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This section includes 343 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your History knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
Who among the following was responsible for making "Sikhism' a militant force? |
| A. | uru Har Govind Singh |
| B. | uru Teg Bahadur |
| C. | uru Govind Singh |
| D. | uru Arjun Singh |
| Answer» B. uru Teg Bahadur | |
| 52. |
The term 'Khalisa' in the Sultanate and Mughal periods was used for |
| A. | rown lands |
| B. | ands owned by the Sufi establishment |
| C. | ands revenue which was directly deposited in the imperial treasury |
| D. | and revenue which was assigned to the nobles for maintaining troops |
| Answer» E. | |
| 53. |
Shah Jahan built Taj Mahal in memory of |
| A. | uqayya Sultan Begum |
| B. | odha Bai |
| C. | umtaz Mahal |
| D. | ur Jahan |
| Answer» D. ur Jahan | |
| 54. |
Who propagated the Vaishnava Theology of Dvaitadvaita? |
| A. | di Shankaracharya |
| B. | amanujacharya |
| C. | imbarkacharya |
| D. | allabhacharya |
| Answer» D. allabhacharya | |
| 55. |
Which one of the following Mughal buildings is said to possess the unique feature of being exactly equal in length and breath? |
| A. | gra Fort |
| B. | ed Fort |
| C. | aj Mahal |
| D. | uland Darwaza |
| Answer» D. uland Darwaza | |
| 56. |
Who among the following was named as Zinda Pir or Living Saint in Mughal period? |
| A. | abur |
| B. | kbar |
| C. | ahangir |
| D. | urangzeb |
| Answer» E. | |
| 57. |
The Buland Darwaza was built to mark Akbar's conquest of |
| A. | wadh |
| B. | alwa |
| C. | ujarat |
| D. | hittor |
| Answer» D. hittor | |
| 58. |
Who established Chishti order in India? |
| A. | aba Farid |
| B. | izamuddin Aulia |
| C. | l biruni |
| D. | oinuddin Chishti |
| Answer» E. | |
| 59. |
Which of the following saint wrote Sri-Bhasya? |
| A. | amanuja |
| B. | allabh |
| C. | ukaram |
| D. | knath |
| Answer» B. allabh | |
| 60. |
Which was the first garden tomb in the Indian subcontinent? |
| A. | omb of Jahangir |
| B. | umayun's Tomb |
| C. | aj Mahal |
| D. | omb of Muhammad Iqbal |
| Answer» C. aj Mahal | |
| 61. |
The most learned medieval Muslim ruler who was well versed in various branches of learning including astronomy, mathematics and medicine was |
| A. | ikandar Lodi |
| B. | ltutmish |
| C. | uhammad bin Tughlaq |
| D. | lauddin Khalji |
| Answer» D. lauddin Khalji | |
| 62. |
Bibi-Ka-Maqbara is located in India at |
| A. | atehpur Sikri |
| B. | urangabad |
| C. | yderabad |
| D. | aunpur |
| Answer» C. yderabad | |
| 63. |
Buland Darwaza is the main entrance to the palace at |
| A. | mer Fort |
| B. | walior Fort |
| C. | atehpur Sikri |
| D. | gra Fort |
| Answer» D. gra Fort | |
| 64. |
Assertion (A): The Sultans may not have been too eager to encourage large scale conversion. Reason (R): The increasing conversion could lead to a loss of revenue, as jizya paying citizens to Islam |
| A. | oth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A |
| B. | oth A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A |
| C. | is true but R is false |
| D. | is false but R is true |
| Answer» D. is false but R is true | |
| 65. |
What is the correct chronological sequence of the following rulers? I. Muizuddin Bahram ShahII. IltutmishIII. RaziyaIV. Rukhnuddin Firuz |
| A. | ,II,III,IV |
| B. | I,IV,III,I |
| C. | II,II,IV,I |
| D. | V,III,I,II |
| Answer» C. II,II,IV,I | |
| 66. |
Ranthambhor was |
| A. | Mughal palace |
| B. | Rajput fort |
| C. | apital of the khaljis |
| D. | Buddist pilgrimage centre |
| Answer» C. apital of the khaljis | |
| 67. |
