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. These questions are part of GKToday’s 35000+ MCQs Bank Course in GKToday Android App
41. What was the title given to Sultan Alp Khan?
[A] Baadshah
[B] Hushang Shah
[C] Sher Shah
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: B [Hushang Shah]
Notes:
After Dilawar Khan’s death in 1406-07, his son, Alp Khan, became the Sultan of Malwa with the title Hushang Shah (1406-35).
42. Which of the following was capital of the Hindu Shahi dynasty of Afghanistan during early medieval India?
[A] Kabul
[B] Purushpura
[C] Hund
[D] Zabulistan
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Correct Answer: C [Hund]
Notes:
Kabul Shahi was overthrown by a Brahmin called Lalliya; who founded the “Hindu Shahi” dynasty (or Brahman Shahi) in Afghanistan. Its capital was Hund.
43. The Muslim adventurer who destroyed the Nalanda University was _____:
[A] Muhammad-bin-Tughlak
[B] Alla-ud-din Khilji
[C] Muhammad-bin-Quasim
[D] Muhammad-bin-Bhaktiyar
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Correct Answer: D [Muhammad-bin-Bhaktiyar]
Notes:
In 1193, the Nalanda University was destroyed by the Islamic fanatic Bakhtiyar Khilji, a Turk; this event is seen by scholars as a late milestone in the decline of Buddhism in India. The troops of the Ghurid Empire general Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khalji destroyed and began the demise of Nalanda and other monasteries near it, such as the Odantapura Vihar (now called Bihar Sharif) about 6 miles away from Nalanda.
44. Sriperumbudur is the birthplace of _____:
[A] Sri Madhvacharya
[B] Sri Basavanna
[C] Sri Shankaracharya
[D] Sri Ramanujacharya
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Correct Answer: D [Sri Ramanujacharya]
Notes:
Sriperumbudur is located in Tamil Nadu. It is famous for being the birthplace of Sri Ramanuja, one of the most prominent Hindu Vaishnava saints as well as the town where former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated in 1991.
45. Which of the following monuments is the oldest?
[A] Taj Mahal
[B] Khajuraho
[C] Qutab Minar
[D] Ajanta Caves
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Correct Answer: D [Ajanta Caves ]
Notes:
The Ajanta Caves in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra are about 30 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments which date from the 2nd century BC to about 480 or 650 A.D. Most Khajuraho temples were built between 950 and 1050 A.D by the Rajput Chandela dynasty. The Qutb Minar was built in the 13th century A.D, while the Taj Mahal was built in the 17th century.
46. Akbar’s tomb is located at which of the following places?
[A] Allahabad
[B] Fatehpur Sikri
[C] Agra
[D] Sikandara
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Correct Answer: D [Sikandara]
Notes:
Akbar’s tombis situated in 119 acres of grounds in Sikandra, a suburb of Agra, Uttar Pradesh. Considered as an important Mughal architectural masterpiece, it was built in 1605–1613. The other Mughal monuments that are located in the vicinity of Akbar’s tomb are: Mariam’s Tomb, the tomb of Mariam-uz- Zamani, wife of the Akbar and the mother of Jahangir.
47. Bahadur Shah (First) was born in the year ____:
[A] 1543
[B] 1643
[C] 1743
[D] 1843
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Correct Answer: B [1643]
Notes:
Bahadur Shah I was born on 14 October 1643 in Burhanpur to the sixth Mughal emperor, Aurangzeb, and his secondary wife Nawab Bai. He became the seventh Mughal emperor of India and ruled from 1707 until his death in 1712.
48. The Persian translation of “Mahabharata” done in Mughal period is known by which name?
[A] Rekhta
[B] Razmnama
[C] Risala-e-Haq Nama
[D] Safinat-ul-Auliya
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Correct Answer: B [Razmnama]
Notes:
The Mughal Emperor Akbar was the first king to have the great Hindu epic, the Mahabharata, translated into Persian as ‘Razmnama’. In 1574 Akbar started a Maktab Khana or a house of translation works in Fatehpur Sikri.
49. What was the northwestern border of the Mughal Empire during the reign of Akbar?
[A] Hin dukush
[B] Kabul
[C] Punjab
[D] Sindh
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Correct Answer: A [Hin dukush ]
Notes:
During Akbar’s reign, the Mughal Empire extended to most of the Indian subcontinent, stretching from the Himalayas in the north to the Vindhyas in the south and Hindukush in the north-west to Brahmaputra River in the east. Kashmir, Sind, Baluchistan, Makran and Kandahar (Hindukush region) all became Mughal territory during his reign, taking the borders right up to the Persian empire under the Safavid rulers.
50. For the first time in Gujarat, who implemented Jizya tax?
[A] Ahmed Shah I
[B] Mahmud Begda
[C] Mujaffarshah I
[D] Mujaffarshah II
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Correct Answer: A [Ahmed Shah I ]
Notes:
Ahmad Shah (1411-1442), a ruler of Gujarat, introduced the Jizya in 1414 and collected it with such strictness that many people converted to Islam to evade it.Jizya was abolished by the third Mughal emperor Akbar, in 1564. Jizya was a per capita yearly tax historically leviedon non-Muslim subjects, permanently residing in Muslim lands governed by Islamic law.
