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. Between whom was the Battle of Bedara fought?
[A] Dutch and English
[B] Dutch and Potuguese
[C] Portuguese and English
[D] Dutch, English and Portuguese
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Correct Answer: A [Dutch and English]
Notes:
The Battle of Bedara (1759) was fought between the English and Dutch army in Bengal, India. In this battle, the Dutch force was decisively defeated by the British forces and that helped British East India Company to assert their supremacy in India.
12. The political treatise of Amuktamalyamada in teulgu was written by whom?
[A] Harihara & Bukka
[B] Saluva Narsimha
[C] Krishna Deva Raya
[D] Devaraya II
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Correct Answer: C [Krishna Deva Raya]
Notes:
The emperor of Vijayanagar empire, Krishna Deva Raya wrote the political treatise of Amuktamalyamada in Telugu (Jambbavati Kalyannam in Sanskrit) and emphasized on the welfare of people.
13. Who among the following introduced the Mansabdari system?
[A] Akbar
[B] Jehangir
[C] Sher Shah
[D] Balban
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Correct Answer: A [Akbar]
Notes:
The Mansabdari system was the administrative system of the Mughal Empire introduced by Akbar. The word mansab is of Arabic origin meaning rank or position. The system, hence, determined the rank of a government official.
14. The practice of military governorship was first introduced in India by which one ruler?
[A] Greeks
[B] Shakas
[C] Parthians
[D] Mughals
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Correct Answer: A [Greeks]
Notes:
Greeks first introduced military governorship in India. They appointed their Governors called strategos.
15. Which of the following are features of Mughal Style of architecture?
(1) Curvilinear roof
(2) Flat roof
(3) Domes
(4) Arches
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
[A] 1, 2 and 3
[B] 2, 3 and 4
[C] 1, 3 and 4
[D] 1, 2 and 4
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Correct Answer: C [1, 3 and 4]
Notes:
The main characteristic features of Mughal architecture are the bulbous domes, the slender minarets with cupolas at the four corners, large halls, massive vaulted gateways, arches, domes and delicate ornamentation.
16. Which dynasty started ‘Bull Hoarsemen’ type of coins?
[A] Ghurid dynasty
[B] Slave Dynasty
[C] Mughal Dynasty
[D] Khilji Dynasty
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Correct Answer: A [Ghurid dynasty]
Notes:
When Ghoris established their reign in Lahore, they started the ‘Bull Hoarsemen’ type of coins. The ruler got the picture of Goddess Laxmi inscribed on one side and the other side imprinted his name. Some coins were patterned in a way that they bore horseman and some coins had the bull on the one side and an Arabic inscription on the other side.
17. 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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Correct Answer: B [Thane]
Notes:
The earliest attacks on India by Arabs happened around 636 AD [four years after death of Prophet Mohammadin 632AD] when two naval expeditions against Thana on the coast of Maharashtra and Broach (Bharuch) on the coast of Gujarat, had been repulsed by Indian rulers in the reign of Caliph Umar (AD 634-644). The attack on Thane was repulsed by forces of Chalukya king Pulkeshin-II.
18. Which of the following scholars accompanied Mahmud of Ghazni during his invasions on India?
[A] Firdausi
[B] Firistha
[C] Al Biruni
[D] Omar Khayyam
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Correct Answer: C [Al Biruni]
Notes:
Al Biruni was made court astrologer in Ghazni and he accompanied with Mahmud on his invasions on India. He lived for several years here and is considered to be first Indologist.
19. Which of the following Daftar was responsible for look after the accounts of the Royal households?
[A] Daftar-i-Mawajib
[B] Daftar-i-Taujhihat
[C] Daftar-i-Roznamcha
[D] Daftar-i-Tahwil
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Correct Answer: B [Daftar-i-Taujhihat]
Notes:
Daftar-i-Taujhihat was responsible for look after the accounts of the Royal households (Expenses like entertainment, Zanana, Tosha khana).
20. Which of the following authors wrote Taj ul Maasir?
[A] Hamdullah Mastauti Qazwini
[B] Ziyauddin Barani
[C] Hasan Nizami
[D] Muhammad Bihamad Khani
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Correct Answer: C [Hasan Nizami]
Notes:
The Taj ul Maasir which is written by Hasan Nizami deals with the political events in North India from about 1192 CE to 1228 CE. It also focuses on the reign of Qutbuddin Aibak and the early rule of the king Iltutrnish.
