Medieval Indian History Quiz 2 (60 MCQs)

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1. Medieval Persian is not similar to modem Persian
2. During ancient times India was NOT known as
3. The Shrine of Nizamudheen Auliya situated
4. WHAT IS A MEANING OF ARCHIVE
5. Who wrote the Rajatarangini?
6. THE EARLY MEDIEVAL PERIOD SAW THE EMERGENCE OF:
7. Was the Sui a long or short Dynasty?
8. Amir Khusro a famous Sufi poet was a disciple of .....
9. The following questions contain two statements each, labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R).Assertion (A):Yajna Sri Satakarni was a lover of trade and navigation. Reason (R):His love for navigation and overseas trade is shown by the representation of a ship on his coins.
10. This major construction project helped unify China by improving trade between North and South China
11. Akbar was called Akbar the Great because he came to power at age fourteen and ruled peacefully for 49 years. He also supported painters, poets, and scholars of different religions. He was Muslim but practiced tolerance and allowed Hindus to practice their religion freely. He also hired people for government jobs based on merit instead of religion or caste.
12. What is referred ta as a 'jagir'
13. Which were not the sources of information of the British administration?
14. Coin is which type of source?
15. WHAT IS A MEANING OF biography
16. The Basilica of Saint Francis is located in ..... ?
17. What was the most common problem when scribes were involved in writing history.
18. Sikhs regard 'Guru Granth Sahib' as ..... ?
19. Which country was the domingo paes from???
20. Sources are divided into
21. Who adopted the policy of blood and iron
22. Who commisioned the 'Akbarnama'?
23. When was St. Francis Assisi born?
24. ..... built the Grand Canal in China.
25. What is the meaning of term "medieval"
26. Foreign travelers visited the court of mighty Indian kings and wrote about their ..... What did they wrote about?
27. Zend Avesta, is the sacred book of the .....
28. Who patronised the Buddhist author Haribadra?
29. Who was Illtumish's daughter
30. The chronicle Tatikh-i-Furuz Shahi was written by
31. Which of the following is an archaeological source?
32. Who was the founder of the Slave Dynasty?
33. The 'Razmanama' which was compiled by several Persian scholars was atranslation of?
34. A type of literary source
35. The Dutch captured Kochi in ..... ?
36. A Buddhist monk from China
37. The rock-cut cave temples at Ellora and Elephanta are the legacy of:
38. Which of the following was NOT a great building project accomplished during the time of the Ming Dynasty?
39. Put the dynasties in the correct order:
40. INDIA WAS KNOWN AS HIND OR HINDUSTAN AROUND 11TH CENTURY FOR
41. Modern history is the history of the world beginning after the .....
42. Three largest provinces to become independent of the Mughal empire were
43. Daimyo were .....
44. Indian mathematicians adopted the concept of infinity from Arab scholars.
45. Who was the founder of Hyderabad State?
46. Who is the leader of a jaati?
47. Hamzanama is also known as ..... ?
48. Which clan did rajputs belong to??
49. Who were the Mongols and from what land did they come?
50. What will influence Japanese writing, buildings, and religion?
51. Devotion to a deity or guru
52. True or False:China had many inventions and advancements
53. Who was the author of 'Tuzukh-i-Baburi' / 'Baburnama'?
54. The civil service exams were based off of the teachings of which person?
55. Bharatavarsha is mentioned in both the Vishnupurana and .....
56. What scientific theory did Aryabhata propose
57. The surface of the Qutb Minar is
58. Under the Sultans who ruled after Mahmud of Ghazni, ..... became the official & court language.
59. The late medieval period begins with the invasion of .....
60. What idea is most closely associated with Shintoism?