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This section includes 421 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Medieval History knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
201. |
Between which two rulers was the First Battle of Panipat fought? |
A. | Akbar and Bahlol Lodi |
B. | Babur and Ibrahim Lodi |
C. | Bairam khan and Sikandar Lodi |
D. | Shahjahan and Daulat Khan Lodi |
Answer» C. Bairam khan and Sikandar Lodi | |
202. |
Between whom was the battle of Chausa fought? |
A. | Bahadur Shah of Gujrat and Humayun |
B. | Humayun and Sher Khan |
C. | Akbar and Rana Pratap |
D. | Jahangir and Rana Amar Singh |
Answer» C. Akbar and Rana Pratap | |
203. |
Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
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204. |
During the reign of Akbar the role of an official called Amalguzar was |
A. | To be in-charge of law and order |
B. | To make an assessment and collection of land revenue |
C. | To be in-change of imperial household |
D. | to maintain the royal treasury |
Answer» C. To be in-change of imperial household | |
205. |
Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the Lists
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206. |
The Mughal forman of free trade in Bengal was granted to the English in |
A. | 1717 |
B. | 1756 |
C. | 1650 |
D. | 1696 |
Answer» B. 1756 | |
207. |
Assertion (A) : Aurangzeb gave land-grants for the maintenance of temples at Vrindavan.
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A. | Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A |
B. | Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A |
C. | A is true but R is false |
D. | A is false but R is true |
Answer» D. A is false but R is true | |
208. |
The greated painter of birds of Jahangir's court was |
A. | Basawan |
B. | Mansur |
C. | Khwaja Abdus Samad |
D. | Sayyed Ali Tabrizi |
Answer» E. | |
209. |
The Vijay Satambha (Tower of Victory) at Chittor was built by |
A. | Rana Pratap |
B. | Rana Kumbha |
C. | Rana Sanga |
D. | Bappa Raval |
Answer» C. Rana Sanga | |
210. |
The historian Abul Fazl was killed by |
A. | Hemu |
B. | Bairam Khan |
C. | Uday Singh |
D. | Bir Singhdeo Bundela |
Answer» E. | |
211. |
The ruler of Mewar who was defeated in the battle of Khanua by Babur in 1527 was? |
A. | Rana Pratap |
B. | Man singh |
C. | Sawai Uday Singh |
D. | Rana Sanga |
Answer» E. | |
212. |
The world famous Thanki-i-taus (the peacock Throne was kept in which of the following Mughal buildings? |
A. | The Diwan-i-Khas at Fatehpur Sikri |
B. | Agra Fort |
C. | The Rang Mahal at the Red Fort at Delhi |
D. | The Diwan-i-Am at the Red Fort at Delhi |
Answer» E. | |
213. |
Which important event took place in the history of India in the year 1526 |
A. | The first battle of Panipat |
B. | The Second battle of Panipat |
C. | Defeat of Humayun at the hands of Shershah Suri |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. The Second battle of Panipat | |
214. |
What was district known as during the Mughal administration? |
A. | Ahar |
B. | Vishaya |
C. | Suba |
D. | Sarkar |
Answer» C. Suba | |
215. |
Who did illustrate Dastan-i-Amir Hamza'? |
A. | Abdus Samad |
B. | Mansur |
C. | Mir Sayyed Ali |
D. | Abul Hasan |
Answer» B. Mansur | |
216. |
Which building built by Akbar was designed on the principles of Buddhist Vihara? |
A. | Panch Mahal |
B. | Diwan-i-Khas |
C. | Jodhabai Mahal |
D. | Buland Dawarja |
Answer» B. Diwan-i-Khas | |
217. |
Who was called Zinda Pir (living saint) in Mughal India ? |
A. | Akbar |
B. | Aurangzeb |
C. | Shahjahan |
D. | Jahangir |
Answer» C. Shahjahan | |
218. |
Who among the following was the daughter of Emperor Aurangzeb? |
A. | Jahan Ara |
B. | Roshan Ara |
C. | Gauhar Ara |
D. | Zebunnisa |
Answer» E. | |
219. |
The Mughal Emperor who prohibited the use of tobacco was |
A. | Akbar |
B. | Babur |
C. | Jahangir |
D. | Aurangzeb |
Answer» E. | |
220. |
Who among the following built the tomb of her Emperor husband? |
A. | Shah Beghum |
B. | Haji Beghum |
C. | Mumtaj Mahal Beghum |
D. | Noorjahan Beghum |
Answer» C. Mumtaj Mahal Beghum | |
221. |
Who among the following deserves the credit for construction of Lal Quila ? |
A. | Sikandar Lodi |
B. | Akbar |
C. | Jahangir |
D. | Shahjahan |
Answer» E. | |
222. |
The treaty of Bassein (1802) was signed with the British by Peshwa |
A. | Madhav Rao |
B. | Balaji Baji Rao |
C. | Baji Rao I |
D. | Baji Rao II |
Answer» E. | |
223. |
Arrange the following battles of the Mughal period in Chronological order
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A. | 2-1-3-4 |
B. | 1-3-2-4 |
C. | 3-2-1-4 |
D. | 2-3-1-4 |
Answer» B. 1-3-2-4 | |
224. |
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225. |
Assertion (A) : Daulatabad fortress was besieged by the Mughal forces in the year 1631 and it had to be surrendered to them.
