Medieval Indian History Mixed Practice — MCQs with Answers (Set 9)

The Sadak-e-Azam, stretching from Bengal to Peshawar, greatly improved trade and troop movement across North India, and portions of this route remain in use as part of the modern Grand Trunk Road.

The Kabuliyat (the cultivator’s acceptance of terms) and Patta (the state’s grant document) together formalised revenue agreements under Sher Shah, a system later adapted and expanded under Akbar.

Babur’s victory over Rana Sanga’s Rajput confederacy at Khanwa consolidated Mughal power in North India, and is regarded by many historians as an even more decisive contest than Panipat given the strength of the alliance he defeated.

Babur joined his guns to the tulughma, a flanking cavalry move, and the araba, a line of linked carts. Together they beat a larger army that had no field guns.

Babur inherited the small Central Asian kingdom of Ferghana as a young prince, well before his eventual conquests took him through Kabul and finally into North India.

Guru Tegh Bahadur was executed in Delhi in 1675 on Aurangzeb’s orders. His son Guru Gobind Singh later rebelled against Mughal rule.

Kumbha defeated Mahmud Khalji of Malwa at Sarangpur in 1437. He kept him prisoner for six months and then freed him.

Malik Sarwar founded the Jaunpur Sultanate in 1394. It was later called the Shiraz of India for its learning.

Sanga defeated Malwa at Gagron in 1519 and captured Sultan Mahmud II. After Gagron he held much of eastern Malwa, including Chanderi.

Sultan Ahmad Shah founded Ahmedabad in the early 15th century, establishing it as the Gujarat Sultanate’s capital — a status the city retained in importance long after the Sultanate’s fall.

Mahmud Begada’s capture of Pavagadh and Junagadh significantly expanded and secured Gujarat Sultanate territory, cementing his reputation as its most formidable ruler.

Muzaffar Shah broke away from Delhi Sultanate authority to found an independent Gujarat Sultanate, which his successors — notably Ahmad Shah I and Mahmud Begada — would greatly expand and consolidate.

Dilawar Khan broke away from Delhi Sultanate authority to establish an independent Malwa Sultanate in the early 15th century, laying the groundwork for his successor Hoshang Shah’s more consolidated rule.

Correct: Chief Qazi (judge) of Delhi. Ibn Battuta reached Delhi in 1334, and Sultan Muhammad Tughlaq made him qazi. He held the post for about eight years.