Medieval History Art and Culture MCQs

Question 1

Purana Qila at Delhi was built by

Accepted Answer

Sher Shah

Answer

Akbar

Answer

Humayun

Answer

Shah Jahan

Question 2

Who propagated the Vaishnava Theology of Dvaitadvaita?

Accepted Answer

Nimbarkacharya

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Adi Shankaracharya

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Ramanujacharya

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Vallabhacharya

Question 3

Shah Jahan built Taj Mahal in memory of

Accepted Answer

Mumtaz Mahal

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Ruqayya Sultan Begum

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Jodha Bai

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Nur Jahan

Question 4

The term 'Khalisa' in the Sultanate and Mughal periods was used for

Accepted Answer

Land revenue which was assigned to the nobles for maintaining troops

Answer

Crown lands

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Lands owned by the Sufi establishment

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Lands revenue which was directly deposited in the imperial treasury

Question 5

Who among the following was responsible for making "Sikhism' a militant force?

Accepted Answer

Guru Har Govind Singh

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Guru Teg Bahadur

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Guru Govind Singh

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Guru Arjun Singh

Question 6

Which one of the following statements is not correct?

Accepted Answer

Tuluva Narasa Nayaka was the founder of the Tuluva dynasty

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Krishnadeva Raya wrote Amuktamalyada

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Tuluva dynasty court was adorned by the Ashtadiggajas

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Tuluva Narasa Nayaka maintained friendly relations with the Portuguese

Question 7

Which of the following statement is not correct about Poona pact?

Accepted Answer

It was signed on January 23, 1932

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It was signed between Madan Mohan Malaviya and Dr. Ambedkar

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It was signed in yarvada jail in Puna

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This act increased the number of seats reserved for depressed class from 71 to 147

Question 8

Which of the following was not the saint of Varkari sect?

Accepted Answer

Kabir

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Tukaram

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Namdev

Answer

Eknath

Question 9

Who among the following was known as the 'Parrot of India'?

Accepted Answer

Amir Khusro

Answer

Hussain Shah

Answer

Barbak Shah

Answer

Nanak