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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in History (BA History) , Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) .
| 1. |
Who wrote An Introduction to the Study of Indian History? |
| A. | r.s. sharma |
| B. | d.d. kosambi |
| C. | d. n. jha |
| D. | mortimer wheeler |
| Answer» B. d.d. kosambi | |
| 2. |
The famous paper entitled “Was There Feudalism in Indian History? belongs to |
| A. | b n s yadava |
| B. | d. c. sircar |
| C. | harbans mukhia |
| D. | d.n. jha |
| Answer» C. harbans mukhia | |
| 3. |
Which among the following is/are the structural models related to the early Indian society? |
| A. | polity based on feudal system |
| B. | theory of integrated polity |
| C. | theory of segmentary state |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» D. all the above | |
| 4. |
What is Samanta system |
| A. | a system of taxation |
| B. | a political system based on hierarchy of vassals |
| C. | a system of measuring land |
| D. | a system of coinage in medieval india |
| Answer» B. a political system based on hierarchy of vassals | |
| 5. |
With which dynasty did Indian Muslims start entering into positions of power? |
| A. | tughluqs |
| B. | ilbaris |
| C. | khaljis |
| D. | sayyids |
| Answer» C. khaljis | |
| 6. |
Which tax was not permitted by the shariat? |
| A. | agriculture tax |
| B. | tax on non-muslims |
| C. | commercial tax |
| D. | marriage tax |
| Answer» D. marriage tax | |
| 7. |
Which was not true about jizya? |
| A. | it was a tax on non-muslims. |
| B. | brahmins were generally exempted from it. |
| C. | the first ruler to collect it in india was firoz tughluq. |
| D. | it never yielded any substantial revenue. |
| Answer» C. the first ruler to collect it in india was firoz tughluq. | |
| 8. |
The iqtadars during the period of the Delhi sultanate were also known as |
| A. | maliks |
| B. | muqtis |
| C. | mamlatdars |
| D. | munhias |
| Answer» B. muqtis | |
| 9. |
How many jitals made up a tanka? |
| A. | 44 |
| B. | 40 |
| C. | 48 |
| D. | 46 |
| Answer» C. 48 | |
| 10. |
Who is identified as Tamerlane? |
| A. | mahmud of ghazni |
| B. | muhammad of ghur |
| C. | timur |
| D. | chengiz khan |
| Answer» C. timur | |
| 11. |
Diwan-i-kohi, created by Muhammad Tughluq, looked after |
| A. | revenue collection |
| B. | agriculture |
| C. | public welfare |
| D. | crown land |
| Answer» B. agriculture | |
| 12. |
Who was the first Sultan to pay soldiers in cash instead of through iqtas? |
| A. | iltutmish |
| B. | balban |
| C. | muhammad tughluq |
| D. | ala-ud-din khalji |
| Answer» D. ala-ud-din khalji | |
| 13. |
Who introduced token currency in China before Muhammad Tughluq introduced it in India? |
| A. | qublai khan |
| B. | chengiz khan |
| C. | timur |
| D. | qutub-ud-din aibak |
| Answer» A. qublai khan | |
| 14. |
Who was a shahna? |
| A. | military commander |
| B. | spy |
| C. | district head |
| D. | market superintendent |
| Answer» D. market superintendent | |
| 15. |
Who completed Qutub Minar? |
| A. | qutub-ud-din aibak |
| B. | raziya |
| C. | iltutmish |
| D. | balban |
| Answer» D. balban | |
| 16. |
What was araghatta? |
| A. | a machine to break forts |
| B. | an irrigation canal |
| C. | a device to lift water |
| D. | a type of cloth |
| Answer» C. a device to lift water | |
| 17. |
Charai was a tax on |
| A. | hindus |
| B. | houses |
| C. | milch cattle |
| D. | craftsmen |
| Answer» C. milch cattle | |
| 18. |
Who among the following medieval historians commented that death liberated Muhammad Tughluq from his people and freed them from him? |
| A. | badauni |
| B. | barani |
| C. | isami |
| D. | ibn battutah |
| Answer» D. ibn battutah | |
| 19. |
What was kharaj? |
| A. | a tribute |
| B. | booty |
| C. | land tax |
| D. | gift |
| Answer» C. land tax | |
| 20. |
Who were the rais and ranas? |
| A. | intelligence officers |
| B. | poets under sultanate |
