This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian History > Medieval > Mediaval India – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Mediaval India Quiz 9 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Humayun lost the Mughal Empire to Sher Shah Suri finally In the battle of A) Kannauj. B) Chausa. C) Chunar. D) Ghagra. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kannauj. 2. Kabir was contemporary of A) Guru Nanak. B) Sultan Sikandar Lodhi. C) Both A and B above. D) Babar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both A and B above. 3. Of the following, with whom Akbar did not come into contact? A) Buddhists. B) Jains. C) Parsis. D) Christians. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buddhists. 4. A ruling dynasty established in India at the instance of Timur was A) Lodi. B) Khalji. C) Saiyad. D) Shahmir. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Saiyad. 5. Mirza Ghalib was a contemporary of which among the following Mughal Emperors? A) Farrukhsiyar. B) Alamgir II. C) Muhammad Shah. D) Bahadur Shah Zafar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bahadur Shah Zafar. 6. Harihara and Bukka, the founders of the empire of Vijayanagar, named their dynasty as A) Saluva. B) Tuluva. C) Aravidu. D) Sangama. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sangama. 7. During the reign of Aurangzeb, Rajaram was a A) Jat Leader. B) Sikh Leader. C) Mughal Leader. D) Maratha Leader. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Maratha Leader. 8. Rajatarangini by Kalhan is a history of A) Harsha's reign. B) Delhi. C) Chandragupta's reign. D) Kashmir. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kashmir. 9. The greatest ruler in the history of Vijayanagar was? A) Krishnadeva Raya. B) Achyutdeva Raya. C) Deva Raya II. D) Saluva Narsimha. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Krishnadeva Raya. 10. Maldeva was the ruler of A) Kannauj. B) Jaunpur. C) Udaipur. D) Jodhpur. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jodhpur. 11. The liberal religion preached by the saints of Maharashtra and rigidly followed by Shivaji is known as A) Hindu Dharma. B) Rashtra Dharma. C) Desh Dharma. D) Maharashtra Dharma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Maharashtra Dharma. 12. Who of the following Portuguese Viceroys in India captured Goa (1510) from the Adil Shahi Sultan of Bijapur and made it the headquarters of the Protuguese government in India? A) Joao De Castro. B) Albuquerque. C) Dom Luiz De Atayde. D) Almeida. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Albuquerque. 13. Babur, the founder of the mighty Mughal Empire traced his lineage from : A) Timur from paternal line and Chengiz Khan from Maternal Line. B) Chengiz Khan from Paternal Line and Timur from Maternal line. C) Chagatai Turks from paternal and maternal side. D) Mongoloids from paternal and Maternal side. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Timur from paternal line and Chengiz Khan from Maternal Line. 14. Aurangzeb, in his attempt to annex Marwar to the Mughal empire, was involved in a 30-year war. During these long years the most valiant struggle from the aide of Marwar was fought by A) Durgadas. B) Hadas of Bundi. C) Ajit Singh. D) Indra Singh. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Durgadas. 15. Who was the famous Deccan Hindu king whose fleet crossed the Bay of Bengal with an army and conquered a number of states in Sumatra, Java and Malaysia? A) Pulakesin. B) Mahipala II. C) Rajendra Chola. D) Rajaraja I. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rajendra Chola. 16. Sundar Vilas is the work of a famous Bhakti Saint A) Ramananda. B) Guru Nanak. C) Dadu. D) Tukaram. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dadu. 17. The famous Moorish (from Morocco) traveller Ibn Batuta, who visited India recorded his experiences in a book entitled Safarnama or Rehla, was appointed Qazi of Delhi by Sultan A) Ghiyasuddin Tughluq. B) Mubarak Shah Khalji. C) Firuz Tughluq. D) Mohammad-bin-Tughluq. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mohammad-bin-Tughluq. 18. The silver coin which was introduced by Sher Shah and continued by the Mughals was : A) Dinar. B) Rupaya. C) Asharfi. D) Muhar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rupaya. 19. Who among the following Mughal rulers took measures against the practice of "Sati" ? A) Shahjahan. B) Humayun. C) Akbar. D) Jahanagir. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Akbar. 20. Who completed the Qutub Minar? A) Iltutmish. B) Babar. C) Rajiya. D) Qutub-ud-din-Aibak. