UPSC, IAS, Civil Service Test History Quiz

UPSC, IAS, Civil Service Test History Quiz
History Solved Test Paper
1. Who among the following Sultans of Delhi had accepted the Suzerainty of the Timurid
ruler Mirza Shah Rukh?
(a) Firuz Tughlaq
(b) Mahmud Tughlaq
(c) Khizr Khan Sayyid
(d) Sikandar Lodi
Answer. (c)

2. Read the following statements:
A. He organised an efficient spy system
B. To prevent fraudulent musters he began the practice of branding horses (daag)
and preparing descriptive rolls of soldiers (chehra)
C. One of the most remarkable of his reforms was that of market regulation
D. He set aside the superemacy of the Ulema in the discharge of state duties
These statements are about:
(a) Sikandar Lodi
(b) Firuz Shah Tughlaq
(c) Alauddin Khalji
(d) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
Answer. (c)

3. Who of the following was a contemporary of Chingiz Khan?
(a) Mahmud of Ghazni
(b) Iltutmish
(c) Alauddin Khalji
(d) Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
Answer. (b)

4. Which one of the following architectural features was not brought by the Turkish conquerors?
(a) The dome
(b) The vault
(c) The arch
(d) Decorative figures
Answer. (d)

5. The battle at Waihind in 1008-09 was fought between:
(a) Mahmud of Ghazni and Anandapala
(b) Mahmud of Ghazni and Jayapala
(c) Muhammad Ghori and Prithviraj
(d) Muhammad Ghori and Jaichandra
Answer. (a)

6. Which Delhi sultan did not make any fresh conquests after assuming
the reins of power?
(a) Qutubuddin Aibak
(b) Ghiasuddin Balban
(c) Alauddin Khilzi
(d) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Answer. (a)

7. In the Delhi Sultanate, an administrative unit called ‘paragana’ was
headed by an official known as:
(a) Shiqdar
(b) Barid
(c) Ariz
(d) Amil
Answer. (d)

8. Consider the following historical Personalities:
1. Abdur Razzak
2. Edordo Barbosa
3. Marco Polo
4. Nicola di Conti
What is correct chronological order in which
they visited India ?
(a) 4, 1, 2, 3
(b) 3, 4, 1, 2
(c) 2, 3, 4, 1
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4
Answer. (b)

9. Match the following:
Author Works
A. Minhaj-us- Siraj 1. Tarikh-i-Firuz Shahi
B. Zia-ud-din- Barani 2. Tabaquat-i-Nasiri
C. Firuz Shah(Tughlaq) 3. Haquiqi Hindi
D. Abdul-Wahid Bilgrami 4. Fatuhat-i- Firuzshahi
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 2 1 3 4
(c) 1 2 4 3
(d) 2 1 4 3
Answer. (d)

10. Mohammad-bin Tughlaq’s experiment of producing token currency failed
on account of the:
(a) Rejection of token coins for purchases by foreign merchants
(b) Melting of token coins
(c) Large-scale minting of spurious coins
(d) Poor quality of token currency
Answer. (c)

11. Who amongs the Generals of Ala-ud-din Khalji, was responsible for his master's
destruction and that of the Khilji dynasty?
(a) Zafar Khan
(b) Malik Kafur
(c) Ghazi Malik
(d) Khusrav Malik
Answer. (b)

12. The King who did not allow anybody to laugh in his court was:
(a) Qutab-ud-din Aibak
(b) lltutmish
(c) Alauddin Khalji
(d) Balban
Answer. (d)

13. The Delhi Sultanate virtually ended due to the invasion of:
(a) Chengiz Khan
(b) Babar
(c) Nadir Shah
(d) Timur
Answer. (c)


14. The Slave Dynasty Sultans were:
(a) Persians
(b) Afghans
(c) Arabs
(d) Ilbari Turks
Answer. (d)

15. Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq transferred his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad:
(a) To develop cultural and trade relations with the Deccan
(b) To protect his country from the attack of Mongols
(c) To control South India better
(d) All of the above
Answer. (c)

16. In whose rule was Islam, as the state religion, abolished?
(a) Akbar
(b) Balban
(c) Ibrahim Lodi
(d) Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq
Answer. (a)

17. The city of Agra was founded in 1504 by:
(a) Rana Sanga
(b) Ibrahim Lodhi
(c) Firuz Tughlaq
(d) Sikandar Lodi
Answer. (d)

18. The ‘Shahnama’ was written by:
(a) Alberuni
(b) Firdausi
(c) Amir Khusrau
(d) Abul Fazal
Answer. (b)

19. Alberuni came to India with:
(a) Mahmud of Ghazni
(b) Alexander
(c) Babur
(d) Timur
Answer. (a)

20. Which of the following battles was fought in 1192 A.D.?
(a) First Battle of Tarain
(b) Second Battle of Tarain
(c) Battle of Talikota
(d) Battle of Kanwah
Answer. (b)

21. Who among the following rulers is most famous for building a large number
of canals for irrigation?
(a) Qutbuddin Aibak
(b) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
(c) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
(d) None of these
Answer. (b)

22. Who was assigned the first Iqta in India by Mohammad Ghori?
(a) Shamsuddin lltutmish
(b) Qutbuddin Aibak
(c) Tajuddin Yalduz
(d) Nasiruddin Qubacha
Answer. (b)

23. Who among the following introduced the famous Persian festival of Nauroj in India?
(a) Balban
(b) Firuz Tughiaq
(c) lltutrnish
(d) Alauddin Khalji
Answer. (a)

24. The founder of the first Afghan 'dynasty in India was:
(a) Ibrahim Lodi
(b) Bahlol Lodi
(c) Sikandar Lodi
(d) Sher Shah Suri
Answer. (b)

25. The extent of the Delhi Sultanate empire was the greatest during the reign of:
(a) Alauddin Khilji
(b) Iltutmish
(c) Balban
(d) Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
Answer. (a)