Medieval Indian History - Online Quiz



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Questions and Answers

Q 1 - Consider the following statements:

1. Khwaja Ali Hujjwiri, who was also popular as Data Ganj Baksh, was one of the earliest Sufi saints.

2. Khwaja Ali Hujjwiri authored the popular as 'Kashf-ul-Mahjub.'

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

A - Only 1

B - Only 2

C - Both

D - Neither 1 nor 2

Answer : C

Explanation

N/A

Q 2 - Whose reign was described by the French traveler Bernier and Tavernier?

A - Shah Jahan

B - Jahangir

C - Akbar

D - Aurangzeb

Answer : A

Explanation

The Italian traveler Manucci also described Shah Jahan.

Q 3 - Who among the following had written the book ‘Alhakhanda?’

A - Jagnayak

B - Sarangdhara

C - Khusro

D - Krishnadeva Raya

Answer : A

Explanation

N/A

Q 4 - Which among the following is the city where Danish East India Company set up its first settlement?

A - Masulipattanam

B - Pulicat

C - Surat

D - Tranquebar

Answer : C

Explanation

Danish East India Company set up its first settlement at Tranquebar (Tamil Nadu) in 1616.

Q 5 - Who among the following had written Nuskha-I-Dilkusha?

A - Sujan Rai Khatri

B - Bhimsen

C - Isar Das

D - Nimat Khan Ali

Answer : B

Explanation

The book discusses about Aurangzeb’s reign.

Q 6 - Shah Jahan, the Mughal Emperor, had given the title of ‘Mahakaviray’ to …

A - Birbal

B - Ustad Mansur

C - Abdul Hassan

D - Sundardas

Answer : D

Explanation

N/A

Answer : A

Explanation

Ibn Batuta was a Moroccan traveler.

Q 8 - Who among the following had established the Diwan-i-Arz?

A - Ruknuddin Feroz

B - Alauddin Khalji

C - Aladun Masud

D - Ghiyasuddin Balban

Answer : D

Explanation

Diwan-i-Arz was the military department.

Q 9 - Akbar sieged Marwar in …

A - 1568

B - 1569

C - 1570

D - 1578

Answer : C

Explanation

Akbar defeated Chandrasena and others.

Q 10 - Who among the following Englishmen first commanded the Indian voyage?

A - James Lancaster

B - Henry Middleton

C - William Keepling

D - David Middleton

Answer : A

Explanation

James Lancaster made his first voyage to India in 1601.

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