Medieval PYQ

MEDIEVAL HIST ORY QUEST IONS FOR IAS PRELI MS EXAM (1979-2019)
Q. Who among the following Mughal Q. Consider the following statements:

Emperors shifted emphasis from [2019]
illustrated manuscripts to album and
individual portrait? [2019] 1. Saint Nimbarka was a contemporary of
Akbar.
(a) Humayun
2. Saint Kabir was greatly influenced by
(b) Akbar Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi.
(c) Jahangir Which of the statements given above is/ are

correct?
(d) Shah Jahan
(a) 1 only
Ans. (C)
(b) 2 only
Q. With reference to Mughal India, what
is/are the difference/ differences between (c) Both 1and 2
Jagirdar and Zamindar? [2019]
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
1. Jagirdars were holders of land
assignments in lieu of judicial and police Ans. (D)
duties, whereas Zamindars were holders of
revenue rights without obligation to perform Q. With reference to the cultural history
any duty other than revenue collection. of medieval India, consider the following
statements: [2015]
2. Land assignments to Jagirdars were
hereditary and revenue rights of Zamindars 1. Siddhas (Sitters) of Tamil region were
were not hereditary. monotheistic and condemned idolatry.
Select the correct answer using the code 2. Lingayats of Kannada region questioned
given below. the theory of rebirth and rejected the caste
hierarchy
(a) 1 only
Which of the statements given above is/are
(b) 2 only correct?
(c) Both 1and 2 (a) 1 only
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (b) 2 only
Ans. (D) (c) Both 1and 2
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(d) Neither 1 nor 2 Ans. (B)
Ans. (C) Q. Consider the following pairs: [2015]
Q. With reference to the economic history Medieval Indian State: Present Region
of medieval India the term ‘Araghatta’
refers to [2015] 1. Champaka: Central India
(a) bonded labor 2. Durgara : Jammu
(b) Land grants made to military officers 3. Kuluta : Malabar
(c) Waterwheel used in the irrigation of land Which of the above pairs is/are correctly
matched?
(d) Wasteland converted to cultivated land
(a) 1 and 2
Ans. (C)
(b) 2 only
Q. With reference to Indian history,
which of the following is/are the essential (c) 1 and 3
elementary elements of the feudal system?
[2015] (d) 3 only
1. A very strong centralized political Ans. (B)

authority and a very weak provincial or local
political authority Q. Consider the following: The arrival of
Babur into India led to the [2015]
2. Emergence of administrative structure
based on control and possession of land 1. Introduction of gunpowder.
3. Creation of lord-vassal relationship 2. Introduction of the arch and dome in the

between the feudal lord and his overlord region‘s architecture
Select the correct answer using the code 3. Establishment of Timurid dynasty
given below.
Select the correct answer using the code
(a) 1 and 2 only given below :
(b) 2 and 3 only (a) 1 and 2 only
(c) 3 only (b) 3 only
(d) 1, 2, and 3 (c) 1 and 3 only
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(d) 1,2 and 3 (a) the mosque for the use of Royal Family
Ans. (B) (b) Akbar‘s private chamber prayer
Q. Consider the following statements: (c) the hall in which Akbar held discussions
[2014] with scholars of various religions.
1. ‗Bijak‘ is a composition of the teachings (d) the room in which the nobles belonging
of Saint Dadu Dayal. to different religions gathered to discuss
religious affairs
2. The Philosophy of Pushti propounded by
Madhvacharya. Ans. (C)
Which of the statements given above is/are Q. Consider the following Bhakti Saints:
correct? [2013]
(a) 1 only 1. Dadu Dayal
(b) 2 only 2. Guru Nanak
(c) Both 1and 2 3. Tyagaraja
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 Who among the above was/were preaching

when the Lodi dynasty fell and Babur took
Ans. (D) over? (a) 1 and 3
Q. In medieval India, the designations (b) 2 only

‗Mahattara‘ and ‗Pattakila‘ were used
for [2014] (c) 2 and 3
(a) military officers (d) 1 and 2
(b) village headmen Ans. (B)
(c) specialists in Vedic rituals Q. India maintained its early cultural

contacts and trade links with southeast
(d) chiefs of craft guilds Asia across the Bay of Bengal. For this
pre-eminence of early maritime history of
Ans. (B) Bay of Bengal , which of the following
could be the most convincing
Q. Ibadat Khana at Fatehpur Sikri was explanation/explanations ? [2011]
[2014]
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(a) As compared to other countries, India Q. Among the following, who was not a
had a better shipbuilding technology in proponent of bhakti cult? [2010]
ancient and medieval times.
(a) Nagarjuna
(b) The rulers of southern India always
partronized traders , Brahmin priests and (b) Tukaram
Buddhist monks in this context
(c) Tyagaraja
(c) Monsoon winds across the bay of Bengal
facilitated sea voyages. (d) Vallabhacharya
(d) Both (a) and (b) are convincing Ans. (A)

explanations in this context.
Q. What was the immediate reason for
Ans. (B) Ahmad Shah Abdali to invade India and
fight the Third Battle of Panipat? [2010]
Q. Why did Buddhism start declining in
India in the early medieval times? [2010] (a) He wanted to avenge the expulsion by
Marathas of his viceroy Timur Shah from
1. Buddha was by that time considered, as Lahore
one of the incarnations of Vishnu and thus
became a part of Vaishnavism. (b) The frustrated governor of Jullundhar
Adina Beg Khan invited him to invade
2. The invading tribes from Central Asia till Punjab
the time of last Gupta king adopted
Hinduism and persecuted Buddhists. (c) He wanted to punish Mughal
administration for non-payment of the
3. The Kings of Gupta dynasty were revenues of the ChaharMahal (Gujarat,
strongly opposed to Buddhism. Aurangabad, Sialkot and Pasrur)
Which of the statements given above is/are (d) He wanted to annex all the fertile plains
correct? of Punjab up to the borders of Delhi to his
kingdom
(a) 1 only
Ans. (A)
(b) 1and 3 only
Q. With whose permission did the English
(c) 2 and 3 only set up their first factory in Surat? [2009]
(d) 1,2 and 3 (a) Akbar
Ans. (A) (b) Jahangir
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(c) Shahjahan (a) An important military commander during

