MEDIEVAL INDIA
1. The ruler of Vallabhi belonged to which Dynasty?
(a) Maitraka Dynasty (b) Vijay Nagar Dynasty (c) Mughal Dynasty (d) Vansh Dynasty
2. Hindu caves were built during the reign of which dynasty?
(a) Ashoka Dynasty (b) Maurya Dynasty (c) Kunala Dynasty (d) Rashtrakuta Dynasty
3. The correct chronological order of the treaties signed between British and Native States.
(A) The treaty of Salbai, the treaty of Srirangapatna, the treaty of Amritsar and the treaty of Mangalore.
(B) The treaty of Salbai, the treaty of Mangalore, the treaty of Srirangapatna and the treaty of Amritsar.
(C) The treaty of Amritsar, the treaty of Mangalore, the treaty of Salbai and the treaty of Srirangapatna.
(D) The treaty of Amritsar, the treaty of Salbai, the treaty of Srirangapatna and the treaty of Mangalore (a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D
4. The most famous centre of learning during the Mauryan period was
(a) Taxila (b) Ujjain (c) Nalanda (d) Vallabhi
5 In which year of Ashok coronation did the Kalinga war
take place?
(a) Fifth year (b) First year (c) Eighth year (d) Thirteenth year
6. Rani Laxmibai was also known by which name?
(a) Chhabili (b) Manu (c) Manikarnika (d) All of the above
7. In which of the following forts was the coronation of Chhatrapati Shivaji held?
(a)
Raigad Fort (b) Kumbhalgarh Fort (c) Pune Fort (d) Surat Fort
8. Triratna is related to
(a) Buddhist osophy b) Vedic philosophy (c) Islamic Philosophy ( (d) Jain Philosophy
9. The famous monument built to commemorate the end of plague in India in the year 1591 was ;
(a) Buland Darwa (b) Charminar ( c) Gol Gumbaz (d) Gol Konda
10 . Which is called the 'Cradle of India Temple Architecture'?
(a) Ajanta (b) Ellora (c) Aihole (d) Chithannavasal . (e) None of these
11. The first ruler of India who organized pilgrimage to Haj at the expense of the state.
(a) Humayun (b) Babar (c) Akbar (d) Jahangir
12. Satyamev jayate is taken from:
(a) Vedas (b) Mundkopanished (c) Aranyak (d) Smrities
13. Who among the following believed in Blood and Iron policy?
(a) Aibak (b) Balban (c) Razia (d) Iltutmish
14. In which language did Abul Fazal write the Akbarnama?
(a) Farsi (b) Arabi (c) Urdu (d) Pali
15. Who built the Red Fort of Delhi?
(a) Akbar (b) Humayun (c) Shah Jahan (d) Jahangir
16. Which poetry is not written by Kalidas
(a) Kumarsambhava (b) Raghuvansh (c) Dasakumarcharita (d) Ritusamhara
17. who was the founder of kingdom. of Vijay Nagar?
(a) Haihar and Bukka (b) Krishnadev Roy (c) Dev Roy II (d) Harihar II
18. Mehrauli situated Qutub Minar of Delhi is constructed by:
(a) Shah Jahan (b) Aaram Shah (c) Qutubuddin Aibak (d) (c) Babur
19. Which Sultan is known as Mad (sanki) sultan in history?
(a ) Allauddin Khilji (b) Balban (c) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq (b) Balban (d) Ferozshah Tughlaq
20. Tajmahal is situated at
(a) Chattarpur (b) Patna (c) Agra (d) Mumbai
21. Shivaji's mother's name was:
(a) Jijabai (b) Baijabai (c) Chandbiwi (d) Tarabai
22, Who among the following called himself the 'Parrot of India'?
(a)
Amir Hasan (b) Jaisi (c) Amir Khusrau (d) Faizi (e) None of these
23, The famous book 'Geet Govind" is written by :
(a) Jayadeva (b) Mahadevi Verma (c) Jaishankar prasad (d) Kalidas (e) None of these
24. Who among the following emperors was called 'Qalandar'?
(a) Akbar (b) Jahangir (c) Shah Jahan (d) Babur (e) None of these
25. Who wrote Akbarnama'?
(a) Abdur Rahim Khankhana (b) Faizi (c) Abdul Quadir Badauni (d) Abul Fazl
26. In which subject area was Panini a great scholar?
(a) Language and Grammar (b) Ayurveda (c) Astronomy (d) Biology (e) None of these
27. Between whom was the third battle of Panipat fought?
(a) Hemu and Akbar (b) Humayun and Shershah (c) Marathas and Ahmad Shah Abdali (d) British and Tipu Sultan
