This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian History > Medieval > Mediaval India – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Mediaval India Quiz 8 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following rulers built the Gujri Mahal in Hissar, Haryana? A) Feroz Shah Tughlaq. B) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq. C) Qutub ud din Mubarak Shah. D) Ala ud din Khilji. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Feroz Shah Tughlaq. 2. Akbar saw the sea for the first time in his life at A) Cambay. B) Madras. C) Surat. D) Calcutta. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cambay. 3. Which Mughal ruler's reign has been described as the golden age of medieval art and architecture? A) Babar's. B) Humayun's. C) Jahangir's. D) Shah Jahan's. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shah Jahan's. 4. The Jagirdars during the Muhgal period were A) Mansabdars. B) Zamindars. C) All assignees of Jagirs. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All assignees of Jagirs. 5. Chandradeva, was the founder of which of the following dynasty? A) Chauhans. B) Gahadwalas. C) Chalukyas. D) Chandellas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gahadwalas. 6. Which of the following buildings at Fatehpur Sikri is known as Ibadatkhana where Akbar used to hold religious discussions? A) Diwan-i-Khas. B) Jami Masjid. C) Diwan-i-Aam. D) Panch Mahal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diwan-i-Khas. 7. Chauth and Sardeshmukhi were paid by A) Mughlai. B) Pilgrims. C) Foreign visitors. D) Mansabdars. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mughlai. 8. Who among the following was the founder of Gahadvala Dynasty? A) Chandradev. B) Govindchandra. C) Madanpala. D) Jayachandra. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chandradev. 9. The Mughal General, who decisively defeated Shivaji and forced him to conclude the Treaty of Purandar, was A) Shaista Khan. B) Mirza Raja Jai Singh. C) Prince Muazzam. D) Dilir Khan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mirza Raja Jai Singh. 10. The buildings in Fatehpur sikri are built by using mostly which of the following? A) Fired bricks. B) Red stone. C) Marble. D) Sand stone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Red stone. 11. Between whom among the following had the battle of Kanwah been fought? A) Babar and Hemu. B) Akbar and Rana Pratap. C) Babar and Rana Sanga. D) Akbar and Rana Shngram Singh. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Babar and Rana Sanga. 12. The Vijayanagar king who wrote a work 'Amuktamalayada' on the lines of kautilya's Arthashastra, was A) Sri Ranga II. B) Krishnadeva Raya. C) Deva Raya II. D) Vira Narsimha. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Krishnadeva Raya. 13. The Mughal government can be described as an/a A) Centralised despotism. B) Absolute monarchy. C) Autocracy. D) Liberal monarchy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Centralised despotism. 14. For which of the following purpose, Alauddin Khilji created "Diwan-i-Riyasat" ? A) Civil court. B) Tax Control. C) Revenue Collection. D) Market control. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Market control. 15. Under the Mughals one of the main imports was A) Raw silk. B) Opium. C) Cotton. D) Pepper. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Raw silk. 16. Assuming the title of Alamgir, Aurangzeb crowned himself as Emperor on July 21, 1658 at A) Fatehpur Sikri. B) Aurangabad. C) Agra. D) Delhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Delhi. 17. Who is the author of the famous literary work Tahqiq-i-Hind? A) Dandin. B) Badauni. C) Bhavabhuti. D) Alberuni. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alberuni. 18. Chand Bibi was the ruler of A) Mewar. B) Kashmir. C) Ahmadnagar. D) Bijapur. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ahmadnagar. 19. It is said that Muhammad-bin-Bakhtiyar Khalji, one of the commanders of Muhammad Ghuri, conquered Nadia (one of the capitals of Bengal) with only 18 horsemen. The king of Bengal who then fled barefoot from his palace was A) Samantasena. B) Hemantasena. C) Ballalasena. D) Lakshamanasena. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lakshamanasena. 20. After the attack of Mahmud of Ghazanavi, who among the following reconstructed the Somnath Temple? A) Mularaj I. B) Bhimdev. C) Bhimraja -I. D) Jay Singh Siddharaaj. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bhimdev. 21. The Char Minar had been constructed by A) Quli Qutb Shah. B) Jahangir. C) Kanishka. D) Ali Adil Shah. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quli Qutb Shah. 22. Which among the following was a gold coin issued in vijayanagar empire of south India? A) Tara. B) Varaha. C) Kakini. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Varaha. 23. Faujdar and Amalguzar were the chief officials of the 'Sarkars' (administrative divisions) in Mughal Period. Amalguzar was related to which of the following operations? A) Law & Order. B) Revenue. C) Defence. D) Audit and Accounts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Revenue. 24. Maharaja Jaswant Singh was the ruler of A) Malwa. B) Mewar. C) Golcunda. D) Marwar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Marwar. 25. Who among the following was known as a Nirguna saint and reformer? A) Surdas. B) Sant Kabir. C) Tulsidas. D) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sant Kabir. 26. "Manisha Panchakam" was composed by A) Sri Ramanuja. B) Swami Chinmayananda. C) Adi Sankara. D) Swami Tejomayananda. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adi Sankara. 27. Manyakheta (modern Malkhed) on the banks of Kagina River in Gulbarga district, Karnataka state was the capital of.....? A) Hoysalas. B) Satvahanas. C) Rastrakutas. D) Kakatiyas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rastrakutas. 28. Ahmad Shah Abdali invaded India for the first time during the reign of which among the following Mughal Emperors? A) Ahmad Shah. B) Akbar-II. C) Muhammad Shah. D) Shah Alam-II. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Muhammad Shah. 29. Baz Bahadur was a in the court of Akbar A) Painter. B) Architect. C) Soldier. D) Musician. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Musician. 