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2351.

The war of Dharamat was fought between which of the following?

A. Muhammad Ghori and Jaichand
B. Aurangzeb and Dara Shikoh
C. Babur and the Afghan
D. none of these
Answer» C. Babur and the Afghan
2352.

The Jagirdari crisis first arose during the reign of which Mughal emperor?

A. Bahadur Shah
B. Jahangir
C. shahjahan
D. Aurangzeb
Answer» E.
2353.

Who started Pietra Dura?

A. Jahangir
B. Aurangzeb
C. shahjahan
D. none of these
Answer» B. Aurangzeb
2354.

Where is the tomb of famous musician Tansen located?

A. in Agra
B. In Jaipur
C. in Jhansi
D. in gwalior
Answer» E.
2355.

Which Mughal emperor was called Zinda Pir?

A. Akbar
B. Jahangir
C. shahjahan
D. Aurangzeb
Answer» E.
2356.

After winning which war did Sher Shah establish the second Afghan kingdom in Delhi?

A. Battle of Bilgram
B. Battle of Kalinjar
C. battle of chausa
D. none of these
Answer» B. Battle of Kalinjar
2357.

What was the real name of Mumtaz Mahal?

A. Arjumand Banu Begum
B. Roshan Ara
C. Ladli Begum
D. none of these
Answer» B. Roshan Ara
2358.

The map of which building made by Akbar is like a Buddhist vihara?

A. Diwan-i-Khas
B. Panchmahal
C. Jodha Bai's Palace
D. Buland Darwaza
Answer» C. Jodha Bai's Palace
2359.

Gulbadan Begum was the daughter of?

A. Humayun's
B. Babur's
C. Aurangzeb's
D. of Shah Jahan
Answer» C. Aurangzeb's
2360.

In which year did the Simon Commission arrive in India?

A. in 1912
B. in 1917
C. in 1928
D. in 1931
Answer» D. in 1931
2361.

Whose direction was the Persian translation of Mahabharata during the time of Akbar?

A. Utbi
B. Fizzy
C. Nazirite
D. abul fazl
Answer» C. Nazirite
2362.

By what name was the district known in the Mughal administration?

A. Diet
B. Government
C. diocese
D. Dastur
Answer» C. diocese
2363.

Under which emperor did the Mughal army have the most Hindu generals?

A. Aurangzeb
B. Sher Shah
C. Akbar
D. shahjahan
Answer» B. Sher Shah
2364.

Who was the famous painter of the time of Mughal Emperor Akbar?

A. abul fazl
B. Ustad Mansoor
C. bishan das
D. Tenth
Answer» E.
2365.

Who built the famous Jama Masjid of Delhi?

A. Ibrahim Lodi
B. shahjahan
C. noorjahan
D. Jahangir
Answer» C. noorjahan
2366.

Under whose rule in the south the Mughal Empire extended to the Tamil territory?

A. Aurangzeb
B. shahjahan
C. Akbar
D. Sher Shah
Answer» B. shahjahan
2367.

Who built the Red Fort of Delhi?

A. Akbar
B. shahjahan
C. Jahangir
D. noorjahan
Answer» C. Jahangir
2368.

In which of the following cities did Shah Jahan build the Moti Masjid?

A. Agra
B. Amarkot
C. Jaipur
D. Delhi
Answer» B. Amarkot
2369.

Who among the following wrote the historical account during the Mughal period?

A. Gulbadan Begum
B. Jahanara Begum
C. Noorjahan Begum
D. none of these
Answer» B. Jahanara Begum
2370.

Patna was made the provincial capital?

A. by Ibrahim Lodi
B. Prince Azim
C. Sher Shah has
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
2371.

Which Mughal emperor reintroduced a tax called Jaziya?

A. Aurangzeb
B. Sher Shah
C. Akbar
D. shahjahan
Answer» B. Sher Shah
2372.

Who was the greatest painter of birds in Jahangir's court?

A. Mansoor
B. Khwaja Abdussamad
C. settlement
D. none of these
Answer» B. Khwaja Abdussamad
2373.

Who painted Dastan-e-Amir Hamza?

A. Mansoor Mir
B. abul hassan
C. Syed Ali
D. abdus samad
Answer» E.
2374.

What was the root of the quarrel between the Shah of Iran and the Mughal rulers?

A. Kandahar
B. kunduj
C. Ghajini
D. Kabul
Answer» B. kunduj
2375.

After winning which war, Sher Shah established Afghan power in Delhi?