Akbar‘s reign
(d) Aurangzeb
(b) An official historian of the reign of Shah
Ans. (B) Jahan
Q. During the time of which Mughal (c) An important noble and confidant of
Emperor did the English East India Aurangzeb
Company establish its first factory in
India? [2008] (d) A chronicler and poet during the reign of
Muhammad Shah
(a) Akbar
Ans. (B)
(b) Jahangir
Q. Directions : The following question
(c) Shah Jahan consist of two statements, one labeled as
the Assertion (A) and the other as Reason
(d) Aurangzeb (R). You are to examine these two
statements carefully and select the
Ans. (B) answers to these items using the code
given below: [2006]
Q. Which one of the following is the
correct chronological order of the Afghan (a) Both A and R are individually true and R
rules to the throne of Delhi? [2006] is the correct explanation of A.
(a) Sikandar Shah-Ibrahim Lodi-Bahlol (b) Both A and R are individually true but R
Khan Lodi is not the correct explanation of A.
(b) Sikandar Shah-Bahlol Khan Lodi- (c) A is True but R is false

Ibrahim Lodi
(d) A is false but R is true Assertion (A) :
(c) Bahlol Khan Lodi- Sikandar Shah-
Ibrahim Lodi Muhammad bin Tughlaq issued a new gold
coin which was called Dinar by Ibn Batutah.
(d) Bahlol Khan Lodi-Ibrahim Lodi-
Sikandar Shah Reason (R): Muhammad bin Tughlaq
wanted to issue token currency in gold coins
Ans. (C) to Promote trade with West Asian and North
African countries.
Q. In Indian history, who was Abdul
Hamid Lahori? [2006] Ans. (C)
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Q. Bhakta Tukaram was a contemporary Ans. (A)

of which Mughal Emperor? [2006]
Q. Which one of the following sequences
(a) Babar indicates the correct chronological order?
[2004]
(b) Akbar
(a) Shankaracharya—Ramanuja—Chaitanya
(c) Jahangir
(b) Ramanuja—Shankaracharya—Chaitanya
(d) Aurangzeb
(c) Ramanuja—Chaitanya—Shankaracharya
Ans. (C)
(d) Shankaracharya—Chaitanya—Ramanuja
Q. When Raja Wodeyar founded the
kingdom of Mysore, who was the ruler of Ans. (A)
the Vijayanagar Empire? [2006]
Q. Consider the following statements
(a) Sadasiva about Sikh Gurus: [2004]
(b) Tirumala 1. Banda Bahadur was appointed as the

military leader of the Sikhs by Guru Tegh
(c) Ranga II Bahadur.
(d) Venkata II 2. Guru Arjan Dev became the Sikh Guru

after Guru Ram Das.
Ans. (D)
3. Guru Arjan Dev gave to Sikhs their own
Q. How did the dynasty of Nizam Shahis script Gurumukhi.
of Ahmadnagar come to an end? [2004]
Which one of the statements given above
(a) Ahmadnagar was annexed into Mughal is/are correct?
empire and Husain Shah was consigned to
life imprisonment (a) 1 only
(b) Mughal troops destroyed Daulatabad fort (b) 2 and 3

and killed Nizam-ul Mulk of Ahmadnagar
(c) 1 and 3
(c) Fateh Khan usurped the throne from
Nizam-ul Mulk (d) 1 and 2
(d) Malik Ambar was defeated in a battle Ans. (D)

with Mughals in 1631 and the entire royal
family was killed by the Mughal troops
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Q. Who was the last ruler of the Tughluq 1. The Cholas defeated Pandya and Chera
dynasty of the [2004] rulers and established their domination over
peninsular India in the early medieval times.
(a) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
2. The Cholas sent an expedition against
(b) Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq Sailendra Empire of South East Asia and
conquered some of the areas.
(c) Nasir-ud-din Mahmud
Which of these statements is/are correct?
(d) Nasrat Shah
(a) Only 1
Ans. (C)
(b) Only 2
Q. Consider the following statement:
[2004] (c) Both 1and 2
1. Narasimha Saluva ended the Sangama (d) Neither 1 nor 2

dynasty and seized the throne for himself
and started the Saluva dynasty. Ans. (C)
2. Vira Narasimha deposed the last Saluva Q. How did Sultan Qutb-ud-din Aibak
ruler and seized the throne for himself. die? [2003]
3. Vira Narasimha was succeeded by his (a) He was treacherously stabbed to death by
younger brother, Krishnadeva Raya. one of his ambitious nobles
4. Krishnadeva Raya was succeeded by his (b) He was killed in a battle with Taj-u-din
halfbrother, Achyuta Raya. Which of the Yildiz, the ruler of Ghazni who entered into
statements given above are correct? a contest with him over the capture of
Punjab
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(c) He sustained injuries while besieging the
(b) 2, 3 and 4 fortress of Kalinjar in Bundelkhand and
succumbed to them later
(c) 1 and 4
(d) He died after a fall from his horse while
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 playing Chaugan
Ans. (D) Ans. (D)
Q. Consider the following statements: Q. Which one of the following statements

[2003] is NOT correct? [2003]
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(a) Ali Mardan Khan introduced the system (d) a high official in Punjab province who
of revenue farming in Bengal was very much discontented with Ibrahim
Lodi‘s treatment to his tribe
(b) Maharaja Ranjit Singh set up modern
foundries to manufacture cannons at Lahore Ans. (A)
(c) Sawai Jai Singh of Amber had Euclid‘s Q. In India, among the following
‗Elements of Geometry‘ translated into locations, the Dutch established their
Sanskrit ( earliest factory at: [2003]
d) Sultan Tipu of Mysore gave money for (a) Surat

the construction of the idol of Goddess
Sarda in the Shringeri temple (b) Pulicat
Ans. (A) (c) Cochin
Q. The battle of Dharmat was fought (d) Cassimbazar

between [2003]
Ans. (B)
(a) Muhammad Ghori and Jai Chand
Q. How did the Mughal Emperor
(b) Babur and the Afghans Jahandar Shah‘s reign come to an early
end? [2003]
(c) Aurangzeb and Dara Shikoh
(a) He was deposed by his Wazir
(d) Ahmad Shah Durrani and the Marathas
(b) He died due to a slip while climbing
Ans. (C) down steps
Q. Alam Khan, one of those who invited (c) He was defeated by his nephew in a
Babur to invade India was : [2003] battle
(a) an uncle of Ibrahim Lodi and a pretender (d) He died of sickness due to too much
to the throne of Delhi consumption of wine
(b) a cousin of Ibrahim Lodi who was Ans. (C)

illtreated and expelled from the country
Q. Assertion (A): Saluva Narasimha put
(c) the father of Dilawar Khan to whom an end to the old dynasty and assumed
cruel treatment was meted out by Ibrahim the royal title. [2003]
Lodi
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Reason (R): He wanted to save the (b) the disregarded

kingdom from further degeneration and
disintegration. (c) the Sultan supplemented the Muslim law
by framing his own regulations
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R
is the correct explanation of A (d) religious freedom was accorded to non
Muslims
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R
is not the correct explanation of A Ans. (C)
(c) A is true but R is false Q. The motive behind Shahjahan‘s Balkh

