HIS5BO8 HISTORY OF MEDIEVAL INDIA Core course of BA History V semester CUCBCSS 2014 Admn onwards 1. What was Jalauddin Khilji before he came to power in 1290? a)warden of marches in the north-west b) Vazir of Deccan c) King of Firozabad d) None of the above 2. Who ended the Turkish monopoly of high offices in the Delhi sultanate? a) The Khiljis b) Mughals c) Lodis d) Tughlaqs 3. Who was the first ruler of the Delhi Sultanate to put forward the view that the state should be based on the willing support of the governed? a) Iltutmish b) Balaban c) Akbar d) Alaudhin 4. Who was the Delhi Sultan to start the policy of giving harsh punishment even to the wives and children of rebels? a) Alauddin Khilji b) Balban c) Iltumish d) Khutabdin Ibek 5. When did Timur invade India? a) 1398 AD b) 1498 c) 1200 d) 1900 6. When did Alauddin Khiji launch an attack on Gujarat? a) 1299 b) 1399 c) 1499 d) 1599 7. What was the first state against which Alauddin launched an attack? a) Ranthambhor b) delhi c) Magadha d) Bengal 8. Who was the famous poet who accompanied Alauddin in the Ranthambhore campaign? a) Amir Khusrau b) Tanzen c) Abul Fasal d) Kalidas 9. The Padmini legend is associated with which place? a) Chittor b) Bhopal c) Jhansi d) None of the above 10. Malik Kafur led campaign against which two places in south India? a) Warangal and Ma a bar b) Warangal and Travancore c) Canara and Konkan d) None of the above.
11. Which was the Deccan state against which Muhammad bin Taghlaq had to suffer reverses initially? a) Warangal b) Gujarath c) Bombay d) Lahore 12. Alauddin Khilji brought reforms in market control after which campaign? a) Chittor Campaign b) Gujarath c) Bombay d) Lahore 13. How many markets did Alauddin establish? a) Three b) two c) one d) Four 14. Under which officer markets of Alauddin functioned? a) Shahna b) Wazir c) Iqtedar d) Zamindar 15. Which medieval historian wrote about Alauddin s market control? a) Ziauddin Barni b) Abul Fazal c) Ibn Khaldun d) St. Augustin 16.The Medieval Period of Indian History comprises a long period, spanning from century i.e after the fall of the Gupta Empire to the 18th century, i.e the beginning of colonial domination. a) 5th b) 6th c) 8th d) 9th 17.The Medieval Period of Indian History comprises a long period, spanning from 6th century i.e after the fall of the.. Empire to the 18th century, i.e the beginning of colonial domination. a) Gupta b) Maurya c) Harsha d) Vijayanagar 18. The Early Medieval period refer to the phase of Indian history that stretches from the fall of the Gupta Empire to the beginning of the.period in the 13th century. a) Sultanate b) Mughal c) Harsha d) Maurya 19. The period that comprises mainly that of the reigns of the Sultanate and the.period is generally considered as the late medieval period, of course with regional variations. a) Mughal b) Sangam c) Harappan d) Vedic
20.The nature of state in the early..period is marked by the presence of a large number of regional and local powers, in the absence of a paramount power in the country. a) Medieval b) Sangam c) Ancient d) Modern 21.The..model was largely constructed on the basis of Puranic and Epigraphic data pertaining mostly to North India. a) Feudal b) segmentary c) Capitalistic d) Socialistic 22. The history of Indian medieval period was started after the end of ancient age in 550 AD and it continued till 18th century when the Empire had broken. a) Sultanate b) Turkish c) Mughal d) Bahmini 23. After the (after 300 BC) Cholas was beaten by the Pandyas and Pallavas and they captured the Tamil country. a) Sangam age b) Vedic c) Harappan d) Gupta 24. Around 850 AD,.rose in power and he rescued the Chola Dynasty from Pandyas and Pallavas and captured the capital city Thanjavur. a) Vijayalaya b) Rajaraja Chola I c) Pulakesin I d) None of the above 25. After.. century, Cholas became strongest dynasty of the southern India. a) 9th b)10th c) 11th d)12th
