Medieval Indian History For UPSC, SSC CGL, RAIL NTCP Exams P5

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183341. Who among the following Englishmen was given the title 'Khan' by Jahangir?

A

Hawkins

B

Newbery

C

Thomas Roe

D

Ralph Fitch

A

Correct Answer: A. Hawkins

SSC CGL/CHSL - 2012

465342. Who among the following was the last Delhi Sultan?

A

Sikandar Lodi

B

Daulat Khan Lodi

C

Rana Sanga

D

Ibrahim Lodi

D

Correct Answer: D. Ibrahim Lodi

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15843. The Mughal emperor who issued a Firman to the English East India Company in 1717 to trade freely in Bengal was

A

Farrukhshiyar

B

Jahandar Shah

C

Bahadur Shah I

D

Shah Alam I

A

Correct Answer: A. Farrukhshiyar

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19844. The author of Futuh-us-Salatin is

A

Nasru

B

Batutah

C

Barni

D

Isami

D

Correct Answer: D. Isami
Explanation: Abdul Malik Isami (1311–?) was a 14th-century Indian historian and court poet. He wrote in Persian language, under the patronage of Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah, the founder of the Bahmani Sultanate. He is best known for Futuh-us-Salatin (c. 1350), a poetic history of the Muslim conquest of India.

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14845. The Bahmani Kingdom and Vijaynagar Empire clashed frequently over the territory of

A

Malabar

B

Raichur Doab

C

Madurai

D

Warangal

B

Correct Answer: B. Raichur Doab

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19446. Who was the first real king of the Sultanate?

A

Balban

B

Alauddin

C

Qutubuddin

D

Illtutrnish

D

Correct Answer: D. Illtutrnish

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13447. In which year was the Battle of Talikota fought?

A

1571

B

1581

C

1556

D

1565

D

Correct Answer: D. 1565
Explanation: Battle of Talikota, confrontation in the Deccan region of southern India between the forces of the Hindu raja of Vijayanagar led by Aliya Rama Raya and the four allied Muslim sultans of Bijapur, Bidar, Ahmadnagar, and Golconda. The battle was fought on January 23, 1565, at a site southeast of Bijapur, in what is now northern Karnataka state.

SSC CGL/CHSL - 2006

442548. The famous Kohinoor diamond was produced from one of the mines in

A

Orissa

B

Chhota Nagpur

C

Bijapur

D

Golconda

D

Correct Answer: D. Golconda

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23949. Who among the Maratha Peshwas followed the idea of 'Hindu Pada-padshahi'?

A

Narayan Rao

B

Madhab Rao

C

Baji Rao - I

D

Balaji Viswanath

C

Correct Answer: C. Baji Rao - I

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21650. Who was defeated at Kanauj in the hands of Sher Shah in

A

Humayun

B

Gobind Singh

C

Babur

D

Akbar

A

Correct Answer: A. Humayun

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