Practice Quiz set 7 - indian history mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams

Q-1)   Which one of the following was not a currency in circulation under the Sultans of Delhi?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

‘Dam’ was not a currency in circulation under the Sultans of Delhi. It was circulated during Sher Shah, made up of copper, equal to 1/40th of one rupee coin.


Q-2)   Who among the following constituted Turkan-iChihalgani?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Iltutmish constituted Turkan-i-Chihalgani (Chargan). It was a group of forty Turkish slaves. With the help of this group, he ran his administration.


Q-3)   Sugandhadevi, who issued coins with the figure of seated Lakshmi, was a Queen of

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-4)   Who among the Sultans is credited with having introduced a purely Arabic currency of gold and silver?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-5)   What was the religion of the king Krishnadeva Raya ?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-6)   The state language of India during the Turkish period was

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

The state language of India during the Turkish period was Persian.


Q-7)  
List I List II
A. Adil Shahi 1. Ahmednagar
B. Nizam Shahi 2. Bijapur
C. Immad Shahi 3. Golkonda
D. Qutub Shahi 4. Berar
Codes: A B C D

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:


Q-8)   Amir Khusro wrote hisfamous masanavi‘Ashiqa’ on the order of

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-9)  
List I List II
A. Alberuni 1. Tabquat-i-Nasiri
B. Hasan Nizami 2. Taj-ul-Masir
C. Minhaj-us-Siraj 3. Tarikh-i-Hind
D. Amir Khusro 4. Tughlaq Nama
Codes: A B C D

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:


Q-10)   Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List I List II
(Sufi Order) (Sufi Saints)
A. Qadiriya order 1. Khwaja Nizamuddin
B. Firdausiya order 2. Shaikh Shahabuddin
C. Chishtiya order 3. Shaikh Sharfuddin Manairi
D. Suharawardia 4. Shaikh Abdul Qadir order Gilani
Codes: A B C D

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani belongs to Qadiriya order. Shaikh Sharfuddin Manairi belongs to Firdausiya order. Khwaja Nizamuddin belongs to Chishtiya order.

Shaikh Shahbuddin belongs to Suharawardia order. Sufi turuq orders may trace many of their original precepts from the Islamic Prophet Muhammad through his cousin and sonin-law Ali ibn Abi Talib, with the notable exception of the Naqshbandi who trace their origins through the first Caliph, Abu Bakr.

Prominent orders include Ba 'Alawiyya, Chishti, Rifa'i, Khalwati, Mevlevi, Naqshbandi, Nimatullahi, Oveyssi, Qadiria Boutshishia, Qadiriyyah, Qalandariyya, Sarwari Qadiri, Shadhiliyya and Suhrawardiyya.