campaign was to [2002]
(d) A is false but R is true
(a) secure a friendly ruler in Balkh and
Ans. (C) Badakshan which bordered Kabul
Q. Assertion (A): Emperor Akbar (b) conquer Samarqand and Farghana, the
marched towards Afghanistan in 1581 Mughal homelands
with a huge army. [2003]
(c) fix the Mughal frontier on the ‗scientific
Reason (R): He was on his way to reclaim line‘, the Amu Daria
his ancestral country of Ferghana in
Central Asia. (d) expand the Mughal Empire beyond the
subcontinent
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R
is the correct explanation of A Ans. (A)
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R Q. Who among the following was the first
is not the correct explanation of A Bhakti saint to use Hindi for the
propagation of his message? [2002]
(c) A is true but R is false
(a) Dadu
(b) Kabir
Ans. (C)
(c) Ramananda
Q. The historian Barani refused to
consider the state in India under Delhi (d) Tulsidas
Sultans as truly Islamic because [2002]
Ans. (C)
(a) the majority of the population did not
follow Islam
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42. With reference to Sufism in Indian (c) A is true but R is false

history, consider the following
statements: [2002] (d) A is false but R is true
1. Shaikh Ahmad Sarhandi was a Ans. (A)

contemporary of Ibrahim Lodi
Q. Which one of the Chola kings
2. Shaikh Nasiruddin Chirag-i-Dehlavi was conquered Ceylon? [2001]
a disciple of Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya
(a) Aditya I
3. Aurangzeb was contemporary of Shaikh
Salim Chisti (b) Rajaraja I
4. The Qadiri order of Sufis was first (c) Rajendra

introduced in India by Shaikh Niamtullah
and Makhdum Muhammad Jilani (d) Vijayalaya
Which of these statements are correct? Ans. (B)
(a) 1 and 2 Q. Assertion (A): The Battle of Khanua

was certainly more decisive and
(b) 1and 3 significant than the First Battle of
Panipat. [2002]
(c) 2 and 3
Reason (R): Rana Sanga, the Rajput hero,
(d) 2 and 4 was certainly a more formidable
adversary than Ibrahim Lodi.
Ans. (D)
(a) Both A and R are individually true, and
Q. Assertion (A): Muhammad bin R is the correct explanation of A
Tughlaq left Delhi, and, for two years
lived in a camp called Swargadwari. (b) Both A and R are individually true, but R
[2002] is NOT a correct explanation of A
Reason (R): At that time, Delhi was (c) A is true, but R is false
ravaged by a form of plague and many
people died. (d) A is false, but R is true
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R Ans. (A)

is the correct explanation of A
Q. Who among the following presided
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R over the Buddhist Council held during the
is not a correct explanation of A reign of Kanishka at Kashmir? [2002]
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(a) Parsva Q. Who among the following presided

over the Buddhist Council held during the
(b) Nagarjuna reign of Kanishka at Kashmir? [2002]
(c) Sudraka (a) Parsva
(d) Vasumitra (b) Nagarjuna
Ans. (D) (c) Sudraka
Q. The shaded area in the above map (d) Vasumitra

shows the empire of [2002]
Ans. (D)
Q. Match List I with List II and select the

correct answer using the codes given
below the Lists: List I: List II [2002]
(Bhakti Saint): (Profession)
A. Namdev : 1. Barber
B. Kabir : 2. Weaver
C. Ravidas: 3. Tailor
D. Sena: 4. Cobbler
Codes : A B C D
(a) 2314
(a) Ala-ud-din Khilji
(b) 3 24 1
(b) Mohammad Tughlaq
(c) 3 2 14
(c) Shah Jahan
(d) 2341
(d) Aurangzeb
Ans. (B)
Ans. (C)
Q. Who among the following Indian
rulers established embassies in foreign
countries on modern lines? [2002]
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(a) Haider Ali (c) Dewan-i-Kohi : Alauddin Khilji
(b) Mir Qasim (d) Dewan-i-Arz: Muhammad Tughlaq
(c) Shah Alam II Ans. (A)
(d) Tipu Sultan Q. Consider the following events: [2000]
Ans. (D) 1. Reign of Krishna Deva Raya of

Vijayanagara.
Q. Which among the following ports was
called Babul Makka (Gate of Makka) 2. Construction of Qutab Minar.
during the Mughal Period? [2002]
3. Arrival of Portuguese in India.
(a) Calicut
4. Death of Firoz Tughlaq.
(b) Broach
(a) 2, 4, 3, 1
(c) Cambay
(b) 2, 4, 1,3
(d) Surat
(c) 4, 2, 1,3
Ans. (C)
(d) 4, 2, 3, 1
Q. The Mongols under Gengis Khan
invaded India during the reign of [2002] Ans. (A)
(a) Balban Q. Who among the following streamlined

the Maratha administration after
(b) Feroz Tughlaq Sambhaji? [2000]
(c) Iltutmish (a) Raja Ram
(d) Muhammad bin Tughlaq (b) Balaji Viswanath
Ans. (C) (c) Ganga Bai
Q. Which of the following pairs is (d) Nanaji Deshmukh

correctly matched? [2002]
Ans. (A)
(a) Dewan-i-bandagani: Tughlaq
(b) Dewan-i-Mustakhraj: Balban
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Q. Who among the following streamlined (a) 3 2 14

the Maratha administration after
Sambhaji? [2000] (b) 2341
(a) Raja Ram (c) 2314
(b) Balaji Viswanath (d) 3 241
(c) Ganga Bai Ans. (B)
(d) Nanaji Deshmukh Q. One consistent feature found in the

history of southern India was the growth
Ans. (A) of small regional kingdoms rather than
large empires because of [1999]
Q. Which one of the following Muslim
rulers was hailed as the ‘Jagadguru’ by (a) the absence of minerals like iron
his Muslim subjects because of his belief
in secularism? [2000] (b) too many divisions in the social structure
(a) Husain Shah (c) the absence of vast areas of fertile land
(b) Zain-ul-Abidin (d) the scarcity of manpower
(c) Ibrahim Adil Shah Ans. (C)
(d) Mahmud II Q. Which one of the following pairs is

