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Medieval history - Test Set 2

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  1. Question 1

    SSC CGL 2022
    Ahmednagar was finally annexed by the Mughals in _____.
    1. 1627
    2. 1637
    3. 1630
    4. 1635
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  2. Question 2

    SSC MTS 2022
    Who among the following was Akbar’s revenue minister?
    1. Tansen
    2. Todar Mal
    3. Raja Man Singh
    4. Birbal
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  3. Question 3

    SSC MTS 2022
    Tipu Sultan became the ruler of Mysore in ______.
    1. 1765
    2. 1782
    3. 1775
    4. 1762
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  4. Question 4

    SSC CHSL 2023
    When was the Treaty of Purandar signed between Shivaji and Jai Singh I?
    1. 1665
    2. 1655
    3. 1675
    4. 1685
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  5. Question 5

    SSC Selection Post 2022
    Tomara Rajputs were defeated in the twelfth century by the Chauhans of ______.
    1. Bikaner
    2. Udaipur
    3. Ajmer
    4. Jodhpur
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  6. Question 6

    SSC CPO 2024
    Krishna III of Rashtrakuta dynasty established a victory pillar and a temple at which of the following cities of south India after defeating the Chola ruler Parantaka I?
    1. Rameswaram
    2. Poompuhar
    3. Takkolam
    4. Udaiyalur
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  7. Question 7

    SSC CGL 2022
    Which dynasty bronze statues were made using the ‘Lost Wax’ technique?
    1. Chola
    2. Pandya
    3. Chalukya
    4. Pala
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  8. Question 8

    CBI 2023
    Who among the following Chola Kings conquered and annexed the Maldives?
    1. Parantaka
    2. Rajaraja
    3. Rajendra
    4. Gandaraditya
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  9. Question 9

    UPPCS 2002
    Timur invaded India during the reign of:
    1. Alauddin Khilji
    2. Bahlol Lodhi
    3. Firoz Tughlaq
    4. Nasiruddin Mehmud
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  10. Question 10

    IAS 2019
    Which of the following statements is/are correct?

    1. In the revenue administration of Delhi Sultanate, the in-charge of revenue collection was known as ‘Amil’.
    2. The Iqta system of Sultans of Delhi was an ancient indigenous institution.
    3. The office of 'Mir Bakshi' came into existence during the reign of Khalji Sultans of Delhi.
    1. 1 only
    2. 1 and 2 only
    3. 3 only
    4. 1, 2 and 3
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  11. Question 11

    WBCS Mains 2021
    Which was the earliest seat of Turkish power in Delhi?
    1. Qila-i Rai Pithora
    2. Koshak-i-Siri
    3. Purana Qila
    4. Jahanpanah
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  12. Question 12

    Jharkhand PCS Pre 2013
    The Mughal Emperor who prohibited the use of tobacco was?
    1. Akbar
    2. Babur
    3. Jahangir
    4. Aurangzeb
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  13. Question 13

    WBCS mains 2017
    The ‘Jagir’ of the Mughals is equal to which of the following units of Sultanate period?
    1. Waqf
    2. Khalisa
    3. Inam
    4. Iqta
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  14. Question 14

    WBCS Pre 2022
    Who among the following was the contemporary ruler of Bengal during Chaitanyadeva’s time?
    1. Nusrat Shah
    2. Fatheh Shah
    3. Husein Shah Sharqi
    4. Alauddin Hussein Shah
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  15. Question 15

    UPPCS 2017
    Who was the last ruler of ‘Jaunpur state’?
    1. Mohammed Shah
    2. Hussain Shah
    3. Mubarak Shah
    4. Ibrahim Shah
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  16. Question 16

    IAS 2008
    When Abdur Razzak from Persia visited Hampi, who was the ruler of Vijayanagar in South India?
    1. Achyuta Devaraya
    2. Devaraya II
    3. Krishnadeva Raya
    4. Sadasiva Raya
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  17. Question 17

    Asstt. Commdt. 2017
    Which one of the following dynasties ruled under the suzerainty of Kingdom of Vijayanagar?
    1. Sangamas, Saluvas, Tuluvas and Aravidus
    2. Sangamas, Hoysalas, Aravidus and Tuluvas
    3. Hoysalas, Saluvas, Poligars and Sangamas
    4. Yadavas of Devagiri, Hoysalas, Saluvas and Aravidus
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  18. Question 18

    MPSC Pre 2021
    Who built Gujari Mahal?
    1. Suraj Sen
    2. Man Singh
    3. Tej Karan
    4. Akbar
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  19. Question 19

    Income Tax & Central 2005
    Who was the greatest Bhakti poet of Maharashtra?
    1. Ramdas
    2. Tukaram
    3. Namdeva
    4. Eknath
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  20. Question 20

    SSC CGL 2011
    Jahangir was born in the year?
    1. 1569
    2. 1669
    3. 1769
    4. 1869
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