MCQOPTIONS
Saved Bookmarks
MCQOPTIONS
This section includes 810 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your History knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 651. |
_The Mughal architecture attained unrivalled magnificence during the reign of$? |
| A. | Babur |
| B. | Akbar |
| C. | Jahangir |
| D. | Shah Jahan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 652. |
_Which of the following temples were destroyed by Aurangzeb?I. Somnath templeII. Vishwanath templeIII. Keshavrai templeIV. Meenakshi temple$? |
| A. | I, II and III |
| B. | I, II and IV |
| C. | II, III and IV |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» B. I, II and IV | |
| 653. |
_Koh-i-noor diamond was presented to Aurangzeb by$? |
| A. | Mirkasim |
| B. | Mir Jumla |
| C. | Shivaji |
| D. | Shah Jahan |
| Answer» C. Shivaji | |
| 654. |
_On behalf of Aurangzeb Cooch Behar was seized by$? |
| A. | Mir Jumla |
| B. | Prince Akbar |
| C. | Shayista Khan |
| D. | Jai Singh |
| Answer» B. Prince Akbar | |
| 655. |
_I. Aurangzeb abolished Rahdari, Pandari and Pilgrim tax II. Aurangzeb discontinued the practice of inscribing the Kalima on the coinsWhich of the above statements is/are correct related to the Aurangzeb?$? |
| A. | Only I |
| B. | Only II |
| C. | Both I and II |
| D. | Neither I nor II |
| Answer» C. Both I and II | |
| 656. |
_Aurangzeb appointed his uncle Shayista Khan as Governor of$? |
| A. | Kashmir |
| B. | Bengal |
| C. | Punjab |
| D. | Deccan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 657. |
To bring Hindu-Muslim unity, Akbar$? |
| A. | encouraged cow-killing |
| B. | prohibited cow-killing |
| C. | taxed cow-killing |
| D. | remained silent to cow-killing |
| Answer» C. taxed cow-killing | |
| 658. |
Who was the regent of Akbar in his early days?$? |
| A. | Abul Fazl |
| B. | Bairam Khan |
| C. | Tansen |
| D. | Todarmal |
| Answer» C. Tansen | |
| 659. |
The architectural raw material generally used in Akbar's period was$? |
| A. | Marble |
| B. | Brick |
| C. | Limestone |
| D. | Redstone |
| Answer» E. | |
| 660. |
Who of the following was the biographer of Akbar?$? |
| A. | Abul Fazl |
| B. | Faizi |
| C. | Abdul Nabi Khan |
| D. | Birbal |
| Answer» B. Faizi | |
| 661. |
Akbar defeated Durgawati and captured$? |
| A. | Bijapur |
| B. | Jhansi |
| C. | Gondwana |
| D. | Surat |
| Answer» D. Surat | |
| 662. |
During the Mughal period Polaj was the$? |
| A. | land annually cultivated |
| B. | land left fallow |
| C. | land uncultivated |
| D. | barren land |
| Answer» B. land left fallow | |
| 663. |
In whose reign did the Mughal painting reach its zenith?$? |
| A. | Jahangir |
| B. | Akbar |
| C. | Shah Jahan |
| D. | Humayun |
| Answer» B. Akbar | |
| 664. |
The second Battle of Panipat was fought between$? |
| A. | Akbar and Hemu |
| B. | Rajputs and Mughals |
| C. | Babur and Ibrahim Lodi |
| D. | Sikander and Adilshah |
| Answer» B. Rajputs and Mughals | |
| 665. |
Which of the following statement is not correct about Portuguese?$? |
| A. | They brought tobacco cultivation in India |
| B. | They spread Catholicism in western and eastern coast of India |
| C. | They established first printing press in India at Goa in AD 1556 |
| D. | The Indian Medicinal Plants' was the first scientific work which was published at Andhra Pradesh in 1563 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 666. |
Who among the following Mughal Emperor became the first pensioner of the East India Company?$? |
| A. | Ahmed Shah |
| B. | Akbar II |
| C. | Bahadur Shah |
| D. | Muhammed Shah |
| Answer» C. Bahadur Shah | |
| 667. |
Who built Imambara and Rumi Darwaza?$? |
| A. | Wajid Ali Shah |
| B. | Asaf-ud-daula |
| C. | Shuja-ud-daula |
| D. | Adbdul Mansur |
| Answer» C. Shuja-ud-daula | |
| 668. |
The city of Dhillika (Delhi) was founded by the$? |
| A. | Chauhans |
| B. | Tomars |
| C. | Pawars |
| D. | Pariharas |
| Answer» C. Pawars | |
| 669. |
Tansen, a great musician of his times, was in the Court of$? |
| A. | Jahangir |
| B. | Akbar |
| C. | Shahjahan |
| D. | Bahadur Shah |
| Answer» C. Shahjahan | |
| 670. |
Babur (1526-1530 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?$? |
| A. | Mughal |
| B. | Nanda |
| C. | Maurya |
| D. | Haryanka |
| Answer» B. Nanda | |
| 671. |
Akbar's teacher was$? |
| A. | Abul Fazl |
| B. | Bairam Khan |
| C. | Abdul Latif |
| D. | Kabir |
| Answer» D. Kabir | |
| 672. |
Whom did Akbar defeat in the 2nd battle of Panipat in 1556?$? |
| A. | Genghis Khan |
| B. | Nadir Shah |
| C. | Hemu Vikramaditya |
| D. | Bajirao-I |
| Answer» D. Bajirao-I | |
| 673. |
The Mansabdari system introduced by Akbar was borrowed from the system prevalent in$? |
| A. | Persia |
| B. | Mongolia |
| C. | Afghanistan |
| D. | Turkey |
| Answer» C. Afghanistan | |
| 674. |
Hemu, whom Akbar defeated In the Second Battle of Panipat (1556), was$? |
| A. | Minister of Sikandar Shah Suri |
| B. | Minister of Muhammad Adil Shah |
| C. | Ruler of Rewari |
| D. | Prime Minister of Rana Udai Singh of Mewar |
| Answer» C. Ruler of Rewari | |
| 675. |
Babur's autobiography, called Tuzuk-i-Baburi or Baburnaman, which is reckoned among "the most enthralling and romantic works in the literature of all times" is written in$? |
| A. | Arabic |
| B. | Persian |
| C. | Turki |
| D. | Urdu |
| Answer» D. Urdu | |
| 676. |
Name the Rajput General who bravely fought the Battle of Khanwa before losing to Babur$? |
| A. | Rana Man Singh |
| B. | Raja Jai Singh |
| C. | Rana Sanga |
| D. | Rana Pratap |
| Answer» D. Rana Pratap | |
| 677. |
Baburnama was written by$? |
| A. | Humayun |
| B. | Babur |
| C. | Abul Fazl |
| D. | Akbar |
| Answer» C. Abul Fazl | |
| 678. |
Which Mughal Emperor fought the battle of Panipat in 1526?$? |
| A. | Babur |
| B. | Humayun |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» B. Humayun | |
| 679. |
Shah Jahan built the Moti Masjid at$? |
| A. | Delhi |
| B. | Jaipur |
| C. | Agra |
| D. | Amarkot |
| Answer» D. Amarkot | |
| 680. |
All the early Mughal Emperors except __________ were great builders$? |
| A. | Babur |
| B. | Humayun |
| C. | Jahangir |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» E. | |
| 681. |
Akbar's concept of Sulh-i-kul (or Qul) means$? |
| A. | friendship and goodwill to all |
| B. | common brotherhood |
| C. | fraternity and friendship |
| D. | harmony and peace to all |
| Answer» E. | |
| 682. |
The only Hindu Courtier of Akbar who accepted Din-i-Ilahi was$? |
| A. | Todermal |
| B. | Birbal |
| C. | Tansen |
| D. | Man Singh |
| Answer» C. Tansen | |
| 683. |
Jizya was abolished by the Mughal ruler$? |
| A. | Babur |
| B. | Humayun |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» D. Aurangzeb | |
| 684. |
Sawai Raja Jai Singh was the ruler of __________$? |
| A. | Amber |
| B. | Ajmer |
| C. | Satara |
| D. | Kannauj |
| Answer» B. Ajmer | |
| 685. |
What do you mean by Mughal Zagir?$? |
| A. | Providing rent free land |
| B. | Zamidar's property |
| C. | Giving officer a right to revenue |
| D. | Giving cash salary to Mansabdar |
| Answer» D. Giving cash salary to Mansabdar | |
| 686. |
Who was the Mughal Prince who was well-versed in Arabic, Persian and Sanakrit?$? |
| A. | Prince Akbar |
| B. | Prince Salim |
| C. | Prince Sulaiman Shukoh |
| D. | Prince Dara Shukoh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 687. |
Which Mughal emperor was a great musician, a great patron of Hindustani Music and was popularly known as Rangila?$? |
| A. | Bahdur Shah I |
| B. | Bahadur Shah II |
| C. | Muhammad Shah |
| D. | Ahmad Shah |
| Answer» D. Ahmad Shah | |
| 688. |
Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to Mughal Emperor Jahangir?I. Jahangir claimed that he could distinguish the work of different artists in a single picture.II. Painting was at its climax during his reign$? |
| A. | Only I |
| B. | Only II |
| C. | Both I and II |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 689. |
Under the Mughals, in urban area the judicial powers were exercised by$? |
| A. | Kazis |
| B. | Faujdar |
| C. | Kotwal |
| D. | Wazir |
| Answer» D. Wazir | |
| 690. |
Under the Mughals the cotton goods were exported to$? |
| A. | Africa |
| B. | Sumatra |
| C. | Japan |
| D. | England |
| Answer» B. Sumatra | |
| 691. |
The Mughal Emperor who caused the murder of Guru Arjan was$? |
| A. | Babur |
| B. | Akbar |
| C. | Shah Jahan |
| D. | Jahangir |
| Answer» E. | |
| 692. |
I. His reign saw beginning of a new intercourse between Europe of IndiaII. Attempted to prohibit traffic in eunuchsIII. Started practices of inter-caste marriages between the families of government officersIV. Ordered the abolition of inhuman corporal punishmentsWhich of the above statement (s) is/are correct related to Jahangir?$? |
| A. | I, II, and III |
| B. | I, II, and IV |
| C. | II, III, and IV |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» C. II, III, and IV | |
| 693. |
Who of the following became a member of the "Din-i-Ilahi"?$? |
| A. | Todarmal |
| B. | Raja Birbal |
| C. | Raja Man Singh |
| D. | Tansen |
| Answer» C. Raja Man Singh | |
| 694. |
Akbar's concept of Sulh-i-kul (or Qul) means? |
| A. | friendship and goodwill to all |
| B. | common brotherhood |
| C. | fraternity and friendship |
| D. | harmony and peace to all |
| Answer» E. | |
| 695. |
The innovator of the Revenue settlement during the rule of Akbar was? |
| A. | Raja Mansingh |
| B. | Raja Bhagwan Das |
| C. | Raja Todarmal |
| D. | Raja Birbal |
| Answer» D. Raja Birbal | |
| 696. |
The famous Peacock Throne of Shah Jahan was taken away in 1739 by? |
| A. | Afghan invader Ahmed Shah Abdali |
| B. | Persian invader Nadir Shah |
| C. | Mongol invader Chengiz Khan |
| D. | British East India Company |
| Answer» C. Mongol invader Chengiz Khan | |
| 697. |
The fortress of Asirgarh was under the rule of __________ when Akbar besieged it? |
| A. | Mansingh |
| B. | Raja Bhagvan Das |
| C. | Bahadur Shah |
| D. | Hemu |
| Answer» D. Hemu | |
| 698. |
Shah Jahan built the Moti Masjid at? |
| A. | Delhi |
| B. | Jaipur |
| C. | Agra |
| D. | Amarkot |
| Answer» D. Amarkot | |
| 699. |
Assuming the title of Alamgir, Aurangzeb crowned himself as Emperor on July 21, 1658 at? |
| A. | Agra |
| B. | Aurangabad |
| C. | Fatehpur Sikri |
| D. | Delhi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 700. |
Sher Shah defeated Humayun at? |
| A. | Gaur |
| B. | Chunar |
| C. | Chausa |
| D. | Agra |
| Answer» D. Agra | |