GK Medival History GK preparation of SSC, NDA, CDS, UPSC, UPPSC and State PSC Examinations MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 1 :
The great poet Firdausi adorned the court of

  1. Iltutmish
  2. Alaud-din-khilji
  3. Qutub-ud-din
  4. Sultan Mahmood Ghaznavi
  

Question 2 :
The Mughal Emperor in India who gave Surat to the British East India Company was

  1. Babar
  2. Akbar
  3. Jahangir
  4. Aurangzeb
  

Question 3 :
Which name, the Zahiruddin Muhammad took when he became the ruler was:

  1. Humayun
  2. Jahangir
  3. Babar
  4. Bahadurshah
  

Question 4 :
The Zabtisystem was conceived by

  1. Ghiasuddin Tughlak
  2. Sikandar Lodhi
  3. Sher Shah Suri
  4. Akbar
  

Question 5 :
The founder of Sikh religion was

  1. Guru Gobind Singh
  2. Guru Nanak Dev
  3. Banda Bahadur
  4. Guru Hargobind
  

Question 6 :
Who united all Sikhs to form a Sikh Kingdom in Punjab?

  1. Banda Bahaur
  2. Guru Gobind Singh
  3. Nawab Jassa Singh
  4. Maharaja Ranjit Singh
  

Question 7 :
Which of these queens died of battle wounds while fighting in male attire in the Battle of Kotah-ki-sarai?

  1. Rani of Jhansi
  2. Mumtaz Mahal
  3. Jodha Bhai
  4. Chand Bibi
  

Question 8 :
Fatehpur Sikri was built by

  1. Shahjahan
  2. Akbar
  3. Babar
  4. Aurangzeb
  

Question 9 :
Which of the following places is NOT connected with Guru Nanak's life and work?

  1. Anandpur Sahib
  2. Kartarpur
  3. Talwandi
  4. Sultanpur Lodhi
  

Question 10 :
The Peacock Throne was made during the reign of

  1. Jahangir
  2. Shahjahan
  3. Akbar
  4. None of the above
  

Question 11 :
The Mughal painting reached its zenith during the reign of

  1. Akbar
  2. Jahangir
  3. Shahjahan
  4. Aurangzeb
  

Question 12 :
Which of these Rajput princesses did Akbar marry?

  1. Lakshmi Bai
  2. Jodha Bai
  3. Jadan Bai
  4. Tara Bai
  

Question 13 :
Tamerlane or sometimes called Timur was from

  1. India
  2. Mongolia
  3. Greece
  4. Persia
  

Question 14 :
Which was the capital of Shivaji's kingdom?

  1. Raigad
  2. Pune
  3. Surat
  4. Purandhar
  

Question 15 :
Who constructed the Baoli at Goindwal?

  1. Guru Arjun Dev
  2. Guru Amar Das
  3. Guru Angad Dev
  4. Bahi Gurdas
  

Question 16 :
Who was the first Muslim ruler of Delhi?

  1. Iltutmish
  2. Qutab-ud-din Aibek
  3. Babar
  4. Ala-ud-din Khilji
  

Question 17 :
Shahjahan had to remain in captivity for years:

  1. Eight
  2. Twenty
  3. Sixteen
  4. Fourteen
  

Question 18 :
Ibn Batuta visited India during the reign of

  1. Ala-ud-din Khilji
  2. Ghayas-ud-din Tughlak
  3. Sher Shah Suri
  4. Muhammad-bin Tughlak
  

Question 19 :
Which Muslim emperor was attracted by the beauty of Queen Padmini?

  1. Babar
  2. Hmayun
  3. Akbar
  4. Ala-ud-din Khilji
  

Question 20 :
When did Sher Shah Suri overthrow Humayun?

  1. 1540
  2. 1539
  3. 1526
  4. 1556
  

Question 21 :
Which of the following rulers died while playing 'Changan or Polo'?

  1. Balban
  2. Qutub-ud-din
  3. Shershah
  4. Jalal-ud-din
  

Question 22 :
Prithviraj, the Chauhan King, was finally defeated by Mohammad Gauri at

  1. Thaneswar
  2. Tirauri
  3. Chausa
  4. Panipat
  

Question 23 :
The first Muslim ruler (Sultan) who tried to conquer Deccan was

  1. Ala-ud-din-khilji
  2. Muhammad Tughlak
  3. Qutub-ud-din Aibek
  4. Iltutmish
  

Question 24 :
In which year was the first Battle of Panipat fought?

  1. 1526 AD
  2. 1561 AD
  3. 1539 AD
  4. 1540 AD
  

Question 25 :
Which Mughal Emperor's first ten years rule does the `Padshahnama' chronicle?

  1. Akbar
  2. Jahangir
  3. Aurangzeb
  4. Shahjahan
  

Question 26 :
The correct chronological order of the four dynasties is

  1. Lodhi, Tughlak, Slave and Khilji
  2. Tughlak, Slave, Khilji and Lodhi
  3. Slave, Khilji, Tughlak and Lodhi
  4. Khilji, Slave, Lodhi and Tughlak
  

Question 27 :
Sultan Razia was the of Iltutmish:

  1. Wife
  2. Daughter
  3. Sister
  4. Niece
  

Question 28 :
The most accomplished writer (Persian) of Akbar's reign, a man of letters, a poet, an essayist, a critic and a historian was

  1. Abul Fazi
  2. Badauni
  3. Faizi
  4. None of these
  

Question 29 :
Tamerlane invaded India during the reign of

  1. Firoz Tughlak
  2. Mahmud Tughlak
  3. Muhammad-bin —Tuglak
  4. Daulat Khan
  

Question 30 :
The famous financial adviser to Akbar was

  1. Todar Mal
  2. Abul Fazal
  3. Bairam Khan
  4. None of these
  
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