MCQ on Humayun and Sher Shah

Question 1. Which one of the following medieval era rulers mentioned below was highly educated?

(A) Sher Shah

(B) Ibrahim Lodi

(C) Alauddin Khalji

(D) Balban

Question 2. From where did Fareed, who later on became Sher Shah Suri, got his education? 

(A) Lahore

(B) Jaunpur

(C) Patna

(D) Sasaram

Question 3. From the following names identify the one who was not the brother of Humayun. 

(A) Hindal

(B) Askari

(C) Usman

(D) Kamran

Question 4. Arrange properly as per dates of four important battles fought by Humayun, the names of battlefields are given below.

(A) Devara, Chausa, Kannauj, Sirhind

(B) Sirhind, Devara, Chausa, Kannauj

(C) Devara, Kannauj, Chausa, Sirhind

(D) Chausa, Devara, Kannauj, Sirhind

Question 5. Which of the following rulers at first assumed the title of ‘Hazrat-eAla’ and afterwards ‘Sultan’?

(A) Islam Shah Suri

(B) Sher Shah Suri

(C) Sikandar Lodi

(D) Bahlul Lodi

Question 6. After the downfall of the Delhi Sultanate, who was the first ruler to issue the gold coin?

(A) Sher Shah

(B) Shahjahan

(C) Humayun

(D) Akbar

Question 7. When Humayun invaded Chunar Fort first time?

(A) 1536

(B) 1533

(C) 1531

(D) 1532

Question 8. Who among the following has constructed mausoleum for his emperor husband?

(A) Nurnissa Begum

(B) Mumtaz Mahal Begum

(C) Haji Begum

(D) Shah Begum

Question 9. Who introduced coin of silver?

(A) Bakhtiyar Khalji

(B) Alauddin Khalji

(C) Sher Shah

(D) Akbar

Question 10. What was the exchange rate of silver’s rupiya?

(A) 64 : 1

(B) 48 : 1

(C) 32 : 1

(D) 16 : 1

Question 11. The pure silver ‘rupiya’ was issued by __________.

(A) Aurangzeb

(B) Jahangir

(C) Sher Shah

(D) Akbar

Question 12. Death of Sher Shah Suri occurred in _________.

(A) Sasaram

(B) Rohtas

(C) Kalinjar

(D) Agra

Question 13. With which medieval ruler would you associate the statement ‘I would have lost the empire just for a handful of millet’?

(A) Aurangzeb

(B) Sher Shah

(C) Muhammad Tughluq

(D) Alauddin Khalji

Question 14. Where is Mausoleum of Sher Shah? 

(A) Sonargaon

(B) Kalinjar

(C) Delhi

(D) Sasaram

Question 15. Sher Shah was buried at ________.

(A) Patna

(B) Jaunpur

(C) Sasaram

(D) Kalinjar

Question 16. Which one of the following is a monument constructed by Sher Shah? 

(A) Quwwat-al-Islam mosque at Delhi

(B) Bara Sona Masjid at Gaur

(C) Atala Masjid at Jaunpur

(D) Qila-i-Kuhna at Delhi

Question 17. Who amongst the following got ‘Purana Quila’ of Delhi built in the present form? 

(A) Shahjahan

(B) Babur

(C) Akbar

(D) Sher Shah Suri

Question 18. Which medieval ruler introduced the system of ‘patta’ and ‘qabuliyat’ to help the peasants?

(A) Akbar

(B) Sher Shah

(C) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq

(D) Alauddin Khalji

Question 19. Which improvements among these done by Sher Shah Suri?

1.  Revenue reforms
2.  Administrative reforms
3.  Military reforms
4.  Currency system reforms

Select the right answer by using code given below.

(A) All of these

(B) 2, 3 and 4

(C) 1, 2 and 3

(D) 1 and 2