26. Under..and Rajendra Chola I, the empire became powerful in the field of army, finance and culture in South Asia and South-east Asia. a) Rajaraja Chola I b) Vijayalaya c) Pulakesin I d) Mahendraverman I 27. The Pandyas expelled the Hoysala Dynasty who were partners of the Cholas from Tamil country and subsequently causing the end of the Cholas themselves in. a) 1169 AD b)1179 c)1269 d)1279 28.The Chalukya Dynasties were in power of Indian medieval history from the reign of 600 to 1200 AD in the state of.. a) Thanjavur b) Deccan c) Badami d) Kalyani 29. Western Chalukyas ruled from.. a) Badami b) Thanjavur c) Kalyani d) Vengi 30. The Chalukyas who ruled from capital city were referred as Later Western Chalukyas. a) Kanchi b) Badami c) Thanjavur d) Kalyani 31. The Chalukyas ruled their kingdom from the.capital city were known as the Eastern Chalukyas. a) Badami b) Vengi c) Thanjavur d) Kalyani 32.Founder of the Western or Early Chalukya Dynasty was
a) Pulakesin I b) Vijayalaya c) Shashanka d) Dharmapala 33.. was in power from 609 AD to 642 AD of Early Chalukya Dynasty. a) Simha Vishnu b) Vijayalaya c) Rajaraja Chola I d) Pulakesin II 34. The Western Chalukya Dynasty s capital of. was destroyed by the Pallavas in the 7th century. a) Thanjavur b) Badami c) Vengi d) Madurai 35. The Eastern Chalukya dynasties were in power from the capital city of.and the dynasty was lasted from 624 AD to 11th century. a) Vengi b) Badami c) Thanjavur d) Peshawar 36. Western Chalukyas reestablished the dynasty in the Deccan and created a new capital at... a) Thanjavur b) Badami c) Kalyani d) Thaneswar 37... were a powerful Dynasty of Andhra Pradesh in Indian medieval history in the end of 500 AD. a) Pandyas b) Cholas c) Pallavas d) Chalukyas 38.The founder of pallava Dynasty was.. a) Rajaraja Chola I b) Vijayalaya c) Simha Vishnu d) Pulekisin II
39. dynasty ruled India from 1414 AD to 1451 AD. a) Sayyid b) Slave c) Khalji d) Tughluq 40..dynasty ruled India from 1451 AD to 1526 AD. a) Lodi b) Slave c) Khalji d) Sayyid 41., the founder of the Mughal Empire in India, was the descendant of Changez Khan. a) Babur b) Vijayalaya c) Shah Jahan d) Humayun 42. Babar came to India and defeated Ibrahim Lodi in.. at the First Battle of Panipat. a) 1326 b) 1426 c) 1520 d) 1526 43.There was a brief interruption to Mughal rule when Babur's son Humayun was ousted from Delhi, by., an Afghan chieftain. a) Sher Shah b) Shah Jahan c) Ibrahim Lodi d) Pulakesin I 44. It was Babur's grandson who consolidated political power and extended his empire over practically the whole of north India and parts of the south. a) Ibrahim Lodi b) Shivaji c) Shah Jahan d) Akbar 45..succeeded Akbar was a pleasure loving man of refined taste. a) Aurangazeeb b) Shah Jahan c) Ibrahim Lodi d) Jahangir
46.. fame rests on the majestic buildings he has left behind - the Taj Mahal, the Red Fort and the Jama Masjid. a) Shah Jahan's b) Babur c) Changez Khan d) Humayun 47. was the last Great Mughal ruler. a) Aurangzeb b) Babur c) Shivaji d) Shah Jahan 48.The Marathas were initially in the service of Bijapur sultans in the western Deccan which was under siege by the. Empire. a) Mughal b) Mauryan c) Gupta d) British 49.The founder of Maratha dominance, is known as the "father of the Maratha nation. a) Shivaji b) Babur c) Ibrahim Lodi d) Pulakesin I 50.The people of his nation called. as Chhatrapati (means who provide shelter). a) Shivaji b) Shah Jahan c) Ibrahim Lodi d) Pulakesin I 51. The deliverance of the... teachings is known as turning the wheel of dharma. a) Hindu b) Jain c) Buddhist d) Parsi
52.The concept of the Chakravartin probably arose from the... ideal of the maha purusha or great man. a) Vaishnavite b) Bureaucracy c) dutaka d) Senapati 53.The Madhuban Copper Plates of the century mention about the names of various officials like that of Uparika or provincial governors. a) 3rd b) 4th c) 5th d) 7th 54.Huen-Tsang the Budhist pilgrim. a) Chinese b) Indian c) Russian d) Japanese 55. The rulers who ruled over North India between the period 1206-1526 are popularly known as the rulers of. a) Delhi Sultanate b) Mughal c) Mauryas d) Kalachuris 56... was the first ruler of the Delhi Sultanate and the founder of the slave dynasty. a) Qutab-ud-din Aibak b) Iltumish c) Sulthana Raziya d) Giyasuddin Balban 57. The second phase of the Delhi Sultanate began with the establishment of the Khilji dynasty in. a) 1250 b) 1260 c) 1278 d) 1290 58. in his Society and Culture in North India in the 12th Century made further analysis of Indian feudalism in the medieval period.
