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Under the rule of which Ratanpur king did the Maratha general Bhaskar Pant carry out an attack?
(A) Ratnaraj
(B) Raghunath Singh
(C) Prithvi Dev I
(D) Amar Singh
Option b – Raghunath Singh
In which year did Maharaja Ranjit Singh conclude the Treaty of Perpetual Friendship with the British at Amritsar?
(A) 1799
(B) 1805
(C) 1806
(D) 1809
Option d – 1809
Which Nawab of Awadh was elevated to the position of Wazir in the Mughal administration?
(A) Sadat Khan
(B) Safdar Jang
(C) Asaf-ud-Daula
(D) Nasiruddin
Option b – Safdar Jang
During the reign of which Mughal emperor did Nadir Shah invade Delhi and carry away the Peacock Throne?
(A) Ahmed Shah
(B) Mohammad Shah
(C) Jahandar Shah
(D) Shah Alam
Option b – Mohammad Shah
Who among the following women wrote Humayunama in the Mughal era?
(A) Gulbadan Begum
(B) Noor Begum
(C) Zebunnissa Begum
(D) Jahanara
Option a – Gulbadan Begum
Who was ruling the Vijayanagara Empire when the Battle of Talikota was fought in 1565?
(A) Rama Raya
(B) Satyaki
(C) Tirumala
(D) Sadashiva Raya
Option a – Rama Raya
The doctrine of Farr-i-Izadi, which shaped Mughal ideas of kingship, originated from which Sufi thinker?
(A) Shihabuddin Suhrawardi
(B) Nizamuddin Auliya
(C) Ibn al-Arabi
(D) Bayazid Bistami
Option d – Bayazid Bistami
Which traveller from Italy visited the Vijayanagara Kingdom during the fifteenth century?
(A) Nikitin
(B) Fa-Hien
(C) Bernier
(D) Nicolo Conti
Option d – Nicolo Conti
Which of the following was not part of the British arrangements after their victory in the Third Anglo-Maratha War?
(A) Termination of the Peshwaship
(B) Holkar compelled to accept a subsidiary alliance
(C) Gaekwar placed under a subsidiary alliance
(D) Creation of the Satara kingdom and its grant to Pratap Singh
Option c – Gaekwar placed under a subsidiary alliance
The Sultanate of Golconda arose from the remains of which earlier Hindu kingdom?
(A) Devagiri
(B) Dwarasamudra
(C) Warangal
(D) Kanchi
Option c – Warangal
Who authored the historical work Humayun Nama?
(A) Roshanara Begum
(B) Ruquaiya Sultan Begum
(C) Gulbadan Begum
(D) Gauhara Begum
Option c – Gulbadan Begum
Which dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate had the briefest rule?
(A) Khilji
(B) Tughlaq
(C) Sayyid
(D) Lodi
Option a – Khilji
Which Mughal emperor SET up royal karkhanas dedicated to painting?
(A) Humayun
(B) Akbar
(C) Jahangir
(D) Shah Jahan
Option b – Akbar
What was the ceremonial platform used for royal rituals by the Vijayanagara rulers?
(A) Mahanavami Dibba
(B) Lotus Mahal
(C) Hazara Rama
(D) Virupaksha
Option a – Mahanavami Dibba
Ghazi Malik laid the foundation of which ruling dynasty?
(A) Tughlaq
(B) Khilji
(C) Sayyid
(D) Lodi
Option a – Tughlaq
Which Delhi Sultan enforced the practice of Sijda and promoted the Iranian concept of divine kingship?
(A) Balban
(B) Alauddin Khilji
(C) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
(D) Iltutmish
Option a – Balban
In which year was the Ibadat Khana established?
(A) 1575 A.D.
(B) 1568 A.D.
(C) 1571 A.D.
(D) 1562 A.D.
Option a – 1575 A.D.
The First Battle of Tarain was fought in which year?
(A) 1175 A.D.
(B) 1191 A.D.
(C) 1192 A.D.
(D) 1206 A.D.
Option b – 1191 A.D.
