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Quick Quiz
Who among the following was the only Jewish Viceroy of India?
(A) Lord Curzon
(B) Lord Canning
(C) Lord Irwin
(D) Lord Reading
Option d – Lord Reading
During the tenure of which Governor-General was the ‘Ancient Monuments Preservation Act’ passed?
(A) Lord Minto
(B) Lord Linlithgow
(C) Lord Curzon
(D) Lord Canning
Option c – Lord Curzon
An important event of Lord Dufferin’s tenure as Viceroy was
(A) the Establishment of the Ramakrishna Mission
(B) the Establishment of the Muslim League in Dhaka
(C) the Establishment of the Indian National Congress
(D) the Beginning of the first Census
Option c – the Establishment of the Indian National Congress
Who compared Curzon’s administration in India to that of Aurangzeb?
(A) B.G. Tilak
(B) G.K. Gokhale
(C) Dadabhai Naoroji
(D) Annie Besant
Option b – G.K. Gokhale
Which one of the following pairs (G.G.. and Event) is properly matched?
(A) Lord Cornwallis: Regulating Act
(B) Lord Wellesley: Permanent Settlement
(C) Lord Ellenborough: Annexation of Sindh
(D) Lord Dalhousie First Afghan War
Option c – Lord Ellenborough: Annexation of Sindh
Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(A) Hector Munro: Battle of Buxar
(B) Lord Hastings: Anglo-Nepal War
(C) Lord Wellesley: Fourth Anglo-Mysore War
(D) Lord Cornwallis: Third Anglo-Maratha War
Option d – Lord Cornwallis: Third Anglo-Maratha War
The Archaeological Survey of India was established in the period of
(A) Warren Hastings
(B) Lord Wellesley
(C) Lord Curzon
(D) Lord William Bentinck
Option c – Lord Curzon
Who is called the Father of Indian Archaeology?
(A) Alexander Cunningham
(B) John Marshall
(C) Mortimer Wheeler
(D) James Prinsep
Option a – Alexander Cunningham
The dialect from which both Hindi and Urdu have arisen is
(a) Kannada
(b) Ahomiya
(c) Khari Boli
(d) Mewati
Option c – Khari Boli
The dramatist Bhasa in his play Swapanvasavadatta has immortalized the love affair between Udayan, the king of Vatsa, and Vasavadatta, the princess of
(a) Vajji
(b) Chedi
(c) Avanti
(d) Panchala
Option c – Avanti
Identify the feature that is common to the rock-cut cave sites of Aihole, Badami, and Ellora :
(a) Art activity was patronized by a common dynasty.
(b) The rock-cut caves have identical plans.
(c) The rock-cut caves are not associated with any single faith.
(d) The rock-cut caves are embellished with life-size sculptures.
Option c – The rock-cut caves are not associated with any single faith
Calcutta Corporation Act, of 1899 which reduced the strength of elected members was passed by:
(a) Lord Lytton
(b) Lord Ripon
(c) Lord Curzon
(d) None of these
Option c – Lord Curzon
Which one among the following Acts for the first time allowed Indians, at least theoretically, entry to higher posts in British Indian administration?
(a) Charter Act, 1813 [NDA 2016]
(b) Charter Act, 1833
(c) Charles Wood’s Education Despatch, 1854
(d) Indian Councils Act, 1861
Option b – Charter Act, 1833
The Government of India Act of 1919 clearly defined:
(a) the separation of power between the judiciary and the legislature
(b) the jurisdiction of the central and provincial governments
(c) the powers of the Secretary of State for India and the Viceroy
(d) None of the above
Option b – the jurisdiction of the central and provincial governments
Which one of the following had created the office of the Secretary of State for India?
(a) The Councils Act 1861
(b) The Government of India Act 1858
(c) The Morley-Minto reforms
(d) Montague Chelmsford reforms
Option b – The Government of India Act 1858
Which act ended the “Trade Monopoly” of the East India Company?
(a) Regulating Act of 1773
(b) Pitt’s India Act of 1784
(c) The Charter Act of 1833
(d) The Charter Act of 1813
Option d – The Charter Act of 1813
Why did the early nationalists oppose the Council Act of 1892?
