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WBSSC Previous Year mcq PDF for Students
Who wrote the book Sirr-i-Akbar?
a) Abul Fazl
b) Dara Shikoh
c) Mullah Shah Badakhshi
d) Shah Waliullah
Option b – Dara Shikoh
Who was the first Muslim scholar to study Hindu sacred texts?
a) Amir Khusrau
b) Dara Shikoh
c) Amir Hasan
d) Shuja
Option b – Dara Shikoh
Which historian described Shah Jahan’s rule as the Golden Age of the Mughal Empire?
a) V.A. Smith
b) J.N. Sarkar
c) A.L. Srivastava
d) None of the above
Option c – A.L. Srivastava
The famous diamond ‘Kohinoor’ was gifted to Shah Jahan by
a) Aurangzeb
b) Murad
c) Mir Jumla
d) Abul Hasan Qutb Shah
Option c – Mir Jumla
Which Mughal ruler eliminated the Persian custom of ‘Sijda’ that was initiated by Balban?
a) Akbar
b) Jahangir
c) Shah Jahan
d) Aurangzeb
Option c – Shah Jahan
Who served as the governor of the Deccan for most of Shah Jahan’s reign?
a) Dara Shikoh
b) Murad Baksh
c) Shah Shuja
d) Aurangzeb
Option d – Aurangzeb
Aurangzeb defeated Jaswant Singh, ruler of Jodhpur, at the Battle of Dharmat in 1658. In which state is Dharmat located?
a) Rajasthan
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Gujarat
d) Uttar Pradesh
Option b – Madhya Pradesh
Which Mughal prince took refuge in Srinagar, Garhwal?
a) Murad
b) Aurangzeb
c) Dara Shikoh
d) Sulaiman Shikoh
Option d – Sulaiman Shikoh
The Battle of Dharmat was fought between
a) Muhammad Ghori and Jai Chand
b) Babur and the Afghans
c) Aurangzeb and Dara Shikoh
d) Ahmad Shah Durrani and the Marathas
Option c – Aurangzeb and Dara Shikoh
Which Mughal emperor was crowned twice?
a) Akbar
b) Jahangir
c) Shah Jahan
d) Aurangzeb
Option d – Aurangzeb
Which son of Aurangzeb revolted, weakening his control over the Rajputs?
a) Azam
b) Akbar
c) Muazzam
d) Kam Baksh
Option b – Akbar
With which Mughal general did Shivaji sign the Treaty of Purandar in 1665?
a) Diler Khan
b) Jai Singh
c) Jaswant Singh
d) Shaista Khan
Option b – Jai Singh
Which Mughal emperor was referred to as Zinda Peer?
a) Akbar
b) Aurangzeb
c) Shah Jahan
d) Jahangir
Option b – Aurangzeb
Which European traveler visited India during Shah Jahan’s rule?
a) William Hawkins
b) Thomas Roe
c) Antonia Monserrate
d) Peter Mundy
Option d – Peter Mundy
In which year did Aurangzeb defeat Bijapur?
a) 1685
b) 1686
c) 1687
d) 1684
Option b – 1686
Which two Deccan states were conquered by Aurangzeb?
a) Ahmadnagar and Bijapur
b) Bidar and Bijapur
c) Bijapur and Golconda
d) Golconda and Ahmadnagar
Option c – Bijapur and Golconda
Which Mughal ruler had the maximum number of generals in his army?
a) Humayun
b) Akbar
c) Nizamuddin
d) Aurangzeb
Option d – Aurangzeb
Who reinstated the Jizya tax?
a) Akbar
b) Aurangzeb
c) Jahangir
d) Humayun
Option b – Aurangzeb
What was the interpretation of Jihad carried out by Aurangzeb?
a) Darul-Harb
b) Dar-ul-Islam
c) Holy War
d) Jizya
Option b – Dar-ul-Islam
Who commissioned the construction of Bibi Ka Maqbara (Tomb of Bibi)?
a) Humayun
b) Shah Jahan
c) Akbar II
d) Aurangzeb
Option d – Aurangzeb
Which tomb is often called the ‘Second Taj Mahal’?
