This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian History > Medieval > Medieval Indian History – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Medieval Indian History Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Medieval Persian is not similar to modem Persian A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. During ancient times India was NOT known as A) Indiavarsha. B) Jambudvipa. C) Bharatas. D) Hindustan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hindustan. 3. The Shrine of Nizamudheen Auliya situated A) Embers. B) Kashmir. C) Panipat. D) Delhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Delhi. 4. WHAT IS A MEANING OF ARCHIVE A) THE HOME WHERE WE LIVE. B) THE PLACE WHERE STUDETS HIDE. C) A PLACE WHERE HISTORICAL RECORDS KEPT. D) ALL OF THE ABOVE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A PLACE WHERE HISTORICAL RECORDS KEPT. 5. Who wrote the Rajatarangini? A) Ashvagosha. B) Kalhan. C) Chanakya. D) Kalidasa. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kalhan. 6. THE EARLY MEDIEVAL PERIOD SAW THE EMERGENCE OF: A) PALS. B) CHOLAS. C) Rashtrakutas. D) Pratiharas. E) ALL OF THESE. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) ALL OF THESE. 7. Was the Sui a long or short Dynasty? A) Short. B) Long. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Short. 8. Amir Khusro a famous Sufi poet was a disciple of ..... A) Moinuddin Chishti. B) Salim Chishti. C) Papa Fred. D) Nizamuddin Alia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nizamuddin Alia. 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. A) A and R are both true and R is the correct explanation of A. B) A and R are both true but R is not the correct explanation of A. C) A is true, R is false. D) A is false, R is True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A and R are both true and R is the correct explanation of A. 10. This major construction project helped unify China by improving trade between North and South China A) Tang Navy. B) Grand Canal. C) Forbidden City. D) Silk Road. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grand Canal. 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. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 12. What is referred ta as a 'jagir' A) A tax levied on a piece of land. B) A religious tax. C) A piece of land given to an official in lieu of a salary. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A piece of land given to an official in lieu of a salary. 13. Which were not the sources of information of the British administration? A) . Memos. B) Reports. C) Diaries of Indians. D) Notes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Diaries of Indians. 14. Coin is which type of source? A) Archeological Source. B) Literary Source. C) Both a and b. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Archeological Source. 15. WHAT IS A MEANING OF biography A) LIFE OF OURS. B) Life story of a person written by someone else. C) LIFE STORY OF SOMEONE. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Life story of a person written by someone else. 16. The Basilica of Saint Francis is located in ..... ? A) Assisi. B) Venice. C) Pompeii. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assisi. 17. What was the most common problem when scribes were involved in writing history. A) Misinterpret the text. B) Destroy records/material. C) Wrote incorrect information. D) Introduced small changes-a word here, a sentence there. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Introduced small changes-a word here, a sentence there. 18. Sikhs regard 'Guru Granth Sahib' as ..... ? A) A living guru. B) Kabir's words. C) The words of God. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A living guru. 19. Which country was the domingo paes from??? A) Persia. B) England. C) Arab. D) Portugal. E) France. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Portugal. 20. Sources are divided into A) Five. B) Six. C) Two. D) Three. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Two. 21. Who adopted the policy of blood and iron A) Alauddin Khilji. B) Balban. C) Sikandar Lodhi. D) Mohammad Bin Tughlaq. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Balban. 22. Who commisioned the 'Akbarnama'? A) Akbar. B) Gulbadan Begum. C) Ziauddin. D) Apple is still. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Akbar. 23. When was St. Francis Assisi born? A) 1172. B) 1152. C) 1220. D) 1182. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1182. 24. ..... built the Grand Canal in China. A) Tang Dynasty. B) Song Dynasty. C) Sui Dynasty. D) Yuan Dynasty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sui Dynasty. 25. What is the meaning of term "medieval" A) Middle age. B) Early medieval age. C) Late medieval age. D) Bronze age. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Middle age. 26. Foreign travelers visited the court of mighty Indian kings and wrote about their ..... What did they wrote about? A) Ancestors. B) Reigns. C) Politics. D) Family. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reigns. 27. Zend Avesta, is the sacred book of the ..... A) Sikhs. B) Parsees. C) Jains. D) Budhists. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parsees. 28. Who patronised the Buddhist author Haribadra? A) Ramapala. B) Dharmapala. C) Gopala. D) Devpala. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Devpala. 29. Who was Illtumish's daughter A) Alauddin Khilji. B) Jalauddin Khilji. C) Raziya Sultan. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Raziya Sultan. 30. The chronicle Tatikh-i-Furuz Shahi was written by A) Minhaj-us-Siraj. B) Ziauddin Barani. C) Mirza Muhammad Kazim. D) Abdul Qadeer without. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ziauddin Barani. 