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A. | Both A and R are true ant R is the correct explanation of A |
B. | Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A |
C. | A is true but R is false |
D. | A is false but R is true |
Answer» D. A is false but R is true | |
226. |
Assertion (A) : The Battle of Khanua was certainly more decisive and significant than the first Battle of Panipat.
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A. | Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A |
B. | Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A |
C. | A is true but R is false |
D. | A is false but R is true |
Answer» B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A | |
227. |
In which language did |
A. | Farsee |
B. | Arabi |
C. | Turki |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
228. |
Which one of the following had bestowed the title of |
A. | Alivardi Khan |
B. | Sirajuddaula |
C. | Mir Zafar |
D. | Muhammad Shah |
Answer» E. | |
229. |
During the Mughal period,what was |
A. | One carried on elephant back |
B. | One carried on camel back |
C. | one carried by man |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
230. |
Which Mughal emperor wrote a will and instructed his sons.that they continue Asad Khan as the Vazir ? |
A. | Akbar |
B. | Jahangir |
C. | Shahjahan |
D. | Aurangzeb |
Answer» E. | |
231. |
What was jihat in the Mughal land revenue administrative terminology ? |
A. | Access over fixed rates |
B. | A religious tax |
C. | A toll tax |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. A religious tax | |
232. |
What was the percentage (of the total revenue charged) of the extra tax charged by Sher Shah for the use of general welfare in calamities and emergencies ? |
A. | 7.5% |
B. | 5.0 % |
C. | 2.5 % |
D. | 1.5 % |
Answer» D. 1.5 % | |
233. |
Who among the following had joined |
A. | Birbal |
B. | Bhagwan Das |
C. | Man Singh |
D. | Surjan Rai |
Answer» B. Bhagwan Das | |
234. |
Which one of the following officers was the superintendent of port under the Mughals ? |
A. | Mir-i- Bahar |
B. | Tahvildar |
C. | Mushrif |
D. | Mutsaddi |
Answer» E. | |
235. |
Who among the following invitees of |
A. | Hari Vijay Suri |
B. | Meher Ji Rana |
C. | Jin Chandra Suri |
D. | Shanti Chandra |
Answer» C. Jin Chandra Suri | |
236. |
Month scale in the |
A. | Jahangir |
B. | Shahjahan |
C. | Aurangzeb |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Aurangzeb | |
237. |
Who among the following Englishmen was well versed in the Turkish language ,received a |
A. | Fitch |
B. | Mildenhall |
C. | Hawkins |
D. | Sir Thomas Roe |
Answer» D. Sir Thomas Roe | |
238. |
When was the famous |
A. | 1605 AD |
B. | 1610 AD |
C. | 1615 AD |
D. | 1620 AD |
Answer» D. 1620 AD | |
239. |
Who Was proclaimed as |
A. | Shahryar |
B. | Dawar Baksh |
C. | Tahmurs |
D. | Hoshang |
Answer» C. Tahmurs | |
240. |
Which two sons did |
A. | Murad and Aurangzeb |
B. | Murad and Shah shuja |
C. | Shsh Shuja and Aurangzeb |
D. | Dara and Aurangzeb |
Answer» E. | |
241. |
Who like |
A. | Sheikh Abdul Haqq (Qadiriya) |
B. | Mirza Mazhar Jan -i-Jahan (Naqshbandiya) |
C. | Sheikh Kalimuddin (Chistiya) |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Sheikh Kalimuddin (Chistiya) | |
242. |
Who among the Following was the first Mughal ruler to adopt the |
A. | Humayun |
B. | Akbar |
C. | Jahangir |
D. | Shahjahan |
Answer» B. Akbar | |
243. |
Who among the Following was a noted |
A. | Mir Sayyad Ali |
B. | Abdus Samad |
C. | Daswant |
D. | Abul Hasan |
Answer» E. | |
244. |
On whom emperor,Akbar conferred the title of |
A. | Purushottam |
B. | Dastur Meherji Rana |
C. | Hari Vijay Suri |
D. | Devi |
Answer» D. Devi | |
245. |
Which Queen of |
A. | Harkhabai |
B. | Manmati |
C. | Jodhpuri Begam |
D. | Zebunnisa |
Answer» C. Jodhpuri Begam | |
246. |
Who among foreign travellers describes how the Ganga water was carried in copper vessels for Mughal emperos to drink ? |
A. | Thomas Coryat |
B. | Edward Terry |
C. | Ralph Fitch |
D. | Sir Thomas Roe |
Answer» C. Ralph Fitch | |
247. |
What does the term |
A. | Ambassadors |
B. | Rebels |
C. | Spies |
D. | Governors |
Answer» B. Rebels | |
248. |
Which year of Akbar's reign has been regarded by the historian Vicent A. Smith as the most critical time ? |
A. | 1556 AD |
B. | 1561 AD |
C. | 1571 AD |
D. | 1581 AD |
Answer» E. | |
249. |
Who was the member of |
A. | Mirza Hakim |
B. | Mullayazdi |
C. | Abdun Nabi |
D. | Abdullah Sultanpuri |
Answer» C. Abdun Nabi | |
250. |
Before which of his important battles in india did Babur declare the abolition of |
A. | Panipat |
B. | Khanwa |
C. | Chanderi |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Chanderi | |