Mediaval India Quiz 4 (20 MCQs)

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1. With the help of Baghnuk (Tiger-claws) Shivaji killed

Correct Answer: A) Afzalkhan.

2. Timur invaded India and ordered a general massacre of the people of Delhi during the reign of

Correct Answer: A) Nasir-ud-din Mahmud.

3. Indo-Persian style of architecture attained its supreme beauty in the reign of

Correct Answer: D) Shah Jahan.

4. As recorded by Abulfazl, Akbar, the great used to play which among the following music instruments?

Correct Answer: C) Nakkara.

5. The largest standing army of the Delhi Sultanate directly paid by the State was created by

Correct Answer: D) Alauddin Khalji.

6. Two major crops introduced in India during the Mughal period were

Correct Answer: C) Tobacco and Maize.

7. On behalf of Aurangzeb Shivaji attacked

Correct Answer: B) Konkan.

8. The most important poet at the court of Mahmud of Ghazni, who wrote Shahnama and is regarded as the "Immortal Homer of the East" was

Correct Answer: B) Firdausi.

9. The most important saint of the Bhakti Movement in Maharashtra who was born at Satara and is said to have died in Punjab, was

Correct Answer: B) Namadeva.

10. During whose reign had the Mongols intruded into India for the first time?

Correct Answer: D) Iltutmish.

11. During the Mughal period there was continuous emigration of the..... to places ruled by Hindu Rajas.

Correct Answer: B) Poor.

12. Minhaj-ua-Siraj was a

Correct Answer: C) Historian.

13. During the Mughal period Polaj was the

Correct Answer: A) Land annually cultivated.

14. The famous literary work Tahqiq-i-Hind was written by

Correct Answer: A) Alberuni.

15. The earliest Sufi order to arrive in India was

Correct Answer: A) Chisti.

16. The first known ruler to introduce canal irrigation in India was

Correct Answer: B) Firuz Tughluq.

17. Which among the following foreign travellers is not correctly paired with their respective period of visit in India?

Correct Answer: D) Ibn Batutta - Mughal Period.

18. Token currency had been introduced for the first time in India by

Correct Answer: D) Muhammad-bin-Tughluq.

19. Muhammad-bin Tughluq transferred his capital from Delhi to Devagiri ( Which he named Daulatabad) because

Correct Answer: D) All the above.

20. A hearty welcome was extended to the English captain Hawkins by the Mughal Emperor

Correct Answer: D) Jahangir.