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SSC AND STATES PCS EXAMINATIONS MCQs

Total Questions : 100 | Page 6 of 10 pages
Question 51. Which of the following is considered as the last ruler of the Sayyid dynasty?
  1.    Khizr khan
  2.    Alauddin Alam Shah
  3.    Muhammad Shah
  4.    Mubarak Shah
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Alauddin Alam Shah
ALAUDDIN ALAM SHAH WHO RULED THE SAYYID DYNASTY FROM 1443 CE TO 1451 CE WAS THE LAST RULER OF THE SAYYID DYNASTY. IT IS BELIEVED THAT ALAM SHAH’S WAZIR, HAMID KHAN, INVITED BAHLOL LODHI TO TAKE CHARGE OF THE ARMY WHICH LATER FOUNDED THE LODHI DYNASTY.
Question 52. Which of the following annexed Sharqui dynasty?
  1.    Bahlol Lodhi
  2.    Sikander Lodhi
  3.    Ibrahim Lodhi
  4.    None of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Bahlol Lodhi
BAHLOL LODHI BROUGHT THE RULERS OF KALPI AND DHOLPUR BOTH UNDER THE SUZERAINTY OF DELHI. HE ALSO ANNEXED SHARQUI DYNASTY AND INTRODUCED BAHLOL COPPER COINS. HE ALSO KNOWN TO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY SUPPRESSED THE REVOLTS IN MEWAT AND DOAB.
Question 53. Which of the following statements are correct about the Mandu architecture?
1) Use of lofty plinth.
2) Structures are relatively smaller in height.
3) Largescale use of colored and glazed tiles.
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
  1.    Only 1 & 2
  2.    Only 2 & 3
  3.    Only 1 & 3
  4.    1, 2, & 3
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Only 1 & 3
THE MANDU ARCHITECTURE WAS DIFFERENT FROM THE GUJARAT STYLE OF ARCHITECTURE. THEY WERE MASSIVE DUE TO THE USE OF LOFTY PLINTH FOR THE BUILDINGS AND THERE WAS LARGESCALE USE OF COLOURED AND GLAZED TILES WHICH PROVIDED VARIETY TO THE BUILDINGS.
Question 54. Which of the following describes the Iqta land?
  1.    Lands assigned to officials instead of payment for their services.
  2.    Land under the direct control of the Sultan.
  3.    Land assigned or granted to religious leaders or religious institutions.
  4.    None of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Lands assigned to officials instead of payment for their services.
IQTA LAND REFERS TO THE LANDS WHICH WERE ASSIGNED TO OFFICIALS AS IQTAS INSTEAD OF PAYMENT FOR THEIR SERVICES. UNDER THIS ENTIRE EMPIRE WAS EVENLY DIVIDED INTO SEVERAL LARGE AND SMALL TRACTS OF LAND WHICH WERE CALLED IQTAS.
Question 55. ‘Diwan-i-Arz’ refers to which pf the following?
  1.    Revenue department
  2.    Slave department
  3.    Military department
  4.    Ceremonies department
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Military department
THE MILITARY DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED DIWAN-I-ARZ. IT WAS ESTABLISHED BY BALBAN. WHEREAS WAZIR HEADED THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT CALLED DIWAN-I-WIZARAT DURING THE DELHU SULTANATE PERIOD.
Question 56. Which of the following kings was responsible for the destruction of the Dwarkadhish temple in Dwarka?
  1.    Ahmad Shah II
  2.    Mahmud Shah I
  3.    Ahmad Shah I
  4.    Hasan Khan
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Mahmud Shah I
MAHMUD SHAH I WHO TOOK THE TITLE OF MAHMUD BEGARHA ASCENDED THE THRONE OF GUJARAT SULTANATE AFTER THE DEATH OF DAUD SHAH. HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF THE DWARKADHISH TEMPLE IN DWARKA, GUJARAT.
Question 57. For the defense of the kingdom, Rana Kumbha built forts at which of the following places?
1) Kumbhalgarh
2) Achalgarh
3) Maddan
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
  1.    Only 1 & 2
  2.    Only 2 & 3
  3.    Only 1 & 3
  4.    1, 2, & 3
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 1, 2, & 3
RANA KUMBHA OR KUMBHAKARNA SINGH CONSTRUCTED THE CITY OF BASANTPUR. HE BUILT SEVERAL INNS, PALACES, PONDS, SCHOOLS, AND TEMPLES. FOR THE DEFENCE OF HIS KINGDOM, RANA KUMBHA BUILT FIVE FORTS OF KUMBHALGARH, ACHALGARH, MADDAN, KOLANA, AND VAIRAT.
Question 58. Sultan Muzaffar Shah defeated which of the following kings to capture Dhar?
  1.    Ahmad Shah
  2.    Husang Shah
  3.    Muhammad Shah
  4.    Muhammad Shah II
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Husang Shah
ZAFAR KHAN ASSUMED THE TITLE OF SULTAN MUZAFFAR SHAH AND RULED GUJARAT UPTO 1411 CE. HIS REIGN WAS MARKED BY A PROLONGED CONFLICT BETWEEN GUJARAT AND MALWA IN WHICH HUSANG SHAH WAS DEFEATED AND HE SUCCEEDED IN CAPTURING DHAR.
Question 59. During which of the following period the Sangama dynasty ruled in south India?
  1.    1336–1485 CE
  2.    1485–1503 CE
  3.    1503–1570 CE
  4.    None of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 1336–1485 CE
THE SANGAMA DYNASTY WAS A DYNASTY OF THE VIJAYANAGARA EMPIRE FOUNDED IN THE 14TH CENTURY AND RULED FROM 1336–1485 CE. THE SANGAMA DYNASTY WAS FOUNDED BY TWO BROTHERS NAMING HARIHARA I AND BUKKA. THE DYNASTY WAS THE FIRST TO RULE OVER VIJAYANAGAR
Question 60. Which of the following was the author of Prithviraj Raso?
  1.    Chand Bardoi
  2.    Jagnayak
  3.    Amir Khusrau
  4.    Baba Gorakhnath
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Chand Bardoi
HINDI ALSO MADE GREAT PROGRESS DURING THE SULTANATE PERIOD WITH ITS EARLIEST WRITERS BEING CHAND BARDOI. HE IS THE AUTHOR OF PRITHVIRAJ RASO. ONE OF THE NOTABLE FEATURE OF THAT TIME WAS THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERNACULAR LITERATURE.

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