At least a few questions are always asked from the Medieval Indian History section in competitive exams such as UPSC, SSC, etc. To prepare for this section, the candidates must go through a large number of Medieval History GK questions and answers before. To cater the need of candidates preparing for IAS, SSC, State PSC, and similar exams, we are providing some important Indian Medieval History Questions and Answers.
Q.1. In which year Akbar’s reign ended?
(a) 1600
(b) 1605
(c) 1615
(d) 1610
(b) 1605
Q.2. Which of the following Mughal Emperors shifted his imperial court and residence from Agra to Sikri, later renamed as Fatehpur Sikri?
(a) Akbar
(b) Jahangir
(c) Shahjahan
(d) Aurangzeb
(a) Akbar
Q.3. Which among the following was prevalent in the Indian Society before the Muslim conquest?
(a) Sati System
(b) Child Marriage
(c) Purdah System
(d) Slavery
(d) Slavery
Q.4. “Bagh-e-Babur” where Babur is buried is located at?
(a) Tashkent
(b) Lahore
(c) Karachi
(d) Kabul
(d) Kabul
Q.5. Which among the following Mughal Emperor was also known as “Ali Gauhar”?
(a) Muhammad shah
(b) Shah Aalam II
(c) Bahadur Shah Zafar
(d) Aurangzeb
(b) Shah Aalam II
Q.6. Astapradan was a council of Minister of which among the following?
(a) Gupta Administration
(b) Chola Administration
(c) Maratha Administration
(d) Rajput administration
(c) Maratha Administration
Q.7. Bahlol Lodhi ruled during which of the following periods?
(a) 1451–80 AD
(b) 1451–83 AD
(c) 1451–86 AD
(d) 1451–88 ADv
(d) 1451–88 AD
Q.8. Daud Shah was succeeded by which of the following kings?
(a) Muhammad Shah II
(b) Ahmad Shah II
(c) Ahmad Shah
(d) Mahmud Shah I
(d) Mahmud Shah I
Q.9. Rana Kumbha was Succeeded by which of the following kings?
(a) Rana Sangha
(b) Rana Kumbha
(c) Udai
(d) Maharana Raimal
(c) Udai
Q.10.The Shiqs were divided into which of the following during the Sultanate period?
(a) Iqtas
(b) Bhukti
(c) Pargana
(d) None of the above
(c) Pargana
Q.11. How much tax was fixed on agricultural produce during the Sultanate period?
(a) 1/3
(b) 1/4
(c) 1/5
(d) 1/6
(a) 1/3
Q.12. ‘Zawabit’ refers to which of the following?
(a) Laws of Shariah
(b) State laws
(c) Laws of marriage
(d) None of the above
(b) State laws
Q.13. Which of the following was the author of Sangitaraja?
(a) Hemachandra Suri
(b) Vijnanesvara
(c) Kumbha
(d) None of the above
(c) Kumbha
Q.14. Which of the following constructed a palace in Delhi called the Kushk-i-Lal?
(a) Qutubuddin Aibak
(b) Iltutmish
(c) Aram Shah
(d) Balban
(d) Balban
Q.15. Who wrote Tughlaqnama?
(a) Abu Nasr Utbi
(b) Amir Khusrau
(c) Abul Fazl
(d) Hasan Nizami
(b) Amir Khusrau
Q.16. The Qutub Minar was completed by the famous ruler
(a) Qutubuddin Aibak
(b) Iltutmish
(c) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
(d) Alauddin Khalji
(b) Iltutmish
Q.17. Which of the following architectural wonders was not constructed in the 12th Century A.D.?
(a) Suntemple of Konark
(b) Temple of Khajuraho
(c) Angkor Vat
(d) Notre Darn, the Paris
(a) Suntemple of Konark
Q.18. The number of provinces or mandalams in the Chola Empire was
(a) Nine
(b) Ten
(c) Twelve
(d) Six
(a) Nine
Q.19. The largest standing army of the Delhi Sultanate directly paid by the State was created by
(a) Balban
(b) IIitutmish
(c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
(d) Alauddin Khalji
(d) Alauddin Khalji
Q.20. When did Chola empire come to an end?
(a) 1044 AD
(b) 1052 AD
(c) 1063 AD
(d) 1311 AD
(b) Amir Khusrau