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1. |
The Medieval Period of Indian History comprises a long period, spanning from …………… century i.e after the fall of the Gupta Empire to the 18th century, i.e the beginning of colonial domination. |
A. | 5th |
B. | 6th |
C. | 8th |
D. | 9th |
Answer» B. 6th |
2. |
The Medieval Period of Indian History comprises a long period, spanning from 6th century i.e after the fall of the ………….. Empire to the 18th century, i.e the beginning of colonial domination. |
A. | gupta |
B. | maurya |
C. | harsha |
D. | vijayanagar |
Answer» A. gupta |
3. |
The Early Medieval period refer to the phase of Indian history that stretches from the fall of the Gupta Empire to the beginning of the ……………….period in the 13th century. |
A. | sultanate |
B. | mughal |
C. | harsha |
D. | maurya |
Answer» A. sultanate |
4. |
The nature of state in the early …………..period is marked by the presence of a large number of regional and local powers, in the absence of a paramount power in the country. |
A. | medieval |
B. | sangam |
C. | ancient |
D. | modern |
Answer» A. medieval |
5. |
The …………..model was largely constructed on the basis of Puranic and Epigraphic data pertaining mostly to North India. |
A. | feudal |
B. | sangam |
C. | capitalistic |
D. | socialistic |
Answer» A. feudal |
6. |
The history of Indian medieval period was started after the end of ancient age in 550 AD and it continued till 18th century when the ………………Empire had broken. |
A. | sultanate |
B. | mughal |
C. | turkish |
D. | bahmini |
Answer» C. turkish |
7. |
After the ……………… (after 300 BC) Cholas was beaten by the Pandyas and Pallavas and they captured the Tamil country. |
A. | sangam age |
B. | vedic |
C. | harappan |
D. | gupta |
Answer» A. sangam age |
8. |
Around 850 AD, ………….rose in power and he rescued the Chola Dynasty from Pandyas and Pallavas and captured the capital city Thanjavur. |
A. | vijayalaya |
B. | rajaraja chola i |
C. | pulakesin i |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» A. vijayalaya |
9. |
After ………….. century, Cholas became strongest dynasty of the southern India. |
A. | 9th |
B. | 10th |
C. | 11th |
D. | 12th |
Answer» A. 9th |
10. |
Under …………..and Rajendra Chola I, the empire became powerful in the field of army, finance and culture in South Asia and South-east Asia. |
A. | rajaraja chola i |
B. | vijayalaya |
C. | pulakesin i |
D. | mahendraverman i |
Answer» A. rajaraja chola i |
11. |
The Pandyas expelled the Hoysala Dynasty who were partners of the Cholas from Tamil country and subsequently causing the end of the Cholas themselves in……………. |
A. | 1169 ad |
B. | 1179 |
C. | 1269 |
D. | 1279 |
Answer» D. 1279 |
12. |
The Chalukya Dynasties were in power of Indian medieval history from the reign of 600 to 1200 AD in the state of…………... |
A. | thanjavur |
B. | deccan |
C. | badami |
D. | kalyani |
Answer» B. deccan |
13. |
Western Chalukyas ruled from…………….. |
A. | badami |
B. | thanjavur |
C. | kalyani |
D. | vengi |
Answer» A. badami |
14. |
The Chalukyas who ruled from ………… capital city were referred as Later Western Chalukyas. |
A. | kanchi |
B. | badami |
C. | thanjavur |
D. | kalyani |
Answer» D. kalyani |
15. |
The Chalukyas ruled their kingdom from the ………….capital city were known as the Eastern Chalukyas. |
A. | badami |
B. | vengi |
C. | thanjavur |
D. | kalyani |
Answer» B. vengi |
16. |