(a) The number of members of the Imperial Legislative Council was increased
(b) The number of members of Provincial Councils was increased
(c) The Councils were given the right to discuss the annual budgets
(d) The Act did not give the Indians control over the public funds
Option d – The Act did not give the Indians control over the public funds
Which one of the following is not a characteristic feature of the Indian Independence Act, of 1947?
(a) The Dominion of India got the residuary territory of India, excluding the provinces of Sind, Baluchistan, West Punjab, East Bengal, and NWFP.
(b) The Act sought to lay down a Constitution by the Legislative will of the British Parliament.
(c) The Act proposed to set up two independent Dominions.
(d) The Constituent Assembly of each Dominion was to have unlimited power to frame and adopt any Constitution.
Option b – The Act sought to lay down a Constitution by the Legislative will of the British Parliament
After 1858, the power of financial supervision and control in India was given to
(a) Governor-General
(b) British Crown
(c) Secretary of State
(d) Finance Member
Option c – Secretary of State
The creation of a Federal Court in India was advocated by which of the following Acts/Commissions?
(a) The Government of India Act, 1919
(b) The Lee Commission, 1923
(c) The Government of India Act, 1935
(d) The Indian Councils Act, 1909
Option c – The Government of India Act, 1935
During the Mughal Period, the Madarsa specialized in the teaching of Muslim Jurisprudence’, was located in:
(a) Lucknow
(b) Delhi
(c) Sialkot
(d) Hyderabad (India)
Option b – Delhi
What were the 12 states of the Sikh confederacy called?
(a) Misl
(b) Gurmata
(c) Sardari
(d) Rakhi
Option a – Misl
Which one of the following books was not illustrated with paintings in Akbar’s court?
(a) Hamzanama
(b) Razmnama
(c) Baburnama
(d) Tarikh-i-Alfi
Option c – Baburnama
With reference to the monuments built by the Mughals, which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Buland Darwaza-Akbar
(b) Itimud-ud-Daula’s tomb-Jahangir
(c) Fatehabad Mosque Babar
(d) Agra Fort-Shahjahan
Option d – Agra Fort-Shahjahan
Babar assumed the title of ‘Padshah’ first at:
(a) Farghana
(b) Kabul
(c) Delhi
(d) Samarkand
Option b – Kabul
The famous diamond ‘Kohinoor’ was presented to Shahjahan by:
(a) Aurangzeb
(b) Murad
(c) Mir Jumla
(d) Abul Hasan Qutbshah
Option c – Mir Jumla
Who among the following translated Ramayana into the Persian language?
(a) Mulla Sheri
(b) Abul Fazl
(c) Faizi
(d) Abdul Qadir Badayuni
Option d – Abdul Qadir Badayuni
The official language of the Mughal Empire was:
(a) Urdu
(b) Persian
(c) Persian and the local language
(d) Turkish
Option b – Persian
Who introduced the Duh-Aspah Sih-Aspah system?
(a) Shah Jahan
(b) Akbar
(c) Jahangir
(d) Aurangzeb
Option c – Jahangir
Which Mughal ruler out of the following learned Hindu Music from Lala Kalavant?
(a) Humayun
(b) Jahangir
(c) Akbar
(d) Shahjahan
Option c – Akbar
Which of the following was the founder of the House of Peshawar?
(a) Balaji Vishwanath
(b) Parsuram Triamsuk
(c) Balaji Baji Rao
(d) Ramachandra Pant
Option a – Balaji Vishwanath
To whom did Aurangzeb bestow upon the title of ‘Sahibat-uz-Zamani’?
(a) Shaista Khan
(b) Amin Khan
(c) Jahan Ara
(d) Roshan Ara
Option c – Jahan Ara
Akbarnama was completed by Abul Fazl in:
(a) Seven years
(b) Eight years
(c) Nine years
(d) Ten years
Option a – Seven years
Which one among the following cannot be attributed to Shahjahan’s reign?
