MEDIEVAL INDIA MCQS SET 15

MEDIEVAL INDIA MCQS SET 15

1. The Portuguese under the leadership of Vasco da Gama in 1498 first landed at
(a) Cochin
(b) Calicut
(c) Quilon
(d) Pulicut
Ans: (b)

2. The Portuguese gained a stronghold in India after defeating the Zamorln of Calicut. The word Zamorin stands for
(a) King
(b) Warlord
(c) Sealord
(d) Admiral
Ans: (c)

3. Who of the following Portuguese Is regarded as a 'monster in human disguise' and the one who had no bowels of compassion?
(a) Vasco da Gama
(b) Albuquerque
(c) Almeida
(d) Joao de Castro
Ans: (a)

4. Who of the following Portuguese Viceroys in India captured Goa (1510) from the Adil Shahi Sultan of Bijapur and made it the headquarters of the Protuguese government in India?
(a) Albuquerque
(b) Almeida
(c) Joao De Castro
(d) Dom Luiz De Atayde
Ans: (a)

5. The Portuguese naval monopoly In the Indian waters was shattered by the
(a) Dutch
(b) English
(c) French
(d) Both (a) and (b) above
Ans: (a)

6. When Chittor was captured by Akbar (1558), the Rana of Mewar was
(a) Rana Udai Singh
(b) Rana Pratap
(c) Rana Kumbha
(d) Rana Amar Singh
Ans: (a)

7. In the Battle of Haldighati the Mughal troops were commanded by
(a) Asaf khan
(b) Raja Man Singh of Amber
(c) Qazi Khan
(d) Todar Mal
Ans: (b)

8. After the Call of Chittor, the city which became the capital of Mewar was
(a) Merta
(b) Kumbhalgarh
(c) Mandalgarh
(d) Udaipur
Ans: (d)

9. Two women who, while conducting the affairs of their states faced Akbar's wars of conquest were Rani Durgawati and Chand Bibi (or Sultana), respectively of
(a) Jaisalmer and Khandesh
(b) Malwa and Gujarat
(c) Gondwana and Ahmadnagar
(d) Ranathambhor and Khandesh
Ans: (c)

10. Akbar's concept of Sulh-i-kul (or Qul) means
(a) friendship and goodwill to all
(b) common brotherhood
(c) fraternity and friendship
(d) harmony and peace to all
Ans: (d)