Medival Indian History Part 4
301-400
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301. Rana Sanga was the ruler of
(a) Bijapur
(b) Mewar
(c) Marwar
(d) Punjab
Ans: (b)
302. The battle between Babar and Rana Sanga was fought at
(a) Panipat
(b) Chunar
(c) Khanwa
(d) Jaunpur
Ans: (c)
303. In 1542 Akbar was born at
(a) Agra
(b) Herat
(c) Amarkot
(d) Kabul
304. Humayun died in the year
(a) 1536
(b) 1546
(c) 1556
(d) 1566
Ans: (c)
305. The original name of Sher Shah was
(a) Sikandar
(b) Akbar
(c) Farid
(d) Tahmasp
Ans: (c)
306. Sher Shah defeated Humayun at
(a) Gaur
(b) Chunar
(c) Chausa
(d) Agra
Ans: (c)
307. Maldeva was the ruler of
(a) Jodhpur
(b) Jaunpur
(c) Udaipur
(d) Kannauj
Ans: (a)
308. Sher Shah's last campaign was against
(a) Mount Abu
(b) Kalinjar
(c) Surat
(d) Chittor
Ans: (b)
309. Sher Shah was succeeded by
..
..
(a) Sikandar
(b) Islam Shah
(c) Alam Shah
(d) Hasan
Ans: (b)
310. Under Sher Shah the largest administrative unit was administered by a Chief namely
(a) Shikadar
(b) Mansabdar
(c) Kasi
(d) Faujdar
Ans: (a)
311. The revenue system initiated by Sher Shah influenced the revenue system of
(a) Alauddin Khalji
(b) Babar
(c) Akbar
(d) Aurangzeb
Ans: (c)
312. Akbar was enthroned in a garden at
(a) Kalanaur
(b) Ajmer
(c) Gaur
(d) Kabul
Ans: (a)
313. The second Battle of Panipat was fought between Hemu and
(a) Babar
(b) Humayun
(c) Akbar
(d) Ibrahim Lodhi
Ans: (c)
314. Hemu was captured and brought before Akbar by____.
(a) Bairam Khan
(b) Salim
(c) Shah Qulihan Mehran
(d) Farid
Ans: (c)
315. Akbar's teacher was
(a) Abul Fazl
..
..
(b) Bairam Khan
(c) Abdul Latif
(d) Kabir
Ans: (c)
316. Akbar's nurse-in-chief was
(a) Mumtaj
(b) Hamida Begum
(c) Jahanara
(d) Maham Anaga
Ans: (d)
317. Balram Khan was murdered at
(a) Sirhind
(b) Anhilvad
(c) Panipat
(d) Chausa
Ans: (b)
318. Jizya was abolished by the Mughal ruler
(a) Babar
(b) Humayun
(c) Akbar
(d) Aurangzeb
Ans: (c)
319. Akbar defeated Durgawati and captured
(a) Bijapur
(b) Jhansi
(c) Gondwana
(d) Surat
Ans: (c)
320. Akbar suppressed the rebellion of Abdullah Khan, the Governor of
(a) Mewar
(b) Malwa
(c) Meerut
(d) Mankat
Ans: (b)
321. Udai Singh was ruler of
(a) Bijapur
(b) Golkonda
(c) Mewar
(d) Malwa
Ans: (c)
..
..
322. Akbar saw the sea for the first time in his life at
(a) Calcutta
(b) Surat
(c) Cambay
(d) Madras
Ans: (c)
323. Akbar married a bride from
(a) Bikaner
(b) Jaisalmer
(c) Jaipur
(d) Udaipur
Ans: (d)
324. Hakim Mirza, the younger brother of Akbar was the viceroy of
(a) Kabul
(b) Herat
(c) Agra
(d) Bengal
Ans: (a)
325. Of the following, with whom Akbar did not come into contact?
(a) Jains
(b) Parsis
(c) Buddhists
(d) Christians
Ans: (c)
326. Srinagar was captured in 1586 by the General
(a) Raja Bhagvan Das
(b) Khan Khanan
(c) Raja Man Singh
(d) Malik Amber
Ans: (a)
327. The fortress of Asirgarh was under the rule of ___ when Akbar besieged it
(a) Mansingh
(b) Raja Bhagvan Das
(c) Bahadur Shah
(d) Hemu
Ans: (c)
328. Chand Bibi was the ruler of
..
