Free Mock Test with Best Medieval History MCQs for SSC Aspirants
Here are some very important question and answers for the students who are preparing for the SSC exam. After reading these questions, you can click on the link below to take the exam. By taking this exam, you will know how much preparation you have done. And these questions are taken from the History topic.
Medieval History Mock Test Set:- 6
- Q1: ……………has been called the “architect king” as during his reign, the world witnessed a unique development of arts and culture of the Mughal Empire.
- a) Akbar
- b) Jahangir
- c) Shah Jahan
- d) Aurangzeb
- Answer: c) Shah Jahan
- Q2: The name of the eldest son of Shah Jahan was–
- a) Aurangzeb
- b) Dara Shikoh
- c) Murad Bakhsh
- d) Shah Shuja
- Answer: b) Dara Shikoh
- Q3: Who among the following had been given the title of ‘Sultan Buland Iqbal’ by Shah Jahan?
- a) Aurangzeb
- b) Dara Shikoh
- c) Murad Bakhsh
- d) Shah Shuja
- Answer: b) Dara Shikoh
- Q4: Before taking over the Mughal throne, Shah Jahan was called_____.
- a) Salim
- b) Khurram
- c) Farrukhsiyar
- d) Azam Shah
- Answer: b) Khurram
- Q5: The Peacock Throne was a famous jewelled throne that was the seat of the…………..emperors of India.
- a) Delhi Sultanate
- b) Mughal
- c) Maratha
- d) Rajput
- Answer: b) Mughal
- Q6: The renowned peacock throne was made for the Mughal emperor_______.
- a) Akbar
- b) Jahangir
- c) Shah Jahan
- d) Aurangzeb
- Answer: c) Shah Jahan
- Q7: Francois Bernier, a Frenchman was associated with the Mughal court, as a physician to Prince Dara Shikoh, the eldest son of Emperor ………..
- a) Akbar
- b) Jahangir
- c) Shah Jahan
- d) Aurangzeb
- Answer: c) Shah Jahan
- Q8: Shah Jahan (1627-1657 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?
- a) Lodi dynasty
- b) Sur dynasty
- c) Mughal dynasty
- d) Sayyid dynasty
- Answer: c) Mughal dynasty
- Q9: Shah Jahan was the………Mughal ruler.
- a) Third
- b) Fourth
- c) Fifth
- d) Sixth
- Answer: c) Fifth
- Q10: It was under the reign of _____that the Mughal Empire reached its peak in matter of area.
- a) Akbar
- b) Jahangir
- c) Shah Jahan
- d) Aurangzeb
- Answer: d) Aurangzeb
- Q11: Alamgir was the title of which Mughal emperor?
- a) Shah Jahan
- b) Jahangir
- c) Aurangzeb
- d) Bahadur Shah Zafar
- Answer: c) Aurangzeb
- Q12: Aurangzeb, the Mughal Emperor died in?
- a) 1605 AD
- b) 1658 AD
- c) 1707 AD
- d) 1712 AD
- Answer: c) 1707 AD
- Q13: Aurangzeb put his father……….under house arrest in Agra Fort.
- a) Akbar
- b) Jahangir
- c) Shah Jahan
- d) Humayun
- Answer: c) Shah Jahan
- Q14: Aurangzeb was the son of………..
- a) Akbar
- b) Jahangir
- c) Shah Jahan
- d) Humayun
- Answer: c) Shah Jahan
- Q15: Aurangzeb (1658-1707 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?
- a) Lodi dynasty
- b) Sur dynasty
- c) Mughal dynasty
- d) Sayyid dynasty
- Answer: c) Mughal dynasty
- Q16: Which Mughal Prince translated the Upanishads into Persian in 1657?
- a) Aurangzeb
- b) Dara Shikoh
- c) Murad Bakhsh
- d) Shah Shuja
- Answer: b) Dara Shikoh
- Q17: The Treaty of Purandar was signed between:
- a) Aurangzeb and Shivaji
- b) Jai Singh I and Shivaji
- c) Shah Jahan and Shivaji
- d) Akbar and Rana Pratap
- Answer: b) Jai Singh I and Shivaji
- Q18: What was the meaning of the word ‘Bhog’ in the medieval period?
- a) Religious offering
- b) Share of the produce given to the state
- c) A type of tax
- d) Feast
- Answer: b) Share of the produce given to the state
- Q19: Who started the Mansabdari system in the Mughal administrative system?
- a) Babur
- b) Humayun
- c) Akbar
- d) Shah Jahan
- Answer: c) Akbar
- Q20: As described in ‘Ain-i-Akbari’ by Abul Fazl-i-Allami, ‘gaz’ (unit of measuring length) was divided into equal parts called ______.
- a) Ilahi
- b) Dastur
- c) Bigha
- d) Tanzib
- Answer: a) Ilahi
- Q21: The silver coin introduced by Sher Shah Suri was called.
- a) Rupiya
- b) Tanka
- c) Jital
- d) Dam
- Answer: a) Rupiya
- Q22: In the context of Mughal administration, which of the following is the most appropriate definition of ‘Abwab’?
- a) Land revenue
- b) Customary cesses
- c) Military tax
- d) Judicial fees
- Answer: b) Customary cesses
- Q23: In the context of Mughal rule the term ‘Seizure’ refers to which system?
- a) Jagirdari system
- b) Mansabdari system
- c) Iqta system
- d) Zabat system
- Answer: d) Zabat system
- Q24: Jizya Tax, during the Mughal Empire was a tax levied on:
- a) Muslims
- b) Hindus
- c) Non-Muslims
- d) Traders
- Answer: c) Non-Muslims
- Q25: The terms ‘Jat and Sawar’ are related to which of the following administrative systems?
- a) Iqta system
- b) Mansabdari system
- c) Zamindari system
- d) Jagirdari system
- Answer: b) Mansabdari system
- Q26: Match the following
i) Diwan-i-Wizarat – a) Military department
ii) Diwan-i-Arz – b) Revenue and Finance department
iii) Diwan-i-Risalat – c) Department of appeals
iv) Diwan-i-Insha – d) Department of correspondence- a) i-b, ii-a, iii-c, iv-d
- b) i-a, ii-b, iii-c, iv-d
- c) i-d, ii-c, iii-b, iv-a
- d) i-c, ii-d, iii-a, iv-b
- Answer: a) i-b, ii-a, iii-c, iv-d
- Q27: In Akbar’ regime…..was the military head.
- a) Mir Bakhshi
- b) Sadr-us-Sudur
- c) Diwan
- d) Vakil
- Answer: a) Mir Bakhshi
- Q28: Who introduced Mansabdari system in India?
- a) Babur
- b) Humayun
- c) Akbar
- d) Jahangir
- Answer: c) Akbar
- Q29: The term ‘Sarkar’ in Mughal administration stands for :
- a) Province
- b) District
- c) Village
- d) Sub-district
- Answer: b) District
- Q30: In which year did Akbar analyse the state revenue statistics for the last 10 years, which contained information on price fluctuations and land productivity?
- a) 1570 AD
- b) 1580 AD
- c) 1590 AD
- d) 1600 AD
- Answer: b) 1580 AD
- Q31: Buland Darwaza located in Fatehpur Sikri is the entrance gate of which of the following mosques?
- a) Jama Masjid
- b) Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque
- c) Moti Masjid
- d) Fatehpur Sikri Mosque
- Answer: d) Fatehpur Sikri Mosque
- Q32: Which of the following monuments was built by Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah?
- a) Gol Gumbaz
- b) Charminar
- c) Qutub Minar
- d) Agra Fort
- Answer: b) Charminar
- Q33: Which of the following rulers is credited with the construction of the Purana Qila in Delhi?
- a) Humayun
- b) Sher Shah Suri
- c) Akbar
- d) Shah Jahan
- Answer: b) Sher Shah Suri
- Q34: The art of ornamentation, called Pietra dura, became popular during whose reign?