(a) Moti Masjid
(b) Qila-i-Kuhna Masjid
(c) Jama Masjid
(d) Rang Mahal
Option b – Qila-i-Kuhna Masjid
When was Shivaji born and when did he assume the title of Chhatrapati?
(a) 1626, 1675
(b) 1625, 1671
(c) 1627, 1661
(d) 1627, 1674
Option d – 1627, 1674
Who among the following was not a painter at Akbar’s Court?
(a) Daswanth
(b) Abdus Samad
(c) Kalyan Das
(d) Basawan
Option c – Kalyan Das
After the death of Shivaji, there was a fight for succession between:
(a) Shambhaji and the widow of Shivaji
(b) Shambhaji and Bajirao
(c) Rajaram and Shambhaji
(d) None of the above
Option c – Rajaram and Shambhaji
Who among the following was associated with the Mughal Court as a physician to Prince Dara Shukoh?
(a) Hakim Afzal Khan
(b) Ibn Battuta
(c) Francois Bernier
(d) Duarte Barbosa
Option c – Francois Bernier
Who was the Afghan ruler of India whose administrative system was emulated by the British?
(a) Bairam Khan
(b) Sher Shah
(c) Muhammad Shah
(d) Ahmad Shah
Option b – Sher Shah
Akbar founded his own religion known as ‘Din-i-Ilahi’ which means:
(a) house of worship
(b) universal peace
(c) divine faith
(d) None of these
Option c – divine faith
Tansen, the greatest musician of Akbar’s court, belonged to:
(a) Delhi
(b) Agra
(c) Gwalior
(d) Kannauj
Option c – Gwalior
When Akbar was born, Humayun was under the shelter of which one of the following?
(a) Maldeo of Marwar
(b) Raja of Amarkot
(c) Shah Tahmasp of Persia
(d) Pooran Mal of Raisin
Option b – Raja of Amarkot
Tulsidas was a contemporary of:
(a) Babar
(b) Akbar
(c) Jahangir
(d) Shahjahan
Option b – Akbar
Who among the following was killed by Shivaji?
(a) Shaista Khan
(b) Vyankoji
(c) Jai Singh
(d) Afzal Khan
Option d – Afzal Khan
Which of the following is similar to the Taj Mahal in construction?
(a) Akbar’s tomb
(b) Jahangir’s tomb
(c) Humayun’s tomb
(d) Shah Burz
Option c – Humayun’s tomb
The most famous musician at the court of Akbar was Tansen. His original name was:
(a) Baz Bahadur
(b) Makaranda Pande
(c) Lal Kalwant
(d) Ramtanu Pande
Option d – Ramtanu Pande
Which of the following contemporary sources of the Mughal period is especially useful for obtaining information on the agrarian condition?
(a) Akbaranamah
(b) Ain-i-Akbari
(c) Tarikh-i-Farishta
(d) Tuzuk-i-Baburi
Option b – Ain-i-Akbari
Who among the following Mughal rulers was ignorant of the art of reading and writing?
(a) Babar
(b) Humayun
(c) Akbar
(d) Jahangir
Option c – Akbar
The mausoleum of Sher Shah is at:
(a) Delhi
(b) Sasaram
(c) Agra
(d) Lahore
Option b – Sasaram
Buland Darwaza, built by Akbar, is to commemorate the victory of:
(a) Orissa
(b) Bengal
(c) Delhi
(d) Gujarat
Option d – Gujarat
Which of the following forts was not built by Akbar?
(a) Lahore Fort
(b) Allahabad Fort
(c) Gwalior Fort
(d) Agra Fort
Option c – Gwalior Fort
Purana Qila was constructed during the reign of:
(a) Humayun
(b) Akbar
(c) Jahangir
(d) Sher Shah
Option d – Sher Shah
The tomb of Babar is at:
(a) Lahore
(b) Kabul
(c) Sasaram
(d) Sikandra
Option b – Kabul
When did Vasco da Gama come to India?
(a) 1492
(b) 1498
(c) 1398
(d) 1542
Option b – 1498
Sher Shah’s real name was:
(a) Hemu
(b) Faizi
(c) Bahadur
(d) Farid
Option d – Farid
Which Mughal emperor gave land for the construction of the Golden Temple at Amritsar?
