Medieval Indian History MCQs for Competitive Examination
Q. 241
Who was the last Mughal ruler?
(A) Aurangzeb
(B) Bahadur Shah I
(C) Bahadur Shah II
(D) Akbar II
Answer: (C) Bahadur Shah II
Explanation: N/A
Q. 242
During the reign of which Mughal ruler, Nadir Shah raided India?
(A) Shahjahan
(B) Bahadur Shah I
(C) Muhammad Shah
(D) Ahmed Shah
Answer: (C) Muhammad shah
Explanation: N/A
Q. 243
Which Sikh Guru organized Khalsa, a community of warriors to fight the Muslim tyranny?
(A) Guru Arjun Dev
(B) Guru Teg Bahadur
(C) Guru Govind Singh
(D) Guru Angad Dev
Answer: (C) Guru Govind Singh
Explanation: N/A
Q. 244
Shivaji rose to power during the reign of which Mughal emperor?
(A) Shahjahan
(B) Bahadur Shah
(C) Aurangzeb
(D) Jahangir
Answer: (C) Aurangzeb
Explanation: N/A
Q. 245
Who took away the peacock throne and Kohinoor diamond from the Mughal?
(A) Nadir Shah
(B) Timur
(C) Ghengiz Khan
(D) Ahmad Shah Abdali
Answer: (A) Nadir Shah
Explanation: N/A
Q. 246
Which Mughal emperor began to build his own tomb at Sikandra?
(A) Jahangir
(B) Akbar
(C) Aurangzeb
(D) Humayun
Answer: (B) Akbar
Explanation: N/A
Q. 247
Bibi ka Makbara, a monument built by
(A) Shahjahan
(B) Aurangzeb
(C) Jahangir
(D) Akbar
Answer: (B) Aurangzeb
Explanation: N/A
Q. 248
During Shahjahan’s reign, which of the following European traveller came to India?
(A) Peter Mundi
(B) Thomas Roe
(C) William Hawkins
(D) None of the above
Answer: (A) Peter Mundi
Explanation: N/A
Q. 249
Dashala Bandobast is associated with
(A) Tansen
(B) Todarmal
(C) Man Singh
(D) Shahjahan
Answer: (B) Todarmal
Explanation: N/A
Q. 250
Which Mughal ruler built the famous Jama Masjid in Delhi?
(A) Akbar
(B) Shahjahan
(C) Aurangzeb
(D) Jahangir
Answer: (B) Shahjahan
Explanation: N/A
Q. 251
Who is the founder of the Maratha empire?
(A) Sambhaji
(B) Shahji Bhonsle
(C) Chatrapati Shivaji
(D) Balaji Vishwanath
Answer: (C) Chatrapati Shivaji
Explanation: N/A
Q. 252
Who is known as the second founder of the Maratha kingdowm?
(A) Sambhaji
(B) Rajaram
(C) Shahu
(D) Balaji Vishwanath
Answer: (D) Balaji Vishwanath
Explanation: N/A
Q. 253
The third battle of Panipat was fought between
(A) Babur and Ibrahim Lodhi
(B) Marathas and Ahmad Shah Abdali
(C) Akbar and Hemu
(D) Shivaji and Aurangzeb
Answer: (B) Marathas and Ahmad Shah Abdali
Explanation: N/A
Q. 254
Ahmad Shah Abdali raided the Mughal kingdom for the first time during the reign of ______________>
(A) Bahadur Shah
(B) Bahadur Shah I
(C) Aurangzeb
(D) Muhammad Shah
Answer: (D) Muhammad Shah
Explanation: N/A
Q. 255
What administrative position Peshwas hold during Shivaji’s reign?
(A) Home Minister
(B) Defence Minister
(C) Prime Minister
(D) Law Minister
Answer: (C) Prime Minister
Explanation: N/A
Q. 256
From which of the following European power, Shivaji obtained Canons and Ammunitions?
(A) The Portuguese
(B) The British
(C) The Dutch
(D) The French
Answer: (A) The Portuguese
Explanation: N/A
Q. 257
During the reign of which Mughal emperor, Maratha ruler Sambhaji was executed?
(A) Shahjahan
(B) Aurangzeb
(C) Bahadur Shah
(D) Muhammad Shah
Answer: (B) Aurangzeb
Explanation: N/A
Q. 258
What is the capital of the Maratha kingdom during Shivaji’s reign?
(A) Pune
(B) Raigad
(C) Mumbai
(D) Thane
Answer: (B) Raigad
Explanation: N/A
Q. 259
Who was the first Peshwa of the Maratha empire?
(A) Balaji Baji Rao
(B) Baji Rao I
(C) Samarth Ramdas
(D) Balaji Vishwanath
Answer: (D) Balaji Vishwanath
Explanation: N/A
Q. 260
Which one of the Ashtapradhan of Shivaji looked after the foreign matters?
(A) Peshwa
(B) Sumant
(C) Sachiv
(D) Majumdar
Answer: (B) Sumant
Explanation: N/A
Q. 261
Who led the Marathas in the third battle of Panipat?
(A) Shadashiv Rao Bhau
(B) Vishwas Rao
(C) Balaji Vishwanath
(D) Shivaji
Answer: (A) Shadashiv Rao Bhau
Explanation: N/A
Q. 262
The third battle of Panipat resulted
(A) Defeat of Marathas
(B) Defeat of Ahmad Shah Abdali
(C) Defeat of Shujauddin
(D) Defeat of British
Answer: (A) Defeat of Marathas
Explanation: N/A
Q. 263
Being defeated in which battle, the British had to sign the Convention of Wadgaon?
(A) First Anglo-Maratha War
(B) Second Anglo-Maratha War
(C) Third Anglo-Maratha War
(D) First Anglo-French War
Answer: (A) First Anglo-Maratha War
Explanation: N/A
Q. 264
Which minister of Shivaji looked after the revenue and finance matters?
(A) Majumdar
(B) Sumant
(C) Sachiv
(D) Sardar
Answer: (A) Majumdar
Explanation: N/A
Q. 265
Who was deputed by Adil Shah to punish Shivaji?
(A) Shaista Khan
(B) Raja Jai Singh
(C) Afzal Khan
(D) Ram Singh
Answer: (C) Afzal Khan
Explanation: N/A
Q. 266
Mughal painting reached its zenith during the reign of
(A) Akbar
(B) Jahangir
(C) Aurangzeb
(D) Shahjahan
Answer: (B) Jahangir
Explanation: N/A
Q. 267
Which Mughal emperor built Diwan-i-Aam & Diwan-i-Khas?
(A) Akbar
(B) Aurangzeb
(C) Shahjahan
(D) Jahangir
Answer: (C) Shahjahan
Explanation: N/A
Q. 268
Which Mughal emperor shifted his capital from Delhi to Agra?
(A) Akbar
(B) Jahangir
(C) Humayun
(D) Shahjahan
Answer: (D) Shahjahan
Explanation: N/A
Q. 269
Bibi ka Makbara, a monument built by Aurangzeb is located in
(A) Bijapur
(B) Delhi
(C) Aurangabad
(D) Agra
Answer: (C) Aurangabad
Explanation: N/A
Q. 270
Mughal architecture reached its peak during the reign of
(A) Akbar
(B) Shahjahan
(C) Aurangzeb
(D) Jahangir
Answer: (B) Shahjahan
Explanation: N/A