Indian History MCQ Set-23

Medieval India MCQ for SSC, UPSC , NDA, State PSC, Railway recruitment examinations, Police recruitment examinations and related government job recruitments examinations by the state governments and the union government of India.

Q.1 Who among the following was the trusted general of Mughal emperor Akbar?

A. Bairam Khan

B. Raja Man Singh

C. Raja Todar Mal

D. None of these

Answer: B. Raja Man Singh

Note: Raja Man Singh (Man Singh I) was the Kachwaha Raja of Amer, a state later known as Jaipur in Rajputana. He was a trusted general of the Mughal emperor Akbar, who included him among the Navaratnas.

Q.2 Akbar gave the title “Miyan” to which of the following navaratna?

A. Todar Mal

B. Tansen

C. Birbal

D. Raja Man Singh

Answer: B. Tansen

Q.3 The battle of Tughlaqbad was fought between:

A. Mughal empire and Hemu

B. Mughal empire and Sikh army

C. Mughal empire and Pratap Singh

D. None of these

Answer: A. Mughal empire and Hemu

Note: The Battle of Tughlaqabad, also known as the Battle of Delhi was a notable battle fought on 7 October 1556 between Hem Chandra Vikramaditya, also known as Hemu and the forces of the Mughal emperor Akbar led by Tardi Beg Khan at Tughlaqabad near Delhi.

Q.4 Shah Jahan built the Moti Masjid in which of the following location?

A. Agra

B. Delhi

C. Fatehpur Sikri

D. Lahore

Answer: A. Agra

Note: Moti Masjid, Agra was built by Mughal Emperor Shahjahan and the Delhi Moti Masjid was by Aurangzeb.

Q.5 Under which of the following Mughal emperor, the Mughal empire reached its peak at cultural glory?

A. Akbar

B. Shah Jahan

C. Aurangzeb

D. Humayun

Answer: B. Shah Jahan

Q.6 Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal in the memory of who among the following wife/consort of Shah Jahan

A. Qandahari Mahal

B. Akbarabadi Mahal

C. Fatehpuri Mahal

D. Arjumand Banu Begum

Answer: D. Arjumand Banu Begum

Note: Arjumand Banu Begum or popularly known as the Mumtaz Mahal was the consort of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. In her memory, Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal.

Q.7 Mughal presence in the Red fort was ceased under which of the following commander of the East India Company?

A. John Nicholsan

B. James Craig

C. Gerard Lake

D. Lord Lake

Answer: A. John Nicholsan

Note: Mughal presence in the Red fort was ceased by East India Company under Commander John Nicholsan with the fall of Bahadur Shah Zafar during the Revolt of 1857.

Q.8 Buland Darwaza was built by Akbar to commemorate his victory over:

A. Sultans of Gujarat

B. Sultan of Bengal

C. Rajputan Kingdom

D. None of these

Answer: A. Sultan of Gujarat

Q.9 Red fort was constructed by which of the following Mughal emperor?

A. Akbar

B. Shah Jahan

C. Jahangir

D. Humayun

Answer: B. Shah Jahan

Note: Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan commissioned construction of the Red Fort on 12 May 1638, when he decided to shift his capital from Agra to Delhi. The design of the Red Fort is credited to architect Ustad Ahmad Lahori, who also constructed the Taj Mahal.

Q.10 Who among the following was sent as an ambassador to the royal court of Jahangir by James I, the king of England?

A. Sir Thomas Roe

B. Alexander Ellis

C. John Hawkins

D. None of these

Answer: A. Sir Thomas Roe

Note: Sir Thomas Roe was an ambassador to royal court of Jahangir in 1616 sent by James-I, the king of England. He resided at Agra for three years, until 1619.

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