R4RIN – MCQs, Mock Tests | General knowledge(GK) Competitive Exams (History) Part 7

Which of the following Indian literature is the earliest known works?

1. Puranas
2. Rig Vedas
3. Sama Vedas
4. Rajtrangini

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which Indian literature is a collection of 1028 hymns written in Vedic Sanskrit?

1. Rig Vedas
2. Sama Vedas
3. Brahamans
4. Aryankas

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which statement (s) is/are correct about Aryankas? I. It is a treatise of forest which explain the the rituals while dwelling into the philosophical discussions of the Brahmanas. II. They record the transitions between ritualistic symbolism of Brahmanas and philosophical aspects of Upanishads. Code.

1. Only I
2. Only II
3. Both I & II
4. Neither I nor II

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which Ancient Indian literature deals with concepts about origin of universe, death and birth, material and spiritual world?

1. Rig Vedas
2. AtharvaVedas
3. Aryankas
4. Upanishad

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Consider the following statement (s) related to the Ancient Sanskrit literature: I. The works of Kalidasa include the Kumarsambhava, the Raghuvamsha, the Meghaduta, the Abhijnanshakuntalam are considered classics in field of poetry and style. II. Bana wrote Harshacharita which is a biography of King Harsha and Kadambari. III. Dandin wrote Daskumarcharita (the tale of 10 prince). Which statement (s) is/are correct?

1. Only I
2. Only II
3. I & III
4. All of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which of the following statement is correct about South-Indian Literature?

1. In Southern India, the ancient Indian writings were written in four Dravidian languages which developed their own script and literature, these are, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, In Southern India, the ancient Indian writings were written in four Dravidian lan
2. Tamil is the oldest with literature dating back to early centuries of Christian era. This developed during the three Sangams(assemblies of poets and writers) held during different times.
3. Both A & B
4. None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Who among the following wrote the Kural, which deals with many aspects of life and religion?

1. Thiruvalluvar
2. Ayaikar
3. Shankracharya
4. Rishi Agasta

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which is a work of Tamil Grammar that is said to be the earliest extant work of Tamil Literature?

1. Tolk?ppiyam
2. Patinenm?lkanakku
3. Patinenk?lkanakku
4. None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which Sangam literature was composed by Jain monks and the theme is the transient nature of life and youth?

1. Nanmanikkatiga
2. Naaladiyar
3. Inna Narpathu
4. Iniyavai Narpathu

✅ Correct Answer: 2

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✅ Correct Answer: 0

Ghazni was a small principality in

1. Mongolia
2. Turkey
3. Persia
4. Afghanistan

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Who was the author of Kitab-ul-Hind?

1. Abu Said
2. Abul Fazl
3. Firdausi
4. AI-Beruni

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Who is known as the slave of a slave?

1. Muhammad bin Oasim
2. Mahmud of Ghazni
3. Ilitutmish
4. Outbuddin Aibak

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Who was the first Sultan of Delhi to issue regular currency and to declare Delhi as the capital of his empire?

1. Balban
2. Aram Shah
3. Nasiruddin Mahmud
4. Iiitutmish

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Who among the following came to India at the instance of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni?

1. AI-Masudi
2. AI-Beruni
3. Sulaiman
4. Abdul Haq

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which Sultan of Delhi died while playing the chaugan (polo)?

1. Qutbuddin Aibak
2. Ghiyasuddin Balban
3. Shamsuddin IItutmish
4. Nasiruddin Mahmud

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The most learned medieval Muslim ruler who was well versed in various branches of learning including astronomy, mathematics and medicine was

1. Sikandar Lodi
2. Iitutmish
3. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
4. Alauddin Khalji

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The largest standing army of the Delhi Sultanate directly paid by the State was created by

1. Balban
2. IIitutmish
3. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
4. Alauddin Khalji

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Who was the founder leader of ?Muslim Faqirs? ?

1. Majnun Shah
2. Dadu Mian
3. Tipu
4. Chirag Ali Shah

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which of the following is not correctly matched?

1. Dev Raya II : Sangama
2. Vira Narasimha : Tuluva
3. Venkata II : Aravidu
4. Narsimha : Chalukya

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

1. Qutbuddin: Adhai din ka Jhompra
2. Iltutmish :Qutab Minar
3. Alauddin :Hauz-i-Khas
4. Firuz Tughlaq : Tughlaqabad

✅ Correct Answer: 4

What is the correct chronological sequence of the following rulers? 1. Muizuddin Bahram Shah 2. Iitutmish 3. Raziya 4. Rukhnuddin Firuz Select the correct answer using the codes which are given below:

1. 1,2,3,4
2. 2,4 3, 1
3. 3,2, 4, 1
4. 4,3, 1, 2

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which among the following was the most appropriate cause for the failure of Raziya?

1. Her sex
2. Her intention to be the ruler not only in name but also in fact
3. Her unpopularity with the people of Delhi
4. Her incompetence

✅ Correct Answer: 2

What is meant by The Forty?

