1. Who was the father of Mahmud Ghaznavi?

A. Subuktgin
B. Qadirbillah
C. Alberuni
D. None of the above

Ans: A
2. During Mahmud expedition of invasion, who
got first defeat in Peshawar?
A. Rajyapal
B. Jaipal
C. Surajpal
D. Anandpal

Ans: B
3. Who was the ruler of Gujarat when Mahmud
invaded the Somnath temple?
A. Sukhpal
B. Zamali
C. Gand Chandel
D. Bhimdev

Ans: D
4. Which invasion of Mahmud appreciated by Caliph and
called Mahmud as Star of Islamic World?
A. Invasion of Thaneshwar
B. Invasion on Kalinjar
C. Invasion on Mathura & Kannauj
D. Invasion on Somnath

Ans: D
5. Who among the following ruler commit suicide after
battle with Mahmud?
A. Bhimdev
B. Rajyapal
C. Jaipal
D. Sukhpal

Ans: C
6. Mahmud of Ghazni invaded India for how many
times?
A. 13
B. 15
C. 17
D. 19

Ans: C
7. In which year, Somnath Temple was plundered
by Mahmud of Ghazni?
A. 1021 AD
B. 1025 AD
C. 1027 AD
D. 1030 AD

Ans: B
8. Who defeated whom in the second Battle of
Tarain (AD 1192)?
A. Prithviraj defeated Muhammad Ghori
B. Mahmud Ghazni defeated Prithviraj
C. Prithviraj defeated Mahmud Ghazni
D. Muhammad Ghori defeated Prithviraj

Answer: Option D
9. In which year Mohd. Ghori attacked first
in India on Multan?
A. 1172 A.D
B. 1175 A.D
C. 1185 A.D
D. 1190 A.D
ANS: B
10. Which of the following was first target of
Mohammad Ghori in Indian Subcontinent?
A. Kashmir
B. Punjab
C. Multan
D. Gujarat

ANS: C
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11. In medieval India, the term

‘Fanam’ referred to:
(a) Clothing
(b) Coins
(c) Ornaments
(d) Weapons

ANSWER: B
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12. With reference to Indian

history, who of the following were
known as ‘Kulah-Daran’?
(a) Arab merchants
(b) Qalandars
(c) Persian calligraphists
(d) Sayyids

Answer: d
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13. In medieval India, the designations

‘Mahattara’ and ‘Pattakila’ were used for-
(a) military officers
(b) village headmen
(c) specialists in Vedic rituals
(d) chiefs of craft guilds

Answer: B
14) “LAKH BAKSH” was a tittle given to the ruler
a) ILTUTMISH
b) BALBAN
c) RAZIYA
d) Qutub-din-Aibak

ANSWER: D
15) The muslim adventurer who destroyed the
Nalanda university was
a) Alla-ud-din Khilji
b) Muhammad-bin-Tughlak
c) Muhammad-bin-Bhaktiyar
d) Muhammad-bin-Quasim

ANSWER: C
16. The first muslim woman who ruled Northern
India was
A. Razia Sultana
B. Nurjahan
C. Mumtaz
D. None of the above

ANSWER: A
17. The Delhi Sultan who fell to his death
while playing polo was
A. Qutb-din-Aibak
B. Alauddin Khalji
C. Feroz Shah Tughlaq
D. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
ANSWER: A
18. Before assuming the office of the Sultan of
Delhi, Balban was the Prime Minister of Sultan
A. Nasir-ud-din
B. Qutb-din-Aibak
C. Bahram Shah
D. Aram Shah

ANSWER: A
19. The Saviour of the Delhi Sultanate was
A. Qutub-din-Aibak
B. Minas-us-Siraj
C. Iltutmish
D. Ghiyasuddin Balban

ANSWER: D
20. Who was the first Sultan of Delhi to issue
regular currency and to declare Delhi as the
capital of his empire?
A) Balban
B) Aram Shah
C) Nasiruddin Mahmud
D) IIitutmish

ANSWER: D
21. Which of the Delhi sultans pursued the policy of
blood and iron?
A. Alauddin Khalji
B. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
C. Balban
D. Iltutmish

ANSWER: C
22. The silver coin 'tanka' was introduced by
A. Qutub-ud-din Aibak
B. Iltutmish
C. Balban
D. Bairam Khan.

ANSWER: B
23. Which ruler from the Delhi Sultanate saved Sultante
from Changez Khan’s attack by refusing to give any
shelter to Jalal-ud-din?
A. Rukunuddin Firoz
B. Qutub-ud-Din Aibak
C. Nasir-ud-din Mahmud
D. Shams-ud-Din Iltutumish

ANSWER: D
24. Who broke the power of 'Chahalgani' nobles?
A. Ghiyasuddin Balban
B. Iltutmish
C. Alauddin Khalji
D. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
E. None of the above

ANSWER: A
 25. In 1354, who of the following famous ruler
of the medieval India built the town of
Hissar as a fort?
A. Muhammad Tughlaq
B. Balban
C. Feroz Tughlaq
D. Alauddin Khilji

ANSWER: B
 26. Iqta was a system of
A. Land grants
B. Religious endowment
C. Loan
D. None of these.

