Medieval History MCQ – Here in this post we have discussed some important mcq on medieval history. Here we have covered topics like mughal paintings, battle of panipat, jizyah tax during mughal period, medieval coins, sikh gurus, battle of chausa, battle of haldighati, mansabdari system during mughal period, mughal period monuments, and many more.
Medieval History MCQ
# Which mughal ruler transferred the capital from Agra to Delhi permanently?
a. Babar
b. Jahangir
c. Shahjahan
d. Aurangzeb
Ans. c
# During whose period the Mughal painting reaches its highest point?
a. Aurangzeb
b. Jahangir
c. Shahjahan
d. Akbar
Ans. b
# From the following which one is Incorrect pair?
a. Birbal – Finance Minister
b. Abul Fazal – Chief Advisor
c. Faizi – Poet
d. Raja Todar Mal – Finance Minister
Ans. a
> Birbal was basically a poet or singer in Akbar’s court
# The 1st Battle of Panipat was fought in the year?
a. 1526
b. 1556
c. 1576
d. 1561
Ans. a
> 2nd Battle of Panipat – 1556
> 3rd Battle of Panipat – 1761
# The only hindu courtier of Akbar who accepted Din-i-ilahi was?
a. Todermal
b. Tansen
c. Birbal
d. Man Singh
Ans. c
# Who abolished Jizyah tax?
a. Aurangzeb
b. Akbar
c. Jahangir
d. Shershah
Ans. b
> Jizyah tax is levied on non-muslims living in a muslim-ruled state in exchange for protection
# The silver coin Tanka was introduced by?
a. Babur
b. Humayun
c. Iltutmish
d. Alauddin Khilji
Ans. c
# Which is the best example of Vijaynagar art?
a. Ajanta
b. Sanchi
c. Hampi
d. Sarnath
Ans. c
Medieval History Quiz
# What is the real name of Birbal?
a. Sukumar Das
b. Mahesh Das
c. Ram Singh
d. Raja Das
Ans. b
# The maximum number of Mongol invasions took place during the time period of?
a. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
b. Akbar
c. Alauddin Khilji
d. Razia Sultan
Ans. c
# Jahangir tomb was built at?
a. Gujarat
b. Lahore
c. Delhi
d. Rajasthan
Ans. b
> It was built by his son Shahjahan
# Who was the 5th Sikh Guru?
a. Guru Amar Das
b. Guru Har Rai
c. Guru Tegh Bahadur
d. Guru Arjan Dev
Ans. d
# After which battle the foundation of Mughal rule started at Delhi?
a. Battle of Chausa
b. Battle of Haldighati
c. 3rd Battle of Panipat
d. 1st Battle of Panipat
Ans. d
> The battle was between Babur and Ibrahim Lodi (Babur won the battle)
> This battle marked the beginning of Mughal rule in India
# Amir Khusrau was a court poet of?
a. Alauddin Khilji
b. Jalaluddin Khilji
c. Akbar
d. Ghiyasuddin Balban
Ans. a
# Mahatma Gandhi took part in which Round Table Conference?
a. 1st
b. 2nd
c. 3rd
d. All the above
Ans. b
> There were three round table conferences in London – 1st (1930), 2nd (1931) and 3rd (1932)
MCQ on Medieval History
# Who was the 9th Sikh Guru?
a. Guru Gobind Singh
b. Guru Har Rai
c. Guru Tegh Bahadur
d. Guru Arjan Dev
Ans. c
# Who built the Golden Temple in Amritsar?
a. Guru Ram Das
b. Guru Arjan Dev
c. Guru Tegh Bahadur
d. Guru Angad Dev
Ans. b
> Guru Ram Das ji laid the foundation stone of Golden Temple (also known as Sri Harmandir Sahib)
