1. Who among the following defeated Babur in the battle of Sar-e-Pul?
(a) Abdullah Khan Uzbek
(b) Shaibani Khan
(c) Ubaydullah Khan
(d) Jani Beg
Answer: (b) Shaibani Khan
2. The first Battle of Panipat was fought between
(a) Babur and Rana Sanga
(b) Sher Shah Suri and Akabar
(c) Humayun and Ibrahim Lodi
(d) Babur and Ibrahim Lodi
Answer: (c) Humayun and Ibrahim Lodi
3. Who built the Babri Mosque established in Ayodhya?
(a) Babur
(b) Humayun
(c) Nizam-ultrasound-Mulk
(d) Mir Baki
Answer: (d) Mir Baki
4. The Mughal ruler of medieval India was
(a) Persian
(b) Afghans
(c) Chagatai Turk
(d) None of the above
Answer: (c) Chagatai Turk
5. The main reason of Babur’s victory in the battle of Panipat was
(a) His horse riding force
(b) His skilled warfare
(c) Tulghuma system
(d) Internal disputes among Afghans
Answer: (b) His skilled warfare
6. At which of the following battles was artillery used for the first time by one of the two armies?
(a) First battle of Panipat
(b) Battle of Khanwa
(c) Battle of Plassey
(d) Third battle of Panipat
Answer: (a) First battle of Panipat
7. The religion of Babur’s victory over Ibrahim Lodi was
(a) Bravery of Babur
(b) Artillery
(c) Weakness of a Ibrahim
(d) Skilled commandent
Answer: (b) Artillery
8. Whom did Babur defeat in the first battle of Panipat?
(a) Rana Sanga
(b) Ibrahim Lodi
(c) Sikandar Lodi
(d) Sher Shah Suri
Answer: (b) Ibrahim Lodi
9. In which year, did Babur defeat Sultan Ibrahim Lodi at the battle of Panipat?
(a) 1527 AD
(b) 1526 AD
(c) 1525 AD
(d) 1524 AD
Answer: (b) 1526 AD
10. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) First battle of Panipat: 1526