| C. | local chiefs who opposed sultans |
| D. | police officers |
| Answer» C. local chiefs who opposed sultans | |
| 21. |
Who were barids? |
| A. | secret agents |
| B. | military chiefs |
| C. | revenue collectors |
| D. | elite guards |
| Answer» A. secret agents | |
| 22. |
Under whose reign did diwan-i-arz become a separate department? |
| A. | iltutmish |
| B. | ala-ud-din khalji |
| C. | muhammad tughluq |
| D. | balban |
| Answer» D. balban | |
| 23. |
What was the correct chronology of the Delhi sultanate? |
| A. | slave, tughluq, khalji, sayyid, lodi |
| B. | slave, khalji, tughluq, sayyid, lodi |
| C. | khalji, slave, tughluq, lodi, sayyid |
| D. | khalji, tughluq, slave, sayyid, lodi |
| Answer» B. slave, khalji, tughluq, sayyid, lodi | |
| 24. |
Who was known as ‘Lakh Baksh’? |
| A. | aibak |
| B. | iltutmish |
| C. | balban |
| D. | raziya |
| Answer» A. aibak | |
| 25. |
Who introduced chahra for the first time? |
| A. | iltutmish |
| B. | qutub-ud-din aibak |
| C. | balban |
| D. | ala-ud-din khalji |
| Answer» D. ala-ud-din khalji | |
| 26. |
The term ghanima in the Delhi Sultanate stands for |
| A. | market cess |
| B. | irrigation tax |
| C. | war booty |
| D. | royal treasury |
| Answer» C. war booty | |
| 27. |
Which Sultan of Delhi established an employment bureau, a charity bureau and a charitable hospital? |
| A. | firoz tughluq |
| B. | muhammad tughluq |
| C. | ala-ud-din khalji |
| D. | balban |
| Answer» A. firoz tughluq | |
| 28. |
Who introduced the famous Persian festival of Nauroz? |
| A. | ala-ud-din khalji |
| B. | iltutmish |
| C. | balban |
| D. | firoz tughluq |
| Answer» C. balban | |
| 29. |
Who was appointed as the envoy of Muhammad Tughluq in the court of the Chinese emperor? |
| A. | barani |
| B. | ibn battutah |
| C. | barbosa |
| D. | abdur razzaq |
| Answer» B. ibn battutah | |
| 30. |
Which one of the cities was not founded by Firoz Tughluq? |
| A. | jaunpur |
| B. | hissar |
| C. | tughluqabad |
| D. | firozabad |
| Answer» C. tughluqabad | |
| 31. |
What was khidamati? |
| A. | one-fifth of the spoils of wars |
| B. | a tax on purchase and sale of commodities |
| C. | a tribute realised from the subjugated indian chiefs |
| D. | a house tax demanded from the hindus |
| Answer» C. a tribute realised from the subjugated indian chiefs | |
| 32. |
The Hindu ruler of Sind who was defeated and deposed by the Arab invaders was |
| A. | jaisingha |
| B. | jayachandra |
| C. | dahar |
| D. | bhima |
| Answer» C. dahar | |
| 33. |
Whom did Mahmud of Ghazni defeat to conquer and annex Peshawar and Punjab? |
| A. | hindu shahis |
| B. | ghurids |
| C. | arabs |
| D. | karkotakas |
| Answer» A. hindu shahis | |
| 34. |
Who was the court poet of Mahmud of Ghazni and author of Shah Namah? |
| A. | al-beruni |
| B. | ibn battutah |
| C. | maulana khwajagi |
| D. | firdausi |
| Answer» D. firdausi | |
| 35. |
Who was the first Indian ruler to defeat Muhammad of Ghur? |
| A. | prithviraja chauhan, ruler of ajmer |
| B. | jayachandra, gahadvala ruler of kanauj |
| C. | lakshmana, the sena ruler of bengal |
| D. | mularaja ii, the solanki ruler of gujarat |
| Answer» D. mularaja ii, the solanki ruler of gujarat | |
| 36. |
Diwan-i-khairat was a separate department of |
| A. | public works and welfare |
| B. | slaves |
| C. | agriculture |
| D. | foreign affairs |
| Answer» A. public works and welfare | |
| 37. |
Who was the founder of the city of Agra? |
| A. | ala-ud-din khalji |
| B. | muhammad tughluq |
| C. | firoz tughluq |
| D. | sikandar lodi |
| Answer» D. sikandar lodi | |
| 38. |
Arrange the following Delhi Sultans of the Mamluk dynasty in chronological order
|
| A. | v, i, iii, vi, iv and ii |
| B. | v, iii, iv, i, vi and ii |
| C. | iii, iv, i, ii, v and vi |
| D. | iv, ii, i, vi, v and iii |
| Answer» B. v, iii, iv, i, vi and ii | |
| 39. |
Match List I with List II and select the answer from the codes given below.