1. The cream of Afghan nobles
2. The pick of the intellectuals among the Khaljis
3. The select body of the Turkish aristocracy
4. The Ulema or the Muslim divines

✅ Correct Answer: 3

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

1. To destroy idolatry
2. To gain possession of the wealth of India
3. To spread Islam into India
4. To establish a Muslim State in India

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which is the correct chronological sequence of the following Sayyid rulers of Delhi?1. Muhammad Shah 2. Alauddin Alam Shah 3. Mubarak Shah 4. Khizr Khan Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

1. 1,2,3,4
2. 4,3, 1,2
3. 4, 1, 2, 3
4. 4, 2, 3, 1

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Who is the author of Shah nama?

1. Utbi
2. Firdausi
3. Hasan Nizami
4. AI-Beruni

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which one of the following statements is not correct?

1. Krishnadeva Raya wrote Amuktamalyada.
2. He was the founder of the Tuluva dynasty.
3. His court was adorned by the Ashtadiggajas.
4. He maintained friendly relations with the Portuguese.

✅ Correct Answer: 2

What was the unique system developed by the Mughals?

1. Centralised autocracy
2. Ryotwari settlement
3. Mansabdari system
4. Local responsibilities for crime detection

✅ Correct Answer: 3

From where the Mansabdari system was borrowed?

1. Afghanistan
2. Turkey
3. Mongolia
4. Persia

✅ Correct Answer: 3

What was the valid reason of the decline in trade and commerce during the period of later Mughals?

1. Deterioration in law and order situation
2. Closure of old routes of trade
3. Abuse of trade licence by European companies
4. Poverty of the Mughal nobility

✅ Correct Answer: 1

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

1. Balban
2. Alauddin Khalji
3. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
4. Firuz Tughlaq

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Tax on plunder during war in the Sultanate period was known as

1. Kharaj
2. Jizya
3. Khums
4. Zakat

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Chahalghani under IItutmish represented.............

1. his Turkish slaves
2. slaves inherited by him from his predecessors
3. general cadre of slaves
4. the elite cadre of slave officers under him

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which one of the following sequences represents the correct chronological order?

1. Shahji, Shivaji, Rajaram, Sambhaji
2. Shahji, Shivaji, Sambhaji, Rajaram
3. Shahji, Sambhaji, Shivaji, Rajaram
4. Sambhaji, Shivaji, Shahji, Rajaram

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Who among the following built the largest number of irrigation canals in the Sultanate period?

1. Nasiruddin Mahmud
2. Ghiyasuddin Balban
3. Ibrahim Lodi
4. Firuz Shah Tughlaq

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Who among the following was responsible for making Sikhism a militant force?

1. Guru Har Govind Singh
2. Guru Teg Bahadur
3. Guru Govind Singh
4. Guru Arjun Singh

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The term Khalisa in the Sultanate and Mughal periods was used for

1. crown lands
2. lands owned by the Sufi establishment
3. lands revenue which was directly deposited in the imperial treasury
4. land revenue which was assigned to the nobles for maintaining troops

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The Buland Darwaza was built to mark Akbar?s conquest of

1. Awadh
2. Malwa
3. Gujarat
4. Chittor

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Purana Ouila at Delhi was built by

1. Akbar
2. Sher Shah
3. Humayun
4. Shah Jahan

✅ Correct Answer: 2

What is meant by Mughalai?

1. Infantry of the Mughals
2. Very rich food
3. Royal household
4. Mughal territories from which Chauth was claimed

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Who among the following was Akbars teacher?

1. Kabir
2. Abul Fazl
3. Bairam Khan
4. Abdul Latif

✅ Correct Answer: 4

After his coronation Shivaji assumed the title of

1. Maharaja
2. Peshwa
3. Chhatrapati
4. Samrat

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Akbars mausoleum is situated at

1. Sasaram
2. Sikandra
3. Agra
4. Delhi

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The Upanishads were translated into Persian by

1. Akbar
2. Dara Shikoh
3. Shah Jahan
4. Jahangir

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Akbar established Ibadat Khana at

1. Lahore
2. Delhi
3. Agra
4. Fatehpur Sikri

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Tulsi Das composed his Ramacharitamanas during the reign of

1. Harsha
2. Alauddin Khalji
3. Akbar
4. Krishnadeva Raya

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The Sikh gurus who compiled the Guru Granth Sahib was

1. Nanak
2. Har Rai
3. Arjun
4. Bahadur

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which one of the following method of revenue assessment is related to the Vijayanagara Empire?

1. Chauth
2. Ryotwari
3. Rae Rekho
4. Sardeshmukhi

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The foreign traveller who visited India during Vijayanagara period was

1. Megasthenes
2. Yuan Chawng
3. Fa-Hien
4. Nicolo Conti

✅ Correct Answer: 4