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Test Name :
Test 2 (Medieval History)
Full Marks:
200
Time Duration:
120 minutes
Time Remaining:
00m 00s
Total Questions:
100
(1) Which of the following Indian cities was attacked by Mahmud Ghaznavi?
(1) Nagarkot
(2) Kannauj
(3) Thaneshwar
(4) Somnath
Choose the correct statement from the above –
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 2 and 4
(C) 1, 2 and 3
(D) All are correct
(2) Scholars like Alberuni, Firdusi, Utabi lived in whose court?
(A) Mohammad Gauri
(B) Mahmud Gajnavi
(C) Firoz Tughlaq
(D) Balban
(3) After which battle the Turkish state was established in India?
(A) Second battle of Tarain
(B) Battle of Chandawar
(C) Battle of Kannauj
(D) Battle of Dilwada
(4) Who was the founder of Delhi?
(A) Anangpal Tomar
(B) Prithviraj Chauhan
(C) Jai Singh
(D) Jai Chand
(5) Which Sultan patronized a scholar named Hasan Nizami?
(A) Aramshah
(B) Kutubuddin Aibak
(C) Iltutmish
(D) Balban
(6) In which battle did Iltutmish defeat Aaram Shah and become the ruler of Delhi?
(A) Battle of Karnal (1210)
(B) Battle of Jud (1210)
(C) Battle of Surajgarh (1210)
(D) Battle of Badayun (1210)
(7) In whose time did the rebellion of Pirthu take place in Awadh?
(A) Iltutmish
(B) Aibak
(C) Rajiya
(D) Balban
(8) What is “Chalisa Dal” (Chalisa Group)?
(A) Group of Chieftains of Gulamgiri
(B) Officers of administration
(C) Amir-Ulema Group
(D) Group of Traders
(9) Which sultan took the “Naieb title of Khalifa”?
(A) Balban
(B) Allauddin Khilji
(C) Firoz Shah
(D) Aibak
(10) Who is known as ‘Navin Muslim’ in Delhi Sultanate?
(A) Turkish Muslims
(B) Arabic Muslims
(C) Mongols
(D) Afghan Muslims
(11) In whose time did the rebellion of the new Muslims take place?
(A) Balban
(B) Aibak
(C) Allauddin Khilji
(D) Mubarak Shah Khilji
(12) Which new department was established by Alauddin Khilji to look after the economic affairs of the capital?
(A) Diwan-e-riyasat
(B) Diwan-e-mumliq
(C) Muhatsib
(D) Diwan-e-rasalat
(13) Which Sultan of Delhi started the rationing system?
(A) Balban
(B) Allauddin Khilji
(C) Iltutmish
(D) Aibak
(14) Who is ‘Balahar’ in Delhi Sultanate?
(A) Ordinary merchant
(B) Labour
(C) Ordinary farmer
(D) Landowner
(15) Who called Alauddin Khilji a great ‘Political economist’?
(A) R.C. Tripathi
(B) Lenpool
(C) Amir Khusaro
(D) Yadunath Sarkar
(16) Which Sultan assumed the title of commander of the Prophet?
(A) Khusrav Shah
(B) Mubarak Shah
(C) Balban
(D) Firoz Shah
(17) Consider the following statement –
(1) African traveler Ibn-Battuta came to India in 1333.
(2) At that time Firoz Shah Tughlaq was the Sultan of Delhi.
(A) hoose the correct statement from the above –
(B) Only 1
(C) Only 2
(D) 1 and 2
(18) Who setteled the new Muslims Permanently in Delhi?
(A) Jalaluddin Khilji
(B) Alauddin Khilji
(C) Balban
(D) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
(19) What is the office of Wazir in Delhi Sultanate called?
(A) Diwan-e-Vijarat
(B) Diwan-e-Imarat
(C) Diwan-e-Rasalat
(D) Nayab-e-Vajir
(20) What was the main function of an officer named Nazir in the Delhi Sultanate Period?
