History MCQ Sample Quiz UPSC Exams
Objective History Solved Questions
1. Consider the following statements regarding the Arab conquest of Sindh in 712 A.D.
1. It did not prove to be permanent.
2. It was adequately supported by the Caliphs.
3. It lasted for about three centuries.
Which of these statements are correct?
(a) 1) 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1 and 3
Answer. (b)
2. The first Muslim ruler in India was:
(a) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
(b) Mahmud of Ghazni
(c) Qutbuddin Aibak
(d) Muhammad Ghori
Answer. (d)
3. Consider the following passage:
“In the course of a career on the road spanning almost thirty years, he crossed
the breadth of the Eastern Hemisphere, visited territories equivalent to about
modern countries, and put behind him a total distance of approximately 73000 miles”.
The world’s greatest traveller of pre-modern times to whom the above passage refers is:
(a) Fahien
(b) Marco Polo
(c) Magasthense
(d) Ibn Batuta
Answer. (b)
4. Which of the statements is false?
(a) Diwan-i-Khairat -created by Firoz Shah Tughlaq
(b) Diwan-i-Mustakhraj -created by lltutmish
(c) Diwan-i-Ariz -created by Balban
(d) Diwan-i-Kohi -created by Muhammad -bin-Tughlaq
Answer. (b)
5. Timur invaded India during the reign of:
(a) Alauddin Khilji
(b) Bahlol Lodi
(c) Firoz Tughlaq
(d) Nasiruddin Mehmud
Answer. (d)
6. With reference to medieval Indian rulers, which one of the following
Statement is correct?
(a) Alauddin Khilji first set up a separate ariz department
(b) Balban introduced the branding system of horses of his military
(c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq was succeeded by his uncle to the Delhi throne
(d) Firuz Tughlaq set up a separate department of slaves
Answer. (d)
7. Who among the following first divided his empire into lqtas during the process
of civil administration?
(a) Aibak
(b) Iltutmish
(c) Razia
(d) Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
Answer. (b)
8. Who among the following was not a slave before he became a king?
(a) Ala-ud-din Khalji
(b) Balban
(c) Qutub-ud-din Aibak
(d) Iltutmish
Answer. (a)
9. Which of the following rulers died while playing ‘Chaugan’?
(a) Balban
(b) Sher Shah
(c) Jalal-ud-din-Khilji
(d) Qutab-ud-din Aibak
Answer. (d)
10. Which of the following was the major source of royal income in medieval north India?
(a) Jaziyah
(b) Kharaj
(c) Zakat
(d) Kham
Answer. (a)
11. Alauddin Khalji captured the Delhi throne after securing fabulous wealth from
(a) Chanderi
(b) Gujarat
(c) Devagiri
(d) Madurai
Answer. (c)
12. Name the metals of the coins Tanka, Shashgani and Jital of the Sultanate period:
(a) Silver, silver, copper
(b) Gold, silver, copper
(c) Silver, bronze, copper
(d) Gold, bronze, copper
Answer. (a)
13. The Sultan of Delhi who is reputed to have built the biggest network of canals
in india was:
(a) Iltutmish
(b) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
(c) Feroze Shah Tughlaq
(d) Sikandar Lodi
Answer. (c)
14. Rana Kumbha of Mewar built the famous ‘Kirti Stambh’ (Tower of Victory) to
commemorate his victory against:
(a) Gujarat
(b) Marwar
(c) Mewar
(d) Malwa
Answer. (d)
15. Match the following:
Dynasty Period
A. The Slave Dynasty 1. 1451-1526
B. The Khilji Dynasty 2. 1320-1412
C. The Tughlaq Dynasty 3. 1330-1400
D. The Lodi Dynasty 4. 1290-1320
5. 1280-1330
6. 1206-1290
A B C D
(a) 2 3 4 5
(b) 3 4 5 6
(c) 6 4 2 1
(d) 6 5 3 1
Answer. (c)
16. Which of the following were causes for decline of the Delhi Sultanate?
I. Weak Government
ll. Invasion of Timur
III. Lack of clear-cut succession policy
IV. Growth of composite culture
(a) l, II and III
(b) II, ll and IV
(c) I and ll
(d) II only
Answer. (a)
17. Who among the following rulers was the builder of Jahan-Panah, Delhi’s fourth city?
(a) Sultan Shamsuddin lltutmish
(b) Sultan Alauddin Khalji
(c) Sultan Muhammad bin Tughlaq
(d) Sultan Sikandar Lodi
Answer. (c)
18. Which of the following was not a result of Mahmud of Ghazni's invasion on India?
(a) For 150 years Punjab remained as a part of Ghazni empire
(b) His invasion led to permanent conquest of India
(c) It exposed the weaknesses of Rajputs
(d) It destabilized politics of North India
Answer. (b)
19. The part of Delhi where Aibak laid the foundation of the first so called
“Seven cities” of medieval Delhi, was:
(a) Mehrauli
(b) Shahjahanabad
(c) Din Panah
(d) Hauz Khas
Answer. (a)
20. Who among the following sultans was advised by Qazi Mughisuddin to act
according to the laws of Shariat, but the Sultan rejected his advice?
(a) Jalaluddin Khalji
(b) Alauddin Khalji
(c) Mohd-Bin-Tughlaq
(d) Firoz Tughlaq
Answer. (b)
21. Mughal dynasty was to Bahadur Shah Zafar as Lodi dynasty was to:
(a) Bahalol Lodi
(b) Daulat Khan Lodi
(c) Ibrahim Lodi
(d) Sikandar Lodi
Answer. (c)
22. Which of the following regions of northern India was not included in the Empire
of Ala-ud-din Khalji?
(a) Kashmir
(b) Sind
(c) Punjab
(d) Malwa
Answer. (a)
23. Who among the following, destroyed the group of Forty Nobles?
(a) Bahram Shah
(b) lltutmish
(c) Razia
(d) Balban
Answer. (d)
24 Ashoka pillars were brought from Ambala to Delhi by:
(a) Qutub-ud-din Aibak
(b) Feroz Shah Tughlaq
(c) Ala-ud-din Khalji
(d) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
Answer. (b)
25. The famous poet Amir Khusrau, nicknamed the ‘Parrot of India’ was the
contemprorary of all of the following except:
(a) Alauddin Khalji
(b) Ghiyas-ud-din Balban
(c) lltutmish
(d) Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq
Answer. (c)
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