Collection of verified questions for History Of Medieval India under Indian History. Includes previous year exam questions with official answer keys and step-by-step solutions.
Mirabai was a contemporary of: (a) Tulsidas (b) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (c) Guru Nanak (d) Ramakrishna Paramhansa
The husband of the famous devotee poetess Mirabai was: (a) Rana Ratan Singh (b) Prince Bhojraj (c) Rana Udai Singh (d) Rana Sanga
The composer of 'Raga Govinda' is: (a) Mirabai (b) Narahari (c) Surdas (d) Raskhan (e) None of these
Arrange the following saints in chronological order: 1. Kabir 2. Namdev 3. Mirabai 4. Nanak Select the correct answer from the code given below: Code: (a) 1, 4, 2, 3 (b) 1, 2, 3, 4 (c) 2, 1, 4, 3 (d) 4, 1, 3, 2
Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched? (a) Adina Masjid – Mandu (b) Lal Darwaza Masjid – Jaunpur (c) Dakhil Darwaza – Gaur (d) Teen Darwaza – Ahmedabad
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List-I (Monument) List-II (Builder) A. Atala Devi Masjid 1. Nusrat Shah B. Chhota Sona Masjid 2. Ibrahim Shah Sharqi C. Qadam Rasul 3. Sikandar Shah D. Adina Masjid, Pandua 4. Wali Muhammad Code: (a) 1, 2, 3, 4 (b) 2, 4, 1, 3 (c) 2, 1, 3, 4 (d) 1, 3, 4, 2
Who were the 'Poligars' of South India? (a) Ordinary landlords (b) Money-lenders (c) Regional administrative and military controllers (d) Newly-rich merchants
Who founded the city of Jaunpur? (a) Muhammad bin Tughlaq (b) Firoz Shah Tughlaq (c) Ibrahim Shah Sharqi (d) Sikandar Lodi
During the reign of the Sharqi Sultans, which of the following places was called the 'Shiraz of the East'? (a) Agra (b) Delhi (c) Jaunpur (d) Varanasi
Which of the following places was called the 'Shiraz of India'? (a) Agra (b) Allahabad (c) Jaunpur (d) Lucknow
Who was the last ruler of the 'Jaunpur State'? (a) Muhammad Shah (b) Hussain Shah (c) Mubarak Shah (d) Ibrahim Shah
Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R): Assertion (A): Jaunpur is known as the Shiraz-i-Hind. Reason (R): Jaunpur was a great center of learning during the Sharqi period. Select the correct answer from the code given below: Code: (a) (A) is false, but (R) is true. (b) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). (c) (A) is true, but (R) is false. (d) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
The ruler of Kashmir who is known as the 'Akbar of Kashmir' is: (a) Shamsuddin Shah (b) Sikandar Butshikan (c) Haider Shah (d) Zain-ul-Abidin
Who among the following rulers abolished the Jizya tax first of all? (a) Zain-ul-Abidin (b) Muhammad bin Tughlaq (c) Hussain Shah Sharqi (d) Akbar
Which of the following rulers of Kashmir abolished Jizya and cow slaughter? (a) Sikandar Shah (b) Shamsuddin Shah (c) Haider Shah (d) Zain-ul-Abidin
Consider the following statements: The striking architectural features of the Jama Masjid of Srinagar completed by Zain-ul-Abidin include: 1. Turrets (burj) 2. Similarity to Buddhist pagodas 3. Persian style Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 1, 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 3 (d) 2 and 3
Which of the following scholars was not present in the court of Rana Kumbha? (a) Muni Sundara Suri (b) Natha (c) Tilla Bhatta (d) Muni Jinavijaya Suri
Which of the following is not correctly matched? (Ruler) – (State) (a) Rana Hammir – Mewar (b) Rana Chunda – Marwar (c) Malik Raja Farooqi – Khandesh (d) Malik Sarwar Khwaja Jahan – Malwa
Consider the following pairs: Medieval Indian State Present-day Region 1. Champaka Central India 2. Durgara Jammu 3. Kuluta Malabar Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched? (a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 only (c) 1 and 3 (d) 3 only
The Bahmani Kingdom was founded by: (a) Alauddin Hasan (b) Ali Adil Shah (c) Hussain Nizam Shah (d) Mujahid Shah
Who was the founder of the Bahmani Kingdom? (a) Alauddin Hasan (b) Firoz Shah (c) Mahmud Gawan (d) Asaf Khan (e) None of the above / More than one of the above
In which year was the Bahmani Kingdom established? (a) 1336 AD (b) 1338 AD (c) 1347 AD (d) 1361 AD
Which of the following was the first capital of the Bahmani Kingdom? (a) Bidar (b) Gulbarga (c) Daulatabad (d) Husainabad (e) None of these
Who among the following was the founder of the Bahmani Kingdom in South India? (a) Malik Ambar (b) Hasan Gangu (c) Muhammad Diwan (d) Sikandar Shah
The Bahmani Kingdom was established in: (a) 15th century AD (b) 14th century AD (c) 13th century AD (d) 16th century AD