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 rulers banned singing and dancing in court ?
[A] Babur
[B] Akbar
[C] Aurangzeb
[D] Bahadur Shah Jafar
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Correct Answer: C [Aurangzeb]
Notes:
The Mughal emperor Aurangzeb banned singing and dancing in the royal court but not the playing of musical instruments. He himself was expert in playing rudra Veena. Many books on classical Indian music were written in Persian during his reign.
12. Mahmud of Ghaznavi attacked Somnath temple in which year?
[A] 1025 AD
[B] 1026 AD
[C] 1027 AD
[D] 1029 AD
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Correct Answer: A [1025 AD]
Notes:
In 1025 AD, Somnath Temple was destroyed and plundered by the Afghan ruler, Mahmud of Ghazni. The temple was dedicated to Lord Shiva, was rebuilt by the Paramara king Bhoja of Malwa and the Solanki king Bhimdev I of Anhilwara between 1026 and 1042 AD.
13. As per Balban ( Slave dynasty ruler) who comes next to prophet ?
[A] Chalisa
[B] King
[C] Queen
[D] Nobles
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Correct Answer: B [King]
Notes:
According to Balban, King comes next to Prophet .
14. In context of Mughal administration, Loans to farmers was called
[A] takavi
[B] Diwan-i-Amir Kohi
[C] Diwan-i-Insha
[D] Mufti
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Correct Answer: A [takavi]
Notes:
In the Mughal administration, the farmers were given loans ( also called takavi) for the purchase of seeds and cattle.
15. Who completed the construction of Qutb Minar at Delhi?
[A] Humayun
[B] Babur
[C] Iltutmish
[D] Qutb-ud-din Aibak
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Correct Answer: C [Iltutmish]
Notes:
Qutb-ud-din Aibak started the construction of Qutb Minar. But he died without completing it, and the next ruler, Iltutmish, completed the work.
16. Who among the following Mughal Emperors was illiterate?
[A] Jahangir
[B] Aurangzeb
[C] Akbar
[D] Shah jahan
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Correct Answer: C [Akbar]
Notes:
Akbar remained illiterate and uneducated all his life. He had to occupy the throne at the early age of 13 years after the untimely death of his father Humayun.
17. Who among the following was the first Indian ruler to organize Haj pilgrimage at the expense of the state?
[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.
18. Who among the following was the Sultan of Delhi reputed to have built the biggest network of canals in India?
[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.
19. Which of the following is not the work of Abdul Qadir Badauni?
[A] Tarikh-i-Alfi
[B] Muntakhab-ul-Tawarikh
[C] Waqi-at-i-Mushtaqi
[D] All of them are his works
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Correct Answer: C [Waqi-at-i-Mushtaqi]
Notes:Waqi-at-i-Mushtaqi is the work of Shaikh Rizq Ullah Mushtaqui.
Abdul Qadir Badauni has composed the following –
- Tarikh-i-Alfi – a general history compiled at the order of emperor Akbar by Abdul Qadir Badaui and others.
- Muntakhab-ul-Tawarikh also called Tarikh-i-Badauni – his most celebrated work. It is a general history of India, from the time of the Ghaznavis down to the fortieth year of Akbar’s reign.
20. Who among the following is the author of Shahnameh, one of the world’s longest epic and the national epic of Greater Iran?
[A] Firishta
[B] Firdausi
[C] Ibn Batuta
[D] Minhas-i-Siraj
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Correct Answer: B [Firdausi ]
Notes:
Firdausi was a persian poet and the author of Shahnameh also known as “Book of Kings”, which is one of the world’s longest epic and the national epic of Greater Iran.