(b) Battle of Khanwa: 1527
(c) Battle of Ghagara: 1529
(d) Battle of Chanderi: 1530
Answer: (d) Battle of Chanderi: 1530
11. During which one of the following battles did Babur declare ‘Jehad’?
(a) Battle of Panipat
(b) Battle of Khanwa
(c) Battle of Chanderi
(d) None of the above
Answer: (b) Battle of Khanwa
12. In which one of the following battles, Rana Sanga fought against Babur?
(a) Battle of Panipat
(b) Battle of Khanwa
(c) Battle of Chanderi
(d) Battle of Ghagara
Answer: (b) Battle of Khanwa
13. The ruler of Mewar who was defeated in the battle of Khanwa by Akbar in 1527 was
(a) Rana Pratap
(b) Man Singh
(c) Sawai Singh
(d) Rana Sanga
Answer: (d) Rana Sanga
14. After becoming the Mughal Ruler in India, Zahiruddin Muhammad assumed the name
(a) Babur
(b) Humayun
(c) Jahangir
(d) Bahadur Shah
Answer: (a) Babur
15. Babur assumed the title of ‘Padshah’ first at
(a) Ferghana
(b) Kabul
(c) Delhi
(d) Samarqand
Answer: (b) Kabul
16. Identify the Mughal Emperor whose success in life due to his patience and resolution is a lesson for everyone
(a) Zahiruddin Muhammad Babur
(b) Naseeruddin Muhammad Humayun
(c) Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar
(d) Abdul Muzaffar Muhiuddin Aurangzeb
Answer: (a) Zahiruddin Muhammad Babur
17. Which Hindu Rajya has been mentioned by Babur in his Babur Nama?
(a) Orissa
(b) Gujarat
(c) Mewar
(d) Kashmir
Answer: (c) Mewar
18. In which language was Tuzuk-i- Baburi written?
(a) Persian
(b) Arabic
(c) Turkish
(d) Urdu
Answer: (c) Turkish
19. Which one of the following medieval era rulers mentioned below was highly educated?
(a) Balban
(b) Alauddin Khalji
(c) Ibrahim Lodi
(d) Sher Shah
Answer: (d) Sher Shah
20. From where did Fareed, who later on became Sher Shah Suri got his education?
(a) Sasaram
(b) Patna
(c) Jaunpur
(d) Lahore
Answer: (c) Jaunpur
21. From the following names identify the one who was not the brother of Humayun.
(a) Kamran
(b) Usman
(c) Askari
(d) Hindal
Answer: (b) Usman
22. Which medieval era ruler introduced the system of ‘patta’ and ‘qabuliyat’ to help peasants?
(a) Alauddin Khalji
(b) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
(c) Sher Shah
(d) Akbar
Answer: (c) Sher Shah
23. Which of the following rulers at first assumed the title of ‘Hazrat-e-Ala’ and afterwards ‘Sultan’?
(a) Bahlul Lodi
(b) Sikandar Lodi
(c) Sher Shah Suri
(d) Islam Shah Suri
Answer: (c) Sher Shah Suri
24. After the downfall of the Delhi Sultunate, who was the first ruler to issue the gold coin?
(a) Akbar
(b) Humayun
(c) Shahjahan
(d) Sher Shah
Answer: (b) Humayun
25. When Humayun invaded Chunar Fort first time?
(a) 1532
(b) 1531
(c) 1533
(d) 1536
Answer: (a) 1532
26. Who among the following has constructed mausoleum by for her emperor husband?
(a) Shah Begum
(b) Haji Begum
(c) Mumtaz Mahal Begum
(d) Nurnissa Begum
Answer: (b) Haji Begum
27. Who introduced coin of silver?
(a) Akbar
(b) Sher Shah
(c) Alauddin Khalji
(d) Bakhtiyar Khalji
Answer: (b) Sher Shah
28. What was the exchange rate of exchange of silver’s rupiya?
(a) 16:1
(b) 32:1
(c) 48:1
(d) 64:1
Answer: (d) 64:1
29. The pure silver rupiya was issued by
(a) Akbar
(b) Sher Shah
(c) Jahangir
(d) Aurangazeb
Answer: (b) Sher Shah
30. Death of Sher Shah Suri occurred in
(a) Agra
(b) Kalinjar
(c) Rohtas
(d) Sasaram
Answer: (b) Kalinjar
31. With which medieval ruler would you associate the statement ‘I would have lost the empire just for a handful of millet?
(a) Alauddin khalji
(b) Muhammad Tughlaq
(c) Sher Shah
(d) Aurangzeb
Answer: (c) Sher Shah
32. Where is the Mausoleum of Sher Shah?
(a) Sasaram
(b) Delhi
(c) Kalinjar
(d) Sonargaon
Answer: (a) Sasaram
33. Sher Shah was buried at
(a) Kalinjar
(b) Sasaram
(c) Jaunpur
(d) Patna
Answer: (b) Sasaram
34. Which one of the following is a monument constructed by Sher Shah?
(a) Qila-i-Kuhna at Delhi
(b) Atala Masjid Jaunpur
(c) Bara Sona Masjid at Gaur
(d) Quwwat-also-Islam Mosque at Delhi
Answer: (a) Qila-i-Kuhna at Delhi
35. Who amongst the following got ‘Purana Qila’ of Delhi built in the present form?
(a) Sher Shah Suri
(b) Akbar
(c) Babur
(d) Shah Jahan
Answer: (a) Sher Shah Suri
36. Who of the following was sent first by East India Company in the court of Jahangir?
(a) Sir Thomas Roe
(b) Vasco-de-Gama
(c) Hawkins
(d) Jobchornok
Answer: (c) Hawkins
37. Who among the following is the envoy of British King James-I was sent to Jahangir’s court?
(a) William Hawkins
(b) William Finch
(c) Pitra Della Villa
(d) Edward Terry
Answer: (a) William Hawkins
38. Who introduced ‘Do-aspa and Sihaspa’ system?
(a) Akbar
(b) Jahangir
(c) Shahjahan
(d) Aurangzeb
Answer: (b) Jahangir
39. In whose reign was the ‘Treaty of Chittor’ signed between Mughal and the Rana of Mewar?
(a) Akbar
(b) Jahangir
(c) Shah Jahan
(d) Aurangzeb
Answer: (b) Jahangir
40. Mughal Emperor Jahangir gave the title ‘English-Khan’ to
(a) Albuquerque
(b) Francisco Almeida
(c) William Hawkins
(d) Henry the Navigator
Answer: (c) William Hawkins
41. Sir Thomas Roe came to India as a British Ambassador during the reign of
(a) Akbar
(b) Aurangzeb
(c) Jahangir
(d) Shahjahan
Answer: (c) Jahangir
42. Sir Thomas Roe and ambassador of James-I of England came to India in the year
(a) 1616
(b) 1615
(c) 1516
(d) 1614
Answer: (b) 1615
43. Thomas Roe was received in audience by Jahangir at
(a) Agra
(b) Ajmer
(c) Delhi
(d) Fatehpur Sikri
Answer: (b) Ajmer
44. Which British Ambassador came behind Jahangir from Ajmer to Mandu?
(a) Clive
(b) Sir Thomas Roe
(c) Lord Ester
(d) Clyde
Answer: (b) Sir Thomas Roe
45. A Dutch traveller, who has given a very valuable account of the reign of Jahangir was
(a) Francisco Pelsaert
(b) Hawkins
(c) Niccolao Manucci
(d) Peter Mundy
Answer: (a) Francisco Pelsaert
46. Who among the following foreign travellers visited India during the reign of Jahangir?
(a) Father Anthony Monserate
(b) Francisco Pelsaert
(c) Niccolao Manucci
(d) Francois Burnier
Answer: (b) Francisco Pelsaert
47. Which Mughal Emperor has no mausoleum in India?
(a) Aurangzeb
(b) Akbar
(c) Humayun
(d) Babur
Answer: (d) Babur
48. Where was Emperor Jahangir buried?
(a) Agra
(b) Delhi
(c) Lahore
(d) Srinagar
Answer: (c) Lahore
49. Among the following whose tomb is situated outside India?
(a) Humayun
(b) Aurangzeb
(c) Jahandar Shah
(d) Jahangir
Answer: (d) Jahangir
50. Mughal painting reached its zenith under
(a) Humayun
(b) Akbar
(c) Jahangir
(d) Shah Jahan
Answer: (c) Jahangir
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