This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian History > Medieval > Medieval Indian History – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Medieval Indian History Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Samurai powder ..... A) The moral code of honor for samurai. B) Was the military leader of Japan. C) Number of people per square mile. D) A warrior. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The moral code of honor for samurai. 2. Did NOT write a travelogue on Vijayanagara A) Nicolo Conti. B) Sunday Paes. C) Abdul Razzaq. D) Duarte Barbosa. E) Chand Bardai. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Chand Bardai. 3. One silver tanka is equal to how many jitals A) 49 jiggles. B) 48 jiggles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 48 jiggles. 4. One group of people who became important in this period were the ....., a name derived from "Rajaputra" , the son of a ruler. A) Kshatriya. B) Warriors. C) Brahmins. D) Rajputs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rajputs. 5. Alamgirnama is a chronicle written on ..... reign. A) Babur. B) Aurangzeb. C) Jahangir. D) Akbar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aurangzeb. 6. Who were the parties involved in "tripartite struggle" ? A) Rashtrakutas. B) Palas. C) Gurjar-Pratihara. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 7. Sikhism was founded in ..... CE A) 15. B) 16. C) 14. D) 17. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 15. 8. What did the Akbar abolish? A) Religious policy. B) Architecture. C) Jizya. D) Mansabdari System. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jizya. 9. Who among the following Hindu Painters was sent by Jehangir to make aportrait of Shah Abbas I of Persia? A) Bishan Das. B) Ustad Mansur. C) Govardhan. D) Manohar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bishan Das. 10. Hazrat Nizamuddin was ..... years old when his father died. A) 4. B) 12. C) 10. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 5. 11. Akbarnama was written by A) Apple is still. B) Babur. C) Amir Khursrau. D) Akbar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apple is still. 12. The most common geographic feature in Japan is ..... A) Mountains. B) Coastal plains. C) Rivers. D) Oceans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mountains. 13. Who was the author of Tahqeek-e-Hind? A) Firdausi. B) Utbi. C) Ameer Khusro. D) Alberuni. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alberuni. 14. The first great empire across northern India A) Mughal Empire. B) Gupta Empire. C) Chola Empire. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gupta Empire. 15. Which food staple have the Japanese relied on due to its geographic isolation and lack of arable land? A) Flour. B) Wheat. C) Rice. D) Sugar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rice. 16. AL-BERUNI CAME TO INDIA WITH A) THOMAS ROE. B) Muhammad of Ghari. C) MAHMUD OF GHAZNI. D) RUSTAM. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) MAHMUD OF GHAZNI. 17. The Nizammuddin Dargah is located in ..... ? A) Calicut. B) Kochi. C) Madhya Pradesh. D) Delhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Delhi. 18. The author of Vikramanga Charita is ..... A) Chand Bardai. B) Bilhana. C) Bhavabuthi. D) Jayadeva. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bilhana. 19. Japan is a ..... A) Continent. B) Peninsula. C) Feudalism. D) A set of islands, or archipelago. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A set of islands, or archipelago. 20. Small, highly detailed, and colorful book illustrations that were prevalent in the Mughal Empire were called A) Miniatures. B) Rajasthani. C) Abstract art. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Miniatures. 21. Sufi were divided into sects or ..... A) Angry. B) Question. C) Silsilas. D) Dargah. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Silsilas. 22. Along with Hazrat Nizamuddin, who else is buried in the Nizamuddin Dargah? A) Papa Fred. B) Amir Khusro. C) St. Francis Xavier. D) Guru Nanak. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Amir Khusro. 23. The Medieval period in India extends from ..... to ..... century A) 8th to 18th. B) 1 to 10th. C) 7th to 17th. D) 9th to 19th. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 8th to 18th. 24. 2.....include temples, forts, palaces, mosques, tools, utensils, weapons, coins, inscriptions, sculptures and paintings. A) Literary Sources. B) Archaeological Source. C) Both a and b. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Archaeological Source. 25. What is 25 per cent of the land revenue claimed by the zamindars? A) Rakhi. B) Chauth. C) Sardeshmukhi. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chauth. 26. What was the main idea of Confucianism? A) Truth. B) Education. C) Honor. D) Respect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Respect. 27. In which century was the 'Rajatarangini' composed? A) 12th Century. B) 13th Century. C) 6th Century. D) 11th Century. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 12th Century. 28. What two religions were practiced by the majority of people in medieval Japan? A) Shintoism and Confucianism. B) Buddhism and Hinduism. C) Buddhism and Shintoism. D) Confucianism and Christianity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buddhism and Shintoism. 29. At the young age of 15 ..... another famous saint from Maharashtra preached devotion and surrender to god. A) Ramdas. B) Sakhu bai. C) Tukaram. D) Namdev. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Namdev. 30. Many foreign invaders were attracted towards the ..... of medieval India. A) Wealth. B) Cultural heritage. C) Monuments. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wealth. 