Best 50 Medieval History MCQs – SSC Special
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Best 50 Medieval History Set:- 7
- Q1: Mughal emperor Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal in memory of his wife_____.
- a) Nur Jahan
- b) Jodha Bai
- c) Mumtaz Mahal
- d) Roshanara
- Answer: c) Mumtaz Mahal
- Q2: Who had built Taj Mahal, for his wife Mumtaz Mahal along the banks of the Yamuna River in Agra?
- a) Akbar
- b) Jahangir
- c) Shah Jahan
- d) Aurangzeb
- Answer: c) Shah Jahan
- Q3: Where is the tomb of Sher Shah Suri located?
- a) Delhi
- b) Agra
- c) Sasaram
- d) Lahore
- Answer: c) Sasaram
- Q4: Which of the following places in India would you visit to see Mughal emperor Humayun’s library?
- a) Agra Fort
- b) Purana Qila
- c) Humayun’s Tomb
- d) Fatehpur Sikri
- Answer: b) Purana Qila
- Q5: Who among the following had built the Allahabad Fort?
- a) Humayun
- b) Akbar
- c) Jahangir
- d) Shah Jahan
- Answer: b) Akbar
- Q6: The Red Fort (Delhi) was built by……….
- a) Akbar
- b) Jahangir
- c) Shah Jahan
- d) Aurangzeb
- Answer: c) Shah Jahan
- Q7: The Taj Mahal is called ‘a Dream in Marble’. Which monument is called as ‘a Dream in Stone’?
- a) Fatehpur Sikri
- b) Humayun’s Tomb
- c) Red Fort
- d) Qutub Minar
- Answer: a) Fatehpur Sikri
- Q8: Panch Mahal is situated in?
- a) Delhi
- b) Agra
- c) Fatehpur Sikri
- d) Lahore
- Answer: c) Fatehpur Sikri
- Q9: Humayun’s Tomb was built by………..
- a) Humayun himself
- b) Hamida Banu Begum
- c) Akbar
- d) Haji Begum (Bega Begum)
- Answer: d) Haji Begum (Bega Begum)
- Q10: Which was the first garden-tomb in the Indian subcontinent?
- a) Tomb of Sher Shah Suri
- b) Humayun’s Tomb
- c) Akbar’s Tomb
- d) Safdarjung’s Tomb
- Answer: b) Humayun’s Tomb
- Q11: Humayun’s Tomb is located in ——–.
- a) Agra
- b) Delhi
- c) Lahore
- d) Fatehpur Sikri
- Answer: b) Delhi
- Q12: Which World Heritage Monument has been acclaimed as the “Necropolis of the Mughal dynasty”?
- a) Taj Mahal
- b) Red Fort Complex
- c) Humayun’s Tomb
- d) Fatehpur Sikri
- Answer: c) Humayun’s Tomb
- Q13: Which World Heritage Site is built on the bank of the Yamuna River?
- a) Qutub Minar
- b) Humayun’s Tomb
- c) Red Fort
- d) All of the above
- Answer: d) All of the above (Note: While all three are near the Yamuna, the question asks which is built on the bank. Taj Mahal and Agra Fort are directly on the bank, Humayun’s Tomb is also very close to the river in Delhi. However, usually when this question is asked with Taj Mahal, it is the primary answer due to its direct riverside location and prominence. Given “All of the above” is an option and technically correct for proximity/location, it’s the most inclusive answer here. If “Taj Mahal” was a standalone option, it would be the most specific for “on the bank.”)
- Q14: Shah Jahan built Taj Mahal in memory of___
- a) Nur Jahan
- b) Mumtaz Mahal
- c) Jodha Bai
- d) Roshanara
- Answer: b) Mumtaz Mahal
- Q15: Agra Fort was built by
- a) Humayun
- b) Akbar
- c) Jahangir
- d) Shah Jahan
- Answer: b) Akbar
- Q16: Who built Jama Masjid?
- a) Akbar
- b) Jahangir
- c) Shah Jahan
- d) Aurangzeb
- Answer: c) Shah Jahan
- Q17: The Bibi ka Maqbara is a tomb located in……………. It was built by Azam Shah, son of Aurangzeb, in 1678.
