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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. |
Not satisfied with the account of his reign in the Tarikh-i Alfi, Akbarordered …………… to compile the history of his reign, beginning with an account of Babur and Humayun. |
| A. | nizamuddin ahmad |
| B. | abdul qadir badauni |
| C. | abul fazl |
| D. | kahana |
| Answer» D. kahana | |
| 2. |
Babur’s autobiography Tuzuk-i Baburi, written in …………. is aliterary masterpiece, containing the history of the decline and fall of the Timurid power in central Asia. |
| A. | indian |
| B. | persian |
| C. | turkish |
| D. | afghani |
| Answer» D. afghani | |
| 3. |
………… constituted a board of seven scholars to compile Taikh-i Alfi. |
| A. | akbar |
| B. | muhammad tughluq |
| C. | sher shah sur |
| D. | islam shah |
| Answer» B. muhammad tughluq | |
| 4. |
……………. invaded India and supplanted the Lodi rule by his own in1526, was a prolific writer. |
| A. | babur |
| B. | adil shah sur |
| C. | bahadur shah ii |
| D. | shah jahan |
| Answer» B. adil shah sur | |
| 5. |
Tuzuk-i Jahangiri was written by Jahangir in …………….. |
| A. | persian |
| B. | turkish |
| C. | indian |
| D. | afghani |
| Answer» B. turkish | |
| 6. |
Tuzuk-i Baburi was written by Babur in ………….. |
| A. | turkish |
| B. | persian |
| C. | indian |
| D. | afghani |
| Answer» B. persian | |
| 7. |
In 1857, Sepoy Mutiny rose up and Indian soldiers crowned MughalEmperor ………….. as an emperor, but the mutiny was repressed in two years and the Mughal Empire went out of existence. |
| A. | shah jahan |
| B. | bahadur shah ii |
| C. | humayun |
| D. | akbar |
| Answer» C. humayun | |
| 8. |
The Taj Mahal was built by …………….. |
| A. | bahadur shah ii |
| B. | shah jahan |
| C. | adil shah sur |
| D. | akbar |
| Answer» C. adil shah sur | |
| 9. |
…………….. announced Din-i-Ilahi, a syncretic religion which derivesprimarily from Islam and Hinduism, as the court religion. |
| A. | akbar |
| B. | jahangir |
| C. | bahadur shah ii |
| D. | shah jahan |
| Answer» B. jahangir | |
| 10. |
……………. was beaten by Sher Shah of Suri dynasty of Afghan originand fled for Persia in 1540. |
| A. | humayun |
| B. | akbar |
| C. | jahangir |
| D. | shah jahan |
| Answer» B. akbar | |
| 11. |
The Mughal Empire was founded in …………… when Babur defeatedand superceded Delhi Sultanate. |
| A. | 1506 |
| B. | 1518 |
| C. | 1520 |
| D. | 1526 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
The …………….. Empire ruled the South Asian region includingcurrent northern India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan from the early 16th century to the 19th century. |
| A. | mughal |
| B. | mauryan |
| C. | harsha |
| D. | sultanate |
| Answer» B. mauryan | |
| 13. |
…………….., the progenitor of the Mughal Empire, is a directdescendant of Timur who descended from Genghis Khan. |
| A. | akbar |
| B. | babur |
| C. | jahangir |
| D. | shah jahan |
| Answer» C. jahangir | |
| 14. |
………….. who has worked for 40 years in Tamil Nadu says that at anytime in history not more than 1/5 of the total land was given to Brahmanas as grants. |
| A. | yellava subbarayalu |
| B. | prof. mohammad habib |
| C. | ibn batuta |
| D. | chattopadhyaya |
| Answer» B. prof. mohammad habib | |
| 15. |
…………. in his book "The Making of Early Medieval India" (1994)questions the very basis and thinking of feudalism school. |
| A. | chattopadhyaya |
| B. | burton stein |
| C. | n.jha d) mgs narayanan |
| Answer» B. burton stein | |
| 16. |
Another big blow to …………….. theory came from Hermann Kulke andBrajadulal Chattopadhyaya in 1980s and 1990s. |
