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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.
| 151. |
Who among the following Telugu authors had the honour of Kanakabhiseka at the hands of Vijayanagar ruler Devaraya II? |
| A. | Bhairava Kavi |
| B. | Nandi Mallaya |
| C. | Potana |
| D. | Srinatha |
| Answer» E. | |
| 152. |
Who were the Ashta-diggaja in the court of Krishnadeva Raya? |
| A. | Eight great Generals |
| B. | Eight Telugu poets |
| C. | Eight ministers |
| D. | Eight advisors |
| Answer» C. Eight ministers | |
| 153. |
Who among the following was the first Bhakti saint to use Hindi for the propagation of his message? |
| A. | Dadu |
| B. | Kabir |
| C. | Ramananda |
| D. | Tulsidas |
| Answer» D. Tulsidas | |
| 154. |
The first dynasty of the Vijayanagar kingdom was |
| A. | Hoyasala |
| B. | Sangama |
| C. | Saluva |
| D. | Tuluva |
| Answer» C. Saluva | |
| 155. |
Who among the following is the author of Siyarul Aulia? |
| A. | Dara Shikoh |
| B. | Amir Hasan |
| C. | Amir Khusro |
| D. | Indus |
| Answer» D. Indus | |
| 156. |
'Amuktamalyada' written by Krishnadeva Raya, the ruler of Vijayanagar, was in |
| A. | Sanskrit |
| B. | Kannada |
| C. | Telugu |
| D. | Tamil |
| Answer» D. Tamil | |
| 157. |
Who was the founder of the Sufi order in India? |
| A. | Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti |
| B. | Khwaja Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki |
| C. | Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya |
| D. | Sheikh Nasiruddin Mahmud |
| Answer» B. Khwaja Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki | |
| 158. |
Which one of the following dance traditions developed during the age of the Vijayanagar empire? |
| A. | Yakshagan |
| B. | Mohiniattam |
| C. | Bharatanatyam |
| D. | Kathakali |
| Answer» B. Mohiniattam | |
| 159. |
Who among the following Sufis used to wear ladies dress? |
| A. | Sheikh Moosa |
| B. | Sheikh Hamiduddin Nagauri |
| C. | Shah Daula Dariyai |
| D. | Shah Muhammad Ghaus |
| Answer» B. Sheikh Hamiduddin Nagauri | |
| 160. |
Who was the Muslim General to have conquered Bengal in 13th century AD? |
| A. | Afzal khan |
| B. | Ikhtiaruddin-bin-Bakhitar-Khalji |
| C. | Chinghiz Khan |
| D. | Temuchin |
| Answer» C. Chinghiz Khan | |
| 161. |
Who was the first real king of Sultanate? |
| A. | Qutubuddin Aibak |
| B. | Iltumish |
| C. | Balban |
| D. | Alauddin khalji |
| Answer» C. Balban | |
| 162. |
Which of the following Sultans of Delhi was known as lakh Bakhsh (giver of lakhs)? |
| A. | Iltumish |
| B. | Balban |
| C. | Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq |
| D. | Qutubuddin Aibak |
| Answer» E. | |
| 163. |
Who amongst the following sultans built the fifth storeys of Qutub Minar? |
| A. | Qutubuddin Aibak |
| B. | Iltutmish |
| C. | Firoz shah Tughlaq |
| D. | Sikandar Lodi |
| Answer» D. Sikandar Lodi | |
| 164. |
Who was the first Muslim ruler of Delhi? |
| A. | Qutubuddin Aibak |
| B. | Iltutmish |
| C. | Razia |
| D. | Balban |
| Answer» B. Iltutmish | |
| 165. |
Which of the following Sultans founded a town where now stands Agra? |
| A. | Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq |
| B. | Firoz shah Tughlaq |
| C. | Bahlol Lodi |
| D. | Sikandar Lodi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 166. |
How did Sultan Qutubuddin Aibak die? |
| A. | He died after a fall from his horse while playing chaugan (polo) |
| B. | He was teacherously slabbed to death by one of his ambitious nobles |
| C. | He was killed in a battle with Tajuddin Yildiz the ruler of Ghazni who entered into a contest with him over the capture of Punjab |
| D. | He sustained injuries while besieging the fortress of kalinjar in Bundelkhand and succumbed them later |
| Answer» B. He was teacherously slabbed to death by one of his ambitious nobles | |