a) Tomb of Anarkali
b) Tomb of Itmad-ud-Daula
c) Tomb of Rabia-ud-Daurani
d) None of the above
Option c – Tomb of Rabia-ud-Daurani
Which of the following was a daughter of Emperor Aurangzeb?
a) Jahan Ara
b) Roshan Ara
c) Gauhar Ara
d) Mehrunnisa
Option d – Mehrunnisa
Which of the following statements accurately describe Ahadis?. 1. They served individually rather than in groups. 2. They were not attached to any particular chief. 3. They reported directly to the emperor as their superior. 4. They were affiliated with Mirzas.
a) Only 1, 3, and 4
b) Only 1, 2, and 3
c) Only 2 and 3
d) Only 1 and 4
Option b – Only 1, 2, and 3
The Mughal painting style influenced many Indian miniature Art forms. Which among these was least affected?
a) Pahari
b) Rajasthani
c) Kangra
d) Kalighat
Option d – Kalighat
Who was responsible for illustrating Dastan-e-Amir Hamza?
a) Abdus Samad
b) Mansur
c) Mir Sayyid Ali
d) Abul Hasan
Option a – Abdus Samad
Which option best represents the themes of Mughal paintings?
a) Scenes of battles
b) Depictions of animals, birds, and natural landscapes
c) Courtly and royal depictions
d) All of the above
Option d – All of the above
Who is credited with laying the groundwork for Mughal painting?
a) Akbar
b) Humayun
c) Jahangir
d) Shah Jahan
Option b – Humayun
During whose reign did Mughal painting reach its peak?
a) Aurangzeb
b) Akbar
c) Jahangir
d) Shah Jahan
Option c – Jahangir
Jahangir is known to have primarily patronized which form of Art?
a) Painting
b) Architecture
c) Sculpture
d) Music
Option a – Painting
The Pahari, Rajput, Mughal, and Kangra schools are different traditions of which artistic domain?
a) Architecture
b) Painting
c) Dance
d) Music
Option b – Painting
The Kishangarh School is especially noted for which Art form?
a) Temple Art
b) Painting
c) Martial arts
d) Sculpture
Option b – Painting
Which musical instrument was mastered by Emperor Aurangzeb?
a) Sitar
b) Pakhawaj
c) Veena
d) None of the above
Option c – Veena
Which Raga is customarily performed in the early morning?
a) Todi
b) Darbari
c) Bhopali
d) Bhimpalasi
Option a – Todi
How many music worship centers were established by the disciples of Swami Haridas, the teacher of Tansen, Baiju Bawra, and Gopal Nayak?
a) 5
b) 4
c) 3
d) 2
Option a – 5
Where is the tomb of Tansen located?
a) Agra
b) Gwalior
c) Jhansi
d) Jaipur
Option b – Gwalior
What was Tansen’s birth name?
a) Makarchand Pandey
b) Ramtanu Pandey
c) Lala Kalawant
d) Baz Bahadur
Option b – Ramtanu Pandey
Which Mughal ruler is known to have learned Hindu music from Lala Kalavant?
a) Humayun
b) Jahangir
c) Akbar
d) Shah Jahan
Option c – Akbar
Who among the following were painters during Jahangir’s reign?. 1. Abdus Samad 2. Abul Hasan 3. Aqa Riza 4. Mir Sayyid Ali
a) Only 1 and 2
b) Only 2 and 3
c) Only 3 and 4
d) Only 4 and 1
Option b – Only 2 and 3
Which Dhrupad singers were prominent during Akbar’s time?. 1. Tansen 2. Haridas 3. Surdas 4. Vilas Khan
a) Only 1 and 2
b) Only 2 and 3
c) Only 1, 2, and 3
d) All four
Option a – Only 1 and 2
Delhi’s educational institution called Madarsa-e-Begum was founded by whom?
a) Gulbadan Begum
b) Maham Anga
c) Ziaunnisa
d) Zeenat-un-Nisa
Option b – Maham Anga
Who wrote Humayun Nama?