(A) Measurement officer
(B) Land-revenue officer
(C) Land-measurement officer
(D) Religious advisor
(21) Consider the following statement –
Department — Established by Sultan
(1) Diwan-e-amir kohi – Balban
(2) Diwan-e-bandgan – Alauddin Khilji
(3) Diwan-e-khairat – Firoz Shah Tughlaq
(4) Diwan-e-arij – Aibak
(A) Only 1 and 2
(B) Only 3
(C) Only 3 and 4
(D) All are correct
(22) Which place was famous for ‘indigo production’ in Delhi Sultanate?
(A) Banaras
(B) Agra
(C) Lucknow
(D) Satgaon
(23) In which dynasty was the Iyengar system under the ancient system?
(A) Vijay Nagar
(B) Saiyyad Dynasty
(C) Bahmani Dynasty
(D) Gulam Dynasty
(24) Mughal ruler Humayun and Tansen were influenced by which sufi order?
(A) Shattari
(B) Naksbandi
(C) Suharvardi
(D) Kadiri
(25) Consider the following statement –
(1) Ramanuja propounded the Vishishtadvaita philosophy.
(2) The main centers of Ramanuja’s activity were Kanchi and Sri Rangapatanam.
Which of the above is correctly matched?
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) 1 and 2
(D) None of these
(26) Consider the following statement –
(1) Madhvacharya opposed the importance of both Shankara and Ramanuja.
(2) Madhvacharya believed in dvaitavad (dualism)
Which of the above is correctly matched?
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) 1 and 2
(D) None of these
(27) Consider the following statements –
(1) Kabir’s ideology was purely non-dualist.
(2) Kabir’s teachings are stored in Bijak.
Choose the correct from the above –
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) 1 and 2
(D) None of these
(28) “If the mind is pure, then every action is as pure as the Ganges” this statement is related to?
(A) Ravidas
(B) Dadu
(C) Gurunanak
(D) Ramanand
(29) Consider the following statement regarding Gurunanak?
(1) Monotheism and the unity of mankind were the fundamental principles of the Guru.
(2) He opposed to idol worship, pilgrimage.
Which of the above is correctly matched?
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) 1 and 2
(D) None of these
(30) Which Bhakti movement saint is called as the ‘Ship of Pushtimarg’?
(A) Tulsidas
(B) Vallabhacharya
(C) Surdas
(D) Meerabai
(31) Whose opinion is Suddhadvaita?
(A) Meerabai
(B) Vallabhacharya
(C) Chaitanya
(D) Surdas
(32) Who were the Timurties of the Bhakti movement?
(A) Nanak, Shankardeva, Meerabai
(B) Nanak, Chaitanya, Shankardeva
(C) Nanak, Kabir, Raidas
(D) Kabir, Ravidas, Surdas
(33) Bhakti movement is also known as?
(A) Buland Kranti (Lofty revolution)
(B) Maun Kranti (Silence revolution)
(C) Naveen Kranti (New revolution)
(D) None of these
(34) Who was the propounder of ‘Sanak Sampraday’ (Sanak Sect)?
(A) Ramanuj
(B) Shankaracharya
(C) Nimbark
(D) Shankardeva
(35) Kabir was the contemporary which Sultan?
(A) Sikandar Lodi
(B) Balban
(C) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
(D) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
(36) The new policy ‘Tulguma method’ used by Babur, was the policy of whom?
(A) Mongols
(B) Ujbegs
(C) Turks
(D) Arabs
(37) For what was the Rumi method or the Osmani method used in war?
(A) To decorates cannons
(B) Harness horse into battle
(C) To decorates the elephants
(D) None of these
(38) What was ‘Tamga’ in Mughal period?
(A) Salt Tax
(B) Trade Tax
(C) Military Tax
(D) Land Tax
(39) Consider the following statement –
Emperor – Tomb
(1) Babur – Kabul
(2) Jahangir – Lahore
(3) Shahjahan – Delhi
(4) Aurangzeb – Agra
Choose the correctly matched from the above –
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 2 and 3
(C) 3 and 4
(D) 1 and 3
(40) What would be the correct schedule of the following Mughal emperors?
(A) Bahadurshah, Jahandarshah, Farukhshiyar
(B) Bahadurshah, Muhammad Shah, Akbar II
(C) Akbar II, Ahmad Shah, Jahandarshah
(D) Bahadurshah, Muhammad Shah, Ahmad Shah
(41) By which name did Babur develop the verse style?