| 167. |
Timur, the Lame invaded India during the reign of |
| A. | Alauddin khalji |
| B. | Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq |
| C. | Firoz Tughlaq |
| D. | Mohammad Shah Tughlaq |
| Answer» E. | |
| 168. |
Who of the following was a contemporary of Chinghiz Khan? |
| A. | Mahmud Ghazanvi |
| B. | Iltutmish |
| C. | Alauddin Khalji |
| D. | Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq |
| Answer» C. Alauddin Khalji | |
| 169. |
Who established Diwan-i-Mustakharaj (Department of Arrears)? |
| A. | Qutubuddin Aibak |
| B. | Razia |
| C. | Balban |
| D. | Alauddin khalji |
| Answer» E. | |
| 170. |
Yahya bin Ahmed Sirhindi the author of 'Tarikh-i-Mubaraqshahi'lived in the period of |
| A. | Khalji |
| B. | Tughlaq |
| C. | Sayyid |
| D. | Lodi |
| Answer» D. Lodi | |
| 171. |
Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq was proficient in |
| A. | Art |
| B. | Music |
| C. | Calligraphy |
| D. | Philosophy |
| Answer» D. Philosophy | |
| 172. |
Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq shifted his capital from Delhi |
| A. | Daulatabad |
| B. | Kalinjar |
| C. | kannauj |
| D. | Lahore |
| Answer» B. Kalinjar | |
| 173. |
In the Delhi Sultanate, an administrative unit called Paragana was headed by an official known as |
| A. | Shiqdar |
| B. | Barid |
| C. | Ariz |
| D. | Amil |
| Answer» E. | |
| 174. |
who among the following witnessed the reign of seven Sultans of Delhi? |
| A. | Amir Khusarau |
| B. | Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya |
| C. | Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya | |
| 175. |
Who among the following Delhi Sultans is known for introducing market control mechanism? |
| A. | Iltutmish |
| B. | Balban |
| C. | Alauddin Khalji |
| D. | Firoz Shah Tughlaq |
| Answer» D. Firoz Shah Tughlaq | |
| 176. |
The Lodi dynasty was founded by |
| A. | Ibrahim Lodi |
| B. | Sikandar Lodi |
| C. | Bahlol Lodi |
| D. | Khizr Khan |
| Answer» D. Khizr Khan | |
| 177. |
Who of the following was the first woman ruler of medieval India? |
| A. | Razia Sultan |
| B. | Chand Bibi |
| C. | Durgavati |
| D. | Noorjahan |
| Answer» B. Chand Bibi | |
| 178. |
Name one famous poet of the Delhi Sultanate , who was adorned with the title Tuti-e-Hidustan(The parrot of India) |
| A. | Ziauddin Barani |
| B. | Utbi |
| C. | Alberuni |
| D. | Amir Khusrau |
| Answer» E. | |
| 179. |
Where did the traveller Ibn Batuta come from? |
| A. | Morocco |
| B. | Persia |
| C. | Turkey |
| D. | Central Asia |
| Answer» B. Persia | |
| 180. |
When did Ikhtiyaruddin-bin-Bakhtiyar Khalji invade Bengal? |
| A. | 1194 AD |
| B. | 1199 AD |
| C. | 1202 AD |
| D. | 1206 AD |
| Answer» E. | |
| 181. |
Who was the last ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate? |
| A. | Firoj Shah Tughlaq |
| B. | Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq II |
| C. | Mahmud Shah Tughlaq |
| D. | Nasarat Shah |
| Answer» D. Nasarat Shah | |
| 182. |
Who was the Delhi Sultan when the threat of invasion by Mangols under Chingiz khan loomed over India? |
| A. | Iltutmish |
| B. | Balban |
| C. | Jalaluddin Khalji |
| D. | Alauddin Khalji |
| Answer» B. Balban | |
| 183. |
Amir Khusarau ,the' Parrot of India' was born at? |
| A. | Patiali |
| B. | Patti |
| C. | Patli |
| D. | patiala |
| Answer» B. Patti | |
| 184. |
Which of the following Sultans provided employment to unemployment |
| A. | Alauddin Khalji |
| B. | Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq |
| C. | Firoz Shah Tughlaq |
| D. | Sher Shah Suri |
| Answer» D. Sher Shah Suri | |
| 185. |
Amir Khusarau was a famous court poet of |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Alauddin Khalji |
| C. | Mahmud Ghazanvi |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Mahmud Ghazanvi | |
| 186. |
