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NCERT History MCQ Objective for UPSC Students
Quick Quiz
Which of the following did not constitute part of the army reforms of Sher Shah?
(a) Keeping a large army at the center
(b) Introduction of a swiftly moving artillery
(c) Cash payment to soldiers
(d) Introduction of the practice of branding horses
Option b – Introduction of a swiftly moving artillery
Babar came to India originally from ( NCERT History MCQ for UPSC )
(a) Ferghana
(b) Khiva
(c) Khorasan
(d) Seistan
Option a – Ferghana
At which one of the following places was Akbar formally seated on the Mughal throne after the accidental death of his father Humayun?
(a) Kabul
(b) Lahore
(c) Kalanaur
(d) Sarhind
Option c – Kalanaur
What was the occasion for Rana Kumbha’s construction of the “tower of victory” at Chittor? ( NCERT History MCQ for UPSC )
(a) His victory against Rao Jodha of Marwar
(b) His victory against Mahmud Khalji of Malwa
(c) His victory against Ahmed Shah of Gujarat
(d) His victory against Ibrahim Shah of Bengal
Option b – His victory against Mahmud Khalji of Malwa
Where did Aurangzeb die?
(a) Pune
(b) Aurangabad
(c) Ahmad nagar
(d) Mumbai
Option c – Ahmad nagar
The most powerful Peshwa was ( NCERT History MCQ for UPSC )
(a) Balaji Baji Rao
(b) Baji Rao
(c) Madhava Rao
(d) Balaji Vishwanath
Option b – Baji Rao
Which Mughal Emperor prohibited the use of tobacco?
(a) Muhammad Shah
(b) Babur
(c) Jahangir
(d) Aurangzeb
Option c – Jahangir
From where did Fareed, who later became Sher Shah Suri, got his education from ( NCERT History MCQ for UPSC )
(a) Sahsaram
(b) Patna
(c) Jaunpur
(d) Lahore
Option c – Jaunpur
Akbar’s Ibadat Khana was the place where :
(a) military strategy was decided
(b) inter-faith debates and discussions were held
(c) Akbar preached his principles of Sulh-i-kul
(d) fine arts were practiced
Option b – inter-faith debates and discussions were held
The famous Peacock Throne of Shah Jahan was taken away in 1739 by ( NCERT History MCQ for UPSC )
(a) British East India Company
(b) Persian invader Nadir Shah
(c) Afghan invader Ahmad Shah Abdali
(d) Mongol invader Chengiz Khan
Option b – Persian invader Nadir Shah
What was the name of the Hall of Worship constructed by Akbar?
(a) Buland Darwaza
(b) Diwan-e-Aam
(c) Diwan-e-Khas
(d) Ibadat Khana
Option d – Ibadat Khana
The only Hindu courtier of Akbar who accepted Din-i-Ilahi was ( NCERT History MCQ for UPSC )
(a) Birbal
(b) Tansen
(c) Todermal
(d) Man Singh
Option a – Birbal
A renowned Jain scholar who was greatly honoured by Akbar was
(a) Bhadrabahu
(b) Hemachandra
(c) Harivijaya
(d) Vastupala
Option c – Harivijaya
Where is Bada Imambara located? ( NCERT History MCQ for UPSC )
(a) Lucknow
(b) Agra
(c) Allahabad
(d) Patna
Option a – Lucknow
Who got the Gita translated into Persian?
(a) Akbar
(b) Murad
(c) Dara Shikoh
(d) Shah Jahan
Option c – Dara Shikoh
The original name of Tansen, the most famous musician at the court of Akbar, was ( NCERT History MCQ for UPSC )
(a) Banda Bahadur
(b) Ram Tanu Pande
(c) Markandey Pandey
(d) Lal Kalwant
Option b – Ram Tanu Pande
The Upanishads were translated by Dara Shikoh in Persian under the title of
(a) Al-Fihrist
(b) Mayma-ul-Bahrain
(c) Sirr-i-Akbar
(d) Kitabul Bayan
Option c – Sirr-i-Akbar
Which of the following Mughal emperors wrote their own autobiographies? ( NCERT History MCQ for UPSC )
(a) Babur and Jahangir
(b) Akbar and Aurangzeb
(c) Shah Alam and Farukhsi yar
(d) Jahangir and Shah Jahan
Option a – Babur and Jahangir
Who translated the Ramayan into Persian?
(a) Badauni
(b) Abul Faizi
(c) Isar Abdul Lati
(d) Das
Option a – Badauni
Who succeeded Aurangzeb? ( NCERT History MCQ for UPSC )
(a) Akbar II
(b) Mauzzam
(c) Azam
(d) Kam Baksh
Option b – Mauzzam
Which of the following forts was not built by Akbar?