31. Which of the following is an archaeological source? A) Inscription. B) Coins. C) Monuments. D) Paintings. E) All the 4 are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All the 4 are correct. 32. Who was the founder of the Slave Dynasty? A) On the left. B) Razia Sultana. C) Qutb-ud-din Aibak. D) Iltutmish. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Qutb-ud-din Aibak. 33. The 'Razmanama' which was compiled by several Persian scholars was atranslation of? A) Ramayana. B) Mahabharat. C) Upanishad. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mahabharat. 34. A type of literary source A) Monuments. B) Coins. C) Biography. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biography. 35. The Dutch captured Kochi in ..... ? A) 1667. B) 1662. C) 1665. D) 1663. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1663. 36. A Buddhist monk from China A) Mira bye. B) Ganesh. C) X U buried. D) Vishnu. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) X U buried. 37. The rock-cut cave temples at Ellora and Elephanta are the legacy of: A) Cholas. B) Palas. C) Chalukyas. D) Rashtrakutas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rashtrakutas. 38. Which of the following was NOT a great building project accomplished during the time of the Ming Dynasty? A) The Ming Tower. B) The Great Wall. C) The Forbidden City. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Ming Tower. 39. Put the dynasties in the correct order: A) Tang-s UI-tang. B) Song-s UI-Han. C) Song-s UI. D) S UI-tang-song. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) S UI-tang-song. 40. INDIA WAS KNOWN AS HIND OR HINDUSTAN AROUND 11TH CENTURY FOR A) FOR US. B) FOR TEACHERS. C) ARABS AND PERSIAN. D) ALL OF THE ABOVE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ARABS AND PERSIAN. 41. Modern history is the history of the world beginning after the ..... A) Ancient age. B) Prehistoric age. C) Medieval age. D) Historical age. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medieval age. 42. Three largest provinces to become independent of the Mughal empire were A) Hyderabad, Bengal, Awadh. B) Awadh, Bengal, Bijapur. C) Hyderabad, Awadh, Delhi. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyderabad, Bengal, Awadh. 43. Daimyo were ..... A) Land owners, nobles. B) Warriors. C) Farmers. D) Military leaders. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Land owners, nobles. 44. Indian mathematicians adopted the concept of infinity from Arab scholars. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 45. Who was the founder of Hyderabad State? A) Nadir Shah. B) Nizam Malik is sorry. C) Sadat Khan. D) Shiva. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nizam Malik is sorry. 46. Who is the leader of a jaati? A) Chairman. B) Chieftain. C) Director. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chieftain. 47. Hamzanama is also known as ..... ? A) Dastanmer Hamza. B) Dastan-i-Amir Name. C) Dastan-i-Amir Sharief. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dastanmer Hamza. 48. Which clan did rajputs belong to?? A) Indian. B) Persian. C) Mughal. D) Kshatriya. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kshatriya. 49. Who were the Mongols and from what land did they come? A) The Mongols were nomads from a region west of China. B) The Mongols were nomads from a region north of China. C) The Mongols were nomads from a region south of China. D) The Mongols were nomads from a region east of China. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Mongols were nomads from a region north of China. 50. What will influence Japanese writing, buildings, and religion? A) Travel to Russia. B) Fishing for food. C) Christianity. D) Trade with China. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trade with China. 51. Devotion to a deity or guru A) Yoga. B) Bhakti. C) Brahmin. D) Dalit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bhakti. 52. True or False:China had many inventions and advancements A) True, they were very advanced. B) False, too many wars for inventing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True, they were very advanced. 53. Who was the author of 'Tuzukh-i-Baburi' / 'Baburnama'? A) On the continent. B) Ziauddin. C) Apple is still. D) Babur. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Babur. 54. The civil service exams were based off of the teachings of which person? A) Confucius. B) L i yuan. C) Kublai Khan. D) Prince Zheng. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Confucius. 55. Bharatavarsha is mentioned in both the Vishnupurana and ..... A) Rigveda. B) Atharvaveda. C) Samveda. D) Yajurveda. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rigveda. 56. What scientific theory did Aryabhata propose A) The earth is at the center of everything. B) The Earth is round. C) The earth rotates around the sun. D) The earth is a rock. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Earth is round. 57. The surface of the Qutb Minar is A) Triangular. B) Rectangular. C) Circular. D) Curved and angular. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Curved and angular. 58. Under the Sultans who ruled after Mahmud of Ghazni, ..... became the official & court language. A) Hindi. B) Arabic. C) Urdu. D) Persian. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Persian. 59. The late medieval period begins with the invasion of ..... A) Babur. B) British. C) Mahmud of Ghazni and Mohammad Ghori. D) Ibrahim lodi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mahmud of Ghazni and Mohammad Ghori. 60. What idea is most closely associated with Shintoism? A) People will be reincarnated based on their actions in this life. B) People need to live in harmony with nature. C) People must follow a strict code of conduct in order to please God. D) People must swear allegiance to the emperor. 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