📘 Nomadic Empire – 50 MCQs
- What was the real name of Genghis Khan?
(A) Kublai
(B) Timur
(C) Temujin ✅
(D) Hulagu - What was the capital of the Mongol Empire?
(A) Samarkand
(B) Karakorum ✅
(C) Baghdad
(D) Beijing - What was ‘Yasa’?
(A) A religious text
(B) A military strategy
(C) Mongol legal code ✅
(D) A horse breed - When did the Mongols invade Baghdad?
(A) 1240 CE
(B) 1258 CE ✅
(C) 1260 CE
(D) 1227 CE - Which country did Kublai Khan attack twice but failed?
(A) India
(B) Russia
(C) Japan ✅
(D) China - Who led the ‘Golden Horde’?
(A) Hulagu
(B) Batu ✅
(C) Kublai
(D) Ogedei - Who was the most famous ruler of the Mongol Empire?
(A) Hulagu
(B) Kublai
(C) Genghis Khan ✅
(D) Ogedei - What was ‘Paiza’?
(A) A military post
(B) Mongol passport system ✅
(C) War declaration
(D) Religious book - What was the main religion of the Mongols?
(A) Christianity
(B) Islam
(C) Tengriism ✅
(D) Buddhism - What was the Mongols’ key military skill?
(A) Naval warfare
(B) Horse riding and archery ✅
(C) Use of cannons
(D) Sea raids - Who was Hulagu?
(A) Son of Genghis Khan
(B) Grandson of Genghis Khan ✅
(C) Grandfather of Kublai
(D) Brother of Taimur - What was the ‘Yam’ system?
(A) Message delivery system ✅
(B) Religious order
(C) Military rank
(D) Horse breed - Which Caliph was killed by the Mongols?
(A) Al-Rashid
(B) Al-Mustasim ✅
(C) Al-Mutawakkil
(D) Al-Hakim - What was the main trade route of the Mongols?
(A) Magadh Route
(B) Indus Path
(C) Silk Road ✅
(D) Grand Road - When did Genghis Khan die?
(A) 1225 CE
(B) 1227 CE ✅
(C) 1230 CE
(D) 1240 CE - Which dynasty was founded by Kublai Khan?
(A) Ming
(B) Yuan ✅
(C) Qing
(D) Tang - What was the Mongol currency called?
(A) Dinar
(B) Tanga
(C) Chao ✅
(D) Tagra - What was the highest council of the Mongols called?
(A) Yasa
(B) Kuriltai ✅
(C) Yam
(D) Paiza - Which traveler visited the Mongol court?
(A) Ibn Battuta
(B) Faxian
(C) Marco Polo ✅
(D) Al-Biruni - When did Mongols attack Japan?
(A) 1274,1281✅
(B) 1240
(C) 1300
(D) 1266 - Which continents did the Mongol Empire reach?
(A) Only Asia
(B) Asia and Europe ✅
(C) Only Africa
(D) North America - Who succeeded Genghis Khan?
(A) Kublai
(B) Batu
(C) Ogedei ✅
(D) Hulagu - Who is known as the ‘Nomadic Empire’?
(A) Turks
(B) Mongols ✅
(C) Huns
(D) Arabs - Who was Nasir al-Din Tusi?
(A) General
(B) Astronomer ✅
(C) Historian
(D) Physician - Which library was destroyed by the Mongols?
(A) Nalanda
(B) Samarkand
(C) Baghdad ✅
(D) Al-Hikmah - Which tribe did Genghis Khan belong to?
(A) Tatar
(B) Mongol ✅
(C) Hun
(D) Turk - What was Kublai Khan’s religion?
(A) Christianity
(B) Buddhism ✅
(C) Islam
(D) Tengriism - During whose reign did Mongols invade India?
(A) Balban
(B) Iltutmish
(C) Razia
(D) Alauddin Khilji ✅ - Against whom did Genghis Khan fight a major war?
(A) China
(B) Khwarazm Empire ✅
(C) India
(D) Japan - What was the color of the Mongol flag?
(A) Black
(B) White
(C) Blue ✅
(D) Red - What was Genghis Khan known as in the West?
(A) Great Khan
(B) Mongol Emperor
(C) Scourge of God ✅
(D) King of Asia - What was the main war strategy of the Mongols?
(A) Suicide attack
(B) Diplomatic negotiation
(C) Deception and encirclement ✅
(D) Defense line - Which country was never attacked by the Mongols?
(A) Russia
(B) Japan
(C) India
(D) England ✅ - What was the main reason for the fall of the Mongol Empire?
(A) Religious conflict
(B) Over-expansion ✅
(C) Military defeat
(D) Population growth - Who formulated the ‘Yasa’ code?
(A) Kublai
(B) Genghis Khan ✅
(C) Hulagu
(D) Batu - What was the legal code of the Mongols called?
(A) Sharia
(B) Yasa ✅
(C) Nyayasutra
(D) Rajasutra - What was the ‘Yam’ system?
(A) Religious message
(B) Military oath
(C) Horse relay message system ✅
(D) Disciplinary law - When was Genghis Khan born?
(A) 1227 CE
(B) 1162 CE ✅
(C) 1260 CE
(D) 1140 CE - What lifestyle did the Mongols follow?
(A) Agricultural
(B) Nomadic ✅
(C) Industrial
(D) Maritime - What was the main use of the Silk Road during Mongol rule?
(A) Pilgrimage
(B) Administrative travel
(C) Trade ✅
(D) War - Kublai Khan became emperor of which country?
(A) Tibet
(B) China ✅
(C) Mongolia
(D) Russia - What was the name of the Mongol postal system?
(A) Yasa
(B) Yam ✅
(C) Kuriltai
(D) Tamrapatra - Who made the laws in the Mongol Empire?
(A) Caliph
(B) Priest
(C) Khan ✅
(D) Prime Minister - Which Mongol ruler founded the Yuan Dynasty?
(A) Genghis Khan
(B) Hulagu
(C) Kublai Khan ✅
(D) Batu - What was the purpose of Paiza?
(A) War order
(B) Identity card ✅
(C) Religious permit
(D) Tax certificate - Which Asian region had the strongest Mongol presence?
(A) India
(B) Japan
(C) China ✅
(D) Arabia - Which civilization suffered most from Mongol attacks?
(A) Romans
(B) Khwarazm Empire ✅
(C) Egyptians
(D) Greeks - What was the function of ‘Kuriltai’?
(A) Army selection
(B) Religious gathering
(C) Selection of ruler ✅
(D) Tax decision - Who was chosen as Genghis Khan’s successor?
(A) Hulagu
(B) Kublai
(C) Ogedei ✅
(D) Batu - What was the language of the Mongols?
(A) Mongolian ✅
(B) Persian
(C) Chinese (D) Tarkish