(a) Lahore Fort
(b) Agra Fort
(c) Allahabad Fort
(d) Gwalior Fort
Option d – Gwalior Fort
Todar Mal, the brilliant revenue officer, served under ( NCERT History MCQ for UPSC )
(a) Bhagwan Das
(b) Baz Bahadur
(c) Humayun
(d) Sher Shah
Option d – Sher Shah
The first Battle of Panipat was fought in the year?
(a) 1516
(b) 1526
(c) 1556
(d) 1761
Option b – 1526
Who was the Mughal Emperor to have lifted the Jaziya on Hindus? ( NCERT History MCQ for UPSC )
(a) Akbar
(b) Babur
(c) Shahjahan
(d) Jahangir
Option a – Akbar
Shershah was buried at
(a) Patna
(b) Jaunpur
(c) Sasaram
(d) Jahangir
Option c – Sasaram
Babur assumed the title of ‘Badshah’ first at
(a) Samarkand
(b) Kabul
(c) Fargana
(d) Delhi
Option d – Delhi
Who wrote ‘Akbarnama’?
(a) Faizi
(b) Abul Fazl
(c) Abdul Qadir Badauni
(d) Abdur Rahim Khanekhana
Option b – Abul Fazl
Which building built by Akbar was designed on the principles of Buddhist Vihara?
(a) Jodhabai Mahal
(b) Buland Darwaja
(c) Panch Mahal
(d) Diwan-i-Khas
Option c – Panch Mahal
Tulsidas composed his Ramcharitamanas in the reign of
(a) Babur
(b) Akbar
(c) Aurangzeb
(d) Bahadur Shah Zafar
Option b – Akbar
Who among the following deserves the credit for the construction of Lal Quila?
(a) Jahangir
(b) Akbar
(c) Shahjahan
(d) Sikandar Lodi
Option c – Shahjahan
Who was the daughter of Emperor Aurangzeb?
(a) Zebunnisa
(b) Roshan Ara
(c) Jahan Ara
(d) Gauhar Ara
Option a – Zebunnisa
The Battle of Dharmat was fought between
(a) Babur and Afghans
(b) Aurangzeb and Dara Shikoh
(c) Muhammad Ghori and Jaichand
(d) Ahmed Shah Durrani and the Maratha
Option b – Aurangzeb and Dara Shikoh
Where is the mausoleum of Shershah?
(a) Delhi
(b) Kalinjar
(c) Sasaram
(d) Sonargaon
Option c – Sasaram
The ruler of Mewar who was defeated in the Battle of Khanwa by Babur in 1527 was
(a) Man Singh
(b) Rana Pratap
(c) Rana Sanga
(d) Sawai Uday Singh
Option c – Rana Sanga
What was a district known as during the Mughal administration?
(a) Sarkar
(b) Vishaya
(c) Ahar
(d) Suba
Option a – Sarkar
The first English person who visited the court of Akbar was
(a) Peter Mundy
(b) John Hawkins
(c) Ralph Fitch
(d) Sir Thomas Roe
Option c – Ralph Fitch
The famous diamond ‘Kohinoor’ was presented to Shahjahan by
(a) Murad
(b) Mir Jumla
(c) Aurangzeb
(d) Abul Hasan Qutbshah
Option b – Mir Jumla
Who wrote Humayunnama?
(a) Badauni
(b) Faizi
(c) Gulbadan Begum
(d) Abul Faizl
Option c – Gulbadan Begum
Rana Pratap Singh of Mewar was defeated by the Mughal army in the battle of
(a) Chittor
(b) Udaipur
(c) Haldighati
(d) Mewar
Option c – Haldighati
Humayun had to run away from India after he was defeated in the battle of
(a) Panipat
(b) Gogra
(c) Khanwa
(d) Kannauj
Option d – Kannauj
Who among the following introduced the Mansabdari system?
(a) Akbar
(b) Jahangir
(c) Shershah
(d) Shahjahan
Option a – Akbar
Who constructed Humayun’s tomb in Delhi?
(a) Akbar
(b) Haji Begam
(c) Babur
(d) Humayun
Option b – Haji Begam
Who was Akbar’s Guardian?
(a) Tansen
(b) Biram Khan
(c) Amir Khusru
(d) Abul Fazal
Option b – Biram Khan
Who was Akbar’s famous revenue minister?
(a) Tansen
(b) Todarmal
(c) Rana Pratap Singh
(d) Humayun
Option b – Todarmal
Who was the famous musician in Akbar’s court?