- a) Delhi
- b) Agra
- c) Aurangabad
- d) Lahore
- Answer: c) Aurangabad
- Q18: Which of the following is a replica of the famous Taj Mahal built in 1697.
- a) Humayun’s Tomb
- b) Bibi Ka Maqbara
- c) Safdarjung’s Tomb
- d) Itimad-ud-Daulah’s Tomb
- Answer: b) Bibi Ka Maqbara
- Q19: Bibi Ka Maqbara was built by
- a) Aurangzeb
- b) Azam Shah (son of Aurangzeb)
- c) Shah Jahan
- d) Jahangir
- Answer: b) Azam Shah (son of Aurangzeb)
- Q20: Garden inside the Taj Mahal is known as………
- a) Charbagh
- b) Mughal Garden
- c) Persian Garden
- d) Zenana Garden
- Answer: a) Charbagh
- Q21: Jama Masjid is situated in which of these World Heritage Sites?
- a) Red Fort Complex
- b) Qutub Minar Complex
- c) Humayun’s Tomb
- d) Agra Fort
- Answer: a) Red Fort Complex (Note: While Jama Masjid is a significant monument in Delhi, it is not formally inside the Red Fort Complex, but it’s very close and often associated with the era of its construction. However, if the question implies a UNESCO World Heritage Site containing it, the Red Fort Complex is the closest related one often discussed in this context for shared architectural influences from Shah Jahan’s period. It’s important to clarify that Jama Masjid is a separate monument, though constructed by the same emperor who built Red Fort).
- Q22: Mausoleum (Dargah) of Salim Chishti is situated in?
- a) Ajmer
- b) Delhi
- c) Fatehpur Sikri
- d) Agra
- Answer: c) Fatehpur Sikri
- Q23: Buland Darwaza is the main entrance to the palace at?
- a) Agra Fort
- b) Red Fort
- c) Fatehpur Sikri
- d) Humayun’s Tomb
- Answer: c) Fatehpur Sikri
- Q24: Isfahan, the Persian Capital is said to have Provided the inspiration to build which of these monuments?
- a) Taj Mahal
- b) Red Fort
- c) Humayun’s Tomb
- d) Jama Masjid
- Answer: c) Humayun’s Tomb
- Q25: Which of the following monuments is NOT a part of the Qutub Complex ?
- a) Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque
- b) Alai Darwaza
- c) Alai Minar
- d) Tomb of Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
- Answer: d) Tomb of Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
- Q26: The fort of Kalinjar which was strategically important during the medieval period, is situated in ______.
- a) Uttar Pradesh
- b) Madhya Pradesh
- c) Rajasthan
- d) Bihar
- Answer: a) Uttar Pradesh
- Q27: Zardozi embroidery became popular under —-
- a) Delhi Sultanate
- b) Mughal Empire
- c) Vijayanagara Empire
- d) Maratha Empire
- Answer: b) Mughal Empire
- Q28: Which one of the following painters of Jahangir’s reign was conferred the title of ‘Nadir-ul-Asra’?
- a) Mansur
- b) Bishandas
- c) Abul Hasan
- d) Farrukh Beg
- Answer: a) Mansur
- Q29: Who is credited with the composition of the popular raga Miya ki Malhar?
- a) Amir Khusrau
- b) Tansen
- c) Baiju Bawra
- d) Tyagaraja
- Answer: b) Tansen
- Q30: Who among the following Khayal singers of the 19th century was honoured with the title of ‘Tanras’ by the last Mughal emperor of India, Bahadur Shah Zafar?
- a) Ghulam Ali Khan
- b) Haddu Khan
- c) Adrang
- d) Sadarang
- Answer: a) Ghulam Ali Khan
- Q31: Which of the following is the birthplace of Tansen?
- a) Gwalior
- b) Agra
- c) Delhi
- d) Fatehpur Sikri
- Answer: a) Gwalior
- Q32: Who among the following was the creator of Raga Darbari Canada and the court poet of Akbar’s court during the Mughal period in India?
