Deck 4: History Trivia: Mughals, Vijayanagar Empire, and Indian Rulers

Question 1

Muhammad-Bin-Tughlaq was proficient in -

A)Art
B)Calligraphy
C)Philosophy
D)Music

Answer 1

Music

Question 2

A new coin called the 'Rupia' was issued for the first time by -

A)Ala-ud-din Khilji
B)Mohammed Shah Tughluq
C)Sher Shah Suri
D)Akbar

Answer 2

Sher Shah Suri

Question 3

The Lodi dynasty was founded by -

A)Ibrahim Lodi
B)Sikandar Lodi
C)Bahlol Lodi
D)Khizr Khan

Answer 3

Bahlol Lodi

Question 4

What was the name of the Hall of Worship constructed by Akbar?

A)Diwan-e-Khas
B)Diwan-e-Aam
C)Ibadat Khana
D)Buland Darwaza

Question 5

Krishna Deva Raya was a contemporary of -

A)Shershah
B)Humayun
C)Babur
D)Akbar

Question 6

The Inam land was one which was assigned to -

A)scholars and religious persons
B)Mansabdars
C)hereditary revenue collectors
D)nobles

Question 7

Wich Rajput ruler drew up a set of tables called Zij Muham madshuhi to enable the people to make astronomical observations?

A)Ajit Singih
B)Raja Sawai Jai Singh
C)Bhara Mal
D)Man Singh

Question 8

The court language of the Mughals was -

A)Urdu
B)Arabic
C)Hindi
D)Persian

Question 9

Name the river on the banks of which the city of Vijayanagar is located.

A)Kaveri
B)Krishna
C)Wainganga
D)Tungabhadra

Question 10

The Bhakti cult spread in Maha rashtra with the teaching of -

A)Sant Tukaram
B)Sant Jnanesvar
C)Samarth Guru Ramdas
D)Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

Question 11

The remains of the Great Vijayanagar Empire can be found in -

A)Bijapur
B)Golconda
C)Hampi
D)Baroda

Question 12

The Sultan who described him self as The Second Alexander (Sikander -i- Sani) was -

A)Balbarn
B)Alauddin Khilji
C)Muhammad bin Tughlug
D)Sikander Lodi

Question 13

The largest standing army of the Sultanate, directly paid by the State, was created by -

A)Iltutmish
B)Alauddin Khalji
C)Muhammad bin Tughluq
D)Sikander Lodi

Question 14

Mohammad-bin- Tughlaq was a failure because -

A)He was mad.
B)He was not a practical statesman.
C)He transferred the capital city
D)He waged war with China.

Question 15

Find out the correct match of the following:

A)Asaf Khan - Akbar
B)Adam Khan - Akbar
C)Bairam Khan - Akbar
D)Shaista Khan - Akbar

Question 16

Famous Battle of Talikota was fought in -

A)1565 A.D.
B)1575 A.D,
C)1585 A.D.
D)1570 A.D

Question 17

Who amongst the following succeeded Aurangzeb?

A)Azam
B)Kam Baksh
C)Akbar II
D)Mauzzam

Question 18

The famous Sun Temple at Konark was built by -

A)Prataparudra
B)Anantavarman
C)Narasimha-I
D)Narasimha-II

Question 19

The tomb of Jahangir was built at -

A)Gujarat
B)Delhi
C)Lahore
D)Agra

Question 20

Who among the following Sultans tried to prohibit sati?

A)Alauddin Khilji
B)Mohammad Bin Tughlaq
C)Jalauddin Khilji
D)Firoz Tughlaq

Question 21

In which of the Round Table Conference Mahatma Gandhi participated?

A)First Round Table Conference, 1930
B)Second Round Table Conference, 1931
C)Third Round Table Conference 1932
D)All of the above

Question 22

Todar Mal, the brilliant revenue officer served under -

A)Sher Shah
B)Bhagwan Das
C)Humayun
D)Baz Bahadur

Question 23

Who applied the concept of guerrilla warfare in India in 17th Century?

A)Shivaji
B)Sher Shah Suri
C)Genghis Khan
D)Maharana Pratap

Question 24

                was the first Muslim ruler of Delhi.

A)Akbar
B)Shahjahan
C)Qutub-ud-din-Aibak
D)Ala-ud-din Khilji

Question 25

Where in India was the first French factory established?

