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Medieval Indian History

1. Which of the following rulers of Delhi Sultanate abolished the Iqtas?

[A] Alauddin Khilji
[B] Muhammad Tughlaq
[C] Firozshah Tughlaq
[D] Balban

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Correct Answer: A [Alauddin Khilji]
Notes:
Alauddin Khilji suddenly abolished the system of small Iqtas with a stroke of pen and brought them under the central Government, it is regarded as one of the most important agrarian reform of Alauddin Khilji.
2. Which among the following terms was used for the Royal cavalry of the Maratha Army System?

[A] The Shiledars
[B] The Bargirs
[C] The Hazari
[D] The Subedars

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Correct Answer: B [The Bargirs]
Notes:
Bargir was the Royal cavalry of the Maratha army system. There were two kinds of cavalry viz. Bargirs and the Shiledars. Bargirs were provided horses from the state and thus, the horses were property of the royal household and were looked after by state o
3. Who was Sultan of Delhi Sultanate when Timur invaded India in 1398?

[A] Mahmud Shah Tughluq
[B] Jalal ud din Firuz Khilji
[C] Aram Shah
[D] Ghiyas-ud-din Balban

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Correct Answer: A [Mahmud Shah Tughluq]
Notes:
Mahmud Shah Tughlaq was the last sultan of the Tughlaq dynasty to rule the Islamic Delhi Sultanate. During his reign in 1398, Amir Timur the Chagtai ruler invaded India. He carried away with him a large booty from Delhi and the surrounding area. Soon after the invasion, the Tughlaq dynasty came to an end.
4. “Hasan Nizami” and “Fakh-e-Mudabbir” were the court poets of which ruler of Mamluk Sultanate?

[A] Qutb-ud-din Aybak
[B] Iltutmish
[C] Balban
[D] Razia

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Correct Answer: A [Qutb-ud-din Aybak]
Notes:
“Hasan Nizami” and “Fakh-e-Mudabbir” were the court poets of Qutb-ud-din Aybak. Hasan Nizami was a Persian language poet and historian. Fakh-e-Mudabbir was a Persian author and courtier under successive Ghaznavid, Ghūrid, and Shamsī sultans in South Asia.
5. “Muazzama” was the title of which of the following Mughal Emperors?

[A] Shah Alam II
[B] Mohammad Shah
[C] Bahadur Shah Zafar
[D] Jahandar Shah

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Correct Answer: C [Bahadur Shah Zafar]
Notes:
Bahadur Shah Zafar also known as Bahadur shah I is known as Mughal Muazzama. He ruled from 1707 to 1712.
6. Hamim Humam who was the chief of Royal School (Pathshala) adorned the court of which Mughal Emperor?

[A] Akbar
[B] Jahanagir
[C] Humayun
[D] Shahjahan

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Correct Answer: A [Akbar]
Notes:
Hamim Humam was one of the Nav Ratnas of Akbar.
7. Dwarasamudra was the capital of which of the following dynasties?

[A] Hoysala
[B] Satavahana
[C] Pandyas
[D] Cholas

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Correct Answer: A [Hoysala]
Notes:
In late 1310, the Delhi Sultanate ruler Alauddin Khalji sent his general Malik Kafur for an expedition to the south India. In February 1311, Malik Kafur besieged the Hoysala capital Dwarasamudra, and the defending ruler Veera Ballala III surrendered without much resistance.
8. The glorious works in which among the following can be best credited for calling the Shahjahan’s reign as ” Glorious Epoch ” in the history of Mughal Empire ?

[A] Trade & Commerce
[B] Architecture
[C] Music
[D] Dance

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Correct Answer: B [Architecture]
Notes:
Architecture flourished under Shah Jahan period . Indian building style was the main style of architecture that flourished. Its crowning achievement being the magnificent mausoleum at Agra, the Taj Mahal. Among the other landmarks of the style are several mosques at the emperor’s first capital, Agra, and another great mosque and a huge fortress-palace complex at his second capital, Delhi.
9. Who invaded India in 1398 AD during the reign of Nasiruddin Mahmud of Tughlaq Dynasty?

[A] Chegiz khan
[B] Khijr Khan
[C] Timur
[D] Babur

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Correct Answer: C [Timur]
Notes:
Timur invaded India in 1398 AD during the reign of Nasiruddin Mahmud of Tughlq Dynasty. He carried away with him a large booty from Delhi and the surrounding area. Soon after the invasion, the Tughlaq dynasty came to an end.
10. Sayana, a very important commentator of Vedas flourished in which of the following?

[A] Hoysala Empire
[B] Kakatiya dynasty
[C] Vijaynagar Empire
[D] Pandyan Empire

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Correct Answer: C [Vijaynagar Empire]
Notes:
Sayana was a Sanskrit Mimamsa scholar. He was from the Vijayanagara Empire of South India in Karnataka. An influential commentator on the Vedas, he flourished under King Bukka Raya I and his successor Harihara II.

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