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Medieval and Modern Indian History

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Explore a comprehensive collection of medieval and modern Indian history questions designed for exam preparation. The topics cover major wars, treaties, regional conflicts, and colonial administration. This material helps candidates appearing for civil services and other competitive examinations to test their knowledge effectively.

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Medieval and Modern Indian History Questions

Multiple choice history religious developments banda bahadur and the sikh misals contribution of sikh gurus from guru angad dev ji to guru tegh bahadur ji guru arjan dev ji

Which of the following items were given to Banda Bahadur by Guru Gobind Singh to fight against Mughals?

  1. Arrows, Khand and Nagara

  2. Drums, Sword and Rifles

  3. Elephants, Horses and Cavalary

  4. Arrows, Elephants and Cavalary
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Guru Gobind Singh gave Banda Singh Bahadur a Nishan Sahib (flag), a Nagara (drum), and a Khanda (sword) as symbols of authority and the mission to fight against Mughal oppression.

Multiple choice history religious developments banda bahadur and the sikh misals contribution of sikh gurus from guru angad dev ji to guru tegh bahadur ji guru arjan dev ji

The army of Banda Bahadur became victorious in battle of Aminabad in 1710 A.D.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Banda Bahadur was a Sikh military commander who fought against the Mughal Empire. The Battle of Aminabad is not a recognized historical engagement associated with his military campaigns in 1710.

Multiple choice business studies ancient indian economy sangam age society and culture in ancient tamizhagam: the sangam age our golden past

In the early half of the sixteenth century, the Bahamani kingdom had disintegrated into many independent kingdoms.

Kingdom Dynasty
1. Bidar Barid Shahi
2. Berar Imad Shahi
3. Bijapur Adil Shahi
4. Ahmednagar Qutub Shahi
5. Golconda Nizam Shahi

Which of the above kingdom/s is incorrectly matched with its ruler?

  1. 1 and 3

  2. 1, 2 and 5

  3. 2 and 3

  4. 4 and 5
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Qutub Shahi dynasty ruled Golconda, not Ahmednagar (which was ruled by the Nizam Shahi). The Nizam Shahi dynasty ruled Ahmednagar, not Golconda. Thus, 4 and 5 are incorrectly matched.

Multiple choice business studies ancient indian economy sangam age society and culture in ancient tamizhagam: the sangam age our golden past

Consider the following statements regarding the Bahamani Kingdom.
1. The Bahamani rulers continuously fought with the neighbouring states, especially Vijayanagara.
2. Continuous fighting caused a financial strain on the Bahamanai kingdom.
3. The later Bahamani rulers were weak and incompetent.
Which of the following statement/s shows the true reason/s for the downfall of Bahamani Kingdom?

  1. 1 and 2

  2. 2 and 3

  3. 1 and 3

  4. 1, 2 and 3
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The downfall of the Bahamani Kingdom was due to a combination of constant warfare with Vijayanagara, the resulting financial exhaustion, and the rise of weak, incompetent rulers who could not maintain central authority.

Multiple choice history social and religious reformation movement cabinet mission freedom and partition of india prominent leaders in indian freedom movement

Which was the first large scale mutiny before 1857?

  1. Vellore Mutiny

  2. Allahabad Mutiny

  3. Delhi Mutiny

  4. None of above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Vellore Mutiny was the first large-scale mutiny by Indian soldiers against the British, setting the stage for the 1857 mutiny. Even though this mutiny was short lived and lasted only one day, it was violent and bloody and mutineers stormed into the Vellore Fort and killed and wounded as many as 200 British soldiers.

Multiple choice history delhi during the medieval period sultanate of delhi expansion of delhi sultanate expansion of the delhi sultanate

Sultan Ghiyasuddin Balban controlled Assam, Manipur and Kashmir.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Ghiyas ud din Balban was the ninth sultan of the Mamluk dynasty of Delhi. He was the ruler of a vast empire that stretched from Bengal (Gauda) in the east to Ghazni (Gajjana) in Afghanistan in the west and included all of south India (Dravida). This was mentioned in a Sanskrit prashasti which praised him for his achievements.

Multiple choice history expansion of the delhi sultanate sultanate of delhi expansion of delhi sultanate delhi during the medieval period

_______, a general of Alauddin Khilji, invaded the South. 

  1. Malik Kafur

  2. Mohammad Ghori

  3. Ibrahim Lodhi

  4. Daulatkhan Lodhi
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

After the death of Rajadhiraj Chola, the Chola kingdom began to decay. Gradually, the Pandyas, the Cheras and the Hoysalas became independent and ultimately, the Chola kingdom vanished altogether when Malik Kafur, a general of Alauddin Khilji, invaded the South. 

Multiple choice history delhi during the medieval period sultanate of delhi expansion of delhi sultanate expansion of the delhi sultanate

'Tajul-Masir' gives details about  __________ .

  1. beginning of Slave dynasty in India

  2. beginning of bhakti movement

  3. beginning of revolt of 1857

  4. battles of Panipat
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Hasan Nizami wrote Tajul Masir which was protanized by Qutubuddin Aibak and Itutmish of the Slave dynasty. This is a historical narrative and many scholars believe that this is the first work that mentions about the beginning of rule of Slave dynasty in the Political history of India. It is dated to the period between 1217 AD-1229 AD. 

Multiple choice history expansion of the delhi sultanate sultanate of delhi expansion of delhi sultanate delhi during the medieval period

Muhammad-bin-Tughluq transferred his capital from Delhi to Devagiri (which he named Daulatabad) because ______.

  1. Delhi was insecure on account of Mongol invasions

  2. Devagiri was more centrally located

  3. from Devagiri he wanted to complete the conquest of the South

  4. Both A & B
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Muhammad bin Tughlaq transferred his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad primarily because of two reasons:

    • Daulatabad was centrally located and equidistant from Delhi and other important places.
    • Because Delhi was within the reach of the Mongols, Daulatabad appeared to be at a safe distance from the possible Mongol attacks in the future.

Multiple choice history expansion of the delhi sultanate sultanate of delhi expansion of delhi sultanate delhi during the medieval period

Alauddin Khilji rigidly enforced 'market control' or economic regulations for _____.

  1. building up a large and contented army with small salaries

  2. curbing dishonest merchants and traders

  3. both (a) and (b) above

  4. none of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Alauddin Khilji maintained a large standing army. He managed to raise such a large army by paying relatively low salaries to his soldiers and introduced market price controls to ensure that the low salaries were acceptable to his soldiers. 

He introduced 4 markets in Delhi viz.
  • For Grains
  • For cloths, sugar, dry fruits, oil & butter
  • For horses, slaves & cattle
  • For miscellaneous commodities
  • Each market was under the control of a high officer called “Shahna-i-Mandi”.
  • Secret agents ” Munhiyans” were appointed to report functioning of these markets to sultan.
  • He was the only known ruler in the history of India to have fixed the prices of different commodities, rigidly enforced quality control and ensured easy availability of essential commodities & if anyone found cheating, he was measured with harsh punishment.

Multiple choice history expansion of the delhi sultanate sultanate of delhi expansion of delhi sultanate delhi during the medieval period

The main aim of the attacks of Muhammad-bin-Tughluq in south India was _________--.

  1. extension of the empire

  2. plunder of wealth

  3. propagation of the Muslim culture in South india

  4. to compel the rulers of South India to accept the sovereignty of the Delhi Sultanate
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Muhammad-bin-Tughluq's campaigns in the south were primarily aimed at expanding the territorial reach of the Delhi Sultanate.