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. What was the ruling period of Muhammad Bin Tughluq as Sultan of Delhi Sultanate?
[A] 1351-1371 AD
[B] 1330-1351 AD
[C] 1325-1351 AD
[D] 1320-1325 AD
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Correct Answer: C [1325-1351 AD]
Notes:
The ruling period of Muhammad Bin Tughluq as Sultan of Delhi Sultanate was from 1325-1351 AD.
12. Who among the following rulers was known as Jauna Khan in the history of Sultanate period?
[A] Mahmud Tughlaq
[B] Firoz Shah Tughlaq
[C] Muhammad bin Tughlaq
[D] Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
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Correct Answer: C [Muhammad bin Tughlaq]
Notes:
Muhammad bin Tughluq (also known as Jauna Khan) who ruled Delhi from 1325 to 1351 AD. He was the son of Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq, the founder of Tughlaq dynasty.
13. Who among the following rulers of Delhi Sultanate founded the city of Mubarakabad?
[A] Sikandar Lodhi
[B] Rajia Sultan
[C] Allauddin Khilji
[D] Mubarak Shah
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Correct Answer: D [Mubarak Shah]
Notes:
In 1421 AD, after the death of Khizr Khan ( founder of Sayyid dynasty), his son Mubarak Shah succeeded him on the throne who ruled till 1434 AD. In 1433 AD, he founded the city of Mubarakabad on the river of Yamuna.
14. Who was the founder of Bahmani Kingdom?
[A] Hasan Gangu
[B] Tajuddin Firoj Shah
[C] Ahmad Shah Wali
[D] Ibrahim Adil Shah
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Correct Answer: A [Hasan Gangu]
Notes:
Hasan, known as Zafar Khan and Hasan Gangu, founded the Bahmani kingdom in 1347 and took the title Alauddin Hasan Bahman Shah. His origins are uncertain and should not be stated categorically as Afghan.
15. In context of Sena dynasty, Vijay Sena was succeeded by whom?
[A] Ballal Sena
[B] Lakshman Sena
[C] Vishvarup Sena
[D] Keshab Sena
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Correct Answer: A [Ballal Sena]
Notes:
Ballala Sena succeeded Vijaya Sena. He composed the Danasagara and began the Adbhutasagara, which was completed by his son Lakshmana Sena. Later tradition associates him with Kulinism in Bengal.
16. For the first time, a Famine-code was formulated in the Delhi Sultanate during the reign of __?
[A] Slaves
[B] Tughlaqs
[C] Khaljis
[D] Lodhis
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Correct Answer: B [ Tughlaqs ]
Notes:
Muhammad Bin Tughlaq had for the first time formulated ‘famine-code’ to provide relief to famine-affected people.
17. Which of the following rulers is referred to as the ‘Mad Monarch’?
[A] Ashoka
[B] Mohammad bin Tughlaq
[C] Akbar
[D] Hyder Ali
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Correct Answer: B [Mohammad bin Tughlaq]
Notes:
Muhammad bin Tughlaq acquired this label in popular accounts because several ambitious policies failed, including token currency and the transfer of the capital. The description is a historical judgement rather than evidence of mental illness. Daulatabad was the existing city of Devagiri, not a newly built settlement.
18. Which one of the following pairs of kings of ancient and medieval periods of Indian history and the works authored by them is correctly matched? (UPSC Prelims 1993)
[A] Somesvara: Samaranganasutradhara
[B] Mahendravarman : Mattavilasaprahasana
[C] Mahendravarman : Mattavilasaprahasana
[D] Krishnadevaraya: Amuktamalayada
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Correct Answer: D [Krishnadevaraya: Amuktamalayada]
Notes:
Sri Krishnadevaraya wrote the Amuktamalyada in Telugu, in which he beautifully describes the pangs of separation suffered by Andal (one of the twelve bhakti era alwars) for her lover Lord Vishnu.
19. Who among the following was the first Indian ruler to organize Haj pilgrimage at the expense of the state? (UPSC Prelims 1994)
[A] Alauddin Khilji
[B] Feroz Tughlak
[C] Akbar
[D] Aurangzeb
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Correct Answer: C [Akbar]
Notes:
Akbar was the first Indian ruler to organize Haj pilgrimage at the expense of the state.
20. Who among the following was the Sultan of Delhi reputed to have built the biggest network of canals in India? (UPSC Prelims 1998)
[A] Iltutmish
[B] Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
[C] Feroz Shah Tughlaq
[D] Sikandar Lodi
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Correct Answer: C [Feroz Shah Tughlaq]
Notes:
Firoz Shah Tughlaq built and repaired a large number of canals. Sultan Firoz Shah Tughlaq was a Turkic Muslim ruler of the Tughlaq Dynasty, who reigned over the Sultanate of Delhi from 1351 to 1388. His father’s name was Rajab who had the title Sipahsalar.
