i-Khanah. 54. During the period 1000-1026 AD, how many plundering raids did Mahmud of Ghaznavi carry out in India? A) 26. B) 12. C) 17. D) 8. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 17. 55. The oldest specimens of poetry in the Punjabi language are devotional compositions attributed to A) Guru Angad. B) Guru Tegh Bahadur. C) Baba Farid. D) Guru Nanak. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Baba Farid. 56. Tansen was originally in the service of A) Krishnadeva Raya. B) Sher Shah. C) Raja of Rewa. D) Akbar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Raja of Rewa. 57. Mughal painting reached its zenith during the reign of A) Akbar. B) Jahangir. C) Both (a) and (b) above. D) Shah Jahan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jahangir. 58. Who among the following are considered to be the first owners of Koh-i-noor diamond? A) Khiljis. B) Mughals. C) Tughlaqs. D) Kakatiyas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kakatiyas. 59. Akbar had adopted the 'Ray' System of revenue assessment which he had abolished later on as part of his land revenue reforms. Who among the following had introduced the ray system? A) Sher Shah Suri. B) Alauddin Khilji. C) Iltutmish. D) Balban. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alauddin Khilji. 60. The Peacock throne was bunt by A) Shah Jahan. B) Babar. C) Akbar. D) Humayun. 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