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Medieval History - MOST IMPORTANT Haryana PCS Previous Year Questions

Practice real questions from previous year exams of Haryana PCS.

📘 Delhi Sultanate- Slave Dynasty📚 Razia Sultan

Q1

Where was Razia Sultan defeated and assassinated?

🎯 Haryana PCS (Pre) 2017

A.

Palwal

B.

Panipat

C.

Jhajjar

D.

Kaithal

📘 Delhi Sultanate- Tughluq Dynasty📚 Muhammad bin Tughluq (Jauna Khan)

Q2

Who was the Jain scholar who was consulted and honoured by Sultan Muhammad-bin Tughlaq?

🎯 Haryana PCS (Pre) 2017

A.

Jinaprabha Suri

B.

Mahendra Suri

C.

Hemchandra Suri

D.

Kundacharya

📘 Delhi Sultanate- Tughluq Dynasty📚 Art and Architecture

Q3

Firoz Shah Tughlaq established a fort in 1354 :

🎯 Haryana PCS Pre 2014

A.

At Hisar

B.

At Kalka

C.

At Mahendergarh

D.

At Rewari

📘 List of Administrative and Agrarian Terms in Sultanate Period📚 Keywords

Q4

Consider the following pairs: 1. Dar-ul Adal : Place of Justice 2. Balahar : Low class agricultural labourer 3. Malikut-Tujjar : Chief of traders How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

🎯 Haryana PCS (Pre) 2023

A.

Only one pair

B.

Only two pairs

C.

All three pairs

D.

None of the pairs

📘 Vijaynagar Kingdom- Art and Architecture📚 Art and Architecture

Q5

Consider the following statement: 1. The selection of the Vijayanagar site was inspired by the existence of the Virupaksha temple. 2. Vijayanagar was established near the Pampadevi temple. 3. 'Shri Pampay Namah' inscription has been found on the Vijayanagar coins. How many of the statement given above are correct?

🎯 Haryana PCS (Pre) 2023

A.

Only one statement is correct

B.

Only two statement are correct

C.

All three statement are correct

D.

None of the statement correct

📘 The Bhakti and Sufi Movements📚 Bhakti Saints (men and women)

Q6

Consider the following pairs : 1. Sur Das : Sur Sagar 2. Shankardeva : Kirtan Ghosh 3. Sant Tukaram : Abhangas How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

🎯 Haryana PCS (Pre) 2023

A.

Only one pair

B.

Only two pairs

C.

All three pairs

D.

None of the pairs

📘 The Bhakti and Sufi Movements📚 Bhakti Saints (men and women)

Q7

Consider the following statements: 1. Kabir Granthawali is related to Dadupanthies of Rajasthan. 2. Meera's teacher Raidas was weaver. 3. Malik Mohammad Jayasi promoted the establishment prayer hallas like Namghar. How many of the statement is correct.

🎯 Haryana PCS (Pre) 2023

A.

Only one statement is correct

B.

Only two statements are correct

C.

All three statement are correct.

D.

None of the statement is correct.

📘 The Bhakti and Sufi Movements📚 Bhakti Movement in Maharashtra

Q8

Which statements are correct about the Bhakti saint Namdeva? (I) Worshipped Vitthal of Pandharpur (II) He was from Gujarat. (III) He was a son of a tailor. (IV) He wrote many Abhangas. Choose the correct Answer :

🎯 Haryana PCS (PRE) 2021

A.

(I), (II), (III), (IV)

B.

(II), (III), (IV)

C.

(I), (III), (IV)

D.

(I), (II), (II)

📘 The Bhakti and Sufi Movements📚 Sufism - Major Silsilas (Chishti, Suhrawardi, etc.)

Q9

Consider the following pairs: 1. Mulfuzat : conversation of Sufi Saints 2. Maktubat : Recollection of biographies of Sufi saints 3. Tazkiras : Compilation of written letters How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

🎯 Haryana PCS (Pre) 2023

A.

Only one pair

B.

Only two pairs

C.

All the pairs

D.

None of the pairs

📘 The Bhakti and Sufi Movements📚 Sufism - Major Silsilas (Chishti, Suhrawardi, etc.)

Q10

Match the Sufi saints in Column I with their significant activities given in Column II: Column-I 1. Nizam-ud-Din Auliya 2. Bayazid Ansari 3. Shah Muhammad Ghouse 4. Nuruddin Noorani. Column-II (A) Tansen's spiritual and musical preceptor (B) Founded the Rishi order in Kashmir (C) Spiritual preceptor of Amir Khusrow (D) Founder of the Roshaniya Order

🎯 Haryana PCS (Pre) 2017

A.

1-D, 2-A, 3-C, 4-B

B.

1-C, 2-D, 3-A, 4-B

C.

1-A, 2-C, 3-B, 4-D

D.

