Medieval History Important MCQs

Q. Who was the founder of the Chola Dynasty?

(A) Vijayalaya Chola 

(B) Rajaraja Chola 

(C) Rajendra Chola 

(D) Aditya Chola 

Answer: A) Vijayalaya Chola

 Q. The second battle of Tarain (1192 AD) was fought between:

(A) Mahmud Ghazni and Rajputs 

(B) Muhammad Ghori and Prithviraj Chauhan 

(C) Babur and Ibrahim Lodi 

(D) Akbar and Hemu 

Answer: B) Muhammad Ghori and Prithviraj Chauhan

 Q. Who introduced the Persian festival of Nowruz in India?

(A) Babur 

(B) Akbar 

(C) Alauddin Khilji 

(D) Balban 

Answer: D) Balban

 Q. The capital of the Vijayanagar Empire was:

(A) Hampi 

(B) Warangal 

(C) Madurai 

(D) Mysore 

Answer: A) Hampi

 Q. Who was the first Sultan of Delhi?

(A) Iltutmish 

(B) Qutb-ud-din Aibak 

(C) Razia Sultan 

(D) Balban 

Answer: B) Qutb-ud-din Aibak

 Q. Who established the Lodi dynasty?

(A) Sikandar Lodi 

(B) Ibrahim Lodi 

(C) Bahlul Lodi 

(D) Daulat Khan Lodi 

Answer: C) Bahlul Lodi

 Q. The famous traveler Ibn Battuta visited India during the reign of:

(A) Akbar 

(B) Muhammad bin Tughlaq 

(C) Alauddin Khilji 

(D) Feroz Shah Tughlaq 

Answer: B) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

 Q. Who was the last ruler of the Mughal dynasty?

(A) Bahadur Shah Zafar 

(B) Aurangzeb 

(C) Humayun 

(D) Akbar II 

Answer: A) Bahadur Shah Zafar

 Q. The Khilji dynasty was established by:

(A) Alauddin Khilji 

(B) Jalaluddin Khilji 

(C) Qutb-ud-din Aibak 

(D) Firoz Shah Tughlaq 

Answer: B) Jalaluddin Khilji

 Q. The Vijayanagar Empire declined after the battle of:

(A) Talikota 

(B) Panipat 

(C) Plassey 

(D) Haldighati 

Answer: A) Talikota

 Q. Who was the greatest ruler of the Chola dynasty?

(A) Rajendra Chola 

(B) Rajaraja Chola 

(C) Vijayalaya Chola 

(D) Aditya Chola 

Answer: B) Rajaraja Chola

 Q. The Rajput king who defeated Mahmud of Ghazni during his Gujarat invasion was:

(A) Prithviraj Chauhan 

(B) Rana Sanga 

(C) Bhimdev Solanki 

(D) Rana Pratap 

Answer: C) Bhimdev Solanki

 Q. Which Mughal emperor is known for his policy of “Din-i-Ilahi”?

(A) Babur 

(B) Akbar 

(C) Humayun 

(D) Jahangir 

Answer: B) Akbar

 Q. Who was the founder of the Slave dynasty?

(A) Iltutmish 

