Medieval History in English Quiz 4

1.Who among the following was the author of Tarikh-i- Alai, which contains the details of the first few years of Sultan Alauddin Khilji ?

A.Ziauddin Barani

B.Shams Siraj Afif

C.Amir Khusrau

D.Yahiya Bin Ahmad

2.Who wrote the book called Kitab-i-Nauras ?

A.Amir Khusro

B.Badauni

C.Ibrahim Adil Shah II

D.Ala-ud-din Bahmani

3.Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?

A.Iqta : Revenue assignment for civil and military
service

B.Mansab : Official status of the nobles in the sultanate
administration

C.Khalisa : Directly administered land by the Mughal
emperor

D.Ijara : A contractual system of revenue assignment

4.When Mahmud was Ghazni invaded Somnath, the ruler of Gujarata was

A.Mularaja

B.Bhima I

C.Jayasimha Siddharaja

D.Bhima II

5.Which of the following characterised by the Rajputs?

A.They formed the intellectual elite of the Hindus.

B.Their institutions resembled the feudal system of
medieval Europe and had all its defects.

C.They were divided into several classes, each under a
hereditary chief, but had no hostility among themselves.

D.All the above

6.After consolidating his power, Balban assumed the grand title of :

A.Tute-Hind

B.Kaisr-i-Hind

C.Zil-i-Ilahi

D.Din-i-Ilahi

7.Sher Shah is considered to be the fore-runner of Akbar in administration because

A.his administrative policies were adopted by Akbar

B.he ruled before Akbar

C.he trained Akbar in administration

D.he supervised Akbar’s administration

8.Who was proclaimed as Mughal emperor by Asaf Khan on Jahangir’s death to ensure Khurram’s (Shahjahan’s) enthronement?

A.Shahryar

B.Dawar Baksh

C.Tahmurs

D.Hoshang

9.Which one of the following contemporary sources depicts Humayun’s passion for astronomy and astrology?

A.Tarikh-i-Rashidi

B.Tuzuk-i-Babri

C.Humayun Namah

D.Qanun-i-Humayuni