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Iltutmish. 21. Which Mughal emperor is credited with having composed secular Hindi songs? A) Babar. B) Shah Jahan. C) Jahangir. D) Humayun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jahangir. 22. Which legendary Sufi saint of Chishti order was popularly known as 'Chirag-e-Dehlavi (Chirag of Delhi)'? A) Nizamuddin Auliya. B) Shaikh Nasiruddin Mahmud. C) Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shaikh Nasiruddin Mahmud. 23. The exhaustive codification of Islamic laws in the name of 'Fatwa-i-Alamgiri' was done at the behest of which among the following rulers of Medieval India? A) Akbar. B) Sher Shah Suri. C) Aurangzeb. D) Alauddin Khalji. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aurangzeb. 24. In the Battle of Haldighati the Mughal troops were commanded by A) Asaf khan. B) Raja Man Singh of Amber. C) Qazi Khan. D) Todar Mal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Raja Man Singh of Amber. 25. Which among the following was not a Landmark of the Iltutmish's rule? A) Introduction of iqtadari System. B) Organization of Chalisa. C) Putting forward the' Divine Right Theory". D) Introduction of silver tanka & Copper Jetal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Putting forward the' Divine Right Theory". 26. The title of Alamgir was assumed by A) Aurangzeb. B) Sher Shah. C) Jahangir. D) Akbar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aurangzeb. 27. In 1206 AD Muhammad of Ghuri was killed at A) Kabul. B) Tarain. C) Ajmer. D) Damayak. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Damayak. 28. Akbar suppressed the rebellion of Abdullah Khan, the Governor of A) Mewar. B) Malwa. C) Meerut. D) Mankat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Malwa. 29. The title of Mahakavi Rai was given by Shah Jahan to A) Jagannath. B) Tansen. C) Todar Mal. D) Birbal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jagannath. 30. The island of Bombay had been given to the British Prince Charles II as dowry by the A) French. B) Dutch. C) Danish. D) Portuguese. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Portuguese. 31. ''Loom '' was a central technological innovation in which of the following era? A) Sultanate Era. B) Rajput Era. C) Mughal Era. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sultanate Era. 32. Sambhaji was the successor of A) Shaji Bhonsle. B) Shahu. C) Shivaji. D) Dadaji. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shivaji. 33. Bagh-e Babur" where Babur is buried is located at? A) Karachi. B) Lahore. C) Kabul. D) Tashkent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kabul. 34. In the Mughal administration, military recruitment had been looked after by the A) Wazir. B) Kotwal. C) Diwan. D) Bakhshi. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bakhshi. 35. The independent kingdom of Awadh was founded by A) Asaf-ud-Daulah. B) Safdar Jang. C) Saadat Khan. D) Shuja-ud-Daulah. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Saadat Khan. 36. Babar came to India originally from A) Khiva. B) Seistan. C) Ferghana. D) Khorasan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ferghana. 37. After the death of Aurangzeb, which of the following Mughals abolished jazia tax for the first time? A) Jahandar Shah. B) Rafi Ul Darjat. C) Mohammad Shah Rangila. D) Farrukhsiyar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jahandar Shah. 38. Shershah Suri introduced the coins made of.....? A) Gold & Silver Only. B) Gold, Silver & Copper. C) Gold & Copper. D) Silver & Copper Only. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gold, Silver & Copper. 39. Sayana, a very important commentator of Vedas flourished in which of the following? A) Hoysala Empire. B) Kakatiya dynasty. C) Vijaynagar Empire. D) Pandyan Empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vijaynagar Empire. 40. The Purana Qila (at Delhi) was constructed in the reign of A) Sher Shah. B) Akbar. C) Humayun. D) Jahangir. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sher Shah. 41. The estate of Shivaji's father was A) Poona. B) Torna. C) Rajgarh. D) Konkan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Poona. 42. Which among the following empire was known as "Mulk-e-Khadim" ? A) Mysore Sultanate. B) Bijapur Kingdom. C) Madurai Sultanate. D) Maratha Kingdom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Maratha Kingdom. 43. Amir Khusrau's name is associated with the invention of the A) Tabla. B) Shehnai. C) Sitar. D) Sarod. