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 Bahmani Kingdom was divided into:
[A] Subhas
[B] Bhukties
[C] Iktas
[D] Tarafs
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Correct Answer: D [Tarafs]
Notes:
The Bahmani Kingdom was divided into four provinces i.e. Daulatabad, Gulbarga, Berar and Bidar, which were called taraf. The governors of these atraf were known as tarafdars. (Taraf means province and Atraf is plural of Taraf).
12. Who among the following authors wrote “Khulasat-ut-Tawarikh”?
[A] Sujan Rai
[B] Iswar Das Nagar
[C] Ziauddin Barni
[D] Padma Shankar
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Correct Answer: A [Sujan Rai]
Notes:
Khulasat-ut-Tawarikh, a chronicle in Persian language, written by Munshi Sujan Rai Bhandari of Batala, Punjab. The book covers the history of India from Hindushahi rulers of the 10th and 11th centuries to the accession of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.
13. Famous painter Ustad Mansur was patronized by which Mughal emperor?
[A] Akbar
[B] Jahangir
[C] Shah Jahan
[D] Shah Alam
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Correct Answer: B [Jahangir]
Notes:
Mughal Emperor Jahangir was a great patron of painting from the days of his Viceroyalty. He patronised many great painters of the time including Ustad Mansur. Mughal painting remained confined to the Mughal court and did not reach the people. Jahangir had a very discriminating eye of Mughal painting.
14. Who among the following built the Agra Fort?
[A] Humayun
[B] Shah Jahan
[C] Akbar
[D] Jehangir
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Correct Answer: C [Akbar]
Notes:
Agra Fort is a historical fort in the city of Agra in India. Agra Fort was built in the year 1573 under the reign of Akbar – one of the greatest Mughal Emperors.
15. Which of the following is not true about Mughal army?
[A] Mughal army was mainly standing army
[B] It had large cavalry
[C] When Mughal army used to come out, it seemed as if population of a big city is emerging
[D] It had large infantry
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Correct Answer: A [Mughal army was mainly standing army]
Notes:
Although its origins, like the Mughals themselves, were in the cavalry-based armies of central Asia, its essential form and structure was established by the empire’s third emperor, Akbar. The army had no regimental structure and the soldiers were not directly recruited by the emperor.
16. Which of the following is not another name for Jahangir’s autobiographical account Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri?
[A] Tarikh-i-Salim Shahi
[B] Kmatama-i-Jahangiri
[C] Waqiat-i-Jahangiri
[D] Ibadat-i-Jahangiri
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Correct Answer: D [Ibadat-i-Jahangiri]
Notes:
Ibadat-i-Jahangiri is not a name for Jahangir’s autobiographical work. However, it is known by many names such as Tarikh-i-Salim Shahi, Kmatama-i-Jahangiri, Waqiat-i-Jahangiri, Dayaz-i-Jahangiri, Iqbalnama, Jahhangirinama, and Maqalat-i-Jahangiri. The version of the memoirs which has been accepted as authentic was written by Jahangir himself and it covers his reign.
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. In medieval era , the term Mufti stood for which of the following?
[A] Supervisor of Bazars
[B] Incharge of Army
[C] Exponder of law
[D] Head of administration
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Correct Answer: C [Exponder of law]
Notes:
Muftis were exponder of law. Mufti were an Islamic legal authority who gives a formal legal opinion (fatwa) in answer to an inquiry by a private individual or judge.
19. Fatawah-i-Jahandari was written by which of the following authors?
[A] Ibn-ul-Asir
[B] Hamdullah Mastauti Qazwini
[C] Ziyauddin Barani
[D] Muhammad Bihamad Khani
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Correct Answer: C [Ziyauddin Barani]
Notes:
Ziauddin Barani who was the author of Tarikh-i-Firuz Shahi also wrote the monumental Fatawah-i-Jahandari in the fourteenth century. The text gives an important insight into the administrative, political, and religious policies of the state.
20. Tarikh-i-Daudi was written by which of the following authors?
[A] Yahya ibn Ahmad Sihrindi
[B] Abdullah
[C] Amir Khusrau
[D] Abul Fazl
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Correct Answer: B [Abdullah]
Notes:
Abdullah of Koli (Aligarh) wrote the book Tarikh-i-Daudi during the reign of Jahangir. It starts from the period of Bahlol Lodhi and provides information about the reigns of the Lodis and Surs. However, it provides fragmentary information, unsupported by proper dates or accounts.
