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Early Medieval India GK Quiz for Competitive Exams
Assertion (A): Muhammad Ghori launched seventeen invasions into India. Reason (R): His objective was to establish a lasting Muslim dominion in the Indian subcontinent.
Choose the correct option from the code below.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct, and (R) explains (A) accurately
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) does not explain (A) correctly
(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect
(D) (A) is incorrect, but (R) is correct
Option c – (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect
Arrange the following historical figures in chronological order and choose the correct option. 1. Genghis Khan 2. Mahmud of Ghazni 3. Muhammad Ghori 4. Timur
(A) 1, 2, 3, 4
(B) 2, 3, 1, 4
(C) 3, 4, 1, 2
(D) 4, 1, 2, 3
Option b – 2, 3, 1, 4
‘Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra’ is best described as a
(A) Mosque
(B) Temple
(C) Saint’s residence
(D) Tower
Option a – Mosque
Which one of the following rulers did not participate in the construction of Qutub Minar?
(A) Qutbuddin Aibak
(B) Iltutmish
(C) Ghiyasuddin Tughluq
(D) Firuz Shah Tughluq
Option c – Ghiyasuddin Tughluq
Who established the Slave Dynasty in India?
(A) Iltutmish
(B) Alauddin Khalji
(C) Balban
(D) Qutbuddin Aibak
Option d – Qutbuddin Aibak
Which Sultan of Delhi earned the title ‘Lakh Baksh’?
(A) Iltutmish
(B) Balban
(C) Muhammad-bin-Tughluq
(D) Qutbuddin Aibak
Option d – Qutbuddin Aibak
The first capital of Qutbuddin Aibak was located at
(A) Lahore
(B) Delhi
(C) Ajmer
(D) Lakhnauti
Option a – Lahore
How did Sultan Qutbuddin Aibak meet his death?
(A) He was assassinated by one of his courtiers
(B) He died fighting Taj-ud-din Yildiz of Ghazni
(C) He succumbed to injuries during the siege of Kalinjar
(D) He fell from his horse while playing Chaugan
Option d – He fell from his horse while playing Chaugan
Which ruler made Delhi the capital of the Sultanate?
(A) Qutbuddin Aibak
(B) Iltutmish
(C) Razia
(D) Muizzuddin Ghori
Option b – Iltutmish
The first Sultan to issue regular coins and officially declare Delhi as his capital was
(A) Nasiruddin Mahmud
(B) Iltutmish
(C) Aram Shah
(D) Balban
Option b – Iltutmish
What was the capital of the Delhi Sultanate under Iltutmish?
(A) Agra
(B) Lahore
(C) Badaun
(D) Delhi
Option d – Delhi
Who among the following first shifted the capital to Delhi?
(A) Aram Shah
(B) Balban
(C) Iltutmish
(D) Qutbuddin Aibak
Option c – Iltutmish
Identify the first Muslim ruler of Delhi.
(A) Qutbuddin Aibak
(B) Iltutmish
(C) Razia
(D) Balban
Option b – Iltutmish
Who was famously known as the ‘slave of a slave’?
(A) Muhammad Ghori
(B) Qutbuddin Aibak
(C) Balban
(D) Iltutmish
Option d – Iltutmish
Who became the first female ruler in Medieval Indian History?
(A) Razia Sultan
(B) Chand Bibi
(C) Durgavati
(D) Noorjahan
Option a – Razia Sultan
During whose rule did Genghis Khan invade through the northwestern frontier of India?
(A) Alauddin Khalji
(B) Iltutmish
(C) Balban
(D) Qutbuddin Aibak
Option b – Iltutmish
Which Sultan of Delhi was a contemporary of Genghis Khan?
(A) Iltutmish
(B) Razia
(C) Balban
(D) Alauddin Khalji
Option a – Iltutmish
In whose reign did the Mongols first appear on the banks of the Indus River?
(A) Balban
(B) Iltutmish
(C) Qutbuddin Aibak
(D) Razia
Option b – Iltutmish
The Mongol invasion under Genghis Khan took place during the reign of
(A) Balban
(B) Firuz Tughluq
(C) Iltutmish
(D) Muhammad-bin-Tughluq
Option c – Iltutmish
The real name of Genghis Khan was
(A) Khasul Khan
(B) Yesugai
(C) Temuchin (Temujin)
(D) Ogadi
Option c – Temuchin (Temujin)
Whom did Iltutmish appoint as his first Subedar in Bihar?
