Medieval History in English Quiz 6

1.What does the term ‘Elchi’ or ‘Safir’ denote in the sixteenth century Mughal administrative vocabulary?

A.Ambassadors

B.Rebels

C.Spies

D.Governors

2.Who among the following painters committed suicide?

A.Basawan

B.Lal

C.Daswant

D.Mahesh

The authoritative treatise on Hindu law, Mitakshara, was written by

A.Manu

B.Jimutavahana

C.Vigneswara

D.Hemadri

Which Mugal emperor was a great musician, a great patron of Hindustani Music and was popularly known as Rangila?

A.Bahdur Shah I

B.Bahadur Shah II

C.Muhammad Shah

D.Ahmad Shah

5.Who among the following Amirs was the one publicly flogged by the orders of Sultan Balban?

A.Haibat Khan

B.Imaduddin Raihan

C.Sher Khan

D.Malik Baqbaq

6.Which one of the following works of Amir Khusror deals with the military expeditions of Alauddin Khilji?

A.Nuh Siphar

B.Khajain-ul-Futuh

C.Miftah-ul-Futuh

D.Quairanus Sadain

7.Who was the Sikh Guru who helped Dara ?

A.Guru Hargobind

B.Guru Hari Rai

C.Guru Tegh Bahadur

D.None of these

8.Sheikh Moin-ud-din, Bakhtiyar Kaki and Farid-ud-din Ganj-i-Shakar were

A.prominent military leaders of the Sultanate period

B.prominent painters from the Sultanate period

C.prominent chisti saints

D.prominent poets from the courts of the Sultanate
period

9.The chola who launched and expedition into Bengal upto the Ganga river was,

A.Raja Raja I

B.Kulottanga I

C.Rajendra III

D.Rajendra I

10.Which one of the following was a temple built by the Chola Kings?

A.Brihadiswara Temple, Tanjavur

B.Meenakshi Temple, Madurai

C.Srirangam Temple, Thiruchirapalli

D.Durga Temple, Aihole