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History of India - 3

Description: GK Test History - GK History, General Knowledge Test, GK Awareness and Current Affairs Oriented Question for UPSC, Bank PO, Clerical Exams, Railways Exams and Other Competitive Exams Preparation
Number of Questions: 25
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The original name of Sher Shah Suri was

  1. Khurram

  2. Salim

  3. Murad

  4. Farid


Correct Option: D

Which battle laid the foundation of Muslim rule in India ?

  1. First battle of Tarain

  2. Second battle of Panipat

  3. Second battle of Tarain

  4. First battle of Panipat


Correct Option: C

Who was the first Muslim ruler whose empire had covered almost whole of India ?

  1. Akbar

  2. Balban

  3. Qutub-din-aibak

  4. Alauddin Khilji


Correct Option: D

Who was the ruler of Delhi at the time of Timur's invasion ?

  1. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq

  2. Sultan Mahmud Tughlaq

  3. Feroz Shah Tughlaq

  4. Ghiasuddin Tughlaq


Correct Option: B

Who founded the Vikramshila university at Magadha ?

  1. Gopala

  2. Ashoka

  3. Harshavardhana

  4. Dharmpala


Correct Option: D

The battle of Talikota was fought between

  1. Babar and Ibrahim Lodhi

  2. Aurengzeb and Marathas

  3. Bahmani Sultans and Rama Raya

  4. Prithvi Raj Chauhan and Mohd. Gori


Correct Option: C

Who invited Babar to conquer India?

  1. Bahlol Lodhi

  2. Sikandar Lodhi

  3. Ibrahim Lodhi

  4. Daulat Khan Lodhi


Correct Option: D

Who founded the Khilji dynasty ?

  1. Jalaluddin Khilji

  2. Balban

  3. Qutub-din-aibak

  4. Alauddin Khilji


Correct Option: A

Who founded the Lodhi dynasty ?

  1. Ibrahim Lodhi

  2. Bahlol Lodhi

  3. Sikandar Lodhi

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B

The famous ancient university of Nalanda was in

  1. Bihar

  2. Punjab

  3. Uttar Pardesh

  4. Madhya Pardesh


Correct Option: A

Akbar was coronated at

  1. Balachaur

  2. Kalanaur

  3. Kabul

  4. Peshawar


Correct Option: B

Who transferred his capital from Delhi to Agra?

  1. Muhammad bin Tughlaq

  2. Sikandar Lodhi

  3. Alauddin Khilji

  4. Shahjehan


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Sultan Sikandar Lodhi moved his capital from Delhi to Agra in the year 1506. 

Balban was a slave of

  1. Illutmush

  2. Muhammad Gori

  3. Qutub-din-aibak

  4. Nasir-ud-din Mahmud


Correct Option: A

Who was Akbar's tutor and guardian ?

  1. Todarmal

  2. Birbal

  3. Bairam Khan

  4. Abul Fazal


Correct Option: C

Banda Bahadur was executed during the reign of

  1. Farrukhsiyar

  2. Muhammad Shah

  3. Aurengzeb

  4. Shah Alam


Correct Option: A

Which Sikh Guru founded the city of Amritsar ?

  1. Guru Nanak Dev

  2. Guru Amar Das

  3. Guru Ram Das

  4. Guru Arjan Dev


Correct Option: C

Fahien visited India in the

  1. 5th Century BC

  2. 3rd Century AD

  3. 5th Century AD

  4. 2nd Century BC


Correct Option: A

Akbar's tomb is at

  1. Tughlaqabad

  2. Sasaram

  3. Kabul

  4. Sikandra


Correct Option: D

What is not true about Muhammad Bin Tughlaq ?

  1. He was a man of practical wisdom.

  2. His schemes for the improvement of administration and extension of his kingdom came to nothing

  3. He first shifted his capital from Delhi to Devagiri and then again to Delhi

  4. He lost many parts of his kingdom


Correct Option: A

The Indus valley civilization dated from

  1. 3000 BC-1500 BC

  2. 1500 BC-500 BC

  3. 4500 BC-3500 BC

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A

The Vedic Civilization flourished along the river

  1. Ganga

  2. Indus

  3. Sutlej

  4. Saraswati


Correct Option: D

Which is not associated with Indus valley civilization ?

  1. Lothal

  2. Kalibangan

  3. Ropar

  4. Babylon


Correct Option: D

The most famous king of the Vijayanagar Empire was

  1. Rama Raya

  2. Achyuta Raya

  3. Harihara

  4. Krishnadeva Raya


Correct Option: D

The second battle of Panipat was fought between

  1. Babar and Ibrahim Lodhi

  2. Aurengzeb and Marathas

  3. Hemu and Akbar

  4. Prithvi Raj Chauhan and Mohd. Gori


Correct Option: C

The Vijayanagara Empire was founded by

  1. Krishnadeva Raya

  2. Achyuta Raya

  3. Harihara and Bukka

  4. Rama Raya


Correct Option: C
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