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

Khwand Mir's Humayunnamah refers to ahl-I murad as a category of people comprising which one of the following groups?

  1. The royal family and the nobility

  2. Men of learning and men of letters

  3. Artisans, money-lenders and cultivators

  4. Musicians, dancers and minstrels
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

In Khwand Mir's Qanun-i-Humayuni (often associated with Humayun's reign), the term ahl-i-murad refers to the class of people associated with pleasure, including musicians, dancers, and minstrels.

Multiple choice history guru nanak dev ji and his teachings sufism in india political and social conditions of punjab before guru nanak dev ji guru nanak dev ji and his contemporary society

To whom Guru Nanak was sent to learn Persian in his childhood?

  1. Maulavi Ahmadullah

  2. Maulavi Fakruddin

  3. Maulavi Sher Ali Ranjha

  4. Maulavi Qutub-ul-Din
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Guru Nanak Dev was born on 13 April 1469 to Mata Tripta and Mehta Kalu in Talwandi, a village in the Sheikhupura district, to the west of Lahore. He was the founder of Sikhism and the first Guru of the Sikhs. As a young child Guru Nanak Dev Ji first studied Punjabi with Pandit Gopal, then Sanskrit with Pandit Brij Lal and at 13 years of age he mastered Persian studying with Maulvi Kutab Ud Din.

Multiple choice

Ibn Batuta visited India during reign of

  1. Iltutmish

  2. Ala-ud-din Khalji

  3. Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq

  4. Balban
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Ibn Battuta, the Moroccan explorer, visited India during the reign of Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq, who appointed him as a Qazi in Delhi.

Multiple choice

The Qutab minar was completed by the famous ruler

  1. Qutab-Ud-Din-Aibak

  2. Iltutmish

  3. Firoz shah Tughlaq

  4. Alauddin khalji
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

While Qutab-ud-din-Aibak started the construction of the Qutab Minar, it was completed by his successor, Iltutmish.

Multiple choice

Muhammad-Bin-Tughlaq was proficient in

  1. Art

  2. Music

  3. Calligraphy

  4. Philosphy
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Muhammad bin Tughlaq was proficient in Philosophy (spelled "Philosphy" in the question). He was a learned scholar who knew multiple languages and was interested in logic, astronomy, and philosophy, though his reign was marked by controversial decisions.

Multiple choice

What do you mean by Mughal Zagir?

  1. Providing rent free land

  2. Zameedar's property

  3. Giving officer a right to revenue

  4. Giving cash salary to Mansabdars
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C Correct answer
Explanation

In the Mughal administrative system, a Jagir was a grant of the right to collect revenue from a specific area of land, given to an officer or noble.

Multiple choice

Who was the architect who designed 'Taj Mahal'?

  1. Mohammad Husain

  2. Ustad- Isa

  3. Shah abbas

  4. Ismail
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Ustad Ahmad Lahori is generally considered the chief architect of the Taj Mahal, though Ustad Isa is also frequently cited in historical accounts.