MEDIEVAL INDIA MCQS SET 49

MEDIEVAL INDIA MCQS SET 49

1. Zafarnama was letter written to a Mughal emperor by which of the following Sikh Gurus?
(a) Hari Rai
(b) Arjan Dev
(c) Tegh Bahadur
(d) Gobind Singh
Ans: (d)

2. The Mongols under Chengez Khan invaded India during the reign of
(a) Balban
(b) Firuz Tughluq
(c) Iltutmish
(d) Muhammad-bin-Tughluq
Ans: (c)

3. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(a) Dewan-i-Bandagani : Tughluq
(b) Dewan-i-Mustakhraj : Balban
(c) Dewan-i-Kohi : Alauddin Khalji
(d) Dewan-i-Arz : Muhammad-bin-Tughluq
Ans: (a)

4. Consider the following events:
1. Reign of Krishna Deva Raya of Vijayanagara
2. Construction of Qutub Minar
3. Arrival of Portugese in India
4. Death of Firuz Tughluq
The correct chronological sequence of these events is:
(a) 2, 4, 3, 1
(b) 2, 4, 1, 3
(c) 4, 2, 1, 3
(d) 4, 2, 3, 1
Ans: (a)

5. The king was freed from his people and they from their king. On whose death did Badauni comment thus?
(a) Balban
(b) Alauddin Khalji
(c) Muhammand-bin-Tughluq
(d) Firuz Shah Tughluq
Ans: (c)
 
6. Fawazil in the Sultanate period meant
(a) Extra payment made to the nobles
(b) Revenue assigned in lieu of salary
(c) Excess amount paid to the exchequer by the iqtadars
(d) Illegal exactions extracted from the peasants
Ans: (c)

7. The Sultan of Delhi who is reputed to have built the biggest network of canals in India was
(a) Iltutmish
(b) Ghiyasuddin Tughluq
(c) Firuz Shah Tughluq
(d) Sikandar Lodhi
Ans: (c)

8. Who among the following was the first Bhakti saint to use Hindi for the propagation of his message?
(a) Dadu
(b) Kabir
(c) Ramananda
(d) Tulsidas
Ans: (c)
 
9. Match List-I with List-U and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I List-II
(Bhakti Saint) (Profession)
A. Namdev 1. Barber
B. Kabir 2. Weaver
C. Ravidas 3. Tailor
D. Sena 4. Cobbler
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 2 3 1 4
(b) 3 2 4 1
(c) 3 2 1 4
(d) 2 3 4 1
Ans: (b)
 
10. The first writer to use Urdu as the medium of poetic expression was
(a) Amir Khusrau
(b) Mirza Ghalib
(c) Bahadur Shah Zafar
(d) Faiz
Ans: (a)