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This section includes 810 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your History knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 551. |
*/*_What does Jahangir mean?? |
| A. | National Monarach |
| B. | The Grand Monarch |
| C. | Conqueror of the world |
| D. | Hero of hundred battles |
| Answer» D. Hero of hundred battles | |
| 552. |
*/*_During Akbar's reign the Mahabharat was translated into Persian and is known as? |
| A. | Iqbal Nama |
| B. | Razm Nama |
| C. | Akbar Nama |
| D. | Sakinat-ul-Auliya |
| Answer» C. Akbar Nama | |
| 553. |
*/*_Hemu was captured and brought before Akbar by__________? |
| A. | Bairam Khan |
| B. | Salim |
| C. | Shah Qulihan Mehran |
| D. | Farid |
| Answer» D. Farid | |
| 554. |
%_Who introduced the Subsidiary Alliance System in India?_% |
| A. | Lord Dalhousie |
| B. | Lord Ripan |
| C. | Lord Wellesley |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 555. |
%_Which European power was the last who reached India?_% |
| A. | Portuguese |
| B. | Germans |
| C. | The French |
| D. | The Dutch |
| Answer» D. The Dutch | |
| 556. |
%_The Ibadat Khana was a meeting house built by which Mughal Emperor?_% |
| A. | Babur |
| B. | Humayun |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» D. Aurangzeb | |
| 557. |
%_Which Mughal emperor is credited with having composed secular Hindi songs?_% |
| A. | Jahangir |
| B. | Shah Jahan |
| C. | Humayun |
| D. | Babur |
| Answer» B. Shah Jahan | |
| 558. |
%_Slaves who were in great demand under the Mughals were_% |
| A. | Abyssinians |
| B. | Persians |
| C. | Africans |
| D. | Afghans |
| Answer» B. Persians | |
| 559. |
%_Two major crops introduced in India during the Mughal period were_% |
| A. | Millet and Groundnut |
| B. | Potato and Mustard |
| C. | Tobacco and Maize |
| D. | Indigo and Maize |
| Answer» D. Indigo and Maize | |
| 560. |
%_I. The full name of Jahangir was Nuruddin Md. JahangirII. Jahangir had ended a long drawn out struggle with MewarIII. Mahabat Khan revolted against Jahangir and captured Jahangir and his wife Nurjahan at LahoreWhich of the above statement (s) is/are correct related to Jahangir?_% |
| A. | Only I |
| B. | I and II |
| C. | II and III |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 561. |
%_Under the Mughals the Commander-in-Chief of the Army was_% |
| A. | The crown prince |
| B. | Mansabdar |
| C. | Emperor |
| D. | Zamindar |
| Answer» D. Zamindar | |
| 562. |
%_Hemu was captured and brought before Akbar by___________% |
| A. | Bairam Khan |
| B. | Salim |
| C. | Shah Qulihan Mehran |
| D. | Farid |
| Answer» D. Farid | |
| 563. |
%_The medieval Hindu ruler who was a contemporary of Akbar, and took the title of Vikramaditya was_% |
| A. | Rana Pratap (of Mewar) |
| B. | Sadasiva Raya (of Vijayanagar) |
| C. | Raja Man Singh (of Amber) |
| D. | Hemachandra (Hemu) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 564. |
%_Consider the following statement (s) related to the Zeb-un-nisaI. Zeb-un-nisa chose to live voluntarily with Shah Jahan and later was awarded great honour by AurangzebII. Zeb-un-nisa was the sister of Shah Jahan_% |
| A. | Both I and II are correct |
| B. | Both I and II are incorrect |
| C. | Only I is correct |
| D. | Only II is correct |
| Answer» D. Only II is correct | |
| 565. |
%_What was the name ofthe Hall of Worship constructed by Akbar?_% |
| A. | Diwan-e-khas |
| B. | Diwan-e-Aarn |
| C. | Ibadat Khana |
| D. | Buland Darwaza |
| Answer» D. Buland Darwaza | |
| 566. |
%_The Mughal ruler, Bahadur Shah II had been exiled by the British and sent to_% |
| A. | Andman and Nicobar |
| B. | Fatehpur Sikri |
| C. | Mandalay |
| D. | Rangoon |
| Answer» E. | |
| 567. |
