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Indian History | Set 3
1. The Battle of Plassey took place in the year
A. 1757
B. 1772
C. 1864
D. 1870
Correct : A. 1757
2. The great poet Firdausi adorned the court of
A. Iltutmish
B. Alaud-din-khilji
C. Qutub-ud-din
D. Sultan Mahmood Ghaznavi
Correct : D. Sultan Mahmood Ghaznavi
3. Prithviraj, the Chauhan King, was finally defeated by Mohammad Gauri at
A. Thaneswar
B. Tirauri
C. Chausa
D. Panipat
Correct : A. Thaneswar
4. Who built the Jama Masjid at Delhi?
A. Sher Shah Suri
B. Jahangir
C. Babar
D. Shahjahan
Correct : D. Shahjahan
5. When was the Second Battle of Panipat fought?
A. 1556 AD
B. 1761 AD
C. 1857 AD
D. 1757AD
Correct : A. 1556 AD
6. Tamerlane invaded India during the reign of
A. Firoz Tughlak
B. Mahmud Tughlak
C. Muhammad-bin –Tuglak
D. Daulat Khan
Correct : B. Mahmud Tughlak
7. When did Sher Shah Suri overthrow Humayun?
A. 1540
B. 1539
C. 1526
D. 1556
Correct : A. 1540
8. From Delhi Muhammad-bin-Tughlak transferred his Capital to
A. Warrangal
B. Daultabad
C. Fatehpur Sikri
D. Ahmednagar
Correct : B. Daultabad
9. Who founded the city of Amritsar?
A. Guru Ramdas
B. Mian Mir
C. Guru Arjun Dev
D. Shahjahan
Correct : A. Guru Ramdas
10. When was the holy Guru Granth Sahib compiled?
A. 1604
B. 1606
C. 1696
D. 1675
Correct : A. 1604
11. Who built Humayun’s mausoleum at Delhi?
A. Haji Begum
B. Akbar
C. Sher Shah Suri
D. Jahangir
Correct : B. Akbar
12. Who was the most distinguished Hindi poet of Akbar’s court?
A. Birbal
B. Abdur Rahim Khan-I-Khana
C. Raja Bhagwan Das
D. Raja Man Singh
Correct : B. Abdur Rahim Khan-I-Khana
13. Who united all Sikhs to form a Sikh Kingdom in Punjab?
A. Banda Bahaur
B. Guru Gobind Singh
C. Nawab Jassa Singh
D. Maharaja Ranjit Singh
Correct : D. Maharaja Ranjit Singh
14. Which was the capital of Shivaji’s kingdom?
A. Raigad
B. Pune
C. Surat
D. Purandhar
Correct : A. Raigad
15. The G.T. Road was built during the reign of
A. East India Company
B. British Government
C. Sher Shah Suri
D. Hasan Khan Sur
Correct : C. Sher Shah Suri
16. Lachman Das, Lachman Dev and Madho Das are the name variants of which person?
A. Ranjit Singh
B. Maha Singh
C. Banda Singh Bahadur
D. Nawab Kapur Singh
Correct : C. Banda Singh Bahadur
17. The Mughal dynastry in India was founded in
A. 1556
B. 1536
C. 1526
D. 1546
Correct : C. 1526
18. The Battle of Plassey was won by the English due to the
A. Valour of Robert Clive
B. Treachery of Mir Jaffar
C. Superiority of the English troops
D. Withdrawal of the French support
Correct : B. Treachery of Mir Jaffar
19. Who was the first Muslim ruler of Delhi?
A. Iltutmish
B. Qutab-ud-din Aibek
C. Babar
D. Ala-ud-din Khilji
Correct : B. Qutab-ud-din Aibek
20. Who, among the following dynasties, had their capital at Madurai?
A. Cholas
B. Pallavas
C. Pandyas
D. Rashrakutas
Correct : C. Pandyas
21. Who amongst the following Mughals, is regarded more as an adventurer than a real ruler?
A. Jahangir
B. Akbar
C. Babar
D. Aurangzeb
Correct : C. Babar
22. Which of the following statements with regard to the Chola rule is correct?
A. Basic unit of the Chola administration was the village
B. The Chola Kingdom began to decline in the 9th century
C. Amoghvarsha is the best remembered of the Chola kings
D. None of these
Correct : A. Basic unit of the Chola administration was the village
23. Who, amongst the following saints of ‘Bhakti Cult,’ hailed from Bengal?
A. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
B. Kabir
C. Ramanand
D. Ramanujacharyulu
Correct : A. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
24. The Slave Dynasty Sultans were
A. Afghans
B. Arabs
C. Ilbari Turks
D. Persians
Correct : C. Ilbari Turks
25. ‘Buland Darwaza’ was built by Akbar to commemorate his victory over
A. Gujarat
B. Bengal
C. Orissa
D. None of these
Correct : A. Gujarat
26. Who was the founder of the first Sufi order in India?
