MISCELLANCEOUS – (MEDIVAL INDIA)
Foreign travelers like Ibn Battuta and Alberuni appeared in India during the medieval period. Famous works like Humayun Nama, Ain-i-Akbari and Padmaavat were created during this period.
MISCELLANCEOUS – (MEDIVAL INDIA)
SET-III
1. Who was the author of “Humayun Nama”?
Ans:- Gulbadan Begam. [Assistant Grade, 1992]
2. “Ain-i-Akbari” gives information about –
Ans:- Religion and philosophy.
3. “Padmawat” was written by –
Ans:- Malik Muhammad Jayasi.
4. The Upanishads were translated into Persian by the orders of –
Ans:- Dara Shikoh. [Transmission Executives’ Exam, 1994]
5. The “Shahnama” was written by –
Ans:- Firdausi.
6. “Tahqiq-i-Hind”, a famous literary work, was written by –
Ans:- Alberuni.
7. Which ladies wrote a historical account during the Mughal Period?
Ans:- Gulbadan Begam. [I.A.S, 1994]
8. The first major work in the development of Marathi literature, was done by –
Ans:- Saint Namdev. [R.R.B, 1991]
9. The immediate cause of invasion of Ahmed Shah Abdali on India was –
Ans:- The Indian rulers were weak.
10. The first battle of Panipat was fought in the year –
Ans:- 1526. (Between Babur and Ibrahim Lodi)
11. The second Battle of Panipat was fought during the reign of –
Ans:- Akbar. [C.B.I, 1989]
12. The historical source attributed to Megasthenes is –
Ans:- Indica. [N.D.A, 1994]
13. Alberuni came to India with –
Ans:- Mahmud of Ghazni. [Assistant Grade, 1994]
14. Chengiz Khan invaded India during the rule of –
Ans:- Iltutmish.
15. Who looted the temple of Somnath?
Ans:- Mahmud of Ghazni.
16. Fahien came to India during the reign of –
Ans:- Chandragupta Maurya.
17. Hiuen Tsang, the Chinese pilgrim, visited India during the reign of –
Ans:- Harshavardhana. [Railways, 1993]
18. The Battle of Talikota was fought in the year –
Ans:- 1565.
19. Ibn-Batutah visited India during the reign of sultan –
Ans:- Muhammad Tughlaq. [I.E.S, 1992]
20. The first Muslim invasion of India was led by –
Ans:- Muhammad bin Kasim. [Stenographer’s Exam, 1992]
21. The Battle of Khanwa was fought between –
Ans:- Babur and Rana Sanga (in 1527). [Railways, 1991]
22. Mahmud of Ghazni attacked India mainly –
Ans:- to plunder the wealth of India.
23. The term “Macedonia’s Madman” referred to –
Ans:- Alexander.
24. Akbar defeated Rana Pratap in the Battle of Haldighat in the year –
Ans:- 1576.
25. The Third Battle of Panipat was fought between –
Ans:- Marathas and Afghans.
26. Chengiz Khan was a –
Ans:- Mongol.
27. First Battle of Tarain was fought between –
Ans:- Prithviraja Chauhan and Mohammed Ghori (1191).
28. Second Battle of Tarain was fought between –
Ans:- Prithviraja Chauhan and Mohammed Ghori (1192).
29. The Third Battle of Panipat was fought in the year –
Ans:- 1761. [Teachers’ Exam, 1993]
30. India was invaded by Timur Lung in –
Ans:- 1398.
31. Nadir Shah invaded India during the reign of –
Ans:- Muhammad Shah.
32. The Second Battle of Panipat was fought between –
Ans:- Akbar and Hemu. (in the year 1556) [Transmission Executives’ Exam, 1994]
33. India’s famous Peacock Throne and the diamond Koh-i-Noor were taken away by –
Ans:- Nadir Shah. [C.B.I, 1990]
34. Chinese Pilgrim Fahien visited India in –
Ans:- 5th Century. [CRPF, 1990]
35. The first Hun invasion took place during the reign of –
Ans:- Skanda Gupta.
36. Alberuni, the famous historian came to India in the –
Ans:- 10th Century, A.D.
37. Mongols intruded into India for the first time during the reign of –
Ans:- Iltutmish. [I.E.S, 1991]
38. Megasthenes was the ambassador of –
Ans:- Selucas Nikator.
39. Which rulers died while playing “Chaugan”?
Ans:- Qutub-ud-din Aibak. [Central Excise, 1989]
40. Bernier visited India during the reign of –
Ans:- Aurangzeb.
41. Which Muslim emperor was attracted by the beauty of Queen Padmini?
Ans:- Alauddin Khilji. [U.D.C, 1989]
42. In whose rule was Islam as the state religion abolished?
Ans:- Akbar.
43. Who was the ruler of medieval India who is credited with the construction of Grand Trunk Road?
Ans:- Sher Shah Suri.
44. Akbar founded his own religion known as “Din-i-Ilahi” which means –
Ans:- Divine faith. [P.C.S, 1994]
45. The first Indian ruler to organize Haj Pilgrimage at the expense of the state was –
Ans:- Akbar. [I.A.S, 1994]
46. Who was the first sultan of Delhi to introduce the practice of “Sijda”?
Ans:- Balban.
