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This section includes 375 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Medieval History knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
Which one of the following was not constructed by Qutubuddin Aibak ? |
| A. | Kubbat-ul-Islam mosque |
| B. | Qutub Minar |
| C. | Adhai Din ka Jhopada |
| D. | Alai Darwaja |
| Answer» E. | |
| 52. |
Which one of the following Sultans was an off spring of Iltutmish, and was the last successor of his dynasty ? |
| A. | Ruknuddin Firoz |
| B. | Razia Sultana |
| C. | Muizuddin Bahram Shah |
| D. | Nasiruddin Mahmud |
| Answer» E. | |
| 53. |
Who of the following was responsible for the murder of his father ? |
| A. | Balban |
| B. | Mohammad Bin Tughlaq |
| C. | Alauddin Khilji |
| D. | Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq |
| Answer» C. Alauddin Khilji | |
| 54. |
Who among the following constituted Turkan-i-Chihalgani ? |
| A. | Qutubuddin Aibak |
| B. | Iltutmish |
| C. | Balban |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Balban | |
| 55. |
Balban failed to expand his territories because of |
| A. | None-co-operation of nobles |
| B. | Resistance of the Rajputs |
| C. | Fear of Mongol invaders |
| D. | Revolt of his son |
| Answer» D. Revolt of his son | |
| 56. |
During the time of Alauddin's invasion, Warangal was ruled by |
| A. | Chalukya dynasty |
| B. | Chola dynasty |
| C. | Kakatiya dynasty |
| D. | Yadava dynasty |
| Answer» D. Yadava dynasty | |
| 57. |
Tarikh-e-Ferozshahi was written by |
| A. | AI-Utbi |
| B. | Barni & Afif |
| C. | Roomi |
| D. | Amir Khusro |
| Answer» C. Roomi | |
| 58. |
Which medieval king of India introduced the Iqkta system? |
| A. | Iltutmish |
| B. | Balban |
| C. | Alauddin Khilji |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Balban | |
| 59. |
Who among the following Sultans of Delhi founded the city of Agra ? |
| A. | Balban |
| B. | Alauddin Khilji |
| C. | Muhammad Bin Tughlaq |
| D. | Sikandar Lodi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 60. |
During the reign of which Delhi Sultan, the state department of translation was established for translating Sanskrit texts into Arabic-Persian and vice-versa ? |
| A. | Sikandar Lodi |
| B. | Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah Khilji |
| C. | Mohammad Taghlaq |
| D. | Razia Sultana |
| Answer» B. Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah Khilji | |
| 61. |
Which one of the following works of Amir Khusro deals with the military exepeditions of Alauddin Khilji ? |
| A. | Nuh Siphar |
| B. | Khajain-ul-Futuh |
| C. | Miftah-ul-Futuh |
| D. | Quairanus Sadain |
| Answer» C. Miftah-ul-Futuh | |
| 62. |
Who among the following historians had accompanied Alauddin Khilji in his Deccan campaign ? |
| A. | Hasan Nizami |
| B. | Minhaj |
| C. | Amir Khusro |
| D. | Ziauddin Barani |
| Answer» D. Ziauddin Barani | |
| 63. |
With which Sultan of Delhi do you associate the compilation of Kingship theory and principles of administration called 'Vassayya" ? |
| A. | Iltutmish |
| B. | Balban |
| C. | Alauddin Khilji |
| D. | Firoz Shah Tughlaq |
| Answer» C. Alauddin Khilji | |
| 64. |
The statement"India is not Arbia, it is not practically feasible to convert it into Qarul Islam." is associated with |
| A. | Iltutmish |
| B. | Balban |
| C. | Alauddin Khilji |
| D. | Muhammad Bin Tughlaq |
| Answer» B. Balban | |
| 65. |
Which one of the following Sultans of Delhi for the first time banned the visit of Muslim women to the tombs situated outside Delhi ? |