..
(a) Bijapur
(b) Kashmir
(c) Ahmadnagar
(d) Mewar
Ans: (c)
329. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(a) Birbal - Mahesh Das
(b) Asirgarh - Fortress
(c) Prince Daniyal - Viceroy
(d) Ibadat Khana – Tomb
Ans: (d)
330. Todar Mal hailed from
(a) Kabul
(b) Bengal
(c) Berar
(d) Oudh
Ans: (d)
331. Vasco-da-Gama arrived at _____ in 1498.
(a) Surat
(b) Madras
(c) Calicut
(d) Bombay
Ans: (c)
332. First Portuguese factory was established in
(a) Goa
(b) Mangalore
(c) Calicut
(d) Calcutta
Ans: (c)
333. First Portuguese factory was established by
(a) Vasco-da-Gama
(b) Albuquerque
(c) Cabral
(d) d'Almeida
Ans: (c)
334. During his second voyage, Vasco-da-Gama strengthened the defence of
(a) Calicut
..
..
(b) Cochin
(c) Surat
(d) Connanore
Ans: (d)
335. The Zamorin's neet was destroyed by the Protuguese Viceroy
(a) Albuquerque
(b) Cabral
(c) d'Almeida
(d) Vasco-da-Gama
Ans: (c)
336. Goa was captured by
(a) Albuquerque
(b) d'Almedia
(c) Cabral
(d) Mildenhall
Ans: (a)
337. Persian horses were obtained by Vijaya-nagar with the help of
(a) Dutch
(b) Portuguese
(c) Mughals
(d) English
Ans: (c)
338. Which of the following was not introduced by the Portuguese to India
(a) Tobacco
(b) Potato
(c) Maize
(d) Cashew
Ans: (d)
339. The Mughal Emperor who caused the murder of Guru Arjan was
(a) Babar
(b) Akbar
(c) Shah Jahan
(d) Jahangir
Ans: (d)
340. Original name of Mumtaj Mahal was
(a) Mihr-un-Nisa
(b) Jagat Gosami
..
..
(c) Arzumand Banu
(d) Man Bai
Ans: (c)
341. Amar Singh was ruler of
(a) Mewar
(b) Malwa
(c) Mankat
(d) Meerut
Ans: (a)
342. Mumtaj Mahal was the daughter of
(a) Gheyas Beg
(b) Abul Hasan
(c) Sher Afghan
(d) Daniyal
Ans: (b)
343. Malik Amber, Commander of forces of Ahmadnagar was a/an
(a) Iranian
(b) Abyssinian
(c) Afghan
(d) Persian
Ans: (b)
344. Prince Khurram was given the title of
(a) Sher Khan
(b) Sher Afghan
(c) Shah Jahan
(d) Kavi Rai
Ans: (c)
345. A hearty welcome was extended to the English captain Hawkins by the Mughal
Emperor
(a) Babar
(b) Humayun
(c) Akbar
(d) Jahangir
Ans: (d)
346. Sir Thomas Roe came to India with a letter from the British Monarch
(a) Queen Mary
(b) Queen Elizabeth
..
..
