Medieval History Art and Culture MCQs

Question 1

Who translated Ramayana into Persian?

Accepted Answer

Badauni

Answer

Abul Fazal

Answer

Abdul Latif

Answer

Isar Das

Question 2

Who among the following Sultans of Delhi introduced the token currency?

Accepted Answer

Muhammad bin Tughlaq

Answer

Balban

Answer

Alauddin Khalji

Answer

Firuz Tughlaq

Question 3

What was the most important cause of the invasion of Mahmud of Ghazni?

Accepted Answer

To gain possession of the wealth of India

Answer

To destroy idolatry

Answer

To spread Islam into India

Answer

To establish a Muslim State in India

Question 4

Ghazni was a small principality in

Accepted Answer

Afghanistan

Answer

Mongolia

Answer

Turkey

Answer

Persia

Question 5

Who built the Khajuraho temples?

Accepted Answer

Chandela Rajputs

Answer

Holkars

Answer

Sindias

Answer

Bundela Rajputs

Question 6

The Kailasa temple is one of the largest rock-cut ancient Hindu temple located at Ellora was built by?

Accepted Answer

Krishna I

Answer

Krishndev Rai

Answer

Nadivarman

Answer

Rajendra Chola

Question 7

The caves and rock-cut temples at Ellora are?

Accepted Answer

Hindu, Buddhist and Jain

Answer

Buddhist and Jain

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Hindu and Muslim

Answer

Buddhist only

Question 8

Which one of the following indicates the correct chronological order of the Later Mughal Emperors?

Accepted Answer

Bahadur Shah-l, Jahandar Shah, Farrukh Siyar, Muhammad Shah

Answer

Bahadur Shah-I, Farrukh Siyar, Jahandar Shah, Muhammad Shah

Answer

Farrukh Siyar, Bahadur Shah-I, Jahandar Shah, Muhammad Shah

Answer

Jahandar Shah, Bahadur Shah-l, Muhammad Shah, Farrukh Siyar

Question 9

Jama Masjid is situated in which of these World Heritage Sites?

Accepted Answer

Fatehpur Sikri

Answer

Humayun's Tomb

Answer

Qutub Minar

Answer

Agra Fort