Practice Quiz set 9 - indian history mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams

Q-1)   In which language did Babar wrote his Autobiography?

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Explanation:

Babur wrote his autobiography in Turki language. It is an autobiographical work, written in the Chagatai language, known to Babur as “Turki” (meaning Turkic), the spoken language of the Andijan-Timurids. Babur’s prose is highly Persianized in its sentence structure, morphology, and vocabulary, and also contains many phrases and smaller poems in Persian.


Q-2)   Among the following which Mughal Emperor introduced the policy of Sulh-i-kul?

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Explanation:

Akbar ruled with a social and religious toleration that was relative, not absolute, and was based on his concept of sulh-i-kul (for the general good of all people) which built on his liberal views of religion. Akbar took the Sufi mystic notion of sulh-i-kul and transformed it to become a principle denoting amity within a culturally pluralistic India.


Q-3)   What was the district called during the Mughal period?

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Explanation:

During the Mughal period, district was called Sarkar. In the 16th century, the Mughal emperor Akbar organised the empire into Subahs, which were further subdivided into Sarkars, roughly the equivalent of districts, which were themselves organised into Parganas. In the Mughal system, Parganas served as the local administrative units of a Sarkar


Q-4)   Which Fort ceded by Shivaji to the Mughals by the terms of the Treaty of Purandar (1665 AD) could not be won back by Shivaji?

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Explanation:

Shivneri Fort ceded by Shivaji to the Mughals by the terms of the Treaty of Purandar (1665 AD) could not be won back by Shivaji.


Q-5)   Who was the founder of Mughal dynasty?

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Explanation:

Babur was the founder of Mughal dynasty. Born on February 14, 1483 at Andizhan Babur was the eldest of the three sons of Umar Sheikh Mirza. The Mughal emperor Babur is described as a military genius and a skillful warrior.


Q-6)   Which Queen of Jahangir had committed suicide by consuming poison?

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Q-7)   Which of the following was the last battle of Sher Shah which proved most fatal to him?

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Explanation:

Kalinjar was the last battle of Sher Shah which proved most fatal to him. In May 1545, when he was campaigning against the Chandel Rajputs in Bundelkhand (Kalinjar), a gunpowder explosion fatally wounded him and thus this Afghan Tiger lost his life in Bundelkhand, laying wounded in his tent and worrying about the future of his wise schemes.


Q-8)   Who among the following was the lowest in rank in the Maratha infantry?

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Q-9)   During whose reign did Khan-Jahan Lodi revolt?

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Explanation:

Khan-Jahan Lodi’s revolt during the reign of Shahjahan. In 1628, Shahjahan faced a major revolt by Khan Jahan Lodi. He had united with the ruler of Ahmednagar and came out in open rebellion against the emperor. The aggression by Khan Jahan came to an end by the year 1660, when he surrendered and died near the fort of Kalinjar.


Q-10)   Who was the Sikh Guru to be slaughtered by Aurangzeb?

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