Medieval India

JKPSC Assistant Professor (History) · History · 101 practice questions with answers and explanations: 15 Easy, 86 Medium, 0 Hard.

Sample questions

Sample Easy question 1

The Mughal painting school flourished most under:

  1. Jahangir
  2. Aurangzeb
  3. Babur
  4. Humayun
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Answer: A. Jahangir was a keen patron of painters.

Sample Easy question 2

The Lodi dynasty was the last of the:

  1. Vijayanagara empire
  2. Mughal empire
  3. Delhi Sultanate
  4. Maratha confederacy
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Answer: C. Ibrahim Lodi was defeated in 1526.

Sample Easy question 3

The Delhi Sultanate was founded in 1206 by:

  1. Iltutmish
  2. Alauddin Khilji
  3. Qutb-ud-din Aibak
  4. Balban
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Answer: C. The Slave dynasty was the first.

Sample Medium question 4

The Sultanate's revenue-collecting provinces were called:

  1. Subas
  2. Parganas
  3. Iqtas
  4. Sarkars
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Answer: C. They were assigned to nobles.

Sample Medium question 5

The land revenue under the Sultanate was called:

  1. Jizya
  2. Zakat
  3. Khums
  4. Kharaj
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Answer: D. It was the tax on land.

Sample Medium question 6

The 'Iqta' system was introduced in India by:

  1. Balban
  2. Aibak
  3. Iltutmish
  4. Alauddin
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Answer: C. He gave land to officers in lieu of salary.

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