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This section includes 173 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Knowledge (GK) knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Where did the traveler 'Ibn Batuta' come from? |
| A. | Morocco |
| B. | Persia |
| C. | Turkey |
| D. | Central Asia |
| Answer» B. Persia | |
| 2. |
'Khalsa' was founded by - |
| A. | Guru Gobind Singh |
| B. | Guru Ramdas |
| C. | Guru Nanak |
| D. | Arjun Dev |
| Answer» B. Guru Ramdas | |
| 3. |
Mughal presence in the Red Ford ceased with the fall of - |
| A. | Aurangzeb |
| B. | Muhammad Shah |
| C. | Shah Alam |
| D. | Bahadur Shah 'Zafar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
Who was the architect who designed 'Taj Mahal'? |
| A. | Mohammad Hussain |
| B. | Ustad-Isa |
| C. | Shah Abbas |
| D. | Ismail |
| Answer» C. Shah Abbas | |
| 5. |
The rulers of Vijayanagar promoted - |
| A. | Hindi, Marathi and Sanskrit |
| B. | Malayalam, Tamil and Sanskrit |
| C. | Tamil, Telugu and Sanskrit |
| D. | Telugu, Urdu and Sanskrit |
| Answer» D. Telugu, Urdu and Sanskrit | |
| 6. |
The Muslim adventurer who destroyed the Nalanda Univers was - |
| A. | Alla-ud-din Khilji |
| B. | Muhammad-bin-Tughlak |
| C. | Muhammad-bin-Bhaktiyar |
| D. | Muhammad-bin-Quasim |
| Answer» D. Muhammad-bin-Quasim | |
| 7. |
The original name of Tansen, the most famous musician at the court of Akbar was - |
| A. | Lal Kalwant |
| B. | Banda Bahadur |
| C. | Ramatanu Pande |
| D. | Markandey Pande |
| Answer» D. Markandey Pande | |
| 8. |
Painting reached its highest level of development during the reign of - |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Aurangzeb |
| C. | Jahangir |
| D. | Shah Jaharn |
| Answer» D. Shah Jaharn | |
| 9. |
The Mir Bakshi of the Mughal Emperors was the head of - |
| A. | Intelligence |
| B. | Foreign affairs |
| C. | Army organization |
| D. | Finance |
| Answer» D. Finance | |
| 10. |
Whoamong the following Sultans of Delhi has been described by the historians as the 'mixture of opposites'? |
| A. | Balbarn |
| B. | Alauddin Khilji |
| C. | Muhammad Bin Tughlaq |
| D. | Ibrahim Lodi |
| Answer» D. Ibrahim Lodi | |
| 11. |
The silver coin 'tanka' was intro duced by - |
| A. | Qutubuddin Aibak |
| B. | Iltutmish |
| C. | Balban |
| D. | Bahram Khan |
| Answer» C. Balban | |
| 12. |
Who is called as the "Prince of Moneyers"? |
| A. | Ibrahim Lodhi |
| B. | Babar |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | Mohammad-Bin-Tughlaq |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
"Quwwat-ul-Islam' Mosque was built by - |
| A. | Qutub-ud-din Aibak |
| B. | Alauddin Khilji |
| C. | ltutmish |
| D. | Mohammad Adilshah |
| Answer» B. Alauddin Khilji | |
| 14. |
Muhammad-Bin-Tughlaq was proficient in - |
| A. | Art |
| B. | Calligraphy |
| C. | Philosophy |
| D. | (2) Music |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
Which is the correct chronolo-gical order of following 'Acharyas? |
| A. | Shankara-Ramanuja-Madhav-Chaitanya |
| B. | Chaitanya-Ramanuja-Madhav-Shankara |
| C. | Ramanjua-Shankara-Chait-anya-Madhav |
| D. | Madhav-Chaitanya-Ramanuja Shankara |
| Answer» B. Chaitanya-Ramanuja-Madhav-Shankara | |
