270+ Medieval India- Society, Culture, Religion Solved MCQs

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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