Here are top 75 objective question on Medieval History
1.Who was the founder of the Delhi Sultanate in medieval India?
- A) Alauddin Khilji
- B) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
- C) Akbar
- D) Razia Sultana
- Answer: B) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
q.2) Which medieval Indian ruler built the famous Hoysaleswara Temple in Karnataka?
- A) Raja Raja Chola
- B) Krishnadevaraya
- C) Harsha
- D) Allauddin Bahman Shah
- Answer: D) Allauddin Bahman Shah
3. What was the capital city of the Vijayanagara Empire during medieval India?
- A) Delhi
- B) Hampi
- C) Agra
- D) Jaipur
- Answer: B) Hampi
4. Who was the first woman ruler of medieval India?
- A) Mumtaz Mahal
- B) Jahanara Begum
- C) Razia Sultana
- D) Nur Jahan
- Answer: C) Razia Sultana
5. Which Mughal emperor is known for his support and patronage of the arts, including miniature paintings?
- A) Aurangzeb
- B) Shah Jahan
- C) Akbar
- D) Humayun
- Answer: C) Akbar
6. Who was the founder of the Bahmani Sultanate in medieval Deccan?
- A) Allauddin Khilji
- B) Iltutmish
- C) Quli Qutb Shah
- D) Allauddin Bahman Shah
- Answer: D) Allauddin Bahman Shah
7. What was the significance of the Battle of Panipat in 1526 during medieval India?
- A) Establishment of the Mughal Empire
- B) Decline of the Vijayanagara Empire
- C) Rise of the Chola dynasty
- D) Invasion by Timur
- Answer: A) Establishment of the Mughal Empire
8. Who is associated with the construction of the Qutub Minar in Delhi?
- A) Jahangir
- B) Akbar
- C) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
- D) Shah Jahan
- Answer: C) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
9. Which medieval Indian ruler is known for constructing the Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra in Ajmer?
- A) Alauddin Khilji
- B) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
- C) Akbar
- D) Iltutmish
- Answer: B) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
10. Who was the founder of the Vijayanagara Empire in medieval South India?
- A) Krishnadevaraya
- B) Bukka Raya I
- C) Harihararaya I
- D) Shivaji
- Answer: C) Harihararaya I
11. Which Mughal emperor is associated with the construction of Fatehpur Sikri?
- A) Shah Jahan
- B) Akbar
- C) Aurangzeb
- D) Humayun
- Answer: B) Akbar
12. Who was the medieval Indian saint and poet-sant known for his devotional songs (bhajans)?
- A) Guru Nanak
- B) Kabir
- C) Ravidas
- D) Tulsidas
- Answer: B) Kabir
13. What was the impact of the Bhakti movement in medieval Indian history?
- A) Promoted religious tolerance
- B) Focused on military conquests
- C) Led to the decline of trade
- D) Encouraged caste-based discrimination
- Answer: A) Promoted religious tolerance
14. Who was the medieval Indian ruler associated with the construction of the Red Fort in Delhi?
- A) Akbar
- B) Aurangzeb
- C) Jahangir
- D) Shah Jahan
- Answer: D) Shah Jahan
15. Who was the first ruler of the Delhi Sultanate in medieval India?
- A) Alauddin Khilji
- B) Iltutmish
- C) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
- D) Razia Sultana
- Answer: C) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
16. Which dynasty was the founder of the Delhi Sultanate?
- A) Chola
- B) Mughal
- C) Ghaznavid
- D) Slave (Mamluk)
- Answer: D) Slave (Mamluk)
