SSC Medieval History MCQs – Best Questions with Answers 

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.

SSC Medieval History MCQs Set:- 8

• Q1: Who was the last Mughal Emperor?
  • a) Aurangzeb
  • b) Bahadur Shah I
  • c) Bahadur Shah Zafar (Bahadur Shah II)
  • d) Shah Alam II
  • Answer: c) Bahadur Shah Zafar (Bahadur Shah II)
• Q2: Who among the following was the last Nawab of Awadh?
  • a) Shuja-ud-Daula
  • b) Asaf-ud-Daula
  • c) Wajid Ali Shah
  • d) Saadat Ali Khan
  • Answer: c) Wajid Ali Shah
• Q3: The Battle of Karnal in 1739 was fought between Nader Shah and whom among the following?
  • a) Muhammad Shah
  • b) Ahmad Shah Abdali
  • c) Bahadur Shah Zafar
  • d) Shah Alam II
  • Answer: a) Muhammad Shah
• Q4: In 1739, who defeated the Mughal army at the Battle of Karnal?
  • a) Ahmad Shah Abdali
  • b) Nadir Shah
  • c) Tipu Sultan
  • d) Shivaji
  • Answer: b) Nadir Shah
• Q5: Bahadur Shah I (1707-1712 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?
  • a) Lodi dynasty
  • b) Sayyid dynasty
  • c) Mughal dynasty
  • d) Maratha Empire
  • Answer: c) Mughal dynasty
• Q6: Bahadur Shah (First) was born in the year—–
  • a) 1643
  • b) 1660
  • c) 1678
  • d) 1707
  • Answer: a) 1643
• Q7: Mughal Emperor Shah Alam appointed the British East India Company as the Diwan of the province of Bengal in the year ______.
  • a) 1757
  • b) 1764
  • c) 1765
  • d) 1773
  • Answer: c) 1765
• Q8: Sri Akal Takht Sahib is located within the _________ complex.
  • a) Hemkund Sahib
  • b) Gurudwara Bangla Sahib
  • c) Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib)
  • d) Anandpur Sahib
  • Answer: c) Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib)
• Q9: After the death of Shri Guru Gobind Singh, the Sikhs revolted against the _______ under the leadership of Banda Bahadur.
  • a) Mughals
  • b) Marathas
  • c) Afghans
  • d) Rajputs
  • Answer: a) Mughals
• Q10: After the death of Shri Guru Gobind Singh, the Sikhs revolted against the ______ under the leadership of Banda Bahadur.
  • a) Marathas
  • b) British
  • c) Mughals
  • d) Afghans
  • Answer: c) Mughals
• Q11: Who was the fifth of the ten Sikh gurus?
  • a) Guru Nanak Dev
  • b) Guru Angad Dev
  • c) Guru Arjan Dev
  • d) Guru Gobind Singh
  • Answer: c) Guru Arjan Dev
• Q12: Where was the first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak Dev, born in 1469?
  • a) Amritsar
  • b) Talwandi (Nankana Sahib)
  • c) Kartarpur
  • d) Anandpur Sahib
  • Answer: b) Talwandi (Nankana Sahib)
• Q13: The script ‘Gurumukhi’ for Punjabi language was invented by the Sikh guru –––––.
  • a) Guru Nanak Dev
  • b) Guru Angad Dev
  • c) Guru Arjan Dev
  • d) Guru Gobind Singh
  • Answer: b) Guru Angad Dev
• Q14: Where was Guru Govind Singh educated and learnt Persian?
  • a) Anandpur Sahib
  • b) Patna
  • c) Paonta Sahib
  • d) Chamkaur
  • Answer: c) Paonta Sahib
• Q15: Who among the following Sikh Gurus laid the foundation of ‘Khalsa Panth’?
  • a) Guru Nanak Dev
  • b) Guru Arjan Dev
  • c) Guru Tegh Bahadur
  • d) Guru Gobind Singh
  • Answer: d) Guru Gobind Singh
• Q16: Who among the following Sikh Gurus had laid the foundation of Amritsar?
  • a) Guru Nanak Dev
  • b) Guru Angad Dev
  • c) Guru Ram Das
  • d) Guru Arjan Dev
  • Answer: c) Guru Ram Das
• Q17: Where is Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) situated?
