Here is a compilation of multiple-choice questions (MCQs) on Medieval Indian History that have been asked in the WBCS Preliminary Examinations from 2000 to 2022.
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Medieval Indian History MCQ: Asked in WBCS Prelims 2022
Q1. Choose the correct chronological order of the following dynasties of the Delhi Sultanate:
A. Lodi, Ilbari Turks, Tughluq, Khilji
B. Ilbari Turks, Khilji, Tughluq, Lodi
C. Tughluq, Khilji, Lodi, Ilbari Turks
D. Khilji, Lodi, Tughluq, Ilbari Turks
Answer – B. Ilbari Turks, Khilji, Tughluq, Lodi
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Q2. Who built Buland Darwaza?
A. Humayun
B. Akbar
C. Shah Jahan
D. Aurangzeb
Answer – B. Akbar
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Q3. Which among the Mughal princes assassinated Abul Fazl?
A. Khasru
B. Selim
C. Azimushhan
D. Khurram
Answer – B. Selim
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Q4. Which of the following pair do not match?
A. Jaunpur – Atala Masjid
B. Malwa – Jahaz Mahal
C. Ajmer – Kubbatul Islam
D. Gaur – Bara Sona Masjid
Answer – C. Ajmer – Kubbatul Islam
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Q5. Who wrote Humayunnamah?
A. Gulbadan Begum
B. Humayun
C. Birbal
D. Abul Fazl
Answer – A. Gulbadan Begum
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Q6. Who used ‘Tulghumah’ as a military tactic for the first time in India?
A. Alauddin Khilji
B. Muhammad bin Tughluq
C. Babur
D. Akbar
Answer – C. Babur
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Q7. Chand Bibi ruled over which of the Deccan Sultanates?
A. Bijapur
B. Berar
C. Ahmednagar
D. Golkonda
Answer – C. Ahmednagar
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Q8. Who among the following Sultans organized Iqta, army, currency, and other most important organs of the Delhi Sultanate?
A. Shamsuddin Iltutmish
B. Giyasuddin Balban
C. Muhammad bin Tughluq
D. Alauddin Khilji
Answer – A. Shamsuddin Iltutmish
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Q9. Who among the Mughal Emperors/ Courtiers made arrangements for the translation of Upanisadas into Farsi?
A. Babur
B. Akbar
C. Shah Jahan
D. Dara Sukoh
Answer – D. Dara Sukoh
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Q10. Which of the following dynasties was designated as ‘Balhar’ by the Arab travelers?
A. Chalukya
B. Chola
C. Rashtrakuta
D. Pandya
Answer –C. Rashtrakuta
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