Brihadeshwara Temple which was built by Raja Raja Chola I is dedicated to? |
| A. | ishnu |
| B. | hiva |
| C. | rahma |
| D. | one of the above |
| Answer» C. rahma | |
| 68. |
Mughal paintings were reached its zenith of progress during the reign of? |
| A. | abur |
| B. | urangazeb |
| C. | ahangir |
| D. | hahjahan |
| Answer» D. hahjahan | |
| 69. |
Hamza-nama paintings were produced during the reign of? |
| A. | umayun |
| B. | kbar |
| C. | ahangir |
| D. | hahjahan |
| Answer» C. ahangir | |
| 70. |
Assertion (A): The Delhi Sultans are credited with introducing the institution of dalal in India to facilitate commercial transactions on a large scale. Reason (R): The dalals immediately established the dalal system in the whole of India to procure goods meant for export. |
| A. | oth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A |
| B. | oth A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A |
| C. | is true but R is false |
| D. | is false but R is true |
| Answer» B. oth A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A | |
| 71. |
Who built the famous Shalimar bagh of Srinagar? |
| A. | umayun |
| B. | kbar |
| C. | ahangir |
| D. | hahjahan |
| Answer» D. hahjahan | |
| 72. |
Which of the following ladies wrote an historical account during the Mughal period? |
| A. | ulbadan Begum |
| B. | oorjahan Begum |
| C. | ahanara Begum |
| D. | ebun-nissah Begum |
| Answer» B. oorjahan Begum | |
| 73. |
Assertion (A): Akbar dispensed with the practice of keeping revenue records in the local languages, in addition to Persian. Reason (R): In Mughal lndia, Persian language and literature was well developed and widely in use. |
| A. | oth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A |
| B. | oth A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A |
| C. | is true but R is false |
| D. | is false but R is true |
| Answer» D. is false but R is true | |
| 74. |
During the reign of which ruler Moroccan traveler Ibn Battuta visited India? |
| A. | urangazeb |
| B. | kbar |
| C. | uhammad Bin Tughlaq |
| D. | lauddin Khalji |
| Answer» D. lauddin Khalji | |
| 75. |
Which Sultan of Delhi died while playing the chaugan (polo)? |
| A. | utbuddin Aibak |
| B. | hiyasuddin Balban |
| C. | hamsuddin IItutmish |
| D. | asiruddin Mahmud |
| Answer» B. hiyasuddin Balban | |
| 76. |
When was The Government of India Act 1858 passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom? |
| A. | ugust 2, 1858 |
| B. | une,1857 |
| C. | anuary, 1858 |
| D. | ecember, 1857 |
| Answer» B. une,1857 | |
| 77. |
Who was famously known as the Tuti-e-Hindustan? |
| A. | tbi |
| B. | akhshabi |
| C. | mir Khusarau |
| D. | ansen |
| Answer» D. ansen | |
| 78. |
Which of the following statement is not correct about Simon Commission? |
| A. | he activities of Swaraj party had induced the British Government to review the working of the diarchy system introduced by the Montague- Chelmsford reforms |
| B. | he British Government appointed the Simon commission in Nov., 1927 |
| C. | imon commission was opposed because its all members were the English |
| D. | ala Lajpat Rai died during the protest of Simon commission |
| Answer» E. | |
| 79. |
Who was the author of the book Kitab-i-Yamini? |
| A. | bul Fazl |
| B. | bu Nasr Utbi |
| C. | mir Khusro |
| D. | irdausi |
| Answer» C. mir Khusro | |
| 80. |
Which world Heritage Monument has been acclaimed as the "Necropolis of the Mughal dynasty"? |
| A. | umayun's Tomb |
| B. | ahabodhi Temple Complex |
| C. | utub Minar |
| D. | ed Fort Complex |
| Answer» B. ahabodhi Temple Complex | |
| 81. |
Assertion (A): The Sultans of Delhi were appointed as Viceroys of the Caliph of Baghdad. Reason (R): The Caliph granted them recognition by way of khilat and khitab. |
