CBSE Questions for Class 8 General Knowledge Medieval Indian History Quiz 6 - MCQExams.com

Who among the following Chola kings reigned as Kulottung Chola?
  • Vikramaditya I
  • Vikramaditya II
  • Rajaraja Narendra I
  • Rajendra II
Which one of the following is not a biography of Shankaracharya?
  • The Shankaradigvijaya by Madhava
  • The Shankaravijaya by Ananta Anandagiri
  • The Shankarabharana by Vyasachala
  • Shrishankar Abhyudaya Mahakavya by Tirumala Dikshita
The Sultan who desecrated the Puri Jagannath Temple and Jwalamukhi Temple at Kangra was ________.
  • Balban
  • Alauddin Khalji
  • Sikander Lodhi
  • Feroz Shah Tughlaq
First Sanskrit work to be translated into Persian was Tutinama. Who wrote the book in the time of Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq?
  • Amir Khusrau
  • Zia Nakshabi
  • Malik Mohammad Jayasi
  • Mulk Raj Anand
The camp 'Swargadwari', in which Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq spent two and a half years was located on the banks of which river?
  • Ganga
  • Yamuna
  • Gomti
  • Son
Which of the following causes was responsible for the failure of department of agriculture (Diwan-i-Kohi) created by Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq?
  • The piece of land chosen for experiment was not fertile
  • The money embarked for the scheme was badly spent
  • The Sultan could not give attention to the scheme which was required
  • All of the above
Which Sultan for the first time introduced the practice of styling to Sultan as Naib of Caliph?
  • Jalaluddin Khilji
  • Firoz Shah Tughlaq
  • Sikander Lodhi
  • Khizr Khan
Who was the only converted Indian Muslim to become the head of the Delhi Sultanate?
  • Kaikubad
  • Nasiruddin Khusrau Shah
  • Masud Shah
  • Qaimurs
Which Sultan described the recognition of the Caliph as the greatest honour he ever had?
  • Sikander Lodhi
  • Feroz Shah Tughlaq
  • Khizr Khan
  • Jalaluddin Khilji
Which European traveller came to India during the reign of Aurangzeb?
  • William Hawkins
  • Thomas Roe
  • Antonio Monserrate
  • Peter Mundy
Which of the following is/are wrong in context of Alauddin Khilji?
Alauddin's Southern expedition was led by Malik Kafur.
Malik Kafur marched with his army up to Madurai.
Army of North Indian rulers had not managed to cross Vindhyas other than that of Alauddin Khilji's army.
Alauddin Khilji established a direct control over the defeated states of Deccan.
Select the correct answer wing the codes given below.
  • 2, 3 and 4
  • Only 3
  • Only 4
  • 3 and 4
Which of the following statements is not correct about Akbar?
  • Akbar prohibited polygamy and allowed a second marriage only in exceptional circumstances
  • He also prohibited child marriages, the circumcision of boys below the age at 12 years
  • He prohibited animal slaughter forever
  • Akbar abolished pilgrimage tax in 1563 AD and Jizya (tax) in 1564 AD
Which Sultan in order to forestall conspiracies banned banquets and assemblies and prepared the country with his spies?
  • Balban
  • Alauddin Khilji
  • Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
  • IItutmish
Which Sufi saint was put to death by Jalaluddin Khilji for attempting a rebellion?
  • Ubaidullah Ahrar
  • Baba Farid
  • Sidi Maulah
  • Hamiddudin Nagori
Consider the following statements:
Amir Khusro created a new literary style in Persian, which came to be known as Sabaq-i-Hind.
Amir Khusro was a disciple of Nizamuddin Auliya.
He introduced the Perso-Arabic ragas etc.
Select the correct answer using the given below.
  • Only 3
  • 1 and 2
  • All of these
  • None of these
Akbar launched Din-i-Ilahi in the year ________.
  • 1570
  • 1578
  • 1581
  • 1582
Amir Khusrau gives the first graphic description of Jauhar of Rajpur women after victory of Alauddin Khilji over which Rajput state?
  • Ranthambhor
  • Chittor
  • Jalor
  • Sevana
Which ruler submitted to Alauddin Khilji and was conferred the title Raya Rayan?
  • Ramachandra Deva
  • Prataprudradeva II
  • Veera Ballala III
  • Vir Pandya
The place 1 shown on the map belongs to which dynasty ?
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  • Kalyanis Chalukyas
  • Rashtrakuta
  • Eastern Chalukyas
  • Debgiri Yadus
Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri was built by Akbar to commemorate his victory over which province?