a) B.N. S. Yadava b) Kesavan Veluthat c) Irfan Habib d) Karashima Noboru 59.. work was Harshacharita a) Athula s b) Bana Bhatta s c) Kesavan Veluthat s d) Karashima Noboru s 60.The fall of the. Empire in the 5th century, virtually put an end to the trade between north India and Central and West Asia. a) Roman b) Greek c) Chinese d) Persian 61..., in his Urban Decay in India argues that the decline in long distance trade was the main reason for urban decay in early medieval India. a) R.S. Sharma b) D.D. Kosambi c) Kesavan Veluthat d) Irfan Habib 62.The striking development of the.. period was the emergence of priestly landlords at the expense of local peasants. a) Maurya b) Harsha c) Gupta d) Mughal 63. The practice of giving land grants to priests and officials became common during the period. a) Gupta b) Sultanate c) Mughal d) Harsha 64.The land grant system was originally started by..; it became a common activity during the Gupta period. a) Satavahanas b) Sultanates c) Mughals d) Mauryas
65. The Maitrakas were tributary chiefs of the, who established an independent kingdom in western India. a) Mughals b)sultanates c) Guptas d) Pushyabhutis 66..was the most important ruler of the Maitrakas and was a contemporary of Harshavardhana. a) Dharmapala b) Shashanka c) Dhruvasena II d) Harsha 67.The institution of the had been in force in early Islamic world as a form of reward for services to the state. a) Iqta b) muqti c) Feudalism d) Serfdom 68. From the time of the muqti was expected to send the balance (fawazil) of the income to the centre after meeting his and the army s expenses. a) Feroze Shah Tughlaq b) Alauddhin Khalji c) Muhmmad-bin-Thughlaq d) Balban 69. The was appointed to keep a record of the income of the Iqtas. a) Khwaja b) Diwan-i Waqoof c) Diwan-iMustakharaj d) Diwan-i-Amir Kohi 70. The group of chahalgan (group of 40 nobles), which was created by.., emerged very powerful. a) Iltutmish b) Balban c) Qutubuddin Aibak d) Alauddhin Khalji 71. was the first Sultan to bring the nobility firmly under his control.
a) Balban b) Qutubuddin Aibak c) Iltutmish d) Aurangzeb 72. The religious intellectual group of. was collectively referred as Ulema. a) Parsis b) Hindus c) Christains d) Muslims 73.. explained his theory taking into account both "feudalism from above" and "feudalism from below". a) Kosambi b) Burton Stein c) Chattopadhyaya d) MGS Narayanan 74.. was mainly interested in "feudalism from above". a) R.S. Sharma b) Burton Stein c) MGS Narayanan d) BNS Yadava 75. In 1965, proposed that decline of foreign trade is the cause of feudalism. a) R.S. Sharma b) Dineshchandra Sircar c) Burton Stein d) Chattopadhyaya. 76.After the failure of Shaista Khan, Aurangazeb deputed Raja Jai Singh of Amber to deal with.. a) Shivaji b) Dadaji Kondadev c) Raja Jai Singh d) Narasimhavarman 77. Marching to Poona, decided to strike at the heart of Shivaji territories Fort purendar where Shivaji had lodged his family and his treasure. a) Narasimhavarman b) Dadaji Kondadev c) Raja Thodar Mal d) Jai Singh
78. In 1674, Shivaji held his coronation, assumed the title Chatrapathi and made.. his capital. a) Raigarh b) Tinnevelly c) Tirukkadaiyur d) Pudukottai 79. The administration of. was divided into eight departments headed by ministers who are called Ashta pradhan. a) Raja Jai Singh b) Pushyabhutis c) Shivaji d) Narasimhavarman 80. wrote Contribution of South India to Indian Culture, a) S.Krishna Swami Ayyankar b) Robert Sewell c) Nilakanta Sastri d) N. Rajayyan 81. S. Krishna Swami Ayyankar, along with edited the Historical Inscriptions of South India. a) Robert Sewell b) Nilakanta Sastri c) Burton Stein d) Appadorai 82. can be considered as the first historian to write a comprehensive history of south India. a) K.A. Nilakanta Sastri b) Richard Kennedy c) Southal d) Robert Sewell 83.. was written History of South India, a) K.A. Nilakanta Sastri b) Appadorai c) Mahalingam d) Robert Sewell 84.. works, Inscriptions of Pallavas and Early Indian Paleography are of considerable importance for the reconstruction of the history he Pallavas.
