Medieval Indian History MCQs for Competitive Examination
Q. 121
Which of the following sequence indicates the correct chronological order?
(A) Shankaracharya – Ramanuja – Chaitanya
(B) Ramanuja – Shankarachayra – Chaitanya
(C) Ramanuja – Chaitanya – Shankaracharya
(D) Shankaracharya – Chaitanya – Ramanuja
Answer: (A) Shankaracharya – Ramanuja – Chaitanya
Explanation: N/A
Q. 122
Which of the following Bhakti saint was a weaver in profession?
(A) Tukaram
(B) Surdas
(C) Kabir
(D) Chaitanya
Answer: (C) Kabir
Explanation: N/A
Q. 123
The followers of Bhakti saint Ramanuja were called
(A) Shaivas
(B) Vaishnavas
(C) Shakta
(D) Eknath
Answer: (B) Vaishnava
Explanation: N/A
Q. 124
Who founded the Chisti order of Sufism in India?
(A) Khwaja Ali Hujjwiri
(B) Shaikh Bahauddin Zakariya
(C) Khwaja Muinuddin Chisti
(D) Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya
Answer: (C) Khwaja Muinuddin Chisti
Explanation: N/A
Q. 125
Qutub Minar was built in memory of which of the following Sufi saint?
(A) Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki
(B) Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya
(C) Shaikh Bahauddin Zakariya
(D) Khwaja Muinuddin Chisti
Answer: (A) Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki
Explanation: N/A
Q. 126
Sufism is mainly associated with which religion?
(A) Hinduism
(B) Sikhism
(C) Islam
(D) Buddhism
Answer: (C) Islam
Explanation: N/A
Q. 127
Which Sufi saint is popularly known as Data Ganj Baksh?
(A) Khwaja Muinuddin Chisti
(B) Khwaja Ali Hujjwiri
(C) Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki
(D) Shaikh Badruddin Samarkandi
Answer: (B) Khwaja Ali Hujjwiri
Explanation: N/A
Q. 128
Who of the following was not a Chisti Sufi saint?
(A) Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki
(B) Khwaja Muinuddin Chisti
(C) Shaikh Nasiruddin Mahmud
(D) Shaikh Bahauddin Zakariya
Answer: (D) Shaikh Bahauddin Zakariya
Explanation: N/A
Q. 129
Which Sufi saint is popularly known as Baba Farid?
(A) Baba Fariduddin ganj-i-Shakar
(B) Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya
(C) Shaikh Nasiruddin Mahmud
(D) None of the above
Answer: (A) Baba Fariduddin ganj-i-Shakar
Explanation: N/A
Q. 130
Which Sufi saint was popularly known as Chirag-e-Delhi?
(A) Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya
(B) Shaikh Nasimuddin Mahmud
(C) Syed Muhammad Gesu
(D) Khwaja Muinuddin Chisti
Answer: (B) Shaikh Nasimuddin Mahmud
Explanation: N/A
Q. 131
Which of the following was the birth place of Guru Nanak?
(A) Amritsar
(B) Nankana Sahib
(C) Lahore
(D) Delhi
Answer: (B) Nankana Sahib
Explanation: N/A
Q. 132
Which Sufi saint is called as ‘Mehboob-e-Illahi‘?
(A) Baba Fariduddin Ganj-i-Shakar
(B) Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya
(C) Shaikh Nasiruddin Mahmud
(D) Khwaja Muinuddin Chisti
Answer: (B) Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya
Explanation: N/A
Q. 133
Famous Bhakti saint Sankardev belonged to
(A) Shaiva cult
(B) Vaishnava cult
(C) Advaita cult
(D) None of the above
Answer: (B) Vaishnava cult
Explanation: N/A
Q. 134
Who is the founder of Advaita philosophy?
(A) Shankaracharya
(B) Ramanuja
(C) Vallabhacharya
(D) Vivekananda
Answer: (A) Shankaracharya
Explanation: N/A
Q. 135
Babur established the Mughal empire in India after defeating ____________.
