History of India | Medieval History | Delhi Sultanate: Miscellaneous

History of India | Medieval History | Delhi Sultanate: Miscellaneous

1. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

Bahadur Shah : Gujarat
Chand Bibi : Awadh
Raziya Sultan : Delhi
Baz Bahadur : Malwa

2. The earliest reference of the use of: magnetic compass in the Indian seas was by

Marco Polo
Ibn Battuta
Sadruddin Muhammad 'Aufi'
Nicolo Conti

3. The game of Polo was introduced in India by

Unani
Britishers
Turks
Mughals

4. Who were called 'Dastar-Bandan'?

Sufi Saint
Khan
Malik
Ulema

5. Which of the following started during the Rajput period?

Sati Practice
Child-marriage
Johar Practice
None of the above

6. Who among the following medieval scholars/writers belonged to the Jain religion?

Maladhar Vasu
Hemchandra Suri
Parthasarthi
Sayan

7. During the 13th and 14th centuries A.D. the Indian peasants did not cultivate

Wheat
Barley
Rice
Maize

8. In medieval India, the designations 'Mahattaka' and 'Pattakila' were used for

Military officers
Village headmen
Specialists in Vedic rituals
Chiefs of craft guilds

9. Which of the following rulers got the Jahaj Mahal of Mandu constructed?

Mahmud Shah Khalji
Alauddin Khalji
Bhoj Parmar
Ghiyasuddin Khalji

10. Which one of the following pairs of kings of Ancient and Medieval periods of Indian History and the works by them is correctly matched?

Krishnadevaraya : Samaranganasutradhar
Mahendravarman : Mattavilasaprahasana
Bhojadeva : Manasollasa
Somesvara : Amuktamalyada