  • Gujarat
  • Sind
  • Punjab
  • Mewar
Consider the following statements:
The Ain-i-Akbari is the third book in the Akbarnama written during the reign of the Mughal emperor, Akbar.
Abul Fazal was the author of the first two books of the Akbarnama while Akbar was the author of the third.
The best known accounts of illustrated Mughal official reports are the Akbarnama and the Babarnama.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  • Only 1
  • 1 and 3
  • Only 3
  • All of these
Who among the following were famous jurists of medieval India?
1) Vijnanesvara    2) Hemadri     3) Rajasekhara     4) Jimutavahana
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
  • 1, 2 and 3
  • 2, 3 and 4
  • 1, 2 and 4
  • 1 and 4
At which place in Bengal was the East India Company given permission to trade and build a factory by the Mughals in 1651?
  • Calcutta
  • Cossimbazar
  • Singur
  • Burdwan
Consider the following statements about Sher Shah and mark the correct option.
Jizya continued to be collected from Hindus.
His mobility was drawn almost exclusively from the Afghans.
His chief architect was Ali Rul Khan.
Select the correct answer using the codes given.
  • 1 and 2
  • Only 1
  • 1, 2 and 3
  • Only 3
Who among the following was illiterate?
  • Jahangir
  • Shahjahan
  • Akbar
  • Aurangzeb
The Mughal School of Painting formed the special column of the various schools of Indian miniature art. Which one of the following painting styles was not affected by Mughal paintings?
  • Pahari
  • Rajasthani
  • Kangra
  • Kalighatta
Which one of the following is not true about the trade during the early medieval period?
  • Commerce with China and South East Asia seems to have been mainly in the hands of Arabs
  • Decline of trade led to the decay of urban centres which had flourished in Western and Northen India during the post Mauryan and early Gupta periods
  • Despite decline of trade, the crafts and the artisans flourished during the early medieval period
  • Decline of trade and urban centres created conditions for the rise of self sufficient regional production units
Which one of the following is not true about the varna/caste situation during the early medieval India?
  • The number of castes increased manifold
  • The guilds of artisans were gradually hardened into castes for lack of mobility in post Gupta times
  • The absorption of the tribal people added to the variety of the Shudras and the so-called mixed castes
  • The distance between the Vaishyas and Shudras increased during this period
Who was the first ruler of Delhi Sultanate to clearly put forward the view that a state was based on the willing support of the government, and the majority of the people in India were Hindus, a state in India could not be truly Islamic State?
  • Balban
  • Jalaluddin Khilji
  • Alauddin Khilji
  • Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Which of the following is/are not correct with regard to the architecture of the Turks?
In the sphere of decoration, the Turks eschewed representation of human and animal figures in their buildings.
The Turks used geometrical and floral designs, combining them with panels of inscriptions containing, verses from the Quran.
The Turks did not borrow from Hindu motifs.
The Turks did not add colour to their buildings, they used only white marble.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
  • 1 and 2
  • 2 and 4
  • 3 and 4
  • 1 and 3
Gold coins became extinct during the post-Gupta times. Which of the following dynasties revived them in the early medieval period?
  • The Chahamanas
  • The Chalukyas
  • The Chandelas
  • The Gahadavalas
Which Delhi Sultanate Sultan had a dispute with Sufi Saint Nizammuddin Auliya?
  • Jalaluddin Khilji
  • Ghiyassuddin Tughlaq
  • Feroz Shah Tughlaq
  • Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
Which one of the following statements about Upanishads is not correct ?
  • Brihadaranyak and Chandogya Upanishads are in prose
  • Katha Upanishads is one of the earliest Upanishads
  • Upanishads proclaim salvation by knowledge rather than by faith
  • Upanishads do not consider a life of asceticism as absolutely necessary for salvation
Which one of the following is not true about the art and architecture of early medieval India?
  • Art and architecture was marked by regional style in sculpture and construction of temples
  • The post Gupta iconography prominently displays a divine hierarchy reflecting the pyramidal ranks in society
  • The post Gupta iconography shows the reinvention of many Vedic Gods who we background in the Mauryan and Gupta periods
  • The art forms became very simplistic during this period
Consider the following statements.
1) The Chola empire was established on the ruins of the Pallava dynasty of Kanchi.
2) Krishna III, the Rashtrakuta king, defeated Parantaka Ist and caused a temporary setback to the Cholas.
3) Rajaraja, the Chola monarch, conquered Northern part of Sri Lanka and made it a province of his empire.
4) Cholas were the only rufling power in the history of South India to have undertaken overseas naval campaign.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
  • 1 and 3
  • 1, 2 and 3
  • 2, 3 and 4
  • All of these
A ruler of the ruling dynasties of the South who was called by Arab traveller Sulaiman as 'among the four great sovereigns (powers) of the world - equal to the Caliph of Baghdad and emperors of China and Turkey" was _________.