Founder of the Western or Early Chalukya Dynasty was ………… |
A. | pulakesin i |
B. | vijayalaya |
C. | shashanka |
D. | dharmapala |
Answer» A. pulakesin i |
17. |
…………. was in power from 609 AD to 642 AD of Early Chalukya Dynasty. |
A. | simha vishnu |
B. | vijayalaya |
C. | rajaraja chola i |
D. | pulakesin ii |
Answer» D. pulakesin ii |
18. |
The Western Chalukya Dynasty’s capital of …………. was destroyed by the Pallavas in the 7th century. |
A. | thanjavur |
B. | badami |
C. | vengi |
D. | kalyani |
Answer» B. badami |
19. |
The Eastern Chalukya dynasties were in power from the capital city of ………….and the dynasty was lasted from 624 AD to 11th century. |
A. | vengi |
B. | badami |
C. | thanjavur |
D. | peshawar |
Answer» A. vengi |
20. |
Western Chalukyas reestablished the dynasty in the Deccan and created a new capital at ……………... |
A. | thanjavur |
B. | badami |
C. | kalyani |
D. | thaneswar |
Answer» C. kalyani |
21. |
………….. were a powerful Dynasties of Andhra Pradesh in Indian medieval history in the end of 500 AD. |
A. | pandyas |
B. | cholas |
C. | pallavas |
D. | chalukyas |
Answer» C. pallavas |
22. |
The founder of pallava Dynasty was ………….. |
A. | rajaraja chola i |
B. | vijayalaya |
C. | simha vishnu |
D. | pulekisin ii |
Answer» C. simha vishnu |
23. |
…………. expanded the Pallava kingdom in Northern Orissa, Tanjore and Trichirapalli. |
A. | simha vishnu |
B. | vijayalaya |
C. | rajaraja chola i |
D. | pulakesin i |
Answer» A. simha vishnu |
24. |
Mahendravarman established a cave temple at ……………. |
A. | trichirapalli |
B. | tanjore |
C. | mahabalipuram |
D. | pullalur |
Answer» C. mahabalipuram |
25. |
In 620 AD, Mahendravarman was attacked by the Chalukya king Pulekisin II in a battle at …………… and loosed very badly. |
A. | pullalur |
B. | thanjavur |
C. | mahabalipuram |
D. | manimangalam |
Answer» A. pullalur |
26. |
Mahendravarman was succeeded by his son Narasimhavarman in …... |
A. | 630 ad |
B. | 6 34 |
C. | 639 |
D. | 702 |
Answer» A. 630 ad |
27. |
The …………… period was an era of chivalry and feudalism. |
A. | pallavas |
B. | chola |
C. | rajput |
D. | vijaynagara |
Answer» C. rajput |
28. |
Vijaynagar Empire was established by two brothers Harihara and Bukka in the middle of …………. century. |
A. | 8th |
B. | 9th |
C. | 13th |
D. | 14th |
Answer» C. 13th |
29. |
………………… was the best ruler of Vijaynagar Empire. |
A. | krishanadev raya |
B. | harihara |
C. | bukka |
D. | sher shah |
Answer» A. krishanadev raya |
30. |
…………….. dynasty ruled India from 1206 AD to 1290 AD. |
A. | slave |
B. | khalji |
C. | tughluq |
D. | sayyid |
Answer» A. slave |
31. |
……………..dynasty ruled India from 1290 AD to 1320 AD. |
A. | khalji |
B. | slave |
C. | tughluq |
D. | sayyid |
Answer» A. khalji |
32. |
……………. dynasty ruled India from 1320 AD to 1413 AD. |
A. | tughluq |
B. | slave |
C. | khalji |
D. | sayyid |
Answer» A. tughluq |
33. |
……………… dynasty ruled India from 1414 AD to 1451 AD. |
A. | sayyid |
B. | slave |
C. | khalji |
D. | tughluq |
Answer» A. sayyid |
34. |
…………….dynasty ruled India from 1451 AD to 1526 AD. |
A. | lodi |
B. | slave |
C. | khalji |
D. | sayyid |
Answer» A. lodi |
35. |
……………, the founder of the Mughal Empire in India, was the descendant of as Changez Khan. |
A. | babur |
B. | vijayalaya |
C. | shah jahan |
D. | humayun |
Answer» A. babur |
36. |
Babur came to India and defeated Ibrahim Lodi in ………….. at the First Battle of Panipat. |
