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Indian History

Description: GK Indian History Test - General Knowledge History Practice and Preparation Test for UPSC, B.Ed and M.Ed and Bank PO Exams
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Two of the great Mughals wrote their own memoirs. They were _______.

  1. Babur and Humayun

  2. Humayun and Jahangir

  3. Babur and Jahangir

  4. Jahangir and Shahjahan


Correct Option: C

Which of the following statements about Aurangzeb is/are correct?

  1. In expanse, the Mughal empire was the largest during his reign.

  2. By his antagonistic attitude, he alienated the Rajputs.

  3. His Deccan policy in the end proved to be ruinous for the Mughal empire.

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct Answer: All of the above

What is the correct chronological order of the following events?

  1. War of succession
  2. Death of Mumtaz
  3. Coronation of Aurangzeb
  4. Shah Jahan’s captivity for about 8 years before his death
  1. 1, 3, 4, 2

  2. 2, 4, 1, 3

  3. 2, 1, 4, 3

  4. 1, 4, 3, 2


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The correct sequence is: 2, 1, 4, 3.

Who was the author of Padmavat?

  1. Abdul Rahim

  2. Jayasi

  3. Kabir

  4. Surdas


Correct Option: B

Which of the following Mughal rulers reimposed ‘jizya’?

  1. Akbar

  2. Aurangzeb

  3. Jahangir

  4. Humayun


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Aurangzeb Jizya was temporarily abolished by the third Mughal emperor Akbar, in the late 16th century. However, Aurangzeb, the sixth emperor, re-introduced and levied jizya on non-Muslims in the 17th century. 

Tulsidas, the author of Ramcharitmanas, flourished during the reign of

  1. Akbar

  2. Humayun

  3. Shahjahan

  4. Sher Shah Suri


Correct Option: A

Who amongst the following were a maritime power?

  1. Bahmanis

  2. Chalukyas

  3. Rashtrakutas

  4. Cholas


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Cholas

The Chola fleet represented the zenith of ancient Indian sea power. In the period of 984-1042 CE, the Chola kings dispatched great naval expeditions which occupied parts of Burma, Malaya and Sumatra, while suppressing the piratical activities of the Sumatra warlords.

Who among the following established the largest dominion in southern India?

  1. Chalukyas

  2. Cholas

  3. Pallavas

  4. Hoysalas


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Cholas

Ibn Batutta visited India during the reign of ________.

  1. Alauddin Khilji

  2. Ghiyas ud din Tuglaq

  3. Sher Shah Suri

  4. Muhammad bin Tuglaq


Correct Option: D

The celebrated astronomers of ancient India, Aryabhatta and Varahamihira, lived during the ________.

  1. Maurya period

  2. Kushana period

  3. Gupta period

  4. Nanda period


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Gupta period Both astronomers lived in the 6th century AD, which is the Gupta Period.

In the domain of historical literature, the post Gupta period produced works the like of which had not been seen in the either ages. Which of the following is not one of those works?

  1. Arthashastra

  2. Harshacharita

  3. Ramacharita

  4. Rajatarangini


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

 Arthashastra is not one of those works.

The famous Pala Dynasty, whose rule of Bengal commenced in the second half of the eighth century, began with __________.

  1. Dharampala

  2. Devapala

  3. Gopala I

  4. Jayapala


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Gopala I The empire was founded with the election of Gopala I as the emperor of Gauda in 750. The Pala stronghold was located in Bengal and Bihar, which included the major cities of Pataliputra, Vikrampura, Ramvati (Varendra), Munger, Tamralipta and Jaggadala. 

Famous literary work Tahqiq-i-Hind was written by ________.

  1. Alberuni

  2. Badami

  3. Zia-ud-din barni

  4. Khafi khan


Correct Option: A

The end of the Gupta empire is attributed to the invasions of the Huns. Who amongst the following played the part of a lion to the hun deer' and routed them out?

  1. Prabhakaravardhana

  2. Harshvardhana

  3. Rajyavardhana

  4. Bhaskaravarman


Correct Option: A

Which of the following is the correct chronological order of the slave dynasty rulers?

  1. Iltutmish, qutub-ud-din aibak, razia sultan , balban

  2. qutub-ud-din aibak, Iltutmish, balban, razia sultan

  3. qutub-ud-din aibak, Iltutmish, razia sultan, balban

  4. Iltutmish, balban, qutub-ud-din aibak, razia sultan


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct Answer: qutub-ud-din aibak, Iltutmish, razia sultan, balban

Which of the following is not true about the administration of ala-ud-din khilji?

  1. He issued edicts regulating the prices of all articles and goods

  2. He introduced new currency notes

  3. He forbade intoxicating drinks

  4. He required all grains to be stored in the royal granaries in Delhi


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct Answer: He introduced new currency notes  

Ala ud din Khilji became the sultan of Delhi in 1296 AD, after treacherously murdering his uncle and patron. Who was his patron?

  1. Jalal ud din Firuz

  2. Nasir ud din Khusrau Shah

  3. Ghiyas ud din Balban

  4. Qutub ud din Mubarak


Correct Option: A

Who amongst the following was the first sultan of Tuglaq dynasty?

  1. Firuz Shah Tuglaq

  2. Muhammad bin Tugluq

  3. Ghiyath al-Din Tugluq

  4. Nasir ud din Muhammad Shah


Correct Option: C

Who amongst the following brothers of Aurangzeb was condemned to death, and his body was paraded in Delhi?

  1. Dara Shikoh

  2. Murad Baksh

  3. Shah Shuja

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

�The magnitude of the peril confirmed the fortitude of Rana, who vowed, in the words of the bard, 'to make his mother's milk resplendent', and he amply redeemed his pledge� Who was this national hero of rajputana?

  1. Raja man singh

  2. Rana pratap

  3. Raja jai singh

  4. Rana sangha


Correct Option: B

Who amongst the following rajputs offered uncompromising resistance to the mughals in the sixteenth century and never accepted their lordship?

  1. Rana fateh singh

  2. Rana kumbha

  3. Rana pratap

  4. Rana sangha


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Rana Pratap Nearly all of Maharana Pratap's fellow Rajput chiefs had meanwhile entered into the vassalage of the Mughals. Pratap's own brothers - Shakti Singh, Jagmal and Sagar Singh served Akbar, and many Rajput chiefs, such as Man Singh I of Amer, served as commanders in Akbar's armies, and as members of his council. 

Who amongst the following, after succeeding to the throne, came to be known as Emperor shahjahan?

  1. Jalal ud din

  2. Khurram shihab ud din

  3. Nur ud din Muhammad

  4. Muhi ud din Muhammad


Correct Option: B

Who amongst the following was the first to make use of artillery in warfare during the medieval period in India?

  1. Babur

  2. Ibrahim lodhi

  3. Sher shah suri

  4. Akbar


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Babur

Who amongst the following, after succeeding to the throne, came to be known as Emperor Aurangzeb?

  1. Jalal ud din

  2. Muhi ud din Muhammad

  3. Khurram shihab ud din

  4. Nur ud din Muhammad


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Muhi ud din Muhammad

Who amongst the following is believed to have been the 'destroyer' of the Khilji dynasty, including Alauddin Khilji?

  1. Nasiruddin Khusrau Shah

  2. Malik Khafur

  3. Ghazi Malik

  4. Qutubuddin Mubarak Shah


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Malik Khafur is the correct answer.

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