| 16. |
Famous Battle of Talikota was fought in - |
| A. | 1565 A.D. |
| B. | 1575 A.D, |
| C. | 1585 A.D. |
| D. | 1570 A.D |
| Answer» B. 1575 A.D, | |
| 17. |
The Inam land was one which was assigned to - |
| A. | scholars and religious persons |
| B. | Mansabdars |
| C. | hereditary revenue collectors |
| D. | nobles |
| Answer» B. Mansabdars | |
| 18. |
The Lodi dynasty was founded by - |
| A. | Ibrahim Lodi |
| B. | Sikandar Lodi |
| C. | Bahlol Lodi |
| D. | Khizr Khan |
| Answer» D. Khizr Khan | |
| 19. |
A new coin called the 'Rupia' was issued for the first time by - |
| A. | Ala-ud-din Khilji |
| B. | Mohammed Shah Tughluq |
| C. | Sher Shah Suri |
| D. | Akbar |
| Answer» D. Akbar | |
| 20. |
Krishna Deva Raya was a contemporary of - |
| A. | Shershah |
| B. | Humayun |
| C. | Babur |
| D. | Akbar |
| Answer» D. Akbar | |
| 21. |
Wich Rajput ruler drew up a set of tables called Zij Muham madshuhi to enable the people to make astronomical observations? |
| A. | Ajit Singih |
| B. | Raja Sawai Jai Singh |
| C. | Bhara Mal |
| D. | Man Singh |
| Answer» C. Bhara Mal | |
| 22. |
The court language of the Mughals was - |
| A. | Urdu |
| B. | Arabic |
| C. | Hindi |
| D. | Persian |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
The Bhakti cult spread in Maha rashtra with the teaching of - |
| A. | Sant Tukaram |
| B. | Sant Jnanesvar |
| C. | Samarth Guru Ramdas |
| D. | Chaitanya Mahaprabhu |
| Answer» C. Samarth Guru Ramdas | |
| 24. |
The remains of the Great Vijayanagar Empire can be found in - |
| A. | Bijapur |
| B. | Golconda |
| C. | Hampi |
| D. | Baroda |
| Answer» D. Baroda | |
| 25. |
The largest standing army of the Sultanate, directly paid by the State, was created by - |
| A. | Iltutmish |
| B. | Alauddin Khalji |
| C. | Muhammad bin Tughluq |
| D. | Sikander Lodi |
| Answer» C. Muhammad bin Tughluq | |
| 26. |
Find out the correct match of the following: |
| A. | Asaf Khan - Akbar |
| B. | Adam Khan - Akbar |
| C. | Bairam Khan - Akbar |
| D. | Shaista Khan - Akbar |
| Answer» D. Shaista Khan - Akbar | |
| 27. |
The Sultan who described him self as The Second Alexander (Sikander -i- Sani) was - |
| A. | Balbarn |
| B. | Alauddin Khilji |
| C. | Muhammad bin Tughlug |
| D. | Sikander Lodi |
| Answer» C. Muhammad bin Tughlug | |
| 28. |
Mohammad-bin- Tughlaq was a failure because - |
| A. | He was mad. |
| B. | He was not a practical statesman. |
| C. | He transferred the capital city |
| D. | He waged war with China. |
| Answer» C. He transferred the capital city | |
| 29. |
The tomb of Jahangir was built at - |
| A. | Gujarat |
| B. | Delhi |
| C. | Lahore |
| D. | Agra |
| Answer» D. Agra | |
| 30. |
Who among the following Sultans tried to prohibit sati? |
| A. | Alauddin Khilji |
| B. | Mohammad Bin Tughlaq |
| C. | Jalauddin Khilji |
| D. | Firoz Tughlaq |
| Answer» C. Jalauddin Khilji | |
| 31. |
Todar Mal, the brilliant revenue officer served under - |
| A. | Sher Shah |
| B. | Bhagwan Das |
| C. | Humayun |
| D. | Baz Bahadur |
| Answer» B. Bhagwan Das | |
| 32. |
The famous Sun Temple at Konark was built by - |
| A. | Prataparudra |
| B. | Anantavarman |
| C. | Narasimha-I |
| D. | Narasimha-II |
