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. The court language of the Delhi Sultanate was
(a) Urdu
(b) Persian
(c) Hindi
(d) Arabic
(b) Persian
Q.2. Agra Fort was built by
(a) Humayun
(b) Akbar
(c) Babur
(d) Aurangzeb
(b) Akbar
Q.3. Who was the Mughal emperor at the time of Ahmad Shah Abdali’s invasion of India?
(a) Bahadur Shah-I
(b) Bahadur Shah-II
(c) Shah Alam-I
(d) Shah Alam-II
(c) Shah Alam-I
Q.4. The famous Peacock Throne of Shah Jahan was taken away in 1739 by
(a) Afghan invader Ahmed Shah Abdali
(b) Persian invader Nadir Shah
(c) Mongol invader Chengiz Khan
(d) British East India Company
(b) Persian invader Nadir Shah
Q.5. Alberuni came to India with
(a) Mahmud of Ghazni
(b) Alexander
(c) Babur
(d) Tamur
(a) Mahmud of Ghazni
Q.6. Sirajuddaula was _________of Alivardi Khan
(a) Son
(b) Grandson
(c) Niece
(d) Brother in law
(b) Grandson
Q.7. Who is the author of “Raqqat-e-Alamgiri” ?
(a) Ishwar Das
(b) Aurangzeb
(c) Dara Shikhon
(d) Mulla Daud
(b) Aurangzeb
Q.8. Who is the author of Khulasat-ul-Tawarikh ?
(a) Sujan Raj Khatri
(b) Abdul Hamid Lahori
(c) Inyat Khan
(d) Abul Fazl
(a) Sujan Raj Khatri
Q.9. Who is the author of Ain-i-Akbari ?
(a) Akbar
(b) Mulla Daud
(c) Ishwas Das
(d) Abul Fazl
(d) Abul Fazl
Q.10. Who is the author of Tuzuk-i-Baburi ?
(a) Abul Fazl
(b) Jahagir
(c) Babur
(d) Khwad Amair
(c) Babur
Q.11. Who wrote biography of Humayun ?
(a) Hindal
(b) Kamran
(c) Gulbadan Begum
(d) Rajia Sultana
(c) Gulbadan Begum
Q.12. Who is the writer of “Kitab-fi-Tahqiq” ?
(a) Firoz Shah
(b) Alberuni
(c) Firozbadi
(d) Isami
(b) Alberuni
Q.13. The Ali brothers, launched Khilafat Movement against British in 1920. Names of Ali brothers were :
(a) Mauhammad Ali and Khilafat Ali
(b) Mauhammad Ali and Muskan Ali
(c) Mauhammad Ali and Nusrat Ali
(d) Mauhammad Ali and Saukat Ali
(d) Mauhammad Ali and Saukat Ali
Q.14. Who was private secretary of Mahatma Gandhi ?
(a) Gopal Krishan Gokhlae
(b) Raj Kumar Shukla
(c) Mahadev Desia
(d) Nathu Ram Godse
(c) Mahadev Desia
Q.15. Who asserted, “Swaraj is my Birth Right and I will have it.” ?
(a) Sri Aurobindo Ghosh
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai
(d) Bipin Chandra Pal
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Q.16. Which of the following Mughal emperors was famous as Shah-i-Bekhabar ?
(a) Shah Alam
(b) Jahangir
(c) Shahjahan
(d) Bahadur Shah I
(d) Bahadur Shah I
Q.17. Which of the following Mughal emperor was known as Prince Khurram?
(a) Jahanagir
(b) Aurangazeb
(c) Shahjahan
(d) Shah Alam
(c) Shahjahan
Q.18. Which of the following Sultans is known to have laid the foundation of Agra City?
(a) Bahlol Lodi
(b) Sikandar Lodi
(c) Shershah Suri
(d) Ibrahim Lodi
(b) Sikandar Lodi
Q.19. For which of the following purpose, Alauddin Khilji created “Diwan-i-Riyasat”?
(a) Revenue Collection
(b) Civil court
(c) Tax Control
(d) Market control
(d) Market control
Q.20. Who among the following introduced Kabuliyat and Patta?
(a) Shershah
(b) Babur
(c) Akbar
(d) Shahjahan
(a) Shershah