A. Battle of Kalinjar
B. battle of chausa
C. Battle of Bilgram
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
2376.

Who became the first woman ruler of India?

A. Chand Bibi
B. Razia Begum
C. Rani Lakshmi Bai
D. none of these
Answer» C. Rani Lakshmi Bai
2377.

Tipu Sultan was the ruler of which place?

A. Hyderabad
B. Ahmed Nagar
C. Mysore
D. bijapur
Answer» D. bijapur
2378.

Which society was founded by Swami Dayanand Saraswati?

A. brahmo samaj
B. Arya Samaj
C. prayer society
D. Dayanand Vedic Society
Answer» C. prayer society
2379.

Where is Bibi Ka Maqbara located in India?

A. in sikri
B. in bijapur
C. in Hyderabad
D. in Aurangabad
Answer» E.
2380.

By which treaty did Shivaji transfer the forts to the Mughals?

A. Pune
B. Flood
C. pylon
D. Chittor
Answer» C. pylon
2381.

According to Buddhist belief, who is considered the next incarnation of Gautam Buddha?

A. Kalki
B. atreya
C. Maitreya
D. Nagarjuna
Answer» B. atreya
2382.

Which of the following palace was built by Emperor Akbar at Fatehpur Sikri?

A. Moti Mahal
B. Hiram Mahal
C. Panchmahal
D. Rang Mahal
Answer» D. Rang Mahal
2383.

Which king built the Iron Pillar near Qutubuminar?

A. Chandragupta II
B. Samudragupta
C. skandagupta
D. ramgupta
Answer» B. Samudragupta
2384.

Who among the following built the prayer hall?

A. Akbar
B. Aurangzeb
C. shahjahan
D. Jahangir
Answer» B. Aurangzeb
2385.

Who was the architect who designed the Taj Mahal?

A. Ismail
B. Master Isa
C. muhammad hussain
D. shah abbas
Answer» C. muhammad hussain
2386.

Where did the Kuchipudi dance originate?

A. Rajasthan
B. in Andhra Pradesh
C. Karnataka
D. Punjab
Answer» C. Karnataka
2387.

Who was the author of the Gandhara style of painting?

A. Shaivism
B. Mahayana sect
C. Hinayana sect
D. none of these
Answer» C. Hinayana sect
2388.

Which Mughal ruler ruled twice?

A. Humayun
B. Jahangir
C. shahjahan
D. none of these
Answer» B. Jahangir
2389.

During whose time Malik Muhammad Jayasi composed 'Padmavat'?

A. Akbar
B. shahjahan
C. Aurangzeb
D. Sher Shah
Answer» E.
2390.

Which Mughal ruler was known as 'Alamgir'?

A. Aurangzeb
B. Jahangir
C. Akbar
D. shahjahan
Answer» B. Jahangir
2391.

Where is Humayun's tomb?

A. in Delhi
B. in Kabul
C. in Agra
D. none of these
Answer» B. in Kabul
2392.

Who was bestowed with the title of 'Jarikalam' by Emperor Akbar?

A. Muhammad Khan
B. Mir Syed Ali
C. abdussamad
D. Mohammed Hussain
Answer» E.
2393.

Was Guru Arjun Dev a contemporary?

A. Babur's
B. Shah Jahan's
C. Akbar's
D. of Jahangir
Answer» E.
2394.

Who was given the title of Raja Birbal?

A. banmali das
B. Raja Bhagwan Das
C. Mahesh Das
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
2395.

Where did Akbar's coronation take place?

A. Kalanaur
B. Sikri
C. Agra
D. none of these
Answer» B. Sikri
2396.

Which Rajput dynasty did not surrender to Akbar?

A. Parmar Dynasty
B. Chauhan dynasty
C. Chandela dynasty
D. Sisodia dynasty
Answer» E.
2397.

Which Mughal ruler was coronated twice?

A. shahjahan
B. Aurangzeb
C. Akbar
D. Jahangir
Answer» C. Akbar
2398.

Who was the patron of Akbar in his youth?

A. Fizzy
B. abul fazl
C. vairam khan
D. hemu
Answer» D. hemu
2399.

Who started the tradition of building such a garden in which there is running water?

A. Babar
B. shahjahan
C. Jahangir
D. Akbar
Answer» B. shahjahan
2400.

At which of the following places did Nadirshah not climb?

A. Karnal
B. Kannauj
C. Delhi
D. Lahore
Answer» C. Delhi