History Quiz - Part 5
1) Everyone knows 'The Taj Mahal'. It was built by the Emperor Shah Jahan, but for whom?
1) Jahani Mahal
2) Farida Mahal
3) Mumtaz Mahal
4) Toba Begum
2) Under which Indian emperor's reign was the Jama Masjid in Delhi built?
1) Jehangir
2) Shah Jahan
3) Akbar
4) Aurangzeb
3) Which Muslim saint lived in the place where Fatehpur Sikri was built?
1) Ali Malik
2) Salim Chisti Sheikh
3) Jainulabdeen Shah Badar
4) Muhammed Bin Tughlaq
4) Name the Rajput princess whom Akbar married.
1) Noor Jehan
2) Jodha Bai
3) Mumtaz Mahal
4) Jija Bai
5) Late Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia was the Maharani of
1) Gwalior
2) Bhopal
3) Surat
4) Jaipur
6) Which was the largest and richest among the princely states of pre-Independence period?
1) Mysore
2) Gwalior
3) Jaipur
4) Hyderabad
7) 'Ramtanu' was the original name of
1) Birbal
2) Tansen
3) Kabir
4) Tulsidas
8) Which Indian city was known in ancient times as 'Saket'?
1) Lucknow
2) Faizabad
3) Allahabad
4) Patna
9) The first to start a joint stock company to trade with India were the
1) Portuguese
2) Dutch
3) French
4) Danes
10) Who among the following is said to have witnessed the reigns of eight Delhi Sultans?
1) Ziauddin Barani
2) Shams-i-Siraj Afif
3) Minhaj-us-Siraj
4) Amir Khusro
11) The capital of the kingdom of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was
1) Amritsar
2) Patiala
3) Kaputhala
4) Lahore
12) Which Mughal Emperor was deported to Rangoon by the British?
1) Bahadur Shah I
2) Bahadur Shah II
3) Akbar Shah I
4) Shah Jahan
13) Which Indian city was gifted by the Portuguese as dowry to Charles II, the King of England, when he got married to the sister of the King of Portugal in 1662?
1) Mumbai
2) Pondicherry
3) Panaji
4) Chennai
14) Which of the following musical instruments is of Indian origin?
1) Flute
2) Sitar
3) Violin
4) Tabla
15) Ellora in Aurangabad (Maharashtra) is famous for ancient caves representing Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism. Of these, the largest number pertains to
1) Buddhism
2) Hinduism
3) Jainism
4) Zorastrianism
16) Kautilya and Panani were the products of which one of the following ancient Indian universities?
1) Nalanda
2) Vikramashila
3) Vallabhi
4) Taxila
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