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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
| 101. |
Which Mughal Emperor was also known as Alamgir? |
| A. | Babar |
| B. | Shahjahan |
| C. | Aurangzeb |
| D. | Jahangir |
| Answer» C. Aurangzeb | |
| 102. |
Where did Guru Gobind Singh baptize the first five members of the Khalsa Panth? |
| A. | Larkana |
| B. | Anandpur |
| C. | Patna |
| D. | Nanded |
| Answer» B. Anandpur | |
| 103. |
Which Mughal Emperor’s father- in-law Itmadud-daulah? |
| A. | Aurangzeb |
| B. | Shahjahan |
| C. | Bahadur Shah |
| D. | Jahangir |
| Answer» D. Jahangir | |
| 104. |
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 |
| Answer» D. Aurangzeb | |
| 105. |
Which Mughal Emperor’s first ten years rule does the ‘Padshahnama’ chronicle? |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | Aurangzeb |
| D. | Shahjahan |
| Answer» D. Shahjahan | |
| 106. |
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 |
| Answer» D. Shah Alam | |
| 107. |
Which Rajpur hero became the king of Mewar in 1572? |
| A. | Veer Hemu |
| B. | Rana Sangha |
| C. | Maharana Pratap |
| D. | Bappa Rawal |
| Answer» C. Maharana Pratap | |
| 108. |
Who crowned himself king of Maratha kingdom in 1674? |
| A. | Shahu |
| B. | Balaji Baji Rao |
| C. | Nana Saheb |
| D. | Shivaji |
| Answer» D. Shivaji | |
| 109. |
Which of these Rajput princesses did Akbar marry? |
| A. | Lakshmi Bai |
| B. | Jodha Bai |
| C. | Jadan Bai |
| D. | Tara Bai |
| Answer» B. Jodha Bai | |
| 110. |
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 |
| Answer» A. Mohammad Muazzam | |
| 111. |
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 |
| Answer» A. Rani of Jhansi | |
| 112. |
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 |
| Answer» A. Diwan-e-Aam | |
| 113. |
Which Mughal Emperor’s brother were Kamran, Handal and Askari? |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Shahjahan |
| C. | Humayun |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» C. Humayun | |
| 114. |
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 |
| Answer» C. Banda Bahadur | |
| 115. |
Ibadat Khana, where Akbar held discussions on religious matters, is a building at |
| A. | Agra |
| B. | Sikandra |
| C. | Fatehpur Sikri |
| D. | Delhi |
| Answer» C. Fatehpur Sikri | |
| 116. |
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 |
| Answer» C. Mandu | |
| 117. |
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 |
| Answer» D. Aurangzeb | |
| 118. |
Amir Khusrau was a musician and_____. |
| A. | Sufi saint |
| B. | Persian and Hindi writer, and scholar |
| C. | historian |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 119. |
Which of the following is correctly matched? |
| A. | Golden Temple - Patiala |
| B. | Iron Pillar - Agra |
| C. | Qutab Minar - Mathura |
| D. | Humayun’s Tomb - Delhi |
| Answer» D. Humayun’s Tomb - Delhi | |
| 120. |
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 |
| Answer» A. Moin-ud-din-Chisti | |
| 121. |
The guerilla warfare was pioneered by |
| A. | Aurangzeb |
| B. | Akbar |
| C. | Shivaji |
| D. | Balaji Rao |
| Answer» C. Shivaji | |
| 122. |
‘Chauth’ was a tax collected by |
| A. | Marathas |
| B. | Mughals |
| C. | Khiljis |
| D. | Tughlaqs |
| Answer» A. Marathas | |
| 123. |
Who among the following Delhi Sultans made Agra the capital of his Empire? |
| A. | Iltutmish |
| B. | Balban |
| C. | Feroz Shah Tughlaq |
| D. | Sikander Lodhi |
| Answer» D. Sikander Lodhi | |
| 124. |
The Italian traveler, who left very praiseworthy account of the Vijaynagar Empire, was |
| A. | E. Barbosa |
| B. | Manucci |
| C. | Marco Polo |
| D. | Nicolo Conti |
| Answer» D. Nicolo Conti | |
| 125. |
Who said, “Ram and Rahim are the two different names of the same God?” |
| A. | Kabir |
| B. | Ramdas |
| C. | Chatianaya |
| D. | Ramanuja |
| Answer» A. Kabir | |
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