14000+ MCQs Medieval History (Emergence of Provincial Kingdoms)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 30/04/2026
1. Anantavarman Chodaganga belonged to which of the following provincial kingdom?
2. Who among the following laid the foundation of the Khilji dynasty in Malwa?
3. Zain-ul-Abidin, who prohibited cow slaughter, was a ruler of
4. 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.
5. The first thirty-five years rule of Zain-ul-Abidin has been described in the Rajatarangini Dvitiya. It was written by
6. Who among the following founded the city of Jodhpur?
7. What is Golconda called at present?
8. At which among the following places did Quli Qutb Shah ordered the construction of Charminar?
9. The greatest ruler of Gujarat Sultanate who captured Pavagadh and Junagadh was
10. Zain-ul-Abidin wrote poems in Persian with the pen name of
11. The Suryavamsi ruler of Orissa adopted the title of
12. Gujari Mahal was built by
14. ‘Dwara Samundra’ was the capital of which dynastic power?
15. 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 |
16. Who amongst the following scholars was not in the court of Kumbha?
17. Which one of the following places was known as ‘Shiraz of East’ during the regime of Sharqi rulers?
18. Who were the Polygars of South India?
19. Which among the following Mewar ruler was a contemporary of Mahmud Shah of Malwa?
20. The Kachwaha dynasty was founded in
21. At which place did Sikandar Shah construct the Adina Mosque?
22. How did the dynasty of Nizam Shahis of Ahmadnagar come to an end?
23. Who among the following is regarded as a pioneer in Guerilla warfare?
24. Who among the following ordered the construction of Atala mosque in Jaunpur?
25. Who among the following was the founder of the Hussain Shahi dynasty of Bengal?
26. Which among the following ruler of Kashmir ordered the construction of the Martand Sun temple?
27. The Deccani Muslim state which declared Hindaivi or ‘Dakhini Urdu’ as the official language of the state instead of Persian was
28. 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?
29. The capital of the Sharqi dynasty during the 15th-16th century AD was?
30. Who among the following established the Nizam Shahi dynasty of Ahmadnagar?
31. Which among the following dynasties of South India started the sacred tradition of sending pearls to the Bhadrachalam temple of Rama on Rama Navami?
32. 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 |
33. Who among the following established independent Muslim rule in Malwa?
34. Who among the following had ordered the construction of Gol Gumbaz?
35. The ruler of Mewar who defeated Mahmud Khilji of Malwa was
36. 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?
37. Who among the following established the Sharqi dynasty at Jaunpur?
38. Famous for his price control policies, Zain-ul-Abidin was also known as
39. Which among the following ruler abolished Jizya first time?
40. Which one of the following Muslim rulers was hailed as the Jagadguru by his Muslim subjects, because of his belief in secularism?
41. Who among the following ordered the construction of Bash-e-Firdaus?
42. Hoysala monuments are found in
43. Who among the following established the Adil Shahi dynasty of Bijapur?
44. Kachwaha rulers belonged to which among the following dynasties of India?
45. Who among the following translated Ramayana into Bengali during the reign of Barbak Shah?
46. Which among the following Bengal ruler had given protection to the writer of ‘Sri Krishna Vijaya’, Maladhar Basu?
47. Choose the pair which is not correctly matched.
48. Which among the following ruler constructed Vijay Stumbha (Victory Tower) in 1448 CE to commemorate his victory over the combined armies of Malwa and Gujarat led by Mahmud Khilji?
49. Which among the following ruler ordered the construction of the Sun temple at Orissa?
50. The ‘Jahaj-Mahal’ of Mandu was built by whom?
