Medieval Indian History Questions & Answers (Compiled from UPSC, SSC ,PSC ,IBPS previous question papers)

After the death of succession of Shivaji,there was a war of succession between
Shambhaji and the widow of Shivaji
Shambhaji and Baji Rao
Rajaram and Shambhaji
None of the above

Who among the following was not a painter in Akbar's court?
Daswanth
Abdus Samad
Kalyan Das
Basawan

The Sur Sagar is
a medieval treatise on music composed by Tansen
a poetic work of Sur Das
memories of Bahadur Shah Zafar
Nome of the above

The Rihla was written in
Arabic in the fourteenth century by Ibn Battuta
Persian in the fifteenth century by Abdur Razzak
Persian in the thirteenth century by Ibn Battuta
Italian in the thirteenth century by Marco Polo

Who among the following was the founder of Bijapur state ?
Yusuf Adil Shah
Murad II
Mehmood II
Ibrahim Zubayri

Which among the following terms was used for the Royal cavalry of the Maratha Army System?
The Shiledars
The Bargirs
The Hazari
The Subedars

Which among the following was the real name of Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah ?
Khujasta Akhtar
Shahriyar Shah Bahadur
Nadir Shah
Raushan Akhtar

The real name of Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II was__:
Alamgir II
Ahmed Shah Durrani
Mirza Najaf Khan
Ali Gauhar

Who among the following was the contemporary leader of Chengiz Khan ?
Genghis Khan
Mirza Muhammad Haidar Dughlat Beg
Jalaluddin Surkh-Posh Bukhari
Iitutmish

The ambassador of Emperor James I, who reached in the court of Jahangir in 1615 was __:
Sir James Hay
Sir Thomas Roe
Sir Thomas Howard
Sir John Digby

Who among the following was sent by Emperor Jahangir on a diplomatic mission to Persia, to paint the Shahs portrait?
Bishandas
Khusrau Mirza
Prince Khurram
None of these

Which of the following rulers of India issued Mahzarnama to take all the religious matters into his own hands ?
Jahangir
Akbar
Aurangzeb
Shah Alam

Who among the following was appointed as the supreme authority in justice during the era of Mughal Emperors ?
Qazi-ul-Quzat
Qazi-ul-Hazat
Qazi-Faiz-ul-Islam
None of these

Which of the following ambassadors of Queen Elizabeth visited Akbars court to obtain a Firman for trade in Gujarat ?
Sir Thomas Roe
William Hawkins
John Mildenhall
None of the above

Kabuliyat and Patta as instruments of settlement were introduced during the reign of __:
Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah
Bahlul Khan Lodi
Pathan Sultan Sher Shah Suri
Mian Hassan Khan Suri

Who among the following was named as â€œZinda Pirâ€ or â€ Living Saintâ€ in Mughal India ?
Humayun
Akbar
Aurangzeb
Jahangir

Which among the following rulers of the Chola Empire conquered the Maldives during his regime ?
Raja Raja Chola I
Rajendra Chola
Kulothunga Chola I
Vikrama Chola

Who among the following defeated Muhammad Ghori near Mount Abu?
Bhimdev Solanki II
Vijaya Dev
Bhimdev Solanki I
None of these

Who among the following rulers had stamped the figure of Goddess Lakshmi on his coins and had his name inscribed in Nagari Characters ?
Muhammad Ghazni
Muhammad Ghori
Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
Iltutmish

Ibn Battuta, the famous Muslim explorer who came to India during regime of Mohammad Bin Tughlaq, belonged to which country ?
Afghanistan
Morocco
Iraq
Iran

Who among the following was called â€˜Hazar Dinari during the regime of Alauddin Khilji, ruler of the Delhi sultanate ?
Khaleel Saiyeed
Malik Mohammed
Malik Kamil
Malik Kafur

The â€˜Double Dome was an important features in the Indo-Islamic architecture during the medieval times. What was the main objective of introducing the Double Dome in Monuments?
To provide adequate strength to the monument
To provide cooling effect inside the building
To provide appropriate height to the monuments without losing aesthetic value
None of the objectives mentioned in the statement A, B and C is correct

As per the Prithviraja-Raso, the four Rajput Clans which emerged from Agni-Kunda (Fire Altar) of Mount Abu are__?
Pratiharas, Chauhans, Gahadavalas, Kalachuris
Paramaras, Chandelas, Chauhans, Chalukyas
Chauhans, Kalachuris, Chandelas, Pratiharas
Pratiharas, Chauhans, Chalukyas, Parmaras

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Baz Bahadur â†” Malwa
Sultan Muzaffar Shahâ†”Gujarat
Yusuf Adil Shahâ†”Ahmednagar
Qutub Shah â†”Golkunda

At the time of invasion of Alauddin, Warangal was ruled by ___?
Chalukya Dynasty
Chola Dynasty
Kakatiya Dynasty
Yadava Dynasty

Which of the following Rajput rulers is known to have donated for the reconstruction of a mosque?
Mihir Bhoja
Bhoja Parmar
Prithviraj III
Jai Singh Siddharaj

Which among the following monuments was not constructed by Qutubuddin Aibak ?
Kubbat-ul-Islam mosque
Qutub Minar
Adhai din Ka Jhopada
Alai Darwaja

Who among the following was the Sultan at Delhi when the Vijayanagar empire was founded?
Firoz Tughlaq
Sikandar Lodi
Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq

Who among the following was first initiated diciple of Akbars Din-i-Ilahi ?
Birbal
Bhagwan Das
Man Singh
Surjan Rai

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