47. Who lost his kingdom in Hindustan but retrieved it after about 15 years in exile?
Ans:- Humayun.
48. Ahmad Shah built capital city of Ahmedabad on the site of the old town of –
Ans:- Sabarmati.
49. Who was the first ruler to annex any part of the Deccan to the Mughal empire?
Ans:- Aurangzeb.
50. The chief centre of Indo-Roman trade was –
Ans:- Alexandria.
51. During the reign of which emperor was the artillery most perfect and numerous?
Ans:- Aurangzeb.
52. The coin rupia was first issued by –
Ans:- Sher Shah Suri. [C.D.S, 1993]
53. Who levied the tax known by the name of 'Chauth'?
Ans:- Marathas. [Railways, 1991]
54. Which Muslim rulers first enforced price regulation?
Ans:- Alauddin Khilji. [U.D.C, 1993]
55. The first Muslim ruler in India was –
Ans:- Muhammad Ghori.
56. Who was the first to use artillery in India?
Ans:- Babur.
57. For the first time land was divided into different categories for purposes of revenue on the basis of the quality of land and its capacity for production during the reign of –
Ans:- Sher Shah Suri. [C.D.S, 1991]
58. Since ages the women of Maharashtra have proved themselves equal to men on battlefield. Famous Chand Bibi of Ahmednagar fought to protect her kingdom against –
Ans:- Mughals.
59. Indians in ancient times learnt a lot from the Greeks in the field of –
Ans:- Sculpture. [Transmission Executives' Exam, 1992]
60. Who was the first Muslim ruler to conquer South India?
Ans:- Alauddin Khilji.
61. Who was the founder of Qutub Shahi dynasty?
Ans:- Quli Qutub Shah. [C.D.S, 1991]
62. Which rulers in India challenged the authority of the Ulemas or Muslim clergy?
Ans:- Alauddin Khilji.
63. Which Sultan abolished zakat?
Ans:- Sikandar Lodi.
64. Which Sultan is known for having abolished the tax on grains?
Ans:- Sikandar Lodi.
65. The king who did not allow anybody to laugh in his court was –
Ans:- Balban.
66. The immediate successors of the Slave Dynasty Sultans were –
Ans:- Khiljis. [P.C.S, 1995]
67. The Sultan who refused to recognise the authority of the Caliph was –
Ans:- Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah, the son of Alauddin Khilji.
68. Sheikh Farid of Bukhara lived in India during the reign of –
Ans:- Akbar.
69. The Delhi Sultanate virtually ended due to the invasion of –
Ans:- Timur.
70. Zabti system of revenue was prevalent during the reign of –
Ans:- Akbar.
71. The Qutub Shahi dynasty ruled over –
Ans:- Golconda.
72. During whose reign Mewar came to conclude peace treaty with Mughals?
Ans:- Jahangir. [P.C.S, 1991]
73. Which Generals of Alauddin Khilji ultimately became the first Sultan of the Tughlaq dynasty?
Ans:- Ghiyas Uddin Tughlaq, formerly known as Ghazi Malik
74. Ashokan Pillars were brought from Ambala to Delhi by –
Ans:- Feroz Shah Tughlaq
75. Who called himself as the “Second Alexander”?
Ans:- Alauddin Khilji. [C.B.I, 1990]
76. Who laid out the first Mughal Garden in India?
Ans:- Babur. [M.B.A, 1991]
77. During the Mughal period, who was the head of religious endowment and charities?
Ans:- Sadr-us-Sudur.
78. The Chalisa or the Group of Forty was the nickname of –
Ans:- Turkish nobility created by Iltutmish.
79. Which Sultans of Delhi declared himself as a lieutenant of Caliph?
Ans:- Iltutmish.
80. The Bahmani Sultan who shifted the capital from Gulbarga to Bidar was –
Ans:- Ahmed Shah. [P.C.S, 1990]
81. The Slave Dynasty Sultans were –
Ans:- Ilbari Turks.
82. Muhammad bin Tughlaq transferred his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad –
Ans:- to control South India better.
83. Who is the father of Algebra?
Ans:- Muhammad ibn Musa, a mathematician and astronomer.
84. Who is the father of Algebra in India?
Ans:- Aryabhatta, He first calculated the value of π (pi) to four decimal digits.
85. Who invented Trigonometry?
Ans:- Hipparchus, a Greek mathematician.
86. Which Mughal King tried to stop the practice of Sati?
Ans:- Aurangzeb.
87. William Hawkins visited the Mughal court to secure a right to trade in Mughal ports during the reign of –
Ans:- Jahangir. [M.B.A, 1995]
88. Din-e-Ilahi of Akbar was not a success because –
Ans:- Though it was a collection of good principles in different religions, it was not suitably projected to the masses.
89. Who was a successor of Shivaji?
Ans:- Shambhaji.
90. Sher Shah Suri is best known –
Ans:- for the organisation of the system of civil administration.
91. Itmad-ud-daula's tomb at Agra was built by –
Ans:- Nur Jahan.
92. The Mughal emperor at the time of Ahmed Shah Abdali's invasions of India was –
Ans:- Shah Alam II.