| A. | Balban |
| B. | Muhammad Bin Tughlaq |
| C. | Firoz Shah Tughlaq |
| D. | Alauddin Khilji |
| Answer» D. Alauddin Khilji | |
| 66. |
Who destroyed the Nalanda University in 1193 AD and burnt it down ? |
| A. | Muizuddin Muhammad Ghori |
| B. | Ikhtiyaruddin Muhammad Bin Bakhtiyar Khilji |
| C. | Mahmud Ghazni |
| D. | Qutubuddin Aibak |
| Answer» C. Mahmud Ghazni | |
| 67. |
Amir Khusro wrote his famous masanavi 'Ashiqa' on the order of |
| A. | Alauddin Khilji |
| B. | Khizra Khan |
| C. | Rai Karan |
| D. | Rani Kamla Devi |
| Answer» B. Khizra Khan | |
| 68. |
Which one of the following Sultans had close contact with the Jain scholars ? |
| A. | Qutubuddin Aibak |
| B. | Balban |
| C. | Alauddin Khilji |
| D. | Muhammad Bin Tughlaq |
| Answer» E. | |
| 69. |
Which one of the following was not a slave of Muhammad Ghori ? |
| A. | Ikhtiyaruddin Bakhtiyar Khilji |
| B. | Tajuddin Yaldauz |
| C. | Qutbuddin Aibak |
| D. | Shamsuddin Iltutmish |
| Answer» B. Tajuddin Yaldauz | |
| 70. |
Nizamuddin Junaidi was the Wazir of |
| A. | Muizzuddin Ghori |
| B. | Qutubuddin Aibak |
| C. | Iltutmish |
| D. | Balban |
| Answer» D. Balban | |
| 71. |
Most authoritative account of Malik Kafur's deccan campaign is given by |
| A. | Amir Khusro |
| B. | Hasan Nizami |
| C. | Minhaj |
| D. | Ziauddin Barani |
| Answer» B. Hasan Nizami | |
| 72. |
'Important aspect of the Turkish conquest of North India was the Urban revolution.' Who said this statement ? |
| A. | K.A. Nizami |
| B. | M. Habib |
| C. | R.p. Tripathi |
| D. | Yusuf Hussain |
| Answer» C. R.p. Tripathi | |
| 73. |
Which Sultan of Delhi assumed the title of Alexander the Great? |
| A. | Balban |
| B. | Alauddin Khilji |
| C. | Muhammad Bin Tughlaq |
| D. | Sikandar Lodi |
| Answer» C. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq | |
| 74. |
At the time of Qutubuddin Aibak's death, Iltutmish was the Subedar of |
| A. | Delhi |
| B. | Gwalior |
| C. | Badayun |
| D. | Lahore |
| Answer» D. Lahore | |
| 75. |
Who amongst the following Sultans built the fifth storey of Qutub Minar? |
| A. | Qutabuddin Aibak |
| B. | Iltutmish |
| C. | Firoz Shah Tughlaq |
| D. | Sikandar Lodi |
| Answer» D. Sikandar Lodi | |
| 76. |
Who were instrumental in deposing Raziya Begum? |
| A. | Afghans |
| B. | Mongols |
| C. | Turkish |
| D. | Arabs |
| Answer» D. Arabs | |
| 77. |
When Babur invaded India who was the ruler of Vijayanagar empire in south India? |
| A. | Devaraya I |
| B. | Devaraya II |
| C. | Krishnadev Raya |
| D. | Sadashiva Raya |
| Answer» D. Sadashiva Raya | |
| 78. |
Which of the following was not established by Firoz Tughlaq? |
| A. | Diwan-i-Mustakharaj |
| B. | Diwan-i-Khairat |
| C. | Diwan-i-Bandagan |
| D. | Darul Shafa |
| Answer» B. Diwan-i-Khairat | |
| 79. |
Who was the founder of Pushtimarg? |
| A. | Chaitanya Mahaprabhu |
| B. | Vallabhacharya |
| C. | Madhavacharya |
| D. | Yamunacharya |
| Answer» C. Madhavacharya | |
| 80. |
To whom did Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya bestow the title of 'Ain-i--Hind' (Mirror of India)? |
| A. | Sheikh Bahauddin Zakaria |
| B. | Sheikh Sirajuddin Usmani |
| C. | Sheikh Nasiruddin Chirag Dehlavi |
| D. | Khwaja Syed Muhammad Gesudraj |
| Answer» C. Sheikh Nasiruddin Chirag Dehlavi | |
| 81. |
Which Chisti Saint's verses are quoted in the 'Adigranth' of the Sikhas? |
| A. | Moinuddin Chisti |
| B. | Bakhtiyar Kaki |
| C. | Fariduddin |
| D. | Nizamuddin Auliya |
| Answer» D. Nizamuddin Auliya | |
| 82. |
