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.

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

Medieval and Islamic History Questions

Multiple choice
  1. How did Akbar get rid of the authority of the Ulemas?

  1. (a) He founded Din-i-Ilahi

  2. (b) He appointed Hindus to the highest posts in the empire

  3. (c) He invited the representatives of all religions for religious debates at the Ibadat Khana

  4. (d) He issued an infallibility decree in 1579
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

D

Multiple choice

Assertion (A): Akbar removed Adham Khan from his office and appointed Pir Muhammad in his place as Governor of Malwa. Reason (R): Adham Khan did not send the spoils of the conquest to Akbar.

  1. Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A

  2. Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A

  3. A is true but R is false

  4. A is false but R is true
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Akbar removed Adham Khan from Malwa because he withheld the spoils of war, which was a direct challenge to imperial authority.

Multiple choice

Assertion (A): On the death of Qutb-ud-din Aibak, Aram Shah proclaimed himself as the Sultan of Delhi by suppressing the other contenders to the throne. Reason (R): There were no fixed rules governing the succession to the Crown in the Turkish system

  1. Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A

  2. Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A

  3. A is true but R is false

  4. A is false but R is true
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Aram Shah did proclaim himself Sultan after Aibak's death, though his reign was short. The lack of a clear, established rule of succession in the Turkish Sultanate system often led to power struggles among contenders.

Multiple choice

What was the function of the official called Karori under Akbar's administration?

  1. Collection of revenue

  2. Maintaining royal treasury

  3. Maintaining the account of foreign. trade

  4. Maintaining the account of foreign. trade
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Karori was an official appointed by Akbar to oversee the collection of revenue from a territory yielding a kror (ten million) of dams. This was part of his land revenue reforms.

Multiple choice

Who among the following founded the city of Jaunpur?

  1. Ala-ud-din Khalji

  2. Muhammad Tughlaq

  3. Firuz Tughlaq

  4. Khizr Khan Sayyid
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Firuz Shah Tughlaq founded the city of Jaunpur in memory of his cousin Muhammad bin Tughlaq, whose original name was Jauna Khan.

Multiple choice

Nastaliq was

  1. a Persian script used in medieval India

  2. a raga composed by Tansen

  3. a cess levied by the Mughal rulers

  4. a manual of code of conduct for the Ulemas
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

It was a Persian script during the Mughal period.