** Who wrote Akbarnama?

Abu Fazl

In which year did Akbar start Din A. Ilahi?

1582

Which European traveller came to India during the reign of Shah Jahan?

Peter Mundi

Which king was in India at the time of the British East India Company in London?

Akbar

Where is Jahangir buried?

In Lahore

Which instrument did Aurangzeb play?

Veena

Which Rajput ruler did not accept the sovereignty of Akbar?

Mewar

** The period of which ruler is called the marble Age?

Shah Jahan

Who finally ended the jizya tax?

Muhammad Shah “Rangeela”

What is the original name of Shah Jahan?

Khurram

Who was the head of the military department under the central administration system re-established during Akbar’s rule?

Mir Bakshi

** Who became Sethani after becoming the ruler of South Bihar?

Hazrat-e-Ala

What was Sher Shah’s childhood name?

Farid Khan

The War of Dharmat (April 1658) was fought between whom?

Aurangzeb and Dara Shikoh

** Who was the famous painter during Mughal emperor Akbar?

Dashwant

Who built the Jama Masjid in Delhi?

Shahjahan

Muslim scholar who contributed significantly to Hindi literature?

Abdul Raheem Khankhana

In whose direction was the Persian translation of the Mahabharata done under Akbar?

Faizi

Gulbadan Begum was the sister of ______?

Humayun

By what name was the district known in the Mughal administration?

Sarkar

Where was the festival of Navroz taken by the Mughals?

From the Parsis

** Under which king had the highest number of Hindu commanders?

Aurangzeb

Which historian called the Din a Ilahi, propounded by Akbar, as a religion?

Abul fazal

Anuwar-e-Suhaili Granth is a translation of?

Panchatantra

Where is the tomb of famous musician Tansen located

Gwalior

** Who brought the seizure system?

Sher Shah

With whom was the Jawabit related?

State Law (राज्य कानून)

The original name of Mumtaz Mahal was?

Arjumman Banu Begum

** Which Mughal emperor was called Zinda Pir?

Aurangzeb

Which building made by Akbar has a map similar to that of Buddhist Bihar?

Panchmahal

** Who was the last Mughal emperor to sit on the Peacock throne?

Muhammad Shah Rangeela

What was Patna the provincial capital?

Sher Shah

** Who built the Red Fort of Delhi?

Shahjahan

** Madad-e-Mash in Mughal administration – indicates?

Tax free land granted  to scholars

What did Mutassib mean in Mughal administration?

Public conduct officer

Which Mughal emperor died after falling from the stairs of the library?

Humayun

Which Mughal ruler ruled twice?

Humayun

** Where is Biwi’s ka Maqbara located in India?

Aurangabad

The restoration of Mughal power was a result of the victory in which war by Humayun?

War of Sirhind

Where is Humayun’s Tomb?

in Delhi

** When was the battle of Haldighati fought?

1576

In whose period Malik Mohammed Jayasi composed Padmavat?

Sher Shah

Who defeated Humayun in the Battle of Chausa?

Sher Shah

** Who was given the title of King Birbal?

To Mahesh Das

What does the Grand Trunk Road connect to?

Kolkata – Amritsar

Where is Sher Shah’s tomb located?

Sasaram

Where was the consecration of Akbar done?

Kalanaur

** Guru Arjun Dev was contemporary?

Jahangir

Which Mughal ruler is called “Alamgir”?

Aurangzeb

Who was defeated by Babur in the battle of Panipat in 1526 AD?

Ibrahim Lodi

** Tulsidas, the author of Ramcharitmanas, was a contemporary of

Akbar

Who wrote Humayunama?

Gulbadan Begum

What is the Persian translation of Mahabharata called?

Rajnaama

** Who was responsible for land revenue reform during the reign of Akbar?

Todarmal

What was the name of the Upasana Bhavan built by Akbar?

Ibadatkhana

** Under whose reign were the well-known musicians Tansen and Baiju Bawra?

Akbar

In whose reign did Mughal painting achieve its pinnacle?

Jahangir

** Which Mughal emperor condemned the practice of Sati?

Akbar

Whose work is “Ainey Akbari”?

Abul Fazal’s

Who started the Mansabdari system in the Mughal administration?

Akbar

Which system was replaced by the Mansabdari system?

Jagirdari Pratha

Why was the Mansabdari system started?

To organize the army

** Who built the Grand Trunk Road?

Sher Shah Suri

In which war India laid the foundation of the Mughal state?

First Battle of Panipat

Who founded the Chishti sect in India?

Sheikh Moinuddin Chishti

Where was the woman Sufi Rabia from?

Basra

Sufi sect is originally related to which religion?

Islam

Which Sufi sect gained the most popularity in India?

Chishti sect

Which Sufi sect was adopted by Dara Shikoh?

Qadri sect

Which Sufi sect was against music?

Nakshabandi

Who is considered the founder of the Sikh sect?

Guru Nanak

Who was the spiritual master of Shivaji?

Ramdas

Who was the proponent of the Bhakti movement?

Ramanujacharya

** Who was the proponent of Advaitism (अद्वैतवाद सिद्धांत)?

Shankaracharya

What were the followers of Ramanuja called?

Vaishnav

Where was Adi Shankar, who later became Shankaracharya, born?

West Bengal

Who is the author of the Bijak?

Kabir

Where is Charminar located?

In hyderabad

** Who were the Ashta Diggaj (अष्ट दिग्गज) in the court of Krishnadevaraya?

Eight telugu poets

Who created the Vijayanagara Empire?

Harihar and Bukka

In which district is Hampi located?

Bellary

Where is Meenakshi temple located?

In Madurai

Who built the Charminar?

Quli Qutb Shah

** Whose composition is Rajatarangini?

Kalhan

In which state is the open museum of Hampi?

In Karnataka

With whom was Krishnadeva Raya contemporary?

Babar

Where was Krishnadeva Raya from?

Vijayanagar

What was the main feature of the system of the Vijayanagara Empire?

Land Revenue

Where is Virupaksha Temple located?

In Hampi

** The Ashta Pradhan Council was under whose reign?

Shivaji

Who was Shivaji’s political guru and mentor?

Dadaji Konddev

Who was the creator of Dasbodh?

Ramdas

Who founded the state of Gwalior?

Jeevaji Rao Scindhia

** What was Chauth?

Land tax imposed by Shivaji on neighbouring states

Who was the pioneer of the gorilla war

Shivaji

Who was called Peshwa in Shivaji’s administration?

Prime minister

Who is called the second founder of the Maratha kingdom?

Balaji Vishwanath

Who conferred the title of King to Shivaji?

Aurangzeb

Who used to look after foreign affairs in Shivaji’s Ashtapradhan?

Sumant

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