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. What are Archer, Standard, Battle-axe, Kacha, and Tiger-slayer all types of?
[A] Inscriptions
[B] Bows
[C] Coins
[D] Swords

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12. Who completed the construction of Qutb Minar at Delhi?
[A] Humayun
[B] Babur
[C] Iltutmish
[D] Qutb-ud-din Aibak

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13. What is the exact meaning of the word “Mansabdars” used in Mughal period?
[A] Landlords and Zamindars
[B] Officials of the state
[C] Those who had to give revenue
[D] Revenue collectors

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14. Among the following Mughal rulers who was the founder of Mansabdari System?
[A] Akbar
[B] Jahangir
[C] Shahjahan
[D] Aurangzeb

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15. Which of the following is a political pamphlet written by Firuz Shah Tughluk to win the sympathy and cooperation of his co-religionists?
[A] Tarikh-i-Firozshahi
[B] Tughluqnama
[C] Futuhat-i-Firozshahi
[D] Tabaqat-i-Firozshahi

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16. 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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17. Which of the following is a first-hand authority for much of what happened in Rajputana and Malwa between 1657 and 1698?
[A] Ma’asir-i-Alamgiri
[B] Alamgirnama
[C] Futuhat-i-Almgiri
[D] Muntakhab-ul-Lubab

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18. 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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19. Which of the following is the modern site of ancient Hindu Kingdom of Kapisa?
[A] Peshawar
[B] Multan
[C] Kabul
[D] Makran

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20. 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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