Medieval History - 1
Medieval Indian History from Delhi Sultanate to Mughal Empire
Questions
Assertion A: During the time of Akbar, for every ten cavalrymen, the mansabdars had to maintain twenty horses.
Reason R: Horses had to be rested while on march and replacements' were necessary in times of war.
Select the correct answer from the codes given above.
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A.
- A is true, but R is false.
- A is false, but R is true.
One consistent feature found in the history of southern India was the growth of small regional kingdoms rather than large empires because of
- absence of minerals like iron
- too many divisions in the social structure
- absence of vast areas of fertile land
- scarcity of manpower
"The king was freed from his people and they from their king." On whose death did Badauni make this comment?
- Balban
- Ala-ud-din Khalji
- Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
- Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Consider the following statements:
The striking feature(s) of the Jama Masjid in Kashmir completed by Zain-ul-Abdin include(s)
- turret
- similarity with Buddhist pagodas
- Persian style
Which of the above given statements is/are correct?
- 1 only
- 1, 2 and 3
- 2 and 3
- 1 and 3
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
- Jahangir : William Hawkins
- Akbar : Sir Thomas Roe
- Shahjahan : Tavernier
- Aurangzeb : Manucci
Who among the following streamlined the Maratha administration after Sambhaji?
- Raja Ram
- Balaji Vishwanath
- Ganga Bai
- Nanaji Deshmukh
The given map refers to the kingdom of
- Akbar at the time of capture of Khandesh in 1601
- Akbar at the time of his death in 1605
- Aurangzeb at the time of capture of Hyderabad
- Aurangzeb at the time of his death in 1707
Consider the following events:
- Region of Krishna Deva of Vijayriagara
- Construction of Qutab Minar
- Arrival of Portuguese in India
- Death of Firoz Tughlaq
Correct chronological sequence of these events is
- 2, 4, 3, 1
- 2, 4, 1, 3
- 4, 2, 1, 3
- 4, 2, 3, 1
Match List - I with List - Il and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
| List - I (Bhakti Saint) | List - Il (Profession) |
| A. Namdev | 1. Barber |
| B. Kabir | 2. Weaver |
| C. Ravidas | 3. Tailor |
| D. Sena | 4. Cobbler |
- A - 2; B - 3; C - 1; D - 4
- A - 3; B - 2; C - 4; D - 1
- A - 3; B - 2; C - 1; D - 4
- A - 2; B - 3; C - 4; D - 1
Mongols under Chengiz Khan invaded India during their reign of
- Balban
- Firoz Tughlaq
- Iltutmish
- Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
Which among the following ports was called Babul Makka (Gate of Makka) during the Mughal period?
- Calicut
- Broach
- Cambay
- Surat
The shaded area in the below map shows the empire of
- Alauddin Khalji
- Mohammad Tughlaq
- Shahjahan
- Aurangzeb
Who among the following was the first Bhakti saint to use Hindi for the propagation of his message?
- Dadu
- Kabir
- Ramananda
- Tulsidas
With reference to medieval Indian rulers, which of the following statements is correct?
- Alauddin Khilji first set up a separate Ariz's department.
- Balban introduced the branding system of horses in his military.
- Muhammad Bin Tughlaq was succeeded by his uncle to the Delhi throne.
- Firoz Tughlaq set up a separate department of slaves.
The motive behind Shah Jahan's Balkh campaign was to
- secure a friendly ruler in Balkh and Badakshan which bordered Kabul
- conquer Samarqand and Farghana, the Mughal homelands
- fix the Mughal frontier on the scientific line, the Amu Dana
- expand the Mughal Empire beyond the subcontinent
Historian Barani refused to consider the state in India under Delhi Sultans as truly Islamic because
- majority of the population did not follow Islam
- Muslim theologists were often disregarded
- Sultan supplemented the Muslim law by framing his own regulations
- religious freedom was accorded to non-Muslims
With reference to Sufism in Indian history, consider the following statements:
- Sheikh Ahmad Sarhandi was a contemporary of Ibrahim Lodi.
- Sheikh Nasiruddin Chirag-I-Dehlavi was a disciple of Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya.
- Aurangzeb was a contemporary of Sheikh Salim Chisti.
- Qadiri order of Sufis was first introduced in India by Sheikh Niamutullah and Makhdum Muhammad Jilani.
Which of these statements are correct?
- 1 and 2
- 1 and 3
- 2 and 3
- 2 and 4
Directions: The following item consists of two statements: one labelled as the Assertion A and the other as Reason R. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these items using the codes given below:
Assertion A: Shah Alam II spent the initial years as an emperor far away from his capital.
Reason R: There was always a lurking danger of foreign invasion from the north-west frontier.
- Both A and R are true individually, and R is the correct explanation of A.
- Both A and R are individually true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
- A is true, but R is false.
- A is false, but R is true.
Directions: The following item consists of two statements: one labelled as the Assertion A and the other as Reason R. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these items using the codes given below:
Assertion A: Saluva Narasimha put an end to the old dynasty and assumed the royal title.
Reason R : He wanted to save the kingdom from further degeneration and disintegration.
- Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- Both A and R are individually true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
- A is true, but R is false.
- A is false, but R is true.
Directions: The following item consists of two statements: one labelled as the Assertion A and the other as Reason R. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these items using the codes given below:
Assertion A: Marathas emerged as the strongest native power in India after the decline of the Mughal empire.
Reason R: Marathas were the first to have a clear concept of a United Indian Nation.
- Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- Both A and R are individually true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
- A is true, but R is false.
- A is false, but R is true.