(a) Akbar
(b) Bahadur Shah
(c) Shah Jahan
(d) Jahangir
Option a – Akbar
Who among the following was a contemporary of Alexander the Great?
(a) Ashoka
(b) Pushyamitra Sunga
(c) Bimbisara
(d) Chandragupta Maurya
Option d – Chandragupta Maurya
To which dynasty did Ashoka belong?
(a) Gupta
(b) Kushan
(c) Vardhana
(d) Maurya
Option d – Maurya
Chandragupta Maurya figures prominently in the book of
(a) Bhasa
(b) Ashvaghosha
(c) Sudraka
(d) Vishakhdatta
Option d – Vishakhdatta
Who among the following Mauryan rulers conquered the Deccan?
(a) Kunala
(b) Chandragupta
(c) Ashoka
(d) Bindusara
Option d – Bindusara
The court language of the Mughal Empire was
(a) Hindi
(b) Urdu
(c) Arabic
(d) Persian
Option d – Persian
Who among the following was the biographer of Akbar?
(a) Birbal
(b) Faizi
(c) Abdul Nabi Khan
(d) Abul Fajal
Option d – Abul Fajal
What was the age of Akbar at the time of his coronation at Kalanaur?
(a) Thirteen
(b) Fifteen
(c) Eighteen
(d) Twenty
Option a – Thirteen
Which of the following Mughal emperors is credited with the composition of Hindi songs?
(a) Babur
(b) Akbar
(c) Shahjahan
(d) Jahangir
Option d – Jahangir
Bibi-ka-Maqbara is located in India at
(a) Jaunpur
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Aurangabad
(d) Fatehpur Sikri
Option c – Aurangabad
Who was among the following not a contemporary of the other three?
(a) Milinda
(b) Prasenjit
(c) Gautama Buddha
(d) Bimbisara
Option a – Milinda
The word “Gotra” occurs for the first time in
(a) Sama Veda
(b) Rig Veda
(c) Yajur Veda
(d) Atharva Veda
Option b – Rig Veda
In the early Rigvedic period, what was considered the most valuable property?
(a) Woman
(b) Cow
(c) Land
(d) Water
Option b – Cow
The Indus Valley civilization was considered non-Aryan because
(a) It had an agricultural economy
(b) It was urban
(c) It has a pictographic script
(d) It extended up to Narmada valley
Option b – It was urban
The archaeological finds from Alamgirpur in Ghaziabad district reflect the
(c) Harappa culture
Option c – Harappa culture
The famous figure of a dancing girl found in the excavation of Mohenjodaro was made up of
(a) Steatite
(b) Bronze
(c) Terracotta
(d) Red limestone
Option b – Bronze
Who discovered the Indus Valley civilization?
(a) Dayaram Sahni
(b) A.L. Basham
(c) V.S. Agarwal
(d) Sir Leonard Woolley
Option a – Dayaram Sahni
Which one of the following animals was not represented on the seals and terracotta of Harappan art culture?
(a) Tiger
(b) Cow
(c) Elephant
(d) Rhinoceros
Option b – Cow
A copper chariot of Harappan times was discovered at
(a) Banawali
(b) Rakhigarhi
(c) Kuntal
(d) Daimabad
Option d – Daimabad
The religion of early Vedic Aryans was primarily of
(a) Worship of nature and Bhakti
(b) Worship of nature and Yajnas
(c) Image worship and Yajnas
(d) Bhakti
Option b – Worship of nature and Yajnas
The Indian king who opposed Alexander was
(a) Porus
(b) Chandragupta
(c) Dhanananda
(d) Ambhi
Option a – Porus
Which was the first capital of Magadha?
(a) Champa
(b) Vaishali
(c) Girivraja (Raj Griha)
(d) Pataliputra
Option c – Girivraja (Raj Griha)
Which one of the following had not come to India with Alexander?
(a) Deimachus
(b) Onesicritus
(c) Aritobulus
(d) Nearchus
Option a – Deimachus
The Mahajanapada situated on the bank of river Godavari was
(a) Kamboja
(b) Vatsa
(c) Avanti
(d) Assaka
Option d – Assaka
Consider the following works:
I. Kumar Sambhavam
II. Mudrarakshasa
III. Raghuvamsa
IV. Ritusamhara
Which of these were the works of Kalidasa?
(a) I, III, IV
(b) II, III, IV
(c) I, II, IV
(d) I, II, III
Option a – I, III, IV
Which one of the periods marks the beginning of the Indian temple architecture?
