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This section includes 912 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 101. |
Which of the following constituted the tax-collecting officials?(i) Rais (ii) Khuts (iii) Chaudharis (iv) Muqaddams Choose the answer from the codes below: |
| A. | i and ii |
| B. | ii and iii |
| C. | i, ii and iii |
| D. | ii, iii and iv |
| Answer» E. | |
| 102. |
Match List I with List II and select the answer from the codes given below.List I List II (i) Dagh (A) Kissing the Sultan’s feet (ii) Chahra (B) Branding of horses (iii) Paibos (C)Prostration in front of the Sultan (iv) Nauroz (D) Persian New Year (v) Sijada (E) Descriptive roll of a soldier |
| A. | i-b, ii-e, iii-c, iv-d, v-a |
| B. | i-b, ii-e, iii-a, iv-d, v-c |
| C. | i-e, ii-b, iii-a, iv-c, v-d |
| D. | i-e, ii-a, iii-b, iv-c, v-d |
| Answer» C. i-e, ii-b, iii-a, iv-c, v-d | |
| 103. |
Arrange the following Delhi Sultans of the Mamluk dynasty in chronological order(i) Nasir-ud-din Mahmud (ii) Kaiqubad (iii) Iltutmish (iv) Raziya (v) Qutub-ud-din Aibak (vi) Balban Select the answer from the codes given below: |
| A. | v, i, iii, vi, iv and ii |
| B. | v, iii, iv, i, vi and ii |
| C. | iii, iv, i, ii, v and vi |
| D. | iv, ii, i, vi, v and iii |
| Answer» C. iii, iv, i, ii, v and vi | |
| 104. |
Diwan-i-khairat was a separate department of |
| A. | public works and welfare |
| B. | slaves |
| C. | agriculture |
| D. | foreign affairs |
| Answer» B. slaves | |
| 105. |
Who was the court poet of Mahmud of Ghazni and author of Shah Namah? |
| A. | al-beruni |
| B. | ibn battutah |
| C. | maulana khwajagi |
| D. | firdausi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 106. |
Whom did Mahmud of Ghazni defeat to conquer and annex Peshawar and Punjab? |
| A. | hindu shahis |
| B. | ghurids |
| C. | arabs |
| D. | karkotakas |
| Answer» B. ghurids | |
| 107. |
Who was the first Indian ruler to defeat Muhammad of Ghur? |
| A. | prithviraja chauhan, ruler of ajmer |
| B. | jayachandra, gahadvala ruler of kanauj |
| C. | lakshmana, the sena ruler of bengal |
| D. | mularaja ii, the solanki ruler of gujarat |
| Answer» E. | |
| 108. |
The Hindu ruler of Sind who was defeated and deposed by the Arab invaders was |
| A. | jaisingha |
| B. | jayachandra |
| C. | dahar |
| D. | bhima |
| Answer» D. bhima | |
| 109. |
Which Sultan of Delhi established an employment bureau, a charity bureau and acharitable hospital? |
| A. | firoz tughluq |
| B. | muhammad tughluq |
| C. | ala-ud-din khalji |
| D. | balban |
| Answer» B. muhammad tughluq | |
| 110. |
What was khidamati? |
| A. | one-fifth of the spoils of wars |
| B. | a tax on purchase and sale of commodities |
| C. | a tribute realised from the subjugated indian chiefs |
| D. | a house tax demanded from the hindus |
| Answer» D. a house tax demanded from the hindus | |
| 111. |
Which one of the cities was not founded by Firoz Tughluq? |
| A. | jaunpur |
| B. | hissar |
| C. | tughluqabad |
| D. | firozabad |
| Answer» D. firozabad | |
| 112. |
Who was appointed as the envoy of Muhammad Tughluq in the court of the Chineseemperor? |
| A. | barani |
| B. | ibn battutah |
| C. | barbosa |
| D. | abdur razzaq |
| Answer» C. barbosa | |
| 113. |
The term ghanima in the Delhi Sultanate stands for |
| A. | market cess |
| B. | irrigation tax |
| C. | war booty |
| D. | royal treasury |
| Answer» D. royal treasury | |
| 114. |
Who introduced chahra for the first time? |
| A. | iltutmish |
| B. | qutub-ud-din aibak |
| C. | balban |
| D. | ala-ud-din khalji |
| Answer» E. | |
