List of top History Questions on Medieval Indian History asked in CUET (UG)

Arrange the following in chronological order: A. Establishment of the Mughal empire by Babur
B. Establishment of the Bahmani kingdom
C. Emergence of the Sultanates of Ahmadnagar
D. Establishment of the Gajapati kingdom of Orissa
E. Establishment of the Vijayanagara Empire
Arrange the following foreign travellers according to their year of visit to India in chronological order. (A) Duarte Barbosa from Portugal.
(B) Francois Bernier from France.
(C) Marco Polo from Italy.
(D) Ibn Battuta from Morocco. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
What is the Telugu work on statecraft composed by Krishnadeva Raya called?
Saguna bhakti traditions do not include:
Which of the following is not true about Ibn Battuta?
Which of the following is not true about the Ain-i Akbari?
If you are reading the traveller's accounts, which of the following would be of Al-Biruni:
Which of the following is not true about the Lingayats?

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List-I (Meaning/ Characteristics)List-II (Sufi Terms)
(A) Sufi lineages(I) Ziyarat
(B) Established rules for spiritual conduct and interaction between inmates/laypersons and the master(II) Langar
(C) The practice of pilgrimage to the grave of the Shaikh(III) Silsila
(D) Open kitchen which runs on futuh (unasked-for charity)(IV) Murshid


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Why were agricultural tracts incorporated within the fortified area of the Vijayanagara Empire?
In Vijayanagara, water from which one of the following structures was conducted through the channel to the "royal centre"?

Match List-I with List-II:

List-I (Revenue-Collection)List-II (Terms)
(A) The crops are reaped and stacked and divided by agreement in the presence of the parties(I) bhaoli
(B) After the crops are cut and estimated in three lots; the good, the middling, and the inferior(II) lang-batai
(C) After cutting the grain, heaps are divided among themselves(III) kankut
(D) When the fields are divided after they are sown(IV) khet-batai


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In the seventeenth-century agrarian society, women of Rajasthan could send petitions to _______ seeking justice.

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List-I (Incident/ Characteristics)List-II (Traveller)
(A) He arrived in Ghazni as a hostage, but gradually developed a liking for this city(I) Al-Biruni
(B) He reached Sind in 1333 and was later appointed as the qazi of Delhi(II) François Bernier
(C) Physician to Prince Dara Shukoh(III) Ibn Battuta
(D) Wrote a detailed account of trade and society in South India(IV) Duarte Barbosa


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The rulers of Vijayanagara empire called themselves ______
Who founded the Pala empire?
Who fought the battle of Tarain and won twice against Mohammad Ghori?
Which of the following was referred to by Domingo Paes as the "House of Victory".
(A) Audience Hall 
(B) Mahanavami Dibba 
(C) Lotus Mahal 
(D) Hazara Rama Temple 
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Arrange the following events in a chronological order.
(A) Third Battle of Panipat. 
(B) Invasion of Nadir Shah on India.
(C) Rule of Aurangzeb. 
(D) Transfer of 'Diwani' of Bengal to the English East India Company. 
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Arrange the following sequentially in order of their occurrence.
(A) Summary Settlement 
(B) Subsidiary Alliance 
(C) Sati Abolished 
(D) Azamgarh Proclamation Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Arrange the following in their order of heirarchy.
(A) Jotedar
(B) Zamindar
(C) Company
(D) Ryot
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