(A) Ibrahim Lodhi
(B) Sher Shah
(C) Bahlol Lodhi
(D) Sikandar Lodhi
Answer: (A) Kushinagar
Explanation: N/A
Q. 136
Before Babur established Mughal rule in India, which dynasty was ruling the Delhi Sultanate?
(A) Tughlaq
(B) Khilji
(C) Lodhi
(D) Sayyid
Answer: (C) Lodhi
Explanation: N/A
Q. 137
The battle of Khanwa took place in the year _______________.
(A) 1526 AD
(B) 1527 AD
(C) 1529 AD
(D) 1530 AD
Answer: (B) 1527 AD
Explanation: N/A
Q. 138
Babur defeated Rana Sanga in
(A) First battle of Panipat
(B) Battle of Khanwa
(C) Second battle of Panipat
(D) Battle of Chanderi
Answer: (B) Battle of Khanwa
Explanation: N/A
Q. 139
Who built the Grand Trunk road in India?
(A) Babur
(B) Sher Shah
(C) Humayun
(D) Ashok
Answer: (B) Sher Shah
Explanation: N/A
Q. 140
The second battle of Panipat was fought between
(A) Akbar and Hemu
(B) Rajput and Mughal
(C) Babur and Ibrahim Lodhi
(D) Sikandar Lodhi and Adil Shah
Answer: (A) Akbar and Hemu
Explanation: N/A
Q. 141
Battle of Chanderi was fought in the year
(A) 1526 AD
(B) 1527 AD
(C) 1528 AD
(D) 1530 AD
Answer: (C) 1528 AD
Explanation: N/A
Q. 142
Babur defeated whom in the battle of Chanderi?
(A) Ibrahim Lodhi
(B) Medini Rai
(C) Sher Shar Suri
(D) Rana Sanga
Answer: (B) Medini Rai
Explanation: N/A
Q. 143
Babur wrote his autobiography Tuzk-i-Baburi/Baburnama in which language?
(A) Persian
(B) Turkish
(C) Arabic
(D) Urdu
Answer: (B) Turkish
Explanation: N/A
Q. 144
Babur was originally the ruler of
(A) Kabul
(B) Farghana
(C) Istanbul
(D) Kandahar
Answer: (B) Farghana
Explanation: N/A
Q. 145
After which of the following battle Babur assumed the title ‘Ghazi‘?
(A) First battle of Panipat
(B) Battle of Chanderi
(C) Battle of Khanwa
(D) Battle of Kannauj
Answer: (C) Battle of Khanwa
Explanation: N/A
Q. 146
The battle of Ghagra was fought between
(A) Babur and Sikandar Lodhi
(B) Babur and Muhammad Lodhi
(C) Babur and Sher Shah Suri
(D) Babur and Medini Rai
Answer: (B) Babur and Muhammad Lodhi
Explanation: N/A
Q. 147
Baburnama was written by
(A) Humayun
(B) Babur
(C) Gulbadan Begum
(D) Abul Fazal
Answer: (B) Babur
Explanation: N/A
Q. 148
Battle of Khanwa was fought between
(A) Babur and Ibrahim Lodhi
(B) Humayun and Sher Shah
(C) Babur and Rana Pratap
(D) Babur and Rana Sanga
Answer: (D) Babur and Rana Sanga
Explanation: N/A
Q. 149
Who founded the Mughal rule in India?
(A) Babur
(B) Humayun
(C) Akbar
(D) Sher Shah
Answer: (A) Babur
Explanation: N/A
Q. 150
Babur established Mughal dynasty by defeating Ibrahim Lodhi In
(A) Battle of Khanwa
(B) First battle of Panipat
(C) Battle of Chanderi
(D) Battle of Ghagra
Answer: (B) First battle of Panipat
Explanation: N/A