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Indian History | Set 3

1. The Battle of Plassey took place in the year

Correct : A. 1757

2. The great poet Firdausi adorned the court of

Correct : D. Sultan Mahmood Ghaznavi

3. Prithviraj, the Chauhan King, was finally defeated by Mohammad Gauri at

Correct : A. Thaneswar

4. Who built the Jama Masjid at Delhi?

Correct : D. Shahjahan

5. When was the Second Battle of Panipat fought?

Correct : A. 1556 AD

6. Tamerlane invaded India during the reign of

Correct : B. Mahmud Tughlak

7. When did Sher Shah Suri overthrow Humayun?

Correct : A. 1540

8. From Delhi Muhammad-bin-Tughlak transferred his Capital to

Correct : B. Daultabad

9. Who founded the city of Amritsar?

Correct : A. Guru Ramdas

10. When was the holy Guru Granth Sahib compiled?

Correct : A. 1604

11. Who built Humayun’s mausoleum at Delhi?

Correct : B. Akbar

12. Who was the most distinguished Hindi poet of Akbar’s court?

Correct : B. Abdur Rahim Khan-I-Khana

13. Who united all Sikhs to form a Sikh Kingdom in Punjab?

Correct : D. Maharaja Ranjit Singh

14. Which was the capital of Shivaji’s kingdom?

Correct : A. Raigad

15. The G.T. Road was built during the reign of

Correct : C. Sher Shah Suri

16. Lachman Das, Lachman Dev and Madho Das are the name variants of which person?

Correct : C. Banda Singh Bahadur

17. The Mughal dynastry in India was founded in

Correct : C. 1526

18. The Battle of Plassey was won by the English due to the

Correct : B. Treachery of Mir Jaffar

19. Who was the first Muslim ruler of Delhi?

Correct : B. Qutab-ud-din Aibek

20. Who, among the following dynasties, had their capital at Madurai?

Correct : C. Pandyas

21. Who amongst the following Mughals, is regarded more as an adventurer than a real ruler?

Correct : C. Babar

22. Which of the following statements with regard to the Chola rule is correct?

Correct : A. Basic unit of the Chola administration was the village

23. Who, amongst the following saints of ‘Bhakti Cult,’ hailed from Bengal?

Correct : A. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

24. The Slave Dynasty Sultans were

Correct : C. Ilbari Turks

25. ‘Buland Darwaza’ was built by Akbar to commemorate his victory over

Correct : A. Gujarat

26. Who was the founder of the first Sufi order in India?

Correct : A. Khwaja Qutub-ud-din Bakhtiar Kaki

27. The correct chronological order of the four dynasties is

Correct : B. Tughlak, Slave, Khilji and Lodhi

28. The name of Jahangir as a prince was

Correct : B. Salim

29. The Mughal Emperor in India who gave Surat to the British East India Company was

Correct : C. Jahangir

30. Ranthambhor was

Correct : B. A Rajpur fort

31. Tansen, the greatest musician of Akbar’s court, belonged to

Correct : A. Gwalior

32. During whose reign was Moti Masjid built at Agra?

Correct : D. Shaha Jahan

33. Sir Thomas Roe was sent by the British to India during the reign of

Correct : C. Jahangir

34. Which of the following is the correct chronological order of the Slave dynasty rulers?

Correct : C. Qutub-ud-din Aibak, Iltutmish, Raziya sultan, Balban

35. Who, among the following, destroyed the group of Forty Nobles?

Correct : D. Balban

36. The famous Brihadeswara Temple in Tanjore was built by

Correct : B. Cholas

37. ‘Humayun-nama’ was written by

Correct : D. Gulbadan begam

38. Who, among the following, is famous for introducing price control?

Correct : A. Ala-ud-din Khilji

39. Who, amongst the following, was the first Sultan of Tughlak dynasty?

Correct : C. Ghiyas-u-dinTughlak

40. When Timur invaded India, the ruling dynasty was that of the

Correct : C. Tughlaks

41. Malik Kafur was a general of

Correct : C. Ala-ud-din Khilji

42. Who built the tomb of itimad-ud-daula at Agra?

Correct : C. Nur Jahan

43. The most accomplished writer (Persian) of Akbar’s reign, a man of letters, a poet, an essayist, a critic and a historian was

Correct : A. Abul Fazi

44. During the reign of which of the following did Tulsidas, the author of ‘Rmacharitmanas’ flourish?

Correct : A. Akbar

45. The Sikh Guru who fought Mughals was

Correct : B. Guru Gobind Singh

46. Which name, the Zahiruddin Muhammad took when he became the ruler was:

Correct : C. Babar

47. Akbar’s religious policy was characterized by

Correct : A. tolerance towards all religions

48. Ibn Batuta visited India during the reign of

Correct : D. Muhammad-bin Tughlak

49. Which Muslim emperor was attracted by the beauty of Queen Padmini?

Correct : D. Ala-ud-din Khilji

50. The Mughal painting reached its zenith during the reign of

Correct : B. Jahangir

51. Which Mughal Emperor was also known as Alamgir?

Correct : C. Aurangzeb

52. Where did Guru Gobind Singh baptize the first five members of the Khalsa Panth?

Correct : B. Anandpur

53. Which Mughal Emperor’s father- in-law Itmadud-daulah?

Correct : D. Jahangir

54. Which Mughal emperor re-imposed the jazia tax on the non-Muslims in the year 1679?

Correct : D. Aurangzeb

55. Which Mughal Emperor’s first ten years rule does the ‘Padshahnama’ chronicle?

Correct : D. Shahjahan

56. Which Mughal emperor handed over the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa to the East India Company?

Correct : D. Shah Alam

57. Which Rajpur hero became the king of Mewar in 1572?

Correct : C. Maharana Pratap

58. Who crowned himself king of Maratha kingdom in 1674?

Correct : D. Shivaji

59. Which of these Rajput princesses did Akbar marry?

Correct : B. Jodha Bai

60. Which son succeeded Aurangzeb as the Emperor of India under the title of Bahadur Shah?

Correct : A. Mohammad Muazzam

61. Which of these queens died of battle wounds while fighting in male attire in the Battle of Kotah-ki-sarai?

Correct : A. Rani of Jhansi

62. In the Mughal court which of these was the hall for public audience?

Correct : A. Diwan-e-Aam

63. Which Mughal Emperor’s brother were Kamran, Handal and Askari?

Correct : C. Humayun

64. Whom did Guru Gobind Singh nominated as his military deputy in September, 1708?

Correct : C. Banda Bahadur

65. Ibadat Khana, where Akbar held discussions on religious matters, is a building at

Correct : C. Fatehpur Sikri

66. Which city in Madhya Pradesh is known for the legendary love story of Baz Bahadur and Rani Roopmati?

Correct : C. Mandu

67. Who is considered to be responsible for the decline of the Mughal Empire?

Correct : D. Aurangzeb

68. Amir Khusrau was a musician and_____.

Correct : D. All of the above

69. Which of the following is correctly matched?

Correct : D. Humayun’s Tomb - Delhi

70. The Sufi saint who maintained that devotional music was one way of moving closer to the God was

Correct : A. Moin-ud-din-Chisti

71. The guerilla warfare was pioneered by

Correct : C. Shivaji

72. ‘Chauth’ was a tax collected by

Correct : A. Marathas

73. Who among the following Delhi Sultans made Agra the capital of his Empire?

Correct : D. Sikander Lodhi

74. The Italian traveler, who left very praiseworthy account of the Vijaynagar Empire, was

Correct : D. Nicolo Conti

75. Who said, “Ram and Rahim are the two different names of the same God?”

Correct : A. Kabir