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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Who among the following started the famous Persian festival Nauroz in India? |
| A. | Firoz Tughlaq |
| B. | Alauddin Khilji |
| C. | balban |
| D. | Iltutmish |
| Answer» D. Iltutmish | |
| 2. |
Which Sultan of Delhi is said to have adopted the policy of blood and iron? |
| A. | Jalaluddin Firoz Khilji |
| B. | Firoz Shah Tughlaq |
| C. | Iltutmish |
| D. | balban |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
During whose reign the Mongols were first seen on the banks of the Indus? |
| A. | Qutubuddin Aibak |
| B. | Razia |
| C. | balban |
| D. | Iltutmish |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
Mongol invader Genghis Khan came to the North-West Frontier of India during which of the following period? |
| A. | aibak |
| B. | Iltutmish |
| C. | balban |
| D. | Alauddin Khilji |
| Answer» C. balban | |
| 5. |
Iltutmish appointed his first Subedar in Bihar |
| A. | Nasiruddin Mahmood |
| B. | aivaz |
| C. | Alimardan |
| D. | Malik Jani |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
The original name of Genghis Khan was- |
| A. | Temuchin |
| B. | eshugai |
| C. | khasul khan |
| D. | ogdi |
| Answer» B. eshugai | |
| 7. |
Who among the following was the first woman ruler of medieval India? |
| A. | noorjahan |
| B. | Chandbibi |
| C. | Razia Sultan |
| D. | Durgavati |
| Answer» D. Durgavati | |
| 8. |
Who was the first Sultan of Delhi who issued regular coins and declared Delhi the capital of his empire? |
| A. | Aramshah |
| B. | Iltutmish |
| C. | balban |
| D. | Nasiruddin Mahmood |
| Answer» C. balban | |
| 9. |
Which Sultan of Delhi was contemporary of Mongol leader Genghis Khan? |
| A. | balban |
| B. | Razia |
| C. | Iltutmish |
| D. | Alauddin Khilji |
| Answer» D. Alauddin Khilji | |
| 10. |
Who among the following did not contribute to the construction of the famous Qutub Minar? |
| A. | firajshah tughlaq |
| B. | Iltutmish |
| C. | Qutubuddin Aibak |
| D. | Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
Who among the following Sultans of the Sultanate first shifted his capital to Delhi? |
| A. | Iltutmish |
| B. | Qutubuddin Aibak |
| C. | balban |
| D. | Aramshah |
| Answer» B. Qutubuddin Aibak | |
| 12. |
Who was called a slave of a slave? |
| A. | balban |
| B. | Iltutmish |
| C. | Qutubuddin Aibak |
| D. | Mohammad Ghori |
| Answer» C. Qutubuddin Aibak | |
| 13. |
The scholars who read the Indus script from left to right and converted it into Tamil language were - |
| A. | raverand hares |
| B. | baddle |
| C. | जी0 आर0 हण्टर |
| D. | David Diringer |
| Answer» B. baddle | |
| 14. |
Evidence of trough accommodation has been received - |
| A. | from Burzahom |
| B. | from Koldihwa |
| C. | from Brahmagiri |
| D. | from Sanganakallu |
| Answer» B. from Koldihwa | |
| 15. |
Which of the following was the capital of the Sultanate during the reign of Iltutmish? |
| A. | badaun |
| B. | Lahore |
| C. | Delhi |
| D. | Agra |
| Answer» D. Agra | |
| 16. |
What was the two-and-a-half-day hut? |
| A. | saint's hut |
| B. | Tower |
| C. | Temple |
| D. | Mosque |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
Who was the first Muslim ruler of Delhi? |
| A. | Razia |
| B. | Iltutmish |
| C. | balban |
| D. | Qutubuddin Aibak |
| Answer» C. balban | |
| 18. |
Against whom was Mahmud Ghaznavi's last (17th) invasion of India? |
| A. | of Jats |
| B. | of Kashmiri Muslims |
| C. | of the Sikhs |
| D. | of hollows |
| Answer» B. of Kashmiri Muslims | |
| 19. |
Who was the founder of slave dynasty? |
| A. | balban |
| B. | Iltutmish |
| C. | Alauddin Khilji |
| D. | Qutubuddin Aibak |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
Who was the first Muslim ruler to impose Jizya on Hindus in India? |
| A. | Muhammad Ghori |
| B. | Iltutmish |
| C. | Mahmud Ghaznavi |
| D. | Muhammad bin Qasim |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
Which ruler of the Hindusahi kingdom took self-immolation out of guilt due to repeated defeats by the Turks? |
| A. | Bhimpal |
| B. | trilochan pal |
| C. | Jaipal |
| D. | Anandpal |
| Answer» D. Anandpal | |
| 22. |
Where is the area of Indus Valley Civilization located? |
| A. | India |
| B. | Nepal |
| C. | Afghanistan |
| D. | Pakistan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
Which Sultan of Delhi Sultanate was known as Lakh Baksh? |
| A. | Muhammad bin Tughlaq |
| B. | Iltutmish |
| C. | Qutubuddin Aibak |
| D. | balban |
| Answer» D. balban | |
| 24. |
Which state of India was first attacked by Muhammad Ghori in 1175 AD? |
| A. | Kashmir |
| B. | Multan |
| C. | Lahore |
| D. | Punjab |
| Answer» C. Lahore | |
| 25. |
The war in which Muslim power was established in India - |
| A. | first battle of panipat |
| B. | first battle of tarain |
| C. | second battle of panipat |
| D. | second battle of tarain |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
Which of the following rulers of Central Asia conquered North India in 1192? |
| A. | Genghis Khan |
