Question 1

Who was the Delhi Sultan to impose Jizya even on the Brahmins?

Accepted Answer

A) Ala-ud-din Khilji 
B) Firuz Tughluq 
C) Muhammad Tughluq 
D) Balban

Question 2

The Taj-Mahal was built by -

Accepted Answer

A) Jahangir 
B) Shahjahan 
C) Sher Shah 
D) Nadir Shah

Question 3

Which was the second capital of Akbar?

Accepted Answer

A) Delhi 
B) Agra 
C) Fateh-pur-Sikri 
D) Patna

Question 4

The writer of Ram Charit Manas, Tulsidas, was related to which ruler?

Accepted Answer

A) Chandragupta Maurya 
B) Nawab Vajid Ali Sah 
C) Harsha 
D) Akbar

Question 5

The earliest reference to sati custom is made in which of the following inscriptions?

Accepted Answer

A) Allahabad Pillar inscription 
B) Eran inscription of Bhanu gupta 
C) Aihole inscription of Pulkesin II 
D) Bhitan inscription of Skand gupta

Question 6

An agricultural department known as 'Diwan-i-kohi' was created by:

Accepted Answer

A) Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq 
B) Alauddin Khilji 
C) Firoz Tughlaq 
D) Jalaluddin Khilji

Question 7

The Delhi General who successfully advanced up to Madurai was -

Accepted Answer

A) Khizr Khan 
B) Muhammad Ghori 
C) Malik Kafur 
D) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

Question 8

Where did Babar die?

Accepted Answer

A) Agra 
B) Kabul 
C) Lahore 
D) Delhi

Question 9

Multan was named by the Arabs as -

Accepted Answer

A) City of beauty 
B) City of wealth 
C) City of gold 
D) Pink city

Question 10

What does Jahangir mean?

Accepted Answer

A) National Monarch 
B) The Grand Monarch 
C) Conqueror of the world 
D) Hero of hundred battles

Exam 3: Indian History Trivia

Who was the Delhi Sultan to impose Jizya even on the Brahmins?