MCQ on Gujarat Provincial Dynasty

At the present time, the question pattern of the SSC CGL exam changed. Now the wattage of the General knowledge section increased in the SSC CGL exam. So here we are giving some important questions on the topic Provincial Dynasty of Gujarat. The topic Provincial Dynasty of Gujarat belongs to the medieval Indian history section. The questions we are giving below are based on the analysis of the previous year’s papers for the government exams like SSC CGL, BANKING, and some other related exams.

Que 1. Which of the following rulers first annexed Gujarat to the Delhi Sultanate?

(a) Iltutmish
(b) Balban
(c) Alauddin Khalji
(d) Muhammad bin Tughluq

Ans. (c) Alauddin Khalji
Explanation – Alauddin Khalji was the first ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, who conquered Gujarat and merged it with the Delhi Sultanate.

Que 2. Who among the following was the last Subedar of Gujarat appointed by the Sultan of Delhi Sultanate?

(a) Zafar khan
(b) Malik Kafur
(c) Rumi Khan
(d) None of the above

Ans. (a) Zafar khan
Explanation – In 1391 AD, Muhammad bin Tughluq appointed Zafar Khan as the Subedar of Gujarat. He was the last Subedar of Gujarat appointed by the Sultan of Delhi Sultanate.

Que 3. Which of the following rulers established an independent state in Gujarat?

(a) Zafar Khan (Muzaffar Shah)
(b) Ahmad Shah
(c) Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah
(d) Mahmud Begada

Ans. (a) Zafar Khan (Muzaffar Shah)
Explanation – In 1407 AD, Zafar Khan assumed the title of Muzaffar Shah and established an independent state in Gujarat.

Que 4. How long did Zafar Khan rule over Gujarat?

(a) 1407-1411
(b) 1411-1442
(c) 1446-1451
(d) 1459-1511

Ans. (a) 1407-1411
Explanation – Zafar Khan ruled Gujarat from 1407-1411 AD. He was the founder of the independent Gujarat state.

Que 5. Which of the following rulers was the real founder of the independent Gujarat state?

(a) Zafar Khan (Muzaffar Shah)
(b) Ahmad Shah
(c) Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah
(d) Mahmud Begada

Ans. (b) Ahmad Shah
Explanation – Ahmad Shah was the real founder of the independent Gujarat state.

Que 6. Which of the following rulers founded the city of Ahmedabad?

(a) Muzaffar Shah II
(b) Bahadur Shah
(c) Ahmad Shah
(d) None of the above

Ans. (c) Ahmad Shah
Explanation – Ahmad Shah founded a city named Ahmedabad in 1413 AD.

Que 7. Which of the following rulers shifted the capital of Gujarat from Patan to Ahmedabad?

(a) Muzaffar Shah II
(b) Bahadur Shah
(c) Ahmad Shah
(d) None of the above

Ans. (c) Ahmad Shah
Explanation – Ahmad Shah founded the city of Ahmedabad in 1413 AD and made it the new capital of the state of Gujarat.

Que 8. During the reign of which one of the following rulers did the Egyptian scholar Badruddin Damani visit Gujarat?

(a) Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah
(b) Bahadur Shah
(c) Ahmad Shah
(d) None of the above

Ans. (c) Ahmad Shah
Explanation – Ahmad Shah was a great patron of art and architecture. The Egyptian scholar Badruddin Damini visited Gujarat during the reign of Ahmad Shah.

Que 9. Who among the following called Ahmad Shah the “Sultan of the Scholars”?

(a) Badruddin Damini
(b) Amir Hussain
(c) Malik Ayaz
(d) None of the above

Ans. (a) Badruddin Damini
Explanation – Badruddin Damini was a great Egyptian scholar. It traveled to Gujarat during the reign of Ahmad Shah. It was this that called Ahmad Shah the “Sultan of scholars”.

Que 10. Which of the following rulers had the title “Zarbakhsh (Gold Donor)”?

(a) Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah
(b) Bahadur Shah
(c) Ahmad Shah
(d) None of the above

Ans. (a) Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah
Explanation – Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah’s title was “Zarbakhsh (Gold Donor)”. He was the son of Ahmad Shah.

Que 11. Which of the following rulers had the title “Karim”?

(a) Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah
(b) Bahadur Shah
(c) Ahmad Shah
(d) None of the above

Ans. (a) Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah
Explanation – Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah’s title was “Karim”. This title was given to Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah because of his softness.

Que 12. Which of the following rulers first imposed the Jizya tax in Gujarat?

(a) Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah
(b) Bahadur Shah
(c) Ahmad Shah
(d) None of the above

Ans. (c) Ahmad Shah
Explanation – Ahmad Shah was the first to impose the Jizya tax in Gujarat.

Que 13. Which of the following rulers got the “Teen Darwaza” and “Jama Masjid” built in Gujarat?

(a) Ahmad Shah
(b) Mahmud Begada
(c) Ahmad Shah II
(d) None of the above

Ans. (a) Ahmad Shah
Explanation – Ahmad Shah was a great patron of architecture. It coordinated Jain architecture and built many grand mosques, khanqahs, and madrasas in Gujarat. Ahmad Shah himself got the “Teen Darwaza” and “Jama Masjid” built in Gujarat.

Que 14. Which of the following rulers’ original names was Fatah Khan?

(a) Ahmad Shah
(b) Mahmud Begada
(c) Ahmad Shah II
(d) None of the above

Ans. (b) Mahmud Begada
Explanation – The original name of Mahmud Begada was Fatah Khan. He was the famous ruler of his dynasty.

Que 15. How long did Mahmud Begada rule over Gujarat?

(a) 1407-1411
(b) 1411-1442
(c) 1446-1451
(d) 1459-1511

Ans. (d) 1459-1511
Explanation – Mahmud Begada was the most famous ruler of Gujarat. Its reign lasted from 1459-1511 AD.

Que 16. Which one of the following rulers have been called “poison man” by Barbosa?

(a) Ahmad Shah
(b) Mahmud Begada
(c) Ahmad Shah II
(d) None of the above

Ans. (b) Mahmud Begada
Explanation – Barbosa called Mahmud Begada a “poison man”.

Que 17. Which of the following rulers founded the city named “Mustafabad”?

(a) Mahmud Begada
(b) Ahmad Shah II
(c) Daud Shah
(d) None of the above

Ans. (a) Mahmud Begada
Explanation – Mahmud Begada founded the city named “Mustafabad” in the hills of Girnar.

Que 18. Which of the following ruler founded “Bagh-e-Firdaus”?

(a) Mahmud Begada
(b) Ahmad Shah II
(c) Daud Shah
(d) None of the above

Ans. (a) Mahmud Begada
Explanation – Mahmud Begada founded “Bagh-e-Firdaus” near Champaner.

Que 19. Which of the following rulers was headed by a Brahmin Malik Gopi?

(a) Mahmud Begada
(b) Ahmad Shah II
(c) Daud Shah
(d) None of the above

Ans. (a) Mahmud Begada
Explanation – Mahmud Begada was a religiously tolerant ruler. He also appointed Hindus to high positions in the administration based on merit. Its chief minister was Malik Gopi, a Brahmin.

Que 20. Who among the following wrote “Mahmud Charit”?

(a) Udayaraj
(b) Barbosa
(c) Rumi Khan
(d) None of the above

Ans. (a) Udayaraj
Explanation – Udayaraj composed “Mahmud Charit”. This was the court poet of Mahmud Begada.