28. Who was the first Hindu courtier who accepted Din-e-Ilahi?
(a) Todar Mal (b) Man Singh (c) Birbal (d) Bhagwan Das
29. Which ruler earned fame for road construction in the medieval period?
(a) Akbar (b) Shah Jahan (c) Sher Shah Suri (d) Raziya Begum
30. Who Founded the city of Fatehpur Sikri?
(a) Babur (b) Akbar (c) Shah Jahan (d) Humayun
31. The work by Amir Khusro is
(a) Padmawat (b) Tughlaq Nama (c) Raghuvamsha (d) Swapnavasanhattam
32. Which Mughal emperor's period is known as golden period of Indian architecture?
(a) Shah Jahan (b) Babur (c) Akbar (d) Humayun
33. Arthshastra is written by whom?
(a) Kautilya (b) Machiavelli (c) Chandragupta Maurya (d) Samudragupta
34. In 1526 who established the Mughal empire in India?
(a) Akbar (b) Babur (c) Humayun (d) Turks
35. Who became the Badashah of India in 1720?
(a) Murshid Kuli Khan (b) Paraweza (c) Muhammad Shah (d) Azimushan
36. Which king of the sultanate period is known as the mad sultan?
(a) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq (b) Feroz-Shah-Tughlaq (c) Jalal-ud-din-Khilji (d) Alauddin-Khilji
37. Who was the last emperor of Mughal dynasty in India?
(a) Aurangzeb (b) Shahjahan (c) Jahangir (d) Bahadurshah Zafar
38. The grave of Maharani Laxmibai is situated at
(a) Varanasi (b) Kanpur (c) Allahabad (d) Gwalior
39. Malik Kafur was trusted general of
(a) Alauddin Khilji (b) Feroz tughlaq (c) Iltutmish (d) Muhammad-bin Tughlaq
40. Ibrahim Lodhi was defeated
(a) In the first battle of Panipat (b) In the second battle of Panipat
(c) In the first battle of Talikota (d) In the first battle of Tarain
41. Tick the not correctly matched?
(a) Buland Darwaja-Akbar (b) Alai Darwaja - Alauddin-Khilji
(c) Tajmahal - Shah Jahan (d) Red Fort - Babur
42. Gulbadan Begum was the daughter of
(a) Babur (b) Humayun (c) Akbar (d) Shahjahan
43. Tithe is
(a) religious tax (b) implied tax (c) taille tax (d) feudal tax
44. 'Avesta belongs to which religion:
(a) Muslim (b) Hindu (c) Parsis (d) Christian
45. `Din-e-Illahi" was related to:
(a) Akbar (b) Jahangir (c) Shahjahan (d) Shershah
46. Who built the `Khajuraho' temple?
(a) Holkars (b) Parmar (c) Pallava (d) Chandella
47. Who built the city of Hyderabad (Telangana)?
(a) Muhammad Quli Qutub Shah (b) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq (c) Alauddin Khilji (d) Sikendar Lodi
48. Who started Qawwali?
(a) Muhammad Iqbal (b) Bismillah Khan (c) Khizr Khan (d) Amir Khusrau
49.Third battle of Panipat took place in
(a) 1526 (b) 1556 1770 (d) 1761
50. What was the original name of Mumtaz Mahal?
(a) Arjuniand Bano Begium (b) Raziya Begum (c) Gulbadan Begum (d) Roshan Ara tiepin
51. Kanchipuram was the
(a) Capital of Cholas (b) Capital of Pallavas (c) Capital of Chalukyas (d) Capital of Pandyas
52. The Taj Mahal was built by
(a) Babur (b) Akbar (c) Shah Jahan (d) Aurangzeb (e) None of these
53, Two great Indian Epics are :
(a)
Geeta and Bible (b) Ramayana and Mahabharata . (c)Quran and Rigveda (d) none of these
54. Who was the last Mughal Emperor?
(a) Alamgir II (b) Bahadurshah Zafar (c) Farrukh Siyar II (d) Shahalam II
55. Agra City was founded by a
(a) AJauddin Khilji (b) Sikandar Lodi (c) Akbar (d) Shahjahan
56. Who wrote Brihat Samhita?
(a) vatsyayana (b) Varaha Mihira (c) Kalhan (d) Kalidas
57. Second battle of Panipat was fought between
(a) Akbar and Hemu (b) Babur and Ibrahim Lodhi (c) Humayun and Bahadurshah (d) Akbar and Rajput
58. who captured the Peacock Throne of emperor Shah Jahan?
(a) Timu lung (b) Nadir shah (c) Mahmud Ghajnavi (d) Dara Shikoh
59. Who built Khajuraho temple?
a) Solanki dynasty (b) Parma dynasty (c) Chandela dynasty (d) Chouhan dyasty
60. The Aianta caves were built during the period of the
(a) Maurvas (b) Vakatakas (c) Kushanas (d) Chalukyas
61. Iliuen-Tsang came to India during the reign of
(a) Harshavardhana (b) Kanishka (c) Chandragupta Maurya (d) Samudragupta
62. The War of Tarain was fought among
(a) Shivaji and Jai Singh. (b) Prithviraj Chouhan and Mohammad Ghori.
(c) Mohammad Ghori and Jai Singh. (d) Prithviraj Chouhan and Ghajnavi.
63. Which state was established by Harihar I and Bukka?
(a) Raj Nagar (b) Shri Nagar (c) Vijaya Nagar (d) Chandra Nagar
64. Who wrote Ramacharit Manas?
(a) Ramdas (b) Surdas (c) Haridas (d) Tulsidas
65. Red Ford was built by (a) Babur (b) Akbar (c) Shah Jahan (d) Aurangzeb
66. The were the petty chieftains ruling over hilly region.
(a) Velirs (b) Panar (c) Viraliyar (d) Kalabhras
67. Kabir was the disciple of
(a) Ramananda (b) Ramanuja (c) Tukaram (d) Chaitanya
68. The term 'Tavern' stands for a
(a) Place where people gathered to dance and dine (b) Place where people carried political discussions (c) Place where people gathered to drink alcohol (d) Place where people gathered to discuss their problems
69. Which of the following is not included in the teachings of Jainism?
(a) Fasts and mortification for the body (b) Non-violence
(c) Belief in Karma and rebirth (d) Belief in God (e) None of these