17. Who completed the construction of the Qutub Minar in Delhi?
- A) Alauddin Khilji
- B) Iltutmish
- C) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
- D) Balban
- Answer: B) Iltutmish
18. Which Delhi Sultan is known for introducing the Iqta system in medieval India?
- A) Alauddin Khilji
- B) Iltutmish
- C) Balban
- D) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
- Answer: B) Iltutmish
19. Which Delhi Sultan is known for constructing the Alai Darwaza in Delhi?
- A) Iltutmish
- B) Balban
- C) Alauddin Khilji
- D) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
- Answer: C) Alauddin Khilji
20. Who founded the Khilji dynasty in the Delhi Sultanate?
- A) Iltutmish
- B) Alauddin Khilji
- C) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
- D) Balban
- Answer: B) Alauddin Khilji
21. What was the capital city of the Delhi Sultanate during the reign of Muhammad bin Tughlaq?
- A) Lahore
- B) Delhi
- C) Daulatabad
- D) Agra
- Answer: C) Daulatabad
22. Who is known as the “Slave King” and the founder of the Delhi Sultanate?
- A) Iltutmish
- B) Alauddin Khilji
- C) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
- D) Balban
- Answer: C) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
23. Which Delhi Sultan is credited with introducing the silver tanka and copper jital coins?
- A) Iltutmish
- B) Balban
- C) Alauddin Khilji
- D) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
- Answer: A) Iltutmish
24. Who was the last ruler of the Slave dynasty in the Delhi Sultanate?
- A) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
- B) Balban
- C) Iltutmish
- D) KAIKUBAD
- Answer: D) KAIKUBAD
25. Which Delhi Sultan is known for his strict adherence to orthodox Islamic practices and policies?
- A) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
- B) Balban
- C) Alauddin Khilji
- D) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
- Answer: B) Balban
26. Who was the founder of the Tughlaq dynasty in the Delhi Sultanate?
- A) Balban
- B) Alauddin Khilji
- C) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
- D) Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq
- Answer: D) Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq
27. Which Delhi Sultan is known for shifting the capital from Delhi to Daulatabad?
- A) Balban
- B) Alauddin Khilji
- C) Iltutmish
- D) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
- Answer: D) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
28. Who was the ruler of the Delhi Sultanate during the invasion of Timur in 1398?
- A) Alauddin Khilji
- B) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
- C) Balban
- D) Nasir-ud-din Mahmud Shah
- Answer: D) Nasir-ud-din Mahmud Shah
29. Who was the founder of the Mughal Empire in India?
- A) Humayun
- B) Akbar
- C) Babur
- D) Jahangir
- Answer: C) Babur
30. What was the primary religion of the Mughal emperors during the early years of the empire?
- A) Hinduism
- B) Zoroastrianism
- C) Buddhism
- D) Islam
- Answer: D) Islam
31. Who is considered the greatest of all Mughal emperors, known for his policies of religious tolerance and cultural synthesis?
- A) Akbar
- B) Jahangir
- C) Shah Jahan
- D) Aurangzeb
- Answer: A) Akbar
32. Which Mughal emperor is known for constructing the Taj Mahal in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal?
- A) Akbar
- B) Jahangir
- C) Shah Jahan
- D) Aurangzeb
- Answer: C) Shah Jahan
33. What was the official language of the Mughal court during the reign of Akbar?
- A) Persian
- B) Urdu
- C) Arabic
- D) Sanskrit
- Answer: A) Persian
34. Who was the famous Mughal empress known for her political influence during the reign of Akbar and Jahangir?
- A) Mumtaz Mahal
- B) Nur Jahan
- C) Jodha Bai
- D) Razia Sultana
- Answer: B) Nur Jahan
35. During which Mughal emperor’s reign did the empire reach its zenith in terms of territorial expansion and cultural achievements?
- A) Babur
- B) Akbar
- C) Jahangir
- D) Aurangzeb
- Answer: B) Akbar
36. Which Mughal ruler banned the construction of new temples and imposed Jizya, leading to increased religious tension?
- A) Akbar
- B) Jahangir
- C) Shah Jahan
- D) Aurangzeb
- Answer: D) Aurangzeb
37. What was the significant impact of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb’s policies on religious tolerance in the empire?
- A) Increased religious tolerance
- B) Promotion of Hindu festivals
- C) Decline in religious tolerance
- D) Establishment of a secular state
- Answer: C) Decline in religious tolerance
38. Which Mughal ruler faced opposition from his sons leading to the War of Succession and his house arrest by Aurangzeb?
- A) Akbar
- B) Jahangir
- C) Shah Jahan
- D) Aurangzeb
- Answer: C) Shah Jahan
39, Who was the Mughal emperor known for his interest in arts, literature, and the establishment of a magnificent court called the “Adabi Kutub Khana”?
