History GK Questions and Answers Quiz
Q. Who built the tomb of Itimad-ud-daula at Agra?
1) Akbar
2) Jahangir
3) Nur Jahan
4) Sher Shah
Q. Who among the following was the accredited Ambassador of the King of England, James I, to the Mughal Emperor Jahangir court?
1) James Lancaster
2) Sir Henry middleton
3) Sir Thomas Roe
4) None of these
Q. The reign of which of the following is usually considered to have been the Golden Period of Mughal Rule in India?
1) Akbar
2) Aurangzeb
3) Jahangir
4) Shah Jahan
Q. Who among the following is regarded as responsible for the firm reestablishment of the Mughal rule in Hindustan in the latter half of 16th century?
1) Ali Qulikhan
2) Bairam Khan
3) Mir Abdul Latif
4) None of these
Q. The battle of Buxar, which enabled the English to acquire a firm hold of Bengal, was fought between them and the combined force of
1) French and Mir Qasim
2) Siraj-ud-daula and Mir Qasim
3) Shah Alam II and Nawab of Oudh
4) Shah Alam II, Mir Qasim and Nawab of Oudth
Q. Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar was proclaimed Emperor in
1) 1556 AD
2) 1557 AD
3) 1558 AD
4) 1560 AD
Q. Where is the tomb of Jahangir situated?
1) Agra
2) Delhi
3) Lahore
4) Srinagar
Q. The lovely Moti Masjid or Pearl Mosque at Agra, an example of true art for its purity and elegance, was built by
1) Akbar
2) Jahangir
3) Shah Jahan
4) Aurangzeb
Q. In the field of art and architecture, biographer of one of the great Mughals wrote that his sovereign "planned splendid edifices and dressed the work of his mind and heart in the garment of stone and clay". This great Mughal Emperor was
1) Babar
2) Akbar
3) Jahangir
4) Shah Jhan
Q. Before his coming to Akbar's Court, Miyan Tansen was in the service of
1) Raja of Jaipur
2) Raja of Jodhpur
3) Raja of Gondwana
4) Raja Ramchandra Baghel of Bhatha
