Ancient, Medieval Indian History GK Quiz Questions and Answers

Ancient, Medieval Indian History GK Quiz Questions and Answers: Ancient Indian, Medieval Indian History Quiz Questions and Answers for SSC, UPSC etc.

Question: Who among the following was the founder of the Peshwa state?

[A] Balaji Vishwanath

[B] Bajirao

[C] Balaji Bajirao

[D] Madhavrao

Answer: [A] Balaji Vishwanath

Question: Where and when did the coronation of Shivaji take place?

[A] Konkan, 1653

[B] Mumbai, 1665

[C] in Pune, 1660

[D] Raigad, 1674

Answer: [D] Raigad, 1674

Question: In which of the following districts was Shivaji born?

[A] Javali

[B] Champaner

[C] Gingee

[D] Shivner

Answer: [D] Shivner

Question: When was Shivaji born?

[A] 1626

[B] 1625

[C] 1627

[D] 1661

Answer: [C] 1627

Question: Which of the following was the capital of Shivaji’s kingdom?

[A] Sinhagad

[B] Raigarh

[C] Poona

[D] Pandharpur

Answer: [B] Raigarh

Question: Who among the following was responsible for collecting land revenue under the Marathas?

[A] Kulkarni

[B] Patel

[C] District wise

[D] none of the above

Answer: [B] Patel

Question: Who among the following Mughal emperors wrote his autobiography in Persian?

[A] Babur

[B] Akbar

[C] Jahangir

[D] Aurangzeb

Answer: [C] Jahangir

Question: Who translated Bhaskar Acharya’s work ‘Lilavati’ into Persian?

[A] Abul Fazl

[B] Fizzy

[C] Dara Shikoh

[D] Alberuni

Answer: [B] Fizzy

Question: In the Mughal period, where was the madrasa which had specialized in the study of ‘Muslim jurisprudence’ located?

[A] Lucknow

[B] Delhi

[C] Sialkot

[D] Hyderabad

Answer: [A] Lucknow

Question: During the reign of which Mughal ruler most Persian works on Indian classical music were composed?

[A] Akbar

[B] Jahangir

[C] Shah Jahan

[D] Aurangzeb

Answer: [D] Aurangzeb

Question: Which of the following buildings was built by Emperor Akbar at Fatehpur Sikri?

[A] Moti Mahal

[B] Panchmahal

[C] Rang Mahal

[D] Heera Mahal

Answer: [B] Panchmahal

Question: Who among the following is the author of ‘Padshahnama’?

[A] Nizamuddin Ahmed

[B] Abdul Qadri Badayuni

[C] Abdul Hameed Lahori

[D] none of the above

Answer: [C] Abdul Hameed Lahori

Question: In how many years ‘Akbarnama’ was completed by Abul Fazl?

[A] in 7 years

[B] in 5 years

[C] in 8 years

[D] in 10 years

Answer: [A] In 7 years

Question: Which of the following parts of ‘Akbarnama’ is called ‘Aain Akbari’?

[A] first part

[B] Second part

[C] Third part

[D] Fourth part

Answer: [C] Third part

Question: Who among the following was the greatest painter of birds in the court of Jahangir?

[A] Mansoor

[B] Bansawan

[C] Khwaja Abdul Samad

[D] none of the above

Answer: [A] Mansoor

Question: Who among the following laid the foundation stone of Mughal painting?

[A] Babur

[B] Humayun

[C] Akbar

[D] Jahangir

Answer: [A] Babur

Question: After the death of Aurangzeb in 1707 AD, who among the following took over the power?

[A] Bahadur Shah I

[B] Mohammad Shah

[C] Akbar II

[D] none of the above

Answer: [A] Bahadur Shah I

Question: Buland Darwaza was built by which of the following?

[A] Akbar

[B] Jahangir

[C] Shah Jahan

[D] Babur

Answer: [A] Akbar

Question: Nadir Shah’s invasion took place during the reign of which Mughal emperor?

[A] Bahadur Shah

[B] Mohammad Shah

[C] Ahmed Shah

[D] none of the above

Answer: [B] Mohammad Shah

Question: Who among the following was the last Mughal emperor of India?

[A] Aurangzeb

[B] Bahadur Shah Zafar

[C] Shah Jahan

[D] none of the above

Answer: [B] Bahadur Shah Zafar

Question: What was the name of Bahadur Shah Zafar’s father?

[A] Akbar Shah

[B] Aurangzeb

[C] Shah Jahan

[D] none of the above

Answer: [A] Akbar Shah

Question: Who among the following Mughal emperors was called ‘Shahe Bekhbar’?

[A] Bahadur Shah

[B] Mohammad Shah

[C] Aurangzeb

[D] none of the above

Answer: [A] Bahadur Shah

Question: Which of the following rulers gave state patronage to Urdu?

[A] Shah Jahan

[B] Jahangir

[C] Aurangzeb

[D] Muhammad Shah

Answer: [D] Mohammad Shah

Question: Aurangzeb is responsible for the death of which of the following Sikh Guru?

[A] Guru Gobind Singh

[B] Guru Tegh Bahadur

[C] Guru Ramdas

[D] Guru Angad Dev

Answer: [B] Guru Tegh Bahadur

Question: In whose reign was tobacco cultivation started in India?

[A] Shah Jahan

[B] Jahangir

[C] Aurangzeb

[D] Akbar

Answer: [B] Jahangir

Question: Who among the following was the ambassador of British ruler James I in the court of Jahangir?

[A] William Hawkins

[B] William Finch

[C] Edward

[D] none of the group

Answer: [A] William Hawkins

Question: In which year did Sir Thomas Roe, ambassador of James I of England visit India?

[A] 1615

[B] 1818

[C] 1420

[D] 1220

Answer: [A] 1615

Question: Which of the following art was mainly patronized by Jahangir?

[A] painting

[B] Architecture

[C] Sculpture

[D] Music Art

Answer:[A] Painting

Question: Which Mughal ruler had ordered the East India Company to do business in India?

[A] Jahangir

[B] newspaper

[C] Shah Jahan

[D] Humayun

Answer: [A] Jahangir

Question: Who among the following was given the title of English Khan by Jahangir?

[A] William Hawkins

[B] Henry the Navigator

[C] Sir Thomas

[D] none of the above

Answer: [A] William Hawkins

Question: Who among the following started the Mansabdari system?

[A] Sher Shah

[B] Akbar

[C] Aurangzeb

[D] none of the above

Answer: [B] Akbar

Question: At which of the following places did Akbar build Ibadat Khana?

[A] Agra

[B] Fatehpur Sikri

[C] Delhi

[D] Hyderabad

Answer: [B] Fatehpur Sikri

Question: After the defeat of Delhi Sultanate by which ruler gold currency was first introduced?

[A] Akbar

[B] Humayun

[C] Sher Shah

[D] Shah Jahan

Answer: [A] Akbar

Question: Which medieval ruler started the Patawa Kabuliyat system for the welfare of the farmers?

[A] Sher Shah Suri

[B] Humayun

[C] Firoz Shah

[D] none of the above

Answer: [A] Sher Shah Suri

Question: Who among the following invented the pure silver rupee?

[A] Akbar

[B] Sher Shah

[C] Jahangir

[D] Aurangzeb

Answer: [B] Sher Shah

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