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This section includes 304 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Medieval History knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 151. |
The title Indian Napolean has been attached to |
| A. | Chandra Gupta Maurya |
| B. | Samudragupta |
| C. | Chandragupta-I |
| D. | Harshavardhana |
| Answer» C. Chandragupta-I | |
| 152. |
The capital of Yadava Kings was |
| A. | Devagiri |
| B. | Varanasi |
| C. | Kanchipuram |
| D. | Krishnagiri |
| Answer» B. Varanasi | |
| 153. |
The Harappan Civilisation was discovered in the year : |
| A. | 1935 |
| B. | 1942 |
| C. | 1901 |
| D. | 1922 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 154. |
Who built Purana Quilla ? |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Shershah |
| C. | Aurangzeb |
| D. | Babar |
| Answer» C. Aurangzeb | |
| 155. |
Who built Adhai Din Ka Jhopra or A hut of two and a half days at Ajmer? |
| A. | Qutbuddin Aibak |
| B. | Balban |
| C. | Alauddin Khalji |
| D. | Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq |
| Answer» B. Balban | |
| 156. |
Where has the world s largest monolithic statue of Buddha been installed ? |
| A. | Bamiyan |
| B. | Hyderabad |
| C. | Kandy |
| D. | Lhasa |
| Answer» B. Hyderabad | |
| 157. |
Who translated Mahabharatha into Persian? |
| A. | Ibn-Batuta |
| B. | Abul Fazal |
| C. | Babar |
| D. | Badauni |
| Answer» E. | |
| 158. |
Which among the following MATH is related with Buddhism? |
| A. | Dakhma |
| B. | Chaitya |
| C. | Khangah |
| D. | Angeri |
| Answer» C. Khangah | |
| 159. |
Who is called as the Prince of Moneyers ? |
| A. | Ibrahim Lodhi |
| B. | Babar |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | Mohammad-Bin-Tughlaq |
| Answer» E. | |
| 160. |
Which among the following has not been found in the excavation of Harappan sites ? |
| A. | Drains and well |
| B. | Fort |
| C. | Reservoirs |
| D. | Temple with Shikhar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 161. |
Epigraphy means |
| A. | The study of coins |
| B. | The study of inscriptions |
| C. | The study of epics |
| D. | The study of geography |
| Answer» C. The study of epics | |
| 162. |
The words Satyameva Jayate in the State Emblem of India were taken from |
| A. | Upanishads |
| B. | Sama Veda |
| C. | Rig Veda |
| D. | Ramayana |
| Answer» B. Sama Veda | |
| 163. |
Mohammed-bin-Qasim conquered Sind in the year |
| A. | 712 A.D. |
| B. | 812 A.D. |
| C. | 912 A.D. |
| D. | 1012 A.D. |
| Answer» B. 812 A.D. | |
| 164. |
Which of the following Craftsmanship was not practised by the Aryans ? |
| A. | Pottery |
| B. | Jewellery |
| C. | Carpentry |
| D. | Blacksmith |
| Answer» E. | |
| 165. |
The subject-matter of Ajanta Paintings pertains to |
| A. | Jainism |
| B. | Buddhism |
| C. | Vaishnavism |
| D. | Shaivism |
| Answer» C. Vaishnavism | |
| 166. |
Who amongst the following also had the name Devanama Piyadassi ? |
| A. | Mauryan King Ashoka |
| B. | Mauryan King Chandra-gupta Maurya |
| C. | Gautam Buddha |
| D. | Bhagwan Mahavira |
| Answer» B. Mauryan King Chandra-gupta Maurya | |
| 167. |
Who, according to the Buddhists, is believed to be the next incarnation of Gautam Buddha ? |
| A. | Atreya |
| B. | Maitreya |
| C. | Nagarjuna |
| D. | Kalki |
| Answer» C. Nagarjuna | |
| 168. |
Out of the following remains excavated in Indus Valley, which one indicates the commercial and economic development ? |
| A. | The Pottery |
| B. | Seals |
| C. | The boats |
| D. | The houses |
| Answer» C. The boats | |
| 169. |
Ganhadra school of art came into existence in |
| A. | Hinayana sect |
| B. | Mahayana sect |
| C. | Vaishnava sect |
| D. | Shaiva sect |
| Answer» C. Vaishnava sect | |
| 170. |
The Saka era commencing from A.D. 78, was founded by |
| A. | Kanishka |
| B. | Asoka |
| C. | Chandragupta |
| D. | Vikramaditya |
| Answer» B. Asoka | |
| 171. |
In Tamil literature the glorious books Shilppadikaram and Manimekhalai are related to |
| A. | Jainism |
| B. | Buddhism |
| C. | Hindusim |
| D. | Christianity |
| Answer» C. Hindusim | |
| 172. |
Where is Brihadeshwar Temple |
| A. | Kanchi |
| B. | Madurai |
| C. | Shri Shailan |
| D. | Tanjore |
| Answer» E. | |
| 173. |
In which of the Round Table Conference Mahatma Gandhi participated? |
| A. | First Round Table Conference, 1930 |
| B. | Second Round Table Conference, 1931 |
| C. | Third Round Table Conference, 1932 |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» C. Third Round Table Conference, 1932 | |
| 174. |
In Mohanjadaro, the largest building is : |
| A. | the great bath |
| B. | a granary |
| C. | the Pillared Hall |
| D. | a two storeyed house |
| Answer» C. the Pillared Hall | |
| 175. |
Who was Akbar s guardian ? |
