Medieval History Previous Year Questions 2026 | SSC JE

Medieval History - MOST IMPORTANT SSC JE Previous Year Questions

Practice real questions from previous year exams of SSC JE.

📘 Early Muslim Invasions📚 Mahmud of Ghazni
Q1
Who among the following attacked Gujarat in the 11th century and looted the Somnath temple?
🎯 SSC JE CIVIL 09/10/2023 (Shift-III)
📘 Early Muslim Invasions📚 Muhammad Ghori
Q2
Which of the following rulers defeated Muhammad Ghori in 1178?
🎯 SSC JE Civil 30.10.2020 (Shift-II)
📘 Early Muslim Invasions📚 Mahmud of Ghazni
Q3
When was India first invaded by the Mahmud of Ghazni?
🎯 SSC JE Mechanical 27.10.2020 (Shift-II)
📘 Early Muslim Invasions📚 Muhammad Ghori
Q4
Which one of the following kings was defeated by Muhammad Ghori in the Battle of Chandawar?
🎯 SSC JE Civil - 27/01/2018 (Shift-II)
📘 Early Muslim Invasions📚 Mahmud of Ghazni
Q5
Which king made Al-Biruni, the writer of Kitab-ul-Hind, a hostage ?
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📘 Scholars, Poets, and Historians of the Medieval Period📚 Court poets, Scholars, Historians and other prominent personalities
Q6
The traveller Al-Biruni who visited India in the tenth and eleventh centuries was from which country?
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📘 Literature in Delhi Sultanate Period📚 Literature
Q7
Al-Biruni's famous work 'Kitab-ul-Hind' is a composition in the language.
🎯 SSC JE Electrical 29.10.2020 (Shift-II)
📘 Delhi Sultanate- Slave Dynasty📚 Iltutmish
Q8
Which one of the following was the capital of the sultanate during the reign of Iltutmish?
🎯 SSC JE Civil - 22/01/2018 (Shift-II)
📘 Delhi Sultanate- Slave Dynasty📚 Iltutmish
Q9
Mongols under Genghis Khan invaded India under whose reign?
🎯 SSC JE Civil - 24/01/2018 (Shift-II)
📘 Delhi Sultanate- Khilji Dynasty📚 Alauddin Khilji's Market Reforms
Q10
Which of the medieval Indian rulers is known for his policies of market control?
🎯 SSC JE Civil - 25/09/2019 (Shift-I)
📘 Scholars, Poets, and Historians of the Medieval Period📚 Court poets, Scholars, Historians and other prominent personalities
Q11
Foreign traveller Ibn Battuta who came to India during the medieval period, had come from:
🎯 SSC JE Civil 30.10.2020 (Shift-I)
📘 Scholars, Poets, and Historians of the Medieval Period📚 Court poets, Scholars, Historians and other prominent personalities
Q12
Ibn Battuta was a................who wrote about his travels to India in the fourteenth century.
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📘 Delhi Sultanate- Tughluq Dynasty📚 Muhammad bin Tughluq (Jauna Khan)
Q13
Which Indian ruler appointed Ibn Battuta as the qazi or judge of Delhi?
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📘 Delhi Sultanate- Tughluq Dynasty📚 Muhammad bin Tughluq (Jauna Khan)
Q14
Which of the following was a travel book written by Ibn Battuta in Arabic in the 14th century?
🎯 SSC JE Electrical – 24/03/2021 (Shift-I)
📘 Delhi Sultanate- Tughluq Dynasty📚 Timur's Invasion of India
Q15
In which year did Timur Lang invade India?
🎯 SSC JE Civil - 27/01/2018 (Shift-I)
📘 Delhi Sultanate- Lodhi Dynasty📚 Sikander Lodhi
Q16
Which of the following Sultans of the Sultanate of Delhi transferred his capital from Delhi to Agra?
🎯 SSC JE Civil - 25/01/2018 (Shift-II)
📘 Art and Architecture in Delhi Sultanate Period📚 Art and Architecture
Q17
Qutub Minar is an example of architecture.
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📘 General Miscellaneous📚 Miscellaneous
Q18
Shah-e-Hamadan Mosque is located on the banks of the river
🎯 SSC JE Mechanical – 22/03/2021 (Shift-II)
📘 Art and Architecture in Delhi Sultanate Period📚 Art and Architecture
Q19
At 73 metres, which of the following is the world's tallest rubble masonry minaret ?
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📘 Literature in Delhi Sultanate Period📚 Literature
Q20
Which of the following was written by Ziauddin Barani?
🎯 SSC JE Mechanical - 27/09/2019 (Shift-I)