NOT correctly matched? [1999]
Ans. (C)
(a) Jahangir : William Hawkins
Q. Match List I with List II and select the
correct answer using the codes given (b) Akbar: Sir Thomas Roe
below the Lists: List I: List II [2000]
(c) Shahjahan : Travernier
A. Iqta : 1. Marathas
(d) Aurangzeb : Manucci
B. Jagir: 2. Delhi Sultans
Ans. (B)
C. Amaram : 3. Mughals
Q. ―The king was freed from his people
D. Mokasa : 4. Vijayanagara and they from their king‖. On whose
death did Badauni comment thus? [1999]
Codes: A B C D
(a) Balban
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(b) Ala-ud-din Khalji
(c) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
(d) Feroze Shah Tughlaq
Ans. (C)
Q. Assertion (A): During the time of

Akbar, for every ten cavalrymen, the
mansabdars had to maintain twenty
horses.
Reason (R): Horses had to be rested while

on march and replacements were
necessary in times of war. [1999]
(a) Both A and R are true, and R is the

correct explanation of A (a) Behlol Lodi, Jaunpur
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not a (b) Sikandar Lodi, Aligarh
correct explanation of A
(c) Ibrahim Lodi, Jaunpur
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) Ibrahim Lodi, Aligarh
(d) A is false, but R is true
Ans. (A)
Ans. (D)
Q. Assertion (A): At first the Turkish
Q. To which Lodi Sultan does the given administration in India was essentially
map relate and what town does the site military.
marked A on the map represent? [1999]
Reason (R): The country was parcelled
out as ‗Iqtas‘ among leading military
leaders. [1998]

(b) Both A and R are true, but R is NOT a

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(d) A is false, but R is true (d) A is false, but R is true
Ans. (A) Ans. (C)
Q. Consider the following: [1998] Q. In the given map, the shaded part
represents Akbar‘s empire at a
1. Tughlaquabad Fort certainjuncture: ‗A‘ stands for an
independent country and ‗B‘ marks the
2. Lodi Garden site of a city. Which one of the following
alternatives gives all correct information?
3. Qutub Minar [1998]
4. Fatehpur Sikri
The correct chronological order in which

they were built is
(a) 3, 1, 4, 2
(b) 3, 1, 2, 4
(c) 1, 3, 2, 4
(d) 1, 3, 4, 2
Ans. (B) (a) Akbar in 1557: (A) Golkunda (B)

Lahore
Q. Assertion (A): During the reign of
Shahjahan, Dara Sikoh was sent on (b)Akbar in 1557 : (A) Khandesh (B)
expedition to Balkha, Badakhshan and Multan
Qandahar.
(c) Akbar in 1605 : (A) Gondwana (B)
Reason (R): The expedition sent by Multan
Shahjahan to the Middle-East was a
marvellous success.[1998] (d) Akbar in 1605: (A) Gondwana (B)
Lahore
correct explanation of A Ans. (D)
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is NOT a Q. Match List I with List II and select the
correct explanation of A correct answer using the codes given
below the lists: List I : List II [1998]
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A. 1556: 1. Battle of Haldi Ghati (c) Pandit Rao
B. 1600: 2. Nadir Shah‘s capture of Delhi (d) Sumant
C. 1686: 3. Death of Shivaji Ans. (D)
D. 1739 : 4. Grant of Charter to East India Q. The Sultan of Delhi who is reputed to
Company : have built the biggest network of canals in
India was [1998]
5. Accession of Akbar
(a) Iltutmish
Codes:A B C D
(b) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
(a) 342 1
(c) Feroz Shah Tughlaq
(b) 5 4 3 2
(d) Sikandar Lodi
(c) 5214
Ans. (C)
(d) 1532
Q. Fawazil in the Sultanate period meant
Ans. (B) [1998]
Q. The loss of Qandhar was a big blow to (a) extra payment made to the nobles
the Mughal empire from the view point
of [1998](a) natural resources (b) revenue assigned in lieu of salary
(b) buffer territory (c) excess amount paid to the exchequer by

the iqtadars
(c) communication
(d) illegal exactions extracted from the
(d) strategic stronghold peasants
Ans. (D) Ans. (C)
Q. The member of Shivaji‘s Astha Q. Consider the following statements:

Pradhana who looked after foreign affairs Ahadis were those troopers who
was [1998]
1. offered their services singly.
(a) Peshwa
2. did not attach themselves to any chief.
(b) Sachiv
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3. had the emperor as their immediate Ans. (C)

colonel.
Q. The Badami rock inscription of
4. attached themselves to Mirzas. Pulakesin I is dated in the Saka year 465.
If the same were to be dated in Vikrama
Of these statements: Samvat, the year would be [1997]
(a) 1,3 and 4 are correct (a) 601
(b) 1, 2 and 3 are correct (b) 300
(c) 2 and 3 are correct (c) 330
(d) 1 and 4 are correct (d) 407
Ans. (B) Ans. (A)
Q. The head of the military department Q. The medieval Indian writer who refers
under the reorganised central machinery to the discovery of America is [1997]
of administration during Akbar‘s reign
was [1997] (a) Malik Muhammad Jayasi
(a) Diwan (b) Amir Khusrau
(b) Mir Bakshi (c) Raskhan
(c) Mir Saman (d) Abul Fazl
(d) Bakshi Ans. (D)
Ans. (B) Q. Assertion (A): The sponsor and the

most prominent figure of the Chisti order
Q. After consolidating his power, Balban of Sufis in India is Khwaja Moinuddin
assumed the grand title of [1997] Chisti.
(a) Tute-i-Hind Reason (R): The Chisti order takes its

name from a village Chisti in Ajmer. In
(b) Kaisr-i-Hind the context of the above two statements,
which one of the following is correct?
(c) Zil-i-Ilahi [1997]
(d) Din-i-Ilahi (a) Both A and R are true and R is the

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(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not a (c) ensuring religious harmony
(d) effecting clean administration
Ans. (D)
(d) A is false, but R is true
Q. Mughal painting reached its zenith
Ans. (C) under [1996]
Q. The sufi saint who maintained that (a) Humayun

devotional music was one way of coming
close to God was [1996] (b) Akbar
(a) Muin-ud-din Chishti (c) Jahangir
(b) Baba Farid (d) Shahjahan
(c) Saiyid Muhammad Gesudaraz Ans. (C)
(d) Shah Alam Bukhari Q. Ashtapradhan was a Council of

Ministers [1995]
Ans. (B)
(a) in the Gupta Administration
Q. Nastaliq was [1996]
(b) in the Chola Administration
(a) a Persian script used in medieval India
(c) in the Vijayanagar Administration
(b) a raga composed by Tansen
(d) in the Maratha Administration
(c) a cess levied by the Mughal rulers
Ans. (D)
(d) a manual of code of conduct for the
Ulemas Q. Who among the following were famous
jurists of medieval India? [1995]
Ans. (A)
1. Vijnanesvara
Q. In medieval India, Mansabdari system
was introduced mainly for [1996] 2. Hemadri
(a) making recruitment to the army 3. Rajasekhara
(b) facilitating revenue collection 4. Jimutavahana
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Choose the correct answer from the codes

given below:
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 4
(d) 1 and 4
The places marked 1, 2, 3 and 4 were
Ans. (C) respectively the seats of powers of the
Q. Consider the map given below: [1995] (a) Scindias, Holkars, Gaekwads and
Bhonsles
(b) Holkars, Scindias, Gaekwads and