| A. | mercantalism |
| B. | capitalism |
| C. | socialism |
| D. | feudalism |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
…………. arguments are compiled in his book "Early Medieval IndiaSociety: A Study in Feudalization" (2001). |
| A. | r.s.sharma's |
| B. | burton stein |
| C. | chattopadhyaya |
| D. | d.n. jha |
| Answer» B. burton stein | |
| 18. |
…………… invented the kali age crisis theory to explain the cause landgrants. |
| A. | r.s. sharma |
| B. | burton stein |
| C. | chattopadhyaya |
| D. | bns yadava |
| Answer» B. burton stein | |
| 19. |
In 1965, …………… proposed that decline of foreign trade is the causeof feudalism. |
| A. | r.s. sharma |
| B. | dineshchandra sircar |
| C. | burton stein |
| D. | chattopadhyaya |
| Answer» B. dineshchandra sircar | |
| 20. |
In 1980s, …………… proposed the segmentary state theory which wasanother blow to the Indian feudalism model. |
| A. | burton stein |
| B. | chattopadhyaya |
| C. | bns yadava |
| D. | d.n. jha |
| Answer» B. chattopadhyaya | |
| 21. |
In 1979, ……… wrote a paper titled, "Was There Feudalism in India?" |
| A. | harbans mukhia |
| B. | burton stein |
| C. | chattopadhyaya |
| D. | mgs narayanan |
| Answer» B. burton stein | |
| 22. |
……………. explained his theory taking into account both "feudalismfrom above" and "feudalism from below". |
| A. | kosambi |
| B. | burton stein |
| C. | chattopadhyaya |
| D. | mgs narayanan |
| Answer» B. burton stein | |
| 23. |
The religious intellectual group of ……………. was collectively referredas Ulema. |
| A. | parsis |
| B. | hindus |
| C. | christains |
| D. | muslims |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
The group of chahalgan (group of 40 nobles), which was created by ………….., emerged very powerful. |
| A. | iltutmish |
| B. | balban |
| C. | qutubuddin aibak |
| D. | alauddhin khalji |
| Answer» B. balban | |
| 25. |
…………… was the first Sultan to bring the nobility firmly under hiscontrol. |
| A. | balban |
| B. | qutubuddin aibak |
| C. | iltutmish |
| D. | aurangzeb |
| Answer» B. qutubuddin aibak | |
| 26. |
The ………… was appointed to keep a record of the income of theIqtas. |
| A. | khwaja |
| B. | diwan-i –waqoof |
| C. | diwan-imustakharaj |
| D. | diwan-i-amir kohi |
| Answer» B. diwan-i –waqoof | |
| 27. |
From the time of ………… the muqti was expected to send the balance(fawazil) of the income to the centre after meeting his and the army’s expenses. |
| A. | feroze shah tughlaq |
| B. | alauddhin khalji |
| C. | muhmmad-bin-thughlaq |
| D. | balban |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
The institution of the …………… had been in force in early Islamicworld as a form of reward for services to the state. |
| A. | iqta |
| B. | muqti |
| C. | feudalism |
| D. | serfdom |
| Answer» B. muqti | |
| 29. |
The last ruler of the Sena dynasty was Lakshmana Sena who wasdefeated by the Khiljis in ………….. |
| A. | 1149 |
| B. | 1159 |
| C. | 1179 |
| D. | 1199 ad |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
The famous Mahabodhi temple of Buddha Gaya was built by ……………... |
| A. | changez khan |
| B. | shashanka |
| C. | dharmapala |
| D. | devapala |
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. |
Dharmapala was defeated by Nagabhata II, the Prathihara King at ……………... |
| A. | monghyr |
| B. | kanauj |
| C. | bundelkhand |
| D. | bengal |
| Answer» B. kanauj | |
| 32. |
The founder of the Pala dynasty of …….. was Adisiva, a Hindu raja. |
| A. | bengal |
| B. | bihar |
| C. | orissa |
| D. | kerala |
| Answer» B. bihar | |
| 33. |
