History

Medieval and Islamic History

3,307 Questions

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.

Delhi Sultanate rulersMughal empire emperorsAdministrative and judicial reformsHistorical monuments constructionMedieval court art and culture

Medieval and Islamic History Questions

Multiple choice

The tabla is believed to have been invented by

  1. Amir Khusrau

  2. Zain-ul-Abidin

  3. Malik Muhammad Jaisi

  4. Bahman Shah
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Tradition attributes the invention of the tabla to the 13th-century poet and musician Amir Khusrau, who is said to have split the pakhawaj into two pieces.

Multiple choice

The first muslim to invade India was

  1. Muhammad Ghuri

  2. Mahmud of Ghazni

  3. Muhammad Bin Qasim

  4. Chengiz Khan
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Muhammad Bin Qasim led the Umayyad Caliphate's conquest of Sindh in 712 AD, making him the first Muslim commander to successfully invade parts of India.

Multiple choice

The famous peacock throne originally belonged to

  1. Humayun

  2. Shah Jahan

  3. Akbar

  4. Nadir Shah
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Peacock Throne (Takht-i-Taus) was commissioned by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in the early 17th century. It was later taken by Nadir Shah during his invasion of India.

Multiple choice

The Shalimar garden at Srinagar was developed by

  1. Aurangzeb

  2. Shah Jahan

  3. Akbar

  4. Jahangir
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The Shalimar Bagh in Srinagar was built by the Mughal Emperor Jahangir for his wife Nur Jahan in 1619. It is a classic example of Mughal garden architecture.

Multiple choice

Who had coined the term Pakistan?

  1. Yahya Khan

  2. Mohd Ali Jinnah

  3. Zia ul Haq

  4. Choudhary Rahmat Ali
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Choudhary Rahmat Ali, a student at Cambridge, coined the term 'Pakistan' in his 1933 pamphlet 'Now or Never'.

Multiple choice

What was the profession of Khan’s father?

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the given question.

Noor Inayat Khan was born on New Year's Day 1914 in Moscow to an Indian father and an American mother. She was a direct descendant of Tipu Sultan, the 18th century Muslim ruler of Mysore. Khan's father was a musician and Sufi teacher. He moved his family first to London and then to Paris, where Khan was educated and later worked writing children’s stories. Khan escaped to England after the fall of France and in November 1940 she joined the WAAF (Women's Auxiliary Air Force). In late 1942, she was recruited to join SOE as a radio operator. Although some of those who trained her were unsure about her suitability, in June 1943, she was flown to France to become the radio operator for the 'Prosper' resistance network in Paris, with the codename 'Madeleine'. Many members of the network were arrested shortly afterwards but she chose to remain in France and spent the summer moving from place to place, trying to send messages back to London while avoiding capture.
In October, Khan was betrayed by a Frenchwoman and arrested by the Gestapo. In September 1944, Khan and three other female SOE agents were transferred to Dachau concentration camp where on 13 September they were shot. For her courage, Noor Khan was posthumously awarded the George Cross in 1949.

  1. Musician and Sufi teacher

  2. Children’s story writer

  3. Radio operator

  4. Auxiliary air force officer
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The third sentence of the passage answers this. ‘Khan's father was a musician and Sufi teacher.’

Multiple choice

Which Mughal emperor undertook the construction of the Grand Trunk road?

  1. Akbar

  2. Jehangir

  3. Sher Shah Suri

  4. Shahjehan
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Sher Shah Suri constructed the Grand Trunk Road in the 16th century, connecting Sonargaon in Bengal to Peshawar. While the question mentions Mughal emperor, Sher Shah was actually the Sur dynasty ruler who briefly interrupted Mughal rule before Akbar and the later Mughals expanded the road.

Multiple choice

Who is the founder of Pakistan?

  1. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

  2. Mohd. Ali Jinnah

  3. Liaquat Ali Khan

  4. Benazir Bhutto
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Muhammad Ali Jinnah is widely recognized as the founder of Pakistan, having led the All-India Muslim League and advocated for the creation of a separate nation.

Multiple choice

______ was the first caliph.

  1. Vassal

  2. Turks

  3. Umar

  4. Aboobaker
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Abu Bakr was the first caliph to succeed the Prophet Muhammad after his death in 632 AD.

Multiple choice

Who founded the slave dynasty in India in 1206-?

  1. Taj-ud-din Ildiz

  2. Ghiyas-ud-din Balban

  3. Kutub-ud-din Aibak

  4. Nasir-ud-din Qubachah
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Qutb-ud-din Aibak, a general of Muhammad Ghori, founded the Slave (Mamluk) Dynasty in 1206 after Ghori's death.

Multiple choice

Who founded the Bahmani Kingdom?

  1. Muhammad Shah 1

  2. Ala-ud-din Hasan

  3. Ahmad Shah

  4. Mahmud Gawan
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Bahmani Kingdom was founded in 1347 by Ala-ud-din Hasan Bahman Shah (also known as Hasan Gangu).