Who founded the Bahmani Sultanate in 1347?
Correct answer C. Alauddin Hasan Bahman Shah
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Indian History MCQs
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The Bahmani minister Mahmud Gawan built a famous madrasa in which city?
Correct answer D. Bidar
The Gol Gumbaz at Bijapur is the tomb of which ruler?
Correct answer D. Muhammad Adil Shah
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According to tradition, the Bhakti poet Kabir was a disciple of which saint?
Correct answer C. Ramananda
‘Dnyaneshwari’, a Marathi commentary on the Bhagavad Gita, was composed by whom?
Correct answer C. Dnyaneshwar
The Chishti Sufi order was established in India by which saint, whose shrine is at Ajmer?
Correct answer A. Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti
The poet Amir Khusrau, called ‘Tuti-i-Hind’, was a disciple of which Sufi saint?
Correct answer A. Nizamuddin Auliya
Babur’s memoirs, the ‘Baburnama’, were originally written in which language?
Correct answer B. Chagatai Turkish
In the Battle of Khanwa in 1527, Babur defeated which ruler?
Correct answer A. Rana Sanga
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Sher Shah Suri defeated Humayun at Chausa in 1539 and again in 1540 at which place?
Correct answer B. Kannauj
Which ruler introduced the silver coin called the ‘rupiya’?
Correct answer A. Sher Shah Suri
The Second Battle of Panipat in 1556 was fought between Akbar’s forces and whom?
Correct answer B. Hemu
Under Akbar’s mansabdari system, what did the ‘sawar’ rank indicate?
Correct answer B. Number of cavalrymen to be maintained
In which year did Akbar abolish the jizya tax?
Correct answer B. 1564
Akbar built the Ibadat Khana, a hall for religious debates, at which place?
Correct answer B. Fatehpur Sikri
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In the First Battle of Tarain in 1191, Muhammad Ghori was defeated by which ruler?
Correct answer D. Prithviraj Chauhan
Which Delhi Sultan was known as ‘Lakh Bakhsh’ for his generosity?
Correct answer B. Qutb-ud-din Aibak
The construction of the Qutb Minar, begun by Qutb-ud-din Aibak, was completed by whom?
Correct answer D. Iltutmish
Which Delhi Sultan introduced the silver tanka and the copper jital?
Correct answer C. Iltutmish
Who was the first woman to rule the Delhi Sultanate?
Correct answer D. Razia Sultan