- a) Akbar
- b) Jahangir
- c) Shah Jahan
- d) Aurangzeb
- Answer: c) Shah Jahan
- Q35: Who was the first garden-tomb of the Indian subcontinent?
- a) Humayun’s Tomb
- b) Safdarjung’s Tomb
- c) Akbar’s Tomb
- d) Tomb of Jahangir
- Answer: a) Humayun’s Tomb
- Q36: Which of the following cities was the first planned city of the Mughals?
- a) Delhi
- b) Agra
- c) Fatehpur Sikri
- d) Lahore
- Answer: c) Fatehpur Sikri
- Q37: Tomb of ……. Is situated in Sikandra.
- a) Humayun
- b) Akbar
- c) Jahangir
- d) Shah Jahan
- Answer: b) Akbar
- Q38: Who among the following built the Red Fort in Delhi?
- a) Akbar
- b) Jahangir
- c) Shah Jahan
- d) Aurangzeb
- Answer: c) Shah Jahan
- Q39: Sarai Noormahal is a centrally protected monument of India. In which state of India is it located?
- a) Uttar Pradesh
- b) Rajasthan
- c) Punjab
- d) Haryana
- Answer: c) Punjab
- Q40: Which Mughal emperor built the city called ‘Makhsudabad’ later popularly known as Murshidabad?
- a) Akbar
- b) Jahangir
- c) Shah Jahan
- d) Aurangzeb
- Answer: a) Akbar
- Q41: The Red Fort and the Jama Masjid in Delhi stand out as towering achievements of architecture during the reign of _______
- a) Akbar
- b) Jahangir
- c) Shah Jahan
- d) Aurangzeb
- Answer: c) Shah Jahan
- Q42: Akbar’s tomb is located at which of the following places?
- a) Agra
- b) Delhi
- c) Sikandra
- d) Lahore
- Answer: c) Sikandra
- Q43: Sikandra is the final resting place of Emperor_
- a) Humayun
- b) Akbar
- c) Jahangir
- d) Shah Jahan
- Answer: b) Akbar
- Q44: Who introduced ‘Charbagh’ style of architecture in India?
- a) Sher Shah Suri
- b) Babur
- c) Akbar
- d) Shah Jahan
- Answer: b) Babur
- Q45: Buland Darwaza built by Akbar is in which city?
- a) Agra
- b) Delhi
- c) Fatehpur Sikri
- d) Lahore
- Answer: c) Fatehpur Sikri
- Q46: When did Akbar built Buland Darwaza?
- a) 1571 AD
- b) 1572 AD
- c) 1573 AD
- d) 1575 AD
- Answer: c) 1573 AD
- Q47: Which Mughal ruler built the Moti Masjid of Delhi?
- a) Akbar
- b) Jahangir
- c) Shah Jahan
- d) Aurangzeb
- Answer: d) Aurangzeb
- Q48: Moti Masjid is situated in which of these World Heritage Sites?
- a) Humayun’s Tomb
- b) Qutub Minar Complex
- c) Red Fort Complex
- d) Fatehpur Sikri
- Answer: c) Red Fort Complex
- Q49: Khas Mahal and the Shish Mahal are built in which World Heritage Monument?
- a) Red Fort Complex, Delhi
- b) Agra Fort, Agra
- c) Fatehpur Sikri
- d) Humayun’s Tomb
- Answer: b) Agra Fort, Agra
- a) Red Fort Complex, Delhi
- Q50: The tomb of Itimad-ud-Daulah, inlaid with Pietra dura decoration, is located at______.
- a) Delhi
- b) Agra
- c) Lahore
- d) Fatehpur Sikri
- Answer: b) Agra
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- Here are 5 important questions about Medieval Indian history:
- Who were the major dynasties that ruled during the Delhi Sultanate period, and what were their significant contributions?
- What were the key features of the Mughal administration and how did it evolve over time?
- How did the Bhakti and Sufi movements influence religious and social life in medieval India?
- What were the key factors that led to the decline of the Mughal Empire?
- What were the major architectural and artistic achievements of the medieval period, and how do they reflect the cultural synthesis of the time?