a) Babur
b) Humayun
c) Gulbadan Begum
d) Jahangir
Option c – Gulbadan Begum
Gulbadan Begum was the daughter of which Mughal ruler?
a) Babur
b) Humayun
c) Shah Jahan
d) Aurangzeb
Option a – Babur
Which Mughal woman is known for contributing historical accounts?
a) Gulbadan Begum
b) Nur Jahan
c) Jahanara Begum
d) Zebunnisa Begum
Option a – Gulbadan Begum
Who translated the Hitopadesha into Persian?
a) Dara Shikoh
b) Faizi
c) Abdul Qadir Badauni
d) Tajul Mali
Option d – Tajul Mali
Which Muslim scholar made significant contributions to Hindi literature?
a) Abul Fazl
b) Faizi
c) Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khanan
d) Abdul Qadir Badauni
Option c – Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khanan
Who was Abd Hamid Lahori in the context of Indian History?
a) Military commander under Akbar
b) Official historian during Shah Jahan’s reign
c) Noble and advisor to Aurangzeb
d) Chronicler and poet during Muhammad Shah’s reign
Option b – Official historian during Shah Jahan’s reign
Arrange the following invasions in order of occurrence. 1. Ahmad Shah Abdali 2. Genghis Khan 3. Nadir Shah 4. Timur
a) 1, 2, 3, 4
b) 4, 3, 2, 1
c) 2, 4, 3, 1
d) 2, 4, 1, 3
Option c – 2, 4, 3, 1
Which of the following statements are accurate?. 1. Ahmad Shah Abdali fought the Third Battle of Panipat 2. Babur founded the Delhi Sultanate 3. Shah Jahan participated in the war of succession 4. Jahangir appreciated Art and nature
a) Only 1, 2, and 3
b) Only 1 and 3
c) Only 1 and 4
d) All four statements
Option c – Only 1 and 4
Arrange these historical figures in chronological order. 1. Ahilya Bai 2. Durgawati 3. Padmini 4. Tara Bai
a) 1, 2, 3, 4
b) 3, 2, 4, 1
c) 3, 4, 1, 2
d) 2, 1, 3, 4
Option b – 3, 2, 4, 1
Who did the Sultan of Bijapur send to suppress Shivaji in 1659?
a) Inayat Khan
b) Afzal Khan
c) Shaista Khan
d) Sayyid Banda
Option b – Afzal Khan
From which city did Shivaji escape Mughal detention?
a) Gwalior
b) Agra
c) Delhi
d) Kanpur
Option b – Agra
Where was Shivaji officially crowned as Chhatrapati?
a) Raigarh
b) Satara
c) Purandar
d) Tanjore
Option a – Raigarh
In which city did Shivaji take the coronation oath as Chhatrapati?
a) Pune
b) Kolhapur
c) Raigarh
d) Ahmednagar
Option c – Raigarh
Who was Shivaji’s spiritual mentor?
a) Ramdas
b) Tukaram
c) Vaman Pandit
d) Gaga Bhatt
Option a – Ramdas
The Ashtapradhan council of ministers functioned under which administration?
a) Gupta administration
b) Chola administration
c) Vijayanagara administration
d) Maratha administration
Option d – Maratha administration
During Shivaji’s rule, the post of ‘Sarnobat’ was connected to which branch?
a) finance
b) Judiciary
c) Local governance
d) Military
Option d – Military
Which member of the Ashtapradhan council managed foreign relations?
