MEDIEVAL INDIA MCQS SET 40

MEDIEVAL INDIA MCQS SET 40

1. What are the sculptures of the Mathura School of Art made out of?
(a) Marble
(b) Wood
(c) Granite
(d) Red Sandstone
Ans: (d)
 
2. Who had preached "Rama and Rahim are two different names of the same God"?
(a) Chaitanya
(b) Sant Kabir
(c) Ramanuja
(d) Ramananda
Ans: (b)
 
3. Which Sultan's reign witnessed as much as half of the produce being charged as revenue from certain provinces?
(a) Muhammad-bin-Tughluq
(b) Ghiyasuddin Tughluq
(c) Alauddin Khalji
(d) Firuz Shah Tughluq
Ans: (c)
 
4. During the period 1000-1026 AD, how many plundering raids did Mahmud of Ghaznavi carry out in India?
(a) 8
(b) 12
(c) 17
(d) 26
Ans: (c)

5. In which year did Mahmud of Ghaznavi perform the infamous plunder of the Somnath temple?
(a) 1008
(b) 1017
(c) 1022
(d) 1026
Ans: (d)
 
6. The Purana Qila (at Delhi) was constructed in the reign of
(a) Akbar
(b) Humayun
(c) Sher Shah
(d) Jahangir
Ans: (c)

7. The mausoleum of Jahangir had been built by _____ at _____.
(a) Shah Jahan : Delhi
(b) Noorjahan : Lahore
(c) Shah Jahan : Fatehpur Sikri
(d) NooIjahan : Agra
Ans: (b)

8. The architectural structures constructed by Shah Jahan did not include
(a) Jama Masjid in Delhi
(b) Jahangir's mausoleum in Lahore
(c) Moti Masjid in Agra
(d) Red Fort in Delhi
Ans: (b)

9. Which Mughal ruler's reign has been described as the golden age of medieval art and architecture?
(a) Jahangir's
(b) Babar's
(c) Humayun's
(d) Shah Jahan's
Ans: (d)
 
10. Who is the author of the famous literary work Tahqiq-i-Hind?
(a) Dandin
(b) Badauni
(c) Bhavabhuti
(d) Alberuni
Ans: (d)