Who introduced Kabuliyat and Patta as tools of land revenue settlement?
(A) Sher Shah
(B) Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah
(C) Bahlul Lodi
(D) Humayun
Option a – Sher Shah
What was the robe of honour granted to deserving individuals in the Mughal court called?
(A) Sarapa
(B) Patka
(C) Padma Murassa
(D) Khilat
Option a – Sarapa
Who was responsible for planting the Tree of Liberty at Seringapatnam?
(A) Hyder Ali
(B) Tipu Sultan
(C) Chin Qulich Khan
(D) Murshid Quli Khan
Option b – Tipu Sultan
Which European traveller observed that Mughal peasants were taxed so heavily that even coarse bread was barely sufficient for survival?
(A) Francisco Pelsaert
(B) Francois Bernier
(C) Jean-Baptiste Tavernier
(D) Niccolao Manucci
Option a – Francisco Pelsaert
Ain-ul-Mulk Multani did not serve under which of the following rulers?
(A) Alauddin Khilji
(B) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
(C) Firoz Tughlaq
(D) Iltutmish
Option d – Iltutmish
Which of the following statements about Krishnadevaraya is incorrect?
(A) He was proficient in both Telugu and Sanskrit
(B) European travellers Paes and Nuniz visited his court
(C) Barbosa admired the justice and fairness of his administration
(D) He composed Amuktamalyada in Sanskrit
Option d – He composed Amuktamalyada in Sanskrit
With reference to Mian Tansen, which statement given below is incorrect?
(A) The name Tansen was an honorific bestowed on him by Emperor Akbar
(B) He composed Dhrupad compositions devoted to Hindu deities
(C) He created musical pieces praising his royal patrons
(D) He was the originator of several new ragas
Option a – The name Tansen was an honorific bestowed on him by Emperor Akbar
Which Mughal ruler shifted artistic preference from illustrated manuscripts to albums and individual portraits?
(A) Humayun
(B) Akbar
(C) Jahangir
(D) Shah Jahan
Option c – Jahangir
In the Mughal revenue administration, the term Zabti referred to which of the following?
(A) Approximate assessment
(B) Produce per unit of land
(C) Revenue assessment based on crop output
(D) One-third share of the total produce
Option b – Produce per unit of land
Which among the following was not included in the military contingents maintained by mansabdars?
(A) Cavalry soldiers
(B) Artillery personnel
(C) Archers
(D) Musketeers
Option b – Artillery personnel
Who was the earliest Indian ruler to enter into the Subsidiary Alliance with the British?
(A) Nawab of Oudh
(B) Gaikward of Baroda
(C) Scindia of Gwalior
(D) Nizam of Hyderabad
Option d – Nizam of Hyderabad
The Nayankara system of the Vijayanagara Empire was patterned on which institution?
(A) Iqta system of the Delhi Sultanate
(B) Military organisation of the Sultanate
(C) Judicial framework of the Sultanate
(D) None of these
Option a – Iqta system of the Delhi Sultanate
The term Pietra dura is associated with which of the following?
(A) Floral inlay work using semi-precious stones
(B) Construction of tapering walls in minarets
(C) Architectural use of arches
(D) Extensive use of marble blocks
Option a – Floral inlay work using semi-precious stones
What was the Maratha tax collected in exchange for protection known as?
(A) Sardeshmukhi
(B) Chauth
(C) Jama
(D) Abwab
Option b – Chauth
The Sun Temple at Gaya bears an inscription mentioning the name of which Sultan twice?
(A) Alauddin Khilji
(B) Qutbuddin Mubarak Khilji
(C) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
(D) Firuz Shah Tughlaq
Option d – Firuz Shah Tughlaq
Who founded the Diwan-e-Amir-i-Kohi during the Delhi Sultanate period?
(A) Alauddin Khilji
(B) Firoz Tughlaq
(C) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
(D) Iltutmish
Option c – Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Which of the following statements is incorrect?
