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 was the last ruler of Sayyid dynasty?
[A] Muhammad Shah
[B] Mubarak Shah
[C] Ala ud din shah
[D] Khizr Khan
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Correct Answer: C [Ala ud din shah]
Notes:
Alauddin Alam Shah was the last Sayyid ruler. He withdrew to Badaun in 1448. Bahlol Lodi took power at Delhi in 1451, ending the dynasty’s rule.
12. Who was the chief architect of Humayun’s tomb ?
[A] Mirza Inayatullah
[B] Mirza Khalid beg
[C] Mir Jafar
[D] Mirza Jaki ur Rehman
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Correct Answer: A [Mirza Inayatullah]
Notes:
On January 27, 1556 AD, Mughal Emperor Humayun fell from the stairs of Sher Mandal, a library at Dinpanah and died in his fort at Delhi. Hazi Begum (Humayun’s wife) constructed a beautiful tomb near the fort of Dinpanah. The chief architect of Humayun’s tomb was Mirza Inayatullah.
13. Who among the following foreign travellers/envoys visited during the reign of Shah Jahan?
[A] John Lait
[B] John Fryer
[C] Peter Mundy
[D] All of the above
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Correct Answer: D [All of the above]
Notes:
The foreign travellers viz. John Lait, John Fryer (English), Peter Mundy (Italian)and Jean Baptiste Travernier(French man) visited during the reign of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.
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. 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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Correct Answer: C [ Sher Shah ]
Notes:
The founder of the Suri Dynasty, Sher Shah Suri, defeated Humayun in 1540, naming the fort Shergarh; he added several more structures in the complex during his five-year reign. Purana Qila and its environs flourished as the “sixth city of Delhi”.
16. Under which Indian emperor’s reign was the Jama Masjid in Delhi built?
[A] Jehangir
[B] Akbar
[C] Aurangzeb
[D] Shah Jahan
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Correct Answer: D [Shah Jahan]
Notes:
The Mosque was built by Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan’s daughter in 1648 A.D. It was constructed by more than 5000 workers. It was originally called Masjid-i-Jahan Numa, meaning ‘mosque commanding view of the world’.
17. At which of the following places Shivaji was coronated? (UPSC Prelims 1985)
[A] Raigarh
[B] Aurangabad
[C] Peshawar
[D] Bundela
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Correct Answer: A [Raigarh]
Notes:
Shivaji was crowned king of Maratha Swaraj in a lavish ceremony on 6 June 1674 at Raigad fort. In the Hindu calendar it was on the 13th day of the first fortnight of the month of Jyeshtha in the year 1596.
18. The Mansabdari System was borrowed from the system followed in which of the following countries? (UPSC Prelims 1994)
[A] Afghanistan
[B] Turkey
[C] Mongolia
[D] Persia
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Correct Answer: C [Mongolia]
Notes:
Mansabdar implies the generic term for the military-kind grading of all royal functionaries of the Mughal Empire. The Mansabdari system introduced by Akbar was borrowed from the system followed in Mongolia.
19. Jayasi’s ‘Padmavat’ is written in which of the following dialects and scripts respectively?
[A] Awadhi and Persian
[B] Hindi and Urdu
[C] Farsi and Urdu
[D] Awadhi and Arabi
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Correct Answer: A [Awadhi and Persian]
Notes:
Padmavat (or Padmawat) is an epic poem written in 1540 by Sufi poet Malik Muhammad Jayasi, who wrote it in the Hindustani language of Awadhi, and originally in the Persian Nastaliq script.
20. Identify the author and the book written on the lines of the Shahnama of Firdausi?
[A] Khwaja Abd Malik Isami and his Futuh-i-Salatin
[B] Sikander Bin Muhammad Manzu and his Mirat-i-Sikanderi
[C] Diwan Ali Muhammad Khan and his Mirat-i-Ahmadi
[D] Sultan Firuz Shah Tughluq and his Futuhat-i-Firozshahi
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Correct Answer: A [Khwaja Abd Malik Isami and his Futuh-i-Salatin]
Notes:
Futuh-i-Salatin is a poetical history of the Sultans of India from the rise of the Ghazanvi dynasty up to the reign of Sultan Muhammad Bin Tughluq. Translated as “Victories of the Sultans”, it is a history of Muslim rule in India until 1349-50. Isami also called it Shahnama-i Hind (“the Shahnameh of India”). According to Isami, his sources included anecdotes, legends, and reports by his friends and acquaintances.