(B) Qutb-ud-din Aibak 

(C) Razia Sultan 

(D) Balban 

Answer: B) Qutb-ud-din Aibak

 Q. Which Sultan of Delhi established a separate department for agriculture known as “Diwan-i-Amir Kohi”?

(A) Alauddin Khilji 

(B) Muhammad bin Tughlaq 

(C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq 

(D) Balban 

Answer: B) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

 Q. Who among the following was a famous historian during Akbar’s reign?

(A) Abul Fazl 

(B) Badauni 

(C) Ibn Battuta 

(D) Barani 

Answer: A) Abul Fazl

 Q. The famous Mughal garden “Shalimar Bagh” was built by:

(A) Babur 

(B) Akbar 

(C) Shah Jahan 

(D) Jahangir 

Answer: D) Jahangir

 Q. The Vijayanagar Empire was founded in the year:

(A) 1336 

(B) 1526 

(C) 1565 

(D) 1680 

Answer: A) 1336

 Q. Who was the founder of the Tughlaq dynasty?

(A) Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq 

(B) Feroz Shah Tughlaq 

(C) Muhammad bin Tughlaq 

(D) Alauddin Khilji 

Answer: A) Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq

 Q. Who constructed the Qutub Minar in Delhi?

(A) Iltutmish 

(B) Balban 

(C) Alauddin Khilji 

(D) Qutb-ud-din Aibak 

Answer: D) Qutb-ud-din Aibak

Q. Who among the following Sultans of Delhi assumed the title of “Sikander-i-Sani”?

(A) Balban 

(B) Alauddin Khilji 

(C) Muhammad bin Tughlaq 

(D) Firoz Shah Tughlaq 

Answer: B) Alauddin Khilji

 Q. The famous “Battle of Khanwa” was fought between:

(A) Akbar and Hemu 

(B) Babur and Rana Sanga 

(C) Humayun and Sher Shah Suri 

(D) Aurangzeb and Shivaji 

Answer: B) Babur and Rana Sanga

 Q. Which Rajput ruler was defeated by Akbar in the battle of Haldighati in 1576?

(A) Rana Pratap 

(B) Rana Sanga 

(C) Prithviraj Chauhan 

(D) Bhimdev Solanki 

Answer: A) Rana Pratap

 Q. The famous Indian Sufi Saint, Nizamuddin Auliya, belonged to which Sufi order?

(A) Chishti 

(B) Suhrawardi 

(C) Naqshbandi 

(D) Qadiri 

Answer: A) Chishti

 Q. Who among the following constructed the Grand Trunk Road?

(A) Sher Shah Suri 

(B) Babur 

(C) Akbar 

(D) Humayun 

Answer: A) Sher Shah Suri

 Q. The “Battle of Plassey” in 1757 marked the beginning of British rule in India. Who was the Nawab of Bengal during this battle?

