Deck 10: Indian History: Emperors, Dynasties and Personalities

Question 1

Who was the founder of the first Sufi order in India?

A)Khwaja Qutub-ud-din Bakhtiar Kaki
B)Sheikh Nizam-ud-din Auliya
C)Khwaja Muinud-din Chisti
D)Sheikh Nasir-ud-din Mahamud

Answer 1

Khwaja Qutub-ud-din Bakhtiar Kaki

Question 2

The correct chronological order of the four dynasties is

A)Lodhi, Tughlak, Slave and Khilji
B)Tughlak, Slave, Khilji and Lodhi
C)Slave, Khilji, Tughlak and Lodhi
D)Khilji, Slave, Lodhi and Tughlak

Answer 2

Tughlak, Slave, Khilji and Lodhi

Question 3

The name of Jahangir as a prince was

A)Shahjahan
B)Salim
C)Dara
D)Mirza

Answer 3

Salim

Question 4

The Mughal Emperor in India who gave Surat to the British East India Company was

A)Babar
B)Akbar
C)Jahangir
D)Aurangzeb

Question 5

Ranthambhor was

A)A Mughal palace
B)A Rajpur fort
C)Capital of the Khiljis
D)A Buddhist pilgrimage centre

Question 6

Tansen, the greatest musician of Akbar's court, belonged to

A)Gwalior
B)Kannauj
C)Delhi
D)Agra

Question 7

During whose reign was Moti Masjid built at Agra?

A)Iltutmish
B)Akbar
C)Aram Shah
D)Shaha Jahan

Question 8

Sir Thomas Roe was sent by the British to India during the reign of

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

Question 9

Which of the following is the correct chronological order of the Slave dynasty rulers?

A)Iltutmish, Qutub-ud-din Aibak, Raziya Sultan, Balban
B)Qutub-ud-din Aibak, Iltutmish, Balban, Raziya Sultan
C)Qutub-ud-din Aibak, Iltutmish, Raziya sultan, Balban
D)Iltutmish, Balban, Qutub-ud-din Aibak, Razia Sultan

Question 10

Who, among the following, destroyed the group of Forty Nobles?

A)Baharam Shah
B)Iltutmish
C)Sultan Razia
D)Balban

Question 11

The famous Brihadeswara Temple in Tanjore was built by

A)Pallavas
B)Cholas
C)Pandyas
D)Chalukyas

Question 12

'Humayun-nama' was written by

A)Humayun
B)Akbar
C)Abul Fazi
D)Gulbadan begam

Question 13

Who, among the following, is famous for introducing price control?

A)Ala-ud-din Khilji
B)Balban
C)Jalal-ud-din Khilji
D)Mumammad-bin Tughlak

Question 14

Who, amongst the following, was the first Sultan of Tughlak dynasty?

A)Firoz Shah Tughlak
B)Muhammad-bin Tughlak
C)Ghiyas-u-dinTughlak
D)Nasir-ud-din Muhammad Shah

Question 15

When Timur invaded India, the ruling dynasty was that of the

A)Lodhis
B)Mughals
C)Tughlaks
D)Syeds

Question 16

Malik Kafur was a general of

A)Sikander Lodhi
B)Qutub-ud-din Aibak
C)Ala-ud-din Khilji
D)Humayun

Question 17

Who built the tomb of itimad-ud-daula at Agra?

A)Akbar
B)Jahangir
C)Nur Jahan
D)Sher Shah

Question 18

The most accomplished writer (Persian) of Akbar's reign, a man of letters, a poet, an essayist, a critic and a historian was

A)Abul Fazi
B)Badauni
C)Faizi
D)None of these

Question 19

During the reign of which of the following did Tulsidas, the author of 'Rmacharitmanas' flourish?

A)Akbar
B)Hamayun
C)Shahjahan
D)Sher Shah Suri

Question 20

The Sikh Guru who fought Mughals was

A)Guru Nanak Dev
B)Guru Gobind Singh
C)Guru Arjun Dev
D)Guru Teg Bahadur

Question 21

Which name, the Zahiruddin Muhammad took when he became the ruler was:

A)Humayun
B)Jahangir
C)Babar
D)Bahadurshah

Question 22

Akbar's religious policy was characterized by

A)tolerance towards all religions
B)an indifference to religions
C)a hostile attitude towards other religious communities
D)belief in secularism

Question 23

Ibn Batuta visited India during the reign of

A)Ala-ud-din Khilji
B)Ghayas-ud-din Tughlak
C)Sher Shah Suri
D)Muhammad-bin Tughlak

Question 24

Which Muslim emperor was attracted by the beauty of Queen Padmini?

A)Babar
B)Hmayun
C)Akbar
D)Ala-ud-din Khilji

Question 25

The Mughal painting reached its zenith during the reign of

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