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

Multiple choice

Akbar established Ibadat Khana at

  1. Lahore

  2. Delhi

  3. Agra

  4. Fatehpur Sikri

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Akbar built the Ibadat Khana (House of Worship) in 1575 at his capital, Fatehpur Sikri, to facilitate religious discussions among scholars of different faiths.

Multiple choice

Who was the first Muslim ruler of Delhi?

  1. Iltutmish

  2. Allauddin Khilji

  3. Qutbuddin Aibak

  4. Mahmud of Ghazni
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Qutbuddin Aibak, a general of Muhammad Ghori, established the Slave Dynasty and became the first Muslim ruler of the Delhi Sultanate in 1206.

Multiple choice

Ain-i-Akbari was written by

  1. Akbar

  2. Mir-Syed Ali

  3. Khwaja-AbdusSamad

  4. Abul Fazi
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Ain-i-Akbari is the third volume of the Akbarnama, a detailed administrative report of Emperor Akbar's reign, authored by his court historian Abul Fazl.

Multiple choice

The first Muslim dynasty that ruled India was the

  1. Tuglaq Dynasty

  2. Khilji Dynasty

  3. Slave Dynasty

  4. Sathavahana Dynasty
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Slave Dynasty (also known as the Mamluk Dynasty), established by Qutb-ud-din Aibak, was the first of the Delhi Sultanate dynasties.

Multiple choice

The Mughal empire in India was founded by

  1. Akbar

  2. Babur

  3. Humayun

  4. Shah Jahan
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi in the First Battle of Panipat in 1526, marking the establishment of the Mughal Empire in India.

Multiple choice

Nalanda University was destroyed in 1200 A.D. by

  1. Razia Begum

  2. Mehmud Ghaznavi

  3. Bhaktiyar Khilji

  4. Mohammed Ghori
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Nalanda University, a renowned center of learning in ancient India, was destroyed by the forces of Bakhtiyar Khilji during his military campaigns in the early 13th century.

Multiple choice

Who is the father of the Akbar?

  1. Baber

  2. Humayun

  3. Shahjehan

  4. Aurangazeb

  5. None of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Humayun was the second Mughal Emperor and the father of Akbar the Great.

Multiple choice

Emperor Akbar was born at

  1. Amarkot

  2. Delhi

  3. Lahore

  4. Agra

  5. Pune
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Akbar was born in 1542 at the Amarkot Fort in present-day Pakistan, while his father Humayun was in exile. The other locations listed are major cities associated with his reign or later history, but not his birthplace.

Multiple choice

When Timur invaded India, who was the ruling dynasty at that time?

  1. Lodhis

  2. Tughlaqs

  3. Mughal

  4. Sayyads
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B Correct answer
Explanation

When Timur invaded India, Tughlaqs was the ruling dynasty at that time. Timur defeated four armies of the Sultanate on December 15, 1398. Subsequently the Sultan Mahmud Khan of the Tughlaqs dynasty fled before Tamerlane entered Delhi on December 18. For eight days Delhi was plundered. 

Multiple choice

The Sayyid Brothers came into prominence and emerged powerful during the reign of

  1. Jahandar Shah

  2. Muhammad Shah

  3. Farrukh Siyar

  4. Bahadur Shah
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Sayyid Brothers came into prominence and emerged powerful during the reign of Farrukh Siyar. His reign witnessed the primacy of the Sayyid Brothers who became the effective powers of the land, behind the facade of Mughal rule. His constant plotting eventually led the Sayyid Brothers to officially depose him.