  • a) Lahore
  • b) Amritsar
  • c) Chandigarh
  • d) Anandpur Sahib
  • Answer: b) Amritsar
• Q18: ______built the world famous Harmandir Sahib, popularly known as the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
  • a) Guru Ram Das
  • b) Guru Arjan Dev
  • c) Guru Gobind Singh
  • d) Ranjit Singh
  • Answer: b) Guru Arjan Dev
• Q19: Who was the fifth guru in Sikhism?
  • a) Guru Nanak Dev
  • b) Guru Angad Dev
  • c) Guru Arjan Dev
  • d) Guru Gobind Singh
  • Answer: c) Guru Arjan Dev
• Q20: Who among the following Sikh Gurus founded the Tarn Taran Sahib?
  • a) Guru Ram Das
  • b) Guru Arjan Dev
  • c) Guru Hargobind
  • d) Guru Tegh Bahadur
  • Answer: b) Guru Arjan Dev
• Q21: The Hemkund Sahib Gurudwara is located in the state of :
  • a) Himachal Pradesh
  • b) Punjab
  • c) Uttarakhand
  • d) Jammu and Kashmir
  • Answer: c) Uttarakhand
• Q22: Sri Akal Takht Sahib is located within the ___ complex.
  • a) Gurudwara Bangla Sahib
  • b) Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple)
  • c) Anandpur Sahib
  • d) Paonta Sahib
  • Answer: b) Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple)
• Q23: Twenty five percent of the land revenue collected by Marathas in the Deccan was called _______
  • a) Chauth
  • b) Sardeshmukhi
  • c) Mokasa
  • d) Jagir
  • Answer: a) Chauth
• Q24: The traveller Marco Polo who visited India in the Thirteenth century was from which country?
  • a) Portugal
  • b) Italy
  • c) France
  • d) Spain
  • Answer: b) Italy
• Q25: The medieval traveller Marco Polo was from–
  • a) Venice
  • b) Genoa
  • c) Pisa
  • d) Florence
  • Answer: a) Venice
• Q26: Which of the following texts gives a detailed account of the kings of Kashmir?
  • a) Rajatarangini
  • b) Kitab-ul-Hind
  • c) Chachnama
  • d) Tarikh-e-Firoz Shahi
  • Answer: a) Rajatarangini
• Q27: In which year was the Nahargarh Fort in Jaipur built by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II?
  • a) 1718 AD
  • b) 1726 AD
  • c) 1734 AD
  • d) 1742 AD
  • Answer: b) 1726 AD
• Q28: Who built the Hawa Mahal situated in Jaipur?
  • a) Jai Singh II
  • b) Pratap Singh
  • c) Man Singh I
  • d) Ram Singh II
  • Answer: b) Pratap Singh
• Q29: Which Indian monument was built by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh in the year 1799?
  • a) Jantar Mantar
  • b) City Palace
  • c) Hawa Mahal
  • d) Amber Fort
  • Answer: c) Hawa Mahal
• Q30: How many windows are there on the outside walls of Hawa Mahal of Jaipur?
  • a) 953
  • b) 963
  • c) 973
  • d) 983
  • Answer: a) 953
• Q31: ______ is a palace in Jaipur, built by Sawai Pratap Singh.
  • a) City Palace
  • b) Jal Mahal
  • c) Hawa Mahal
  • d) Amber Palace
  • Answer: c) Hawa Mahal
• Q32: The famous ‘Hawa Mahal’ is in which city of Rajasthan?
  • a) Udaipur
  • b) Jodhpur
  • c) Jaipur
  • d) Pushkar
  • Answer: c) Jaipur
• Q33: ‘Powa Mecca’ in Assam is the tomb of ______.
  • a) Pir Giasuddin Auliya
  • b) Shah Milan
  • c) Azan Pir
  • d) Majnu Shah
  • Answer: a) Pir Giasuddin Auliya
• Q34: Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh of Jaipur had not built the observatory at ____
  • a) Ujjain
  • b) Varanasi
  • c) Allahabad
  • d) Delhi
  • Answer: c) Allahabad
• Q35: ………is a collection of architectural astronomical instruments, built by Maharaja Jai Singh II.