A. | 1326 |
B. | 1426 |
C. | 1520 |
D. | 1526 |
Answer» D. 1526 |
37. |
There was a brief interruption to Mughal rule when Babur's son Humayun was ousted from Delhi, by …………., an Afghan chieftain. |
A. | sher shah |
B. | shah jahan |
C. | ibrahim lodi |
D. | pulakesin i |
Answer» A. sher shah |
38. |
It was Babur's grandson …………… who consolidated political power and extended his empire over practically the whole of north India and parts of the south. |
A. | ibrahim lodi |
B. | shivaji |
C. | shah jahan |
D. | akbar |
Answer» D. akbar |
39. |
………….succeeded Akbar was a pleasure loving man of refined taste. |
A. | aurangazeeb |
B. | shah jahan |
C. | ibrahim lodi |
D. | jahangir |
Answer» D. jahangir |
40. |
…………. fame rests on the majestic buildings he has left behind - the Taj Mahal, the Red Fort and the Jama Masjid. |
A. | shah jahan's |
B. | babur |
C. | changez khan |
D. | humayun |
Answer» A. shah jahan's |
41. |
……………… was the last Great Mughal ruler. |
A. | aurangzeb |
B. | babur |
C. | shivaji |
D. | shah jahan |
Answer» A. aurangzeb |
42. |
The Marathas were initially in the service of Bijapur sultans in the western Deccan which was under siege by the …………. Empire. |
A. | mughal |
B. | mauryan |
C. | gupta |
D. | british |
Answer» A. mughal |
43. |
The people of his nation called …………. as Chhatrapati (means who provide shelter). |
A. | shivaji |
B. | shah jahan |
C. | ibrahim lodi |
D. | pulakesin i |
Answer» A. shivaji |
44. |
The deliverance of the .............. teachings is known as “turning the wheel of dharma”. |
A. | hindu |
B. | jain |
C. | buddhist |
D. | parsi |
Answer» C. buddhist |
45. |
The concept of the Chakravartin probably arose from the ............ ideal of the “maha purusha” or “great man”. |
A. | vaishnavite |
B. | bureaucracy |
C. | dutaka |
D. | ‘senapati’ |
Answer» A. vaishnavite |
46. |
The “Madhuban Copper Plates’ of the …………… century mention about the names of various officials like that of ‘Uparika’ or provincial governors. |
A. | 3rd |
B. | 4th |
C. | 5th |
D. | 7th |
Answer» D. 7th |
47. |
Huen-Tsang the …………… Budhist pilgrim. |
A. | chinese |
B. | indian |
C. | russian |
D. | japanese |
Answer» A. chinese |
48. |
The rulers who ruled over North India between the period 1206-1526 are popularly known as the rulers of ……………. |
A. | delhi sultanate |
B. | mughal |
C. | mauryas |
D. | kalachuris |
Answer» A. delhi sultanate |
49. |
…………….. was the first ruler of the Delhi Sultanate and the founder of the slave dynasty. |
A. | qutab-ud-din aibak |
B. | iltumish |
C. | sulthana raziya |
D. | giyasuddin balban |
Answer» A. qutab-ud-din aibak |
50. |
The second phase of the Delhi Sultanate began with the establishment of the Khilji dynasty in ……………. |
A. | 1250 |
B. | 1260 |
C. | 1278 |
D. | 1290 |
Answer» D. 1290 |
51. |
…………………… laid the foundation the Tughlaque dynasty. |
A. | muhammad bin tughlaque |
B. | ghiyasuddin tughlaque |
C. | firoz shah tughlaque |
D. | bahram |
Answer» B. ghiyasuddin tughlaque |
52. |
In 1526 Lodi dynasty was overthrown by…………., and Mughal Empire was established. |
A. | babar |
B. | qutubuddin aibak |
C. | masud shah |
D. | alauddin kilji |
Answer» A. babar |
53. |
………………, was a department was set up to look after the military organization of the empire. It was headed by Ariz-i-Mumalik. |
A. | sultan |
B. | wazir |
C. | diwan-i-arz |