(A) Aivaj
(B) Nasiruddin Mahmud
(C) Alimardan
(D) Malik Jani
Option d – Malik Jani
Who was mainly responsible for the overthrow of Razia Sultan?
(A) Afghans
(B) Mongols
(C) Turks
(D) Arabs
Option c – Turks
The complete name of Sultan Balban was
(A) Jalaluddin
(B) Iltutmish
(C) Ghiyasuddin
(D) Qutbuddin
Option c – Ghiyasuddin
Which Delhi Sultan implemented the ‘blood and iron’ policy?
(A) Iltutmish
(B) Balban
(C) Jalaluddin Firuz Khalji
(D) Firuz Shah Tughluq
Option b – Balban
After strengthening his rule, Balban assumed the royal title of
(A) Tuti-e-Hind
(B) Kaiser-i-Hind
(C) Zil-i-Ilahi
(D) Din-i-Ilahi
Option c – Zil-i-Ilahi
Who introduced the Persian festival of ‘Navroz’ in India?
(A) Balban
(B) Iltutmish
(C) Firuz Tughluq
(D) Alauddin Khalji
Option a – Balban
Consider the following statements about Alauddin Khalji. 1. He introduced a system of revenue collection based on measuring cultivated land. 2. He implemented revenue reforms across his entire dominion. 3. He curtailed the powers of provincial governors.
(A) Only 1 and 2
(B) Only 2 and 3
(C) Only 1 and 3
(D) 1, 2 and 3
Option c – Only 1 and 3
Assertion (A): Alauddin’s southern campaigns were mainly for financial purposes. Reason (R): He aimed to conquer and annex the Deccan kingdoms.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) correctly explains (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) does not correctly explain (A)
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true
Option c – (A) is true, but (R) is false
Assertion (A): Alauddin Khalji introduced price control measures in Delhi. Reason (R): He wanted to reduce the wages paid to artisans building his palaces.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) correctly explains (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) does not correctly explain (A)
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true
Option c – (A) is true, but (R) is false
The Sultans of which dynasty ruled for the longest duration?
(A) Khalji dynasty
(B) Lodi dynasty
(C) Slave dynasty
(D) Tughluq dynasty
Option d – Tughluq dynasty
The most scholarly ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, known for his knowledge in astronomy, mathematics, and medicine, was
(A) Iltutmish
(B) Alauddin Khalji
(C) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
(D) Sikandar Lodi
Option c – Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
Which general under Alauddin Khalji later became the first Sultan of the Tughluq dynasty?
(A) Ghazi Malik
(B) Malik Kafur
(C) Zafar Khan
(D) Ubigh Khan
Option a – Ghazi Malik
Ghazi Malik was the founder of which dynasty?
(A) Tughluq
(B) Khalji
(C) Sayyid
(D) Lodi
Option a – Tughluq
Which Sultan established a new department known as ‘Aamir-e-Kohi’?
(A) Alauddin Khalji
(B) Firuz Shah Tughluq
(C) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
(D) Sikandar Lodi
Option c – Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
Which ruler created a separate Agriculture department and initiated the idea of crop rotation?
(A) Iltutmish
(B) Balban
(C) Alauddin Khalji
(D) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
Option d – Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
Diwan-e-Kohi was associated with
(A) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
(B) Firuz Shah Tughluq
(C) Akbar
(D) Alauddin Khalji
Option a – Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq shifted his capital from Delhi to
(A) Daulatabad
(B) Kalinjar
(C) Kannauj
(D) Lahore
Option a – Daulatabad
The order to transfer the capital from Delhi to Daulatabad was issued by
(A) Firuz Shah Tughluq
(B) Ghiyasuddin Tughluq
(C) Sultan Mubarak
(D) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
Option d – Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
The first ruler to introduce token currency in India was
(A) Akbar
(B) Alauddin Khalji
(C) Bahlol Lodi
(D) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
Option d – Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
The Moroccan traveler Ibn Battuta visited India during the reign of
(A) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
(B) Babar
(C) Akbar
(D) Mahmud Ghazni
Option a – Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
Who among the following chroniclers gave a detailed account of the postal system during the Sultanate period?
(A) Amir Khusrau
(B) Ibn Battuta
(C) Firuz Shah Tughluq
(D) Ziyauddin Barani
Option b – Ibn Battuta
Who was the first Sultan of Delhi to take part in public Holi celebrations?