(A) Deewan
(B) Vakiyat
(C) Mubaiyan
(D) Babari
(42) Which of the following is correctly matched?
Emperor – Ruling Period
(A) Babur – 1526-1530
(B) Humanyun – 1530-1560
(C) Akbar – 1556-1605
(D) Aurangzeb – 1658-1707
(43) Which ruler started Meena Bazar in Delhi?
(A) Akbar
(B) Humanyun
(C) Babur
(D) Shahjahan
(44) What is the meaning of the word ‘Jeans’ in Mughal Period?
(A) Grains
(B) Tax
(C) Governance
(D) Service
(45) What was the meaning of ‘Zaribana’ in Mughal period?
(A) Tax-collection fee
(B) Land-revenue tax
(C) Survey fee
(D) None of these
(46) Which ruler built a fort named Rohtasgarh for the security of the North Western border?
(A) Shershah Suri
(B) Akbar
(C) Shahjanah
(D) Jahangir
(47) Which state of South India was considered as ‘the gateway to the South’?
(A) Ahmad Nagar
(B) Khandesh
(C) Ahmedabad
(D) Aurangabad
(48) Which scholar termed Akbar as ‘misguided prince’?
(A) Ahmad Lahori
(B) Badayuni
(C) Todermal
(D) Abul-Fazal
(49) Which scholar called Akbar the enemy Islam?
(A) Faizi
(B) Badayuni
(C) Abul Fazal
(D) Ahmad Yadgar
(50) Consider the following statements –
(1) Construction of Ibadat Khanan at Fatehpur Sikri – 1575
(2) Beginning of Ilahi Samavt – 1583
Which of the above is correctly matched?
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) 1 and 2
(D) None of these
(51) During which Mughal emperor did the Satnami rebellion take place?
(A) Akbar
(B) Aurangzeb
(C) Shahjahan
(D) Jahangir
(52) Which Sikh Guru ordered every Sikh to wear ‘Pancham Kar’?
(A) Guru Govind Singh
(B) Guru Har Rai
(C) Guru Ramdas
(D) Guru Raidas
(53) What was the main function of the ‘Mir-e-berr’ officer during Mughal period?
(A) Forest department
(B) Revenue department
(C) Intelligence department
(D) Navy Chief
(54) What was the main function of the officer named ‘Musaddi’ during Mughal period?
(A) Labours work in mines
(B) Constables who protected the forests
(C) Work as a tax collector with landowners
(D) They work as administrators of ports
(55) What was the main function of the officer named ‘Vakiya-Navis’ in Mughal period?
(A) Royal news writer
(B) Intelligence letter-writer
(C) Revenue letter-writer
(D) None of these
(56) What was the main function of the officer ‘Meer-e-Bahar’ during Mughal period?
(A) Chief of Navy
(B) Chief of intelligence department
(C) Chief of expenditure
(D) None of these
(57) What was the main function of the officer named ‘Harkara’ during Mughal period?
(A) Information officer
(B) Spy & messengers
(C) Accountant General
(D) Intelligence writer
(58) What was the ‘district’ called during the Mughal Period?
(A) Shik
(B) Sarkar
(C) Pergana
(D) Aamil
(59) What was ‘Aana’ during Mughal Period?
(A) Coins
(B) A type of Tax
(C) Method of fine art
(D) Measurement Scale
(60) Which emperor had appointed a Hindu judge Srikant to decide the case of Hindus?
(A) Akbar
(B) Jahangir
(C) Shahjahan
(D) Aurangzeb
(61) Which places were famous for silk industry during the Mughal Period?
(1) Agra
(2) Dhaka
(3) Lahore
(4) Bangal
Which of the above is correctly matched?
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 2 and 3
(C) 3 and 4
(D) All are correct
(62) In which mausoleum was the ‘double dome’ and “Charbagh System” used for the first time in the Mughal Period?
(A) Tajmahal
(B) Mausoleum of Biwi
(C) Mausoleum of Humayun
(D) Mausoleum of Akbar
(63) Which of the following were constructed during the time of Akbar?
(1) Hawa Mahal
(2) Mariyam Mahal
(3) Lahore fort
(4) Jahangir Mahal
Which of the above are correctly matched?
