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This section includes 421 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Medieval History knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 301. |
Which of the following commodities constituted the main item of exports in Mughal India ? |
| A. | Opium and Indigo |
| B. | Cotton and silk fabrics |
| C. | Bullion and horses |
| D. | Sugar and Saltpetre |
| Answer» C. Bullion and horses | |
| 302. |
"Both |
| A. | Bernier |
| B. | Manueci |
| C. | Ralph Fitch |
| D. | Hawkins |
| Answer» D. Hawkins | |
| 303. |
The greatest painter of birds at |
| A. | Basawan |
| B. | Mansur |
| C. | Syed Ali Tabrizi |
| D. | Khwaja Abdus Samad |
| Answer» C. Syed Ali Tabrizi | |
| 304. |
Who among the following Sufis is known as |
| A. | Dara Shikoh |
| B. | Khwaja Baqi Billah |
| C. | Shah waliullah |
| D. | Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 305. |
Who among the following prohibited the use of Tobacco ? |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | Shahjahan |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» C. Shahjahan | |
| 306. |
The building known as |
| A. | Babur |
| B. | Firoz Tughlaq |
| C. | Sher Shah |
| D. | Shahjahan |
| Answer» D. Shahjahan | |
| 307. |
Who among the following led a deputation of |
| A. | Harnath |
| B. | Jagannath |
| C. | Kavi Hariram |
| D. | Kavindracharya |
| Answer» E. | |
| 308. |
What was the name of the rectangular silver coin during Akbar's reign ? |
| A. | Rupiyah |
| B. | Mohur |
| C. | Dinar |
| D. | Jalali |
| Answer» E. | |
| 309. |
Who of the following built the |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | Sikandar Lodi |
| D. | Shah Jahan |
| Answer» B. Jahangir | |
| 310. |
What term was used for the advance money given by the merchants to artisans for the required goods ? |
| A. | Taqavi |
| B. | Dasturi |
| C. | Dadni |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 311. |
Which one of the following states of Rajputana did not willingly accept Akbar's sovereignty ? |
| A. | Amer |
| B. | Mewar |
| C. | Marwar |
| D. | Bikaner |
| Answer» C. Marwar | |
| 312. |
Which Mughal emperor abolished the Persian court costom of |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | Shahajahan |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» D. Aurangzeb | |
| 313. |
The Mughal rulers of medieval India were in Fact |
| A. | Persians (Iranians) |
| B. | Afghans |
| C. | Chagtai Turks |
| D. | None of these |
| E. | . |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 314. |
Itimad -ud -Daula's |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | Shahjahan |
| D. | Nur Jahan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 315. |
During which one of the following battles, did Babur declare Jehad ? |
| A. | Battle of Panipat |
| B. | Battle of Khanwa |
| C. | Battle of chanderi |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Battle of chanderi | |
| 316. |
Who of the following mughal emperors was coronated twice ? |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | Shahjahan |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» E. | |
| 317. |
During the Mughal period, the |
| A. | Rupee |
| B. | Dam |
| C. | Tanka |
| D. | Shamsi |
| Answer» C. Tanka | |
| 318. |
Jaziya |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | Aurangzeb |
| D. | Shahjahan |
| Answer» D. Shahjahan | |
| 319. |
Two of the following states which Aurangzeb had conquered in Deccan, were |
| A. | Ahmednagar and Bijapur |
| B. | Bidar and Bijapur |
| C. | Bijapur and Golconda |
| D. | Golconda and Ahmednagar |
| Answer» D. Golconda and Ahmednagar | |
| 320. |
Which son of |
| A. | Azam |
| B. | Muazzam |
| C. | Akbar II |
| D. | Kam Baksh |
| Answer» D. Kam Baksh | |
| 321. |
Dara Shikoh |
| A. | Dharmat |
| B. | Samugarh |
| C. | Deorai |
| D. | Khanua |
| Answer» E. | |
| 322. |
'Mal' |
| A. | Land revenue |
| B. | Salary |
| C. | Allowances |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Salary | |
| 323. |
In whose reign was the Treaty of Chittor signed between Mughal and the |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | Shahjahan |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» C. Shahjahan | |
| 324. |
A Mughal Begum whose name was written to all the mughal Firmans and inscribed on the coins, was |
| A. | Maham Anaga |
| B. | Nur Jahan |
| C. | Mumtaz Mahal |
| D. | Mariam Makani |
| Answer» C. Mumtaz Mahal | |
| 325. |
Who translated |
| A. | Abul Fazl |
| B. | Abdul Rahim Khan -Khana |