%_Battle of Kannauj in 1540 was fought between Sher Shah and___________% |
| A. | Babur |
| B. | Humayun |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» C. Akbar | |
| 568. |
%_Aurangzeb died in the year_% |
| A. | 1760 |
| B. | 1764 |
| C. | 1707 |
| D. | 1700 |
| Answer» D. 1700 | |
| 569. |
%_Which of the following are correct regarding Shahjahan?I. Ousted the Portuguese from HugliII. Created the office of Amin for assessment of revenueIII. Kahabat Khan was appointed governor of LahoreIV. Ali Mardan Khan surrendered Kandhar to Mughals_% |
| A. | I, II and III |
| B. | I, II and IV |
| C. | II, III and IV |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» C. II, III and IV | |
| 570. |
%_The huge wealth of the Mughals Cell into the hands of __________ after the capture of Delhi in 1739_% |
| A. | Nadir Shah |
| B. | The English |
| C. | The French |
| D. | The Portuguese |
| Answer» B. The English | |
| 571. |
%_Two Sayid brothers Sayid Abdullah Khan and Sayid Hussan Ali Khan (who rose to become the king makers during the later Mughal period) met their downfall during the reign of_% |
| A. | Farrukhsiyar |
| B. | Rafi-ud-DaIjat |
| C. | Rafi-ud-Daula |
| D. | Muhammad Shah |
| Answer» E. | |
| 572. |
%_The peacock throne was constructed by the Mughal Emperor_% |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Shah Jahan |
| C. | Jahangir |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» C. Jahangir | |
| 573. |
%_During the Mughal period the main source of Imperial revenue was_% |
| A. | Agriculture |
| B. | Customs duties |
| C. | Industry |
| D. | Foreign trade |
| Answer» B. Customs duties | |
| 574. |
%_Who among the following rulers abolished Jiziya?_% |
| A. | Aurangzeb |
| B. | Balban |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | Jahangir |
| Answer» D. Jahangir | |
| 575. |
%_Where does Dutch founded their first factory in India?_% |
| A. | Nagapatam |
| B. | Masaulipatam |
| C. | Pulicat |
| D. | Cochin |
| Answer» C. Pulicat | |
| 576. |
%_The treaty of Allahabad took place between ___________% |
| A. | Shuja-ud-daulah. Robert Clive and Shah Alam II |
| B. | Shuja-ud-daulah, Mir jafar and Shah Alam II |
| C. | Shuja-ud-daulah , Wajid Ali Shah and Shah Alam II |
| D. | None of the Above |
| Answer» B. Shuja-ud-daulah, Mir jafar and Shah Alam II | |
| 577. |
%_First Anglo Sikh War fought between ___________% |
| A. | The English & French |
| B. | The English & Portuguese |
| C. | The English & king Dalip Singh |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 578. |
%_Second battle of Panipat was fought between which two armies?_% |
| A. | Babur and Lodi Empire |
| B. | Babur and Rana Sanga |
| C. | Akbar and Hemu |
| D. | Akbar and Rana of Mewar |
| Answer» D. Akbar and Rana of Mewar | |
| 579. |
%_What does Jahangir mean?_% |
| A. | National Monarach |
| B. | The Grand Monarch |
| C. | Conqueror of the world |
| D. | Hero of hundred battles |
| Answer» D. Hero of hundred battles | |
| 580. |
%_Permission to the British to establish their trading centre at Surat had been given by the Mughal emperor_% |
| A. | Babur |
| B. | Akbar |
| C. | Jahangir |
| D. | Humayun |
| Answer» D. Humayun | |
| 581. |
%_Which one of the following was the cause of disintegration of the Mughal Empire?_% |
| A. | War of succession among sons of Aurangzeb |
| B. | Attacks of Nadir Shah and Ahmad Shah Abdali |
| C. | Revolts of various communities like Jats, Sikhs, Rajputs etc. |
| D. | All of the above mentioned factors contributed to the downfall of the Mughal Empire. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 582. |
%_Which of the following is wrongly matched?_% |
| A. | Sena dynasty —Founded by Vijaya Sena |
| B. | Pala dynasty —Founded by Gopala |
