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. The official associated with land revenue collection in the Maratha administration in medieval India was known by which of the following names?
[A] Patil
[B] Kulkarni
[C] Mirasdar
[D] Silhadar

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12. “The king was freed from his people and they from their king”. On whose death did Badauni comment thus?
[A] Balban
[B] Ala-ud-din Khalji
[C] Muhammad-bin-Tughlak
[D] Feroze Shah Tughlak

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13. Which of the following is commissioned work on Aurangazeb, which was later forbidden before completion?
[A] Ma’asir-i-Alamgiri
[B] Alamgirnama
[C] Futuhat-i-Almgiri
[D] Muntakhab-ul-Lubab

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14. Which of the following places on Indian coast came under the earliest attack by Arabs on India?
[A] Kochi
[B] Thane
[C] Sindh
[D] Porbandar

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15. The queen Rani Bai is associated with which of these kingdoms during early medieval India?
[A] Kabulshahi
[B] Zabul
[C] Sindh
[D] Gujarat

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16. Who among the following was the founder of the Ghaznavid dynasty?
[A] Alp Tigin
[B] Bilgetegin
[C] Subukitgin
[D] Mahmud of Ghazni

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17. Which of the following matches of political and military performers maintained by the Marathas with their respective duties is/ are correct?
[A] Jasuds- Spies
[B] Harkaras- Messengers
[C] Both of them
[D] None of the above

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18. Which of the following clearly defines the word “Dar-Ul-Harb”?
[A] Land of the Kafirs
[B] Land of Islam
[C] Land of Peace
[D] Land of Hindu

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19. Which of the following kings conquered Delhi from the Tomara chief?
[A] Kirtivarman
[B] Govindachandra
[C] Visaladeva
[D] Prithviraj Chauhan

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20. Tarikh-i-Muhammadi is written by which of the following authors?
[A] Ibn-ul-Asir
[B] Ziyauddin Barani
[C] Hamdullah Mastauti Qazwini
[D] Muhammad Bihamad Khani

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