A)Surat
B)Pondicherry
C)Chandannagore
D)Masulipatnam

Question 26

The silver coin 'tanka' was intro duced by -

A)Qutubuddin Aibak
B)Iltutmish
C)Balban
D)Bahram Khan

Question 27

Who was the first Englishman to appear in the Mughal Court during Jahangir's reign?

A)Paul Canning
B)Captain William Hawkins
C)William Edward
D)Ralph Fitch

Question 28

The Grand Trunk Road built by Sher Shah Suri connects:

A)Agra-Punjab
B)Punjab-East Bengal
C)Lahore-East Bengal
D)Multan-Agra

Question 29

Who is called as the "Prince of Moneyers"?

A)Ibrahim Lodhi
B)Babar
C)Akbar
D)Mohammad-Bin-Tughlaq

Question 30

Who among the following Mughal rulers banned music and dance?

A)Babar
B)Humayun
C)Aurangzeb
D)Jehangir

Question 31

Tulsidas wrote Ramcharitamanas during the reign of -

A)Krishnadeva Raya
B)Akbar
C)Rama Raya
D)Jehangir

Question 32

Bibi-Ka-Maqbara is located in India at

A)Fatehpur Sikri
B)Aurangabad
C)Hyderabad
D)Jaunpur

Question 33

Which one of the following battles led to the foundation of the Mughal rule at Delhi?

A)Third Battle of Panipat
B)Second Battle of Panipat
C)Battle of Haldighati
D)First Battle of Panipat

Question 34

Who among the following Rajput kings defeated Muhammad Ghori for the first time?

A)Prithviraj III
B)Baghel Bhim
C)Jaichandra
D)Kumar Pal

Question 35

The Sikh Guru who wrote Guru Nanak's biography was -

A)Guru Angad Dev
B)Guru Amardas
C)Guru Ramdas
D)Guru Arjun Dev

Question 36

"Din-i-Ilahi" was the new religion started by -

A)Humayun
B)Jahangir
C)Akbar
D)Shahjahan

Question 37

Who built the 'Gol Gumbaj at Bijapur, famous for the world's second largest dome and the whispering gallery?

A)Mahmud Gawan
B)Yusuf Adil Shah
C)Ismail Adil Shah
D)Muhammad Adil Shah

Question 38

The first Muslim women whoruled Northern India was -

A)Razia Sultana
B)Mumtaz
C)Nurjahan
D)None of the above

Question 39

Who among the following was an illiterate?

A)Jahangir
B)Shah Jahan
C)Akbar
D)Aurangazeb

Question 40

The capital city 'Daydo' established by Kublai Khan is situated at -

A)Samar qand
B)Beijing
C)Ulan Battor
D)Alma Atta

Question 41

The battle that led to the foun dation of Muslim power in India was -

A)The first battle of Tarain
B)The second battle of Tarain
C)The first battle of Panipat
D)The second battle of Panipat

Question 42

Which is the correct chronolo-gical order of following 'Acharyas?

A)Shankara-Ramanuja-Madhav-Chaitanya
B)Chaitanya-Ramanuja-Madhav-Shankara
C)Ramanjua-Shankara-Chait-anya-Madhav
D)Madhav-Chaitanya-Ramanuja Shankara

Question 43

Who was Akbar's famous revenue minister?

A)Tansen
B)Todarmal
C)Rana Pratap Singh
D)Humayun

Question 44

Who was called the 'Second founder of the Maratha Kingdom?

A)Raja Ram
B)Balaji Viswanath
C)Baji Rao I
D)Balaji Baji Rao

Question 45

The first Sultan of Delhi, who attempted the conquest of South India was -

A)Qutb-ud-din Mubarak
B)Nasir-ud-din Khusrav Shah
C)Ala-ud-din Khilji
D)Jala-ud-din Firoz

Question 46

After the death of Rajaram in 1700 A.D., Marathas continued the war against the Mughals under his brave wife -

A)Tarabai
B)Lakshmibai
C)Ramabai
D)Jijabai

Question 47

The medieval city of Vijayanagar is now known as -

A)Chandragiri
B)Halebidu
C)Hampi
D)Kondavidu

Question 48

Which of the following aspects is not common to both Bhakti movement and Sufi movement?

A)Personal love for God
B)Worship of idols
C)Mysticism
D)Visit to holy shrines

Question 49

The Bahmani kingdom was founded by -

A)Ahmad Shah I
B)Alauddin Hasan
C)Mahmud Gavan
D)Firuz Shah Bahmani