Medieval Indian History Questions (MCQs) for UPSC, SSC and States PCS Examinations
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 authors wrote Futuh-al-Salatin?
[A] Muhammad Bihamad Khani
[B] Alberuni
[C] Yahya ibn Ahmad Sihrindi
[D] Khwaja Abu Malik Isami
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Correct Answer: D [Khwaja Abu Malik Isami]
Notes:
Khwaja Abu Malik Isami is the author of Futuh-al-Salatin is yet another elaborate account of the Delhi Sultanate. It consists of almost 12,000 verses. The Futuh-us-Salatin is a history of Muslim rule in India until 1349-50.
32. Qanun-i Humayuni was written by which of the following authors?
[A] Alberuni
[B] Amir Khusrau
[C] Mirza Muhammad Haidar Dughlat
[D] Khvandamir
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Correct Answer: D [Khvandamir]
Notes:
The Qanun-i Humayuni which is also called Humayun Namah was composed in 1534 CE by Khvandamir who was one of the officials under Humayun’s patronage. The memoir is an eyewitness account of Humayun’s reign.
33. Which of the following was the author of ‘Kitab-ur-Rehlah’?
[A] Ibn Batuta
[B] Abdur Razzak
[C] Nicolo Conti
[D] Barbosa
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Correct Answer: A [Ibn Batuta]
Notes:
Ibn Batuta was a Moorish traveller. He is teh author of Kitab-ur-Rehlah (1333 CE). The text gives valuable insights on the reign of Muhammad bin Tughlaq. He also wrote about Qutub Minar.
34. Abdur Razzak came from which of the following places?
[A] Morocco
[B] Italy
[C] Persia
[D] Rome
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Correct Answer: C [Persia]
Notes:
Abdur Razzak was a Persian ambassador who visited South India in the fifteenth century. His writings leave behind social, economic, political, administrative and cultural accounts of the Vijayanagar empire.
35. Who were Domingo Paes and Barbosa with respect to medieval India?
[A] Venetian travellers
[B] Persian travellers
[C] Arab travellers
[D] Portuguese travellers
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Correct Answer: D [Portuguese travellers]
Notes:
Domingo Paes and Barbosa were Portuguese travellers who visited South India in the early sixteenth century and left behind vivid accounts of the era. Nicolo Conti, Italian traveller also came with them.
36. Which of the following is an account of Thomas Roe and John Fryer?
[A] Storio do Mogor
[B] Travels in India
[C] Travels in India in the Seventeenth Century
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: C [Travels in India in the Seventeenth Century]
Notes:
Thomas Roe and John Fryer’s ‘Travels in India in the Seventeenth Century’ and Francisco Pelsaert’s travelogues- form important historical sources for the times they represent.
37. Which of the following statements are correct regarding trade during the pre-sultanate period?
1. Large number of trading centres emerged across the subcontinent.
2. Emerging cities and towns acted as nodal points for the exchange of agrarian produce.
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2
[C] Both 1 & 2
[D] Neither 1 & 2
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Correct Answer: C [Both 1 & 2]
Notes:
During the pre-sultanate period large number of trading centres emerged across the subcontinent. The emerging cities and towns of that time acted as nodal points for the exchange of agrarian produce.
38. How many times did Mahmud of Ghazni invaded and plundered the northern India?
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Correct Answer: C [17]
Notes:
During his rule, Mahmud of Ghazni invaded and plundered the richest cities and temple towns in the regions of present-day India seventeen times, and used the booty to build his capital in Ghazni.
39. Mahmud regarded which of the following pala ruler as his vassal?
[A] Dharmapala
[B] Mahendrapala
[C] Rajyapala
[D] Anandapala
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Correct Answer: C [Rajyapala]
Notes:
Rajyapala was the seventh emperor of the Pala dynasty. When Mahmud reached Kannauj after attacking and plundering Mathura, Rajyapala was taken by surprise and surrendered without resistance. Mahmud regarded Rajyapala as his vassal since he had surrendered to him.
40. Which of the following poets of the Persian cult resided in the kingdom of Mahmud?
1) Unsuri
2) Faruqi
3) Asjadi
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] Only 1 & 2
[B] Only 2 & 3
[C] Only 1 & 3
[D] 1, 2, & 3
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Correct Answer: D [1, 2, & 3]
Notes:
Mahmud of Ghazni has acquired the reputation of an iconoclast but at the same time, his contribution to the socio-cultural development of his time was Significant. The earliest poets of the Persian revival which were Unsuri, Faruqi, and Asjadi all resided in his kingdom.
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