(c) James I
(d) Queen Anne
Ans: (c)
347. The peacock throne was constructed by the Mughal Emperor
(a) Akbar
(b) Shah Jahan
(c) Jahangir
(d) Aurangzeb
Ans: (b)
348. Mumtaj Mahal died at
(a) Agra
(b) Delhi
(c) Ajmer
(d) Burhanpur
Ans: (d)
349. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(a) Dara - Governor of Kabul
(b) Shuja - Governor of Bengal
(c) Aurangzeb - Governor of Deccan
(d) Murad - Governor of Gujarat
Ans: (a)
350. The title of Alamgir was assumed by
(a) Akbar
(b) Sher Shah
(c) Jahangir
(d) Aurangzeb
Ans: (d)
351. Shah Jahan was kept in prison by Aurangzeb at
(a) Ajmer
(b) Agra
(c) Delhi
(d) Daulatabad
Ans: (b)
352. Of the following which was not built by Shah Jahan?
(a) Moti Masjid
(b) Jami Masjid
(c) Taj Mahal
..
..
(d) Fatehpur Sikri
Ans: (d)
353. The construction of Taj Mahal was directed by
(a) Ustad Isa
(b) Asaf Khan
(c) Dara
(d) Aurangzeb
Ans: (a)
354. The title of Mahakavi Rai was given by Shah Jahan to
(a) Todar Mal
(b) Birbal
(c) Jagannath
(d) Tansen
Ans: (c)
355. The Ahoms were of ____ origin.
(a) Afghan
(b) Mongol
(c) Assam
(d) Nepal
Ans: (b)
356. On behalf of Aurangzeb Cooch Behar was seized by
(a) Mir Jumla
(b) Prince Akbar
(c) Shayista Khan
(d) Jai Singh
Ans: (a)
357. Mir Jumla was a/an
(a) Soldier
(b) Amir
(c) Diamond Merchant
(d) Prince
Ans: (c)
358. The leader of the Yusufzai Pathans was
(a) Bhagu
(b) Khan Jahan
(c) Farid
(d) Chingis Khan
..
..
Ans: (a)
359. The leader of the Afridis clan was
(a) Bhagu
(b) Ajmal Khan
(c) Sher Khan
(d) Afzul Khan
Ans: (b)
360. The Mughala aubdued the Pathans by following the policy of
(a) Annexation
(b) Association
(c) Divide and rule
(d) Co-existence
Ans: (c)
361. Maharaja Jaswant Singh was the ruler of
(a) Marwar
(b) Mewar
(c) Golcunda
(d) Malwa
Ans: (a)
362. Maharaja Jaswant Singh died at
(a) Jaunpur
(b) Behrampur
(c) Jamrud
(d) Ajmer
Ans: (c)
363. Of the following sons or Aurangzeb who rebelled against Aurangzeb?
(a) Akbar
(b) Kam Baksh
(c) Muazzam
(d) Azam
Ans: (a)
364. On behalf of Aurangzeb Shivaji attacked
(a) Gujarat
(b) Konkan
(c) Surat
(d) Poena
Ans: (b)
..
..
365. Mzal Khan who fought with Shivaji was the ruler of
(a) Bijapur
(b) Mewar
(c) Gujarat
(d) Bengal
Ans: (a)
366. Aurangzeb appointed his uncle Shayista Khan as Governor of
(a) Kashmir
(b) Bengal
(c) Punjab
(d) Deccan
Ans: (d)
367. Shayista Khan escaped with the loss of three fingers from
(a) Aurangzeb
(b) Shivaji
(c) Afzalkhan
(d) Sambhaji
Ans: (b)
368. Shivaji attacked Shayista Khan in the night at
(a) Agra
(b) Konkan
(c) Bijapur
(d) Poona
Ans: (d)
369. Shayista Khan was succeeded by as _____ Governor of Deccan.
(a) Prince Muazzam
(b) Prince Akbar
(c) Mir Jumla
(d) Asaf Khan
Ans: (b)
370. Shivaji sacked ______ and secured a large booty.
(a) Bijapur
(b) Poona
(c) Konkan
(d) Surat
Ans: (d)
371. Shivaji submitted to Jai Singh and signed the treaty of
..
..