The Gurjara –Pratiharas were a tribe of foreigners closely allied to the …………. |
| A. | chandelas |
| B. | pushyabhutis |
| C. | huns |
| D. | paramars |
| Answer» D. paramars | |
| 34. |
The Sangeeta Ratnakar composed by ………… was an encyclopedia onIndian music. |
| A. | vagbhata |
| B. | dharmapala |
| C. | sarangadara |
| D. | bhavabhuti |
| Answer» D. bhavabhuti | |
| 35. |
…………., the author of Gitagovindam was a gifted poet and musician. |
| A. | bhavabhuti |
| B. | vagbhata |
| C. | jayadeva |
| D. | sarangadara |
| Answer» D. sarangadara | |
| 36. |
A famous treatise on Hindu law the Mitakshara was written by …………….. |
| A. | vijneswara |
| B. | vagbhata |
| C. | bhavabhuti |
| D. | athula |
| Answer» B. vagbhata | |
| 37. |
In the realm of music, Sangh Ratnakar was written by ……………... |
| A. | saranga deva |
| B. | vagbhata |
| C. | bhavabhuti |
| D. | kalhana |
| Answer» B. vagbhata | |
| 38. |
………… wrote Astanga Samgraha enriched the field of medicine. |
| A. | vagbhata |
| B. | bhavabhuti |
| C. | athula |
| D. | vijneswara |
| Answer» B. bhavabhuti | |
| 39. |
……………, the author of Siddharta Siromani was the greatestastronomer. |
| A. | bhavabhuti |
| B. | vagbhata |
| C. | bhaskaracharya |
| D. | kalhana |
| Answer» D. kalhana | |
| 40. |
Chand Bardoi, the court poet of …………. wrote Prithviraja Raso. |
| A. | prithviraj |
| B. | changez khan |
| C. | akbar |
| D. | baber |
| Answer» B. changez khan | |
| 41. |
……………… wrote the Bhoja-Prabandha, a biography of the ParamaraKing Bhoja. |
| A. | ballala |
| B. | bhavabhuti |
| C. | shashanka |
| D. | dharmapala |
| Answer» B. bhavabhuti | |
| 42. |
………………. famous work Rajatarangani threw light on the history ofthe Kings of Kashmir. |
| A. | kalhana’s |
| B. | atula |
| C. | bhavabhuti |
| D. | cherussery |
| Answer» B. atula | |
| 43. |
The famous collection of stories Kathasaritsagara was written by ………….. in the Rajput age. |
| A. | dandin |
| B. | somendra |
| C. | dhanapal |
| D. | subandhu |
| Answer» C. dhanapal | |
| 44. |
Jayadeva was the poet laureate of King Lakhsmana Sena of …………. |
| A. | bihar |
| B. | bengal |
| C. | madras |
| D. | orissa |
| Answer» C. madras | |
| 45. |
Rajasekhara who enjoyed the patronage of the …………. emperors,wrote Karpuramanjari and Bala Ramayana. |
| A. | prathihara |
| B. | rajasekhara |
| C. | kalhana |
| D. | athula |
| Answer» B. rajasekhara | |
| 46. |
…………… was the celebrated author of two Sanskrit worksUttararamacharita and Malati Madhava. |
| A. | rajasekhara |
| B. | bhavabhuti |
| C. | kalhana |
| D. | kabir |
| Answer» C. kalhana | |
| 47. |
The ………….. age produced eminent writers like Bhavabhuti,Rajasekhara and Jayadeva. |
| A. | gupta |
| B. | rajput |
| C. | harsha |
| D. | bahmini |
| Answer» C. harsha | |
| 48. |
…………., the author of the famous Annals of Rajastan says that theRajputs were the descendants of the tribes of foreign scythians and the sakas who had come and settled in India. |
| A. | col. todd |
| B. | dr. smith |
| C. | k.a.nilakanda sastri |
| D. | sathish chandra |
| Answer» B. dr. smith | |
| 49. |
According to tradition the …………… were the descendants of theancient Kshatriyas belonging to solar and lunar dynasties. |
| A. | rajputs |
| B. | mughals |
| C. | sultanates |
| D. | guptas |
| Answer» B. mughals | |
| 50. |
The …………. pilgrim Hiuen Tsang’s of work ‘Si Yu Ki’ gives anaccurate account of the political religious and social condition of India in the first half of the seventh century AD. |
| A. | chinese |
| B. | british |
| C. | portuguese |
| D. | spanish |
| Answer» B. british | |