Q 1 – Which of the following is not the meaning of foreigner’ in the past?
(a) Stranger
(b) Pardesi
(c) Ajnabi
(d) Indigenous
Q 2 – Where were the manuscripts placed?
(a) At home
(b) In libraries
(c) In archives
(d) Both (b) and (c)
Q 3 – When did Arab geographer Al-Idrisi make the map of the world?
(a) 1177 CE
(b) 1154 CE
(c) 1274 CE
(d) 1264 CE
Q 4 – A cartographer is a person who makes:
(a) Cartoons
(b) Caricatures
(c) Maps
(d) None of these
Q 5 – In which centuries were the term ‘Kshatriya’ applied more generally to a group of warriors?
(a) Between the eighth and fourteenth centuries
(b) Between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries
(c) Between the fourteenth and fixeenth centuries
(d) None of the above
Q 6 – How is Medieval Persian different from modern Persian?
A. In terms of spelling
B. In meanings
C. In script
D. In grammar and vocabulary
Q 7 – In which century Babur used Hindustan to describe the geography
of subcontinent?
(a) 17th century
(b) 18th century
(c) 16th century
(d) None of these
Q 8 – The thirteenth century by Minhaj-Siraj, a chronicler wrote in ….?
A. Urdu
B. Arabic
C. Persian
D. Sanskrit
Q 9 – Fill in the blanks with appropriate words:
1. ________ provide a lot of information to the historians.
2. Rules and regulations of jatis were enforced by _________.
3. Knowledge of ________ earned Brahmanas a lot of respect.
4. The Muslims had two divisions the __________ and the ___________.
5. ____________ had controlled an empire from Bengal in the east to Ghazni in the west.
Q 10 – Match the contents of Column A with that of Column B:
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Chronicler | a. dense and difficult |
| 2. Poet | b. Al- Idrisi |
| 3. Nastaliq Style | c. Minhaj-i-Siraj |
| 4. Shikaste Style | d. cursive and easy |
| 5. Cartographer | e. Amir Khusrau |
Q 11 – Why do historians today have to be careful about the terms in
the past?
(a) Because they do not know the meaning of terms
(b) Because the terms may have more than one meaning
(c) Because the terms meant different in the past
(d) None of the above
Q 12 – What was Hindustan according to Minhaj-i-Siraj?
A. Indian subcontinent
B. Himalayas to Nilgiris
C. Coastal belt line of India
D. areas of Punjab, Haryana and the lands between the Ganga and Yamuna
Q 13 – In which periods the British historian divided the history of India?
(a) Hindu
(b) Muslims
(c) British
(d) All of the above
Q 14 – The word ‘Rajput’ was derived from:
(a) Rajaputra
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Rajya
Q 15 – Who claimed Kshatriya caste?
(a) Group of students
(b) Group of warriors
(c) Group of priests
Q 16 – Which of the following is not the literary source
(a) Travelogue
(b) Coin
(c) Inscriptions
(d) Manuscripts
Q 17 – Areas of Punjab, Haryana, and the lands between the Ganga and Yamuna – these lands came under ……?
A. Turks
B. Delhi Sultan
C. Sultan of Mysore
D. Moghuls
Q 18. Which emperor used the term Hindustan to describe the geography, the fauna and the culture of the inhabitants of the subcontinent?
A. Babur
B. Humayun
C. Akbar
D. Jahangir
Q 19 – New foods and beverages arrived in the subcontinent were
(a) Potatoes, pulses, chillies, cabbage and coffee
(b) Potatoes, corn, chillies, pulses and coffee
(c) Potatoes, maize, chillies, maize and wheat
(d) Potatoes, corn, chillies, tea and coffee
Q 20 – What were the new crops and beverages that arrived in Indian sub-continent in the medieval period?
(a) Corn
(b) CoÌee
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of these
Q 21 – There was no printing press earlier so the writers copied manuscripts by _______.
(a) paper
(b) hands
(c) pen
(d) prints
Q 22 – Fourteenth-century poet Amir Khusrau used the word …….?
A. Hindustan
B. Hind
C. Bharat
D. India
Q 23. The medieval period a “foreigner” was……?
A. Someone from another country
B. Anybody who was not a Hindustani
C. any stranger who appeared say in a given village, someone who was not a part of that society or culture
D. Someone from another continent
Q 24. A place where documents and manuscripts are stored -……..?
