CBSE Questions for Class 8 General Knowledge Medieval Indian History Quiz 7 - MCQExams.com

Consider the following statements and mark the correct option.
The revenue official at the level of Pargana was Adil.
The village affairs were looked after by the Panchayat whose head was called Lambardar.
Atharva Veda was translated into Persian by Haji Ibrahim Sirhindi.
Select the correct answer using the codes given.
  • 1 and 2
  • 1 and 3
  • Only 1
  • All of these
Under which Mughal Emperor did paintings reach technical perfection, though they were devoid of real beauty and emotions?
  • Humayun
  • Akbar
  • Jahangir
  • Shahjahan
Whose reign saw the first invasion by Ahmad Shah Abdali?
  • Alamgir II
  • Akbar II
  • Ahmad Shah
  • Shah Alam II
The Nas system of land revenue collected during the time of Akbar prevailed in _______.
  • Bengal, Berar and Rajputana
  • Bengal, Berar, Khandesh and Sind
  • Malwa, Gujarat and Rajputana
  • Berar, Gujarat and Rajputana
The King was virtually a deity in the Chola administration. Which of the following was not one of the ways in which the cult of the God-King (Devaraja) was encouraged?
  • The chief icon installed by the king in the temple was called after him
  • Images of the deceased rulers were worshipped
  • Temples were also built as monuments of dead kings
  • Sometimes images of living kings were also installed in temples alongside other deities
Which of the following are the hereditary Jagirs?
  • Watan Jagirs
  • Tankhwah Jagirs
  • Inam-i-attun Tamgha Jagirs
  • None of the above
Which point in the Jagirdari system is correct?
  • All the Jagirs were transferred to the emperor after the death of Jagirdars
  • Increase in the number of mansabdars and new postings after the time of Akbar led to a claim of Jagir transfers
  • The confiscation of Watan Jagirs (hereditary) in Rajasthan was an important factor in the Rajput rebellion
  • None of the above
What is the correct sequence of following battles?
Battle of Haldighati
Battle of Chausa
Battle of Samel
Second Battle of Panipat
Battle of Bilgram
  • 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
  • 2, 5, 3, 4, 1
  • 5, 3, 2, 1, 4
  • 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Consider the following statements.
1) The Devadasi system became quite prevalent from the Chola period because the temples became large complexes which required a large number of permanent women workers.
2) The Chola monarchs were patrons of Shaivism.
3) The most famous and beautiful Chola bronzes were those of Nataraja.
4) The most famous Buddhist monastery in the Chola monarchs as well as by the Shailendra kings of Srivijaya was at Nagapattanam.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
  • 1 and 3
  • 1, 2 and 3
  • 2, 3 and 4
  • All of these
Match the following.

List I

List II
A.Jahangir
1.Established royal Karkhana for painting
B.Akbar
2.Was antagonistic towards miniature paintings
C.Aurangzeb
3.Sent Bisan Das to Persia
  • A-2, B-3, C-1
  • A-1, B-2, C-3
  • A-3, B-1, C-2
  • A-3, B-2, C-1
Hoysala monuments are found in __________.
  • Hampi and Hospet
  • Halebid and Belur
  • Mysore and Bengaluru
  • Sringeri and Dharwar
The systematic organisation of Mughal empire into 'Subhas' was first done by ________.
  • Babur
  • Humayun
  • Akbar
  • Jahangir
In the Mughal period, certain Mansabdars were paid in cash. They were called _______.
  • Naqdis
  • Jagirdar
  • Amirs
  • None of these
During Mughal rule, Mir-i-Arz was concerned with ________.
  • revenue collection
  • petitions
  • navy
  • correspondence
Who were called 'Shaikhzadas' in the nobility?
  • Turanis
  • Iranis
  • Afghans
  • Indian Muslims
Which British traveller remarked that Agra and Fatehpur Sikri were larger than London?
  • Thomas Roe
  • William Leeds
  • Ralph Fitch
  • Mendeleslow
Who among the Mughal emperors made a concerted bid to reconquer Transoxania?
  • Humayun
  • Jahangir
  • Shah Jahan
  • Akbar
There were some rebellions during Aurangzeb's reign including those of the Jats, the Satnamis, the Sikhs and so on. Which one possibility was the most important cause for their outbreaks?
  • Aurangzeb's religious policy
  • Aurangzeb's Deccan policy
  • Aurangzeb's land revenue policy
  • The Agrarian crisis
Match the following.