(A) Mir Jafar 

(B) Siraj-ud-Daula 

(C) Mir Qasim 

(D) Shuja-ud-Daula 

Answer: B) Siraj-ud-Daula

 Q. Who was the ruler of Delhi when Timur invaded India?

(A) Alauddin Khilji 

(B) Muhammad bin Tughlaq 

(C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq 

(D) Nasir-ud-din Mahmud 

Answer: D) Nasir-ud-din Mahmud

 Q. The title “Maharana” was first assumed by:

(A) Rana Pratap 

(B) Rana Sanga 

(C) Rana Kumbha 

(D) Rana Udai Singh 

Answer: B) Rana Sanga

 Q. Who built the famous Buland Darwaza?

(A) Babur 

(B) Akbar 

(C) Jahangir 

(D) Shah Jahan 

Answer: B) Akbar

 Q. The “Ain-i-Akbari” and “Akbarnama” were written by:

(A) Abul Fazl 

(B) Badauni 

(C) Faizi 

(D) Amir Khusrau 

Answer: A) Abul Fazl

 Q. Who was the first Indian ruler to organize his military on the European model?

(A) Akbar 

(B) Sher Shah Suri 

(C) Tipu Sultan 

(D) Haider Ali 

Answer: C) Tipu Sultan

 Q. The Mughal emperor who established the city of Fatehpur Sikri was:

(A) Babur 

(B) Akbar 

(C) Humayun 

(D) Jahangir 

Answer: B) Akbar

 Q. Who was the founder of the Maratha Empire?

(A) Shivaji  

(B) Sambhaji 

(C) Balaji Vishwanath 

(D) Peshwa Bajirao 

Answer: A) Shivaji

 Q. Who among the following built the Red Fort in Delhi?

(A) Akbar 

(B) Humayun 

(C) Shah Jahan 

(D) Jahangir 

Answer: C) Shah Jahan

 Q. Which Mughal emperor was known as “Zinda Pir” or the Living Saint?

(A) Babur 

(B) Akbar 

(C) Aurangzeb 

(D) Shah Jahan 

Answer: C) Aurangzeb

 Q. Who was the first woman ruler of medieval India?

(A) Razia Sultan 

(B) Nur Jahan 

(C) Chand Bibi 

(D) Rani Durgavati 

Answer: A) Razia Sultan

 Q. The famous Koh-i-Noor diamond was taken to Britain during the rule of which Indian king?

(A) Ranjit Singh 

(B) Bahadur Shah Zafar 

(C) Tipu Sultan 

(D) Shah Jahan 

Answer: A) Ranjit Singh

 Q. Who among the following was the ruler of Golconda when Aurangzeb annexed it?

(A) Quli Qutb Shah 

(B) Abul Hasan Tana Shah 

(C) Mir Jumla 

(D) Yusuf Adil Shah 

Answer: B) Abul Hasan Tana Shah

 Q. The ruler who set up the famous “chain of justice” for people to seek redress of their grievances was:

(A) Babur 

(B) Akbar 

(C) Jahangir 

(D) Shah Jahan 

Answer: C) Jahangir

 Q. Which Mughal ruler introduced the Mansabdari system?

(A) Babur 

(B) Akbar 

(C) Jahangir 

(D) Aurangzeb 

Answer: B) Akbar

 Q. Who was the author of the famous medieval work “Tahqiq-i-Hind”?

(A) Alberuni 

(B) Abul Fazl 

(C) Amir Khusrau 

(D) Ibn Battuta 

Answer: A) Alberuni

 Q. The “Tughlaq Dynasty” was succeeded by which dynasty?

(A) Khilji Dynasty 

(B) Sayyid Dynasty 

(C) Lodhi Dynasty 

(D) Mughal Dynasty 

Answer: B) Sayyid Dynasty

 Q. The Bahmani Kingdom was established in the year:

(A) 1336 AD 

(B) 1347 AD 

(C) 1398 AD 

(D) 1526 AD 

Answer: B) 1347 AD

 Q. Which of the following rulers introduced “token currency” in India?

(A) Alauddin Khilji 

(B) Muhammad bin Tughlaq 

(C) Sher Shah Suri 

(D) Akbar 

Answer: B) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

 Q. Who was the last Mughal emperor to rule India before the British East India Company took over?

(A) Bahadur Shah I 

(B) Akbar II 

