Ancient/Medieval History Quiz/MCQs

With reference to the history of India, consider the following pairs:
1. Aurang – In-charge of Treasury of the State
2. Banian – Indian agent of the East India Company
3. Mirasidar – Designated revenue Payer to the State
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

Consider the following events in the history of India:
1. Rise of Pratiharas under king Bhoja
2. Establishment of Pallava power under Mahendravarman-I
3. Establishment of Chola power by Parantaka-I
4. Pala dynasty founded by Gopala
What is the correct chronological order of the above events, starting from the earliest time?

Which of the phrases defines the nature of the ‘Hundi’generally referred to in the sources of the post-Harsha period?

With reference to the history of India, the terms “kulyavapa” and “dronavapa” denote

Who among the following rulers advised his subjects through this inscription?
“Whosoever praises his religious sect or blames other sects out of excessive devotion to his own sect, with the view of glorifying his own sect, he rather injures his own sect very severely”.

Which of the phrases defines the nature of the ‘Hundi’generally referred to in the sources of the post-Harsha period?

With reference to the period of Gupta dynasty in ancient India the towns Ghantasala Kadura and chaul were well known as

With reference to Mughal India, what is/are the difference/differences
between Jagirdar and Zamindar?
1. Jagirdars were holders or land assignments in lieu of judicial and police duties, whereas Zamindars were holders of revenue rights without obligation to perform any duty other than revenue collection.
2. Land assignments to Jagirdars were hereditary and revenue rights or Zamindars were not
hereditary.
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Building ‘Kalyana Mandapas’ was a notable feature in the temple construction in the kingdom of

Consider the following statements:
1. In the revenue administration of Delhi Sultanate, the in-charge of revenue collection was
known as ‘Amil’.
2. The Iqta system of Sultans of Delhi was an ancient indigenous institution.
3. The office of ‘Mir Bakshi’ came into existence during the reign of Khalji Sultans of
Delhi.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:
1. Saint Nimbarka was a contemporary of Akbar.
2. Saint Kabir was greatly influenced by Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to Mian Tansen, which one of the following statements is not correct?

Who among the following Mughal Emperors shifted emphasis from illustrated manuscripts to album and individual portrait?

Which one of the following is not a Harappan site?

With reference to forced labour (Vishti) in India during the Gupta period, which one of the following statements is correct?

With reference to the religious practices in India, the “Sthanakvasi” sect belongs to

With reference to Indian history, who among the following is a future Buddha, yet to come to save the world?

Which one of the following foreign travellers elaborately discussed about diamonds and diamond mines of India?

With reference to the difference between the culture of Rigvedic Aryans and Indus Valley people, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Rigvedic Aryans used the coat of mail and helmet in warfare whereas the people of Indus Valley Civilization did not leave any evidence of using them.
2. Rigvedic Aryans knew gold, silver and copper whereas Indus Valley people knew only copper and iron.
3. Rigvedic Aryans had domesticated the horse whereas there is no evidence of Indus Valley people having aware of this animal.

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Which one of the following was a very important seaport in the Kakatiya kingdom?

Who of the following had first deciphered the edicts of Emperor Ashoka?

Which one of the following books of ancient India has the love story of the son of the founder of the Sunga dynasty?

In the context of the history of India, consider the following pairs:

 Term                     Description

1. Eripatti :     Land, revenue from which was set apart for the maintenance of the village tank
2. Taniyurs :   Villages donated to a single Brahmin or a group of Brahmins
3. Ghatikas :   Colleges generally attached to the temples

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

Banjaras during the medieval period of Indian history were generally

With reference to the cultural history of medieval India, consider the following statements :
1. Siddhas (Sittars) of Tamil region were monotheistic and condemned idolatry.
2. Lingayats of Kannada region questioned the theory of rebirth and rejected the caste hierarchy.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Regarding the taxation system of Krishna Deva, the ruler of Vijayanagar, consider the following statements:
1. The tax rate on land was fixed depending on the quality of the land.
2. Private owners of workshops paid an industries tax.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the economic history of medieval India, the term Araghatta’ refers to

Which of the following kingdoms were associated with the life of Buddha?
1. Avanti
2. Gandhara
3. Kosala
4. Magadha
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Consider the following pairs :
Medieval Indian State: Present Region
1. Champaka : Central India
2. Durgara : Jammu
3. Kuluta : Malabar
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

Who of the following founded a new city on the south bank of a tributary to river Krishna and undertook to rule his new kingdom as the agent of a deity to whom all the land south of the river Krishna was supposed to belong?

Consider the following :
The arrival of Babur into India led to the
1. introduction of gunpowder
2. introduction of the arch and dome in the regions’s architecture
3. establishment of Timurid dynasty
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In medieval India, the designations ‘Mahattara’ and ‘Pattakila’ were used for

Consider the following statements:
1. ‘Bijak’ is a composition of the teachings of Saint Dadu Dayal.
2. The Philosophy of Pushti Marg was propounded by Madhvacharya.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Ibadat Khana at Fatehpur Sikri was

The Chinese traveller Yuan Chwang (Hiuen Tsang) who visited India recorded the general conditions and culture of India at that time. In this context, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. The roads and river-routes were completely immune from robbery.
2. As regards punishment for offences, ordeals by fire, water and poison were the instruments for determining the innocence or guilt of a person.
3. The tradesmen had to pay duties at ferries and barrier stations.
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Which of the following characterizes/ characterize the people of Indus Civilization?
1. They possessed great palaces and temples.
2. They worshipped both male and female deities.
3. They employed horse-drawn chariots in warfare.
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With reference to the history of ancient India, which of the following was/were common to both Buddhism and Jainism?
1. Avoidance of extremities of penance and enjoyment
2. Indifference to the authority of the Vedas
3. Denial of efficacy of rituals
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With reference to the scientific progress of ancient India which of the statements given below are correct?
1. Different kinds of specialised surgical instruments were in common use by 1stcentury AD.
2. Transplant of internal organs in the human body had begun by the beginning of 3rdcentury AD.
3. The concept of sine of an angle was known in 5thcentury AD.
4. The concept of cyclic quadrilateral was known in 7thcentury AD.
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The religion of early Vedic Aryans was primarily of

With reference to the guilds (Shreni) if ancient India that played a very important role in the country’s economy, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. Every guild was registered with the central authority of the state and the king was the chief admen authority on them
2. The wages, rules of work, standards and prices were fixed by the guild
3. The guild had judicial powers over its own members.
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With reference to the religious history of medieval India, the Sufi mystics were known to pursue which of the following practices?
1. Meditation and control of breath
2. Severe ascetic exercises in a lonely place
3. Recitation of holy songs to arouse a state of ecstasy in their audience
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