List I
List II
A.Mansabdars1.Persons holding ranks below 250 zat
B.Amir
2.Persons holding ranks below 500 zat
C.Amir-i-Umda
3.Persons holding 500 to 2500 zat
D.Amir-i-Azam
4.Persons holding ranks above 2500 zat
  • A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2
  • A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1
  • A-1, B-4, C-3, D-2
  • A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1
In the war of succession following Shah Jahan's illness, who was defeated by the combined forces of Sulaiman Shikoh and Raja Jai Singh of Amber at Bahadarpur?
  • Shah Shua
  • Murad Baksh
  • Aurangzeb
  • Malik Jafar
The 'Promulgation of Twelve Edicts' is associated with the reign of _______.
  • Akbar
  • Jahangir
  • Shahjahan
  • Aurangzeb
Which one of the following is incorrect about Aurangzeb?
  • He was a great scholar
  • He was a staunch devotee of lord Shiva
  • He was a brave soldier
  • He was a master of diplomacy
What was talluqua?
  • The hereditary right of some zamindars to collect revenue from a number of villages
  • The general administrative right zone zamindars enjoyed over provinces
  • A provincial official that collected land revenue
  • None of the above
Mughal School of Painting is characterised by:
Excellency in portrait paintings and colour composition.
Miniature paintings.
Keen appreciation of nature.
Secularism and materialism.
Courtly and aristocratic content.
Select the correct answer using the codes given.
  • 1, 2 and 3
  • 2, 3 and 4
  • 1, 3, 4 and 5
  • All of these
Match the foreign travellers with the Mughal rulers in whose reigns they came to India.

List I
List II
A.Thomas Roe
1.Akbar
B.Ralph Fitch
2.Jahangir
C.Bernier
3.Shahjahan
D.Willian Hawkings
4.Aurangzeb
  • A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
  • A-1, B-4, C-3, D-2
  • A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1
  • A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4
The Rihla was written in _________.
  • Arabic in the fourteenth century by Ibn Batuta
  • Persian in the fifteenth century by Abdur Razzaq
  • Persian in the thirteenth century by Ibn Batuta
  • Italian in the thirteenth century by Marco Polo
The musician Jagannath was patronised by _________.
  • Humayun
  • Akbar
  • Shah Jahan
  • Jahangir
Consider the following statements and mark the correct option.
Aurangzeb confronted a number of rebellions including Jats under Rajaram and Churaman, Sikhs and Rajputs.
Dara Sikoh was a disciple of Qadiri order of Sufis.
Shah Jahan executed Guru Arjun Dev with charge of giving help to the prince Khusrau after his revolt in 1606.
Select the correct answer using the codes given.
  • 1 and 2
  • Only 1
  • 1 and 3
  • None of these above
Ibn Batuta's work, Rihla completed in 1355, is __________.
  • an autobiography
  • an account of the Delhi Sultans from Aibak to Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
  • a religious text
  • an account of trade with Morocco
The introduction of token currency by Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq did not succeed because __________.
  • the scarcity of silver for minting the silver Thanka was over
  • merchants refused to accept the token currency
  • extensive counterfeiting of token currency
  • foreign trade suffered badly
The king was freed from his people and they from their king. On whose death did Badauni comment thus?
  • Balban
  • Alauddin Khilji
  • Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
  • Feroz Shah Tughlaq
Which one among the following statements is not true about Bahadur Shah Jafar II?
  • The rebels of 1857 proclaimed their loyalty to him
  • He was killed by Lt Hodson, a cavalry officer in Delhi
  • He was reluctant to lead the Revolt of 1857 in the beginning
  • He was a poet
Consider the following statements about IItutmish.
He was the first sovereign ruler of the Sultanate of Delhi.
He was the first sultan of Delhi to issue regular currency and declare Delhi as the capital of his empire.
He created the Turkish nobility called the Chalisa or the group of forty.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  • 1 and 2
  • Only 3
  • 2 and 3
  • All of the above
Which of the given statements is/are correct?
  • During the reign of Nasiruddin Mahmud Tughlaq, Timur (Timurlang), a central Asian Turk, invaded India and sacked Delhi
  • The dynasty founded by Khizr Khan, Timur's nominee, is known as the Sayyid dynasty because Khizr Khan was a descendant of the prophet
  • Both 'a' and 'b'
  • Neither 'a' nor 'b'
How did Sultan Qutbuddin Aibak die?
  • He was treacherously stabbed to death by one of his ambitious nobles
  • He was killed in a battle with Taj-u-din Yildiz, the ruler of Ghazni, who entered into a contest with him over the capture of Punjab
  • He sustained injuries while besieging the fortress of Kalinjar in Bundelkhand and succumbed to them later
  • He died after a fall from his horse while playing Chaugan
The historian Barani refused to consider the state in India under Delhi Sultans as truly Islamic because __________.
  • the majority of the population did not follow Islam
  • the Muslim theologists were often disregarded
  • the Sultan supplemented the Muslim law by framing his own regulations
  • religious freedom was accorded to non-Muslims
The Sultan who refused to recognize the authority of Caliph was __________.
  • Alauddin Khilji
  • Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
  • Mohammad bin Tughlaq
  • Qutubuddin Mubarak
Which of the following is correctly matched?
  • Umarah-Group of officers called nobles
  • Barids-The news reports and secret spies
  • Majlis-i-Am or Majlis-i-Khalawant-Council of friends and trusted officers of the sultan, which he consulted on important affairs of state
  • All of the above
Alam Khan, on of those who invited Babur to invade India was _________.
  • an uncle of Ibrahim Lodhi and a pretender to the throne of Delhi
  • a cousin of Ibrahim Lodhi, who was ill-treated and expelled from the country
  • the father of Dilawar Khan to whom cruel treatment was meted out by Ibrahim Lodhi
  • a high official in Punjab province, who was very much discontented with Ibrahim Lodhi's treatment to his tribe
Which of the following was not one of the long-term benefits of the transfer of capital by Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq to Daulatabad?
  • It led to a better control of the penninsula by the Sultanate
  • It helped in bringing North and South India closer together by improving communications
  • It resulted in a new process of cultural interaction between North and South India
  • It shifted the centre of political gravity from the North to the South
The most hard-earned conquest of Alauddin Khilji, in which he gained success after nearly a year long campaigning was of __________.
  • Ranthambhor
  • Gujarat
  • Chittor
  • Devagiri
Consider the following statements.
Alauddin Khilji styled himself as the Second Alexander (Sikander-i-Sani).
Jalaluddin Khilji was the first ruler of the Delhi Sultanate to put forward the view that kingship should be based on the willing support of the government.
Iitutmish was the first Sultan who requested and obtained letters of investiture from the Caliph.
The token currency, 'tanka', introduced by Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq was made of bronze.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
  • 1 and 4
  • 1, 2 and 3
  • 1, 3 and 4
  • All of the above
Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the Afghan rulers to the throne of Delhi?
  • Sikander Shah - Ibrahim Lodhi - Bahlol Khan Lodhi
  • Sikander Shah - Bahlol Khan - Ibrahim Lodhi
  • Bahlol Khan Lodhi - Sikandar Shah - Ibrahim Lodhi
  • Bahlol Khan Lodhi - Ibrahim Lodhi - Sikander Shah
Prem Vatika, poems on the life of Krishna, were composed by __________.
  • Bihari
  • Surdas
  • Raskhan
  • Kabir
Which of the following statements about the 18th century successor states of the Mughal Empire is not correct?
  • Some of the states were formed by the Mughal Provincial Governors
  • Some of the 18th century states were formed by Zamindars who rebelled against the Mughal Empire
  • The 18th century states set up by the provincial governors replaced the Mughal system of administration by introducing the system of autonomous zamindari
  • The Rajput states of Rajasthan were increasingly threatened by the Marathas in the late 18th century
Match the following.

