Self Studies
Self Studies
Self Studies
Self Studies

Medieval India Test - 24

Result Self Studies

Medieval India Test - 24
  • Score

    -

    out of -
  • Rank

    -

    out of -
TIME Taken - -
Self Studies

SHARING IS CARING

If our Website helped you a little, then kindly spread our voice using Social Networks. Spread our word to your readers, friends, teachers, students & all those close ones who deserve to know what you know now.

Self Studies Self Studies
Weekly Quiz Competition
  • Question 1
    1 / -0
    Which Sikh guru laid the foundation of the city of Amritsar?
    Solution
    In 1578, Guru Ram Das excavated a tank, which subsequently became known as Amritsar (pool of the nectar of immortality), giving its name to the city that grew around it. In due course, Harmandir Sahib (The Golden Temple), was built in the middle of this tank and became the supreme centre of Sikhism.
  • Question 2
    1 / -0
    Maharaja Ranjit Singh originally was the leader of the Misl
    Solution
    The Sukerchakia Misl was one of 12 Sikh Misls in Punjab during the 18th century concentrated in Gujranwala and Hafizabad district in Western Punjab (in modern Pakistan) and ruled from 1752 to 1801. The Sukerchakia last Misldar (commander of the Misl) was Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Towards the end of the 18th century, Maharaja Ranjit Singh united all the Misls and established an independent kingdom in Punjab. At age 12, his father died; then he inherited his father's Sukerchakia Misl estates and was raised by his mother Raj Kaur, who, along with Lakhpat Rai, also managed the estates.
  • Question 3
    1 / -0
    Which of the following emporers passed orders to execute Banda Singh Bahadur?
  • Question 4
    1 / -0
    Delhi became the established capital of Mughal kings during the reign of
  • Question 5
    1 / -0
    Which of the following was the main function of the Peshwa under Shivaji's administration?
    Solution
    A Peshwa looked after the general administration and welfare of the kingdom, promoted harmony in the administration, represented the king in his absence and put his seal below the king's to all royal letters and despatches. Shivaji was assisted by eight ministers in his administration. Each of them was the head or the Pradhan of his department. They did not work as a joint council advising the king. On the contrary, each of them was responsible for the working of his department to Shivaji.
  • Question 6
    1 / -0
    When did Vasco da Gama come to India?
  • Question 7
    1 / -0
    The Maratha Chief, Sambhaji, was executed during the reign of
  • Question 8
    1 / -0
    What was the capital of Shivaji`s kingdom?
    Solution
    Ans 4
    Shivaji founded an independent Hindu Maratha Kingdom in 1674 with Raigarh as its capital.
  • Question 9
    1 / -0
    Goa was captured by the Portuguese in
    Solution
    Ans 2
    The Portuguese conquest of Goa occurred when the governor of Portuguese India Afonso de Albuquerque captured the city in 1510. Goa was not among the cities Albuquerque had received orders to conquer: he had only been ordered by the Portuguese king to capture Hormuz, Aden and Malacca.
  • Question 10
    1 / -0
    The island of Bombay was given to the English Prince Charles II as dowry by the
    Solution
    On 11 May 1661, the marriage treaty of Charles II of England and Catherine of Braganza, daughter of King John IV of Portugal, placed Bombay in the possession of the British Empire, as part of Catherine's dowry to Charles. After gaining possession of the isles, the British anglicised the name to Bombay.
  • Question 11
    1 / -0
    The first Europeans to come to India were
    Solution
    The Portuguese were the first Europeans who reach India in 1498. Vasco da Gama, the Count of Vidigueira, landed at Calicut in Kerala on 20th May, 1498. They were the first Europeans who reach India using the new sea route.
  • Question 12
    1 / -0
    The tax collected by Marathas was known as
    Solution
    Ans: 2
    Chauth (from Sanskrit meaning one-fourth) was a regular tax or tribute imposed, from early 18th century, by the Maratha Empire in India. It was an annual tax nominally levied at 25% on revenue or produce, hence the name. It was levied on the lands which were under nominal Mughal rule.
  • Question 13
    1 / -0
    Srirangapattam is associated with
  • Question 14
    1 / -0
    Bombay was taken by the English East India Company from
  • Question 15
    1 / -0
    Tipu Sultan was defeated in the Third Mysore War in 1790 by
    Solution
    Ans 3
    In the third Anglo-Mysore War (1790–92), Tipu Sultan, the ruler of Mysore and an ally of France, invaded the nearby state of Travancore in 1789 which was a British ally. British forces were commanded by Governor-General Cornwallis himself. The resultant war lasted three years and was a resounding defeat for Mysore.
  • Question 16
    1 / -0
    In 1757, Siraj - ud - duala was defeated by
  • Question 17
    1 / -0
    Albuquerque captured Goa from the ruler of
  • Question 18
    1 / -0
    Which Indian king requested Napolean for help to drive the British out of India?
  • Question 19
    1 / -0
    Who succeeded Siraj-ud-Dualah as Nawab of Bengal after the Battle of Plassey?
  • Question 20
    1 / -0
    The capital of Tipu Sultan's kingdom was
  • Question 21
    1 / -0
    The East India Company received the zamindari of 24 parganas from
  • Question 22
    1 / -0
    Amir Khusrau`s name is associated with the invention of
    Solution
    Ans 1.
    According to one theory, the sitar was invented by the 13th Century Sufi poet-mystic-musician Amir Khusrau, (variously spelt Khusro, Khusrow, Khusraw, etc.) who served as a courtier, royal poet and court musician under no less than seven rulers after North India came under the Muslim rule of the Turkish Sultans.
  • Question 23
    1 / -0
    Who among the following Mughal rulers has been called the `Prince of Builders`
  • Question 24
    1 / -0
    The Khajuraho shrines built by Chandella rulers are dedicated to
  • Question 25
    1 / -0
    The contents of Allahabad Pillar inscription of Samundragupta were written by
Self Studies
User
Question Analysis

  • Correct -

  • Wrong -

  • Skipped -

My Perfomance
  • Score

    -

    out of -
  • Rank

    -

    out of -
Re-Attempt Weekly Quiz Competition
Self Studies Get latest Exam Updates
& Study Material Alerts!
No, Thanks
Self Studies
Click on Allow to receive notifications
Allow Notification
Self Studies
Self Studies Self Studies
To enable notifications follow this 2 steps:
  • First Click on Secure Icon Self Studies
  • Second click on the toggle icon
Allow Notification
Get latest Exam Updates & FREE Study Material Alerts!
Self Studies ×
Open Now