  • a) Hawa Mahal
  • b) City Palace
  • c) Jantar Mantar
  • d) Amber Fort
  • Answer: c) Jantar Mantar
• Q36: Jantar Mantar is in
  • a) Jaipur
  • b) Delhi
  • c) Ujjain
  • d) All of the above (where observatories built by Jai Singh II exist)
  • Answer: d) All of the above (where observatories built by Jai Singh II exist) (Note: While Jantar Mantar is most famously associated with Jaipur and Delhi, Jai Singh II built five such observatories in total: Delhi, Jaipur, Ujjain, Mathura, and Varanasi. Thus, ‘All of the above’ referring to where observatories were built is the most accurate.)
• Q37: Who built Jodhpur Fort?
  • a) Rao Jodha
  • b) Rao Maldeo Rathore
  • c) Maharaja Jaswant Singh
  • d) Maharaja Ajit Singh
  • Answer: a) Rao Jodha
• Q38: The longest continuous wall in India, which is the second longest wall in the world is in the fort of________.
  • a) Chittorgarh Fort
  • b) Mehrangarh Fort
  • c) Kumbalgarh Fort
  • d) Ranthambore Fort
  • Answer: c) Kumbalgarh Fort
• Q39: “Kathasaritsagara” was written by whom?
  • a) Kalidasa
  • b) Somadeva
  • c) Bana Bhatta
  • d) Vishakhadatta
  • Answer: b) Somadeva
• Q40: In the context of Medieval Indian History, which of the following geographical belts was denoted as ‘Turan’?
  • a) Central Asia
  • b) Persia
  • c) Afghanistan
  • d) Mesopotamia
  • Answer: a) Central Asia
• Q41: Which city of Pakistan is called ‘City of Gardens’ or ‘Garden of the Mughal’?
  • a) Islamabad
  • b) Karachi
  • c) Lahore
  • d) Peshawar
  • Answer: c) Lahore
• Q42: In which of the following forts of Rajasthan ‘chattris’ (cenotaphs) are built in honour of Jaimal and Kalla, heroes, who laid down their lives in the 1568 siege by Emperor Akbar?
  • a) Ranthambore Fort
  • b) Kumbalgarh Fort
  • c) Chittorgarh Fort
  • d) Amer Fort
  • Answer: c) Chittorgarh Fort
• Q43: The Mysore Palace was the residence of the___.
  • a) Mughals
  • b) Nizams
  • c) Wodeyars
  • d) Marathas
  • Answer: c) Wodeyars
• Q44: Which part of India did the Nizams of Asaf Jahi dynasty rule?
  • a) Awadh
  • b) Hyderabad
  • c) Bengal
  • d) Mysore
  • Answer: b) Hyderabad
• Q45: Which fort is also known as the Golden Fort?
  • a) Jaisalmer Fort
  • b) Chittorgarh Fort
  • c) Mehrangarh Fort
  • d) Amer Fort
  • Answer: a) Jaisalmer Fort
• Q46: Rajwada Palace (Cultural Heritage Project) is located at:
  • a) Jaipur
  • b) Udaipur
  • c) Indore
  • d) Gwalior
  • Answer: c) Indore
• Q47: Which of the following monuments is NOT situated in Delhi?
  • a) Humayun’s Tomb
  • b) Qutub Minar
  • c) Charminar
  • d) Red Fort
  • Answer: c) Charminar
• Q48: The Red Fort of Agra was founded by which Mughal Emperor?
  • a) Humayun
  • b) Akbar
  • c) Jahangir
  • d) Shah Jahan
  • Answer: b) Akbar
• Q49: Where is ‘Adhai din ka Jhonpra’ located?
  • a) Ajmer
  • b) Delhi
  • c) Agra
  • d) Fatehpur Sikri
  • Answer: a) Ajmer
• Q50: Indian-Islamic craft art which is visible in monuments like Qutb Minar and Alai Darwaza is related to which era of India?
  • a) Early Sultanate period
  • b) Late Sultanate period
  • c) Early Mughal period
  • d) Late Mughal period
  • Answer: a) Early Sultanate period