(A) Al-Biruni linked the Sufi idea of divine love with concepts from the Bhagavad Gita
(B) Al-Biruni observed similarities between Sufi notions of the soul and Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra
(C) The yogic text Amrita Kunda significantly influenced Sufi thought
(D) Hujwiri rejected the yogic idea of division of the human body
Option d – Hujwiri rejected the yogic idea of division of the human body
Which literary form was developed by the Khojas, a sect belonging to Ismaili tradition?
(A) Ginan
(B) Ziyarat
(C) Raag
(D) Shahada
Option a – Ginan
Which commodity constituted the most significant import of the Vijayanagara Empire?
(A) Pearls
(B) Precious stones
(C) Horses
(D) Silk
Option c – Horses
Who introduced systematic land measurement practices in India?
(A) Alauddin Khilji
(B) Sikandar Lodi
(C) Sher Shah Suri
(D) Akbar
Option c – Sher Shah Suri
Birjis Kader was associated with which position?
(A) Nizam of Hyderabad
(B) Nawab of Oudh
(C) Mughal Emperor
(D) Nawab of Bengal
Option b – Nawab of Oudh
Who was ruling Golconda when Aurangzeb captured the fort in 1687?
(A) Abul Hasan Qutb Shah
(B) Sikandar Adil Shah
(C) Ali Adil Shah II
(D) Shayasta Khan
Option a – Abul Hasan Qutb Shah
Which canal from the Mughal period was constructed by renovating Firuz Shah’s Rajabwah?
(A) Sheikh Nahr
(B) Shahab Nahr
(C) Nahr-i-Bihisht
(D) Nahr
Option b – Shahab Nahr
In Rajput administration, the term Vinaya-sthitit referred to which official?
(A) Commander of the army
(B) Head of the treasury
(C) Superintendent of the palace
(D) Chief justice
Option b – Head of the treasury
Which of the following sources are useful for studying the History of the Paramara dynasty?
(A) Navsahasank Charita by Padmagupta
(B) Prabandha Chintamani by Merutunga
(C) Udaipur Prashasti
(D) All of these
Option d – All of these
Who SET up a modern armoury at Dindigul in Mysore in 1755?
(A) Nanjraj
(B) Haider Ali
(C) Devraj
(D) Chikka Krishnaraj
Option b – Haider Ali
The Khalsa, also known as the “Society of the Pure,” was established in which year?
(A) 1605
(B) 1627
(C) 1699
(D) 1707
Option c – 1699
Which travel account offers a detailed narrative of Muhammad bin Tughlaq’s reign?
(A) Ibn Battuta’s Rihla
(B) Francois Bernier’s Travels in the Mughal Empire
(C) Niccolao Manucci’s Storia do Mogor
(D) Tavernier’s Travels in India
Option a – Ibn Battuta’s Rihla
The construction of Kalyana Mandapas was a prominent architectural feature of which kingdom?
(A) Chalukya
(B) Chandela
(C) Rashtrakuta
(D) Vijayanagara
Option d – Vijayanagara
Who played a key role in negotiating Subsidiary Alliances with Rajputana princely states in the nineteenth century? ( SSC GK mcq Chapter Wise )
(A) David Ochterlony
(B) Charles Metcalfe
(C) Arthur Wellesley
(D) John George
Option b – Charles Metcalfe
During the Mughal era, who translated the Atharvaveda into Persian? ( SSC GK mcq Chapter Wise )
(A) Abdul Hamid Nagori
(B) Haji Ibrahim Sarhindi
(C) Khafi Khan
(D) Malik Muhammad Jayasi
Option b – Haji Ibrahim Sarhindi
In the twelfth century, Sufi silsilas became organised across different parts of the Islamic world to denote which of the following ideas?. 1. A sustained spiritual bond between the spiritual guide and the disciple 2. An unbroken spiritual lineage tracing back to Prophet Muhammad 3. Passing on of spiritual authority and blessings to followers
(A) Only 1 and 2
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 1 and 3
(D) 1, 2 and 3
Option a – Only 1 and 2
With reference to Indian History, examine the following pairs. 1. Aurang – Officer responsible for the state treasury 2. Banian – Indian intermediary of the East India Company 3. Mirasidar – Officially recognised payer of land revenue to the state. Which of the pairs listed above are correctly matched?