Who among the following rulers allowed the Portuguese to build Churches in Vellore? |
| A. | Devaraya II |
| B. | Venkat II |
| C. | Krishnadeva Raya |
| D. | Achyutadeva Raya |
| Answer» C. Krishnadeva Raya | |
| 83. |
Who built the city of Nagalapura? |
| A. | Bukka I |
| B. | Devaraya I |
| C. | Krishnadeva Raya |
| D. | Virupaksha |
| Answer» D. Virupaksha | |
| 84. |
Vidyaranya was associated with |
| A. | Harihar II |
| B. | Ramraj |
| C. | Devaraya II |
| D. | Sayan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 85. |
What was the religion of the king Krishnadeva Raya? |
| A. | Vaishnavism |
| B. | Shaivism |
| C. | Jainism |
| D. | Buddhism |
| Answer» B. Shaivism | |
| 86. |
The Sufi saint who was supposed to be the greatest musician of the age was |
| A. | Mansur Din Hallaj |
| B. | Al-Gajjali |
| C. | Pir Bodhan |
| D. | Rabia |
| Answer» D. Rabia | |
| 87. |
Which one of the following works of Amir Khusro deals with the military expedition of Alauddin Khilji? |
| A. | Qairanus Sadain |
| B. | Miftah-ul-Futuh |
| C. | Nuh Siphar |
| D. | Khazain-ul-Futuh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 88. |
The old capital of Vijayanagar is now represented by the extensive ruins of |
| A. | Hampi |
| B. | Badami |
| C. | Bijapur |
| D. | Vijayanagaram |
| Answer» B. Badami | |
| 89. |
Which sects of sufis adopted Yoga? |
| A. | Qadiri |
| B. | Shattari |
| C. | Chishtiya |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 90. |
Who of the following Rajput rulers gave donation for the reconstruction of mosque? |
| A. | Mihir Bhoja |
| B. | Bhoj Parmar |
| C. | Prithviraj III |
| D. | Jaisingh Siddharaj |
| Answer» E. | |
| 91. |
The historian Sewell has written a book entitled "A Forgotten Empire". What was the name of empire? |
| A. | Mauryan Empire |
| B. | Mughal Empire |
| C. | Maratha Empire |
| D. | Vijayanagar Empire |
| Answer» E. | |
| 92. |
Jonaraja, in his Rajatarangini continued the narration of Kalhana up to |
| A. | Jayasingh |
| B. | Sultan Sikandar |
| C. | Sultan Zainul Abidin |
| D. | Muhammad Shah |
| Answer» D. Muhammad Shah | |
| 93. |
What were the districts called in the Vijayanagar empire? |
| A. | Nadu |
| B. | Khurram |
| C. | Kottam |
| D. | Janpad |
| Answer» B. Khurram | |
| 94. |
Who was the last ruler of Jaunpur State? |
| A. | Muhammad shah |
| B. | Hussain shah |
| C. | Mubarak shah |
| D. | Ibrahim shah |
| Answer» C. Mubarak shah | |
| 95. |
Who among the following Vijayanagar kings started to recruit Muslim fighters in the army? |
| A. | Harihara I |
| B. | Harihara II |
| C. | Bukka |
| D. | Devaraya II |
| Answer» E. | |
| 96. |
Who was the founder of Gajapati dynasty of Orissa? |
| A. | Purushottama |
| B. | Vidhyadhara |
| C. | Kapilendra |
| D. | Prataprudra |
| Answer» D. Prataprudra | |
| 97. |
Zain-ul-Abdin, who prohibited cow slaughter, was a ruler of |
| A. | Bengal |
| B. | Gujarat |
| C. | Malwa |
| D. | Kashmir |
| Answer» E. | |
| 98. |
The foreign traveller who visited and described Vijayanagar soon after its fall in the battle of Talikota, was |
| A. | Abdur Razzak |
| B. | Ceasar Frederick |
| C. | Nicolo Conti |
| D. | Nuniz |
| Answer» C. Nicolo Conti | |
| 99. |
In the Sultanate period,the highest rural authority for land revenue was |
| A. | Rawat |
| B. | Malik |
| C. | Chaudhary |
| D. | Patwari |
| Answer» D. Patwari | |
| 100. |
Malik Kafur was the General of |
| A. | Balbun |
| B. | Alauddin Khilji |
| C. | Muhammad Bin Tughlaq |
| D. | Firoz Shah Tughlaq |
| Answer» D. Firoz Shah Tughlaq | |