14000+ MCQs Medieval History (Emergence of Provincial Kingdoms)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 29/10/2026
1. Which among the following ruler ordered the construction of the Sun temple at Orissa?
2. The Deccani Muslim state which declared Hindaivi or ‘Dakhini Urdu’ as the official language of the state instead of Persian was
3. Which among the following Sultan of Gujarat was killed by the Portuguese on board the ship when making a deal with them?
4. Who among the following laid the foundation of the Sisodiya clan of Mewar?
5. Which among the following Bengal ruler had given protection to the writer of ‘Sri Krishna Vijaya’, Maladhar Basu?
6. Who among the following ordered the construction of Bash-e-Firdaus?
7. The striking feature of the Jama Masjid in Kashmir completed by Zain-ul-Abidin include(s):
I. Turret
II. Similarity with Buddhist Pagodas
III. Persian style
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
8. Match the following (Kingdom) with its Capital.
| List I (Kingdom) | List II (Capital) |
| A. Pallava | 1. Warangal |
| B. Pandya | 2. Kanchi |
| C. Yadava | 3. Madurai |
| D. Kakatiya | 4. Devagiri |
9. Choose the pair which is not correctly matched.
10. What is Golconda called at present?
11. Who among the following founded the city of Jodhpur?
12. Who among the following laid the foundation of the Khilji dynasty in Malwa?
13. Which among the following ruler of Bengal was contemporary of Vaishnava Saint ‘Chaitanya’?
14. Who among the following translated Ramayana into Bengali during the reign of Barbak Shah?
15. Which one of the following Muslim rulers was hailed as the Jagadguru by his Muslim subjects, because of his belief in secularism?
16. Which among the following ruler had established the Immad Shahi dynasty of Berar?
17. Famous for his price control policies, Zain-ul-Abidin was also known as
18. Who among the following established independent Muslim rule in Malwa?
19. Which among the following ruler had established an Independent Gujarat Sultanate?
20. Match the following (Dynasty and Sultanate formed after disintegration of Bahmani Sultanate).
| List I (Dynasty) | List II (Sultanate) |
| A. Adil Shahi | 1. Ahmadnagar |
| B. Barid Shahi | 2. Berar |
| C. Imad Shahi | 3. Bidar |
| D. Nizam Shahi | 4. Bijapur |
| E. Qutub Shahi | 5. Golkonda |
21. Sultan Zain-ul-Abidin belonged to which dynasty of Kashmir?
22. Who among the following was the last ruler of the Sharqi dynasty?
23. Which among the following Mewar ruler was a contemporary of Mahmud Shah of Malwa?
24. Which among the following dynasties of South India started the sacred tradition of sending pearls to the Bhadrachalam temple of Rama on Rama Navami?
25. Which among the following Bengal ruler had established friendly relationship with the Ming Empire of China?
26. Who were the Polygars of South India?
27. Which among the following ruler of Mewar was well versed in music and wrote treatises on music called Sangeet Raj, Sangeet Mimansa, and Sangeet Ratnakar?
28. Choose the pair which is not correctly matched.
29. Who among the following rulers of the Adil Shahi dynasty was famous as ‘Abla Baba’ and established a town Nauraspur exclusively devoted to music?
30. The capital of the Sharqi dynasty during the 15th-16th century AD was?
31. ‘Dwara Samundra’ was the capital of which dynastic power?
32. The last ruler of Malwa, Baz Bahadur, was defeated by Mughal forces in
33. Consider the following statements.
I. Mandu is in Dhar district. II. Hindola Mahal is in Mandu. Select the correct answer on the basis of above statements.
34. Who among the following Sultan of Malwa shifted his capital from Dhar to Mandu?
35. The provincial kingdom of Gwalior was ruled by
36. Which Sultan was reputed to be ‘Akbar of Kashmir’?
37. Who among the following was the founder of Qutb Shahi Dynasty of Golconda?
38. Zain-ul-Abidin, who prohibited cow slaughter, was a ruler of
39. Which among the following musician had served at the court of Man Singh Tomar at Gwalior and Bahadur Shah of Gujarat?
40. Consider the following statements:
I. Berar was founded by Fatehullah Imad Shah.
II. Gokonda was founded by Quli Qutb Shah.
III. Bijapur was founded by Yusuf Adil Shah.
IV. Ahmadnagar was founded by Malik Ahmad in the year 1490. Choose the correct answer from the codes given below.
41. Consider the following statements regarding the Adil Shahi dynasty of Bijapur.
I. It was bounded on the West by the Portuguese state of Goa and on the East by the Sultanate of Golconda ruled by the Qutub Shahi dynasty.
II. It was gradually weakened by the rise of the Marathas under Shivaji.
III. It was annexed by the Mughal forces under Aurangzeb in 1686 AD.
Which of the statement given above is/are correct?
42. The Kachwaha dynasty was founded in
43. Who among the following is regarded as a pioneer in Guerilla warfare?
44. At which among the following places did Quli Qutb Shah ordered the construction of Charminar?
45. What is the modern name of Hoysaleshvara, the ancient capital of Dwarasamudra?
46. Who among the following ordered the construction of Atala mosque in Jaunpur?
47. Who among the following established Ahmedabad as the capital city of Gujarat Sultanate?
48. Kalhana’s Rajatarangini was written in
49. The ‘Jahaj-Mahal’ of Mandu was built by whom?
50. Rana Sanga defeated Ibrahim Lodhi in