a) Peshwa
b) Sachiv
c) Pandit Rao
d) Sumant
Option d – Sumant
Who held the position of foreign minister under Shivaji? ( WBSSC Previous Year mcq PDF Download )
a) Sumant
b) Amatya
c) Sar-i-Naubat
d) Sachiv
Option a – Sumant
The Ashtapradhan council served under which ruler? ( WBSSC Previous Year mcq PDF Download )
a) Harshavardhana
b) Samudra Gupta
c) Shivaji
d) Yashovarman
Option c – Shivaji
Who restructured the Maratha administration following Shambhaji’s death? ( WBSSC Previous Year mcq PDF Download )
a) Rajaram
b) Balaji Viswanath
c) Ganga Bai
d) Nanaji Deshmukh
Option b – Balaji Viswanath
The Maratha king became a figurehead while the Peshwa held real power during the tenure of: ( WBSSC Previous Year mcq PDF Download )
a) Balaji Vishwanath
b) Bajirao I
c) Balaji Bajirao
d) Madhavrao I
Option c – Balaji Bajirao
At Aurangzeb’s death, Maratha leadership was in the hands of: ( WBSSC Previous Year mcq PDF Download )
a) Sambhaji
b) Rajaram
c) Jijabai
d) Tarabai
Option d – Tarabai
Which Maratha woman led campaigns against the Mughals after 1700 A.D.? ( WBSSC Previous Year mcq PDF Download )
a) Ahilya Bai
b) Mukta Bai
c) Tara Bai
d) Rukmini Bai
Option c – Tara Bai
The Saranzami system was associated with: ( WBSSC Previous Year mcq PDF Download )
a) Maratha revenue administration
b) Taluqdari system
c) Qutb Shahi administration
d) None of the above
Option a – Maratha revenue administration
Which historian witnessed the Third Battle of Panipat? ( WBSSC Previous Year MCQ PDF Download )
a) Khafi Khan
b) Kashiraj Pandit
c) Dattaji Pingle
d) Harcharan Das
Option b – Kashiraj Pandit
What prompted Ahmad Shah Abdali to invade India leading to the Third Battle of Panipat? ( WBSSC Previous Year MCQ PDF Download )
a) Revenge for his viceroy Timur Shah’s expulsion from Lahore by the Marathas
b) Invitation from Punjab governor Adina Beg Khan
c) Retaliation for Mughal failure to pay revenues from Chahar Mahal
d) Desire to annex the fertile plains of Punjab up to Delhi
Option a – Revenge for his viceroy Timur Shah’s expulsion from Lahore by the Marathas
Who defeated the Marathas in the Third Battle of Panipat? ( WBSSC Previous Year MCQ PDF Download )
a) Afghans
b) Britishers
c) Mughals
d) Rohillas
Option a – Afghans
When did the Third Battle of Panipat take place? ( WBSSC Previous Year MCQ PDF Download )
a) 14 January, 1760
b) 5 January, 1761
c) 14 January, 1761
d) 5 November, 1556
Option c – 14 January, 1761
The Third Battle of Panipat was fought between: ( WBSSC Previous Year MCQ PDF Download )
a) Hemu and Akbar
b) Humayun and Sher Shah
c) Marathas and Ahmad Shah Abdali
d) Nadir Shah and the Mughals
Option c – Marathas and Ahmad Shah Abdali
In which year was the Third Battle of Panipat fought? ( WBSSC Previous Year MCQ PDF Download )
a) 1526 A.D.
b) 1761 A.D.
c) 1556 A.D.
d) 1857 A.D.
Option b – 1761 A.D.
Which Rohilla was a close ally of Ahmad Shah Abdali? ( WBSSC Previous Year MCQ PDF Download )
a) Ghulam Qadir Rohilla
b) Najib Khan
c) Ali Muhammad Khan
d) Hafiz Rahmat Khan
Option b – Najib Khan
Which dynasty used the Modi script for official documents? ( WBSSC Previous Year MCQ PDF Download )
a) Wodeyars
b) Zamorins
c) Hoysalas
d) Marathas
Option d – Marathas
Identify the incorrectly paired Maratha tax ( WBSSC Previous Year MCQ PDF Download )
a) Takoli – Annual tribute from zamindars
b) Sair – Tax on sale of goods
c) Pandari – Tax collected from non-farmers
d) Tarai – Tax on irrigation
Option d – Tarai – Tax on irrigation
Assertion (A): Shivaji was guided by a council of ministers. Reason (R): Each minister had independent control over their department. ( WBSSC Previous Year MCQ PDF Download )
a) Both A and R are true and R explains A correctly
b) Both A and R are true but R does not explain A
c) A is true, R is false
d) A is false, R is true
Option c – A is true, R is false
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