| B. | Jalaluddin Mangbarni |
| C. | Mahmud of Ghazni |
| D. | Shihabuddin Muhammad Ghori |
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. |
Who defeated Muhammad Ghori first? |
| A. | jaichand |
| B. | Prithvi Raj Chauhan |
| C. | Bhima II |
| D. | Prithviraj II |
| Answer» D. Prithviraj II | |
| 28. |
Arrange the following names in chronological order and get the correct answer from the codes given below - 1- Genghis Khan 2- Mahmud Ghaznavi 3- Mohammad Ghori 4- Timur |
| A. | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| B. | 2, 3, 1, 4 |
| C. | 3, 4, 1, 2 |
| D. | 4, 1, 2, 3 |
| Answer» C. 3, 4, 1, 2 | |
| 29. |
Information about the script of the Indus Valley is received - |
| A. | from jewelery |
| B. | with seals |
| C. | with toys |
| D. | from sculptures |
| Answer» C. with toys | |
| 30. |
Who among the following was defeated by Raja Muhammad Ghori in the battle of Chandawar? |
| A. | Kumarpal |
| B. | jaichand |
| C. | Bhima II |
| D. | Prithvi Raj Chauhan |
| Answer» C. Bhima II | |
| 31. |
Which Muslim ruler had the figure of Goddess Lakshmi on the coins? |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Muhammad Ghori |
| C. | Alauddin Khilji |
| D. | neither of the above |
| Answer» C. Alauddin Khilji | |
| 32. |
Who was the author of Shahnama? |
| A. | Utbi |
| B. | firdausi |
| C. | barani |
| D. | alberuni |
| Answer» C. barani | |
| 33. |
The first Muslim to study the Puranas was |
| A. | Dara Shikoh |
| B. | abul fazl |
| C. | Abdul Qadir Badayuni |
| D. | alberuni |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
Who was the famous historian who came to India with Mahmud Ghazni? |
| A. | afif |
| B. | alberuni |
| C. | ibn battuta |
| D. | angel |
| Answer» C. ibn battuta | |
| 35. |
Which of the following statements is not correct about Alberuni? |
| A. | he was a secular writer |
| B. | he was a scholar of sanskrit |
| C. | He was an expert in trigonometry. |
| D. | His treatise was influenced by the vibrant India of the time |
| Answer» B. he was a scholar of sanskrit | |
| 36. |
Which slave of Muhammad Ghori conquered the world over Bengal and Bihar? |
| A. | Yaldouj |
| B. | Qutubuddin Aibak |
| C. | Iltutmish |
| D. | Bakhtiyar Khilji |
| Answer» E. | |
| 37. |
Alberuni came to India |
| A. | in the eleventh century AD |
| B. | in the twelfth century AD |
| C. | in the ninth century AD |
| D. | in the tenth century AD |
| Answer» B. in the twelfth century AD | |
| 38. |
Who was the court historian of Mahmud Ghaznavi? |
| A. | firdausi |
| B. | Utbi |
| C. | chandbardai |
| D. | Hassan Nizami |
| Answer» C. chandbardai | |
| 39. |
The author of Shahnama, Firishta was related to whose court - |
| A. | Mohammad Ghori |
| B. | Mahmud Ghaznavi |
| C. | ephemeral |
| D. | eloquent |
| Answer» C. ephemeral | |
| 40. |
The capital of the twenty-ninth state of India is- |
| A. | Hyderabad |
| B. | Visakhapatnam |
| C. | Panaji |
| D. | silvassa |
| Answer» B. Visakhapatnam | |
| 41. |
Which of the following was not defeated by the Chandela ruler Mahmud Ghaznavi? |
| A. | Jayshakti |
| B. | Vidyadhar |
| C. | dang |
| D. | Dhang |
| Answer» C. dang | |
| 42. |
Itanagar is the capital of which state? |
| A. | Mizoram |
| B. | Puducherry |
| C. | Tripura |
| D. | Arunachal Pradesh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
At present the most appropriate name of the Indus Valley should be - |
| A. | Indus Valley Civilization |
| B. | Dravidian Civilization |
| C. | Harappan Civilization |
| D. | Kalibangan Civilization |
| Answer» D. Kalibangan Civilization | |
| 44. |
Which is the capital of Rajasthan? |
| A. | Jaipur |
| B. | Udaipur |
| C. | Jodhpur |
| D. | Ajmer |
| Answer» B. Udaipur | |
| 45. |
The economy of the Indus Valley was not characterized by – |
| A. | urban life |
| B. | pastoral economy |
| C. | Prosperous Commerce - Trade |
| D. | developed craft |
| Answer» C. Prosperous Commerce - Trade | |
| 46. |
Touches Sonbhadra district - |
| A. | borders of two states |
| B. | borders of three states |
| C. | boundaries of four states |
| D. | boundaries of five states |
| Answer» D. boundaries of five states | |
| 47. |
In the year 1953, when the state of Andhra became a separate state, then who became its capital? |
| A. | guntur |
| B. | kurnool |
| C. | Nellore |
| D. | Warangal |
| Answer» C. Nellore | |
| 48. |
Which state is not a part of 'Seven Sisters' of North-Eastern States? |
| A. | Meghalaya |
| B. | West Bengal |
| C. | Arunachal Pradesh |
| D. | Tripura |
| Answer» C. Arunachal Pradesh | |
| 49. |
Out of the four southern states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, which one borders with the largest number of Indian states? |
| A. | Andhra Pradesh only |
| B. | Karnataka only |
| C. | Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka each |
| D. | Tamil Nadu and Kerala each |
| Answer» D. Tamil Nadu and Kerala each | |
| 50. |
Which state of the country has the maximum number of districts? |
| A. | Madhya Pradesh |
| B. | Maharashtra |
| C. | Tamil Nadu |
| D. | Uttar Pradesh |
| Answer» E. | |