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Medieval History Of India (Railway)

📆 March 17, 2025

Total Questions: 50

31. Which sultan of Delhi sultanate is known for taking daring decision during his rule ? [RRB RPF/RPSF SI Exam, 11.01.2019 Shift-III]

Correct Answer: (2) Qutabuddin Aibak
Solution:Muhammad Bin Tughlaq was well known for his wisdom and character, right from the beginning of his rule; he decided to take some bold reformative measures for the improvement as well as safeguard of the country. He opened a separate office where a large number of clerks and officers were appointed to introduce a uniform standard of land revenue as well as to assess every village of his kingdom. In order to bring an improvement in agriculture, he decided to undertake a number of measures and he, therefore established a department of agriculture called Diwan-i-kohi.

32. Which of the following is called Diwan-E-Arz in Medieval India? [RRB RPF/RPSF SI Exam, 11.01.2019 Shift-III]

Correct Answer: (2) Military department
Solution:Headed by the Ariz-i-ma- malik, Diwan-i-Arz was the ministry of defence. He was responsible for organization and maintenance of the royal army. The review of the army and branding of the horses was done by Ariz-i-mamalik.

33. Which Mughal ruler started Din-i-Ilahi? [RRB RPF/RPSF SI Exam, 12.01.2019 Shift-II]

Correct Answer: (1) Akbar
Solution:The Din-i-Ilahi was a syncretic religion propounded by the Mughal emperor Akbar in 1582 CE, intending to merge some of the elements of the religions of his empire, and thereby reconcile the differences that divided his subjects. The elements were primarily drawn from Islam and Hinduism, but some others were also taken from Christianity, Jainism, and Zoroastrianism.

34. Who was the founder of the Vijayanagara Empire? [RRB RPF/RPSF SI Exam.12.01.2019 Shift-II]

Correct Answer: (3) Harihara and Bukka
Solution:The Vijayanagar city and its first dynasty were founded in 1336 by five sons of Sangama, of whom Harihara and Bukka became the city's first kings. The first dynasty, the Sangama, lasted until about 1485, when Narasimha of the Saluva family usurped power. By 1503 the Saluva dynasty had been supplanted by the Tuluva dynasty. The outstanding Tuluva king was Krishna Deva Raya.

35. What is the minimum amount of capital required for setting up small and payment banks? [RRB RPF/RPSF SI Exam, 12.01.2019 Shift-III]

Correct Answer: (4) 100 crores
Solution:The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has set a minimum paidup capital of Rs. 100 crore for those who wish to set up payments and small banks. The activities of a payments bank will be restricted to acceptance of demand deposits, and provision of payments and remittances services. A payments bank cannot set up subsidiaries to undertake non-banking financial activities. The payments bank/small bank will be registered as a public limited company.

36. Who wrote the book kitab-ul-Hind? [RRB RPF/RPSF SI Exam, 12.01.2019 Shift-III]

Correct Answer: (2) Al-Biruni
Solution:Al Beruni was the First Muslim Scholar to study India and its Brahmanical tradition. He is called father of Indology and the first anthropologist. Alberuni in his book Kitab-ul- Hind appreciated a very high degree of proficiency of Indians in construction of Tanks and reservoirs at holy places.

37. Who founded the Tughlaq dynasty? [RRB RPF/RPSF SI Exam, 12.01.2019 Shift-I]

Correct Answer: (3) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Solution:The Delhi Sultanate refers to the five shortlived Muslim kingdoms of Turkic and Pashtun (Afghan) origin that ruled the territory of Delhi between 1206 and 1526 CE. The Tughlaq dynasty reign started in 1320 in Delhi when Ghazi Malik assumed the throne under the title of Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq. The dynasty ended in 1413.

38. Which Sultan of Delhi started the construction of Qutub Minar for the first time? [RRB RPF/RPSF SI Exam, 12.01.2019 Shift-III]

Correct Answer: (4) Qutbuddin Aibak
Solution:Qutb ud Din Aibak, founder of the Delhi Sultanate, started construction of the Qutb Minar's first storey around 1192 in Mehrauli, Delhi. In 1220, Aibak's successor and son-in-law Sham suddin Iltutmish completed a further three storeys. In 1369, a lightning strike destroyed the top storey. Firoz Shah Tughlaq replaced the damaged storey, and added one more. Sher Shah Suri also added an entrance to this tower while he was ruling and Humayun was in exile.

39. Sultan Muhammad bin Tughluq decided to shift his capital from Delhi to which place? [RRB RPF/RPSF SI Exam, 12.01.2019 Shift-III]

Correct Answer: (1) Devagiri
Solution:After the death of his father Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq, Muhammad bin Tughlaq ascended the throne of Tughlaq dynasty of Delhi in February, 1325 A.D. In 1327, Tughluq passed an order to move his capital from Delhi to Daula tabad (in present-day Mahara shtra) in the Deccan region of India. Transfer of the capital from Delhi to Devagari (Daultabad) has the most controversial step of Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq. He changed his mind and again in 1335 A.D. he ordered the retransfer of the Capital to Delhi

40. Who was the last Mughal ruler? [RRB RPF/RPSF SI Exam, 13.01.2019 Shift-II]

Correct Answer: (2) Bahadur Shah II
Solution:Bahadur Shah Zafar was the last Mughal emperor. He was the second son of and became the successor to his father, Akbar II, upon his death on 28 September 1837. Following his involvement in the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the British exiled him to Rangoon in British- controlled Burma (now in Myanmar), after convicting him on several charges.
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