Bhonsles
(c) Gaekwads, Bhonsles, Scindias and

Holkars
(d) Scindias, Holkars, Bhonsles and

Gaekwads
Ans. (A)
The route indicated in the map was Q. The ‗Modi script‘ was employed in the
followed, during the course of his military documents of the [1995]
exploits, by
(a) Wodeyars
(a) Chandragupta II
(b) Zamorins
(b) Harshavardhana
(c) Hoysalas
(c) Rajendra Chola
(d) Marathas
(d) Malik Kafur
Ans. (D)
Ans. (D)
Q. Who among the following is said to
Q. Examine the map given below: [1995] have witnessed the reigns of eight Delhi
Sultans?[1994]
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(a) Ziauddin Barani Q. Who among the following ladies wrote

a historical account during the Mughal
(b) Shams-i-Siraj Afif period?[1994]
(c) Minhaj-us-Siraj (a) Gulbadan Begum
(d) Amir Khusrau (b) Nurjahan Begum
Ans. (D) (c) Jahanara Begum
Q. Consider the map given below: [1994] (d) Zebunnissa Begum
Ans. (A)
Q. The first Indian ruler to organize Haj

pilgrimage at the expense of the state was
[1994]
(a) Alauddin Khilji
(b) Feroz Tughlak
(c) Akbar
(d) Aurangzeb
Ans. (C)
Q. The Mansabdari System introduced by

The shaded area in the map shows the Akbar was borrowed from the system
kingdom of the followed in [1994]
(a) Satavahanas (a) Afghanistan
(b) Chalukyas of Vatapi (b) Turkey
(c) Rashtrakutas (c) Mongolia
(d) Marathas (d) Persia
Ans. (D) Ans. (C)
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Q. Assertion (A): Babur wrote his (c) Bara Sona Masjid at Gaur
memoirs in Turki.
(d) Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque at Delhi
Reason (R): Turki was the official
language of the Mughal Court. In the Ans. (A)
context of the above two statements which
one of the following is correct? [1993] Q. Consider the following passage: In the
course of a career on the road spanning
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the almost thirty years, he crossed the
correct explanation of A breadth of the Eastern hemisphere,
visited territoriesequivalent to about 44
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not a modern countries, and put behind him a
correct explanation of A total distance of approximately 73, 000
miles. The world greatest traveler of pre
(c) A is true but R is false modern times to whom the above passage
refers is [1993]
(a) Megasthenes
Ans. (C)
(b) Fa Hien
Q. Which one of the following is
considered to be the world‘s greatest (c) Marco Polo
iconographical creations made by the
sthapatis of south India, particularly (d) Ibn Battuta
during the Chola period? [1993]
Ans. (C)
(a) Mahishasuramardini
Q. Who among the following introduced
(b) Nataraja the famous Persian Festival of NAUROJ
in India? [1993]
(c) Rama
(a) Balban
(d) Somaskanda
(b) Iltutmish
Ans. (B)
(c) Firuz Tughlaq
Q. Which one of the following is a
monument constructed by Sher Shah? (d)Ala-ud-din Khilji
[1993]
Ans. (A)
(a) Kila-Kuhna Mosque at Delhi
(b) Atala Masjid at Jaunpur
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Q. Which one of the following was the Q. Among the following Mughal rulers
name of salt tax in ancient India under who was the founder of Mansabdari
the administration of Cholas? [1992] System? [1992]
(a) Bhaga (a) Akbar
(b) Uppayam (b) Jahangir
(c) Valiayam (c) Shahjahan
(d) Hiranya (d) Aurangzeb
Ans. (B) Ans. (A)
Q. One of the major towns in the Q. Akbar‘s mausoleum is situated at

Satavahana kingdom was [1992] [1992]
(a) Arikkamedu (a) Sasaram
(b) Pratishthana (b) Sikandraa
(c) Korkkai (c) Agra
(d) Maski (d) New Delhi
Ans. (B) Ans. (B)
Q. The official associated with land Q. The Russian traveler who visited the
revenue collection in the Maratha Deccan during the medieval period of
administration in medieval India was Indian history was [1992]
[1992]
(a) Rastyannikov
(a) Patel
(b) Shirokov
(b) Kulkarni
(c) Pavlov
(c) Mirasdar
(d) Nikitin
(d) Silhadar
Ans. (D)
Ans. (A)
Q. Kalhana‘s Rajatarangini (twelfth
century) contains [1991]
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(a) A collection of stories preaching morals Ans. (D)
(b) The history of the dynasties of Kashmir Q. Consider the following European
missions during the Mughal period:
(c) The history of early Muslim rule in India [1990]
(d) An account of the early Indian voyages 1. Thomas Roe
Ans. (B) 2. Tavernier
Q. Ramanuja, the Vaishnava Saint, was 3. Rudolf Acquaviva

born at [1991]
The correct chronological order of their
(a) Srirangam visits is
(b) Srivilliputtur (a) 1—2—3
(c) Udipi (b) 2—3—1
(d) None of the above (c) 2—1—3
Ans. (D) (d) 3—1—2
Q. Which of the following were the causes Ans. (d)

for the rapid dissolution of the Mughal
empire? [1991] Q. Consider the following pairs :
Vaisnava Saints : Region of strong
1. Degeneration of the Mughal nobility following [1990]
2. The absence of the Law of Succession 1. Ramanujacharya: South India
3. Foreign invasion 2. Chaitanya : Central India
Select the correct answer from the codes 3. Vallabhacharya: Gujarat and Braj area
given below:
4. Ramanand : North India
(a) 2 and 3 only
Of these pairs:
(b) 1 and 3 only
(a) 1, 2 and 3 are correctly matched
(c) 3 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4 are correctly matched
(d) 1, 2 and 3
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(c) 1 and 4 are correctly matched (d) Kingdom of Mysore
(d) 1, 3 and 4 are correctly matched Ans. (C)
Ans. (C) Q. Most popular Sufis were the [1989]
Q. Who among the following, was known (a) Rabia

as a ―Nirguna‖ reformer? [1990]
(b) Hallaj
(a) Chaitanya
(c) Ghazali
(b) Kabir
(d) All of the above
(c) Surdas
Ans. (D)
(d) Tulsidas
Q. Which of the following is located in
Ans. (B) Aurangabad? [1989]
Q. During the Mughal period, under the (a) Shahjehan‘s tomb