List I
List II
A.Arrival of Captain Hawkins
1.1599 at Jahangir's court
B.Arrival of Sir Thomas Roe
2.1609 at Jahangir's court
C.Arrival of John Milden Hall
3.1612 in India by the overland route
D.Defeat of a Portuguese fleet
4.1615 by English under captain Bertat Swally
  • A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3
  • A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
  • A-1, B-4, C-2, D-3
  • A-4, B-1, C-3, D-2
With reference to medieval Indian rulers, which one of the following statements is correct?
  • Alauddin Khilji first set up a separate Ariz department
  • Balban introduced the branding system of horses in his military
  • Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq was succeded by his uncle to the Delhi throne
  • Feroz Shah Tughlaq set up a separate Department of slaves
Which one of the following Muslim rulers was halted as the 'Jagadguru' by his Muslim subjects, because of his belief in secularism?
  • Hussain Shah 
  • Zain-ul-Abidin
  • Ibrahim Adil Shah II
  • Mahmud II
Consider the following statements:
Kitab-i-Nauras, a collection of songs in praise of Hindu deities and Muslim saints, was written by Ibrahim Adil Shah II.
Amir Khusro was the originator in India of the early form of the musical style known as Qawwali.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
  • Only 1
  • Only 2
  • Both 1 and 2
  • Neither 1 nor 2
Who was the last ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate?
  • Feroz Shah Tughlaq
  • Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq Shah II
  • Nasir-ud-din Mahmud
  • Nusrat Shah
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