History Medieval India - MCQs – Set 8

Q. 1. Which among the following rulers of Delhi Sultanate loved to style himself as Sikandar-I-Sani?

[A] Balban

[B] Kaiqubad

[C] Alauddin Khilji

[D] Firoz Tughlaq

Q. 2. Chachnama records the history of which conquest?

[A] Arabs

[B] Hunas

[C] Greeks

[D] Kushanas

Q. 3. Who among the following was not included in the “Asta Pradhan” of Shivaji?

[A] Sumant

[B] Majmudar

[C] Vakiyanavis

[D] Vakeel

Q. 4. For the first time in Gujarat, who implemented Jizya tax?

[A] Ahmed Shah I

[B] Mahmud Begda

[C] Mujaffarshah I

[D] Mujaffarshah II

Q. 5. The famous “Treaty of Purandhar” was signed between Shivaji and which among the following in 1665?

[A] Jaswant Singh

[B] Jai Singh

[C] Shaista Khan

[D] Aurangzeb

Q. 6. During whose reign did Timur invaded India?

[A] Bahlol Lodi

[B] Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah

[C] Firoz Shah Tughlaq

[D] Allauddin Khilji

Q. 7.Which among the following two cities were joined by “Sadak-i-Azam” or the precursor of the Grand Trunk Road built by Shershah Suri?

[A] Agra & Calcutta

[B] Delhi & Patna

[C] Delhi & Sasaram

[D] Agra & Sasaram

Q. 8.In the context of administration of Delhi Sultanate, ‘Diwan-i-Amir-i-Kohi’ dealt with which of the following issues?

[A] Spying

[B] Procurement and Store

[C] Maintenance of horses

[D] Agriculture

Q. 9.Which sultan of Delhi was contemporary of Chengiz Khan?

[A] Iltutmish

[B] Alauddin Khilji

[C] Muhammad Bin Tughlaq

[D] Ibrahim Lodi

Q. 10.Krishna Deva Raya was succeeded by which of the following kings?

[A] Deva Raya I

[B] Deva Raya II

[C] Vira Narasimha Raya

[D] Achyuta Deva Raya

Answers: 

1. C

Alauddin Khilji is ambitious ruler who embarked on the path of annexation of new territories to his kingdom. He loved to style himself “the Second Alexander” (Sikander-i-Sani). As a matter of fact, with his assumption of power at Delhi begins ‘the imperial phase of the Sultanate’.

2- A

13th century text Chachnama records the history of Sindh. 

3-D

4- A

Jizya tax was  levied by Muslim rulers to keep the infidels in a state of subordination. 

5- B

The Treaty of Purandar was signed on 11 June 1665, between Mirza Raja Jai Singh I, commander of the Mughal Empire, and Shivaji. 

6. B

It was during the reign of Nasiruddin Mahmud (1394-1413), the last of the Tughluq rulers, in the years 1398-99, that Amir Timur, the terrible Mongol military leader of Central Asia, invaded India creating havoc in the forms of massacres and plunders.

Also known as Tamerlane, Timur (April 8, 1336–February 18, 1405) was a ferocious conqueror who is known in history for razing cities to the ground and putting entire populations to the sword.