(a) Gupta
(b) Sunga
(c) Nanda
(d) Maurya
Option a – Gupta
The six distinct schools of Indian philosophy — Sankhya, Yoga, Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Mimamsa, Vedanta — became fully articulated during the
(a) Gupta age
(b) Kushana age
(c) Maurya age
(d) Vedic age
Option a – Gupta age
The word “Aryan” means
(a) Cultivator
(b) Brahmachari
(c) Pastoral society
(d) Of good family
Option d – Of good family
Nyaya Darshan was propagated by
(a) Jaimini
(b) Kapil
(c) Kanada
(d) Gautama
Option d – Gautama
The God who is the most prominent in the ‘Rigveda’ is
(a) Indra
(b) Vishnu
(c) Agni
(d) Pasupati
Option a – Indra
The great law giver of ancient times was
(a) Manu
(b) Vatsyayana
(c) Ashoka
(d) Aryabhatta
Option a – Manu
Prince Ellara conquered Sri Lanka in the second century AD. With which of the following Dravida dynasties was he associated?
(a) Chola
(b) Pandya
(c) Chera
(d) Pallava
Option a – Chola
Who started the Saka Era and when?
(a) Kanishka in AD 78
(b) Rudradaman I in AD 78
(c) Kadphises in 58 BC
(d) Vikramaditya in 58 BC
Option a – Kanishka in AD 78
When was the ‘Panchatantra’ written?
(a) Gupta period
(b) Harsha period
(c) Maurya period
(d) Kanishka period
Option a – Gupta period
Taxila University was situated in
(a) Pakistan
(b) Burma
(c) India
(d) Bangladesh
Option a – Pakistan
Who was the court poet of Samudragupta?
(a) Nagarjuna
(b) Aryabhatta
(c) Asvaghosha
(d) Harisena
Option d – Harisena
There are only two examples of cave paintings from the Gupta period in ancient India. One of them is the paintings of Ajanta caves. Where is the other surviving example of Gupta paintings?
(a) Ellora Caves
(b) Nasik Caves
(c) Bagh Caves
(d) Lomesh Rishi cave
Option c – Bagh Caves
Where has the world’s largest statue of Buddha been installed?
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Bamiyan
(c) Lhasa
(d) Kandy
Option b – Bamiyan
Who is said to have become the chief of the Jain Sangh after the death of Mahavira?
(a) Jambu
(b) Sudharma
(c) Sthulbhadra
(d) Bhadrabahu
Option b – Sudharma
Who among the following is known as the Light of Asia?
(a) Lord Buddha
(b) Prophet Mohammad
(c) Zoroaster
(d) Jesus Christ
Option a – Lord Buddha
Buddha lived approximately at the same time as
(a) Moses
(b) Confucius
(c) Hammurabi
(d) Prophet Mohammad
Option b – Confucius
Syadvad is a doctrine of
(a) Jainism
(b) Saivism
(c) Vaishnavism
(d) Lokayatism
Option a – Jainism
Prabhas Giri is a pilgrimage spot of
(a) Jains
(b) Saivites
(c) Vaishnavites
(d) Buddhists
Option a – Jains
Name the last Tirthankara
(a) Mahavira
(b) Subhadra
(c) Parsvanath
(d) Siddhartha
Option a – Mahavira
Vardhaman Mahavir is also known as
(a) Jain
(b) Jena
(c) Great Preacher
(d) Great Teacher
Option b – Jena
Who is the founder of Jainism in India?
(a) Ashoka
(b) Mahavira
(c) Gautama
(d) Chandragupta
Option b – Mahavira
Which one of the following is not a sect of Buddhism?
(a) Hinayana
(b) Mahayana
(c) Theravada
(d) Digambar
Option d – Digambar
Which one of the following was the last Buddhist text produced in India?
(a) Dohakosa
(b) Divya Vandana
(c) Vajra Chedika
(d) Vamsathapakasini
Option d – Vamsathapakasini
Vaishakha Poornima has great significance because it was on this day
(a) Buddha was born
(b) Buddha got enlightened
(c) Buddha died
(d) All of these
Option d – All of these
Who of the following was a contemporary of Gautama Buddha?
(a) Paravanath
(b) Bhadrabahu
(c) Vardhaman Mahavira
(d) Chandragupta Maurya
Option c – Vardhaman Mahavira
Which of the following places is associated with Jainism?
(a) Pava
(b) Shravasti
(c) Prayag
(d) Kapil Vastu
Option a – Pava
Mahavira was born in the 6th century BC at
(a) Sarnath
(b) Magadha
(c) Vaishali
(d) None of these
Option c – Vaishali
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