| Answer» D. Narasimha-II | |
| 33. |
was the first Muslim ruler of Delhi. |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Shahjahan |
| C. | Qutub-ud-din-Aibak |
| D. | Ala-ud-din Khilji |
| Answer» D. Ala-ud-din Khilji | |
| 34. |
An agricultural department known as 'Diwan-i-kohi' was created by: |
| A. | Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq |
| B. | Alauddin Khilji |
| C. | Firoz Tughlaq |
| D. | Jalaluddin Khilji |
| Answer» B. Alauddin Khilji | |
| 35. |
In the battle of Panipat, Bab faced the armies of - |
| A. | Jaichand |
| B. | Hemu |
| C. | Daulat khan |
| D. | Ibrahim Lodi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 36. |
Who was Akbar's guardian - |
| A. | Amir Khusru |
| B. | Abul Fazal |
| C. | Tansen |
| D. | Bairam Khan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 37. |
Bijapur is known for its - |
| A. | Severe drought conditiorn |
| B. | Gol Gumbaz |
| C. | Heavy rainfall |
| D. | Statue of Gomateswara |
| Answer» C. Heavy rainfall | |
| 38. |
Prithviraj Chauhan was defeated by Mohd. Ghori in the battle of - |
| A. | Tarain in 1191 A.D. |
| B. | Tarain in 1192 A.D |
| C. | Chandawar in 1193 A.D. |
| D. | Ranthambhor in 1195 A.D |
| Answer» C. Chandawar in 1193 A.D. | |
| 39. |
Which one of the following painters of Jahangir's reign was conferred the title of Nadir-ul-Asra? |
| A. | Bishandas |
| B. | Mansur |
| C. | Manohar |
| D. | Daulat |
| Answer» C. Manohar | |
| 40. |
Tansen, a great musician of his times, was in the Court of - |
| A. | Jehangir |
| B. | Akbar |
| C. | Shah Jahan |
| D. | Bahadur Shah |
| Answer» C. Shah Jahan | |
| 41. |
The French East India Company was founded in - |
| A. | 1600 |
| B. | 1620 |
| C. | 1664 |
| D. | 1604 |
| Answer» D. 1604 | |
| 42. |
In Shivaji's Council of Ministers the Prime Minister was called - |
| A. | Peshwa |
| B. | Sachiv |
| C. | Mantri |
| D. | Samanta |
| Answer» B. Sachiv | |
| 43. |
Amir Khusrau was a musician and - |
| A. | Sufi saint |
| B. | Persian and Hindi writer, and scholar |
| C. | Historian |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 44. |
The Delhi General who successfully advanced up to Madurai was - |
| A. | Khizr Khan |
| B. | Muhammad Ghori |
| C. | Malik Kafur |
| D. | Muhammad bin Tughlaq |
| Answer» D. Muhammad bin Tughlaq | |
| 45. |
The most important Sufi shrine in India is at - |
| A. | Pandua |
| B. | Bidar |
| C. | Ajmer |
| D. | Shahjahanabad |
| Answer» D. Shahjahanabad | |
| 46. |
The 'Kirti Stambha' (Tower of Victory) at Chittor was built by - |
| A. | Rana Pratap |
| B. | Rana Kumbha |
| C. | Rana Sanga |
| D. | Bappa Raval |
| Answer» C. Rana Sanga | |
| 47. |
Which among the following fort was known as the Key of Deccan'? |
| A. | Kalinjar |
| B. | Ajaygarh |
| C. | Asirgarh |
| D. | Gulbarga |
| Answer» D. Gulbarga | |
| 48. |
Who was the Guru of Shivaji? |
| A. | Namdev |
| B. | Ramdas |
| C. | Eknath |
| D. | Tukaram |
| Answer» C. Eknath | |
| 49. |
Goa was captured by the Portuguese in the year - |
| A. | 1508 |
| B. | 1608 |
| C. | 1510 |
| D. | 1610 |
| Answer» D. 1610 | |
| 50. |
Humayun Nama was written by - |
| A. | Humayun |
| B. | Akbar |
| C. | Abul Fazl |
| D. | Gulbadan Begum |
| Answer» E. | |