D. | waqfs |
Answer» C. diwan-i-arz |
54. |
………….. introduced the system of Dagh (branding) and huliya (description) and cash payment to the soldiers in order to strengthen his control over the army. |
A. | feroz tughlaq |
B. | alauddin khalji |
C. | kutbuddin ibak |
D. | balban |
Answer» B. alauddin khalji |
55. |
……………. was a department looked after the state correspondence. It was headed by Dabir-iKhas. |
A. | hasham-i-qalb |
B. | diwan-i-insha |
C. | hasham-i-atraf |
D. | dabir-ikhas |
Answer» B. diwan-i-insha |
56. |
…………. drafted and despatched royal orders and received reports from various officers. |
A. | dabir-ikhas |
B. | mustaufi-i-mumalik |
C. | mushrif-i-mumalik |
D. | majmuadar |
Answer» A. dabir-ikhas |
57. |
The ……………. was the head of the state news gathering and dealt with intelligence. |
A. | barid-i-mumalik |
B. | dabir |
C. | dabir-ikhas |
D. | mustaufi-i-mumalik |
Answer» A. barid-i-mumalik |
58. |
…………….. was a department dealt with the administration of Justice. It was headed by Sadr-usSadr who was also the qazi-i- mumalik. |
A. | diwan-i-rasalat |
B. | the muhtasibs |
C. | dabir |
D. | dabir-ikhas |
Answer» A. diwan-i-rasalat |
59. |
…………….. looked after the royal household and managed the personal services of the Sultan. |
A. | wakil-i-dar |
B. | dabir |
C. | dabir-ikhas |
D. | mustaufi-i-mumalik |
Answer» A. wakil-i-dar |
60. |
………….. looked after the royal body guards of the Sultan. |
A. | sar-i-jandar |
B. | amir-i-akhur |
C. | shahnah-i-fil |
D. | dabir-ikhas |
Answer» A. sar-i-jandar |
61. |
……………looked after the arrangement of meetings and special ceremonies. |
A. | amir-i-majlis |
B. | mutasarrif |
C. | dabir |
D. | mushrif-i-mumalik |
Answer» A. amir-i-majlis |
62. |
The Royal workshops (Karkhanas) played an important role in the administrative system of the ……………. |
A. | sultanate |
B. | mushrif-i-mumalik |
C. | mughals |
D. | bhamini |
Answer» A. sultanate |
63. |
Each ………….was supervised by a noble who had the rank of a Malik or a Khan. |
A. | karkhana |
B. | banjaras |
C. | maktabs |
D. | dabir |
Answer» A. karkhana |
64. |
The shiqs were administered by the Shiqdar. Subsequently the Shiqs got transformed into Sarkar during the …………. period. |
A. | afghan |
B. | mushrif-i-mumalik |
C. | mughals |
D. | vijayanagara |
Answer» A. afghan |
65. |
The market reforms of ……………. were oriented towards administrative and military necessities. |
A. | alauddin khalji |
B. | pulakesin i |
C. | sheikh abdullah |
D. | sheikh azizullah |
Answer» A. alauddin khalji |
66. |
..…………………. was more or less the first ruler who looked at the problem of price control, in a systematic manner and was able to maintain stable prices for a considerable period. |
A. | sheikh abdullah |
B. | pulakesin i |
C. | alauddin khalji |
D. | sheikh azizullah |
Answer» C. alauddin khalji |
67. |
For controlling the food prices, ………….. tried to control not only the supply of food grains from the villages, and its transportation to the city by the grain merchants, but also its proper distribution to the citizens. |
A. | sheikh azizullah |
B. | pulakesin i |
C. | sheikh abdullah |
D. | alauddin khalji |
Answer» D. alauddin khalji |
68. |
Large workshops called …………. were maintained to supply provision, stores and equipments to royal household and government departments. |
A. | kotwals |
B. | mushrif-i-mumalik |
C. | barids |
D. | karkhanas |
