MEDIEVAL INDIA MCQS SET 44

MEDIEVAL INDIA MCQS SET 44

1. Rajatarangini by Kalhan is a history of
(a) Harsha's reign
(b) Delhi
(c) Chandragupta's reign
(d) Kashmir
Ans: (d)

2. During whose reign did Malik Mohammad Jaisi complete the notable work in Hindi, Padmavat?
(a) Babar
(b) Sher Shah
(c) Humayun
(d) Akbar
Ans: (b)

3. The famous literary work Tahqiq-i-Hind was written by
(a) Alberuni
(b) Zia-ud-din Barni
(c) Balban
(d) Raziya Sultan
Ans: (a)

4. Which of the following invaders is wrongly paired with the year of his invasion?
(a) Timurlane, 1398 AD
(b) Mahmud of Ghaznavi, 1000 AD
(c) Ahmad Shah Abdali, 1716 AD
(d) Nadir Shah, 1738 AD
Ans: (c)

5. During whose reign did William Hawkins visit the Mughal court to secure a right. To trade in Mughal ports?
(a) Aurangzeb
(b) Shah Jahan
(c) Akbar
(d) Jahangir
Ans: (d)
 
6. The Zamindars were known by several names in different parts of India, which did not include being called a
(a) Patil
(b) Deshmukh
(c) Nayak
(d) Rajuka
Ans: (b)

7. The first woman ruler of India was
(a) Rani of Jhansi
(b) Razia Sultan
(c) Indira Gandhi
(d) Noorjahan
Ans: (b)
 
8. Who among the following was known as a Nirguna saint and reformer?
(a) Sant Kabir
(b) Surdas
(c) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
(d) Tulsidas
Ans: (a)

9. The Indian ruler who had issued a royal edict forbidding anyone to laugh in his court was
(a) Balban
(b) Aurangzeb
(c) Iltutmish
(d) Muhammad-bin-Tughluq
Ans: (a)

10. The first Mughal Garden in India had been laid out by
(a) Babur
(b) Shah Jahan
(c) Akbar
(d) Jahangir
Ans: (a)