# Which sikh guru founded the Amritsar city?
a. Guru Ram Das
b. Guru Arjan Dev
c. Guru Tegh Bahadur
d. Guru Angad Dev
Ans. a
# Which of the following sikh guru started the Gurumukhi script?
a. Guru Arjan Dev
b. Guru Tegh Bahadur
c. Guru Angad
d. Guru Hargobind
Ans. c
# What is the meaning of Jahangir?
a. Republic kingdom
b. Monarch kingdom
c. Conqueror of the world
d. Dictator
Ans. c
# The Battle of Chausa took place in?
a. 1526
b. 1539
c. 1561
d. 1555
Ans. b
> It took place between Humayun and Sher Shah Suri
> Sher Shah Suri won this battle
Medieval History GK Questions Answers
# Who started the Mansabdari system?
a. Jahangir
b. Aurangzeb
c. Shahjahan
d. Akbar
Ans. d
> It’s a ranking system of administrative and military officials
# Who was the first and only muslim woman to sit on the Delhi throne?
a. Razia Begum (Razia Sultan)
b. Fatima Begum
c. Gulbadan Begum
d. Zara Begum
Ans. a
# Razia Sultan’s father name is?
a. Qutb ud-Din Aibak
b. Iltutmish
c. Alauddin Khilji
d. Balban
Ans. b
# Who shifted his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad?
a. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
b. Mohammad Bin Tughlaq
c. Alauddin Khilji
d. Akbar
Ans. b
> He was also known as ‘Pagal Raja’
# Who introduced the Token Currency or Copper coins?
a. Shershah
b. Aurangzeb
c. Mohammad Bin Tughlaq
d. Akbar
Ans. c
# Which of the following forts was not built by Akbar?
a. Allahabad fort
b. Gwalior fort
c. Lahore fort
d. Agra fort
Ans. b
# An agricultural department known as ‘Diwan-i-kohi’ was started by?
a. Akbar
b. Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
c. Mohammad Bin Tughlaq
d. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Ans. c
# Who attacked the Somnath temple?
a. Muhammad Ghori
b. Alauddin Khilji
c. Mahmud of Ghazni
d. Iltutmish
Ans. c
> He attacked India 17 times
# ‘Kitab al-Hind’ is a book written by?
a. Al-Beruni
b. Akbar
c. Abul Fazl
d. Faizi
Ans. a
Medieval History MCQ Questions with Answers
# Who laid the foundation of Qutub Minar?
a. Qutb ud-Din Aibak
b. Iltutmish
c. Jahangir
d. Akbar
Ans. a
# Who completed the construction of Qutub Minar?
a. Alauddin Khilji
b. Qutb ud-Din Aibak
c. Iltutmish
d. Razia Sultan
Ans. c
# During the mughal period who was the first englishman who visited Jahangir’s court?
a. William Edward
b. William Hawkins
c. Ralph Fitch
d. Thomas Roe
Ans. b
# Where was the first French factory established in India?
a. Goa
b. Masulipatnam
c. Surat
d. Howrah
Ans. c
> 2nd factory was established in – Masulipatnam (now Machilipatnam in Andhra Pradesh)
# Siraj-ud-Daulah renamed Calcutta as?
a. Chitpur
b. Alinagar
c. Howrah
d. Malda
Ans. b
# Buland Darwaza was built by?
a. Humayun
b. Akbar
c. Shershah
d. Jahangir
Ans. b
> He built Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri to commemorate (celebrate) victory over Gujarat
# The Battle of Haldighati was fought between?
a. Akbar and Maharana Pratap
b. Akbar and Uday Singh
c. Akbar and Sher Shah Suri
d. Humayun and Sher Shah Suri
Ans. a
> From Akbar’s side his general Raja Man Singh – I was leading the force
> It took place in the year 1576
# Who was the last ruler of Lodi dynasty?
a. Sikandar Lodi
b. Ibrahim Lodi
c. Akbar
d. Daulat Khan Lodi
Ans. b
# Who was the founder of Lodi dynasty?
a. Ibrahim Lodi
b. Sikandar Lodi
c. Bahlul Lodi
d. Daulat Khan Lodi
Ans. c