A. Khwaja Qutub-ud-din Bakhtiar Kaki
B. Sheikh Nizam-ud-din Auliya
C. Khwaja Muinud-din Chisti
D. Sheikh Nasir-ud-din Mahamud
Correct : A. Khwaja Qutub-ud-din Bakhtiar Kaki
27. The correct chronological order of the four dynasties is
A. Lodhi, Tughlak, Slave and Khilji
B. Tughlak, Slave, Khilji and Lodhi
C. Slave, Khilji, Tughlak and Lodhi
D. Khilji, Slave, Lodhi and Tughlak
Correct : B. Tughlak, Slave, Khilji and Lodhi
28. The name of Jahangir as a prince was
A. Shahjahan
B. Salim
C. Dara
D. Mirza
Correct : B. Salim
29. The Mughal Emperor in India who gave Surat to the British East India Company was
A. Babar
B. Akbar
C. Jahangir
D. Aurangzeb
Correct : C. Jahangir
30. Ranthambhor was
A. A Mughal palace
B. A Rajpur fort
C. Capital of the Khiljis
D. A Buddhist pilgrimage centre
Correct : B. A Rajpur fort
31. Tansen, the greatest musician of Akbar’s court, belonged to
A. Gwalior
B. Kannauj
C. Delhi
D. Agra
Correct : A. Gwalior
32. During whose reign was Moti Masjid built at Agra?
A. Iltutmish
B. Akbar
C. Aram Shah
D. Shaha Jahan
Correct : D. Shaha Jahan
33. Sir Thomas Roe was sent by the British to India during the reign of
A. Akbar
B. Humayun
C. Jahangir
D. Aurangzeb
Correct : C. Jahangir
34. Which of the following is the correct chronological order of the Slave dynasty rulers?
A. Iltutmish, Qutub-ud-din Aibak, Raziya Sultan, Balban
B. Qutub-ud-din Aibak, Iltutmish, Balban, Raziya Sultan
C. Qutub-ud-din Aibak, Iltutmish, Raziya sultan, Balban
D. Iltutmish, Balban, Qutub-ud-din Aibak, Razia Sultan
Correct : C. Qutub-ud-din Aibak, Iltutmish, Raziya sultan, Balban
35. Who, among the following, destroyed the group of Forty Nobles?
A. Baharam Shah
B. Iltutmish
C. Sultan Razia
D. Balban
Correct : D. Balban
36. The famous Brihadeswara Temple in Tanjore was built by
A. Pallavas
B. Cholas
C. Pandyas
D. Chalukyas
Correct : B. Cholas
37. ‘Humayun-nama’ was written by
A. Humayun
B. Akbar
C. Abul Fazi
D. Gulbadan begam
Correct : D. Gulbadan begam
38. Who, among the following, is famous for introducing price control?
A. Ala-ud-din Khilji
B. Balban
C. Jalal-ud-din Khilji
D. Mumammad-bin Tughlak
Correct : A. Ala-ud-din Khilji
39. Who, amongst the following, was the first Sultan of Tughlak dynasty?
A. Firoz Shah Tughlak
B. Muhammad-bin Tughlak
C. Ghiyas-u-dinTughlak
D. Nasir-ud-din Muhammad Shah
Correct : C. Ghiyas-u-dinTughlak
40. When Timur invaded India, the ruling dynasty was that of the
A. Lodhis
B. Mughals
C. Tughlaks
D. Syeds
Correct : C. Tughlaks
41. Malik Kafur was a general of
A. Sikander Lodhi
B. Qutub-ud-din Aibak
C. Ala-ud-din Khilji
D. Humayun
Correct : C. Ala-ud-din Khilji
42. Who built the tomb of itimad-ud-daula at Agra?
A. Akbar
B. Jahangir
C. Nur Jahan
D. Sher Shah
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
A. Abul Fazi
B. Badauni
C. Faizi
D. None of these
Correct : A. Abul Fazi
44. During the reign of which of the following did Tulsidas, the author of ‘Rmacharitmanas’ flourish?
A. Akbar
B. Hamayun
C. Shahjahan
D. Sher Shah Suri
Correct : A. Akbar
45. The Sikh Guru who fought Mughals was
A. Guru Nanak Dev
B. Guru Gobind Singh
C. Guru Arjun Dev
D. Guru Teg Bahadur
Correct : B. Guru Gobind Singh
46. Which name, the Zahiruddin Muhammad took when he became the ruler was:
A. Humayun
B. Jahangir
C. Babar
D. Bahadurshah
Correct : C. Babar
47. Akbar’s religious policy was characterized by
A. tolerance towards all religions
B. an indifference to religions
C. a hostile attitude towards other religious communities
D. belief in secularism
Correct : A. tolerance towards all religions
48. Ibn Batuta visited India during the reign of
A. Ala-ud-din Khilji
B. Ghayas-ud-din Tughlak
C. Sher Shah Suri
D. Muhammad-bin Tughlak
Correct : D. Muhammad-bin Tughlak
49. Which Muslim emperor was attracted by the beauty of Queen Padmini?
A. Babar
B. Hmayun
C. Akbar
D. Ala-ud-din Khilji
Correct : D. Ala-ud-din Khilji
50. The Mughal painting reached its zenith during the reign of
A. Akbar
B. Jahangir
C. Shahjahan
D. Aurangzeb
Correct : B. Jahangir
51. Which Mughal Emperor was also known as Alamgir?
A. Babar
B. Shahjahan
C. Aurangzeb
D. Jahangir
Correct : C. Aurangzeb
52. Where did Guru Gobind Singh baptize the first five members of the Khalsa Panth?
A. Larkana
B. Anandpur
C. Patna
D. Nanded
Correct : B. Anandpur
53. Which Mughal Emperor’s father- in-law Itmadud-daulah?
A. Aurangzeb
B. Shahjahan
C. Bahadur Shah
D. Jahangir
Correct : D. Jahangir
54. Which Mughal emperor re-imposed the jazia tax on the non-Muslims in the year 1679?
A. Akbar
B. Shah Jahan
C. Shah Alam I
D. Aurangzeb
Correct : D. Aurangzeb
55. Which Mughal Emperor’s first ten years rule does the ‘Padshahnama’ chronicle?
A. Akbar
B. Jahangir
C. Aurangzeb
D. Shahjahan
Correct : D. Shahjahan
56. Which Mughal emperor handed over the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa to the East India Company?
A. Jahandar Shah
B. Mohammad Shah
C. Bahadur Shah Zafar
D. Shah Alam
Correct : D. Shah Alam
57. Which Rajpur hero became the king of Mewar in 1572?
A. Veer Hemu
B. Rana Sangha
C. Maharana Pratap
D. Bappa Rawal
Correct : C. Maharana Pratap
58. Who crowned himself king of Maratha kingdom in 1674?
A. Shahu
B. Balaji Baji Rao
C. Nana Saheb
D. Shivaji
Correct : D. Shivaji
59. Which of these Rajput princesses did Akbar marry?
A. Lakshmi Bai
B. Jodha Bai
C. Jadan Bai
D. Tara Bai
Correct : B. Jodha Bai
60. Which son succeeded Aurangzeb as the Emperor of India under the title of Bahadur Shah?
A. Mohammad Muazzam
B. Kam Baksh
C. Qutub-ud-din
D. Jahandar 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?
A. Rani of Jhansi
B. Mumtaz Mahal
C. Jodha Bhai
D. Chand Bibi
Correct : A. Rani of Jhansi
62. In the Mughal court which of these was the hall for public audience?
A. Diwan-e-Aam
B. Diwan-e-khas
C. Hauz-khas
D. Hauz-Aam
Correct : A. Diwan-e-Aam
63. Which Mughal Emperor’s brother were Kamran, Handal and Askari?
A. Akbar
B. Shahjahan
C. Humayun
D. Aurangzeb
Correct : C. Humayun
64. Whom did Guru Gobind Singh nominated as his military deputy in September, 1708?
A. Hari Singh Nalwa
B. Zorawar Singh
C. Banda Bahadur
D. Ranjit Singh
Correct : C. Banda Bahadur
65. Ibadat Khana, where Akbar held discussions on religious matters, is a building at
A. Agra
B. Sikandra
C. Fatehpur Sikri
D. Delhi
Correct : C. Fatehpur Sikri
66. Which city in Madhya Pradesh is known for the legendary love story of Baz Bahadur and Rani Roopmati?
A. Khajuraho
B. Amravati
C. Mandu
D. Morbi
Correct : C. Mandu
67. Who is considered to be responsible for the decline of the Mughal Empire?
A. Ibrahim Lodhi
B. Mohammad Tughlak
C. Bahadur Shah Zafar
D. Aurangzeb
Correct : D. Aurangzeb
68. Amir Khusrau was a musician and_____.
A. Sufi saint
B. Persian and Hindi writer, and scholar
C. historian
D. All of the above
Correct : D. All of the above
69. Which of the following is correctly matched?
A. Golden Temple - Patiala
B. Iron Pillar - Agra
C. Qutab Minar - Mathura
D. Humayun’s Tomb - Delhi
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
A. Moin-ud-din-Chisti
B. Baba Farid
C. Saiyid Muhammed
D. Shah Alam Bukhari
Correct : A. Moin-ud-din-Chisti
71. The guerilla warfare was pioneered by
A. Aurangzeb
B. Akbar
C. Shivaji
D. Balaji Rao
Correct : C. Shivaji
72. ‘Chauth’ was a tax collected by
A. Marathas
B. Mughals
C. Khiljis
D. Tughlaqs
Correct : A. Marathas
73. Who among the following Delhi Sultans made Agra the capital of his Empire?
A. Iltutmish
B. Balban
C. Feroz Shah Tughlaq
D. Sikander Lodhi
Correct : D. Sikander Lodhi
74. The Italian traveler, who left very praiseworthy account of the Vijaynagar Empire, was
A. E. Barbosa
B. Manucci
C. Marco Polo
D. Nicolo Conti
Correct : D. Nicolo Conti
75. Who said, “Ram and Rahim are the two different names of the same God?”
A. Kabir
B. Ramdas
C. Chatianaya
D. Ramanuja
Correct : A. Kabir