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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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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the author of Padmavat?

  1. Abdul Rahim
  2. Jayasi
  3. Kabir
  4. Surdas
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following Mughal rulers reimposed ‘jizya’?

  1. Akbar
  2. Aurangzeb
  3. Jahangir
  4. Humayun
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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

  1. Akbar
  2. Humayun
  3. Shahjahan
  4. Sher Shah Suri
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who amongst the following were a maritime power?

  1. Bahmanis
  2. Chalukyas
  3. Rashtrakutas
  4. Cholas
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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

  1. Chalukyas
  2. Cholas
  3. Pallavas
  4. Hoysalas
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Ibn Batutta visited India during the reign of ________.

  1. Alauddin Khilji
  2. Ghiyas ud din Tuglaq
  3. Sher Shah Suri
  4. Muhammad bin Tuglaq
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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

  1. Maurya period
  2. Kushana period
  3. Gupta period
  4. Nanda period
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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

  1. Alberuni
  2. Badami
  3. Zia-ud-din barni
  4. Khafi khan
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

�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
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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
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