WBCS Mains Medieval History Religious Movement Questions 2022

Q. Mukundaram was the author of:

(A) Padma Puran
(B) Barsha Mongal
(C) Chandi Mongal
(D) None of the above

Correct Answer: (C) Chandi Mongal

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Q. Sufi orders were generally known as:

(A) Siyasa
(B) Virasat
(C) Hukumat
(D) Silsilah

Correct Answer: (D) Silsilah

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Q. The “Boro Sona Masjid” in Bengal was built by:

(A) Alauddin Hussein Shah
(B) Nusrat Shah
(C) Shah Shuja
(D) Shah Jahan

Correct Answer: (B) Nusrat Shah

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Q. The Qadri order of Sufis was founded by:

(A) Shah Niamatullah Qadri
(B) Baba Farid
(C) Bakhtiyar Kaki
(D) Shah Jalal

Correct Answer: (A) Shah Niamatullah Qadri

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Q. The following is a Sufi order:

(A) Namdhari
(B) Kirpandhari
(C) Auliya
(D) None of the above

Correct Answer: (C) Auliya

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Q. Who was known as “the Akbar of Kashmir”?

(A) Sikander Shah
(B) Zain ul Abedin
(C) Akbar
(D) Muhammad Shah

Correct Answer: (B) Zain ul Abedin

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Q. The first ruler of the Pala Dynasty was:

(A) Devpala
(B) Dharmapal
(C) Gopal
(D) Tejpal

Correct Answer: (C) Gopal

WBCS Mains Medieval History Religious Movement Questions 2021

Q. Of the death of which Maratha leader was it said, “with him departed all the wisdom in the Maratha State”?

(A) Peshwa Madhav Rao
(B) Mahadaji Sindhia
(C) Nana Fadnavis
(D) Yashwant Rao Holkar

Correct Answer: (C) Nana Fadnavis

WBCS Mains Medieval History Religious Movement Questions 2020

Q. Aurangzeb sent Mukarrab Khan against:

(A) Shahji Bhonsle
(B) Shivaji
(C) Sambhaji
(D) Shahu

Correct Answer: (C) Sambhaji

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Q. Sant Jnaneshwar was the author of:

(A) Amrutanubhav
(B) Rukmini Swayamvar
(C) Dasbodha
(D) Vivek Sindhu

Correct Answer: (A) Amrutanubhav

WBCS Mains Medieval History Religious Movement Questions 2017

Q. Who among the following was greatly influenced by Islam?

(A) Namadeva
(B) Chaitanya
(C) Ramananda
(D) Ramanuja

Correct Answer: (C) Ramananda

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Q. By whom was the kulinism (system of nobility among Brahmins and kayasthas) in Bengal started?

(A) Gopal
(B) Dharmapal
(C) Vijayasena
(D) Ballalasena

Correct Answer: (D) Ballalasena

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Q. Jayadev’s “Gita Govinda” deals with the cult of:

(A) Rama
(B) Shiva
(C) Krishna
(D) Shakti

Correct Answer: (C) Krishna

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Q. Which dynasty described itself as the ‘Brahma-Kshatriya’?

(A) Senas
(B) Palas
(C) Rashtrakutas
(D) Pratiharas

Correct Answer: (A) Senas

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Q. Which of the following pairs is not matched correctly?

(A) Sandhyakarnandi—Ramacharita
(B) Jaysimha—Kumarapalacharita
(C) Gaudavaho—Vakpati
(D) Bilhana—Prithvirajacharita

Correct Answer: (D) Bilhana—Prithvirajacharita

WBCS Mains Medieval History Religious Movement Questions 2016

Q. Haribhadra, the famous Buddhist author was at the court of:

(A) Gopala
(B) Mahipala
(C) Devapala
(D) Dharmapala

Correct Answer: (C) Devapala

WBCS Mains Medieval History Religious Movement Questions 2015

Q. During whose reign did the post of Peshwa not only become powerful but also hereditary:

(A) Rajaram
(B) Shivaji-II
(C) Sambhaji
(D) Shahu

Correct Answer: (D) Shahu

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Q. Which Sufi Saint adopted Yogic breathing exercises and was called Sidh or perfect?

(A) Nizamuddin Auliya
(B) Farid
(C) Salim Chisti
(D) Muhammed Jilani

Correct Answer: (D) Muhammed Jilani

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Q. Who among the following got the title of ‘Sena Karte’?

(A) Balaji Biswanath
(B) Balaji Baji Rao
(C) Rajaram
(D) Baji Rao-I

Correct Answer: (A) Balaji Biswanath

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Q. Who was the founder of ‘Gajapati Dynasty’ of Orissa?

(A) Purushottam
(B) Kapilendra
(C) Prataparudra
(D) Vidyadhara

Correct Answer: (B) Kapilendra

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Q. Who was the founder of Sultanate of Madurai?

(A) Jalaluddin Ahsan
(B) Hussain Shah
(C) Nusrat Shah
(D) Dilwar Khan

Correct Answer: (A) Jalaluddin Ahsan

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Q. Who wrote Gitawali, Kavitawali and Vinaya Patrika?

(A) Tulsidas
(B) Surdas
(C) Chaitanya
(D) Namadeva

Correct Answer: (A) Tulsidas

WBCS Mains Medieval History Religious Movement Questions 2014

Q. Janamsakhi is the biography of:

(A) Guru Nanak
(B) Guru Arjundeva
(C) Guru Hargobind Sing
(D) Guru Tegbahadur

Correct Answer: (A) Guru Nanak

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Q. Vallabhacharya was the most distinguished preacher of the:

(A) Shaiva Cult
(B) Shakti Cult
(C) Balaram Cult
(D) Krishna Cult

Correct Answer: (D) Krishna Cult

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Q. Which Sultan of Bengal built Madrasas in Mecca & Madina:

(A) Shamsuddin Iliyas Shah
(B) Shekander Shah
(C) Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah
(D) Rukumuddin Barbak Shah

Correct Answer: (C) Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah