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This section includes 343 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your History knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 201. |
%_The term 'Khalisa' in the Sultanate and Mughal periods was used for_% |
| A. | Crown lands |
| B. | Lands owned by the Sufi establishment |
| C. | Lands revenue which was directly deposited in the imperial treasury |
| D. | Land revenue which was assigned to the nobles for maintaining troops |
| Answer» E. | |
| 202. |
Tulsi Das composed his Ramacharitamanas during the reign of? |
| A. | Harsha |
| B. | Alauddin Khalji |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | Krishnadeva Raya |
| Answer» D. Krishnadeva Raya | |
| 203. |
_ Who was the author of the book Taj-ul-Maasir?$? |
| A. | Abul Fazl |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | Hasan Nizami |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 204. |
_ Who was the founder of Advaita vada or the doctrine of non-dualism?$? |
| A. | Adi Shankaracharya |
| B. | Surdas |
| C. | Ramanuj |
| D. | Kapil |
| Answer» B. Surdas | |
| 205. |
_ Who founded the Pala Empire?$? |
| A. | Devapala |
| B. | Dharmapala |
| C. | Dhruva |
| D. | Gopala |
| Answer» E. | |
| 206. |
_ What is the correct meaning of Khanqah?$? |
| A. | A form of music |
| B. | A form of veena |
| C. | The place where Sufi Mystics lived |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 207. |
_ What was the valid reason of the decline in trade and commerce during the period of later Mughals?$? |
| A. | Deterioration in law and order situation |
| B. | Closure of old routes of trade |
| C. | Abuse of trade licence by European companies |
| D. | Poverty of the Mughal nobility |
| Answer» B. Closure of old routes of trade | |
| 208. |
_ Moti Masjid in the Red Fort, Delhi was constructed by$? |
| A. | Sher Shah |
| B. | Shahjahan |
| C. | Aurangzeb |
| D. | Bhahadur Shah Zafar |
| Answer» D. Bhahadur Shah Zafar | |
| 209. |
_ Which one of the following rulers built the Bibi ka Maqbara?$? |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | Shahjahan |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» E. | |
| 210. |
_ Assertion (A): Babur won the first Battle of Panipat. Reason (R): Babur was the first to introduce the use of cannons in India$? |
| A. | Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A |
| B. | Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A |
| C. | A is true but R is false |
| D. | A is false but R is true |
| Answer» B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A | |
| 211. |
_ Ranthambhor was$? |
| A. | A Mughal palace |
| B. | A Rajput fort |
| C. | Capital of the khaljis |
| D. | A Buddist pilgrimage centre |
| Answer» C. Capital of the khaljis | |
| 212. |
_ Hamza-nama paintings were produced during the reign of?$? |
| A. | Humayun |
| B. | Akbar |
| C. | Jahangir |
| D. | Shahjahan |
| Answer» C. Jahangir | |
| 213. |
_ Who built the famous Shalimar bagh of Srinagar?$? |
| A. | Humayun |
| B. | Akbar |
| C. | Jahangir |
| D. | Shahjahan |
| Answer» D. Shahjahan | |
| 214. |
_ Who was the author of the book Kitab-i-Yamini?$? |
| A. | Abul Fazl |
| B. | Abu Nasr Utbi |
| C. | Amir Khusro |
| D. | Firdausi |
| Answer» C. Amir Khusro | |
| 215. |
_ Who has written the famous book Padmavat?$? |
| A. | Nakhshabi |
| B. | Malik Muhammad Jayasi |
| C. | Al Biruni |
| D. | Hasan Nizami |
| Answer» C. Al Biruni | |
| 216. |
_ Akbar's tomb is located at which of the following places?$? |
| A. | Sikandara |
| B. | Agra |
| C. | Fatehpursikri |
| D. | Allahabad |
| Answer» B. Agra | |
| 217. |
_ Name the poet who wrote "Prithviraj Raso", a poem describing Prithviraj Chauhan's life$? |
| A. | Vir Siroja |
| B. | Chand Bardai |
| C. | Meerja Umed |
| D. | Nur Fateh |
| Answer» C. Meerja Umed | |
| 218. |
_ Who among the following took greater interest in laying out gardens than others?$? |
| A. | Humayun |
| B. | Babur |
| C. | Jahangir |
| D. | Akbar |
| Answer» C. Jahangir | |
| 219. |
_ Tulsi Das composed his Ramacharitamanas during the reign of$? |
| A. | Harsha |
| B. | Alauddin Khalji |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | Krishnadeva Raya |
| Answer» D. Krishnadeva Raya | |
| 220. |
_ Who among the following was known as a Nirguna saint and reformer?$? |
| A. | Sant Kabir |
| B. | Surdas |
| C. | Chaitanya Mahaprabhu |
| D. | Tulsidas |
| Answer» B. Surdas | |
| 221. |
_ Who was the Mughal emperor at the time of Ahmad Shah Abdali's invasion of India?$? |
| A. | Bahadur Shah-I |
| B. | Bahadur Shah-II |
| C. | Shah Alam-I |
| D. | Shah Alam-II |
| Answer» D. Shah Alam-II | |
| 222. |
_ Who was the founder of the Sena dynasty?$? |
| A. | Ballal Sena |
| B. | Hemanta Sen |
| C. | Lakshman Sen |
| D. | Vijay Sen |
| Answer» C. Lakshman Sen | |
| 223. |
_ The foreign traveller who visited India during Vijayanagara period was$? |
| A. | Megasthenes |
| B. | Yuan Chawng |
| C. | Fa-Hien |
| D. | Nicolo Conti |
| Answer» E. | |
| 224. |
_ The number of provinces or mandalams in the Chola Empire was$? |
| A. | Nine |
| B. | Ten |
| C. | Twelve |
| D. | Six |
| Answer» B. Ten | |
| 225. |
__During the reign of which Pallava ruler Ratha temples at Mahabalipuram were built?__ |
| A. | Narasimhavarman I |
| B. | Adivarman |
| C. | Nadivarman |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Adivarman | |
| 226. |
__Which world heritage site comprises of the Alai Darwaza Gate?__ |
| A. | Humayun's Tomb |
| B. | Mahabodhi Temple Complex |
| C. | Qutub Minar |
| D. | Red Fort Complex |
| Answer» D. Red Fort Complex | |
| 227. |
__Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque was built by which ruler?__ |
| A. | Iltutmish |
| B. | Qutubuddin Aibak |
| C. | Muhammad bin Tughluq |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» C. Muhammad bin Tughluq | |
| 228. |
__Who introduced the famous Persian festival of Nauroz?__ |
| A. | Alauddin Khalji |
| B. | IItutmish |
| C. | Balban |
| D. | Firuz Tughlaq |
| Answer» D. Firuz Tughlaq | |
| 229. |
__Tax on plunder during war in the Sultanate period was known as__ |
| A. | Kharaj |
| B. | Jizya |
| C. | Khums |
| D. | Zakat |
| Answer» D. Zakat | |
| 230. |
__Which Tamil poet wrote Ramayana in Tamil language?__ |
| A. | Kamban |
| B. | Kapilar |
| C. | Pulamaipithan |
| D. | Perumal Rasu |
| Answer» B. Kapilar | |
| 231. |
__Who was the last Mughal emperor to sit on the peacock throne?__ |
| A. | Jahandar Shah |
| B. | Muhammad Shah |
| C. | Shah Alam-I |
| D. | Bahadur Shah Zafar |
| Answer» C. Shah Alam-I | |
| 232. |
__The Sultans of which dynasty ruled for the longest time?__ |
| A. | Khalji dynasty |