- A) Babur
- B) Akbar
- C) Jahangir
- D) Aurangzeb
- Answer: C) Jahangir
40. During which Mughal emperor’s reign did the East India Company establish its first factory in India at Surat?
- A) Akbar
- B) Jahangir
- C) Shah Jahan
- D) Aurangzeb
- Answer: B) Jahangir
41. Who was the Mughal ruler known for commissioning the Peacock Throne and the construction of the Shalimar Bagh in Kashmir?
- A) Akbar
- B) Jahangir
- C) Shah Jahan
- D) Aurangzeb
- Answer: C) Shah Jahan
42. Which Mughal emperor is associated with the establishment of Fatehpur Sikri and the Din-i Ilahi?
- A) Babur
- B) Akbar
- C) Jahangir
- D) Shah Jahan
- Answer: B) Akbar
43. What was the primary architectural style associated with the construction of the Taj Mahal during the Mughal era?
- A) Gothic
- B) Mughal
- C) Renaissance
- D) Baroque
- Answer: B) Mughal
44. Who was the Mughal emperor during the Battle of Plassey in 1757?
- A) Shah Jahan
- B) Aurangzeb
- C) Humayun
- D) Alamgir II
- Answer: D) Alamgir II
45. What was the significance of the Akbarnama in Mughal history?
- A) A royal palace
- B) An administrative system
- C) A biography of Akbar
- D) A religious text
- Answer: C) A biography of Akbar
4. Who was the Mughal emperor known for his policy of Sulh-i-kul (Peace with all)?
- A) Jahangir
- B) Akbar
- C) Aurangzeb
- D) Shah Jahan
- Answer: B) Akbar
47. Which Mughal emperor faced the Maratha challenge during the Third Battle of Panipat in 1761?
- A) Aurangzeb
- B) Shah Jahan
- C) Akbar
- D) Alamgir II
- Answer: D) Alamgir II
49. Who was the Mughal emperor responsible for the construction of the Bibi Ka Maqbara in Aurangabad?
- A) Akbar
- B) Jahangir
- C) Aurangzeb
- D) Alamgir II
- Answer: C) Aurangzeb
50. Which Mughal emperor imposed the Jizya tax on non-Muslims and banned music and arts at the royal court?
- A) Jahangir
- B) Akbar
- C) Aurangzeb
- D) Shah Jahan
- Answer: C) Aurangzeb
51. Who was the Mughal emperor known for his interest in astrology and the construction of the Shaniwar Wada in Pune?
- A) Aurangzeb
- B) Akbar
- C) Shah Jahan
- D) Muhammad Shah
- Answer: D) Muhammad Shah
52. What was the religious affiliation of the Mughal emperors during the peak of the empire’s cultural synthesis?
- A) Hinduism
- B) Buddhism
- C) Zoroastrianism
- D) Din-i Ilahi (Eclectic Monotheism)
- Answer: D) Din-i Ilahi (Eclectic Monotheism)
53. Which Mughal emperor initiated the construction of the Lal Qila (Red Fort) in Delhi?
- A) Akbar
- B) Shah Jahan
- C) Aurangzeb
- D) Humayun
- Answer: B) Shah Jahan
54. Who was the Mughal emperor during whose reign the Kohinoor diamond became part of the Mughal treasury?
- A) Akbar
- B) Shah Jahan
- C) Aurangzeb
- D) Humayun
- Answer: B) Shah Jahan
55. Which Mughal emperor was a patron of arts and literature, known for his interest in miniature paintings and poetry?
- A) Akbar
- B) Shah Jahan
- C) Aurangzeb
- D) Jahangir
- Answer: D) Jahangir
56. Who was the Mughal emperor during the Revolt of 1857, also known as the Indian Mutiny or Sepoy Mutiny?
- A) Bahadur Shah II
- B) Akbar II
- C) Aurangzeb
- D) Humayun
- Answer: A) Bahadur Shah II
57. During which Mughal emperor’s reign did the British East India Company establish its first factory in India at Surat?