| C. | Prathihara dynasty —Founded by Bhoja |
| D. | Rastrakuta dynasty —Founded by Amogavarsha |
| Answer» E. | |
| 583. |
%_Which Pratihara ruler had the famous poet, Rajasekhara, at his court?_% |
| A. | Vatsaraja |
| B. | Mahipala |
| C. | Nagahhatta-II |
| D. | Mihira Bhoja |
| Answer» C. Nagahhatta-II | |
| 584. |
%_Name the language that was designted as the 'Camp Language' during the Medieval Period_% |
| A. | Sanskrit |
| B. | Pali |
| C. | Hindi |
| D. | Urdu |
| Answer» E. | |
| 585. |
%_Of the so-called 'Nine Gems of the Court of Akbar' the one who was a reputed poet of Hindi, was_% |
| A. | Abul Fazl |
| B. | Faizi |
| C. | Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khana |
| D. | Birbal |
| Answer» D. Birbal | |
| 586. |
%_In the Mughal administration, military recruitment had been looked after by the_% |
| A. | Kotwal |
| B. | Bakhshi |
| C. | Wazir |
| D. | Diwan |
| Answer» C. Wazir | |
| 587. |
%_Under the Mughals __________ was administered as a department of the household_% |
| A. | infantry |
| B. | cavalry |
| C. | artillery |
| D. | navy |
| Answer» D. navy | |
| 588. |
%_Who got the Gita translated into Persian?_% |
| A. | Shah Jahan |
| B. | Akbar |
| C. | Murad |
| D. | Dara Shikoh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 589. |
_ Which of the following statement is related to the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb?$? |
| A. | Replaced many Hindu temples with mosques |
| B. | Promoted religious toleration |
| C. | Converted to Hinduism |
| D. | Presided over an era of religious harmony |
| Answer» B. Promoted religious toleration | |
| 590. |
_ Where did Aurangzeb die?$? |
| A. | Pune |
| B. | Aurangabad |
| C. | Ahmad nagar |
| D. | Mumbai |
| Answer» D. Mumbai | |
| 591. |
_ Aurangzeb put his father under house arrest in Agra Fort$? |
| A. | Humayun |
| B. | Shah Jahan |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | Bahadur Shah |
| Answer» C. Akbar | |
| 592. |
_ The most decisive battle between the forces of Dara and Aurangzeb (in the war of Succession) was fought at$? |
| A. | Dharmat |
| B. | Samugarh |
| C. | Deorai |
| D. | Khajwa |
| Answer» C. Deorai | |
| 593. |
_ Which of these is not one of the titles adopted by Aurangzeb?$? |
| A. | Alamgir |
| B. | Padshah |
| C. | Sultan Sulaiman |
| D. | Ghazi |
| Answer» D. Ghazi | |
| 594. |
_ Who were 'Jagirdars' during the reign of Akbar?$? |
| A. | Large estate owners |
| B. | Officials of state who were given jagir' in place of cash pay |
| C. | Revenue collectors |
| D. | Autonomous rulers under Akbar |
| Answer» B. Officials of state who were given jagir' in place of cash pay | |
| 595. |
_ What was the age of Akbar at the time of his coronation at Kalanaur?$? |
| A. | Thirteen |
| B. | Fifteen |
| C. | Eighteen |
| D. | Twenty |
| Answer» B. Fifteen | |
| 596. |
_ Who was the trusted General of the Mughal emperor Akbar?$? |
| A. | Raja Todar Mal |
| B. | Man Singh I |
| C. | Birbal |
| D. | Tansen |
| Answer» C. Birbal | |
| 597. |
_ Which Rajput dynasty had not surrendered to Akbar?$? |
| A. | Pratihara |
| B. | Sisodiya |
| C. | Rathor |
| D. | Parmar |
| Answer» C. Rathor | |
| 598. |
_ The Akbar of Kashmir who reconstructed and rehabilitated all the temples and asked Jonaraja to continue further Kalhana's Rajatarangini was$? |
| A. | Sikandar |
| B. | Shah Mir Samsuddin |
| C. | Zain-ul-Abidin |
| D. | Saifuddin |
| Answer» D. Saifuddin | |
| 599. |
_ What was the original name of Nur Jahan?$? |
| A. | Zeb-un-Nissa |
| B. | Fatima Begum |
| C. | Mehr-un-Nissa |
| D. | Jahanara |
| Answer» D. Jahanara | |
| 600. |
_ Which of the following was defended by Chand Bibi against the Mughals?$? |
| A. | Bijapur |
| B. | Berar |
| C. | Ahmednagar |
| D. | Bedar |
| Answer» D. Bedar | |