| 115. |
What was the correct chronology of the Delhi sultanate? |
| A. | slave, tughluq, khalji, sayyid, lodi |
| B. | slave, khalji, tughluq, sayyid, lodi |
| C. | khalji, slave, tughluq, lodi, sayyid |
| D. | khalji, tughluq, slave, sayyid, lodi |
| Answer» C. khalji, slave, tughluq, lodi, sayyid | |
| 116. |
Who was known as ‘Lakh Baksh’? |
| A. | aibak |
| B. | iltutmish |
| C. | balban |
| D. | raziya |
| Answer» B. iltutmish | |
| 117. |
Under whose reign did diwan-i-arz become a separate department? |
| A. | iltutmish |
| B. | ala-ud-din khalji |
| C. | muhammad tughluq |
| D. | balban |
| Answer» E. | |
| 118. |
Who were barids? |
| A. | secret agents |
| B. | military chiefs |
| C. | revenue collectors |
| D. | elite guards |
| Answer» B. military chiefs | |
| 119. |
Who were the rais and ranas? |
| A. | intelligence officers |
| B. | poets under sultanate |
| C. | local chiefs who opposed sultans |
| D. | police officers |
| Answer» D. police officers | |
| 120. |
Who among the following medieval historians commented that death liberatedMuhammad Tughluq from his people and freed them from him? |
| A. | badauni |
| B. | barani |
| C. | isami |
| D. | ibn battutah |
| Answer» E. | |
| 121. |
Charai was a tax on |
| A. | hindus |
| B. | houses |
| C. | milch cattle |
| D. | craftsmen |
| Answer» D. craftsmen | |
| 122. |
What was araghatta? |
| A. | a machine to break forts |
| B. | an irrigation canal |
| C. | a device to lift water |
| D. | a type of cloth |
| Answer» D. a type of cloth | |
| 123. |
Who completed Qutub Minar? |
| A. | qutub-ud-din aibak |
| B. | raziya |
| C. | iltutmish |
| D. | balban |
| Answer» E. | |
| 124. |
Who was a shahna? |
| A. | military commander |
| B. | spy |
| C. | district head |
| D. | market superintendent |
| Answer» E. | |
| 125. |
Who introduced token currency in China before Muhammad Tughluqintroduced it in India? |
| A. | qublai khan |
| B. | chengiz khan |
| C. | timur |
| D. | qutub-ud-din aibak |
| Answer» B. chengiz khan | |
| 126. |
Who was the first Sultan to pay soldiers in cash instead of through iqtas? |
| A. | iltutmish |
| B. | balban |
| C. | muhammad tughluq |
| D. | ala-ud-din khalji |
| Answer» E. | |
| 127. |
Diwan-i-kohi, created by Muhammad Tughluq, looked after |
| A. | revenue collection |
| B. | agriculture |
| C. | public welfare |
| D. | crown land |
| Answer» C. public welfare | |
| 128. |
Who is identified as Tamerlane? |
| A. | mahmud of ghazni |
| B. | muhammad of ghur |
| C. | timur |
| D. | chengiz khan |
| Answer» D. chengiz khan | |
| 129. |
How many jitals made up a tanka? |
| A. | 44 |
| B. | 40 |
| C. | 48 |
| D. | 46 |
| Answer» D. 46 | |
| 130. |
Which was not true about jizya? |
| A. | it was a tax on non-muslims. |
| B. | brahmins were generally exempted from it. |
| C. | the first ruler to collect it in india was firoz tughluq. |
| D. | it never yielded any substantial revenue. |
| Answer» D. it never yielded any substantial revenue. | |
| 131. |
The iqtadars during the period of the Delhi sultanate were also known as |
| A. | maliks |
| B. | muqtis |
| C. | mamlatdars |
| D. | munhias |
| Answer» C. mamlatdars | |
| 132. |
With which dynasty did Indian Muslims start entering into positions of power? |
| A. | tughluqs |
| B. | ilbaris |
| C. | khaljis |
| D. | sayyids |
| Answer» D. sayyids | |
| 133. |
Which tax was not permitted by the shariat? |
| A. | agriculture tax |
| B. | tax on non-muslims |
| C. | commercial tax |
| D. | marriage tax |
| Answer» E. | |
| 134. |