1-B, 2-D, 3-C, 4-A

📘 Delhi Sultanate- Slave Dynasty📚 Qutb-ud-din Aibak

Q11

Given below are two statements : Statement I : Aurangzeb had constructed the Kuwait-ul-Islam mosque by demolishing the Chintamani Temple. Statement II : Qutbuddin Aibak got the Kuwait-ul-Islam mosque built in Delhi. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

🎯 Haryana PCS (Pre) 2023

A.

Both Statement I and II are true.

B.

Both Statement I and II are false.

C.

Statement I is true but Statement II is false.

D.

Statement I is false but Statement II is true.

📘 Delhi Sultanate- Tughluq Dynasty📚 Firoz Shah Tughluq - General Facts

Q12

Match List I with List II and choose the correct option : List I A. Gujri mahal B. Seikh Chilli's tomb C. Choron ki Baoli D. Jal Mahal List II 1. Kurukshetra 2. Mahendragarh 3. Hisar 4. Rohtak

🎯 Haryana PCS (Pre) 2023

A.

a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4

B.

a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1

C.

a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2

D.

a-4, b-1, c-2, d-3

📘 The Mughals- II (Akbar)📚 Mansabdari System

Q13

With reference to the Mughal administration, which among the following options is connected to the Features of Mansabdari System?

🎯 Haryana PCS (PRE) 2021

A.

Zat, Sawar

B.

Barkat, Fana

C.

Namus, Din

D.

Peshkash, Nazr

📘 The Mughals- II (Akbar)📚 Akbar's Religious Policy (Din-i-Ilahi)

Q14

Match the years given in column I with some important events of emperor Akbar's reign given in Column II. Column I: 1. 1564, 2. 1575, 3. 1579, 4. 1580 Column II: (A) Dahsala system, (B) Proclamation of Mahzar, (C) Abolition of Jiziya, (D) Establishment of Ibadat Khana

🎯 Haryana PCS (Pre) 2017

A.

1-D, 2-C, 3-A, 4-B

B.

1-A, 2-D, 3-B, 4-C

C.

1-C, 2-D, 3-B, 4-A

D.

1-B, 2-A, 3-C, 4-D

📘 The Later Mughals and Decline of the Empire📚 Farrukh Siyar

Q15

Who led the English Company's Embassy to Emperor Farrukshiyar court?

🎯 Haryana PCS (PRE) 2021

A.

Thomas Roe

B.

Gerald Aungier

C.

Robert Clive

D.

John Surman

📘 Mughal Architecture📚 Mughal Architecture

Q16

With reference to Medieval Indian History, what does 'Pietra Dura' refer to?

🎯 Haryana PCS (PRE) 2021

A.

It was a type of textile design prevalent in Deccan.

B.

Coloured, hard stones placed in depressions carved into marble or sandstone creating beautiful, ornate patterns.

C.

A veriety of musical instrument played during Mughal wedding rituals.

D.

A kind of coloured photograph brought from Iran to the Mughal court.

📘 Mughal Painting📚 Mughal Painting

Q17

Consider the following pairs: 1. Basawan : Akbar 2. Mir Sayyid Ali : Humayun 3. Daswant : Jahangir How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

🎯 Haryana PCS (Pre) 2023

A.

Only one pair

B.

Only two pairs

C.

All three pairs

D.

None of the pairs

📘 The Mughals- II (Akbar)📚 Akbar - Art and Architecture

Q18

Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R: Assertion A: Daswant painter had committed suicide out of madness. Reason R: The manuscript of Daswant's work Khandan-e-Taimuria is preserved in Khuda bakhsh oriented Public Library, Patna. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer.

🎯 Haryana PCS (Pre) 2023

A.

Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.

B.

Both A and R are correct and R is NOT correct explanation of A.

C.

A is correct but R is not correct.

D.

A is not correct but R is correct.

📘 The Mughals- II (Akbar)📚 Akbar - Art and Architecture

Q19

Who were the chief painters of the Hamza-nama under Akbar's order?

🎯 Haryana PCS (PRE) 2021

A.

Bihzad and Mulla Dust Muhammad

B.

Daswanth and Basawan

C.

Sayyid Ali and Abdus Samad

D.

Manohar and Bishan Das

📘 Scholars, Poets, and Historians of the Medieval Period📚 Court poets, Scholars, Historians and other prominent personalities

Q20

Match the authors in column-I with the chronicles written by them given in Column-II and provide the correct answer from the options given below: Column-I 1. Abul Fazal 2. Abdul Qadir Badayuni 3. Ziauddin Barani 4. Abdul Hamid Lahori Column-II (A) Tarikh-i Firoz Shahi (B) Padshahanama (C) Akbarnama (D) Muntakhab-ut-Tawarikh

🎯 Haryana PCS (Pre) 2017

A.

1-D, 2-A, 3-C, 4-B

B.

1-A, 2-C, 3-B, 4-D

C.

1-C, 2-D, 3-A, 4-B

D.

1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C

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