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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
The Delhi Sultan who fell to his death while playing polo was - |
| A. | Qutbuddin Aibak |
| B. | Alauddin Khilji |
| C. | Feroz Shah Tughlaq |
| D. | Ghiasuddin Tughlaq |
| Answer» B. Alauddin Khilji | |
| 2. |
Chauth' was - |
| A. | a religious tax imposed by Aurangzeb |
| B. | toll tax imposed by Shivaji |
| C. | irrigation tax charged by Akbar |
| D. | land tax levied by Shivaji on neighbouring States |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
Which is the tallest of all Medieval Indian temples? |
| A. | Kailasa Temple at Ellora |
| B. | Sun Temple at Konark |
| C. | Nilakantheswara Temple at Udaipur |
| D. | Brihadeswara Temple at Tanjore |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
A renowned Jain scholar who was greatly honoured by Akbar |
| A. | Hemachandra |
| B. | Harivijaya |
| C. | Vastupala |
| D. | Bhadrabahu |
| Answer» C. Vastupala | |
| 5. |
Iltutmish established a centre of learning at: |
| A. | Multan |
| B. | Kolkata |
| C. | Alwar |
| D. | Patna |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
The 'Sun Temple' of Konark is in the State of - |
| A. | Odisha |
| B. | Jharkhand |
| C. | Andhra Pradesh |
| D. | Madhya Pradesh |
| Answer» B. Jharkhand | |
| 7. |
Sriperumbudur is the birthplace of - |
| A. | Sri Madhvacharya |
| B. | Sri Basavanna |
| C. | Sri Shankaracharya |
| D. | Sri Ramanujacharya |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
The Taj-Mahal was built by - |
| A. | Jahangir |
| B. | Shahjahan |
| C. | Sher Shah |
| D. | Nadir Shah |
| Answer» C. Sher Shah | |
| 9. |
The second Battle of Panipat was fought between - |
| A. | Akbar and Hemu |
| B. | Rajputs and Mughals |
| C. | Babur and Ibrahim Lodi |
| D. | Sikander and Adilshah |
| Answer» B. Rajputs and Mughals | |
| 10. |
Who built the 'Gol Gumbaj at Bijapur, famous for the world's second largest dome and the whispering gallery? |
| A. | Mahmud Gawan |
| B. | Yusuf Adil Shah |
| C. | Ismail Adil Shah |
| D. | Muhammad Adil Shah |
| Answer» C. Ismail Adil Shah | |
| 11. |
Prithvirajraso' was written by - |
| A. | Bhavabhuti |
| B. | Jaideva |
| C. | Chand Bardai |
| D. | Banabhatta |
| Answer» D. Banabhatta | |
| 12. |
Who was called the 'Second founder of the Maratha Kingdom? |
| A. | Raja Ram |
| B. | Balaji Viswanath |
| C. | Baji Rao I |
| D. | Balaji Baji Rao |
| Answer» D. Balaji Baji Rao | |
| 13. |
The first battle of Tarain took place between? |
| A. | Alauddin khilji and Prithviraj Chauhan |
| B. | Mohammad Ghori and Prithviraj Chauhan |
| C. | Mahmud Ghazni and Prithviraj Chauhan |
| D. | Mohammad Shah and Prithviraj Chauhan |
| Answer» C. Mahmud Ghazni and Prithviraj Chauhan | |
| 14. |
Who defeated whom in the Se ond Battle of Tarain? |
| A. | Prithviraj defeated Moham mad Ghaurl |
| B. | Mahmud Ghazni defeated Prithviraj |
| C. | Prithviraj defeated Mahmud Ghazn |
| D. | Mohammad Ghauri defeated Prithviraj |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
Who among the following Rajput kings defeated Muhammad Ghori for the first time? |
| A. | Prithviraj III |
| B. | Baghel Bhim |
| C. | Jaichandra |
| D. | Kumar Pal |
| Answer» C. Jaichandra | |
| 16. |
Sher Shah defeated Humayun and captured Gaur in the battle of - |
| A. | Ghaghra in 1529 A.D |
| B. | Chausa in 1539 A.D. |
| C. | Panipat in 1526 A.D. |
| D. | Khanwa in 1527 A.D. |
| Answer» C. Panipat in 1526 A.D. | |
| 17. |
Humayun had to run away from India after he was defeated in the battle of - |
| A. | Panipat |
| B. | Gogra |
| C. | Khanwa |
| D. | Kannauj |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
The Battle of Haldighati was fought between - |
| A. | Akbar and Rana Sangram Singh |
| B. | Akbar and Medini Rai |
| C. | Akbar and Rana Pratap Singh |
| D. | Akbar and Uday Singh FCI Assistant Grade- II |
| Answer» D. Akbar and Uday Singh FCI Assistant Grade- II | |
| 19. |
Which of the following monuments is the oldest? |
| A. | QutabMinar |
| B. | Khajuraho |
| C. | Ajanta Caves |
| D. | Taj Mahal |
| Answer» D. Taj Mahal | |
| 20. |
Who was the elder brother of Shah Shuja and Murad Baksh? |
| A. | Aurangzeb |
| B. | Azam Shah |
| C. | Muhammad Kam Baksh |
| D. | Dara Shikoh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
Which of the following Alberuni's account of India? |
| A. | Chachnama |
| B. | Futuh-us-Salatin |
| C. | Tarikh-i-Yamini |
| D. | Kitab-ul-Hind |
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. |
Which dynasty was started by Khizr Khan? |
| A. | The Sayyids |
| B. | The Lodhis |
| C. | The Rajputs |
| D. | The Khiljis |
| Answer» B. The Lodhis | |
| 23. |
Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh of Jaipur had not built the observatory at . |
| A. | Varanasi |
| B. | Allahabad |
| C. | Ujain |
| D. | Mathura |
| Answer» C. Ujain | |
| 24. |
The saviour of the Delhi Sultan ate was |
| A. | Qutub-ud-din Aibak |
| B. | Minas-us-Siraj |
| C. | Iltutmish |
| D. | Ghias-ud-din Balban |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
Name the language that was designated as the Camp Language during the Medieval Period |
| A. | Sanskrit |
| B. | Pali |
| C. | Hindi |
| D. | Urdu |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
The innovator of the Revenue settlement during the rule of Akbar was- |
| A. | Raja Mansingh |
| B. | Raja Bhagwan Das |
| C. | Raja Todarmal |
| D. | Raja Birbal |
| Answer» D. Raja Birbal | |
| 27. |
The Sikh Guru who wrote "Zafar Namah in Persian was - |
| A. | Guru Har Rai |
| B. | Guru Har Krishan |
| C. | Guru Gobind Singh |
| D. | Guru Tegbahadur |
| Answer» D. Guru Tegbahadur | |
| 28. |
The dead body of Babar by his own choice lies buried in - |
| A. | Agra |
| B. | Farghana |
| C. | Samarqand |
| D. | Kabul |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
The Qutub Minar was completed by the famous ruler - |
| A. | Qutub-ud-din Aibak |
| B. | Iltutmish |
| C. | Firoz Shah Tughlaq |
| D. | Alauddin Khilji |
| Answer» C. Firoz Shah Tughlaq | |
| 30. |
Shah Jahan built the Moti Masjid at - |
| A. | Delhi |
| B. | Agra |
| C. | Jaipur |
| D. | Amarkot |
| Answer» C. Jaipur | |
| 31. |
The foreign traveller who visited India during the Mughal period and who left us an expert's description of the Peacock Throne, was - |
| A. | Geronimo Verroneo |
| B. | 'Omrah' Danishmand Khan |
| C. | Travernier |
| D. | Austin of Bordeaux |
| Answer» D. Austin of Bordeaux | |
| 32. |
Ibn Batuta visited India during the reign of - |
| A. | Iltutmish |
| B. | Ala-ud-din Khalji |
| C. | Muhammad bin Tughluq |
| D. | Balban |
| Answer» D. Balban | |
| 33. |
Which of the following are incorrectly paired? |
| A. | Krishnadeva Raya- Amukta Malyada |
| B. | Harshavardhana Nagananda |
| C. | Kalidasa- Ritusamhara |