(a) Poona
(b) Purandhar
(c) Konkan
(d) Surat
Ans: (b)
372. Shivaji's Agra Adventure was planned by
(a) Afzal Khan
(b) Shayista Khan
(c) Jai Singh
(d) Mir Jumla
Ans: (c)
373. Jai Singh of Amber died at
(a) Agra
(b) Burhanpur
(c) Delhi
(d) Amber
Ans: (b)
374. Shivaji crowned himself at
(a) Poona
(b) Konkan
(c) Bijapur
(d) Rajgarh
Ans: (d)
375. Shivaji crowned himself as King in the year
(a) 1664
(b) 1674
(c) 1670
(d) 1660
Ans: (b)
376. When Aurangzeb proceeded against Golcunda it was ruled by
(a) Sikandar
(b) Durga Devi
(c) Abul Hasan
(d) Afzal Khan
Ans: (c)
377. The Sikh Guru who was executed by Aurangzeb was
(a) Guru Nanak
..
..
(b) Guru Arjan
(c) Guru Gobind
(d) Guru Tegh Bahadur
Ans: (d)
378. Of the following who did not revolt against Aurangzeb?
(a) Jats
(b) Satnamis
(c) Prince Akbar
(d) Shayista Khan
Ans: (d)
379. Aurangzeb died in the year
(a) 1760
(b) 1764
(c) 1707
(d) 1700
Ans: (c)
380. The scholar who had accompanied Mohammed of Ghazni to India was
(a) Al-Raza
(b) Ibn-Batuta
(c) Al-Beruni
(d) Al-Firdausi
Ans: (b)
381. In which town is the mausoleum of Sher Shah located?
(a) Lahore
(b) Fatehpur Sikri
(c) Sahasaram
(d) Agra
Ans: (c)
382. Which art did Jahangir patronise in particular?
(a) Architecture
(b) Painting
(c) Music
(d) Sculpture
Ans: (b)
383. To whom does the Lingayat Movement owe its origin?
(a) Vidyaranya
(b) Meerabai
..
..
(c) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
(d) Basava
Ans: (d)
384. Which was the language adopted by the Bhakti saints to preach their ideas to the
masses?
(a) Hindi
(b) Sanskrit
(c) Ardh-Magadhi
(d) Regional vernacular languages
Ans: (d)
385. A standing army had been introduced by
(a) Firuz Tughluq
(b) Iltutmish
(c) Alauddin Khalji
(d) Balban
Ans: (b)
386. In the year 1528, Akbar took the momentous step of
(a) Banning Sati
(b) Removing Jaziya
(c) Forming an army of jackals
(d) Propounding a new religion Din-i-Ilahi
Ans: (d)
387. Which Mughal emperor is credited with having composed secular Hindi songs?
(a) Jahangir
(b) Shah Jahan
(c) Humayun
(d) Babar
Ans: (a)
388. What does the Sangam age owe its name to?
(a) Village assembly
(b) Jain Influence
(c) Confluence of rivers
(d) A literary guild
Ans: (d)
389. The Shahnama had been written by
(a) Alberuni
(b) Amir Khusrao
..
..
(c) Firdausi
(d) Abul Fazl
Ans: (c)
390. What did Ramanuja preach?
(a) The nearing apocalypse
(b) Gyan Marga
(c) The Bhakti Cult
(d) Ahimsa
Ans: (c)
391. What are the sculptures of the Mathura School of Art made out of?
(a) Marble
(b) Wood
(c) Granite
(d) Red Sandstone
Ans: (d)
392. 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)
393. 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)
394. 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)
395. 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)
396. The Purana Qila (at Delhi) was constructed in the reign of
(a) Akbar
(b) Humayun
(c) Sher Shah
(d) Jahangir
Ans: (c)
397. 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)
398. 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)
399. 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)
400. Who is the author of the famous literary work Tahqiq-i-Hind?
(a) Dandin
(b) Badauni
(c) Bhavabhuti
(d) Alberuni
Ans: (d)
