Deck 7: History : Battles, Rulers, and Monuments

Question 1

In which year was the first Battle of Panipat fought?

A)1526 AD
B)1561 AD
C)1539 AD
D)1540 AD

Answer 1

1526 AD

Question 2

Name the capital of Maharaja Ranjit Singh:

A)Amritsar
B)Lahore
C)Patiala
D)Gujranwala

Answer 2

Lahore

Question 3

Talwandi (now in Pakistan) is a holy place associated with

A)Guru Gobind Singh
B)Guru Arjun Dev
C)Guru Nanak Dev
D)Guru Ram Das

Answer 3

Guru Nanak Dev

Question 4

Which of the following places is NOT connected with Guru Nanak's life and work?

A)Anandpur Sahib
B)Kartarpur
C)Talwandi
D)Sultanpur Lodhi

Question 5

The Khalsa Panth was founded by

A)Guru Nanak
B)Guru Arjun Dev
C)Guru Gobind Singh
D)Guru Hargobind

Question 6

Who laid the foundation of Sri Harmandir Sahib at Amritsar?

A)Guru Arjun Dev
B)Mian Mir
C)Guru Ram Das
D)Bhai Gurdas

Question 7

Who founded Din-I-Illahi?

A)Babur
B)Akbar
C)Hamayun
D)Aurangzeb

Question 8

Name the invader who destroyed the Somnath Temple:

A)Timur
B)Mahmood Ghaznavi
C)Mohammad Ghori
D)Nadir Shah

Question 9

What event is commemorated by the Hijari calendar in Islam?

A)Birth of the prophet
B)Demise of the prophet
C)Migration of the prophet
D)Revelation of the book to the prophet

Question 10

The court historian of Akbar's reign was

A)Todarmal
B)Abul Fazal
C)Man Singh
D)Birbal

Question 11

Tamerlane or sometimes called Timur was from

A)India
B)Mongolia
C)Greece
D)Persia

Question 12

The dargah of famous sufi saint Hazrat Nizamuddin Auilya is at

A)Ajmer
B)Agra
C)Delhi
D)Sikri

Question 13

The Peacock Throne was made during the reign of

A)Jahangir
B)Shahjahan
C)Akbar
D)None of the above

Question 14

The two battles of Tarain were fought between

A)Muhammad Gauri and Jai Chand
B)Prithvi Raj Chauhan and Muhammad Gauri
C)Muhammad Gauri and Anadapala
D)Prithvi Raj Chauhan and Jai Chand

Question 15

The famous Persian poet Amir Khusrau wrote auto-biography called "Shah Name mun" of which of the following emperors?

A)Ala-ud-din Khilji
B)Muhammad Tughlak
C)Iltutmish
D)Qutab-ud-in Aibek

Question 16

Who were the first Europeans to trade with India?

A)The English
B)The Dutch
C)The Portuguese
D)The French

Question 17

The treaty of Seringapatam was signed between

A)Tipu Sultan and Clive
B)Tipu Sultan and Lord Dalhousie
C)Tipu Sultan and Cornwallis
D)Tipu Sultan and Wellesley

Question 18

The first Muslim ruler (Sultan) who tried to conquer Deccan was

A)Ala-ud-din-khilji
B)Muhammad Tughlak
C)Qutub-ud-din Aibek
D)Iltutmish

Question 19

Sufi sect originated from

A)Hinduism
B)Buddhism
C)Sikhism
D)Islam

Question 20

"Though endowed with extraordinary intellect and industry, he lacked practical judgment and commonsense. "The Sultanate king referred to in this quotation is

A)Balban
B)Ala-ud-din-khilji
C)Muhammad-bin-Tughlak
D)Ibrahim Lodhi

Question 21

The "Zabti"system was conceived by

A)Ghiasuddin Tughlak
B)Sikandar Lodhi
C)Sher Shah Suri
D)Akbar

Question 22

Which 'Sufi saint's dargah is at Ajmer?

A)Salim Chishti
B)Baba Farid
C)Muinduddin Chishti
D)Hazrat Nizamuddin

Question 23

Which of the following rulers died while playing 'Changan or Polo'?

A)Balban
B)Qutub-ud-din
C)Shershah
D)Jalal-ud-din

Question 24

Sher Shah's real name was

A)Farid
B)Bahadur
C)Faizi
D)Hemu

Question 25

Who completed the Qutub Minar?

A)Quta-ud-din Aibak
B)Ala-ud-din Khilji
C)Mohammad Tughlak
D)Iltmish