Explore topic-wise MCQs in Medieval History.

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251.

Which one of the following represented the

A. Diwan-i-Arz
B. Diwan-i-Insha
C. Diwan-i-Wizarat
D. Diwan-i-Barid
Answer» C. Diwan-i-Wizarat
252.

During the time of

A. Chalukya dynasty
B. Chola dynasty
C. Kakatiya dynasty
D. Yadava dynasty
Answer» D. Yadava dynasty
253.

Which one of the following Sultans was an off spring of

A. Ruknuddin Firoz
B. Razia Sultana
C. Muizuddin Bahram Shah
D. Nasiruddin Mahmud
Answer» E.
254.

Who was the Governor of

A. Arkali Khan
B. Almas Beg
C. Jawna Khan
D. Malik Chajju
Answer» E.
255.

Tarikh-e-Ferozshahi

A. AI-Utbi
B. Barni & Afif
C. Roomi
D. Amir Khusro
Answer» C. Roomi
256.

Which of the following works of

A. Qairanus Sadain
B. Miftah-Ui-Futuh
C. Nuh Siphar
D. Khazain-UI-Futuh
Answer» E.
257.

Who of the following was responsible for the

A. Balban
B. Mohammad Bin Tughlaq
C. Alauddin Khilji
D. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Answer» C. Alauddin Khilji
258.

During the reign of which

A. Sikandar Lodi
B. Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah Khilji
C. Mohammad Taghlaq
D. Razia Sultana
Answer» B. Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah Khilji
259.

Ibn Battuta

A. Jalaluddin Firoz Shah
B. Alauddin Khilji
C. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
D. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
Answer» E.
260.

Which one of the following Sultans' currency continued as the medium of exchange till the time of

A. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
B. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
C. Bahlol Lodhi
D. Ibrahim Lodhi
Answer» E.
261.

Who among the following foreign historians is considered an authority on the history of the

A. Richard Fox
B. Peter Jackson
C. Aden Southall
D. Chris Bayly
Answer» E.
262.

The difference between

A. 39 : 41
B. 40 : 43
C. 42 : 45
D. 43 :47
Answer» B. 40 : 43
263.

Who among the following Sultans received the title of

A. Iltutmish
B. Balban
C. Alauddin Khilji
D. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Answer» C. Alauddin Khilji
264.

Who among the following historians was made prisoner by the

A. Hasan Nizami
B. Minhaj-us-Siraj
C. Amir Khusrow
D. Ziauddin Barani
Answer» D. Ziauddin Barani
265.

Which Sultan of the

A. Allauddin Khilji
B. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
C. Muhammad Tughlaq
D. Firoz Tughlaq
Answer» E.
266.

With which

A. Nizamuddin Aulia
B. Sheikh Salim Chisti
C. Bhakhtiyaruddin Kaki
D. Mohammad Ghaus
Answer» B. Sheikh Salim Chisti
267.

Which of the following places was named as

A. Agra
B. Chittor
C. Jaunpur
D. Devagiri
Answer» C. Jaunpur
268.

Which one of the following Sultans brought the

A. Ghiasuddin Tughlaq
B. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
C. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D. Alauddin Khilji
Answer» D. Alauddin Khilji
269.

Ijaradari system

A. Khalisa lands
B. Jagir lands
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. None of these
Answer» C. Both (a) and (b)
270.

Who abolished Iqta system ?

A. Qutubuddin Aibak
B. Iltutmish
C. Balban
D. Alauddin Khilji
Answer» C. Balban
271.

Which Sultan of Delhi founded and built the Fort of Siri ?

A. Iltutmish
B. Balban
C. Alauddin Khilji
D. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Answer» D. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
272.

Who among the following Amirs was the one publicly flogged by the orders of Sultan Balban ?

A. Haibat Khan
B. Imaduddin Raihan
C. Sher Khan
D. Malik baqbaq
Answer» E.
273.

Who amongst the following Sultans built the

A. Qutabuddin Aibak
B. Iltutmish
C. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D. Sikandar Lodi
Answer» D. Sikandar Lodi
274.