  • Amoghavarsha, Rashtrakuta
  • Nandivarman, Pallava
  • Rajendra I, Chola
  • Vira and Sundara, Pandya
The medieval Indian ruler who wanted to conquer the whole world and gave himself the title of 'Second Alexander' was _________.
  • Alauddin Khilji
  • Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
  • Babur
  • Akbar
The part of Delhi where Qutubuddin Aibak laid the foundation of the first so-called 'Seven cities' of medieval Delhi was ________.
  • Siri
  • Tughlaqabad
  • Mehrauli
  • Hauz Khas
Which one of the following areas was not conquered by Akbar?
  • Kashmir
  • Kandhar
  • Odisha
  • Bidar
During Shah Jahan's reign, the jami-darri that is value of Jagir increased, but to increase kept pace broadly with the _________.
  • number of Mansabdars in the empire
  • rise in the number of jagirs
  • price rise during the period
  • None of the above
Consider the following statements about Rajaraja.
1) The economic motive behind his conquest of Cheras, Pandyas and Sri Lanka was to bring the trade with South-East Asian countries under his control and open the sea routes to China.
2) His greatest historical contribution was that he introduced the tradition of beginning the Chola epigraphs with historical introductions.
3) In the field of agrarian and fiscal administration, he introduced the system of auditing of the accounts of the village assemblies and other local bodies.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
  • 1 and 2
  • 2 and 3
  • 1 and 3
  • All of the above
Match the following government officials with their respective functions.

List I
List II
A.Khan-i-Sama
1.Household department and karkhanas.
B.Sadr-us-Sudur
2.Chief advisor to the emperor on ecclesiastical affairs and chief empire.
C.Wazir3.Prime Minister and the intermediary between ruler and the rest of officials.
  • A-1, B-2, C-3
  • A-2, B-1, C-3
  • A-1, B-3, C-2
  • A-3, B-1, C-2
What was the occasion for the building of new capital near the mouth of the Cauveri called Gangaikonda-Cholapuram by Rajendra I? 
  • His victory over the Western Gangas
  • Successful conclusion of his campaign against the Eastern Gangas of Odisha
  • The performance of an Ashvamedha yajna after his all round victories
  • The successful campaign of his armies in North India
Consider the following statements about the Chola administration.
1) Mandalam, Valanadu and Kurram were the administrative divisions in the descending order.
2) A very large village administrated as a single unit was called Taniyur.
3) Ayagars were a small group of paid employees of the village assembly who helped to manage its affairs.
4) Nagaram, the local assembly represented the mercantile interests.
Which of the statements given above are correct ?
  • 1 and 3
  • 1, 2 and 3
  • 2, 3 and 4
  • All of these
The principle of 'local responsibility for local crime' was put forth by ________.
  • Alauddin Khilji
  • Humayun
  • Sher Shah
  • Feroz Shah Tughlaq
Consider the following statements about Chola kings.
1) King Adhirajendra was murdered by the rebellious mobs.
2) King Kulottunga II, completely freed Sri Lanka and married his daughter with the Sinhalese prince.
3) King Rajendra assumed the title of Mummadi Chola.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
  • 1 and 2
  • 2 and 3
  • 1 and 3
  • All of these
What was the administrative innovation introduced by Rajaraja?
  • He abolished tolls, octroi and local taxes on merchandise
  • He made it a practice to send only the members of the royal household as viceroys of the provinces
  • He introduced the system of associating the Yuvaraja with the administration of the country
  • He abolished the Council of Ministers and replaced it with a body consisting of representatives of village assemblies
Match the following.

 List I
 List II
A.Zil-i-Ilahi
1.Dara Shikoh
B.Alamgir
2. Babur
C. Shah-i-Buland Iqbal3.Aurangzeb
  • A-1, B-2, C-3
  • A-3, B-1, C-2
  • A-2, B-3, C-1
  • A-3, B-2, C-1
Jahangir introduced the do-aspah sih-aspah system. What did this imply?
  • It implied that a mansabdar holding this rank has to maintain and was paid for double the quota of troopers indicated by his Sawar rank
  • It implied that mansabdar holding this rank to maintain and was paid for double to quota of troopers indicated by his Zat rank
  • It implied that mansabdar holding this rank had to maintain and was paid for half the quota of troopers indicated by his sawar rank
  • None of the above
The master gunners who helped Babur win the first battle of Panipat are ________.
  • Ustad Ali
  • Mustafa
  • Rumi Khan
  • Both 'a' and 'b'
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