(A) Only 1 and 2
(B) Only 2 and 3
(C) Only 3
(D) 1, 2 and 3
Option b – Only 2 and 3
During the period of Maratha administration in Chhattisgarh, uprisings took place at the following locations. 1. Dhamdha 2. Bargarh 3. Kawardha 4. Tarapur. Choose the correct option.
(A) Only 1, 2 and 3
(B) Only 2, 3 and 4
(C) Only 1, 2 and 4
(D) Only 1, 3 and 4
Option c – Only 1, 2 and 4
The following officials were members of Shivaji’s council known as the Ashtapradhan. 1. Mazumdar 2. Dabir 3. Waknis 4. Surnis. Select the correct answer.
(A) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(B) Only 2, 3 and 4
(C) Only 1, 2 and 4
(D) Only 1, 3 and 4
Option a – 1, 2, 3 and 4
Which of the statements given below are correct?. 1. Akbar made efforts to determine a minimum marriageable age for boys and girls 2. Akbar supported the freedom of girls to choose marriage without parental coercion. Select the appropriate answer.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2
Option c – Both 1 and 2
Consider the following statements. 1. Saint Nimbarka lived during the time of Akbar 2. Saint Kabir was strongly influenced by Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2
Option d – Neither 1 nor 2
Consider the following statements relating to the Mughal emperor Akbar. 1. Tansen was an honorific title granted to Rambali Pandey by Akbar 2. Akbar married a sister of Raja Man Singh 3. Abul Fazl composed the Ain-i-Akbari 4. Raja Todarmal held the position of commander-in-chief in Akbar’s army. Select the correct answer.
(A) Only 1 and 2
(B) Only 3 and 4
(C) Only 3
(D) Only 4
Option c – Only 3
Who brought an end to the Rashtrakuta dynasty in 973 AD? ( SSC GK mcq Chapter Wise )
(A) Taila II of the Western Chalukyas
(B) Rajendra I of the Cholas
(C) Parantaka I of the Cholas
(D) None of the above
Option a – Taila II of the Western Chalukyas
Which of the following Mughal-era texts was rendered into Persian by the Khan? ( SSC GK mcq Chapter Wise )
(A) Baburnama
(B) Humayun Nama
(C) Khulasat-ul-Akhbar
(D) Tarikh-i-Salatin-i-Afghana
Option a – Baburnama
Who wrote the historical work Tarikh-i-Daudi? ( SSC GK mcq Chapter Wise )
(A) Niamatullah
(B) Abdullah
(C) Ahmad Yadgar
(D) Abul Fazl
Option b – Abdullah
Who drafted the declaration known as the Mahzar issued in September 1579? ( SSC GK mcq Chapter Wise )
(A) Abul Fazl
(B) Faizi
(C) Sheikh Mubarak
(D) Sheikh Abdun Nabi
Option c – Sheikh Mubarak
What designation was used for the religious official in Mughal administration? ( SSC GK mcq Chapter Wise )
(A) Mir Saman
(B) Muhtasib
(C) Mir-i-Atish
(D) Mir-i-Bahr
Option b – Muhtasib
The poet connected with King Bhoja who later adopted Jainism was ( SSC GK MCQ Chapter Wise )
(A) Granthapal
(B) Rajpal
(C) Mahipal
(D) Dhanpal
Option d – Dhanpal
Who was the author of the Mughal chronicle Masir-i-Alamgiri? ( SSC GK MCQ Chapter Wise )
(A) Saqi Mustaid Khan
(B) Hatim Khan
(C) Kazim Shirazi
(D) Khafi Khan
Option b – Hatim Khan
In Indian historical usage, the terms Upanah or Panahi refer to ( SSC GK MCQ Chapter Wise )
(A) Cloth
(B) Jeweller
(C) Accommodation
(D) Shoes
Option d – Shoes
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