a) Mahalingam s b) Burton Stein s c) George Spencer s d) Kenneth Hall s 85.Kanchi was the capital of.. a) Chalukyas b) Vijayanagara c) pallavas d) Cholas 86. The political history of the South India from the period of 6th century to 8th century is marked by the struggle for supremacy between the Pallavas of Kanchi and.. of Badami. a) Cholas b) Vijayanagara c) Chalukyas d) Cheras 87.Mahendravarman I in the beginning of the 7th century was defeated by the Chalukya ruler.. and was given the territory of Vengi. a) Simhavishnu b) Narasimhavarman c) Pulikesi II d) Mahendravarman 88.., the Pallava ruler defeated Pulikesi II and captured Vatapi capital of the Chalukyas. a) Narasimhavarman b) Simhavishnu c) Mahendravarman d) Pulikesi II 89. The. king Vikramadithya II said to have overrun Kanchi, the capital of Pallavas. a) Mauryan b) Vijayanagara c) Bhamini d) Chalukya 90.. was the first ruler who laid the foundation of the Chalukya dynasty.
a) Pulikesi I b) Narasimhavarman c) Vikramadithya II d) Mahendravarman 91. The style which influenced the aesthetics of south Indian architecture and sculpture saw its genesis under Mahandravarma. a) Chalukyas b) Vijayanagara c) Pallavas d )Hoysalas 92.The most famous of the stone temple of the Pallavas is the seven ratha temples (seven pagoda) in.. a) Darasuram b) Mahabhalipuram c) Tribhuvanam d) Tanjore 93...founded the city of Mahabhalipuram as Mamallapuram. a) Narasimhavarman b) Rajendra I c) Rajaraja Chola d) Rajadhiraja Chola 94. The structural temple architecture of the. was patronized and favoured by Narasimhavarman II who substituted bricks and temples for stone. a) Pandyas b) Vijayanagara c) Cheras d) Pallavas 95.The Kailasanath temple or Rajasimhawara temple is the largest among the temples. a) Vijayanagara b) Pallava c) Chola d) Chaukyan 96. Vijayalaya (850-875) was the founder of the dynasty. a) Chola b) Vijayanagara c) Bahmini d) Pala
97. Rajaraja invaded Northern part of Sri Lanka and made it a... province. a) Chola b) Vijayanagara c) Pandya d) Cheras 98.... conquered several trans-ganga kingdoms and assumed the title of Gangai Kondachola. a) Rajaraja Chola b) Rajendra I c) Rajadhiraja Chola d) Kulottunga 99.Rajendra I founded a new capital called... a) Gangai Kondacholapuram b) Pullaur c) Mahodayapuram d) Ezhimala 100.... founded a new capital called Gangai Kondacholapuram. a) Kulottunga Chola b) Rajendra Chola I c) Rajaraja Chola d) Rajadhiraja Chola 101. Kulottunga (1178-1210) was the last greatest... emperor. a) Chola b) Vijayanagara c) Chera d) Pandyas 102. The.. inscriptions thrown light on the constitution and working of the village assembles of the cholas. a) Darasuram b) warrangal c) Uttaramerur d) Tribhuvanam 103. The Vijayalaya Cholisvara temple is situated at. a) Pudukottai b) Kumbakonam c) Tribhuvanam d) Tanjore