- A) Akbar
- B) Jahangir
- C) Shah Jahan
- D) Aurangzeb
- Answer: B) Jahangir
58. Which Mughal emperor faced the invasion of Nadir Shah, resulting in the sack of Delhi in 1739?
- A) Akbar
- B) Jahangir
- C) Aurangzeb
- D) Muhammad Shah
- Answer: D) Muhammad Shah
59. Who was the last effective Mughal emperor before the decline of the empire and the onset of British influence?
- A) Aurangzeb
- B) Bahadur Shah II
- C) Akbar
- D) Shah Jahan
- Answer: B) Bahadur Shah II
60. Which Mughal emperor is known for initiating the construction of the Jantar Mantar in Jaipur?
- A) Akbar
- B) Jahangir
- C) Aurangzeb
- D) Shah Jahan
- Answer: A) Akbar
61. During the Mughal era, which river served as the primary water source for the city of Agra?
- A) Ganges
- B) Yamuna
- C) Indus
- D) Godavari
- Answer: B) Yamuna
62. Which Mughal emperor is credited with introducing the Mansabdari system, a system of military ranking and administration?
- A) Akbar
- B) Jahangir
- C) Aurangzeb
- D) Shah Jahan
- Answer: A) Akbar
63. Who was the Mughal emperor known for his military campaigns in the Deccan and the Carnatic region?
- A) Akbar
- B) Aurangzeb
- C) Shah Jahan
- D) Bahadur Shah I
- Answer: B) Aurangzeb
64. What was the primary source of income for the Mughal Empire during its peak?
- A) Agriculture
- B) Trade and commerce
- C) Taxation
- D) Mining
- Answer: C) Taxation
65. Which Mughal emperor is known for being the first to introduce the cultivation of cash crops like tobacco and indigo in India?
- A) Akbar
- B) Jahangir
- C) Aurangzeb
- D) Shah Jahan
- Answer: B) Jahangir
66. Who was the Mughal emperor known for constructing the Moti Masjid in Delhi and the Shalimar Bagh in Lahore?
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– A) Akbar
– B) Aurangzeb
– C) Jahangir
– D) Shah Jahan
– Answer: D) Shah Jahan
67. Which Mughal emperor faced the rebellion of his own son, Prince Dara Shikoh, leading to the War of Succession?
- A) Akbar
- B) Aurangzeb
- C) Shah Jahan
- D) Jahangir
- Answer: B) Aurangzeb
68. Who was the Mughal emperor known for initiating the construction of the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore?
- A) Akbar
- B) Aurangzeb
- C) Jahangir
- D) Shah Jahan
- Answer: B) Aurangzeb
68. During the Mughal era, which region was known for its flourishing carpet weaving industry?
- A) Kashmir
- B) Bengal
- C) Gujarat
- D) Deccan
- Answer: A) Kashmir
69. Which Mughal emperor was a contemporary of Queen Elizabeth I of England?
- A) Akbar
- B) Jahangir
- C) Aurangzeb
- D) Shah Jahan
- Answer: A) Akbar
70. Who was the Mughal emperor known for commissioning the Peacock Throne and the construction of the Shalimar Bagh in Kashmir?
- A) Akbar
- B) Jahangir
- C) Shah Jahan
- D) Aurangzeb
- Answer: C) Shah Jahan
71. During the Mughal era, which city became a major center for the production of Mughal-style miniature paintings?
- A) Agra
- B) Delhi
- C) Fatehpur Sikri
- D) Jaipur
- Answer: D) Jaipur
72. Which Mughal emperor is associated with the construction of the Nishat Bagh in Kashmir and the Taj Mahal in Agra?
- A) Akbar
- B) Jahangir
- C) Shah Jahan
- D) Aurangzeb
- Answer: C) Shah Jahan
73. Who was the Mughal emperor known for his love for horticulture and the construction of the Shalimar Bagh in Srinagar?
- A) Akbar
- B) Jahangir
- C) Shah Jahan
- D) Aurangzeb
- Answer: B) Jahangir
74. Which Mughal emperor faced opposition from his own sons leading to the Battle of Samugarh and the War of Succession?
- A) Akbar
- B) Jahangir
- C) Aurangzeb
- D) Shah Jahan
- Answer: C) Aurangzeb
75. During the Mughal era, which ruler is known for introducing the practice of ornamenting elephants during royal processions?
- A) Akbar
- B) Jahangir
- C) Aurangzeb
- D) Shah Jahan
- Answer: A) Akbar