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 2 and 3
(C) 1, 2 and 3
(D) All are correct
(64) Consider the following statement –
Literature Writer
(1) Humayunama - Gulbadan Beghum
(2) Tabkat-e-Akbari - Nizamuddin Mahmud
(3) Chahar-chaman - Chandrabhan
(4) Shahjahanama - Inayat Khan
Which of the above is correctly matched?
(A) 1, 2 and 3
(B) 2, 3 and 4
(C) 1, 3 and 4
(D) All are correct
(65) By what name Dara Shikoh translated the 52 Upanishadas?
(A) Sirr-e-Akbar
(B) Badshahnama
(C) Padshahnama
(D) Mazm-ul-Bahrin
(66) Which of the following foreign travelers visited India during the time of Shah Jahan?
(1) Peter Mundi
(2) Traverniyer
(3) Adward Terri
(4) Hawkins
Which of the above is correct?
(A) 1 and 3
(B) 1 and 4
(C) 1 and 2
(D) 3 and 4
(67) Which scholarly traveler witnessed the succession war between Dara Shikoh and Aurangzeb?
(A) Fransis Varniyar
(B) Peter Mundi
(C) Traverniyer
(D) Ralf Fitch
(68) Which Scholar mentioned the ‘legend of Anarkali’?
(A) Ralf Fitch
(B) Halkins
(C) William Fintch
(D) Domigo Pious
(69) The history of the Mughal Period was written under the name ‘Travel in the Mughal Empire’?
(A) Nicolao Manucci
(B) Peter Mundi
(C) Francis Warniyar
(D) Sir Thomas Roe
(70) Which English traveler (trader) came during the reign of Akbar?
(A) Ralf Fitch
(B) Domiyo Pious
(C) Hawkins
(D) None of these
(71) With whom the treaty of Purander (1665) was signed?
(A) Shivaji – Jai Singh
(B) Shivaji – Akbar
(C) Shivaji – Shaista Khan
(D) Shivaji – Afjal Khan
(72) Which of the following is not correctly matched? Battle Year
(A) Battle of Chausa – 1539
(B) Battle of Kannauj – 1540
(C) Battle of Kalinjar – 1545
(D) Battle of Chanderi – 1526
(73) When did Akbar start the Mansabdari system?
(A) 1976
(B) 1977
(C) 1978
(D) 1780
(74) Which of the following buildings were built by Aurangzeb?
(1) Badshahi Mosque – Lahore
(2) Moti Mosque – Delhi
(3) Mosque of Biwi – Aurangabad
(4) Heera Mahal – Agra
Which of the above is correct?
(A) 1, 2 and 4
(B) 1, 2 and 3
(C) 2, 3 and 4
(D) All are correct
(75) Consider the following statement –
(1) Akbar established the translation department.
(2) The Mahabharata was translated into Persian during the time of Akbar.
Which of the above is correct?
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) 1 and 2
(D) None of these
(76) What is “Khankah”?
(A) Office of revenue department
(B) Dwelling place of Sufi Saints
(C) Office of Tax Collection
(D) None of these
(77) Who built Atarkin Darwaza in Nagaur?
(A) Balban
(B) Iltutmish
(C) Aibak
(D) Allauddin Khilji
(78) Which is the first octagonal tomb built in Delhi?
(A) Khan-e-Jahan Telangani’s tomb
(B) Tomb of Sulatangarhi
(C) Iltutmish’s tomb
(D) Tomb of Balban
(79) Which of the following building is not located in Delhi?
(1) Adhai din ka Jhopra
(2) Sultangarhi ka Makbara (Tomb)
(3) Tomb of Moth
(4) Tomb of Balban
Which of the above is correctly matched?
(A) Only 1
(B) 1 and 2
(C) Only 4
(D) 3 and 4
(80) Regional local painting was developed in the medieval period during the time of which Mughal emperor?
(A) Akbar
(B) Jahangir
(C) Aurangzeb
(D) Shahjahan
(81) ‘Kirtan Style’ was developed by whom in which area in India?
