History

Medieval and Islamic History

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Medieval and Islamic history focuses on the political, cultural, and administrative developments during the Delhi Sultanate and Mughal Empire. Key topics include military campaigns, administrative reforms, court artisans, and architectural marvels like the Red Fort. This is a highly scoring subject for SSC and civil services preliminary exams.

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Medieval and Islamic History Questions

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Consider the following statements about Bahadur Shah Zafar:
1. Major William Hodson forced Bahadur Shah Zafar to surrender.
2. Bahadur Shah Zafar was the prolific Persian poet.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only

  2. 2 only

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2
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A Correct answer
Explanation

In 1857, he gave his public support to the rebellion of Sepoy mutiny. When British officials led by Major William Hodson discovered his hiding place and forced him to surrender in September 1857. He was the last Mughal emperor of India who reigned from 1837 to 1857 for a period of 20 years. Also, he was a prolific Urdu poet and calligrapher.

Multiple choice history devotion towards the almighty bhakti movement bhakti movement : south and north india bhakti saints

Which of the celebrated Sufi saint was from Ajmer?

  1. Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti

  2. Khwaja Usman

  3. Khwaja Anwar

  4. None of these
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Explanation

Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti, the celebrated Sufi saint who settled in Ajmer in the twelfth century, attracted devotees from all creeds, Near Ajmer is a lake, Pushkar, which has attracted pilgrims from ancient times.

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Which Sufi saint was the contemporary of Prithviraj Chauhan?

  1. Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti

  2. Sheikh Salim Chisti

  3. Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya

  4. Baba Farid
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Explanation

It was during the reign of this emperor Prithvi Raj that Hazrat Khawaja Moinuddin Chishty arrived in Ajmer on his holy mission in 1191 AD. He was popularly known as "Gharib Nawaz", because of his special affection for the poor.

Multiple choice history devotion towards the almighty bhakti movement bhakti movement : south and north india bhakti saints

Which of the following dynasties under the Nayanars and Alwars supported the Bhakti cult? 

  1. Pallavas, Pandyas and Cholas

  2. Pallavas, Kaktyas and Cholas

  3. Pallavas, Pandyas and Cheras

  4. Rashtrakutas, Pandyas and Cholas
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Explanation

Nayanars and Alvars saints belonged to South India. They led religious movement during the 7th to 9th century in South India. During this period in South India major dynasties were Pallavas, Pandyas, and Cholas.

Multiple choice history devotion towards the almighty bhakti movement bhakti movement : south and north india bhakti saints

Who established Chishti order in India?

  1. Baba Farid

  2. Nizamuddin Aulia

  3. Al biruni

  4. Moinuddin Chishti
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Moinuddin Chishti introduced the Chishti Order in Lahore (Punjab) and Ajmer (Rajasthan), sometime in the middle of the 12th century CE. He was eighth in the line of succession from the founder of the Chishti Order, Abu Ishaq Shami.

Multiple choice history devotion towards the almighty bhakti movement bhakti movement : south and north india bhakti saints

The sunni saint who maintained that devotional music one way of coming close to God was _________.

  1. Muin-ud-din Chisti

  2. Baba Farid

  3. Saiyid Muhammad Gesudaraz

  4. Shah Alam Bukhari
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Khwaja Muinuddin Chisti came from central Asia. He made Ajmer as his place of residence. Chisti held that if music played and sung beautifully then it brought men close to God. His Dargah is situated at Ajmer. He died in 1236.

Multiple choice history devotion towards the almighty bhakti movement bhakti movement : south and north india bhakti saints

Select the correct statement(s) is/are related to the Kabir.
I. He was the disciple Ramananda and the most liberal among medieval Indian reformers.
II. He was possibly a contemporary of Sultan Muhammad Bin Tughlaq (1489-1517).

  1. I only

  2. II only

  3. Both I and II

  4. Neither I nor II
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Saint Kabir was the prominent preacher of Nirgun Bhakti. He was one of the disciples of Ramananda who was the saint of Vaishnava tradition. He advocated that the devotional marg is available to all the people without distinction of caste, gender, and religion. The greatest work of Kabir is known as Bijak, seeds of his teachings. He was a contemporary of Lodi sultan Sikandar Lodi.

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The Chahamana (or Chauhan) king who founded the city of Ajmer and made it his capital was ________.

  1. Ajayaraj

  2. Vigraharaj IV

  3. Vigraharaj III

  4. Prithviraj III
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Ajayaraja was the great ruler of Chauhan dynasty. He established the city of Ajmer which was originally known as Ajyameru in 1113. He made it the capital of his kingdom.

Multiple choice history expansion of the delhi sultanate development of regional culture during medieval period india in 18th century rise of independent states

Name of the Bengali poet who was conferred with the title of Gunraj Khan in the Sultanate period?

  1. Maladhar Basu

  2. Rahim

  3. Chaitanya

  4. Jaydeva
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Explanation
Maladhar Basu was a Bengali poet. He was a scholar of Sanskrit literature and Vaishnava theology. He was conferred with the title of Gunraj Khan in the sultanate period.
Multiple choice history delhi during the medieval period development of regional culture during medieval period india in 18th century rise of independent states

The Delhi Sultanate reached its maximum geographical limits during the reign of ________

  1. Alauddin Khalji

  2. Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah Khalji

  3. Muhammad bin Tughlaq

  4. Firuz Tughlaq
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Delhi Sultanate reached its greatest territorial extent under Muhammad bin Tughlaq, covering almost the entire Indian subcontinent.

Multiple choice history expansion of the delhi sultanate development of regional culture during medieval period india in 18th century rise of independent states

Which book described the Arab invasion of Sindh for the very first time?

  1. Shahnama

  2. Baburnama

  3. Akbarnama

  4. Chachnama
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D Correct answer
Explanation
Chachnama is popularly known as Fateh Nama Sind. It is originally written in Arabic text and described the Arab invasion of Sindh for the very first time.
Multiple choice history the sultans of delhi development of regional culture during medieval period india in 18th century rise of independent states

Which one of the following rulers laid the foundation of a new town where the modern city of Agra stands?

  1. Muhammad bin Tughlaq

  2. Sikandar Lodi

  3. Akbar

  4. Shahjahan
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B Correct answer
Explanation
Sikandar Lodi was the sultan of Delhi between 1489 and 1517. He expanded Lodi territory into the regions of Gwalior and Bihar. In 1503 he commissioned the building of the present city of Agra. Agra was founded by him.
Multiple choice history delhi during the medieval period development of regional culture during medieval period india in 18th century rise of independent states

What is meant by "The Forty"?

  1. The cream of Afghan nobles

  2. The pick of the intellectuals among the Khaljis

  3. The select body of the Turkish aristocracy

  4. The Ulema or the Muslim divines
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Answer- (C) - The select body of the Turkish aristocracy

Iltutmish set up an official nobility of slaves known as 'Chalisa', 'Chahalgani' or ' Group of Forty'. This group played an important role in the administration of Delhi Sultanate.