www.gradeup.co 1 www.gradeup.co 1.Ibrahim Lodi was killed by ........... in the First Battle of Panipat in 1526. Ans. C A. Muhammad Shah Sol. Simuka was the founder of the B. Firoz Shah Tughlaq Satavahana Dynasty and he is believed C. Babur to have destroyed the Shunga Power. D. Timur He did so with the aid of the Rathikas and Bhojakas. He reigned for around Ans. C 23 years and was beheaded by his Sol. brother Kanha, who succeeded him. ● Ibrahim lodi was killed by Babur in the First Battle of Panipat in 1526. 4.With which historical personality is ● Ibrahim Lodi was the last ruler of the the Raigarh Fort associated? Lodi dynasty. A. Rana Pratap ● Babur was the first ruler of the B. Shivaji Mughal dynasty. C. Akbar ● This battle was also marked as the D. Muhammad Tughlaq beginning of the Mughal Empire and the end of the Delhi Sultanate. Ans. B Sol. 2.Babur, an Afahan ruler, established • Raigad is a hill fort situated in the Mughal dynasty in India in ......... Maharashtra. A. 1526 AD • Shivaji built this fort and made it his B. 1256 AD capital in 1674 when he was crowned C. 1656 AD as the King of the Maratha Kingdom D. 1652 AD which later developed into the Maratha Empire, eventually covering much of Ans. A western and central India. Sol. ● Babur, an Afahan ruler, 5.The royal city at Fatehpur Sikri, was established the Mughal dynasty in built by Mughal Emperor ....... in India in 1526 AD. honour of Sufi saint Shaikh Salim ● He was the first ruler of the Mughal Chishti. Dynasty and Bahadur Shah II was A. Aurangzeb the last ruler of Mughal Dynasty. B. Humayun ● Babur died in 1530 AD. and The C. Shah Jahan rule of Mughal Dynasty ended in D. Akbar 1761 AD. Ans. D 3.Who was the founder of Satvahana Sol. dynasty? • The royal city at Fatehpur Sikri, was A. Hala built by Mughal Emperor Akbar in B. Yagnasari honor of Sufi saint Shaikh Salim C. Simuka Chishti. D. None of the above 2 www.gradeup.co • Fatehpur Sikri is a town in Agra of 8.The Revolt of 1857 started from : Uttar Pradesh. A. Delhi • In 1571, Fatehpur Sikri itself was B. Barrackpore founded as the capital of Mughal C. Meerut Empire by Emperor Akbar. D. Kanpur • The name of the city is derived from the village known as Sikri which Ans. C occupied the spot before. Sol. It was started in Meerut military • An Archaeological Survey of India camp. Indian soldiers in british army excavation from 1999 to 2000 are the 1st to start this revolt indicated that there were temples, a happened. Mangal pandey his soldiers habitation and commercial centres here are the 1st spark of this Riot of 1857. before Akbar built his capital. • Akbar was the 3rd Mughal emperor 9.The remains of Vijaynagar Empire and he reigned from 1556 to 1605. can be found in : A. Golconda 6.The Third Battle of Panipat was B. Hampi fought between C. Bijapur A. Marathas and the East India D. None of the above Company B. Ahmad Shah Abdali and the Sikhs Ans. B C. Ahmad Shah Abdali and the Sol. The remains of Vijaynagar Empire Marathas can be found in Hampi , Karnataka. D. Ahmad Shah Abdali and the Mughals 10........... was the founder of the Lodi Ans. C Dynasty. Sol. The Third Battle of Panipat was A. Sultan Ibrahitn fought between Ahmad Shah Abdali B. Ala-ud-din Lodi and the Marathas in 1761. C. Ibrahim Lodi D. Bahlul Lodi 7.Who was the first Indian ruler to accept Subsidiary Alliance offered by Ans. D Lord Wellesley in 1798? Sol. A. Scindias of Gwalior ● Bahlul Lodi was the founder of B. Nawab of Awadh the Lodi Dynasty. C. Gaekwads of Baroda ● It ruled the Delhi Sultanate from D. Nizams of Hyderabad 1451 to 1526 and It was the last dynasty of Delhi sultanate. Ans. D ● Ibrahim Lodi was the last Lodi Sol. Nizams of Hyderabad was the first Sultan of Delhi. Indian ruler to accept Subsidiary ● The Mughal Empire was founded Alliance offered by Lord Wellesley in by Babur after the Lodi dynasty. 1798. 3 www.gradeup.co 11.In which year did the Partition of Ans. C Bengal take place? Sol. A. 1910 • The first Paleolithic site was B. 1902 discovered in Karnataka. C. 1903 • It was discovered by Dr. Primrose in D. 1905 1842. • He found polished stones knives and Ans. D arrow heads at lingsugur in Raichur, Sol. Karnataka. • Bengal was partitioned in the year 1905. 