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. Purana Qila was constructed during the reign of which of the following?
[A] Akbar
[B] Humayun
[C] Sher Shah
[D] Jahangir

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12. Mahmud Gawan was the Prime Minister in which of the following kingdoms? (UPSC Prelims 1989)
[A] Gujarat kingdom
[B] Kingdom of Kashmir
[C] Bahmani kingdom
[D] Kingdom of Mysore

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13. 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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14. Which of the following was the motive behind Shahjahan’s Balkh campaign? (UPSC Prelims 2002)
[A] secure a friendly ruler in Balkh and Badakshan which bordered Kabul
[B] conquer Samarqand and Farghana, the Mughal homelands
[C] fix the Mughal frontier on the ‘scientific line’, the Amu Daria
[D] expand the Mughal Empire beyond the sub-continent

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15. Which of the following books has been written as an account of India during Mahmud’s destruction of Somnath temple?
[A] Rajatrangini
[B] Fatwa-i-Jahandari
[C] Tabaqat-i-Nasiri
[D] Tahqiq-i-Hind

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16. Which book, written in 1316, retells the story of the passionate love and marriage of Alauddin’s eldest son prince Khizr Khan and Dewal Rani, daughter of Raja Karan of Gujarat?
[A] Karan Ghelo
[B] Ashiqa
[C] Qiran us-Sadain
[D] Vaghela Manas

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17. Who wrote the Shahjan-Nama that covers Shah Jahan’s entire reign?
[A] Inayat Khan
[B] Muhammad Sadiq Khan
[C] Abul Hamid Lahori
[D] Muhammad Waris

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18. The credit of establishing the Muslim rule in India goes to__?
[A] Arabs
[B] Turks
[C] Mongols
[D] Perseans

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19. Who of the following was the only official authority of the Maratha empire who could address the rights of the villagers to higher officials?
[A] Patel
[B] Munsif
[C] Mamlatdar
[D] Sarsubedar

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20. During Delhi Sultanate era, which department was headed Sadr–us–Sadr ?
[A] Diwan – i – Mazalim
[B] Diwan – i – Risalat
[C] Diwan – i – Riyasat
[D] Diwan – i – Insha

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