Answer» D. karkhanas |
69. |
……………… was well known for his works in Mathematics – Ganitakaumudi and Bijaganitavatamsa. |
A. | abul fazal |
B. | gangadhara ] |
C. | mehendra suri |
D. | narayana pandit |
Answer» D. narayana pandit |
70. |
…………… wrote Lilavati Karamdipika, Suddhantadipika, and Lilavati Vyakhya. |
A. | gangadhara |
B. | narayana pandit |
C. | kotwals |
D. | sahib-i-diwan |
Answer» A. gangadhara |
71. |
…………… Somasutvan produced Tantra samgraha, which contains rules of trigonometrical functions. |
A. | nilakantha |
B. | narayana pandit |
C. | mehendra suri |
D. | gangadhara |
Answer» A. nilakantha |
72. |
…………. produced Buddhivilasini - a commentary on lilavati - containing a number of illustrations. |
A. | ganesa daivajna |
B. | narayana pandit |
C. | vallathol |
D. | kumaranasan |
Answer» A. ganesa daivajna |
73. |
…………… of the Valhalla family brought out Navankura on the Bijaganit of Bhaskara-II and elaboration of the rules of indeterminate equations of the first and second orders. |
A. | bharatha |
B. | rama |
C. | gopala |
D. | krishna |
Answer» D. krishna |
74. |
…………….compiled Tajik, introducing a large number of Persian technical terms. |
A. | nilakantha jyotirvida |
B. | narayana pandit |
C. | mehendra suri |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» A. nilakantha jyotirvida |
75. |
……………translated Bhaskara’s Bijaganit. |
A. | abul faizi |
B. | narayana pandit |
C. | vangasena |
D. | mehendra suri |
Answer» A. abul faizi |
76. |
Naisiru’d –din-at –tusi, was another scholar of ………….. |
A. | biology |
B. | history |
C. | chemestry |
D. | mathematics |
Answer» D. mathematics |
77. |
…………….., a court astronomer of Emperor Firoz Shah, developed an astronomical instrument ‘Yantraja’. |
A. | mehendra suri |
B. | vangasena |
C. | faujdar |
D. | shiqdar |
Answer» A. mehendra suri |
78. |
Paramesvara and Mahabhaskariya, both in ……………., were famous families of astronomers and almanac-makers. |
A. | kerala |
B. | sambal |
C. | agra |
D. | andhra |
Answer» A. kerala |
79. |
……………… produced commentary of Aryabhatiyaa. |
A. | nilakantha somasutvan |
B. | vangasena |
C. | mehendra suri |
D. | tulasidas |
Answer» A. nilakantha somasutvan |
80. |
…………… studied the Islamic astronomical ideas and was an authority on Islamic knowledge. |
A. | kamalakar |
B. | vangasena |
C. | faujdar |
D. | shiqdar |
Answer» A. kamalakar |
81. |
Maharaja …………….. of Jaipur set up the five astronomical observatories in Delhi, Ujjain, Varansasi, Mathura and Jaipur. |
A. | sawai jai singh-ii |
B. | vangasena |
C. | firoz shah tughalaq |
D. | akbar |
Answer» A. sawai jai singh-ii |
82. |
Some important treatises on Ayurveda like the Sarangdhara Samhita and Chikitsasamgraha by …………., the Yagaratbajara and the Bhavaprakasa of Bhavamisra were compiled. |
A. | shiqdar |
B. | faujdar |
C. | vangasena |
D. | changez khan |
Answer» C. vangasena |
83. |
The Sarangdhara Samhita, written in the …………. century, includes use of opium in its material medica and urine examination for diagnostic purpose. |
A. | 8th |
B. | 11th |
C. | 12th |
D. | 13th |
Answer» D. 13th |
84. |
…………… summarized the whole system of Greek medicine as well as the Indian medical knowledge in the book, Firdausu-Hikmat. |
A. | ali-binrabban |
B. | firoz shah tughalaq |
C. | aurangzeb |
D. | changez khan |
Answer» A. ali-binrabban |
85. |