14.The Kherwar movement was • The partition of Bengal was associated with which of the following announced on 19 July 1905 by Lord tribe? Curzon, the then Viceroy of India. A. Santhal • It was implemented on 16 October B. Bhil 1905. C. Gond D. Jwara 12...... was the Finance Minister of the Mughal empire during Akbar's reign. Ans. A A. Birbal Sol. B. Raja Man Singh 1 Kherwara movement was associated C. Tansen with Santhal tribal people during 1868. D. Raja Todar Mal * It was initiated by Bhagrit Manjhi. * This movement is also known as Ans. D Sapha Har Movement. Sol. * This movement had popularized the ● Raja Todar Mal was the Finance concept of One God as well as aimed at Minister of the Mughal empire during social reform. Akbar's reign. * He wanted the Santhals to stop their ● He was also one of the Navaratnas in sacrifices to the "evil bongas" and he Akbar's court. was arrested in 1868 by British ● Birbal was the main Commander of authority. army and Hindu advisor of Mughal empire during Akbar's reign. 15.Which leader founded ‘Mukti ● Raja Man Singh 1 was a trusted Mission’ for the education of child general of the Mughal emperor Akbar. widows in last years of 19th century? A. Mahadevi Verma 13.In which state of India, the first B. Anusuiya Devi Paleolithic site was discovered? C. Annie Besant A. Rajasthan D. Pandita Ramabai B. Madhya Pradesh C. Karnataka Ans. D D. Bihar Sol. 4 www.gradeup.co * Pandita Ramabai founded ‘Mukti Mission’ for the education of child Ans. C widows in 1899. Sol. * She was awarded with Kasider I Hind • ‘Bandi Jeevan’ book was published by in 1919 by British government. Sachindranath Sanyal. * She was also conferred the title of • Sachindranath Sanyal was one of the ‘Saraswati’ with respect to her founding members of Hindustan knowledge and interpretations of the Republican Association. various Sanskrit texts. • He was the author of the HRA * She authored the book ‘The High manifesto, titled ‘The Revolutionary’. Caste Hindu Woman’ which was a • He was sent to the Cellular Jail in Port major breakthrough in the Blair twice which is infamously known emancipation and reforms of women. as Kaalapani. 16.Who founded the newspaper ‘The 18.Which of the following is an Hindustan Times’? octagonal tomb? A. GS Aiyar A. Tomb of Balban B. MK Chand B. Tomb of Sher Shah Suri C. K M Panikkar C. Tomb of Sikandar Lodi D. EV Ramaswamy Naicker D. Tomb of Ghiyasuddin Tuglaq Ans. C Ans. C Sol. Sol. • KM Panikar founded the newspaper * Tomb of Sikandar Lodi is an ‘The Hindustan Times’. octagonal tomb. • His important works were- Indian * Sikandar lodhi was the Sultan of Delhi Nationalism, Federal India, Indian between 1489-1517 and son of States and the Government of India, Bahlol Lodhi. Caste and Democracy and prospects of * It is located in New Delhi and was democracy in India, Foundations of built in 1517-18. New India, Hindu Society at cross roads * The tomb is the first garden tomb etc. in Indian subcontinent with an Indo • He was appointed a member of the Islamic Architectural style. States Reorganisation Commission set up in 1953. 19.‘Fatwa-i-Jahandari’ was written by • He was the first president of the A. Amir Khusrau Kerala Sahitya Academy. B. Abu Bakr C. Alberuni 17.Sachindranath Sanyal was one of D. Zia-ud-din Barani the founding members of______? A. Milaap Ans. D B. Kranti Sol. C. Hindustan Republican Association * ‘Fatwa-i-Jahandari’ was written by D. Yugaantar Zia-ud-din Barani. 5 www.gradeup.co * This book is written as Nasihat for * Open ambulatory passageway the Muslim Kings. * Decorated intricate carvings etc. * ‘Tarikh-i-Firuz Shahi’ is another major work of Zia-ud-din Barani. 22.Who said "Father of Indian Unrest" to Bal Gangadhar Tilak? 20.During Delhi Sultanate Period, A. Jawaharlal Nehru Diwan-I-Bandagan was the department B. Mahatma Gandhi of? C. Valentine Chirol A. Slaves D. Subhash Chandra Bose B. Pensions E. None of the above/More than one of C. Agriculture the above D. Correspondence Ans. C Ans. A Sol. Sol. ● Valentine Chirol said "Father of Indian * Diwan-I-Bandagan was the Unrest" to Bal Gangadhar Tilak. department of Slaves. ● A book on India Unrest is also * Diwan-I-Ishtiaq was the written by him more than a century department of pensions. back and talks about various facts * Diwan-I-Kohi was the department of the unrest. of Agriculture. ● Bal Gangadhar Tilak was the first * Diwan-I-Insha was the department leader of the Indian Independence of Correspondence. Movement and one of the first and strongest advocates of Swaraj. 21.Ladkhan Temples at Aihole are examples of? 23.Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel was the A. Nayaka Style Architecture leader of which of the following B. Vesara Style Architecture movements? C. Hoysala Style Architecture A. Rowlatt Satyagraha D. Nandivarman Style Architecture B. Bardoli Satyagraha C. Indigo Movement Ans. B D. All of above Sol.