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Medieval history - Test Set 4

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  1. Question 1

    WBCS Pre 2008
    Who was the last independent Nawab of Bengal?
    1. Siraj-ud-Daulah
    2. Mir Jafar
    3. Mir Kasim
    4. Najm-ud-Daulah
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  2. Question 2

    WBCS Mains 2019
    The Muslim kingdom of Golconda grew up on the ruins of the old Hindu kingdom of
    1. Devagiri
    2. Dwarsamudra
    3. Warrangal
    4. Kanchi
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  3. Question 3

    SSC CPO 2023
    The Vijayanagar kingdom was established by __________ in 1336.
    1. Venkata II
    2. Devaraya II
    3. Harihara and Bukka
    4. Krishnadevaraya
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  4. Question 4

    WBCS Pre 1999
    The Tuluva dynasty was a ruling house of the kingdom of?
    1. Bijapur
    2. Bidar
    3. Bahamoni
    4. Vijaynagara
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  5. Question 5

    SSC JE 2024
    What was the meaning of the word ‘Taraf’ under the Bahamani Sultanate?
    1. Merchant
    2. Tax
    3. Horse
    4. Province
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  6. Question 6

    SSC CPO 2019
    In the context of medieval Sufi tradition, the term ‘Wali’ meant?
    1. Hermitage
    2. Order
    3. Disciple
    4. Saint
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  7. Question 7

    CDS-I 2022
    Who among the following was the founder of the Virashaiya Movement in Karnataka?
    1. Basavanna
    2. Appar
    3. Sambandar
    4. Sundarar
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  8. Question 8

    SSC CHSL 2021
    ‘Memoirs of Babur’ or ‘Baburnama’ also known as ‘Tuzk-e-babri’ was written by?
    1. Faizi
    2. Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khanan
    3. Babur
    4. Talib Amah
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  9. Question 9

    SSC MTS 2021
    Military commanders in Akbar’s empire were called _______________.
    1. Faujdars
    2. Bakhshis
    3. Kotwals
    4. Diwans
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  10. Question 10

    CDS-I 2021
    Which one of the following painters was not associated with Humayun?
    1. Mir Sayyid Ali
    2. Maulana Dost Musawir
    3. Maulana Yusuf
    4. Bihzad
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  11. Question 11

    SSC CGL 2023
    Who was the Mughal emperor during the third battle of Panipath?
    1. Akbar II
    2. Shahalam II
    3. Bahadur Shah I
    4. Bahadurshah Jafar
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  12. Question 12

    SSC CPO 2020
    In which year did prince Salim ascend the Mughal throne?
    1. 1572
    2. 1605
    3. 1625
    4. 1558
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  13. Question 13

    WBCS Pre 2006
    The Third Battle of Panipath was fought between
    1. Marathas and Afghans
    2. British and Rohillas
    3. Sikhs and Jats
    4. Pathans and Satnamis
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  14. Question 14

    RRB NTPC 2021
    In which of the following cities is the Mahakaleshwar temple situated?
    1. Varanasi
    2. Bhubaneswar
    3. Ujjain
    4. Bhopal
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  15. Question 15

    TSPSC Pre 2021
    Which slave of Muhammad Ghori conquered Bengal and Bihar?
    1. Qutbuddin Aibak
    2. Iltutmish
    3. Bakhtiyar Khilji
    4. Yaldauj
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  16. Question 16

    MPPCS Pre 2017
    Who among the following was not a king of the Parmar dynasty?
    1. Upendra
    2. Munj
    3. Gangeyadev
    4. Udayaditya
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  17. Question 17

    WBCS Pre 2021
    Sandhyakar Nandi was the court poet of the
    1. Mauryas
    2. Senas
    3. Hussain Shahis
    4. Palas
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  18. Question 18

    BCS Pre 2008
    Sulapani was a famous artist of the
    1. Kushana Period
    2. Gupta Period
    3. Pala Period
    4. Sena Period
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  19. Question 19

    UPPCS mains 2013
    Who among the following was born in a military camp in the course of his father’s campaign?
    1. Amoghavarsha Rashtrakuta
    2. Bhoj Parmara
    3. Dharmapala
    4. D. Nagabhatta-II Pratihara
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  20. Question 20

    SSC GD 2024
    . In south India, the __________ was a village assembly found in areas where the landowners were not brahmins.
    1. Kayasthas
    2. Samantas
    3. Ur
    4. Nagaram
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