The Unani medicine system came to India along with the ………….. in eleventh century and soon found patronage for its growth. |
A. | muslims |
B. | jews |
C. | christains |
D. | dutch |
Answer» A. muslims |
86. |
…………… compiled a book, Majiny-e-Diyae, incorporating the Arabic, Persian and Ayurvedic medical knowledge. |
A. | hakim diya muhammad |
B. | firoz shah tughalaq |
C. | aurangzeb |
D. | ali-binrabban |
Answer» A. hakim diya muhammad |
87. |
………….. wrote a book, Tibbe Firozshahi. |
A. | aurangzeb |
B. | firoz shah tughalaq |
C. | ali-binrabban |
D. | changez khan |
Answer» B. firoz shah tughalaq |
88. |
The Musalajati-Darshikohi of Nuruddin Muhammad, dedicated to ……………., deals with Greek medicine and contains, at the end, almost the whole of Ayurvedic material medica. |
A. | firoz shah tughalaq |
B. | darashikoh |
C. | aurangzeb |
D. | ali-binrabban |
Answer» B. darashikoh |
89. |
From the post Mourya period and especially from the Gupta tries the practice of making land grants to the ………….. |
A. | sudras |
B. | brahmins |
C. | vaisyas |
D. | kshtrias |
Answer» B. brahmins |
90. |
The most important feature which contributed to the development of feudalism in …………… was the practice of land grants made to priests and temples. |
A. | china |
B. | india |
C. | srilanka |
D. | nepal |
Answer» B. india |
91. |
……………., in his ‘Introduction to the study of Indian History’, put forward the concept of ‘feudalism from below’. |
A. | d.d. kosambi |
B. | kesavan veluthat |
C. | kulke herman |
D. | k.a.nilakanda sastri |
Answer» A. d.d. kosambi |
92. |
……………… made the maximum contribution in building the theory of Indian feudalism. |
A. | r.s. sharma |
B. | d.d. kosambi |
C. | kesavan veluthat |
D. | d.n. jha |
Answer» A. r.s. sharma |
93. |
……………. work is ‘Indian Feudalism’ |
A. | r.s sharma’s |
B. | d.d. kosambi |
C. | kesavan veluthat |
D. | irfan habib |
Answer» A. r.s sharma’s |
94. |
In the 1990s ……………came up with the ‘Kali age crisis’ to explain the cause of land grants and feudal formation in early medieval India. |
A. | r.s. sharma |
B. | d.d. kosambi |
C. | kesavan veluthat |
D. | karashima noboru |
Answer» A. r.s. sharma |
95. |
………………. work was Harshacharita |
A. | athula’s |
B. | bana bhatta’s |
C. | kesavan veluthat’s |
D. | karashima noboru’s |
Answer» B. bana bhatta’s |
96. |
………….., in his ‘Urban Decay in India’ argues that the decline in long distance trade was the main reason for urban decay in early medieval India. |
A. | r.s. sharma |
B. | d.d. kosambi |
C. | kesavan veluthat |
D. | irfan habib |
Answer» A. r.s. sharma |
97. |
The striking development of the ………….. period was the emergence of priestly landlords at the expense of local peasants. |
A. | maurya |
B. | harsha |
C. | gupta |
D. | mughal |
Answer» C. gupta |
98. |
The land grant system was originally started by ………..; it became a common activity during the Gupta period. |
A. | satavahanas |
B. | sultanates |
C. | mughals |
D. | mauryas |
Answer» A. satavahanas |
99. |
The Maitrakas were tributary chiefs of the ………, who established an independent kingdom in western India. |
A. | mughals |
B. | sultanates |
C. | guptas |
D. | pushyabhutis |
Answer» C. guptas |
100. |
………….was the most important ruler of the Maitrakas and was a contemporary of Harshavardhana. |
A. | dharmapala |
B. | shashanka |
C. | dhruvasena ii |
D. | harsha |
Answer» C. dhruvasena ii |
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