| A. | oth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A |
| B. | oth A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A |
| C. | is true but R is false |
| D. | is false but R is true |
| Answer» B. oth A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A | |
| 82. |
Jama Masjid is situated in which of these World Heritage Sites? |
| A. | atehpur Sikri |
| B. | umayun's Tomb |
| C. | utub Minar |
| D. | gra Fort |
| Answer» B. umayun's Tomb | |
| 83. |
Who said Hanooz Dilli Door Ast? |
| A. | izamuddin Aulia |
| B. | arid |
| C. | odarmal |
| D. | irdausi |
| Answer» B. arid | |
| 84. |
Who was the author of the book Taj-ul-Maasir? |
| A. | bul Fazl |
| B. | ahangir |
| C. | asan Nizami |
| D. | one of the above |
| Answer» D. one of the above | |
| 85. |
Which Mughal ruler constructed a new city called as Din Panah on the bank of Yamuna river? |
| A. | umayun |
| B. | abur |
| C. | ahangir |
| D. | urangzeb |
| Answer» B. abur | |
| 86. |
The first Indian Hindi Scholar of the Mughal period was |
| A. | alik Muhammad Jayasi |
| B. | bdur Rahim |
| C. | ulla Wajhi |
| D. | hand Bardai |
| Answer» B. bdur Rahim | |
| 87. |
Who among the following built the famous Alai Darwaza? |
| A. | llaudin Khalji |
| B. | abur |
| C. | brahim Lodi |
| D. | hahjahan |
| Answer» B. abur | |
| 88. |
Name the poet who wrote "Prithviraj Raso", a poem describing Prithviraj Chauhan's life |
| A. | ir Siroja |
| B. | hand Bardai |
| C. | eerja Umed |
| D. | ur Fateh |
| Answer» C. eerja Umed | |
| 89. |
Kandariya Mahadeva Temple of the Medieval India is dedicated to which Lord? |
| A. | hiva |
| B. | rahma |
| C. | ishnu |
| D. | am |
| Answer» B. rahma | |
| 90. |
Tulsi Das composed his Ramacharitamanas during the reign of |
| A. | arsha |
| B. | lauddin Khalji |
| C. | kbar |
| D. | rishnadeva Raya |
| Answer» D. rishnadeva Raya | |
| 91. |
Akbar established Ibadat Khana at |
| A. | ahore |
| B. | elhi |
| C. | gra |
| D. | atehpur Sikri |
| Answer» E. | |
| 92. |
From where the Mansabdari system was borrowed? |
| A. | fghanistan |
| B. | urkey |
| C. | ongolia |
| D. | ersia |
| Answer» D. ersia | |
| 93. |
Who among the following was known as a Nirguna saint and reformer? |
| A. | ant Kabir |
| B. | urdas |
| C. | haitanya Mahaprabhu |
| D. | ulsidas |
| Answer» B. urdas | |
| 94. |
The correct chronological sequence of these Mughal rulers after Aurangzeb: I. Alamgir-IIII. Farrukh SiyarIII. Jahandar ShahIV. Shah Alam-II |
| A. | II,II,IV,I |
| B. | I,III,IV,I |
| C. | I,III,I,IV |
| D. | II,II,I,IV |
| Answer» D. II,II,I,IV | |
| 95. |
Akbar's mausoleum is situated at |
| A. | asaram |
| B. | ikandra |
| C. | gra |
| D. | elhi |
| Answer» C. gra | |
| 96. |
Who among the following took greater interest in laying out gardens than others? |
| A. | umayun |
| B. | abur |
| C. | ahangir |
| D. | kbar |
| Answer» C. ahangir | |
| 97. |
Who was the in-charge of a pargana? |
| A. | min |
| B. | attidar |
| C. | hiqdar |
| D. | anungo |
| Answer» D. anungo | |
| 98. |
The famous Peacock Throne of Shah Jahan wastaken away in 1739 by |
| A. | fghan invader Ahmed Shah Abdali |
| B. | ersian invader Nadir Shah |
| C. | ongol invader Chengiz Khan |
| D. | ritish East India Company |
| Answer» C. ongol invader Chengiz Khan | |
| 99. |
Who was the Mughal emperor at the time of Ahmad Shah Abdali's invasion of India? |
| A. | ahadur Shah-I |
| B. | ahadur Shah-II |
| C. | hah Alam-I |
| D. | hah Alam-II |
| Answer» D. hah Alam-II | |
| 100. |
Agra Fort was built by |
| A. | umayun |
| B. | kbar |
| C. | abur |
| D. | urangzeb |
| Answer» C. abur | |