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Medieval history - Test Set 3

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  1. Question 1

    SSC CHSL 2012
    Who got the Gita translated into Persian?
    1. Shah Jahan
    2. Akbar
    3. Murad
    4. Dara Shikoh
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  2. Question 2

    SSC CGL 2014
    Sher Shah defeated Humayun and captured Gaur in the battle of
    1. Ghaghra in 1529 A. D.
    2. Chausa in 1539 A. D.
    3. Panipat in 1526 A. D.
    4. Khanwa in 1527 A. D.
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  3. Question 3

    SSC CPO 2017
    Who among the following was also known as ‘Zinda Pir’?
    1. Akbar
    2. Jahangir
    3. Shahjahan
    4. Aurangzeb
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  4. Question 4

    SSC CAPFs, CISF ASI & Delhi Police SI 2015
    Who constructed Humayun’s tomb in Delhi?
    1. Babar
    2. Akbar
    3. Haji Begam
    4. Humayun
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  5. Question 5

    SSC Combined Matric Level 2002
    Under the administration of Shivaji, ‘Peshwa’ was referred to as-
    1. Minister of Religious Affairs
    2. Minister of Defence
    3. Chief Minister
    4. Minister of Justic
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  6. Question 6

    SSC Combined Matric Level 2001
    ‘Chauth’ was-
    1. A religious tax imposed by Aurangzeb
    2. Toll tax imposed by Shivaji
    3. Irrigation tax charged by Akbar
    4. Land tax levied by Shivaji on neighbouring states
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  7. Question 7

    WBCS Mains 2020
    The Somnath Temple of Gujarat was destroyed by Sultan Mahmud in
    1. 1015 A. D.
    2. 1020 A. D.
    3. 1025 A. D.
    4. 1027 A. D.
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  8. Question 8

    WBCS Pre 2014
    Sasanka belonged to the
    1. Pal dynasty
    2. Sen dynasty
    3. Gauda dynasty
    4. Kamrup dynasty
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  9. Question 9

    WBCS Pre 2013
    Who introduced Kaulinya system in Bengal?
    1. Gopala
    2. Ballal
    3. Lakshanasen
    4. Dharmapala
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  10. Question 10

    SSC CGL 2014
    Who succeeded Guru Nanak?
    1. Guru Angad
    2. Guru Ramdas
    3. Guru Arjun
    4. Guru Hargobind
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  11. Question 11

    RRB RPF SI 2024
    Who among the following founded Gujara-Pratihara dynasty after winning Kannauj in the tripartite straggle?
    1. Rampal
    2. Mihir Bhoja
    3. Nagabhata I
    4. Vatsaraja
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  12. Question 12

    RRB RPF SI 2024
    Arrange the following rulers of the Pala dynasty in the chronological order?
    1. Dharmapal < Devpal < Mahipal < Naypal
    2. Mahipal < Dharmapal < Naypal < Devpal
    3. Devpal < Dharmapal < Mahipal < Naypal
    4. Mahipal < Dharmapal < Devpal < Naypal
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  13. Question 13

    WBCS Pre 2005
    Who introduced Kulinism?
    1. Samanta Sen
    2. Hemanta Sen
    3. Ballal Sen
    4. Lakshman Sen
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  14. Question 14

    SSC Steno. 2024
    The Rashtrakuta King who conquered the Chola was:
    1. Rajaraja I
    2. Rajendra
    3. Krishna III
    4. Krishna I
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  15. Question 15

    WBCS Pre 2018
    Who assumed the title of ‘Gangaikondachola’?
    1. Rajendra I
    2. Rajaraja I
    3. Rajadhiraja I
    4. Kulotunga I
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  16. Question 16

    SSC CHSL 2023
    Who founded the Chola empire?
    1. Dantigurga
    2. Singhavishnu
    3. Upendra Rai
    4. Vijayalaya
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  17. Question 17

    Uttarakhand PCS Pre 2010
    The famous Historian who visited India with Mahmud of Ghazni was
    1. Ferishta
    2. Al-Biruni
    3. Afif
    4. Ibn Battuta
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  18. Question 18

    WBCS Mains 2019
    The largest standing army of the Sultanate directly paid by the State was created by
    1. Iltutmish
    2. Alauddin Khilji
    3. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
    4. Sikandar Lodi
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  19. Question 19

    SSC CGL 2024
    Razia Sultan was the first and only female ruler of the Sultanate, who ascended the throne in:
    1. 1241 A. D.
    2. 1238 A. D.
    3. 1242 A. D.
    4. 1236 A. D.
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  20. Question 20

    SSC CHSL 2023
    Qutub Minar is an example of __________ architecture.
    1. Indo-Islamic
    2. Dravidian
    3. Sufi
    4. Mauryan
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