| A. | Amir Khusru |
| B. | Abul Fazal |
| C. | Tansen |
| D. | Bairam Khan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 176. |
The caste system of India was created for : |
| A. | immobility of labour |
| B. | recognition of the dignity of labour |
| C. | economic uplift |
| D. | occupational division of labour |
| Answer» E. | |
| 177. |
Who was the first Vijayanagar ruler to wrest the important fort of Goa from the Bahamanis ? |
| A. | Reva RayaII |
| B. | Harihara I |
| C. | Harihara II |
| D. | Bukka I |
| Answer» D. Bukka I | |
| 178. |
The 1st Battle of Panipat was fought in the year : |
| A. | 1761 |
| B. | 1516 |
| C. | 1526 |
| D. | 1556 |
| Answer» D. 1556 | |
| 179. |
With which of the following is the classic Jivaka Chintamani in Tamil associated ? |
| A. | Jainism |
| B. | Buddhism |
| C. | Hinduism |
| D. | Christianity |
| Answer» B. Buddhism | |
| 180. |
Who among the following rulers abolished Jaziya? |
| A. | Aurangzeb |
| B. | Balban |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | Jahangir |
| Answer» D. Jahangir | |
| 181. |
Who among the following was the first to invade India ? |
| A. | Xerxes |
| B. | Alexander |
| C. | Darius-I |
| D. | Seleucus |
| Answer» D. Seleucus | |
| 182. |
Off the following scholars, who was the first to discover the traces of the Harappan Civilisation? |
| A. | Sir John Marshall |
| B. | R. D. Baneji |
| C. | A. Cunningham |
| D. | Daya Ram Sahani |
| Answer» D. Daya Ram Sahani | |
| 183. |
Who was Akbar s famous revenue minister? |
| A. | Tansen |
| B. | Todarmal |
| C. | Rana Pratap Singh |
| D. | Humayun |
| Answer» C. Rana Pratap Singh | |
| 184. |
What inspired the paintings of Ajanta ? |
| A. | Compassionate Buddha |
| B. | Radha-Krishan Leela |
| C. | Jain Thirthankaras |
| D. | Mahabharata encounters |
| Answer» B. Radha-Krishan Leela | |
| 185. |
Monolithic Rathas of the Pallavas are found at |
| A. | Kanchipuram |
| B. | Puri |
| C. | Mahabalipuram |
| D. | Agra |
| Answer» D. Agra | |
| 186. |
The greatness of Shershah lies in his : |
| A. | Secular attitude |
| B. | Victories against Humayun |
| C. | Superior generalship |
| D. | Administrative reforms |
| Answer» E. | |
| 187. |
The most important text of vedic mathematics is : |
| A. | Satapatha Brahman |
| B. | Atharva Veda |
| C. | Sulva Sutras |
| D. | Chhandogya Upanishad |
| Answer» D. Chhandogya Upanishad | |
| 188. |
Which is the port-town of Indus valley civilisation? |
| A. | Kalibangan |
| B. | Lothal |
| C. | Ropar |
| D. | Mohenjodaro |
| Answer» C. Ropar | |
| 189. |
Who of the Delhi sultans pursued the policy of blood and iron ? |
| A. | Alauddin Khilji |
| B. | Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq |
| C. | Balban |
| D. | Iltutmish |
| Answer» D. Iltutmish | |
| 190. |
The great silk-route to the Indians was opened by : |
| A. | Kanishka |
| B. | Ashoka |
| C. | Harsha |
| D. | Fa-Hien |
| Answer» B. Ashoka | |
| 191. |
The first Sultan of Delhi to issue regular currency and declare Delhi as the capital of his empire was : |
| A. | Iltutmish |
| B. | Alam Shah |
| C. | Qutbuddin Aibak |
| D. | Balban |
| Answer» B. Alam Shah | |
| 192. |
Who of the following became a member of the Din i Ilahi ? |
| A. | Todarmal |
| B. | Raja Birbal |
| C. | Raja Man Singh |
| D. | Tansen |
| Answer» C. Raja Man Singh | |
| 193. |
Who was the founder of Lodhidynasty ? |
| A. | Daulat Khan Lodhi |
| B. | Sikandar Lodhi |
| C. | Bahlol Lodhi |
| D. | Ibrahim Lodhi |
| Answer» D. Ibrahim Lodhi | |
| 194. |
The First Tirthankara of the Jains was : |
| A. | Arishtanemi |
| B. | Parshvanath |
| C. | Ajitanath |
| D. | Rishabha |
| Answer» E. | |
| 195. |
Who is called as the Second Ashoka ? |
| A. | Samudra Gupta |
| B. | Chandra Gupta Maurya |
| C. | Kanishka |
| D. | Harshavardhana |
| Answer» D. Harshavardhana | |
| 196. |
How many times Shivaji plundered Surat ? |
| A. | Four Times |
| B. | Once |
| C. | Thrice |
| D. | Twice |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197. |
Who constructed Humayun s tomb in Delhi ? |
| A. | Babar |
| B. | Akbar |
| C. | Haji Begam |
| D. | Humayun |
| Answer» D. Humayun | |
| 198. |
Tulsidas wrote Ramcharitamanas during the reign of |
| A. | Krishnadeva Raya |
| B. | Akbar |
| C. | Rama Raya |
| D. | Jehangir |
| Answer» C. Rama Raya | |
| 199. |
The famous Kailasanath Temple at Kanchi was built by |
| A. | Mahendravarman I |
| B. | Narasimhavarman II |
| C. | Nandivarman II |
| D. | Dantivarman |
| Answer» C. Nandivarman II | |
| 200. |
Which statement on the Harappan Civilisation is correct? |
| A. | Horse sacrifice was known to them. |
| B. | Cow was sacred to them. |
| C. | Pashupati was venerated bythem. |
| D. | The culture was not generally static. |
| Answer» E. | |