Medieval History - MOST IMPORTANT BPSC PCS Previous Year Questions
Practice real questions from previous year exams of BPSC PCS.
📘 Delhi Sultanate- Slave Dynasty📚 Art and Architecture
Q1
Match List-I (Building) with List-II (Builder). List-I: a) Kabuli Bagh Mosque, b) Adhai Din Ka Jhopra, c) Allahabad Fort, d) Itmad-ud-Daulah Mausoleum. List-II: 1) Qutb-ud-Din Aibak, 2) Nur Jahan, 3) Akbar, 4) Babar.
🎯 BPSC PCS 71st Pre 2025
📘 Delhi Sultanate- Lodhi Dynasty📚 Art and Architecture
Q2
What is the name of the 16th-century stepwell that the Archaeological Survey of India recently conserved in collaboration with the World Monuments Fund India?
🎯 BPSC PCS 71st Pre 2025
📘 The Marathas- III (Administration and Society)📚 Central Administration (Ashtapradhan)
Q3
Match the following in context of Asht Pradhan system of Maratha rulers : Official a. Sachiva, b. Peshwa, c. Samant, d. Amatya Department 1. Prime Minister, 2. Incharge of Correspondence, 3. Finance Minister, 4. Foreign Minister. Choose the correct option:
🎯 BPSC PCS 70th Pre 2024
📘 Early Muslim Invasions📚 Muhammad bin Qasim
Q4
"Chach Nama" was translated to Persian by
🎯 BPSC PCS 70th Pre 2024
📘 Delhi Sultanate- Khilji Dynasty📚 Alauddin Khilji - General Facts
Q5
Malik Kafur also known as "Hazar Dinari" was bought by whom?
🎯 BPSC PCS 70th Pre 2024
📘 The Sikh Movement📚 Guru Gobind Singh
Q6
The sikh pilgrimage site "TAKHAT SRI HARIMANDIR JI PATNA SAHIB" which is considered as the second holiest Takhat is located at
🎯 BPSC PCS 70th Pre 2024
📘 The Mughals- I (Babur & Humayun)📚 Babur - Military Campaigns
Q7
Consider the following statements : The arrival of Babur into India led to the
1. introduction of gunpowder in the subcontinent
2. introduction of arch and dome in the region's architecture
3. establishment of Timurid dynasty in the region
4. introduction of cannons in warfare
Which of the above statements are correct?
🎯 BPSC PCS 69th Pre 2023
📘 The Mughals- II (Akbar)📚 Misc
Q8
Which among the following ports was called Babul Makka (Gate of Makka) during the Mughal period?
🎯 BPSC PCS 69th Pre 2023
📘 The Marathas- III (Administration and Society)📚 Central Administration (Ashtapradhan)
Q9
'Ashta Pradhan' was a Council of Ministers
🎯 BPSC PCS 69th Pre 2023
📘 Delhi Sultanate- Slave Dynasty📚 Balban
Q10
Who among the following introduced the Persian festival Nowruz in India?
🎯 BPSC PCS 69th Pre 2023
📘 The Bhakti and Sufi Movements📚 Bhakti Movement in North India
Q11
Nathpanthis, Siddhas and Yogis made devotional religion popular in
🎯 BPSC PCS 69th Pre 2023
📘 Scholars, Poets, and Historians of the Medieval Period📚 Court poets, Scholars, Historians and other prominent personalities
Q12
Futuhat-i-Alamgiri was written by
🎯 BPSC PCS 69th Pre 2023
📘 The Mughals- III (Post-Akbar)📚 Shah Jahan - General Facts
Q13
The Dutch East India Company established its factory at Patna in which year?
🎯 BPSC PCS 69th Pre 2023
📘 The Mughals- I (Babur & Humayun)📚 Humayun - Military Campaigns
Q14
Who among the following made an offer to Humayun that he would surrender Bihar and pay an annual tribute of 10 lakh dinars if he was allowed to retain Bengal?
🎯 BPSC PCS 68th Pre 2023
📘 Delhi Sultanate- Lodhi Dynasty📚 First Battle of Panipat
Q15
In which of the following battles are the main opponents not correctly stated?
🎯 BPSC PCS 68th Pre 2023
📘 List of Administrative and Agrarian Terms in Sultanate Period📚 Keywords
Q16
During the Delhi Sultanate, the designation 'Muqaddam or Chaudhari' was used for
🎯 BPSC PCS 68th Pre 2023
📘 Scholars, Poets, and Historians of the Medieval Period📚 Court poets, Scholars, Historians and other prominent personalities
Q17
Tabaqat-i-Akbari, which has been sometimes considered more reliable than Abul Fazl's Akbarnama, was written by
🎯 BPSC PCS 68th Pre 2023
📘 Vijaynagar Kingdom- Tuluva Dynasty📚 Krishna Deva Raya
Q18
Who among the following famous rulers founded a suburban township of Nagalapuram, near Vijayanagara, after his mother's name?
🎯 BPSC PCS 68th Pre 2023
📘 Delhi Sultanate- Slave Dynasty📚 Iltutmish
Q19
The Muslim ruler whose empire was regarded as a part of Dar-ul-Islam was
🎯 BPSC PCS 67th Pre 2022
📘 Delhi Sultanate- Khilji Dynasty📚 Alauddin Khilji - General Facts
Q20
Who among the following opposed the power of the Khalifa?
🎯 BPSC PCS 67th Pre 2022