(A) Firuz Shah Tughluq
(B) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
(C) Sikandar Lodi
(D) Ibrahim Lodi
Option b – Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
On whose death did a historian remark, “The king was freed from his people, and they from their king”?
(A) Balban
(B) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
(C) Alauddin Khalji
(D) Sher Shah Suri
Option b – Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
Which Sultan was known for offering jobs to the unemployed?
(A) Alauddin Khalji
(B) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
(C) Firuz Shah Tughluq
(D) Sher Shah Suri
Option c – Firuz Shah Tughluq
Which ruler of Delhi established an Employment Exchange to assist the jobless?
(A) Balban
(B) Alauddin Khalji
(C) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
(D) Firuz Shah Tughluq
Option d – Firuz Shah Tughluq
The Sultan of Delhi who founded a department called ‘Diwan-i-Khairat’ to provide charity and alms was
(A) Iltutmish
(B) Firuz Shah Tughluq
(C) Ghiyasuddin Shah
(D) Bahlol Lodi
Option b – Firuz Shah Tughluq
Which Sultan maintained the largest number of slaves in his court?
(A) Balban
(B) Alauddin Khalji
(C) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
(D) Firuz Shah Tughluq
Option d – Firuz Shah Tughluq
Which of the following statements about Medieval Indian rulers is accurate?
(A) Alauddin Khalji was the first to SET up a separate department for the Ariz
(B) Balban introduced the branding system for military horses
(C) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq was succeeded by his uncle in the army
(D) Firuz Tughluq created a separate department for slaves
Option d – Firuz Tughluq created a separate department for slaves
In which battle did Maharana Sangram Singh defeat Ibrahim Lodi?
(A) Khatoli
(B) Sarangpur
(C) Siwana
(D) Khanua
Option a – Khatoli
Which Delhi Sultanate ruler belonged to Afghan lineage?
(A) Khalji
(B) Tughluq
(C) Sayyid
(D) Lodi
Option d – Lodi
What is the correct chronological sequence of Afghan rulers of Delhi?
(A) Sikandar Shah Lodi, Ibrahim Lodi, Bahlol Khan Lodi
(B) Sikandar Shah Lodi, Bahlol Khan Lodi, Ibrahim Lodi
(C) Bahlol Khan Lodi, Sikandar Shah Lodi, Ibrahim Lodi
(D) Bahlol Khan Lodi, Ibrahim Lodi, Sikandar Shah Lodi
Option c – Bahlol Khan Lodi, Sikandar Shah Lodi, Ibrahim Lodi
Which Sultan established a settlement at the location of present-day Agra?
(A) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
(B) Firuz Tughluq
(C) Bahlol Lodi
(D) Sikandar Lodi
Option d – Sikandar Lodi
Who among the Medieval rulers founded Agra and made it the capital?
(A) Iltutmish
(B) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
(C) Firuz Shah Tughluq
(D) Sikandar Lodi
Option d – Sikandar Lodi
Which ruler used the pseudonym ‘Gulrukhi’ for his poetry?
(A) Firuz Shah Tughluq
(B) Bahlol Lodi
(C) Sikandar Lodi
(D) Ibrahim Lodi
Option c – Sikandar Lodi
Who was responsible for founding Agra city?
(A) Balban
(B) Bahlol Lodi
(C) Sikandar Lodi
(D) Firuz Tughluq
Option c – Sikandar Lodi
Which Sultan abolished the grain tax?
(A) Alauddin Khalji
(B) Ghiyasuddin Tughluq
(C) Firuz Tughluq
(D) Sikandar Lodi
Option d – Sikandar Lodi
Which of the following was not part of the Slave dynasty?
