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.

31. Which of the following foreign travellers mention about slavery during the rule of the Vijayanagar kingdom?
[A] Abdur Razzaq
[B] Nicolo de Conti
[C] Paes
[D] Athanasius Nikitin

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32. Which of the following kings built an observatory near Daultabad?
[A] Humayun Shah
[B] Ahmah Shah Wali
[C] Taj-ud-din Firoz Shah
[D] Hasan Gangu

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33. Which of the following constructed the Gulbarga Fort?
[A] Alauddin I
[B] Ahmah Shah Wali
[C] Humayun Shah
[D] Mahmud Gawan

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34. Which of the following spoke about the doctrine of wahdat al-wujud or the unity of being that had a profound influence on Sufi thought worldwide?
[A] Al Hujwiri
[B] Al-Junaid
[C] Ibn ai-Arabi
[D] None of the bove

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35. ‘Ziyarat’ refers to which of the following?
[A] To observe tolerance
[B] Practice of visiting tombs
[C] Repentance over bad deeds
[D] Surrender to achieve salvation

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36. The followers of the Krishna cult founded the Radha Ballabhi sect under which of the following?
[A] Tulsidas
[B] Hari Vamsa
[C] Sur Das
[D] Chaitanya

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37. Which of the following saint received the title of Shaikh-i-Kabir?
[A] Sayyid Yadullah
[B] Muhibbullah Allahabadi
[C] Abdul Quddus Gangohi
[D] Miranji Shams al Ushshaq

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38. After the defeat of Baz Bahadur, he fled towards which of the following places?
[A] Malwa
[B] Burhanpur
[C] Gujarat
[D] Bengal

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39. Which of the following dominated Bihar and Bengal during the early years of rule of Akbar?
[A] Turks
[B] Afghans
[C] Hindus
[D] Arabs

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40. Indian colors such as peacock blue, Indian red began to be used during the reign of which of the following ruler?
[A] Akbar
[B] Humayun
[C] Jahangir
[D] Sher Shah Suri

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