104. The early phase of Dravida temple is best illustrated in the Kuranganatha temple at Srinivasanallur built in the reign of... a) Parantaka I b) Rajaraja Chola c) Rajadhiraja Chola d) Pulikesi II 105. Krishnadevaraya (1509-29) is considered as the greatest and the most famous kings of. empire. a) Vijayanagara b) Bhamini c) Pandya d) Gupta 106. Krishnadevaraya belonged the dynasty. a) Tuluva b) Mughal c) Slave d) Pusyabhuti 107... captured Krishna Tungabadra Doab, and the forts of Riachar and Bidar. a) Achyuta Raya b) Krishnadevaraya c) Sadasiva Raya d) Rama Raya. 108. The famous battle of Talikotta took place on 23 January... a) 1455 b)1465 c) 1555 d) 1565 109. The battle of Talikotta sounded the death knell of the... Empire. a) Bhamini b) Vijayanagara c) Pandya d) Gupta 110. The king kept of fixed number of soldiers known as amaranayakas to assist him in wars. a) Vijayanagara b) Bhamini c) Mughal d) Gupta
111. The city of Vijayanagara, the capital of the empire was founded in 1336 on the banks of the river... a) Kaveri b) Krishna c) Thungabhadra d) Periyar 112. The temple of Vithala constructed by, has been described as the finest buildings of its kinds in southern India. a) Krishnadevaraya b) Ariyanatha Mudaliyar c) Achyuta Raya d) Ramaraya 113. King.. encouraged Telungu literature and provided protection to a great Telungu poet Nachan soma. a) Bukka I b) Ariyanatha Mudaliyar c) Krishnadevaraya d) Bukka III 114. The Agrarian System of Mughal India is the work of.. a) Karashima Noboru b) Irfan Habib c) B.D.Chattopadhyaya d) R.S.Sharma. 115. Political Structure of Early Medieval South India is the work of a) Kesavan Veluthat b) Kulke Herman c) K.A.Nilakanda Sastri d) Sathish Chandra 116. About whose Kingdom is said the dominion of the lord of the universe extended from Delhi to Palam? a) Qutbuddin Aibak b) Nasiruddmin Mahmud Tughlaq c) Mohammad Gazni d) Alam Shah 117. Who was the first Muslim writer to make use of Hindi words and adopt Indian poetric imagery and themes? a) Hasan Nizami b) Amir Khusaro c) Abul Fazal d) Abdul Qadir Badauni
118. Who wrote Tarikh-ul-Hind? a) Al-uthi b) Alberuni c) Hasan-un-Nizami d) Minhajuddin-bin-Sirajuddin 119. Which Bhakti Saint is known as the bridge between north and south? a) Chaitanya b) Kabir c) Nanak d) None of these 120. Which of the following officers held the office of minister under the Mughals? a) Sipahsalar b) Siqdar c) Vakil d) Kotwal ANSWER KEY 1.a 2.a 3.a 4.a 5.a 6.a 7.a 8.a 9.a 10.a 11.a 12.a 13.a. 14.a 15.a 16.b 17.a 18.a 19.a 20.a 21.a 22.c 23.a 24.a 25.a 26.a 27.d 28.b 29.a 30.d 31.b 32.a 33.d 34.b 35.a 36.c 37.c 38.c 39.a 40.a 41.a 42.d 43.a 44.d 45.d 46.a 47.a 48.a 49.a 50.a 51.c 52.a 53.d 54.a 55.a 56.a 57.d 58.a 59.b 60.a 61.a 62.c 63.a 64.a 65.c 66.c 67.a 68.d 69.a 70.a 71.a 72.d 73.a 74.a 75.a 76.a 77.d 78.a 79.c 80.a 81.a 82.a 83.a 84.a 85.c 86.c 87.c 88.a 89.d 90.a 91.c 92.b 93.a 94.d 95.b 96.a 97.a 98.b 99.a 100.b 101.a 102.c 103.a 104.a 105.a 106.a 107.b 108.d 109.b 110.a 111.c 112.a 113.a 114.b 115.a 116.b 117.b 118.b 119.a 120c. Prepared by: Sri. SUNILKUMAR.G, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY, N.S.S. COLLEGE, MANJERI Scrutinised by: Sri. Ashraf koyilothan Kandiyil, Head of the Department, Dept of History, Govt College, Mokeri