(C) Bahadur Shah Zafar 

(D) Aurangzeb 

Answer: C) Bahadur Shah Zafar

 Q. Who built the Jami Masjid at Fatehpur Sikri?

(A) Babur 

(B) Akbar 

(C) Jahangir 

(D) Shah Jahan 

Answer: B) Akbar

 Q. Which Mughal emperor was responsible for the introduction of the “Zabt” and “Dahsala” systems of land revenue?

(A) Babur 

(B) Humayun 

(C) Akbar 

(D) Shah Jahan 

Answer: C) Akbar

 Q. Who wrote the book “Akbarnama”?

(A) Abul Fazl 

(B) Badauni 

(C) Faizi 

(D) Birbal 

Answer: A) Abul Fazl

 Q. The reign of which Mughal ruler is considered the golden period of Mughal architecture?

(A) Babur 

(B) Akbar 

(C) Shah Jahan 

(D) Jahangir 

Answer: C) Shah Jahan

 Q. Who was the founder of the Sayyid Dynasty?

(A) Khizr Khan 

(B) Sikandar Lodi 

(C) Alauddin Khilji 

(D) Balban 

Answer: A) Khizr Khan

Q. Who was the last ruler of the Vijayanagara Empire?

(A) Krishnadevaraya 

(B) Rama Raya 

(C) Sadasiva Raya 

(D) Venkatapati Raya 

Answer: B) Rama Raya

 Q. The Bhakti movement in India was initiated by:

(A) Kabir 

(B) Shankaracharya 

(C) Ramananda 

(D) Guru Nanak 

Answer: B) Shankaracharya

 Q. The Mughal emperor who re-imposed “Jizya” on non-Muslims was:

(A) Babur 

(B) Akbar 

(C) Aurangzeb 

(D) Jahangir 

Answer: C) Aurangzeb

 Q. The famous ruler of the Bahmani kingdom who shifted the capital from Gulbarga to Bidar was:

(A) Alauddin Bahman Shah 

(B) Feroz Shah Bahmani 

(C) Mahmud Gawan 

(D) Ahmad Shah Wali 

Answer: D) Ahmad Shah Wali

 Q. Who among the following rulers built the Adhai Din Ka Jhopra mosque in Ajmer?

(A) Qutb-ud-din Aibak 

(B) Iltutmish 

(C) Alauddin Khilji 

(D) Balban 

Answer: A) Qutb-ud-din Aibak

 Q. The Battle of Chausa was fought between:

(A) Babur and Rana Sanga 

(B) Akbar and Hemu 

(C) Humayun and Sher Shah Suri 

(D) Aurangzeb and Shivaji 

Answer: C) Humayun and Sher Shah Suri

 Q. The “Purana Qila” in Delhi was constructed by:

(A) Babur 

(B) Sher Shah Suri 

(C) Akbar 

(D) Firoz Shah Tughlaq 

Answer: B) Sher Shah Suri

 Q. Who among the following was the ruler of Delhi when the Mongols invaded India?

(A) Alauddin Khilji 

(B) Balban 

(C) Iltutmish 

(D) Muhammad bin Tughlaq 

Answer: B) Balban

 Q. The famous “Kirtistambha” (Tower of Victory) at Chittorgarh was constructed by:

(A) Rana Kumbha 

(B) Rana Pratap 

(C) Rana Sanga 

(D) Rana Udai Singh 

Answer: A) Rana Kumbha

 Q. Who among the following Mughal rulers was defeated in the Battle of Bilgram (1540 AD)?

(A) Babur 

(B) Humayun 

(C) Akbar 

(D) Jahangir 

Answer: B) Humayun

 Q. The “Chaurasi Khamba” or 84 Pillars mosque in India was built by:

(A) Babur 

(B) Alauddin Khilji 

(C) Qutb-ud-din Aibak 

(D) Iltutmish 

Answer: C) Qutb-ud-din Aibak

 Q. The Mughal emperor who shifted his capital from Agra to Delhi was:

(A) Babur 

(B) Akbar 

(C) Shah Jahan 

(D) Jahangir 

Answer: C) Shah Jahan

 Q. The Sufi saint who was the contemporary of Alauddin Khilji and lived in Ajmer was:

(A) Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti 

(B) Sheikh Salim Chishti 

(C) Nizamuddin Auliya 

(D) Sheikh Nasiruddin Mahmud 

Answer: A) Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti

 Q. Who among the following introduced the system of “Paibos” and “Sijda” in the Delhi Sultanate?

(A) Balban 

(B) Alauddin Khilji 

(C) Iltutmish 

(D) Muhammad bin Tughlaq 

Answer: A) Balban

 Q. Who was the first ruler to establish a “Standing Army” in the Delhi Sultanate?

(A) Balban 

(B) Alauddin Khilji 

(C) Muhammad bin Tughlaq 

(D) Qutb-ud-din Aibak 

Answer: B) Alauddin Khilji

 Q. The “Amir Khusrau” was a poet and musician in whose court?

(A) Iltutmish 

(B) Alauddin Khilji 

(C) Muhammad bin Tughlaq 

(D) Firoz Shah Tughlaq 

Answer: B) Alauddin Khilji

 Q. Which Mughal emperor is known for the construction of the Taj Mahal?

(A) Babur 

(B) Akbar 

(C) Jahangir 

(D) Shah Jahan 

Answer: D) Shah Jahan

 Q. The famous “Panch Mahal” in Fatehpur Sikri was built by:

(A) Akbar 

(B) Shah Jahan 

(C) Jahangir 

(D) Humayun 

Answer: A) Akbar

 Q. The concept of “Sulh-i-Kul” (universal peace) was introduced by:

(A) Babur 

(B) Akbar 

(C) Jahangir 

(D) Aurangzeb 

Answer: B) Akbar

 Q. Who was the founder of the Bahmani Kingdom?

(A) Alauddin Bahman Shah 

(B) Muhammad bin Tughlaq 

(C) Quli Qutb Shah 

(D) Nizam-ul-Mulk 

Answer: A) Alauddin Bahman Shah

 Q. The tomb of Sher Shah Suri is located in:

(A) Delhi 

(B) Lahore 

(C) Sasaram 

(D) Agra 

Answer: C) Sasaram

 Q. The ruler who built the famous Gol Gumbaz in Bijapur was:

(A) Ali Adil Shah I 

(B) Ibrahim Adil Shah II 

(C) Mohammed Adil Shah 

(D) Yusuf Adil Shah 

Answer: C) Mohammed Adil Shah

 Q. Who was the founder of the Mughal Dynasty in India?

(A) Akbar 

(B) Humayun 

(C) Babur 

(D) Shah Jahan 

Answer: C) Babur

 Q. The “Sarais” or rest houses built during Sher Shah Suri’s reign were primarily used for:

(A) Religious activities 

(B) Administration 

(C) Trade and commerce 

(D) Entertainment 

Answer: C) Trade and commerce

 Q. The famous “Tarikh-i-Firuz Shahi” was written by:

(A) Barani 

(B) Ibn Battuta 

(C) Amir Khusrau 

(D) Al-Biruni 

Answer: A) Barani

 Q. The “Battle of Talikota” marked the end of which empire?

(A) Mughal Empire 

(B) Vijayanagara Empire 

(C) Chola Empire 

(D) Bahmani Kingdom 

Answer: B) Vijayanagara Empire

 Q. Who among the following was known for his market reforms in medieval India?

(A) Iltutmish 

(B) Alauddin Khilji 

(C) Akbar 

(D) Firoz Shah Tughlaq 

Answer: B) Alauddin Khilji

 Q. The first Battle of Panipat (1526) was fought between:

(A) Babur and Ibrahim Lodi 

(B) Akbar and Hemu 

(C) Humayun and Sher Shah Suri 

(D) Aurangzeb and Shivaji 

Answer: A) Babur and Ibrahim Lodi

 Q. The “Peshwas” were prime ministers during the rule of which empire?

(A) Mughal Empire 

(B) Maratha Empire 

(C) Vijayanagara Empire 

(D) Chola Empire 

Answer: B) Maratha Empire

 Q. The famous historian, “Al-Biruni”, visited India during the reign of:

(A) Mahmud Ghazni 

(B) Muhammad Ghori 

(C) Ala

uddin Khilji 

(D) Balban 

Answer: A) Mahmud Ghazni

 Q. The ruler who built the “Jama Masjid” in Delhi was:

(A) Akbar 

(B) Shah Jahan 

(C) Jahangir 

(D) Humayun 

Answer: B) Shah Jahan

 Q. The term “Iqta” during the Delhi Sultanate referred to:

(A) A type of coin 

(B) A land grant 