Who among the following Bahmani rulers built the famous

A. Mahmud Gawan
B. Ismail Adil Shah
C. Muhammad Adil Shah
D. Yusuf Adil Shah
Answer» D. Yusuf Adil Shah
275.

Taraf

A. Province
B. Lord grant
C. Transit tax
D. Gold coin
Answer» B. Lord grant
276.

Which philosophy is known as

A. Shankaracharya
B. Ramanujacharya
C. Nagarajuna
D. Vallabhacharya
Answer» B. Ramanujacharya
277.

To whom did

A. Sheikh Bahauddin Zakaria
B. Sheikh Sirajuddin Usmani
C. Sheikh Nasiruddin Chirag Dehlavi
D. Khwaja Syed Muhammad Gesudraj
Answer» C. Sheikh Nasiruddin Chirag Dehlavi
278.

Who among the following Sufi saints witnessed the rule of

A. Shekh Ahmad Sirhindi
B. Shekh Nizamuddin Auliya
C. Baba Fareed
D. Khawaja Moinuddin Chisti
Answer» C. Baba Fareed
279.

Who among the following Sufis used to wear

A. Sheikh Moosa
B. Sheikh Hamiduddin Nagauri
C. Shah Daula Dariyai
D. Shah Muhammad Ghaus
Answer» B. Sheikh Hamiduddin Nagauri
280.

Vidyaranya

A. Harihar II
B. Ramraj
C. Devaraya II
D. Sayan
Answer» E.
281.

Who among the following rulers allowed the Portuguese to build

A. Devaraya II
B. Venkat II
C. Krishnadeva Raya
D. Achyutadeva Raya
Answer» C. Krishnadeva Raya
282.

'Amuktamalyada'

A. Sanskrit
B. Kannada
C. Telugu
D. Tamil
Answer» D. Tamil
283.

Which medieval king of India introduced the

A. Iltutmish
B. Balban
C. Alauddin Khilji
D. None of these
Answer» B. Balban
284.

Nicolo Conti the Italian traveller

A. Devaraya I
B. Devaraya II
C. Krishnadeva Raya
D. Achyuta Raya
Answer» B. Devaraya II
285.

Amir Khusrow

A. Khari Boli
B. Awadhi
C. Bhojpuri
D. Maithili
Answer» B. Awadhi
286.

Which of the following was not one of the foreign travellers to visit India during the period of Krishnadeva Raya?

A. Fernando Nuniz
B. Domingo Paes
C. Duarte Barbosa
D. Nicolo Conti
Answer» E.
287.

In which capacity, thousands of women were employed in the empire of Vijaynagar?

A. Accountants
B. Royal bodyguards
C. Palace guards
D. All of these
Answer» E.
288.

Who among the following was a disciple of

A. Amir Khusro
B. Alauddin Sabir
C. Nasiruddin
D. Ibrahim Lodi
Answer» B. Alauddin Sabir
289.

Which one of the following works of

A. Qairanus Sadain
B. Miftah-ul-Futuh
C. Nuh Siphar
D. Khazain-ul-Futuh
Answer» E.
290.

The capital of the

A. Jaunpur
B. Banaras
C. Kara Manikpur
D. Zafarabad
Answer» B. Banaras
291.

Which among the following

A. Tea
B. Coffee
C. Pepper
D. Perfume
Answer» D. Perfume
292.

Which sects of sufis

A. Qadiri
B. Shattari
C. Chishtiya
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
293.

Sugandhadevi,

A. Karnataka
B. Kashmir
C. Orissa
D. Saurashtra
Answer» C. Orissa
294.

The first capital of

A. Vijayanagar
B. Kanchi
C. Bellore
D. Penukonda
Answer» E.
295.

Which of the dynasties ruled for the shortest period of time during to course of Delhi Sultanate?

A. Slave dynasty
B. Khilji dynasty
C. Sayyid dynasty
D. Lodi dynasty
Answer» D. Lodi dynasty
296.

The Sultan who desecrated the

A. Balban
B. Alauddin Khilji
C. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D. Sikandar Lodi
Answer» D. Sikandar Lodi
297.

Jonaraja,

A. Jayasingh
B. Sultan Sikandar
C. Sultan Zainul Abidin
D. Muhammad Shah
Answer» D. Muhammad Shah
298.

The historian Sewell has written a book entitled

A. Mauryan Empire
B. Mughal Empire
C. Maratha Empire
D. Vijayanagar Empire
Answer» E.
299.

Which one of the following Sufi Saints of the Chistiya order was called the

A. Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya
B. Sheikh Fariduddin
C. Sheikh Nasiruddin
D. Sheikh Salim Chisti
Answer» D. Sheikh Salim Chisti
300.

The kingdom of Vijayanagar

A. Alauddin Khilji
B. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
C. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Answer» C. Firoz Shah Tughlaq