| C. | Faizi |
| D. | Thomas Roe |
| Answer» E. | |
| 326. |
Aurangzeb |
| A. | Flute |
| B. | Tabla |
| C. | Veena |
| D. | Sitar |
| Answer» D. Sitar | |
| 327. |
Who was the Maratha Chieftain who captured |
| A. | Vishwas Rao |
| B. | Balaji Vishwanath |
| C. | Sadashiv Rao Bhau |
| D. | Raghunath Rao |
| Answer» E. | |
| 328. |
The famous historical book |
| A. | Ibn -e-Battuta |
| B. | Francois Bernier |
| C. | Al Baruni |
| D. | Thomas Roe |
| Answer» C. Al Baruni | |
| 329. |
Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri |
| A. | Sindh |
| B. | Punjab |
| C. | Gujarat |
| D. | Mewar |
| Answer» D. Mewar | |
| 330. |
Who was defeated at |
| A. | Humayun |
| B. | Akbar |
| C. | Babar |
| D. | Jahangir |
| Answer» B. Akbar | |
| 331. |
Which one of the following emperors was known as |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | Shahjahan |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» E. | |
| 332. |
Who among the following built the tomb of her husband ? |
| A. | Shah Begum |
| B. | Haji Begum |
| C. | Ladli Begum |
| D. | Noorjahan Begum |
| Answer» C. Ladli Begum | |
| 333. |
In the Mughal administration, |
| A. | Military officer |
| B. | Officer of foreign affair |
| C. | An officer in charge of public morals |
| D. | Office of correspondence department |
| Answer» D. Office of correspondence department | |
| 334. |
Kabuliyat |
| A. | Sher Shah |
| B. | Akbar |
| C. | Jahangir |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» B. Akbar | |
| 335. |
Who among the following was defeated by Babur in the |
| A. | Bahlol Lodi |
| B. | Ibrahim Lodi |
| C. | Sikandar Lodi |
| D. | Dawlat Khan Lodi |
| Answer» C. Sikandar Lodi | |
| 336. |
Where did Babur die ? |
| A. | Delhi |
| B. | Agra |
| C. | Lahore |
| D. | Kabul |
| Answer» C. Lahore | |
| 337. |
What was Paga in the |
| A. | Independent soldiers |
| B. | State dependent soldiers |
| C. | Professional soldiers |
| D. | Soldiers of other country |
| Answer» C. Professional soldiers | |
| 338. |
Which of the following are the |
| A. | Watan Jagirs |
| B. | Tankhwah Jagirs |
| C. | Tamgha Jagirs |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Tamgha Jagirs | |
| 339. |
Who among the following was illiterate ? |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | Shahjahan |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» B. Jahangir | |
| 340. |
One of the observatories established by |
| A. | Agra |
| B. | Indore |
| C. | Ujjain |
| D. | Jodhpur |
| Answer» D. Jodhpur | |
| 341. |
The Medieval |
| A. | Malik Mohammad Jayasi |
| B. | Amir Khusrow |
| C. | Abul Fazal |
| D. | Raskhan |
| Answer» D. Raskhan | |
| 342. |
Khan-i-Jahan Lodi |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | Shahjahan |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» D. Aurangzeb | |
| 343. |
The first Mughal emperor who incorporated the Marathas in the class of |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | Shahjahan |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» C. Shahjahan | |
| 344. |
Who among the following was given the title of |
| A. | Baba Fariduddin |
| B. | Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti |
| C. | Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki |
| D. | Sheikh Salim Chisti |
| Answer» E. | |
| 345. |
Who among the the following |
| A. | Balaji Vishwanath |
| B. | Baji Rao I |
| C. | Madhav Rao |
| D. | Narayana Rao |
| Answer» C. Madhav Rao | |
| 346. |
On which aspect of medieval Indian history have |
| A. | Literature |
| B. | Art and architecture |
| C. | Administration |
| D. | Socio-economic history |
| Answer» C. Administration | |
| 347. |
This chief pays his spies liberally which has greatly helped his conquests by the correct information they give. Who gave this account of Shivaji ? |
| A. | Kafi Khan |
| B. | Peter Mundi |
| C. | Abbe Carre |
| D. | Massieur Germain |
| Answer» D. Massieur Germain | |
| 348. |
Name the Hindu ruler of the 18th century who distinguished himself by performing |
| A. | Shivaji |
| B. | Abhaya Singh of Marwar |
| C. | Rana Jagat Singh of Mewar |
| D. | Sawai Jai Singh of Amber |
| Answer» E. | |
| 349. |
Who led the Marathas at the third battle of Panipat ? |
| A. | Baji Rao II |
| B. | Jaswant Rao Holkar |
| C. | Mahadji Sindhia |
| D. | Sadashiv Rao Bhau |
| Answer» E. | |
| 350. |
During the reign of which of the following Mughal emperors, was the |
| A. | Aurangzeb |
| B. | Bahadur Shah |
| C. | Jahandar Shah |
| D. | Farrukhsiyar |
| Answer» E. | |