- a) Amir Khusrau
- b) Tansen
- c) Surdas
- d) Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khanan
- Answer: b) Tansen
- Q33: Tansen, one of the famous musicians of medieval India, was in the court of which of the following Mughal emperors?
- a) Humayun
- b) Akbar
- c) d) Shah Jahan
- Answer: b) Akbar
- Q34: Who was appointed by Akbar as his Court Musician?
- a) Tansen
- b) Baiju Bawra
- c) Raskhan
- d) Surdas
- Answer: a) Tansen
- Q35: To whom did Akbar gave the title Mian ?
- a) Birbal
- b) Todarmal
- c) Tansen
- d) Abul Fazl
- Answer: c) Tansen
- Q36: Badshnama’ was composed by which of the following?
- a) Abul Fazl
- b) Abdul Hamid Lahori
- c) Inayat Khan
- d) Muhammad Salih Kamboh
- Answer: b) Abdul Hamid Lahori
- Q37: Ain-I Akbari, a document on life of Mughal ruler Akbar does not contain information about ______.
- a) Administration
- b) Army
- c) Statistics of revenue
- d) Genealogy of Akbar’s ancestors
- Answer: d) Genealogy of Akbar’s ancestors
- Q38: The Mughal court chronicles are written in ______.
- a) Turkish
- b) Urdu
- c) Persian
- d) Arabic
- Answer: c) Persian
- Q39: As mentioned in ‘Ain-e-Akbari’ written by Abul Fazal-e-Allami, ‘Gaj (unit of measurement of length) was divided into. In equal parts called
- a) Ilahi
- b) Dastur
- c) Bigha
- d) Tankas
- Answer: a) Ilahi
- Q40: The Mughal court chronicles are written in___.
- a) Hindi
- b) Turkish
- c) Persian
- d) Arabic
- Answer: c) Persian
- Q41: The Persian translation of “Mahabharata” done in Mughal period is known by which name?
- a) Ain-i-Akbari
- b) Razmnama
- c) Badshahnama
- d) Akbarnama
- Answer: b) Razmnama
- Q42: The Razmnama is a Persian translation of the..
- a) Ramayana
- b) Bhagavad Gita
- c) Mahabharata
- d) Upanishads
- Answer: c) Mahabharata
- Q43: Which of the following books was translated as ‘The Razmnama’ (Book of Wars) during the reign of Akbar?
- a) Ramayana
- b) Mahabharata
- c) Bhagavad Gita
- d) Yoga Vasistha
- Answer: b) Mahabharata
- Q44: Name the author of the book ‘Ain-i-Akbari’?
- a) Abul Fazl
- b) Faizi
- c) Badauni
- d) Todarmal
- Answer: a) Abul Fazl
- Q45: The_________volume of the ‘Akbarnama’ is known as Ain-i-Akbari.
- a) First
- b) Second
- c) Third
- d) Fourth
- Answer: c) Third
- Q46: ‘Akbarnama’ and ‘Ain-i-Akbari” are written by ––––––.
- a) Abul Fazl
- b) Badauni
- c) Faizi
- d) Todarmal
- Answer: a) Abul Fazl
- Q47: Fatwa-i-Alamgiri a digest of Muslim laws was written during the period of which of the following kings?
- a) Akbar
- b) Jahangir
- c) Shah Jahan
- d) Aurangzeb
- Answer: d) Aurangzeb
- Q48: Who among the following is credited with translating the ‘Upanishad’ from Sanskrit to Persian?
- a) Abul Fazl
- b) Dara Shikoh
- c) Faizi
- d) Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khanan
- Answer: b) Dara Shikoh
- Q49: The Mughal emperor Babur wrote his autobiography in which of the following language?
- a) Persian
- b) Arabic
- c) Turkish (Chagatai)
- d) Urdu
- Answer: c) Turkish (Chagatai)
- Q50: Who was the Iranian ruler who attacked the city of Delhi in 1739 and looted a huge amount of wealth?
- a) Ahmad Shah Abdali
- b) Nadir Shah
- c) Timur
- d) Genghis Khan
- Answer: b) Nadir Shah
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