Zabti system, land revenue was assessed
and was required to be paid [1990] (b) Tomb of Aurangzeb‘s queen
(a) In cash or kind (c) Akbar‘s tomb
(b) Only in cash (d) Babur‘s tomb
(c) Only in kind Ans. (B)
(d) By the zamindar on behalf of the Q. Mansabdari system was introduced by

peasants [1989]
Ans. (A) (a) Akbar
Q. Mahmud Gawan was the Prime (b) Jahangir

Minister in [1989]
(c) Sher Shah
(a) Gujarat kingdom
(d) Balban
(b) Kingdom of Kashmir
Ans. (A)
(c) Bahmanikingdom
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Q. Who among the following Bhakti (a) Put an end to the differences between the
leaders used the medium of dance and Hindus and the Muslims
songs(Kirtans)to make one feel presence
of god near him?[1988] (b) Establish a national religion which
would be acceptable to both the Muslims
(a) Shankaradeva and the Hindus.
(b) Chandidasa (c) Ensure racial and communal harmony.
(c) Jnanadeva (d) Found a religious club.
(d) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Ans. (B)
Ans. (D) Q. Match the columns : [1988]
Q. Which one of the following pairs is List-I: List-II A. Qutub Minar :

correctly matched? [1988]
1. Mohamed Adil Shah B. Gol Gumbaj:
(a) Abul Fazal—Ain-i-Akbari
2. Iltutmish C. Buland Darwaza :
(b) Badauni — Akbar Noma
3. Aurangzeb D. Moti Masjid :
(c) Abdul Hamid Lahori — Tabkat-i-Akbari
4.Jahangir : 5. Akbar
(d) Nizamuddin Ahmad — Badshah Nama
Select the correct answer from the codes
Ans. (A) given below :
Q. The Mausoleum of Sher Shah is at ABCD

[1988]
(a) 5134
(a) Rohtas
(b) 2451
(b) Agra
(c) 4 3 2 1
(c) Sasaram
(d) 2153
(d) Lahore
Ans. (D)
Ans. (C)
Q. The ‗Char Minar‘ is in [1988]
Q. Akbar found the Din-i-Ilahi primarily
to [1988] (a) Hyderabad
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(b) Ahmednagar (d) It had large infantry.
(c) Ahmedabad Ans. (A)
(d) Fatehpur Sikri Q. Musical instrument used by Amir

Khusro was [1987]
Ans. (A)
(a) Sitar
Q. Match the columns: [1987]
(b) Sarod
A. Namdeva : 1. West Bengal
(c) Tabla
B. Chaitanaya: 2. Uttar Pradesh
(d) Flute
C. Surdas : 3. Maharashtra
Ans. (A)
D. Nanak: 4. Punjab
Q. Who among the following Sultans
Select the correct answer using the codes declared himself as a lieutenant of
given below : Caliph? [1987]
ABCD (a) Balban
(a) 3 124 (b) Iltutmish
(b) 2314 (c) Ferozeshah Tughlaq
(c) 4 213 (d) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
(d) 1432 Ans. (D)
Ans. (A) Q. Alauddin Khilji maintained control on

price during his reign because [1987]
Q. Which of the following is not true
about Mughal army? [1987] (a) He wanted to keep large army at lower
expenses.
(a) Mughal army was mainly standing army.
(b) He had mercy with poor people.
(b) It had large cavalry.
(c) He wanted to gain popularity.
(c) When Mughal army used to come out, it
seemed as if population of a big city is (d) All of the above
emerging.
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Ans. (A) Q. Which of the following statements

about Hiuen-Tsang is not true? [1986]
Q. The court language of Mughals was
[1987] (a) He visited India during the reign of
Harshavardhana
(a) Urdu
(b) He spent some time at Nalanda
(b) Arabic University
(c) Persian (c) He advocated for strong Indo-China

relations
(d) Turkish
(d) He influenced Buddhism
Ans. (C)
Ans. (C)
Q. Who among the following accepted
Din-i Ilahi? [1987] Q. Which of the following is wrongly
matched? [1986]
(a) Raja Man Singh
(a) Abul Fazl — ―Baburnama‖
(b) Birbal
(b) Kalhana — ―Rajtarangini‖
(c) Raja Tansen
(c) Mohd. Jayasi — ―Padmavat‖
(d) Raja Todarmal
(d) Abdul Hamid — ―Badshahnama‖
Ans. (B)
Ans. (A)
Q. Which of the following statements
about Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq is Q. Who inscribed the name of Khalifa of
correct? [1986] Baghdad on his coins? [1986]
(a) He introduced paper currency (a) Alauddin Khilji
(b) He introduced the postal system (b) Iltutmish
(c) He was the ablest man among the (c) Qutub-ud-din

crowned heads of the medieval age
(d) Balban
(d) None of the above
Ans. (B)
Ans. (C)
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Q. ‗Ghuzak‘ is the name of a place where (d) He used to decide all the cases efficiently
[1986]
Ans. (A)
(a) Jayapala met his enemy Sabuktigin
Q. Which of the following statements
(b) Mahmud crushed defeat on Jayapala regarding Adi Shankaracharya is/are
correct? [1985]
(c) Jayapala burnt himself on a funeral pyre
since he was unable to survive the disgrace 1. He was one of the greatest Hindu scholars
caused by his defeat at the hands of
Mahmud 2. He was born in Kerala
(d) None of the above 3. First ever Indian feature film in Sanskrit
was made after his name
Ans. (A)
4. The above feature film was adjudged the
Q. Which of the following is not included best film for the year 1983
in Mughal paintings? [1986]
5. He wrote a commentary on the
(a) Portraits Upanishads Of these statements :
(b) Islamic themes (a) All are correct
(c) Flowers and plants (b) Only I, II and III are correct
(d) Hunting scenes (c) Only I, III and V are correct
Ans. (B) (d) All except II are correct
Q. The supremacy and sovereignty of Ans. (A)

