Medieval Indian History MCQs
Multiple choice questions on Medieval Indian History for General Studies and GK preparation of SSC, NDA, CDS, UPSC, UPPSC and State PSC Examinations.
11. Who among the following Mughal emperor reimposed Pilgrimage Tax ?
[A] Humayun
[B] Akbar
[C] Jahangir
[D] Aurangzeb
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Correct Answer: D [Aurangzeb]
Notes:
The Mughal emperor Aurangzeb reimposed the jizya and the pilgrimage tax on Hindus. (these both the taxes were abolished by his great grandfather Mughal emperor Akbar by adopting the liberal policy towards the Hindus ).
12. Which pass did Timur use to enter India?
[A] Bolān Pass
[B] Khyber Pass
[C] Malakand Pass
[D] Shimla Pass
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Correct Answer: B [Khyber Pass]
Notes:
Timur, a Turco-Mongol conqueror, invaded India in 1398, during the rule of Sultan Nasiruddin Mahmud of the Tughlaq dynasty. The invasion was aimed at looting the wealth of Delhi and asserting dominance rather than territorial conquest. Timur entered India through the Khyber Pass, a historically significant pathway for invaders due to its strategic location between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
13. The 11th century Sufi saint, Khwaja Al Hujuiri was also known as
[A] Data Ganj Baksh
[B] Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti
[C] Khawaja Bahauddin Zakariya
[D] Baba Farid
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Correct Answer: A [Data Ganj Baksh]
Notes:
The 11th century Sufi saint, Khwaja Al Hujuiri ( also known as Data Ganj Baksh) was the author of the celebrated manual on Sufism entitled “Kashful Mahjub”.
14. Miftah-ul-Futuh also known as “Key to the Victories” was composed by Amir Khusro in honour of _?
[A] Jalaluddin Firuz Khilji
[B] Muhammad bin Tughluq
[C] Ibrahim Lodhi
[D] Iltutmish
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Correct Answer: A [ Jalaluddin Firuz Khilji]
Notes:
Miftah-ul-Futuh also known as “Key to the Victories” was composed by Amir Khusro in honour of Jalaluddin Firuz Khilji.
15. Who defeated Rajputs in Battle of Chanderi in 1528?
[A] Humayun
[B] Akbar
[C] Babur
[D] Jahangir
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Correct Answer: C [Babur]
Notes:
The Battle of Chanderi took place in the aftermath of the Battle of Khanwa in which the Mughal Emperor Babur had defeated a confederacy of Rajputs and Afghans which was headed by Rana Sanga of Mewar. Babur himself expressed surprise that the upper fort had fallen within an hour of the final assault.
16. Which of the following is a political pamphlet written by Firuz Shah Tughluk to win the sympathy and cooperation of his co-religionists?
[A] Tarikh-i-Firozshahi
[B] Tughluqnama
[C] Futuhat-i-Firozshahi
[D] Tabaqat-i-Firozshahi
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Correct Answer: C [Futuhat-i-Firozshahi]
Notes:
Futuhat-i-Firozshahi is a small brochure of thirty-two pages composed by Sultan Firuz Shah himself. The title of the book literally means victories of Firuz Shah. We know about Firuz Shah due to this brochure. He was 45 when he became the Sultan of Delhi in 1351. He ruled until 1388.
17. Which of the following was a contemporary of the Saiyid Sultans of Delhi?
[A] Ibn-e-Batuta
[B] Tavernier
[C] Khwaja Abd Malik Isami
[D] Yahya Bin Ahmed Bin Abdullah Sarhindi
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Correct Answer: D [Yahya Bin Ahmed Bin Abdullah Sarhindi]
Notes:
Yahya Bin Ahmed Bin Abdullah Sarhindi had collected historical information from various other sources for his book Tarikh-i-Mubarakshahi after the death of Saiyid Sultan Mubarak Shah about the middle of the fifteenth century.
18. Which one of the following is the first Indo – Islamic classic on the art of governance and warfare?
[A] Adab – ul – Muluk
[B] Fatwa – i – Jahandari
[C] Taj – ul – Maasir
[D] Chach Nama
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Correct Answer: A [Adab – ul – Muluk]
Notes:
Adab al-muluk is considered to be the first Indo-Muslim classic on the art of government and warfare. It was written for Iltutmish.
19. Who patronised scholars like Hasan Nizami and Fakhr – i – Mudabbir?
[A] Iltutmish
[B] Balban
[C] Muhammad – bin – Tughlaq
[D] Qutubuddin Aibak
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Correct Answer: D [Qutubuddin Aibak]
Notes:
Qutubuddin Aibak patronised scholars such as Hasan Nizami and Fakhr – i – Mudabbir, both of whom dedicated their works to Aibak.
20. Which Delhi Sultan assumed title Amir al-Mu’minin?
[A] Raziya Sultana
[B] Iltutmish
[C] Qutubuddin Aibak
[D] Muizzuddin Ghori
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Correct Answer: B [Iltutmish]
Notes:
In 1229, Iltutmish got recognition as the Muslim sultan of India by the Caliph of Baghdad. Hereafter, he assumed the title of Amir al-Mu’minin
or commander of the faithful and had the name of Caliph inscribed on his coins.
