Practice Quiz set 5 - indian history mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams

Q-1)   Shivaji died in the year

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Shivaji died on April 3, 1680. He was 50 years of age during his time of death. He died at Raigad due to high fever for three weeks. His son Sambhaji took over the title of the emperor of the Maratha empire.


Q-2)   Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri was built by Akbar to commemorate his victory over which province?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-3)   The Maratha kingdom was founded by Shivaji during the reign of

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-4)   Kabuliyat and Patta was introduced by

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Kabuliyat and Patta was introduced by Sher Shah. Pathan Sultan Sher Shah Suri (1540 – 1545) measured and classified the land in terms of the produce and introduced Kabuliyat and Patta as instruments of settlement. During Akbar’s time, Todar Mal made some reforms to that system and the whole empire was divided into Suba, Sarkar, Pargana and Mahal.


Q-5)   Tulsidas composed his Ramcharitamanasa in the reign of

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-6)   Who among the following Maratha officers looked after the revenue department?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-7)   Which of the following areas was not conquered by Akbar?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-8)   Mughal-Mewar peace treaty was concluded during the times of ?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-9)   Which year of Akbar’s reign has been regarded by the historian Vicent A. Smith as the most critical time?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

The year 1581 AD of Akbar’s reign has been regarded by the historian Vicent A. Smith as the most critical time.


Q-10)   Who among the following emperors may be called an enlightened despot?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)