MEDIEVAL INDIA MCQS SET 10

MEDIEVAL INDIA MCQS SET 10

1. Who were 'Jagirdars' during the reign of Akbar?
(a) Large estate owners
(b) Officials of state who were given jagir' in place of cash pay
(c) Revenue collectors
(d) Autonomous rulers under Akbar
Ans: (a)

2. Which statement about Amir Khusrao is not true?
(a) He was a great poet.
(b) He was a great historian.
(c) He wrote poetry in Hindi and Urdu.
(d) He worked for the Hindu-Muslim unity
Ans: (d)

3. Which of the following features are associated with the architecture of Tughluq period? Select the correct answer using the codes given below the features.
1. Sloping walls
2. Deliberate attempt to combine the principles of the arch, the lintel and the beam in the buildings.
3. Placing the buildings especially the tombs on a high platform.
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 2 and 3
Ans: (b)
 
4. Who among the following was known as a “Nirguna” reformer?
a) Chaitanya
b) Surdas
c) Kabir
d) Tulsidas
Ans: (c)

5. When Mahmud was Ghazni invaded Somnath, the ruler of Gujarata was
(a) Mularaja
(b) Bhima I
(c) Jayasimha Siddharaja
(d) Bhima II
Ans: (d)
 
6. Malik Muhammad Jayasi has written an epic, Padmavat, relating to king Ratan Singh and his queen Padmini of
(a) Marwar
(b) Malwa
(c) Ranathambhor
(d) Mewar
Ans: (d)
 
7. Alauddin Khalji's commander who led the campaign to South India was
(a) Alpkhan
(b) Ulugh Khan
(c) Nusarat Khan
(d) Malik Kafur
Ans: (d)
 
8. The medieval Indian Sultan who has been called the "Prince of 'Moneyera" is
(a) Akbar
(b) Sher Shah Suri
(c) Muhammad-bin-Tughluq
(d) Alauddin Khalji
Ans: (c)

9. The medieval Hindu ruler who was a contemporary of Akbar, and took the title of Vikramaditya was
(a) Rana Pratap (of Mewar)
(b) Sadasiva Raya (of Vijayanagar)
(c) Raja Man Singh (of Amber)
(d) Hemachandra (Hemu)
Ans: (d)

10. The only Sultan of Delhi to conquer Chittor, the capital of Mewar was
(a) Iltutmish
(b) Balban
(c) Alauddin Khalji
(d) Sikandar Lodhi
Ans: (c)