ANSWER: A
 27. The Sultan of Delhi, who is reputed to have
built the biggest network of canals in India was
A. Iltutmish
B. Ghiyas-ud- din - Tughlaq
C. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D. Sikandar Lodi

ANSWER: C
 28. By whom was the Lodi dynasty founded?
A. Ibrahim Lodi
B. Sikandar Lodi
C. Bahlol Lodi
D. Khizr Khan

ANSWER: C
 29. Which of the following rulers issued copper
coins named as Jittal?
A. Mohammad bin Tughlaq
B. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
C. Iltutmish
D. Quli Qutub Shah

ANSWER: C
 30. Amir Khusrau was a famous poet in the court
of
A. Akbar
B. Shahjahan
C. Ibrahim Lodhi
D. Alauddin Khilji

ANSWER: D
 31. Which dynasty of Delhi Sultanate ruled for
the shortest time?
A. Khilji
B. Tughlaq
C. Sayyid
D. Lodi

ANSWER: A
 32. The silver coin introduced by Sher Shah
Suri was called:
A. Tankah
B. Rupiya
C. Mohar
D. Dinar

ANSWER: B
 33. Diwan-I-Ariz was related to which department
in the Delhi Sultanate?
A. Foreign affairs
B. Royal correspondence
C. Department of Military
D. Finance Department

ANSWER: C
 34. Captain Hawkins and Sir Thomas Roe
visited the court of ______.
A. Aurangzeb
B. Shah Jahan
C. Humayun
D. Jahangir

ANSWER: D
 35. Who among the following shifted his capital
from Delhi to Daulatabad?
A. Qutubuddin Aibak
B. Alauddin Khalji
C. Muhammad Bin Tughluq
D. Ibrahim Lodi

ANSWER: C
 36. Ghazi Malik was the founder of which dynasty?
A. Tughlaq
B. Khilji
C. Sayyid
D. Lodi

ANSWER: A
 37. First Muslim invader in India was
(A) Qutbuddin Aybak
(B) Muhammad Ghazni
(C) Muhammad-Bin-Qasim
(D) Muhammad Ghori

ANSWER: C
 38. The Mongols under Genghis Khan invaded India
during the reign of
(A) Balban
(B) Firuz Tughluq
(C) Iltutmish
(D) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq

ANSWER: C
39. Who was called ‘a slave of a slave’?
(A) Mohd. Ghori
(B) Qutbuddin Aibak
(C) Balban
(D) Iltutmish

ANSWER: D
40. Who among the following introduced the famous
Persian festival ‘Navroz’ in India?
(A) Balban
(B) Iltutmish
(C) Firuj Tughluq
(D) Alauddin Khalji

ANSWER: A
 41. Which Sultan wanted to launch a new religion but
Ulemas opposed the move?
(A) Balban
(B) Alauddin
(C) Muhammad Tughluq
(D) Iltutmish

ANSWER: B
 42. Which Sultan of Delhi assumed the title of
Alexander the Great?
(A) Balban
(B) Alauddin Khalji
(C) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
(D) Sikandar Lodi

ANSWER: B
 43. Who was the ruler of Devagiri at the time of
Alauddin Khalji’s invasion?
(A) Ramachandra Dev
(B) Prataprudra Dev
(C) Malik Kafur
(D) Rana Ratan Singh

ANSWER: B
44. For the first time the token currency was introduced
in India by
(A) Akbar
(B) Alauddin Khalji
(C) Bahlol Lodi
(D) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq

ANSWER: D
45. Who brought two Ashoka Pillars to Delhi from Topra
and Meerut?
(A) Alauddin Khalji
(B) Firuz Shah Tughluq
(C) Muhammad Ghori
(D) Sikandar Lodhi

ANSWER: B
46. Which Sultan of Delhi established a ‘Translation
Department’ to help both communities to
understand each others’ ideas better?
(A) Alauddin Khalji
(B) Firuz Tughluq
(C) Iltutmish
(D) Sikandar Lodi

ANSWER: B
47. The first Indian ruler to organise Haj pilgrimage from
the State Exchequer was
(A) Alauddin Khalji
(B) Firuz Tughluq
(C) Akbar
(D) Aurangzeb

ANSWER: B
 48. What was ‘Dar-ul-Shafa’ established by Firuz
Tughluq?
(A) An almshouse
(B) A free hospital
(C) A library
(D) A guest house for pilgrims

ANSWER: B
 49. Todarmal is associated with the revenue system known as
(a)Kankut
(b) Ghalla Bakshi
(c) Zabti or Zabt
(d) Nasaq