The Khalji Sultans of Delhi were |
| A. | Mangols |
| B. | Afghans |
| C. | Turks |
| D. | A Jat tribe |
| Answer» D. A Jat tribe | |
| 187. |
who among the following was NOT a noble under Alauddin Khalji? |
| A. | Ainulmulk Multani |
| B. | Zafar Khan |
| C. | Nusrat Khan |
| D. | Munim Khan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 188. |
Who among the following was the author of "Tarikh-i-Alai", which contains the details of first few years of Sultan Alauddin Khalji? |
| A. | Ziauddin Barani |
| B. | Shams Siraj Afif |
| C. | Amir Khusrau |
| D. | Yahiya-bin-Ahmed |
| Answer» D. Yahiya-bin-Ahmed | |
| 189. |
Who abolished Iqta System? |
| A. | Babur |
| B. | Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq |
| C. | Iltutmish |
| D. | Alauddin Khalji |
| Answer» B. Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq | |
| 190. |
Which of the following are correctly matched ?PersonsEvents1. Sultan MahamudSack of Somnath2. Mohammad GhoriConquest of South Sindh3. Alauddin KhaljiRevolt in Bengal4. Mohammad-bin-Tug hlagChingiz Khan's invasionCodes |
| A. | 1 and 2 |
| B. | 2 only |
| C. | 1 only |
| D. | 2 and 4 |
| Answer» B. 2 only | |
| 191. |
Consider the following statementsMadad-i-mash grants were awarded to1. Men of learning2. Religious devotees3. Persons of noble lineage4. Destitute persons incapable of earning a livelihoodWhich of these statements are correct ? |
| A. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| B. | 2, 3 and 4 |
| C. | 1 and 4 |
| D. | 1, 2, 3 and 4 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 192. |
The Sultan who described himself as Sikandar-i-Saini (The Second Alexander) was |
| A. | Balban |
| B. | Alauddin Khalji |
| C. | Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq |
| D. | Sikander Lodi |
| Answer» C. Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq | |
| 193. |
Assertion (A) : Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq shifted his capital from Delhi to Deogiri (Daulatabad).Reason (R) : There were repeated Mongol invasions on Delhi during his reign. Codes |
| A. | Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A |
| B. | Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A |
| C. | A is true but R is false |
| D. | A is false but R is true |
| Answer» B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A | |
| 194. |
with reference to Delhi Sultanate, who was the founder of sayyid Dynasty? |
| A. | Khizr Khan |
| B. | Mubaraq Shah |
| C. | Muhammad shah |
| D. | Alauddin Alam Shah |
| Answer» B. Mubaraq Shah | |
| 195. |
During the reign of Alauddin Khalji,who were Amil? |
| A. | Goverment agent to collect land revenue |
| B. | Local landlords at village level |
| C. | Khurasani and Multani traders of food-grains |
| D. | Banjaras who carried the food-grains from village to towns |
| Answer» B. Local landlords at village level | |
| 196. |
In medival India ,what did the term Jital refer to? |
| A. | Weight |
| B. | Diet |
| C. | Coin |
| D. | Game |
| Answer» D. Game | |
| 197. |
Who has been the described by Elliot as the 'Akbar of the Sultanate '? |
| A. | Iltutmish |
| B. | Balban |
| C. | Alauddin Khalji |
| D. | Firoz shah Tughlaq |
| Answer» E. | |
| 198. |
Coins of Which Muslim ruler been image of Devi Lakshmi |
| A. | Muhammad Gori |
| B. | Alauddin Khalji |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Alauddin Khalji | |
| 199. |
Who introduced the Iqta system? |
| A. | Muhammad Gori |
| B. | Qutubuddin Aibak |
| C. | Iltutmish |
| D. | Ghiyasuddin Balban |
| Answer» D. Ghiyasuddin Balban | |
| 200. |
Malik Kafur was whose General? |
| A. | Balban |
| B. | Alauddin Khalji |
| C. | Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq |
| D. | Firoz shah Tughlaq |
| Answer» C. Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq | |