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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: General Knowledge (GK) , Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) , Indian Administrative Service (IAS) .
Chapters
| 201. |
The Battle of Plassey took place in the year |
| A. | 1757 |
| B. | 1772 |
| C. | 1864 |
| D. | 1870 |
| Answer» A. 1757 | |
| 202. |
The great poet Firdausi adorned the court of |
| A. | Iltutmish |
| B. | Alaud-din-khilji |
| C. | Qutub-ud-din |
| D. | Sultan Mahmood Ghaznavi |
| Answer» D. Sultan Mahmood Ghaznavi | |
| 203. |
Prithviraj, the Chauhan King, was finally defeated by Mohammad Gauri at |
| A. | Thaneswar |
| B. | Tirauri |
| C. | Chausa |
| D. | Panipat |
| Answer» A. Thaneswar | |
| 204. |
Who built the Jama Masjid at Delhi? |
| A. | Sher Shah Suri |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | Babar |
| D. | Shahjahan |
| Answer» D. Shahjahan | |
| 205. |
When was the Second Battle of Panipat fought? |
| A. | 1556 AD |
| B. | 1761 AD |
| C. | 1857 AD |
| D. | 1757AD |
| Answer» A. 1556 AD | |
| 206. |
Tamerlane invaded India during the reign of |
| A. | Firoz Tughlak |
| B. | Mahmud Tughlak |
| C. | Muhammad-bin –Tuglak |
| D. | Daulat Khan |
| Answer» B. Mahmud Tughlak | |
| 207. |
When did Sher Shah Suri overthrow Humayun? |
| A. | 1540 |
| B. | 1539 |
| C. | 1526 |
| D. | 1556 |
| Answer» A. 1540 | |
| 208. |
From Delhi Muhammad-bin-Tughlak transferred his Capital to |
| A. | Warrangal |
| B. | Daultabad |
| C. | Fatehpur Sikri |
| D. | Ahmednagar |
| Answer» B. Daultabad | |
| 209. |
Who founded the city of Amritsar? |
| A. | Guru Ramdas |
| B. | Mian Mir |
| C. | Guru Arjun Dev |
| D. | Shahjahan |
| Answer» A. Guru Ramdas | |
| 210. |
When was the holy Guru Granth Sahib compiled? |
| A. | 1604 |
| B. | 1606 |
| C. | 1696 |
| D. | 1675 |
| Answer» A. 1604 | |
| 211. |
Who built Humayun’s mausoleum at Delhi? |
| A. | Haji Begum |
| B. | Akbar |
| C. | Sher Shah Suri |
| D. | Jahangir |
| Answer» B. Akbar | |
| 212. |
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 |
| Answer» B. Abdur Rahim Khan-I-Khana | |
| 213. |
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 |
| Answer» D. Maharaja Ranjit Singh | |
| 214. |
Which was the capital of Shivaji’s kingdom? |
| A. | Raigad |
| B. | Pune |
| C. | Surat |
| D. | Purandhar |
| Answer» A. Raigad | |
| 215. |
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 |
| Answer» C. Sher Shah Suri | |
| 216. |
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 |
| Answer» C. Banda Singh Bahadur | |
| 217. |
The Mughal dynastry in India was founded in |
| A. | 1556 |
| B. | 1536 |
| C. | 1526 |
| D. | 1546 |
| Answer» C. 1526 | |
| 218. |
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 |
| Answer» B. Treachery of Mir Jaffar | |
| 219. |
Who was the first Muslim ruler of Delhi? |
| A. | Iltutmish |
| B. | Qutab-ud-din Aibek |
| C. | Babar |
| D. | Ala-ud-din Khilji |
| Answer» B. Qutab-ud-din Aibek | |
| 220. |
Who, among the following dynasties, had their capital at Madurai? |
| A. | Cholas |
| B. | Pallavas |
| C. | Pandyas |
| D. | Rashrakutas |
| Answer» C. Pandyas | |
| 221. |
Who amongst the following Mughals, is regarded more as an adventurer than a real ruler? |
| A. | Jahangir |
| B. | Akbar |
| C. | Babar |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» C. Babar | |
| 222. |
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 |
| Answer» A. Basic unit of the Chola administration was the village | |
| 223. |
Who, amongst the following saints of ‘Bhakti Cult,’ hailed from Bengal? |
| A. | Chaitanya Mahaprabhu |
| B. | Kabir |
| C. | Ramanand |
| D. | Ramanujacharyulu |
| Answer» A. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu | |
| 224. |
The Slave Dynasty Sultans were |
| A. | Afghans |
| B. | Arabs |
| C. | Ilbari Turks |
| D. | Persians |
| Answer» C. Ilbari Turks | |
| 225. |
‘Buland Darwaza’ was built by Akbar to commemorate his victory over |
| A. | Gujarat |