31. What did the Turks use for decoration of monuments? A) Quadrilaterals symmetrical designs. B) Geometrical and floral designs. C) Human and animal figures. D) Paintings of famous kings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Geometrical and floral designs. 32. ....., the holy scripture of Sikhs A) Guru Granth Sahib. B) Adi Granth. C) Mahabharata. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Guru Granth Sahib. 33. The head of the Delhi Sultanate government is called the ..... A) Sultan. B) Genghis. C) Emperor. D) King. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sultan. 34. What is a fossil? A) Physical remains of something that was once alive. B) A manmade item. C) A tool from ancient times. D) An ancient text. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Physical remains of something that was once alive. 35. Inscriptions, coins, paintings and sculptures A) Literary source. B) Archaeological source. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Archaeological source. 36. Sapta sindhu means the land of seven rivers. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 37. Which new dynasty developed in eastern part of the country? A) Six manas. B) Palas. C) Cholas. D) Rashtrakutas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Palas. 38. After the 1100s, the ..... had the most power A) The first myo. B) Samurai. C) Emperor. D) Shogun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shogun. 39. ..... provide valuable information such as the royal proclamations, religious instructions, and the details of grants given. A) Sculpture. B) Coins. C) Inscriptions. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inscriptions. 40. The medieval period in India witnessed the beginning of 2 religious movement, the Bhakit and Sufi movements.It also saw the birth of a new fait called ..... A) Buddhism. B) Jainism. C) Hinduism. D) Sikhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sikhism. 41. History is the study of ..... A) Later times. B) Future. C) Early times. D) Past. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Past. 42. What was the primary function of samurais in feudal Japan? A) To make weapons for warriors. B) To set up dynasties called shogunates. C) To protect the interests of the daimyo. D) To spread the beliefs of Zen-Buddhists. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To protect the interests of the daimyo. 43. Under Emperor Akbar, the Mughal Empire blended Persian and Hindu art styles because he forced all the people to become Muslims and worship Allah. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 44. Who used the term 'Aryavartha'? A) Patanjali. B) Chandra Gupta. C) Prithviraj. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Patanjali. 45. He raided India 17 times A) Muhammad watch. B) Mohamed Ahmed. C) Mahmud of Ghazni. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mahmud of Ghazni. 46. The highest ranking member of Japanese feudal society was the A) Shogun. B) The first myo. C) Samurai. D) Emperor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Emperor. 47. Who introduced the new elements in the fields of the technology???? A) Indians. B) Arabians. C) Mughals. D) Persians. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Persians. 48. The Chola empire emerged in the southern part of India. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 49. ..... wrote the information of travel in the title "rihla" A) Ralph fitch. B) Sunday. C) Captian william hawkins. D) Ibn Babutah. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ibn Babutah. 50. When Vasco da Gama came to India, where did he land first? A) Pondicherry. B) Kochi. C) Kozhikode. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kozhikode. 51. St. Francis was born to a ..... ? A) A prosperous blacksmith. B) A prosperous woodcutter. C) A prosperous cotton merchant. D) A prosperous silk merchant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A prosperous silk merchant. 52. What does 'Medieval' stand for? A) Early. B) Middle. C) Side. D) Second. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Middle. 53. Padshahnamah by Hamid Lahori is a chronicle on emperor A) Shah Jahan. B) Jehangir. C) Akbar. D) Aurangzeb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shah Jahan. 54. When did Ibn Battuta travel to India? A) During the rule of the Tughluqs. B) During the rule of Aurangzeb. C) During the rule of British. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) During the rule of the Tughluqs. 55. A ..... is a handwritten document on paper, bark, cloth, metal, palm leaf or other material. A) Inscription. B) Manuscript. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Manuscript. 56. Which of the following is a literary source of history A) Chronicles of courts and travelogues. B) Autobiographies and Biographies. C) Both (A) and (B). D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both (A) and (B). 57. Who conquered the Song Dynasty? A) Romans. B) The Tang. C) Mongols. D) The Jin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mongols. 58. What do both Shinto and Zen Buddhism have in common? A) They have the same sacred text. B) They are founded by Buddha. C) They have a deep respect for nature. D) They rely on Monks to pray. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They have a deep respect for nature. 59. Meerabai was married at a young age to the crown prince of ..... A) Delhi. B) Maratha. C) Mewar. D) Malwa. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mewar. 60. Belief system that started in India in the 500s BC. Detachment from earthly possessions & desires will set you free. A) Sikhism. B) Hinduism. C) Christianity. D) Buddhism. 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