Medieval History MCQ Question Answers

Medieval History Gk (quiz) MCQ question and answers. Suitable for aspirants preparing for SSC-CGL and State Level Examinations of all states and also Bank, SSC, Railway, UPSC conducted NDA/ CDS/ IFS/ IES / CSE etc. examinations.

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Q. The Taj Mahal is called ‘a dream in marble’. Which monument is called as ‘a dream in stone’?

A.
The Panch Mahal
B.
The Rang Mahal
C.
The Red Fort
D.
The Bahai temple

Answer

Correct Answer : The Panch Mahal

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Q. The term ‘Khalisa’ in the Sultanate and Mughal periods was used for

A.
Lands owned by the Sufi establishment
B.
Crown lands
C.
Lands revenue which was directly deposited in the imperial treasury
D.
Land revenue which was assigned to the nobles for maintaining troops

Answer

Correct Answer : Land revenue which was assigned to the nobles for maintaining troops

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Q. The tomb of Jahangir was built at

A.
Delhi
B.
Gujrat
C.
Lahore
D.
Agra

Answer

Correct Answer : Lahore

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Q. The Upanishads were translated into Persian by

A.
Dara Shikoh
B.
Akbar
C.
Shah Jahan
D.
Jahangir

Answer

Correct Answer : Dara Shikoh

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Q. Tulsidas composed his Ramacharitamanas during the reign of

A.
Alauddin Khalji
B.
Harsha
C.
Akbar
D.
Krishnadeva Raya

Answer

Correct Answer : Akbar

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Q. What is meant by “The Forty”?

A.
The pick of the intellectuals among the Khaljis
B.
The cream of Afghan nobles
C.
The select body of the Turkish aristocracy
D.
The Ulema or the Muslim divines

Answer

Correct Answer : The select body of the Turkish aristocracy

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Q. What is meant by Mughalai?

A.
Very rich food
B.
Infantry of the Mughals
C.
Royal household
D.
Mughal territories from which Chauth was claimed

Answer

Correct Answer : Mughal territories from which Chauth was claimed

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Q. What is pietra dura?

A.
Pictorial mosaic work using semi-precious stones
B.
A form of music
C.
Armour
D.
None of the above

Answer

Correct Answer : Pictorial mosaic work using semi-precious stones

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Q. What is the correct chronological sequence of the following rulers? I. Muizuddin Bahram Shah II. Iltutmish III. Raziya IV. Rukhnuddin Firuz

A.
II, IV, III, I
B.
I, II, III, IV
C.
III, II, IV, I
D.
IV, III, I, II

Answer

Correct Answer : II, IV, III, I

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Q. What is the correct meaning of Khanqah?

A.
A form of veena
B.
A form of music
C.
The place where Sufi Mystics lived
D.
None of the above

Answer

Correct Answer : The place where Sufi Mystics lived

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