Answer: c
50. The original name of Tansen, the greatest musician of
the court of Akbar, was
(a)Makaranda Pandey
(b) Ramatanu Pande
(c) Haridas
(d) Lal Kalawant

Answer: b
51. The greatest historian of the reign of Akbar, who
wrote Akbarnama and Ain-i-Akbari, was
(a)Nizamuddin Ahmad
(b) Abdur Qadir Badauni
(c) Abul Fazl
(d) Abdas Khan Arwani

Answer: c
52. Akbar granted the present site of Amritsar to the Sikh
Guru
(a)Amar Das
(b) Angad
(c) Ram Das
(d) Arjan

Answer: c
53. The most important poet at the court of Mahmud of Ghazni,
who wrote Shahnama and is regarded as the "Immortal Homer
of the East" was
(a)Utbi
(b) Firdausi
(c) Alberuni
(d) Baihaqi

Answer: b
54. Which of the following buildings at Fatehpur Sikri is
known as Ibadatkhana where Akbar used to hold
religious discussions?
(a)Diwan-i-Aam
(b) Diwan-i-Khas
(c) Panch Mahal
(d) Jami Masjid

Answer: b
55. The First Battle of Panipat (1526) was fought between
(a) Babar and Daulat Khan
(b) Babar and Ibrahim Lodi
(c) Babar and Alam Khan
(d) Babar and Rana Sanga

Answer: b
56. Akbar founded the Din-i-Ilahi primarily to
(a) Establish a national religion which would be acceptable to
the Muslims and the Hindus
(b) Ensure racial and communal harmony
(c) Found a religious institution
(d) Put an end to differences between Hindus and Muslims

Answer: a
57. The Battle of Haldighati (1576) was a fight between
Rajput and Mughal forces. Wholed the Mughal forces?
(a)Man Singh
(b) Jai Singh
(c) Khurram
(d) Akbar

Answer: d
58. Name the Rajput General who bravely fought the
Battle of Khanwa before losing toBabar.
(a)Rana Man Singh
(b) Raja Jai Singh
(c) Rana Sanga
(d) Rana Pratap

Answer: c
59. Humayun lost the Mughal Empire to Sher
Shah Suri finally In the battle of
(a)Chunar
(b) Chausa
(c) Ghagra
(d) Kannauj

Answer: d
60. Sher Shah's mausoleum is at Sahaaaram in Blhar
but he died at
(a)Delhi
(b) Agra
(c) Chunar
(d) Kalanjar

Answer: d
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61.Which of the following rulers of India

issued Mahzarnama to take all the
religious matters into his own hands ?
[A] Jahangir
[B] Akbar
[C] Aurangzeb
[D] Shah Alam
Correct Answer: B [Akbar] It was written
by Faizi in 1579
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62.Which Mughal Ruler had higher number of

Hindus as Mansabdars than Muslims under his
administration?
[A] Akbar
[B] Aurangzeb
[C] Jahangir
[D] Shah Jahan
Correct Answer: B [Aurangzeb]
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63. During the reign of which among the following

rulers, Malik Muhammad Jayasi completed his
epic work Padmavat?
[A] Shershah
[B] Akbar
[C] Jahangir
[D] Shahjahan
Correct Answer: A [Shershah]
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64. Humayun Nama was written by which of the

following authors?
[A] Humayun
[B] Khwand Amir
[C] Gulbadan Beghum
[D] Abu Faza;
Correct Answer: C [Gulbadan Beghum]
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65. When Nader Shah invaded India, who among

the following was emperor at Delhi?
[A] Muhammad Shah
[B] Alamgir I
[C] Alamgir II
[D] Farrukhsiyar
Correct Answer: A [Muhammad Shah] Iran from
1736 to 1747
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66. The term 'Vetti' used during the Chola period

was related to
A. Group of Merchants
B. A sea port
C. A kind of tax
D. A royal ritual
Answer : C : A kind of tax
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67. After whose defeat Agroha region became a

part of a Muslim ruler in the Second Battle of
Tarain?
A. Prithviraj I
B. Prithviraj II
C. Prithviraj III
D. Prithviraj IV
Answer : C : Prithviraj III
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68. Fatehpur Sikri was founded as the capital of the

Mughal Empire by ______.
A. Babur
B. Humayun
C. Jahangir
D. Akbar
Answer : D : Akbar (Fatehpur Sikri was built
between 1571 and 1585)
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69. After the Battle of Plassey, _______ was made

Nawab of the Bengal.
A. Sirajuddhaula
B. Mir Jafar
C. Alivardi Khan
D. Mir Kasim
Answer : B : Mir Jafar
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60. Name the Sultan who introduced

Rationing System in India
A. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
B. Firuz Tughlaq
C. Ghiyasuddin Balban
D. Alauddin Khalji

ANSWER: D