A. Library
B. Archive
C. Temple
D. Museum
Q 25. What do you mean by ‘archives’?
(a) Place where manuscripts were collected
(b) Place where diamonds were collected
(c) Place where toys were collected
(d) None of these
Q 26 – Al-Idrisi was an:
(a) Cartographer
(b) Writer
(c) Doctor
Q 27. The fourteenth-century chronicler Ziyauddin Barani wrote his chronicle first in …….?
A. 1356
B. 1420
C. 1234
D. 1435
Q 28. Between 700 and 1750, one group of people who became important in this period were the ………?
A. Marathas
B. Rajputs
C. Mughals
D. British
Q 29. Who said -“Common people do not know Sanskrit, only Brahmans do”?
(a) Siraj
(b) Akbar
(c) Birbal
(d) Amir Khusro
Q 30 – Who used the term ‘Hind’?
(a) Al-Idrisi
(b) Vasco da gama
(c) Minhaj-i Siraj
Q 31 – In which period did the number and variety of textual records
increase dramatically?
(a) 600 to 700
(b) 700 to 800
(c) 800 to 1000
(d) 700 to 1750
Q 32. _____ framed their own rules and regulations to manage the conduct of their members.
(a) Shudras
(b) Jatis
(c) Ahom
(d) Kayastha
Q 33. Which of the language was used in Andhra Pradesh according to Amir khusrau
(a) Kashmiri
(b) Sindhi
(c) Telangani
(d) Lahori
Q 34. Why do historians today have to be careful about the terms in the past?
A. Because they do not know the meaning of terms
B. Because the terms may have more than one meaning
C. Because the terms meant different in the past
D. None of the above
Q 35. Why were only Brahmans dominated in society during the medieval period?
(a) They were only class to proficient in the Sanskrit language
(b) They were only class to proficient in the British language
(c) They were only class to proficient in the Hindi language
(d) None of these
Q 36. Name the groups who asserted their political importance during the period between 700 to 1750?
(a) Marathas, Sikhs, Jats, Kashmiri, and Kshatriya
(b) Marathas, Sikhs, Jats, Muslims, and Shudras
(c) Marathas, Sikhs, Jats, Muslims, and Punjabi
(d) Marathas, Sikhs, Jats, Ahoms, and Kayastha
Q 37 – Who used to copy down the scripts?
(a) Scribes
(b) Archaeologist
(c) Cartographer
Q 38. What is the idea of bhakti –
A. of a loving, personal deity that devotees could reach without the aid of priests or elaborate rituals.
B. Worshipping the king
C. Idol worship
D. Preaching from scriptures
Q 39 – Which was the most dominant group in the society?
(a) Kshatriyas
(b) Traders
(c) Brahmans
(d) Muslims
Q 40. What led to the migration of forest dwellers in the 8th century?
(a) Demotion of agriculture
(b) Trees cut
(c) Gradual clearing of forests, Extension of agriculture
(d) Soil damage
Q 41 – Which type of people collected Manuscripts?
(a) Poor people
(b) Wealthy people
(c) Local people
(d) None of these
Q 42. Where were the manuscripts placed?
(a) At home
(b) In libraries
(c) In archives
(d) Both (b) and (c)
Q 43. Ziyauddin Barani wrote his Chronicle first in
(a) 13th century
(b) 12th century
(c) 14th century
(d) 15th century
Q 44. In which centuries was the term ‘Kshatriya’ applied more
generally to a group of warriors?
(a) Between the eighth and fourteenth centuries
(b) Between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries
(c) Between the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries
(d) None of the above
Q 45. Which language was spoken during 14th century in present
Bengal region?
(a) Awadhi
(b) Gauri
(c) Telangani
(d) Lahori
Q 46. Which is the holy book of Muslims?
(a) Gita
(b) Adi-Puran
(c) Quran
(d) Ramayana
Q 47. Who had accepted the authority of the early Muslim leaders?
(a) Sunnis
(b) Shias
(c) Khalifas
(d) None of these
Q 48. Prosperity in the subcontinent attract trading companies of
which region?
(a) European
(b) Australian
(c) Russian
(d) None of these
Q 49. What does script refer to?
(a) Written form of language
(b) Spoken form of language
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these
Q 50. When did the medieval period begin in India?
(a) 9th century AD
(b) 8th century AD
(c) 10th century AD
(d) 18th century AD