History Medieval India - MCQs – Set 10

 Q.1.Which of the following had the power to appoint, promote, and remove officials during the Mughal administration?

[A] Wazir

[B] Emperor

[C] Council of Ministers

[D] Nobility

Q.2. Who among the following rulers of Qutub Shahi dynasty built Golconda fort?

[A] Quli Qutub Shah

[B] Abul Hasan Qutb Shah

[C] Jamsheed Quli Qutb Shah

[D] Muhammad Qutb Shah

Q.3. Which of the following was the representative of the central Sadar at the provincial level?

[A] Sadar

[B] Darogai-i-Dak

[C] Bakshi

[D] Mir Bakshi

Q.4.Humayun overthrew which Pashutan ruler to recapture the throne of Delhi ?

[A] Sikandar Shah Suri

[B] Muhammad Adil Shah

[C] Firuj Shah Suri

[D] Ibrahim Shah Suri

Q.5. Which among the following was the court language of Mughals?

[A] Urdu

[B] Arabic

[C] Persian

[D] Turkish

Q.6.In which year Sikandar Lodi transferred his capital from Delhi to Agra?

[A] 1503 AD

[B] 1506 AD

[C] 1510 AD

[D] 1517 AD

Q.7. Which among the following ports was called Babul Makka (Gate of Makka) during the Mughal Period?

[A] Calicut

[B] Broach

[C] Cambay

[D] Surat

Q.8.Bhakta Tukaram was a contemporary of which Mughal Emperor?

[A] Babar

[B] Akbar

[C] Jahangir

[D] Aurangzeb

Q.9.The book Fautuhat-i-Firoj Shah’ was composed by whom?

[A] Amir Khusrau

[B] Ibn Batuta

[C] Barani

[D] Feroz Shah Tughlaq

Q.10.Which of the following books has been written as an account of India during Mahmud’s destruction of Somnath temple?

[A] Rajatrangini

[B] Fatwa-i-Jahandari

[C] Tabaqat-i-Nasiri

[D] Tahqiq-i-Hind

Answers: 1 - B

In the Mughal empire the emperor was the supreme head of the administration and controlled all military and judicial powers. He had the authority to appoint, promote and remove officials at his will.

10- D

 Al-Beruni’s book Tahqiq-i-Hind is a mirror of the eleventh century India.