Medieval Indian History Quiz 16 (20 MCQs)

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1. The Muslims during the medieval period called the subcontinent .....

Correct Answer: A) Hindustan.

2. During the era of the lord-vassal (Feudalism) society in Japan, which group of people actually ruled Japan and truly held power?

Correct Answer: C) The shoguns.

3. Who among the following had written Majma-ul-Bahrain?

Correct Answer: A) Dara Shikoh Show Answer.

4. WHO WAS IBN BATTUTA

Correct Answer: A) HE WAS AN MOORISH TRAVELER WHO CAME TO INDIA IN THE REIGN OF MAHUMMAD BIN TUGHLAQ.

5. A type of archaeological source

Correct Answer: D) All of the above.

6. Jital

Correct Answer: C) A coin.

7. Who was the court poet of Mahmud Ghazni

Correct Answer: B) Firdausi.

8. When did the medieval period start?

Correct Answer: C) 700 A.D.

9. Tawarikh was written in which language?

Correct Answer: C) Persian.

10. How did isolationism impact China?

Correct Answer: A) China fell behind technologically.

11. Forest dwellers were sometimes pushed out of their lands with the spread of agricultural settlements.

Correct Answer: A) TRUE.

12. The bhakti movement reached Maharastra for .....

Correct Answer: B) Tamil Nadu.

13. What is the correct order of the dynasties from first to last?

Correct Answer: B) Tang, song, yuan, Ming.

14. The Persian wheel was used in field of

Correct Answer: C) Irrigation.

15. The samurai's role in Japanese culture was to follow the Code of ....., which emphasized honor, bravery, and absolute loyalty to one's lord.

Correct Answer: D) Samurai level.

16. Mahayana Buddhists

Correct Answer: B) Worship Buddha as a god; believed the 8-fold path was too hard to do before reaching nirvana.

17. What was the head of the military department under the Mughal known as?

Correct Answer: B) Mir Bakshi.

18. What is the meaning of correspondence

Correct Answer: A) Letters especially of official or business letters.

19. The traveller who wrote detailed information of his travels under the title Rihla (The Travelogue).

Correct Answer: C) Ibn Batutah.

20. ..... is a science of systematic collection and study of coins

Correct Answer: B) Numismatics.