30. Which of the following was not introduced by the Portuguese to India A) Cashew. B) Maize. C) Tobacco. D) Potato. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cashew. 31. The Mongols under Chengez Khan invaded India during the reign of A) Iltutmish. B) Muhammad-bin-Tughluq. C) Firuz Tughluq. D) Balban. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Iltutmish. 32. The architectural raw material generally used in Akbar's period was A) Redstone. B) Brick. C) Marble. D) Limestone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Redstone. 33. Srinagar was captured in 1586 by the General A) Raja Bhagvan Das. B) Khan Khanan. C) Malik Amber. D) Raja Man Singh. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Raja Bhagvan Das. 34. The largest administrative division in the Vijayanagar empire was A) Nadu. B) Mandalam. C) Rajya. D) Kottam. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mandalam. 35. Which among the following is the modern location of '' Battle of Gogunda" ? A) Gujarat. B) Harayana. C) Rajasthan. D) Madhya Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rajasthan. 36. The Battle of Chandawar was fought in last decade of 12th century between which among the following rulers? A) Mohammad Ghori & Prithviraj Chauhan. B) Mohammad Ghori and Jaichand. C) Jaichand and Prithviraj Chauhan. D) Prithviraj Chauhan and Bhimdev Solanki. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mohammad Ghori and Jaichand. 37. Identify, among the following, the saint who had preached non-sectarianism in Medieval times A) Tukaram. B) Ramananda. C) Dadu. D) Raghunandan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dadu. 38. Sher Shah's last campaign was against A) Mount Abu. B) Surat. C) Chittor. D) Kalinjar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kalinjar. 39. Malik Muhammad Jayasi has written an epic, Padmavat, relating to king Ratan Singh and his queen Padmini of A) Malwa. B) Marwar. C) Ranathambhor. D) Mewar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mewar. 40. The construction of Taj Mahal was directed by A) Aurangzeb. B) Ustad Isa. C) Dara. D) Asaf Khan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ustad Isa. 41. Silapaddikaram' and 'Manimekalai' are the immortal epic works belonging to which of the following period? A) Gupta Age. B) Sangam Age. C) Pre-Mauryan Age. D) Early Medieval Age. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sangam Age. 42. Who among the following was the last ruler of Slave Dynasty? A) Aram Shah. B) Kaiqubad. C) Khusrau. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kaiqubad. 43. Sir Thomas Roe came to India with a letter from the British Monarch A) James I. B) Queen Anne. C) Queen Mary. D) Queen Elizabeth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) James I. 44. The two principal monuments of Alauddin Khalji reign - the Alai Darwaza and Jama at Khana Masjid - were constructed at A) Gulbarga. B) Fatehpur Sikri. C) Delhi. D) Agra. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Delhi. 45. Fort of Allahabad was built by.....? A) Humayun. B) Babur. C) Akbar. D) Shershah Suri. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Akbar. 46. In which among the following battles, artillery was used for the first time? A) Second Battle of Panipat. B) First Battle of Panipat. C) Third Battle of Tarain. D) First Battle of Khanwa. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) First Battle of Panipat. 47. Sher Shah was succeeded by A) Sikandar. B) Islam Shah. C) Alam Shah. D) Hasan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Islam Shah. 48. Where had Qutub-ud-din Aibak eot conatructed the Adhai-din-ka Jhonpra (Hut of Two-and-a-half- Days)? A) Delhi. B) Ajmer. C) Agra. D) Fatehpur Sikri. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ajmer. 49. Sultanates of Delhi have taken Which of the following in their buildings from the ancient architecture? A) Mehrab. B) Gumbaj. C) Decoration figures. D) Arched openings. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Arched openings. 50. The rulers of the Lodhi dynasty were A) Pure Turks. B) Timurid Turks. C) Pure Afghan. D) Turks settled in Afghanistan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pure Afghan. 51. The Brahmin minister of Shambhaji (Son and Successor of Shivaji) upon whom he invested the title of 'Pinnacle of Poets' was A) Kavi Kalash. B) Kavindra Acharya. C) Kavi Bhusan. D) Kavi Martanda. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kavi Kalash. 52. Who among the following conspired against Ibrahim Lodi and invited Babur to invade Delhi? A) Bahlol Lodi. B) Daulat Khan Lodi. C) Sikandar Lodi. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Daulat Khan Lodi. 53. Which statement about Amir Khusrao is not true? A) He was a great poet. B) He was a great historian. C) He wrote poetry in Hindi and Urdu. D) He worked for the Hindu-Muslim unity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He worked for the Hindu-Muslim unity. 54. Mansabdari System was founded by Akbar. The Mansabdars were A) Military commanders. B) Provincial governors. C) High civil and military officers. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 55. The Mughal architecture attained unrivalled magnificence during the reign of A) Shah Jahan. B) Jahangir. C) Akbar. D) Babar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shah Jahan. 56. The scholar who had accompanied Mohammed of Ghazni to India was A) Al-Raza. B) Al-Beruni. C) Al-Firdausi. D) Ibn-Batuta. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ibn-Batuta. 57. How many years Humayun spent in exile after he lost his kingdom in Hindustan? A) 12 years. B) 15 years. C) 20 years. D) 10 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 15 years. 58. "Muazzama" was the title of which of the following Mughal Emperors? A) Shah Alam II. B) Mohammad Shah. C) Bahadur Shah Zafar. D) Jahandar Shah. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bahadur Shah Zafar. 59. The Maratha dominion of Shivaji was known as A) Maharajya. B) Mulk-i-qadim. C) Maratha Rastra. D) Swaraj. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Swaraj. 60. Prem Vatika, poems on the life of Krishna, was composed by A) Kabir. B) Raskhan. C) Bihari. D) Surdas. 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