|
| A. | i-b, ii-e, iii-c, iv-d, v-a |
| B. | i-b, ii-e, iii-a, iv-d, v-c |
| C. | i-e, ii-b, iii-a, iv-c, v-d |
| D. | i-e, ii-a, iii-b, iv-c, v-d |
| Answer» B. i-b, ii-e, iii-a, iv-d, v-c | |
| 40. |
Which of the following constituted the tax-collecting officials?
|
| A. | i and ii |
| B. | ii and iii |
| C. | i, ii and iii |
| D. | ii, iii and iv |
| Answer» D. ii, iii and iv | |
| 41. |
Which Sultan represented himself as ‘Sikandar-i-Sani’ (The Second Alexander)? |
| A. | ala-ud-din khalji |
| B. | muhammad tughluq |
| C. | sikandar lodhi |
| D. | khizr khan |
| Answer» A. ala-ud-din khalji | |
| 42. |
Nicolo de Conti, an Italian visitor, came to Vijayanagar during the reign of |
| A. | deva raya ii |
| B. | deva raya i |
| C. | harihara i |
| D. | bukka i |
| Answer» B. deva raya i | |
| 43. |
Who bore the title Gajabentakara? |
| A. | krishna deva raya |
| B. | deva raya ii |
| C. | deva raya i |
| D. | rama raya |
| Answer» B. deva raya ii | |
| 44. |
Which Vijayanagar ruler sent an embassy to China? |
| A. | harihara i |
| B. | krishna deva raya |
| C. | bukka i |
| D. | saluva narasimha |
| Answer» C. bukka i | |
| 45. |
What is the correct chronology of dynasties that ruled Vijayanagar? |
| A. | sangama, tuluva, saluva, aravidu |
| B. | tuluva, sangama, saluva, aravidu |
| C. | aravidu, sangama, tuluva, saluva |
| D. | sangama, saluva, tuluva, aravidu |
| Answer» D. sangama, saluva, tuluva, aravidu | |
| 46. |
Which Bahmani ruler shifted the capital from Gulbarga to Bidar? |
| A. | ala-ud-din ii |
| B. | ahmad shah wali |
| C. | muhammad shah i |
| D. | muhammad iii |
| Answer» B. ahmad shah wali | |
| 47. |
When was the Bahmani kingdom founded? |
| A. | 1325 |
| B. | 1437 |
| C. | 1347 |
| D. | 1341 |
| Answer» C. 1347 | |
| 48. |
Which was the second capital of Vijayanagar empire? |
| A. | kampili |
| B. | kondavidu |
| C. | penukonda |
| D. | addanki |
| Answer» C. penukonda | |
| 49. |
What was the largest administrative division in Vijayanagar? |
| A. | kottam |
| B. | nadu |
| C. | kurram |
| D. | mandalam |
| Answer» D. mandalam | |
| 50. |
Who founded the Varakari sect in Maharashtra? |
| A. | namadeva |
| B. | tukaram |
| C. | eknatha |
| D. | ramdas |
| Answer» B. tukaram | |
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