(a) Akbar
(b) Jahangir
(c) Shahjahan
(d) Aurangzeb
Option a – Akbar
Sher Shah is credited for introducing for the first time the following measures:
(a) postal system
(b) spy system
(c) currency system
(d) land revenue system based on scientific principles
Option c – currency system
The ‘Jaziya’ was abolished by:
(a) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
(b) Babar
(c) Akbar
(d) Sher Shah
Option c – Akbar
Which Rajput mansabdar revolted against Aurangzeb?
(a) Durgadas Rathore
(b) Jai Singh
(c) Uday Singh
(d) Surajmal
Option a – Durgadas Rathore
At the time of Shahjahan’s illness, Aurangzeb was the viceroy of:
(a) Bengal
(b) Deccan
(c) Gujarat
(d) Afghanistan
Option b – Deccan
The loss of Qandhar was a big blow to the Mughal empire from the viewpoint of:
(b) buffer territory
(c) communication
(d) strategic stronghold
Option d – strategic stronghold
Which Sikh guru helped the rebellious prince, Khusrau, and got executed by Jahangir?
(a) Guru Hargovind
(b) Guru Gobind Singh
(c) Guru Arjun Dev
(d) Guru Tegh Bahadur
Option c – Guru Arjun Dev
Who invented the technique of extracting scent from Rose?
(a) Maham Anga
(b) Nurjahan
(c) Mumtaz Mahal
(d) Roshan Ara
Option b – Nurjahan
Which popular Sufi Silsilah tried to counteract the liberal religious policy of Akbar?
(a) Qadri
(b) Chishti
(c) Suharwadi
(d) Naqshbandi
Option d – Naqshbandi
Which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) Kashmir was annexed to the Mughal Empire by Humayun
(b) Gujarat was annexed to the Mughal Empire by Akbar
(c) Malwa was annexed to the Mughal Empire by Jahangir
(d) Khandesh was annexed to the Mughal Empire by Shahjahan
Option b – Gujarat was annexed to the Mughal Empire by Akbar
The Mughal Empire extended up to Tamil territory in the South under the reign of:
(a) Akbar
(b) Aurangzeb
(c) Jahangir
(d) Shahjahan
Option b – Aurangzeb
Who among the following ladies wrote a historical account during the Mughal Period?
(a) Gulbadan Begam
(b) Nurjahan Begam
(c) Jahanara Begam
(d) Zebun-nissa Begam
Option a – Gulbadan Begam
Which Mughal king tried to stop the practice of Sati?
(a) Akbar
(b) Humayun
(c) Shahjahan
(d) Aurangzeb
Option d – Aurangzeb
The most prominent of the various industries that flourished during the Mughal period was that of:
(a) leather
(b) shipbuilding
(c) glass
(d) cotton textiles
Option d – cotton textiles
Akbar built the Panch Mahal, noted for its various types of pillars, at:
(a) Delhi
(b) Agra
(c) Lahore
(d) Fatehpur Sikri
Option d – Fatehpur Sikri
Who built the mausoleum of Jahangir and where?
(a) Nur Jahan at Lahore
(b) Shahjahan at Agra
(c) Shahjahan at Delhi
(d) Nur Jahan at Fatehpur Sikri
Option a – Nur Jahan at Lahore
The Upanishads were translated into Persian by the orders of:
(a) Abdur Rahim Khan-i-khana
(b) Akbar
(c) Abul Fazal
(d) Dara Shikoh
Option d – Dara Shikoh
Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Babar – Babarnama
(b) Jahangir – Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri
(c) Abul Fazal – Ain-e-Akbari
(d) Tabakat-e-Akbari – Jebunishan
Option d – Tabakat-e-Akbari – Jebunishan
‘Padmavat’ of Malik Muhammad Jaisi, a notable work in Hindi, was completed during the reign of:
(a) Babar
(b) Sher Shah
(c) Akbar
(d) Aurangzeb
Option b – Sher Shah
The account of Babur’s life was written in:
(a) Urdu
(b) Persian
(c) Arabic
(d) Turki
Option d – Turki
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