Question 1

he first Sultan of Delhi to issue regular currency and declare Delhi as the capital of his empire was-

Accepted Answer

A) Iltutmish 
B) Alam Shah 
C) Qutbuddin Aibak 
D) Balban

Question 2

Who of the following was the biographer of Akbar?

Accepted Answer

A) Abul Fazl 
B) Faizi 
C) Abdul Nabi Khan 
D) Birbal

Question 3

Who amongst the following was the Last Guru of the Sikhs?

Accepted Answer

A) Guru Arjun Dev 
B) Guru Teg Bahadur 
C) Guru Gobind Singh 
D) Guru Angad Dav

Question 4

Sher Shah defeated Humayun and captured Gaur in the battle of -

Accepted Answer

A) Ghaghra in 1529 A.D 
B) Chausa in 1539 A.D. 
C) Panipat in 1526 A.D. 
D) Khanwa in 1527 A.D.

Question 5

Which dynasty was ruling in Vijaynagar Empire at the time of the Battle of Talikota?

Accepted Answer

A) Sangam 
B) Aniridu 
C) Tuluva 
D) Saluva

Question 6

Which of the following Mughal Emperors wrote their own autobiographies?

Accepted Answer

A) Shah Alam and Farukh Siyar 
B) Babur and Jahangir 
C) Jahangir and Shah Jahan 
D) Akbar and Aurangzeb

Question 7

Which Khilji ruler killed his father-in law to ascend the throne of Delhi?

Accepted Answer

A) Qutb-ud-din Aibalk 
B) Jalal-ud-din khilji 
C) Ghiyas-ud-din 
D) Ala-ud-din Khilji

Question 8

Before assuming the office of the Sultan of Delhi Balban was the Prime Minister of Sultan -

Accepted Answer

A) Nasir-ud-din 
B) Qutub-ud-din-Aibak 
C) Bahram Shah 
D) Aram Shah

Question 9

Chand Bibi the famous Muslim ruler belonged to which kingdom?

Accepted Answer

A) Bijapur 
B) Golconda 
C) Ahmednagar 
D) Berar

Question 10

The Khilji Sultans of Delhi were

Accepted Answer

A) Mongols 
B) Afghans 
C) Turks 
D) A Jat tribe

Question 11

The reputed musician duo, Tans en and Baiju Bawra, flourished during the reign of -

Accepted Answer

A) Jahangir 
B) Bahadur Shah Zafar 
C) Akbar 
D) Shah Jahan

Question 12

The most powerful Peshwa was -

Accepted Answer

A) Balaji Baji Rao 
B) Baji Rao 
C) Madhava Rao 
D) Balaji Vishwanath

Question 13

Humayun had to run away from India after he was defeated in the battle of -

Accepted Answer

A) Panipat 
B) Gogra 
C) Khanwa 
D) Kannauj

Question 14

The capital of Yadava Kings was -

Accepted Answer

A) Devagiri 
B) Varanasi 
C) Kanchipuram 
D) Krishnagiri

Question 15

Who of the following was sent as an ambassador to the royal court of Jahangir by James 1, the then king of England?

Accepted Answer

A) John Hawkins 
B) William Todd 
C) Sir Thomas Roe 
D) Sir Walter Raleigh

Exam 6: Medieval Indian History

he first Sultan of Delhi to issue regular currency and declare Delhi as the capital of his empire was-