| D. | Visakhadatta Kiratarjuniyam |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
The Mughal Emperor who discouraged 'Sati' was - |
| A. | Babur |
| B. | Humayun |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | Jehangir |
| Answer» D. Jehangir | |
| 35. |
The famous Peacock Throne of Shah Jahan was taken away in 1739 by - |
| A. | Afghan invader Ahmed Shah Abdali |
| B. | Persian invader Nadir Shah |
| C. | Mongol invader Chengiz Khan |
| D. | British East India Company |
| Answer» C. Mongol invader Chengiz Khan | |
| 36. |
Select the incorrectly matched pair of philosophers and their philosophies. |
| A. | Sankaracharya Advaita |
| B. | Ballabhacharya-Pure-Advaita |
| C. | Chaitanya-Vishistha-Advaita |
| D. | Charvak-Lokayat |
| Answer» D. Charvak-Lokayat | |
| 37. |
The Chalukyas established their empire in - |
| A. | The Far South |
| B. | Malwa |
| C. | The Deccan |
| D. | Gujarat |
| Answer» D. Gujarat | |
| 38. |
Who made the monumental 'Rayagopurams' in front of the temples at Hampi, Tiruv-annamalai, Chidambaram, Srirangam, Tirupati, etc., constructed? |
| A. | Vidyaranya |
| B. | Krishnadevaraya |
| C. | Harihara |
| D. | Rajaraja |
| Answer» C. Harihara | |
| 39. |
Which of the following architec tural wonders was not constructed in the 12th A.D.? |
| A. | Sun-temple of Konark |
| B. | Temple of Khajuraho |
| C. | Ankorvat |
| D. | Notre Dam, the Paris |
| Answer» B. Temple of Khajuraho | |
| 40. |
During Akbar's reign the Mahabharat was translated into Persian and is known as - |
| A. | Iqbal Namah |
| B. | Razm Namah |
| C. | Akbar Namah |
| D. | Sakinat-ul-Auliya |
| Answer» C. Akbar Namah | |
| 41. |
"Din-i-Ilahi" was the new religion started by - |
| A. | Humayun |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | Shahjahan |
| Answer» D. Shahjahan | |
| 42. |
The greatness of Sher Shah lies in his - |
| A. | victories against Humayun |
| B. | superior generalship |
| C. | administrative reforms |
| D. | religious tolerance |
| Answer» D. religious tolerance | |
| 43. |
The temple built in 1 100 A. D and dominating all other temples in Bhubaneshwar is - |
| A. | Raja Rani temple |
| B. | Kandariya Mahadev |
| C. | Tribhuvaneswara Lingaraja |
| D. | Mukhteswara |
| Answer» D. Mukhteswara | |
| 44. |
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 | |
| 45. |
The Sufi saint who maintained that devotional music was one way of moving closer to God was - (1) |
| A. | Muin-ud-din-Chisti |
| B. | (2) Baba Farid |
| C. | Saiyid Muhammed |
| D. | Shah Alam Bukhari |
| Answer» C. Saiyid Muhammed | |
| 46. |
The founder of the Independent Sikh State was: |
| A. | Guru Nanak |
| B. | Guru Govind Singh |
| C. | Dalip Singh |
| D. | Ranjit Singh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
What was the official language of the Sultanate? |
| A. | Persian |
| B. | Urdu |
| C. | Arabic |
| D. | Hindi |
| Answer» B. Urdu | |
| 48. |
Name the Indian king who warmly received the Portuguese traveller Vasco da Gama when helanded at Calicut. |
| A. | Asaf Jah Ismail Mulk |
| B. | Devaraya |
| C. | Zamorin |
| D. | Krishnadevaraya |
| Answer» D. Krishnadevaraya | |
| 49. |
Before assuming the office of the Sultan of Delhi Balban was the Prime Minister of Sultan - |
| A. | Nasir-ud-din |
| B. | Qutub-ud-din-Aibak |
| C. | Bahram Shah |
| D. | Aram Shah |
| Answer» B. Qutub-ud-din-Aibak | |
| 50. |
he 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 | |