‗Khalifa‘ of Baghdad was strictly
observed by Muslim kings in India Q. Match the following:
because [1986]
A. Amir Khusro : 1. 14th century B. Kabir:
(a) ‗Khalifa‘ was treated as religious head of
the Muslim community 2. 13th century C. Abul Fazal:
(b) ‗Khalifa‘ was treated as the legal head of 3. 15th century D. Tukaram :
the Muslim community
4. 16th century :
(c) All the Muslim States in the world used
to pay tributes to him 5. 17th century
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Codes: A B C D Reason (R): His main objective was to

visit the Buddhist shrines. [1985]
(a) 3425
(a) if A and R both are correct and R is the
(b) 5214 correct explanation of A
(c) 2345 (b) if A and R both are correct but R is not

the correct explanation of A
(d) 1354
(c) if A is incorrect but R is correct
Ans. (C)
(d) if A is correct but R is incorrect
Q. Which of the following statements is
correct? [1985] Ans. (A)
(a) The village was the basic unit of Chola Q. Match the columns: [1985]
administration.
A. Amir Khusro : 1. 16th century
(b) The Chola kingdom was on the decline
in the 9th century. B. Dinilllahi: 2. 12th century
(c) Amoghavarsha is the best remembered of C. Qutub Minar: 3. 14th century

the Chola kings.
D. Chand Bardai: 4. 13th century
(d) None of the above
Ans. (A) given below:
Q. Shivaji was coronated at [1985] ABCD
(a) Raigarh (a) 4123
(b) Aurangabad (b) 4 132
(c) Peshawar (c) 3 241
(d) Bundela (d) 2341
Ans. (A) Ans. (B)
Q. Assertion (A): Hiuen Tsang came to Q. Assertion (A): Akbar introduced Din-i-
India during Harsha‘s rule. Illahi which became more popular.
29
Reason (R): Din-i-Illahi was a religious (d) Aurangzeb

order, suitable for the people of all
religions. [1985] Ans. (A)
(a) if A and R both are correct and R is the Q. Who established four ‗Maths‘ in four
correct explanation of A corners of India? [1984]
(b) if A and R both are correct but R is not (a) Shankaracharya

(b) Bhaskara
(c) Ramanujacharya
(d) None of these
Ans. (C)
Ans. (A)
Q. Assertion (A): The Cholas had a
conquest of Southeast asia. Q. Ramanujacharya advocated [1984]
Reason (R): They had developed a very (a) Dvaita

strong fleet. [1985]
(b) Advaita
(a) if A and R both are correct and R is the
correct explanation of A (c) Bhakti cult
(b) if A and R both are correct but R is not (d) Vaishnavism

Ans. (C)
Q. Ramanujacharya advocated [1984]
(a) Dvaita
Ans. (A)
(b) Advaita
Q. In whose reign Mughal painting art
was at its zenith? [1984] (c) Bhakti cult
(a) Jahangir (d) Vaishnavism
(b) Babur Ans. (C)
(c) Shahjahan Q. ―Bhakti Cult‖ laid emphasis on [1984]
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(a) Idol worship (c) A—1, B—2, C—3, D—4
(b) Universal brotherhood (d) A—3, B—4, C—2, D—1
(c) Devotion to god Ans. (B)
(d) None of these Q. Write the correct chronological order

of the following events [1984]
Ans. (C)
: A. Shifting of capital from Delhi to
Q. Which of the following is not true Daulatabad
about the paintings of Mughal period?
[1984] B. First Battle of Panipat
(a) Religious scenes were depicted C. Second Battle of Tarain Selects the
correct answer using the codes given below :
(b) Scenes of nature were depicted
(a) A, B, C
(c) Court and cultural scenes were depicted
to balance communal harmony (b) C, A, B
(d) Scenes of battles were depicted (c) C, B, A
Ans. (C) (d) A, C, B
Q. Match the following: [1984] Ans. (B)
A. Krishnadeva Raya1. Construction of Q. Ruins of Vijayanagar empire can be

roads and land reforms seen at [1984]
B. Hyder Ali 2. Poems in Telugu (a) Hospet
C. Afghans and Turks 3. Mysore Wars (b) Hampi
D. Sher Shah 4. Construction of tombs and (c) Halebid

arches
(d) Madurni
below: Ans. (B)
(a) A—2, B—1, C—3, D-4 Q. What is the correct order of the
following? [1983]
(b) A—2, B—3, C—4, D—1
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A. First Battle of Panipat Q. Which of the chronological order for

the construction of the following is
B. Second Battle of Tarain correct? [1982]
C. Establishment of East India Company 1. Taj Mahal
Select the correct answer from the codes 2. Qutab Minar

below:
3. Fatehpur Sikri
1. B, A, C
4. Agra Fort
2. A, B, C
3. C, A, B given below :
4. C, B, A (a) 2, 4, 3, 1
Ans. (A) (b) 2, 4, 1,3
Q. The following are the rulers of the (c) 1, 2, 3, 4

slave dynasty [1983]
(d) 2, 3, 4, 1
1. Ghiyas-ud-din Balban
Ans. (A)
2. Iltutmish
Q. Ramanuj Acharya gave stress on
3. Qutb-ud-din Aibak [1982]
4. Nasir-ud-din Mahmud (a) Bhakti
The correct order in which these sultans (b) Moksha

ruled over India is
(c) Dharma
(a) 2314
(d) None of these
(b) 1423
Ans. (A)
(c) 4123
Q. The succession of Delhi Sultans to the
(d) 3 241 throne was generally [1982]
Ans. (D) (a) Hereditary
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(b) After fight between brothers Ans. (D)
(c) By killing the father Q. Which Mughal ruler introduced the

Mansabdari system in India? [1981]
(d) Invasion
(a) Akbar
Ans. (B)
(b) Humayun
Q. Which of the following statements is
correct for Guru Nanak? [1982] (c) Shahjahan
(a) He preached punishment for wicked (d) Babar
(b) He preached against Muslims Ans. (A)
(c) He preached a war society Q. Why did Md-Bin-Tughlak change his

capital from Delhi to Hyderabad/Deogiri?
(d) He preached that ―God is one‖ [1981]
Ans. (D) (a) Because he wanted to improve trade in

Deccan
Q. Which statement about Amir Khusrau
is not true? [1981] (b) Because he wanted to spread Islam in the
Deccan
(a) He worked for the Hindu-Muslim Unity
(c) Because he wanted to punish the people
(b) He was a great poet of Delhi
(c) He was a great historian (d) Because he wanted to escape from