(A) Shankardev in Bengal
(B) Tukaram in Maharashtra
(C) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in Bengal
(D) Dadu in Punjab
(82) Which type of painting was accepted in Delhi Sultanate?
(A) Painting of animal-birds
(B) Human painting
(C) Royal Painting
(D) Mural Painting
(83) Which of the following books were written by Amir Khusaro?
(1) Tarikh-e-Alai
(2) Aashique
(3) Nuhsipihar
(4) Tutinama
Which of the above is correct?
(A) 1 and 4
(B) 1, 2 and 3
(C) 2, 3 and 4
(D) All are correct
(84) Which of the following building is located in Jaunpur?
(1) Atala Mosque
(2) Jhanjori Mosque
(3) Lal Darwaza
(4) Fort Mosque
Choose the correct from the above –
(A) 1, 2 and 3
(B) 1, 2 and 4
(C) 2, 3 and 4
(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(85) Consider the following statement –
(1) The absence of a Minaret has been found in the mosque of Jaunpur.
(2) Lodi Period is known as ‘Period of Tomb’.
Choose the correct from the above –
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) 1 and 2
(D) None of these
(86) Consider the following statements –
Ruler — Established city
(1) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq – Jahanpanah Nagar
(2) Firoz Shah Tughlaq – Tughlaqabad
(3) Gayasuddin Tughlaq – Firoz Shah Kotla
Which of the above is not correctly matched?
(A) Only 1
(B) 2 and 3
(C) 1 and 3
(D) 1 and 2
(87) Bhakti Movement was started in which region of India?
(A) In Northern India
(B) In Eastern India
(C) In Western India
(D) In Southern India
(88) “Hari in all and all are in Hari” who said this statement?
(A) Kabirdas
(B) Ravidas
(C) Tulsidas
(D) Surdas
(89) Which of the following Bhakti Saints were associated with Maharashtra?
(1) Sant Gyaneshwar
(2) Ramdas
(3) Eknath
(4) Namdev
Which of the above is correct?
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 2 and 4
(C) 1, 2 and 3
(D) All are correct
(90) Which of the following sects were related to Vaishnavism?
(1) Sri Sampraday (Sect)
(2) Rudra Smpraday (Sect)
(3) Brahma Sampraday (Sect)
(4) Sanak Sampraday (Sect)
Which of the above is correctly matched?
(A) 1, 2 and 3
(B) 2, 3 and 4
(C) 1, 3 and 4
(D) All are correct
(91) Which of the following was not included in the Navaratna of Akbar?
(A) Man Singh
(B) Bhagwandas
(C) Haqeem Hummam
(D) Faizi
(92) What was ‘Nisar’ in Mughal Period?
(A) Copper coin issued by Jahangir
(B) Name of a piece of cavalry
(C) Name of a cannon
(D) Name of an elephant
(93) Which cannon used to be carried on the back of a camel during the Mughal Period?
(A) Fateh Rab
(B) Gajnaal
(C) Narnaal
(D) Shutarnaal
(94) When did Nadir Shah invade India?
(A) 1739
(B) 1740
(C) 1741
(D) 1742
(95) Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(A) Battle of Buxar – 1764
(B) Third battle of Panipat – 1761
(C) First battle of Tarain – 1291
(D) Second battle of Panipat – 1556
(96) Who was the founder of Shukar Chakia Michel?
(A) Charat Singh
(B) Kapoor Singh
(C) Jassa Singh
(D) Gulab Singh
(97) Which emperor banned the Jizya tax imposed by Aurangzeb?
(A) Bahadur Shah
(B) Muhammad Shah
(C) Akbar – II
(D) Jahandar Shah
(98) What was the main function of an officer named Majumdar during Maratha Period?
(A) Inspector of expenditure
(B) Jamindars (Land-owner)
(C) Chief of Village
(D) Measurement of land
(99) Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(A) Treaty of Sangola – 1750
(B) Treaty of Salbai – 1782
(C) Treaty of Basin – 1802
(D) Treaty of Mandsaur – 1820
(100) Which of the following is not correctly matched? State — Founder
(A) Hyderabad – Nizamulmulk
(B) Awadh – Shaadat Khan
(C) Bengal – Murshidkuli Khan
(D) Mysore – Tipu Sultan
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