| B. | Tughlaq dynasty |
| C. | Slave dynasty |
| D. | Lodi dynasty |
| Answer» C. Slave dynasty | |
| 233. |
__When was The Government of India Act 1858 passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom?__ |
| A. | August 2, 1858 |
| B. | June,1857 |
| C. | January, 1858 |
| D. | December, 1857 |
| Answer» B. June,1857 | |
| 234. |
__Humayun's Tomb was built by__ |
| A. | Humayun |
| B. | Hamida Banu Begum |
| C. | Babur |
| D. | Akbar |
| Answer» C. Babur | |
| 235. |
__Ghazni was a small principality in__ |
| A. | Mongolia |
| B. | Turkey |
| C. | Persia |
| D. | Afghanistan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 236. |
__Which of the following was not the saint of Varkari sect?__ |
| A. | Tukaram |
| B. | Namdev |
| C. | Eknath |
| D. | Kabir |
| Answer» E. | |
| 237. |
__Bibi-Ka-Maqbara is located in India at__ |
| A. | Fatehpur Sikri |
| B. | Aurangabad |
| C. | Hyderabad |
| D. | Jaunpur |
| Answer» C. Hyderabad | |
| 238. |
__Who established Chishti order in India?__ |
| A. | Baba Farid |
| B. | Nizamuddin Aulia |
| C. | Al biruni |
| D. | Moinuddin Chishti |
| Answer» E. | |
| 239. |
__Bhakta Tukaram was a contemporary of which Mughal ruler?__ |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Babur |
| C. | Shahjahan |
| D. | Jahangir |
| Answer» E. | |
| 240. |
__Shah Jahan built Taj Mahal in memory of__ |
| A. | Ruqayya Sultan Begum |
| B. | Jodha Bai |
| C. | Mumtaz Mahal |
| D. | Nur Jahan |
| Answer» D. Nur Jahan | |
| 241. |
_Which Mughal ruler constructed A new city called as Din Panah on the bank of Yamuna river?$? |
| A. | Humayun |
| B. | Babur |
| C. | Jahangir |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» B. Babur | |
| 242. |
_Which Sanskrit poet wrote famous book Geet Govinda?$? |
| A. | Jayadeva |
| B. | Kalidas |
| C. | Panini |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Kalidas | |
| 243. |
Who built Jodhpur Fort?$? |
| A. | Guru Ramdas |
| B. | Shahjahan |
| C. | Rao Jodhaji |
| D. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| Answer» D. Mahatma Gandhi | |
| 244. |
Who is the saint to have written the famous Bijak?$? |
| A. | Sant Kabir |
| B. | Kalidasa |
| C. | Harisena |
| D. | Tulsidas |
| Answer» B. Kalidasa | |
| 245. |
Which world Heritage Site is built on the right bank of the Yamuna River?$? |
| A. | Taj Mahal |
| B. | Hawa Mahal |
| C. | Hurnayurr's Tomb |
| D. | Mahabodhi Temple Complex |
| Answer» B. Hawa Mahal | |
| 246. |
Who among the following was Akbar's teacher?$? |
| A. | Kabir |
| B. | Abul Fazl |
| C. | Bairam Khan |
| D. | Abdul Latif |
| Answer» E. | |
| 247. |
Who was the founder leader of 'Muslim Faqirs' ?$? |
| A. | Majnun Shah |
| B. | Dadu Mian |
| C. | Tipu |
| D. | Chirag Ali Shah |
| Answer» B. Dadu Mian | |
| 248. |
Who among the following came to India at the instance of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni?$? |
| A. | AI-Masudi |
| B. | AI-Beruni |
| C. | Sulaiman |
| D. | Abdul Haq |
| Answer» C. Sulaiman | |
| 249. |
Jama Masjid is situated in which of these World Heritage Sites?$? |
| A. | Fatehpur Sikri |
| B. | Humayun's Tomb |
| C. | Qutub Minar |
| D. | Agra Fort |
| Answer» B. Humayun's Tomb | |
| 250. |
Ranthambhore Fort is in$? |
| A. | Maharashtra |
| B. | Orissa |
| C. | Rajasthan |
| D. | Sikkim |
| Answer» D. Sikkim | |