(C) A military rank 

(D) A tax 

Answer: B) A land grant

 Q. The “Tabaqat-i-Nasiri” was written by:

(A) Amir Khusrau 

(B) Minhaj-i-Siraj 

(C) Barani 

(D) Al-Biruni 

Answer: B) Minhaj-i-Siraj

 Q. The Mughal ruler who issued the “Farman” granting the East India Company the right to trade freely in Bengal was:

(A) Bahadur Shah I 

(B) Farrukhsiyar 

(C) Akbar 

(D) Aurangzeb 

Answer: B) Farrukhsiyar

 Q. The Portuguese established their first colony in India at:

(A) Goa 

(B) Cochin 

(C) Daman 

(D) Bombay 

Answer: B) Cochin

 Q. The famous “Sun Temple” of Konark was built by which king?

(A) Anantavarman Chodaganga 

(B) Narasimhadeva I 

(C) Rajendra Chola 

(D) Harihara I 

Answer: B) Narasimhadeva I

 Q. Which Sultan of Delhi adopted the policy of “blood and iron”?

(A) Iltutmish 

(B) Balban 

(C) Alauddin Khilji 

(D) Muhammad bin Tughlaq 

Answer: B) Balban

 Q. The ruler of Mewar who fought against Babur in the Battle of Khanwa was:

(A) Rana Pratap 

(B) Rana Sanga 

(C) Rana Kumbha 

(D) Rana Udai Singh 

Answer: B) Rana Sanga

 Q. The great “Vijayanagara Empire” was established in 1336 by:

(A) Harihara and Bukka 

(B) Krishnadevaraya 

(C) Rama Raya 

(D) Devaraya II 

Answer: A) Harihara and Bukka

 Q. Who was the Mughal emperor during the Third Battle of Panipat?

(A) Akbar II 

(B) Shah Alam II 

(C) Aurangzeb 

(D) Bahadur Shah I 

Answer: B) Shah Alam II

 Q. The “Ibadat Khana” at Fatehpur Sikri was established by:

(A) Akbar 

(B) Babur 

(C) Shah Jahan 

(D) Humayun 

Answer: A) Akbar

 Q. Who was the last ruler of the Khilji dynasty?

(A) Jalaluddin Khilji 

(B) Alauddin Khilji 

(C) Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah 

(D) Nasiruddin Khusrau Shah 

Answer: D) Nasiruddin Khusrau Shah

 Q. The “Feroz Shah Kotla” in Delhi was built by:

(A) Balban 

(B) Feroz Shah Tughlaq 

(C) Alauddin Khilji 

(D) Sher Shah Suri 

Answer: B) Feroz Shah Tughlaq

 Q. The famous “Char Minar” in Hyderabad was built by:

(A) Quli Qutb Shah 

(B) Ibrahim Adil Shah 

(C) Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah 

(D) Alauddin Bahman Shah 

Answer: C) Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah

 Q. Which Mughal emperor was known for his love of painting and architecture?

(A) Babur 

(B) Akbar 

(C) Jahangir 

(D) Aurangzeb 

Answer: C) Jahangir

 Q. Who wrote the “Tarikh-i-Alai”?

(A) Amir Khusrau 

(B) Ibn Battuta 

(C) Minhaj-i-Siraj 

(D) Al-Biruni 

Answer: A) Amir Khusrau

 Q. Which Sultan of Delhi shifted the capital from Delhi to Daulatabad?

(A) Iltutmish 

(B) Balban 

(C) Alauddin Khilji 

(D) Muhammad bin Tughlaq 

Answer: D) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

 Q. Who was the founder of the Ghurid dynasty?

(A) Muhammad of Ghor 

(B) Mahmud of Ghazni 

(C) Qutb-ud-din Aibak 

(D) Firoz Shah Tughlaq 

Answer: A) Muhammad of Ghor

 Q. The ruler who defeated the Huns in India was:

(A) Chandragupta Maurya 

(B) Samudragupta 

(C) Skandagupta 

(D) Harshavardhana 

Answer: C) Skandagupta

 Q. Who was the contemporary Mughal ruler of Shivaji?

(A) Akbar 

(B) Aurangzeb 

(C) Jahangir 

(D) Shah Jahan 

Answer: B) Aurangzeb