Medieval History - MOST IMPORTANT DDA JSA Previous Year Questions
Practice real questions from previous year exams of DDA JSA.
📘 The Later Mughals and Decline of the Empire📚 Shah Alam-II
Q1
The Mughal emperor appointed the East India Company as the Diwan of Bengal in ______.
🎯 DDA JSA 22-Sep-2023 Shift-1
📘 The Rajput Clans📚 Misc
Q2
In which of the following states did the ruler Harichandra, who gave up his traditional profession and took up arms, successfully establish his kingdom?
🎯 DDA JSA 22-Sep-2023 Shift-1
📘 Early Muslim Invasions📚 Mahmud of Ghazni
Q3
From which of the following countries did Sultan Mahmud come to India?
🎯 DDA JSA 22-Sep-2023 Shift-1
📘 Delhi Sultanate- Khilji Dynasty📚 Alauddin Khilji - General Facts
Q4
Alauddin Khalji ruled in India in which of the following period?
🎯 DDA JSA 22-Sep-2023 Shift-2
📘 The Mughals- I (Babur & Humayun)📚 Babur - General Facts
Q5
Who among the following rulers succeeded to the throne of Ferghana in 1494?
🎯 DDA JSA 22-Sep-2023 Shift-2
📘 Delhi Sultanate- Khilji Dynasty📚 Alauddin Khilji's Land Revenue Administration
Q6
Which of the following tax was called 'kharaj' in the reign of the ruler Alauddin Khalji?
🎯 DDA JSA 22-Sep-2023 Shift-3
📘 The Rajput Clans📚 The Chahamanas/Chauhans
Q7
Which of the following statement is correct with respect to the rulers of Delhi?
I. Chauhans ruled from 1145 to 1198.
II. Prithviraj Chauhan ruled from 1175 to 1192.
🎯 DDA JSA 22-Sep-2023 Shift-3
📘 Delhi Sultanate- Tughluq Dynasty📚 Timur's Invasion of India
Q8
Which of the following statement is correct with respect to the ruler Timur?
I. He ruled in Iran, Iraq and modern-day Turkey.
II. He died in 1414.
🎯 DDA JSA 22-Sep-2023 Shift-4
📘 Delhi Sultanate- Khilji Dynasty📚 Alauddin Khilji - General Facts
Q9
Who among the following rulers ruled over Delhi from 1296 to 1316?
🎯 DDA JSA 22-Sep-2023 Shift-4
📘 Scholars, Poets, and Historians of the Medieval Period📚 Court poets, Scholars, Historians and other prominent personalities
Q10
Who among the following were called the 'Ulemas' in medieval India?
🎯 DDA JSA 24-Sep-2023 Shift-4
📘 Delhi Sultanate- Tughluq Dynasty📚 Art and Architecture
Q11
Which of the following rulers built the Gujari Mahal in Hisar, Haryana?
🎯 DDA JSA 29-Sep-2024 Tier-II
📘 The Mughals- I (Babur & Humayun)📚 Babur - General Facts
Q12
What was the age of Babur, the first Mughal emperor (1526 –1530), when he succeeded to the throne of Ferghana in 1494?
🎯 DDA JSA 20-Sep-2023 Shift-1
📘 Delhi Sultanate- Slave Dynasty📚 Balban
Q13
Which of the following rulers is correctly matched with the period during which he ruled?
🎯 DDA JSA 20-Sep-2023 Shift-1
📘 Delhi Sultanate- Lodhi Dynasty📚 First Battle of Panipat
Q14
In 1526, who defeated the Sultan of Delhi, Ibrahim Lodi, at Panipat and captured Delhi and Agra?
🎯 DDA JSA 20-Sep-2023 Shift-2
📘 Delhi Sultanate- Tughluq Dynasty📚 Firoz Shah Tughluq - General Facts
Q15
Firuz Shah Tughluq ruled in India from _____.
🎯 DDA JSA 20-Sep-2023 Shift-2
📘 The Mughals- II (Akbar)📚 Akbar - General Facts
Q16
Which of the following statements about ‘Akbar Nama’ is INCORRECT?
🎯 DDA JSA 20-Sep-2023 Shift-3
📘 Delhi Sultanate- Slave Dynasty📚 Razia Sultan
Q17
The reign of Mamluk ruler _____ came to an end in AD 1240.
🎯 DDA JSA 20-Sep-2023 Shift-3
📘 Other Important Dynasties📚 Misc
Q18
The reign of _____ began around AD 985.
🎯 DDA JSA 20-Sep-2023 Shift-3
📘 The Mughals- I (Babur & Humayun)📚 Babur - Military Campaigns
Q19
Babur seized Kabul in _______.
🎯 DDA JSA 24-Sep-2023 Shift-1
📘 Delhi Sultanate- Slave Dynasty📚 Iltutmish
Q20
Shamsuddin Iltutmish ruled in Delhi in which of the following period?
🎯 DDA JSA 24-Sep-2023 Shift-1