(A) Balban
(B) Iltutmish
(C) Qutbuddin Aibak
(D) Ibrahim Lodi
Option d – Ibrahim Lodi
Arrange these Delhi Sultanate dynasties in the correct chronological order: Khalji, Lodi, Sayyid, Slave ( Early Medieval India GK Quiz for Competitive Exams )
(A) Khalji, Lodi, Slave, Sayyid
(B) Khalji, Lodi, Sayyid, Slave
(C) Lodi, Sayyid, Slave, Khalji
(D) Slave, Khalji, Sayyid, Lodi
Option d – Slave, Khalji, Sayyid, Lodi
Who founded a city on the southern Bank of a Krishna River tributary and ruled as the representative of a deity believed to own the lands south of the river? ( Early Medieval India GK Quiz for Competitive Exams )
(A) Amoghavarsha I
(B) Ballala II
(C) Harihara I
(D) Prataparudra II
Option c – Harihara I
Which female poet narrated her husband’s military victories in Madhura Vijayam? ( Early Medieval India GK Quiz for Competitive Exams )
(A) Bharati
(B) Ganga Devi
(C) Varadambika
(D) Vijika
Option b – Ganga Devi
Who were the founders of the Vijayanagara Kingdom? ( Early Medieval India GK Quiz for Competitive Exams )
(A) Vijay Raya
(B) Harihara II
(C) Harihara and Bukka
(D) Bukka II
Option c – Harihara and Bukka
Which rulers established the Vijayanagara Kingdom? ( Early Medieval India GK Quiz for Competitive Exams )
(A) Harihara and Bukka
(B) Krishnadeva Raya
(C) Pushyamitra
(D) Bhadrabahu
Option a – Harihara and Bukka
Who was the first Vijayanagara ruler to capture Goa from the Bahmani Sultanate? ( Early Medieval India GK Quiz for Competitive Exams )
(A) Harihara I
(B) Harihara II
(C) Bukka II
(D) Devaraya II
Option b – Harihara II
Krishnadeva Raya fought the Battle of Golconda against which ruler? ( Early Medieval India GK Quiz for Competitive Exams )
(A) Quli Qutb Shah
(B) Qutbuddin Aibak
(C) Ismail Adil Khan
(D) Gajapati
Option a – Quli Qutb Shah
In the court of Krishnadeva Raya, who were called the ‘Ashtadiggajas’? ( Early Medieval India GK Quiz for Competitive Exams )
(A) Eight ministers
(B) Eight Telugu poets
(C) Eight warriors
(D) Eight advisors
Option b – Eight Telugu poets
Which ruler earned the title ‘Andhra Bhoja’? ( Early Medieval India GK Quiz for Competitive Exams )
(A) Krishnadeva Raya
(B) Rajendra Chola
(C) Harihara
(D) Bukka
Option a – Krishnadeva Raya
The ‘Ashtadiggajas’ were associated with which ruler? ( Early Medieval India GK Quiz for Competitive Exams )
(A) Shivaji
(B) Krishnadeva Raya
(C) Rajendra I
(D) Yashovarman
Option b – Krishnadeva Raya
During Krishnadeva Raya’s reign, which literature reached its golden age? ( Early Medieval India GK Quiz for Competitive Exams )
(A) Konkani
(B) Malayalam
(C) Tamil
(D) Telugu
Option d – Telugu
Which city was founded by Krishnadeva Raya? ( Early Medieval India GK Quiz for Competitive Exams )
(A) Warangal
(B) Nagalapura
(C) Udayagiri
(D) Chandragiri
Option b – Nagalapura
The Hazara Temple of Vijayanagara was constructed during the reign of ( Early Medieval India GK Quiz for Competitive Exams )
(A) Krishnadeva Raya
(B) Deva Raya I
(C) Deva Raya II
(D) Harihara I
Option a – Krishnadeva Raya
Abdur Razzaq, the Persian traveller, visited Vijayanagara during the rule of ( Early Medieval India GK Quiz for Competitive Exams )
(A) Deva Raya I
(B) Deva Raya II
(C) Krishnadeva Raya
(D) Vira Vijaya
Option b – Deva Raya II
During whose reign did Abdur Razzaq travel to India? ( Early Medieval India GK Quiz for Competitive Exams )
(A) Deva Raya I
(B) Krishnadeva Raya I
(C) Deva Raya II
(D) Krishnaraya II
Option c – Deva Raya II
Who was Nicolo Conti? ( Early Medieval India GK Quiz for Competitive Exams )
(A) A famous painter
(B) An Italian traveller who visited Vijayanagara
(C) A Portuguese traveller
(D) A Persian traveller
Option b – An Italian traveller who visited Vijayanagara
Sayana, the renowned Vedic commentator, received patronage from ( Early Medieval India GK Quiz for Competitive Exams )
(A) Paramara rulers
(B) Satavahana rulers
(C) Vijayanagara rulers
(D) Vakataka rulers
Option c – Vijayanagara rulers
Sayana flourished as a Vedic scholar during the reign of ( Early Medieval India GK Quiz for Competitive Exams )
(A) The Chola kings
(B) The Gupta kings
(C) The Satavahana kings
(D) The Vijayanagara kings
Option d – The Vijayanagara kings
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