Medieval Indian History
July 27, 2017 November 28, 2023
1. Who was Sultan of Delhi Sultanate when Timur invaded India in 1398?
[A] Mahmud Shah Tughluq
[B] Jalal ud din Firuz Khilji
[C] Aram Shah
[D] Ghiyas-ud-din Balban
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Correct Answer: A [Mahmud Shah Tughluq]
Notes:
Mahmud Shah Tughlaq was the last sultan of the Tughlaq dynasty to rule the Islamic Delhi Sultanate. During his reign in 1398, Amir Timur the Chagtai ruler invaded India. He carried away with him a large booty from Delhi and the surrounding area. Soon after the invasion, the Tughlaq dynasty came to an end.
2. Which among the following building built by Shah Jahan at Agra is similar in pattern of the Saint Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow?
[A] Taj Mahal
[B] Agra fort
[C] Pearl Mosque
[D] Shah Jahani Mahal
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Correct Answer: C [Pearl Mosque]
Notes:
Pearl Mosque also known as Moti Masjid
3. Which among the following is NOT correctly matched?
[A] Ali Gurshap – Alauddin Khilji
[B] Nur-ud-din – Jahangir
[C] padshah gazi – Aurangazeb
[D] All are correct
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Correct Answer: C [padshah gazi – Aurangazeb]
Notes:
Padhash gazi was a title assumed by Jahangir. Ali Gurshap was the real name of Alauddin Khilji
4. Which among the following dynasties gave rise to a worship of Satya Pir, a common God which was very much equivalent to Satyanarayan among Hindus?
[A] Lodi Dynasty
[B] Hussein Shahi dynasty
[C] Sayyid dynasty
[D] Samma Dynasty
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Correct Answer: B [Hussein Shahi dynasty]
Notes:
Satya Pir is a belief system found in Bengal created by the fusion of Islam. Hussein Shahi dynasty ruled from 1494 to 1538.
5. Mirza Ghalib was a contemporary of which among the following Mughal Emperors?
[A] Alamgir II
[B] Muhammad Shah
[C] Bahadur Shah Zafar
[D] Farrukhsiyar
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Correct Answer: C [Bahadur Shah Zafar]
Notes:
Mirza Ghalib was a prominent Urdu and Persian poet. He served during the last years of the Mughal Empire. He was contemporary of Bahadur Shah Zafar.
6. 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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Correct Answer: C [Futuhat-i-Firozshahi]
Notes:
Futuhat-i-Firozshahi is a small brochure of thirty-two pages composed by Sultan Firuz Shah himself. The title of the book literally means victories of Firuz Shah. We know about Firuz Shah due to this brochure. He was 45 when he became the Sultan of Delhi in 1351. He ruled until 1388.
7. Shahjahan-Nama by Inayat Khan covers up to which year of Shah Jahan’s reign?
[A] 10 years
[B] 13 years
[C] 20 years
[D] 33 years
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Correct Answer: B [13 years]
Notes:
Inayat Khan alias Muhammad Tahir Ashna was a high official of Shah Jahan, who compiled a biography of the emperor up to the thirteenth year of his reign. Inayat Khan was a close friend of Shah Jahan. After retirement he settled in Kashmir, where he died in 1666.
8. Which of the following is commissioned work on Aurangazeb, which was later forbidden before completion?
[A] Ma’asir-i-Alamgiri
[B] Alamgirnama
[C] Futuhat-i-Almgiri
[D] Muntakhab-ul-Lubab
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Correct Answer: B [Alamgirnama]
Notes:
Muhammad Qazim was appointed Munshi by Aurangzeb in the first year of his reign and was later on commissioned by the emperor to complete the annals of his reign. After the eleventh year, up to which point Muhammad Qazim recorded his history, Aurangzeb forbade its continuation. On the manuscript being shown to Aurangzeb, he withdrew his permission for the preparation of this official history. Alamgirnama is a good detailed history of the first ten years of Aurangzeb’s reign from 1658 to 1668.
9. Mahmud of Ghazni led a raid against the Rai of Bhera on the River Jhelum in which of the following years?
[A] 1004 A.D.
[B] 1010 A.D.
[C] 1014 A.D.
[D] 1020 A.D.
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Correct Answer: A [1004 A.D.]
Notes:
In 1001 CE, Mahmud crossed the Indian frontier and in the following year, he defeated Jayapala. The rich spoils from this expedition encouraged Mahmud to repeat his raids and in 1004 A.D. He did the second raid against the Rai of Bhera.
10. In which year, Ranthambore was captured by Iltutmish?
[A] c.1216 CE
[B] c.1226 CE
[C] c.1236 CE
[D] c.1246 CE
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Correct Answer: B [c.1226 CE]
Notes:
Iltutmish captured Ranthambore in c.1226 CE and by c.1231 CE, he was successful in establishing his authority over Mandor, Jalore, Bayana, and Gwalior.