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sitar. 44. The rulers of Bahmani kingdom encouraged the development of art and architecture in the form of cities, buildings, mosques and fortresses. The incorrect statement in this context is: A) The city of Hyderabad was founded by Ibrahim Adil Shah of Bijapur. B) The Char Minar of Hyderabad was built by Mohammad Quli Qutb Shah of Golkunda. C) Mahmud Gawan built a college at Bidar. D) Gol Gumbaz of Bijapur, the mausoleum of Mohammad Adil Shah is the largest dome. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The city of Hyderabad was founded by Ibrahim Adil Shah of Bijapur. 45. Vikrampura and Vijaypuri were two capitals of which among the following Sen kings? A) Ballal Sen. B) Vijay Sen. C) Samnta Sen. D) Hemanta Sen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vijay Sen. 46. Fawazil in the Sultanate period meant A) Illegal exactions extracted from the peasants. B) Revenue assigned in lieu of salary. C) Excess amount paid to the exchequer by the iqtadars. D) Extra payment made to the nobles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Excess amount paid to the exchequer by the iqtadars. 47. Name the famous Sufi saint whose mausoleum was erected at Fatehpur Sikri. A) Nizamuddin Auliya. B) Sheikh Salim Chisti. C) Baba Farid-ud-din. D) Sheikh Muin-ud-din Chisti. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sheikh Salim Chisti. 48. Moti Masjid was built in Red Fort by which of the following Mughal Emperor? A) Aurangazeb. B) Akbar. C) Shah Aalam II. D) Shahjahan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aurangazeb. 49. The Peacock Throne of Shah Jahan was made of A) Pure Silver. B) Pure Gold and Pure Silver. C) Pure Gold studded with gems. D) Silver, copper and gold. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pure Gold studded with gems. 50. The Pallava ruler who built the famous Kailash temple at Kanchi and the Shore temple at Mahabalipuram was A) Parmesvarvarman I. B) Narsimhavarman. C) Narsimhavarman II. D) Mahendra Varman I. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Narsimhavarman II. 51. Who was the founder of Srivaishnava sect? A) Yamunacharya. B) Uyyakondar. C) Nathamuni. D) Ramanuja. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ramanuja. 52. In the Indian History which period is called as "Golden Age of Architecture" ? A) British period. B) Sultanate Period. C) Mughal Period. D) Gupta period. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gupta period. 53. Who among the following came to India at the instance of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni? A) Abdul Haq. B) Al-Masudi. C) SuIaiman. D) Al-Beruni. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Al-Beruni. 54. Who among the following was the founder of Rastrakuta dynasty? A) Govinda -I. B) Indra - II. C) Dantidurga. D) Krishna -I. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dantidurga. 55. "Mansabdars" in Mughal period were A) Landlords and zamindars. B) Officials of the state. C) Those who had to give revenue. D) Revenue collectors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Landlords and zamindars. 56. "Nitivakymitra" (nectar of Aphorisms on Politics) was written by a Jains writer of the 10th century His name? A) Charudutta. B) Sukra. C) Kamandaka. D) Somadeva Suri. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sukra. 57. Who among the following led a campaign against Warangal in 1309? A) Malik Kafur. B) Mohmmad bin Tuglaq. C) Ala-ud-din Khilji. D) Bakhtiar Khilji,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Malik Kafur. 58. Who, among the following is remembered to this day by the Rajputas as a model of chivalry and courage and is he hero of many folk ballads? A) Jaichand. B) Prithviraj. C) Vidyadhara. D) Parmal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prithviraj. 59. After consolidating his power, Balban assumed the grand title of A) Tuti-e-Hind. B) Din-i-IIahi. C) Kaiser-i-Hind. D) Zil-i-IIahi. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Zil-i-IIahi. 60. In which of the following years, Akbar had centralized the control and functioning of various mints? A) 1578. B) 1576. C) 1570. D) 1572. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1570. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIndian History QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesMediaval India Quiz 1Mediaval India Quiz 2Mediaval India Quiz 3Mediaval India Quiz 4Mediaval India Quiz 5Mediaval India Quiz 6Mediaval India Quiz 7Mediaval India Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books