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 31 :
Which of the following statements with regard to the Chola rule is correct?

  1. Basic unit of the Chola administration was the village
  2. The Chola Kingdom began to decline in the 9th century
  3. Amoghvarsha is the best remembered of the Chola kings
  4. None of these
  

Question 32 :
Ibadat Khana, where Akbar held discussionson religious matters, is a building at

  1. Agra
  2. Sikandra
  3. Fatehpur Sikri
  4. Delhi
  

Question 33 :
Name the Sikh Guru who proclaimed the doctrine of `Miri and PH'.

  1. Guru Hargobind
  2. Guru Gobind Singh
  3. Guru Teg Bahadur
  4. Guru Har Rai
  

Question 34 :
The name of the dearest wife of Shahjahan was

  1. Rausenara
  2. Jahanara
  3. Arjumand Banu Begam
  4. Ladli Begam
  

Question 35 :
The famous Brihadeswara Temple in Tanjore was built by

  1. Pallavas
  2. Cholas
  3. Pandyas
  4. Chalukyas
  

Question 36 :
Though endowed with extraordinary intellect and industry, he lacked practical judgment and commonsenThe Sultanate king referred to in this quotation is

  1. Balban
  2. Ala-ud-din-khilji
  3. Muhammad-bin-Tughlak
  4. Ibrahim Lodhi
  

Question 37 :
Which Mughal Emperor was also known as Alamgir?

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

Question 38 :
Who built Humayun's mausoleum at Delhi?

  1. Haji Begum
  2. Akbar
  3. Sher Shah Suri
  4. Jahangir
  

Question 39 :
Whom did Guru Gobind Singh nominated as his military deputy in September, 1708?

  1. Hari Singh Nalwa
  2. Zorawar Singh
  3. Banda Bahadur
  4. Ranjit Singh
  

Question 40 :
Who built the tomb of itimad-ud-daula at Agra?

  1. Akbar
  2. Jahangir
  3. Nur Jahan
  4. Sher Shah
  

Question 41 :
What was the court language of Mughals?

  1. Persian
  2. Arabic
  3. Urdu
  4. Turkish
  

Question 42 :
Humayun-nama' was written by

  1. Humayun
  2. Akbar
  3. Abul Fazi
  4. Gulbadan begam
  

Question 43 :
The Italian traveler, who left very praiseworthy account of the Vijaynagar Empire, was

  1. E. Barbosa
  2. Manucci
  3. Marco Polo
  4. Nicolo Conti
  

Question 44 :
Where did Guru Gobind Singh baptize the first five members of the Khalsa Panth?

  1. Larkana
  2. Anandpur
  3. Patna
  4. Nanded
  

Question 45 :
The dargah of famous sufi saint Hazrat Nizamuddin Auilya is at

  1. Ajmer
  2. Agra
  3. Delhi
  4. Sikri
  

Question 46 :
Thauth' was a tax collected by

  1. Marathas
  2. Mughals
  3. Khiljis
  4. Tughlaqs
  

Question 47 :
Which 'Sufi saint's dargah is at Ajmer?

  1. Salim Chishti
  2. Baba Farid
  3. Muinduddin Chishti
  4. Hazrat Nizamuddin
  

Question 48 :
Akbar's religious policy was characterized by

  1. tolerance towards all religions
  2. an indifference to religions
  3. a hostile attitude towards other religious communities
  4. belief in secularism
  

Question 49 :
Who founded the city of Amritsar?

  1. Guru Ramdas
  2. Mian Mir
  3. Guru Arjun Dev
  4. Shahjahan
  

Question 50 :
Name the invader who destroyed the Somnath Temple:

  1. Timur
  2. Mahmood Ghaznavi
  3. Mohammad Ghori
  4. Nadir Shah
  

Question 51 :
The Battle of Plassey was won by the English due to the

  1. Valour of Robert Clive
  2. Treachery of Mir Jaffar
  3. Superiority of the English troops
  4. Withdrawal of the French support
  

Question 52 :
Who was the founder of the first Sufi order in India?

  1. Khwaja Qutub-ud-din Bakhtiar Kaki
  2. Sheikh Nizam-ud-din Auliya
  3. Khwaja Muinud-din Chisti
  4. Sheikh Nasir-ud-din Mahamud
  

Question 53 :
Who built the Jama Masjid at Delhi?

  1. Sher Shah Suri
  2. Jahangir
  3. Babar
  4. Shahjahan
  

Question 54 :
Who, among the following dynasties, had their capital at Madurai?

  1. Cholas
  2. Pallavas
  3. Pandyas
  4. Rashrakutas
  

Question 55 :
Which Mughal Emperor's brother were Kamran, Handal and Askari?

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

Question 56 :
Name the capital of Maharaja Ranjit Singh:

  1. Amritsar
  2. Lahore
  3. Patiala
  4. Gujranwala
  

Question 57 :
The guerilla warfare was pioneered by

  1. Aurangzeb
  2. Akbar
  3. Shivaji
  4. Balaji Rao
  

Question 58 :
Which Mughal Emperor's father- in-law Itmad-ud-daulah?

  1. Aurangzeb
  2. Shahjahan
  3. Bahadur Shah
  4. Jahangir
  

Question 59 :
Who among the following Delhi Sultans made Agra the capital of his Empire?

  1. Iltutmish
  2. Balban
  3. Feroz Shah Tughlaq
  4. Sikander Lodhi
  

Question 60 :
Which city in Madhya Pradesh is known for the legendary love story of Baz Bahadur and Rani Roopmati?

  1. Khajuraho
  2. Amravati
  3. Mandu
  4. Morbi
  
Pages