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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

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