Q51. Rana Pratap belonged to the Rajput Dynasty of
A. Kachwa
B. Sisodiya
C. Solanki
D. Paramara
Answer – B. Sisodiya
Explanation-
Q52. Ashtadiggajas were patronized by
A. Deva Raya I
B. Deva Raya II
C. Vira Narasimha
D. Krishna Deva Raya
Answer – D. Krishna Deva Raya
Explanation-
Q53. The Sikh Guru executed by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb was
A. Tegh Bahadur
B. Nanak
C. Govind Singh
D. Arjun Dev
Answer –A. Tegh Bahadur
Explanation-
Q54. The Satnami rebellion took place during the reign of the Mughal emperor
A. Akbar
B. Jahangir
C. Shah Jahan
D. Aurangazeb
Answer – D. Aurangazeb
Explanation-
Q55. ‘Razmnama‘ was a Persian translation of
A. Upanishad
B. Ramayana
C. Geeta
D. Mahabharata
Answer – D. Mahabharata
Explanation-
Q56. The author of ‘Ain-i-Akbari‘ was
A. Badayuni
B. Abul fazal
C. Shaikh Mubarak
D. Faizi
Answer – B. Abul fazal
Explanation-
Medieval Indian History MCQ: Asked in WBCS Prelims 2016
Q57. Which of the following gives an account of the Balban period?
A. Tahqiq-i-Hind
B. Shahnama
C. Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi
D. None of the above
Answer – C. Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi
Explanation-
Q58. India’s earliest contact with Islam came through
A. Arab invasion of Sindh in the seventh century
B. Turkish invasions of the eleventh-twelfth centuries
C. Arab merchants of Malabar coast
D. Sufi saints and Arab travelers
Answer – C. Arab merchants of Malabar coast
Explanation-
Q59. The first Muslim incursions on Deccan occurred during the reign of
A. Balban
B. Raziya
C. Jalaluddin Khalji
D. Firoz Tughluq
Answer – C. Jalaluddin Khalji
Explanation-
Q60. The remains of the Vijayanagar Empire can be found in
A. Bijapur
B. Golconda
C. Hampi
D. Baroda
Answer – C. Hampi
Explanation-