Which among the following is/are the structural models related to the early Indian society? |
| A. | polity based on feudal system |
| B. | theory of integrated polity |
| C. | theory of segmentary state |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 135. |
What is Samanta system |
| A. | a system of taxation |
| B. | a political system based on hierarchy of vassals |
| C. | a system of measuring land |
| D. | a system of coinage in medieval india |
| Answer» C. a system of measuring land | |
| 136. |
The famous paper entitled “Was There Feudalism in Indian History? belongs to |
| A. | b n s yadava |
| B. | d. c. sircar |
| C. | harbans mukhia |
| D. | d.n. jha |
| Answer» D. d.n. jha | |
| 137. |
Who wrote An Introduction to the Study of Indian History? |
| A. | r.s. sharma |
| B. | d.d. kosambi |
| C. | d. n. jha |
| D. | mortimer wheeler |
| Answer» C. d. n. jha | |
| 138. |
Which one of the following terms does not refer to a land measure? |
| A. | hala |
| B. | kalanju |
| C. | karisa |
| D. | kulyavapa |
| Answer» C. karisa | |
| 139. |
The Gupta charters contained royal seal with an emblem. What is the figurein theemblem? |
| A. | garuda |
| B. | varaha |
| C. | lakshmi |
| D. | bull |
| Answer» B. varaha | |
| 140. |
Debasement and disappearance of coins in late Gupta period indicates: |
| A. | decline of agricultural production |
| B. | cheapness of commodities |
| C. | decline of trade and commerce |
| D. | non-availability of metals |
| Answer» D. non-availability of metals | |
| 141. |
Which of the following cities was regarded as the best silk cloth producer? |
| A. | kausambi |
| B. | ujjain |
| C. | varanasi |
| D. | pataliputra |
| Answer» D. pataliputra | |
| 142. |
Who is the author of the famous Allahabad prasasti? |
| A. | kalidasa |
| B. | sudraka |
| C. | harisena |
| D. | ravikirti |
| Answer» D. ravikirti | |
| 143. |
Which of the following works tells us about the succession of Chandragupta Ito thethrone? |
| A. | devichandraguptam |
| B. | kaumudimahotsava |
| C. | mrichchhakatika |
| D. | abhigyanasakuntalam |
| Answer» C. mrichchhakatika | |
| 144. |
Which of the following Gupta emperors is represented on his coins as playingthe luteor veena? |
| A. | chandragupta i |
| B. | chandragupta ii |
| C. | samudragupta |
| D. | skandagupta |
| Answer» D. skandagupta | |
| 145. |
Which one of the following inscriptions is found on an iron pillar? |
| A. | allahabad prasasti |
| B. | mehrauliprasasti |
| C. | eran prasasti |
| D. | junagarh prasasti |
| Answer» C. eran prasasti | |
| 146. |
The main cause of conflict between the Cheras, Cholas and Pandyas duringtheSangam age was |
| A. | the desire to control the fertile deltas |
| B. | the desire to control coastal region |
| C. | the need for access to important trading centres |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. the desire to control coastal region | |
| 147. |
What is a prasasti? |
| A. | royal charter |
| B. | private endowment |
| C. | eulogy of a king |
| D. | copper plate |
| Answer» D. copper plate | |
| 148. |
On which of the following imports from India did the Roman Senate lay anembargoas it was a menace to the city’s morals? |
| A. | saffron |
| B. | wine |
| C. | pepper |
| D. | muslin |
| Answer» E. | |
| 149. |
The predominant burial practice of the Sangam age was: |
| A. | cremation |
| B. | partial burial |
| C. | pit burial |
| D. | inhumation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 150. |
Temple of Augustus was built at: |
| A. | tondi |
| B. | marakanam |
| C. | kaveripattinam |
| D. | muziris |
| Answer» E. | |