MEDIEVAL INDIA MCQS SET 43

MEDIEVAL INDIA MCQS SET 43

1. What was the capital of Shivaji's Kingdom?
(a) Pune
(b) Raigarh
(c) Karwar
(d) Purandhar
Ans: (b)

2. The island of Bombay had been given to the British Prince Charles II as dowry by the
(a) Dutch
(b) Portuguese
(c) Danish
(d) French
Ans: (b)

3. The Dutch first established their hold in India in the year 1605 at
(a) Masulipatanam
(b) Surat
(c) Bombay
(d) Goa
Ans: (a)
 
4. Which Indian ruler had requested Napoleon for help in driving the British away from
India?
(a) Shivaji
(b) Jai Singh
(c) Tipu Sultan
(d) Rani of Jhansi
Ans: (c)
 
5. Amir Khusrau's name is associated with the invention of the
(a) Sarod
(b) Sitar
(c) Shehnai
(d) Tabla
Ans: (b)

6. Fatehpur Sikri had been founded by
(a) Akbar
(b) Jahangir
(c) Babar
(d) Humayun
Ans: (a)

7. The Khajuraho shrines built by the Chandella rulers are dedicated to
(a) Brahma and Vishnu
(b) Vishnu and Laxmi
(c) Shiva and Surya
(d) Shiva and Parvati
Ans: (d)

8. Who is the only women historian to have written a historical account of Mughal
Period?
(a) Noorjahan Begum
(b) Zebun-nissa Begum
(c) Gulbadan Begum
(d) Jahanara Begum
Ans: (c)

9. Who is the author of the famous book Gita Gobinda?
(a) Kalidas
(b) Jaydev
(c) Mirabai
(d) Kautilya
Ans: (b)

10. The authoritative treatise on Hindu law, Mitakshara, was written by
(a) Manu
(b) Jimutavahana
(c) Vigneswara
(d) Hemadri
Ans: (c)