This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian History > Medieval > Medieval Indian History – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Medieval Indian History Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 'Tarikh Al-Hind' was written by ..... A) Ibn Battuta. B) Al Bruni. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Al Bruni. 2. The term 'Hindustan" was first used by whom? A) Amir Khusrau. B) Minhaj-i Siraj. C) Babur. D) Al-idrisi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Minhaj-i Siraj. 3. The inscription are in the monument walls A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 4. WILLIAM HAWKINS WAS A PERSIAN TRAVELER A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 5. The city of Kanauj was located in? A) Ajmer. B) Central Asia. C) Iran. D) The Ganga valley. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Ganga valley. 6. Scholar officials had to take ..... exams to work for the government: A) Civil service. B) The emperor. C) Buddhism. D) Confucianism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Civil service. 7. The term 'Medieval' is derived from ..... word ..... meaning middle ages. A) Latin, Middle Ages. B) Greek, Middle Ages. C) Latin, medieval age. D) Greek, medium avum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Latin, Middle Ages. 8. In which part historians have divided Indian history? A) Medieval, Modern, Colonial. B) Ancient, Medieval, Colonial. C) Ancient, Medieval, Modern. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ancient, Medieval, Modern. 9. Who coined the term Indoi? A) Ancient Persians. B) Ancient Greeks. C) Ancient Aryans. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ancient Greeks. 10. Who authored Kitab-ul Rehla? A) Amir Khusrau. B) Ibn-Battuta. C) On the continent. D) Al-Biruni. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ibn-Battuta. 11. Which Sultan is called an educated fool? A) Mohammad Bin Tughlaq. B) Alauddin Khilji. C) Balban. D) Iltutmish. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mohammad Bin Tughlaq. 12. The present day name india was given to the country by the ..... A) Greeks. B) Indo indians. C) Arabs. D) Persians. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greeks. 13. The medieval period witnessed advent of ..... A) Islam. B) Buddhism. C) Jainism. D) Hinduism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Islam. 14. Minhaj-us-Siraj has written a general history of the Islamic world and is named after the reigning Sultan Nasiruddin Mahmud. A) Rajtarangini. B) Tarikh-i-Firunz Shahi. C) Muntakhab-ut-Tawarikh. D) Two layers of victory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Two layers of victory. 15. The Pala King defeated by Rajendra Chola was ..... A) Agriculture. B) Dharma pala. C) Gopala. D) Devapala. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agriculture. 16. The tripartite struggle happened over this region: A) Cape Comorin. B) Delhi. C) Cannes. D) Lazy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cannes. 17. Amir Khusrau is one the best know sufi ..... A) Fighter. B) Poets. C) Writer. D) Saint. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poets. 18. ..... is the story of a person's life which is written by someone else. A) Autobiography. B) Biography. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biography. 19. The Early Mediaeval history period ranges from A) 1200 CE-1750 CE. B) 800 CE-1200 CE. C) 700 CE-1200 CE. D) 750 CE-1250 CE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 700 CE-1200 CE. 20. Where did the Japanese get most of their food from? A) The sea. B) Hunting. C) Trading with other countries. D) Farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sea. 21. How did the practice of Shintoism influence the Japanese culture? A) It led the Japanese to adopt monotheistic beliefs. B) It provided guidelines for a strict code of behavior for the Samurai to follow. C) It emphasized allegiance to the emperor and the nation. D) It encouraged the Japanese to respect the beauty and power of nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It encouraged the Japanese to respect the beauty and power of nature. 22. Who was the first sultan of Delhi? A) Shamsuddin Iltutmish. B) Qutbuddin Aybak. C) Ghiyasuddin Balban. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Qutbuddin Aybak. 23. ..... is an Arabic word meaning "generations or centuries" ? A) Tahquiq. B) Date. C) Jital. D) Strength. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Strength. 24. Which Dynasty was responsible for creating the Forbidden City? A) Song. B) Ming. C) Sui. D) Tang. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ming. 25. Vikramashila university established by ..... A) S. Mahendrapala. B) D. Ramapala. C) A. Devapala. D) B. Dharmapala. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) B. Dharmapala. 26. Murshid Quli Khan was appointed as the naib, deputy to the governor of the Bengal province. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 27. A person who studies the coins are called as Numismatist. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 28. The bhakti movement began approximately in the ..... Ce A) 5th century. B) 6th century. C) 7century. D) 4th century. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 6th century. 29. Great spice port on west coast of India A) Calicut. B) Calico. C) Walla Walla. D) Elbow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Calicut. 30. Which Satavahana ruler is credited with having increased the power of the empire which provided a fillip to trade with foreign countries? A) Pass. B) Gautamiputra Satkarani. C) April. D) Vashishthiputra Shri Pulmayi. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vashishthiputra Shri Pulmayi. 31. Guru Nanak's teaching are contained in the ..... A) Sufi Granth. B) Guru book. C) Formless book. D) Adi Granth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adi Granth. 32. Zheng He conquered many territories. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 33. Name the author of Ain-i-Akbari A) Bhara Mal. B) All of them. C) Todar Mal. D) Apple is still. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Apple is still. 34. Babur invaded India in the year A) 1526. B) 1659. C) 1625. D) 1660. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1526. 35. Who was the leader of the Mongols when they attacked China? A) Z Huyuan Zhang. B) Confucius. C) Empress Wu. D) Genghis Khan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Genghis Khan. 36. Whose life is depicted in the 'Sabhasad Bakhar'? A) Sambhaji. B) Shahji. C) Rajaram. D) Shiva. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shiva. 37. Kublai Khan started this dynasty. A) Tang. B) Yuan. C) Song. D) Ming. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yuan. 38. (Tuzk) Persian word meaning A) Biography. B) Auto-Biography. C) History. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Auto-Biography. 39. Clearer of Obstacles A) Vishnu. B) Buddha. C) Shiva. D) Ganesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ganesh. 40. The Medieval period is divided into 3 parts A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 41. British French Portugese and Dutch established factories in ..... A) Beautiful. B) Chennai. C) Surat. D) Delhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Surat. 42. Which of the following is NOT the Reason for the Decline of Mughal Empire? A) Policy of Aurangzeb. B) Vastness of Empire. C) Wars of Succession. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 43. The Marathas asserted their political importance during this period. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 44. What is the meaning of nomenclature A) It is a thing. B) Hitoricalrecords. C) A system for naming things. D) Non of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A system for naming things. 45. 'Akbarnama' is an example of ..... A) Biography. B) Autobiography. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biography. 46. The word 'Sufi' was derived from the Arabic word 'Suf' meaning ..... ? A) Peace. B) Wool. C) Purity. D) Cotton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wool. 47. A line of family rulers. A) Dynasty. B) Political. C) Imperial. D) Clan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dynasty. 48. The Sufi saints of Persia and Central Asia were organized into ..... orders or silsilas. A) 12. B) 14. C) 20. D) 15. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 12. 49. Medieval period are divided into: A) 5. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2. 50. Guru Nanak lived from 1469 to ..... CE A) 1569. B) 1527. C) 1507. D) 1538. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1538. 51. Hazrat Nizamuddin became a disciple of which Baba Farid at what age? A) 23. B) 30. C) 20. D) 25. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 20. 52. The last ruler of the Chandela dynasty was defeated by ..... A) Sabuktigin. B) Muhammad of Ghori. C) Mahumud of Ghazni. D) Qutb-ud-din-aibak. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Qutb-ud-din-aibak. 53. During the Tang dynasty, to become a government official A) Students had to be from noble families. B) Students had to pass a difficult Civil Service examination. C) Students had to make inventions. D) Students had to know Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Students had to pass a difficult Civil Service examination. 54. Which among the following constructions (of Mughal) is constructed of pure marble? A) Allahabad Fort. B) Fatehpur Sikri. C) Salim Chisti's tomb. D) Agra Fort. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Salim Chisti's tomb. 55. THE LATE MEDIEVAL PERIOD SPANS FROM A) 8TH TO 12TH CENTURY. B) 20TH TO 21TH CENTURY. C) 10TH TO 19TH CENTURY. D) 13TH TO 18TH CENTURY. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 13TH TO 18TH CENTURY. 56. Historical events arranged chronologically A) Autobiographies. B) Chronicals. C) Biographies. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chronicals. 57. Where was the British company's first trading port? A) Coromandel port. B) Mumbai. C) Chennai. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coromandel port. 58. Who is the Buddhist monk who traveled all over south and southeast Asia collecting and translating Buddhist texts? A) Z Henghe. B) X U buried. C) Ramnada. D) Vasco da Gama. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) X U buried. 59. History is divided into ..... parts A) 2. B) 4. C) 3. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. 60. Which of the following were the causes for the Tripartite struggle? 1. Kannauj was the former capital of Harshvardhana's empire and control of it represented the political domination over northern India.2. Kannauj was connected to the silk road and an ideal location for trade and commerce.3. Control of Kannauj also meant control of the Central Gangetic valley, which was rich in resources.Choose the correct option from the codes listed below A) 1 and 2. B) Only 2. C) 1 and 3. D) 1, 2 and 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1, 2 and 3. 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