Mongolian invasion
(d) He wrote poetry in Hindi and Urdu
Ans. (D)
Ans. (D)
Q. Whose name is associated with
Q. Bijak was written by [1981] Fatehpur Sikri? [1980]
(a) Tulsidas (a) Akbar
(b) Ramdas (b) Babar
(c) Guru Nanak (c) Shah Jahan
(d) Kabirdas (d) Hamayun
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Ans. (A) (c) Cholas
Q. Which one of the following was the (d) Chalukyas

cause of disintegration of the Mughal
Empire? [1980] Ans. (C)
(a) War of succession among sons of Q. Who were ‗Jagirdars‘ during the
Aurangzeb reign of Akbar? [1980]
(b) Attacks of Nadir Shah and Ahmad Shah (a) Large estate owners
Abdali
(b) Officials of state who were given ‗jagir‘
(c) Revolts of various communities like Jats, in place of cash pay
Sikhs, Rajputs, etc.
(c) Revenue collectors
(d) All of the above mentioned factors
contributed to the downfall of the Mughal (d) Autonomous rulers under Akbar
Empire
Ans. (B)
Ans. (D)
Q. What was not the most important
Q. Who was the famous Deccan Hindu feature of land revenue system of Akbar?
King whose fleet crossed the Bay of [1980]
Bengal with an army and conquered a
number of sates in Sumatra, Java and (a) Collection of land revenue in kind or
Malaysia? [1980] cash
(a) Rajaraja I (b) Collection of land revenue based on

accurate measurement of land
(b) Rajendra Chola
(c) Collection of land revenue directly at the
(c) Pulakesin central treasury
(d) Mahipala II (d) Fixation of rates
Ans. (B) Ans. (C)
Q. Which dynasty was well-known for Q. The Ajanta Caves were built during
excellent village administration? [1980] the period of [1980]
(a) Pandyas (a) Guptas
(b) Pallavas (b) Kushans
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(c) Mauryas Ans. (B)
(d) Chalukyas Q. ―Mansabdars‖ in Mughal period were

[1979]
Ans. (A)
(a) Landlords and Zamindars
Q. Among the following who was the
proponent of the ‗Bhakti Cult‘ from West (b) Officials of the state
Bengal? [1979]
(c) Those who had to give revenue
(a) Chaitanya Prabhu
(d) Revenue collectors
(b) Ramanujacharyulu
Ans. (B)
(c) Ramanand
Q. The earnings of the kings in the
(d) Kabir Ans. Medieval age were mostly derived from
[1979]
Ans. (A)
(a) Offerings made at the temples
Q. Which of the following Muslim rulers
enforced price control system? [1979] (b) Land revenue
(a) Alauddin Khilji (c) Trade
(b) Mohd. Tughlaq (d) Industrial production
(c) lltutmish Ans. (B)
(d) Balban Q. The great philosopher Shankara

advocated [1979]
Ans. (A)
(a) Dvaita
Q. ―Sufi Sect‖ originated and developed
in [1979] (b) Advaita
(a) Christianity (c) Hinduism
(b) Islam (d) Altruism
(c) Hinduism Ans. (B)
(d) Zoroastrianism
35
Q. The purpose of Mohammad Ghazni‘s (a) Rural democracy

attack on India was [1979]
(b) Administrative system
(a) To plunder the wealth of India
(c) Land revenue collection system
(b) To spread Islam in India
(d) Display of wealth
(c) To rule over the territories of India
Ans. (D)
(d) None of these
Ans. (A)
Q. What was the important reason for the

fall of Vijayanagar Empire? [1979]
(a) Unity among the Muslim rulers
(b) Internal instability and weakness of

Princes
(c) Moplah‘s rebellion
(d) Economic bankruptcy
Ans. (A)
Q. During Aurangzeb‘s reign, which of

the following were not included in his
government? [1979]
(a) Rajputs
(b) Pathans
(c) Marathas
(d) All of these
Ans. (C)
Q. ―Bijanti‖ government is compared to

the Chola‘s for [1979]
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MEDIEVAL HIST ORY QUEST IONS FOR IAS PRELI MS EXAM (1979-2019)

Q. Who among the following Mughal Q. Consider the following statements:

(c) Jahangir Which of the statements given above is/ are

(c) Both 1and 2 (a) 1 only

(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (b) 2 only

Ans. (D) (c) Both 1and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2 Ans. (B)

Ans. (C) Q. Consider the following pairs: [2015]

(a) bonded labor 2. Durgara : Jammu

(b) Land grants made to military officers 3. Kuluta : Malabar

1. A very strong centralized political Ans. (B)

3. Creation of lord-vassal relationship 2. Introduction of the arch and dome in the

(b) 2 and 3 only (a) 1 and 2 only

(c) 3 only (b) 3 only

(d) 1, 2, and 3 (c) 1 and 3 only

Ans. (B) (b) Akbar‘s private chamber prayer

(a) 1 only 1. Dadu Dayal

(b) 2 only 2. Guru Nanak

(c) Both 1and 2 3. Tyagaraja

(d) Neither 1 nor 2 Who among the above was/were preaching

Q. In medieval India, the designations (b) 2 only

(a) military officers (d) 1 and 2

(b) village headmen Ans. (B)

(c) specialists in Vedic rituals Q. India maintained its early cultural

(d) Both (a) and (b) are convincing Ans. (A)

(d) 1,2 and 3 (a) Akbar

Ans. (A) (b) Jahangir

(c) Shahjahan (a) An important military commander during

(b) Sikandar Shah-Bahlol Khan Lodi- (c) A is True but R is false

Q. Bhakta Tukaram was a contemporary Ans. (A)

(b) Tirumala 1. Banda Bahadur was appointed as the

(d) Venkata II 2. Guru Arjan Dev became the Sikh Guru

(b) Mughal troops destroyed Daulatabad fort (b) 2 and 3

(d) Malik Ambar was defeated in a battle Ans. (D)

1. Narasimha Saluva ended the Sangama (d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans. (D) Ans. (D)

Q. Consider the following statements: Q. Which one of the following statements

d) Sultan Tipu of Mysore gave money for (a) Surat

Ans. (A) (c) Cochin

Q. The battle of Dharmat was fought (d) Cassimbazar

(b) a cousin of Ibrahim Lodi who was Ans. (C)

Reason (R): He wanted to save the (b) the disregarded

(c) A is true but R is false Q. The motive behind Shahjahan‘s Balkh

42. With reference to Sufism in Indian (c) A is true but R is false

1. Shaikh Ahmad Sarhandi was a Ans. (A)

4. The Qadiri order of Sufis was first (c) Rajendra

Which of these statements are correct? Ans. (B)

(a) 1 and 2 Q. Assertion (A): The Battle of Khanua

(a) Both A and R are individually true and R Ans. (A)

(a) Parsva Q. Who among the following presided

(c) Sudraka (a) Parsva

(d) Vasumitra (b) Nagarjuna

Ans. (D) (c) Sudraka

Q. The shaded area in the above map (d) Vasumitra

Q. Match List I with List II and select the

(Bhakti Saint): (Profession)

(a) Haider Ali (c) Dewan-i-Kohi : Alauddin Khilji

(b) Mir Qasim (d) Dewan-i-Arz: Muhammad Tughlaq