| B. | Bengal |
| C. | Orissa |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Gujarat | |
| 226. |
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 |
| Answer» A. Khwaja Qutub-ud-din Bakhtiar Kaki | |
| 227. |
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 |
| Answer» B. Tughlak, Slave, Khilji and Lodhi | |
| 228. |
The name of Jahangir as a prince was |
| A. | Shahjahan |
| B. | Salim |
| C. | Dara |
| D. | Mirza |
| Answer» B. Salim | |
| 229. |
The Mughal Emperor in India who gave Surat to the British East India Company was |
| A. | Babar |
| B. | Akbar |
| C. | Jahangir |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» C. Jahangir | |
| 230. |
Ranthambhor was |
| A. | A Mughal palace |
| B. | A Rajpur fort |
| C. | Capital of the Khiljis |
| D. | A Buddhist pilgrimage centre |
| Answer» B. A Rajpur fort | |
| 231. |
Tansen, the greatest musician of Akbar’s court, belonged to |
| A. | Gwalior |
| B. | Kannauj |
| C. | Delhi |
| D. | Agra |
| Answer» A. Gwalior | |
| 232. |
During whose reign was Moti Masjid built at Agra? |
| A. | Iltutmish |
| B. | Akbar |
| C. | Aram Shah |
| D. | Shaha Jahan |
| Answer» D. Shaha Jahan | |
| 233. |
Sir Thomas Roe was sent by the British to India during the reign of |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Humayun |
| C. | Jahangir |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» C. Jahangir | |
| 234. |
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 |
| Answer» C. Qutub-ud-din Aibak, Iltutmish, Raziya sultan, Balban | |
| 235. |
Who, among the following, destroyed the group of Forty Nobles? |
| A. | Baharam Shah |
| B. | Iltutmish |
| C. | Sultan Razia |
| D. | Balban |
| Answer» D. Balban | |
| 236. |
The famous Brihadeswara Temple in Tanjore was built by |
| A. | Pallavas |
| B. | Cholas |
| C. | Pandyas |
| D. | Chalukyas |
| Answer» B. Cholas | |
| 237. |
‘Humayun-nama’ was written by |
| A. | Humayun |
| B. | Akbar |
| C. | Abul Fazi |
| D. | Gulbadan begam |
| Answer» D. Gulbadan begam | |
| 238. |
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 |
| Answer» A. Ala-ud-din Khilji | |
| 239. |
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 |
| Answer» C. Ghiyas-u-dinTughlak | |
| 240. |
When Timur invaded India, the ruling dynasty was that of the |
| A. | Lodhis |
| B. | Mughals |
| C. | Tughlaks |
| D. | Syeds |
| Answer» C. Tughlaks | |
| 241. |
Malik Kafur was a general of |
| A. | Sikander Lodhi |
| B. | Qutub-ud-din Aibak |
| C. | Ala-ud-din Khilji |
| D. | Humayun |
| Answer» C. Ala-ud-din Khilji | |
| 242. |
Who built the tomb of itimad-ud-daula at Agra? |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | Nur Jahan |
| D. | Sher Shah |
| Answer» C. Nur Jahan | |
| 243. |
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 |
| Answer» A. Abul Fazi | |
| 244. |
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 |
| Answer» A. Akbar | |
| 245. |
The Sikh Guru who fought Mughals was |
| A. | Guru Nanak Dev |
| B. | Guru Gobind Singh |
| C. | Guru Arjun Dev |
| D. | Guru Teg Bahadur |
| Answer» B. Guru Gobind Singh | |
| 246. |
Which name, the Zahiruddin Muhammad took when he became the ruler was: |
| A. | Humayun |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | Babar |
| D. | Bahadurshah |
| Answer» C. Babar | |
| 247. |
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 |
| Answer» A. tolerance towards all religions | |
| 248. |
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 |
| Answer» D. Muhammad-bin Tughlak | |
| 249. |
Which Muslim emperor was attracted by the beauty of Queen Padmini? |
| A. | Babar |
| B. | Hmayun |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | Ala-ud-din Khilji |
| Answer» D. Ala-ud-din Khilji | |
| 250. |
The Mughal painting reached its zenith during the reign of |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | Shahjahan |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» B. Jahangir | |
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