200 General Knowledge Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams
After which battle the Mughal power was established in India?
(A) First Battle of Tarain
(B) Second Battle of Tarain
(C) First battle of Panipat
(D) Second battle of Panipat
Correct Answer : C
With whom did the Grand Trunk Road built by Sher Shah connect Punjab?
(A) Agra
(B) East Bengal
(C) Lahore
(D) Multan
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
Sher Shah Suri is named as the builder of Grand Trunk Road, the east-west road, which connects Bengal to Punjab.
Which Mughal emperor shifted the Mughal capital from Agra to Delhi?
(A) Jahangir
(B) Aurangzeb
(C) Shah Jahan
(D) Bahadur Shah
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
The capital of the Mughal empire was changed from Agra to Delhi by Shah Jahan in the year 1638.
Which of the following is the fort which was considered the key to 'Deccan'?
(A) Kalinjar
(B) Ajaygarh
(C) Asirgarh
(D) Gulbarga
Correct Answer : C
Which of the following was the capital of the Sultanate during the reign of Iltutmish?
(A) Agra
(B) Lahore
(C) Badaun
(D) Delhi
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
After Aibak's death, Iltutmish dethroned his unpopular successor Aram Shah in 1211, and set up his capital at Delhi.
During whose reign did the Mongols under Genghis Khan invade India?
(A) Balban
(B) Firoz Tughlaq
(C) Iltutmish
(D) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
The correct answer is Iltutmish. The Mongol Empire during 1221-1327 came up with many invasions in the Indian subcontinent with many of the later raids were made by the unruly Qaraunas of Mongol origin. it was during the reign of Iltutmish that the Mongols under Genghis Khan invaded India.
Which one of the following is the best example of Vijayanagara art?
(A) Ajanta
(B) Hampi
(C) Puri
(D) Sanchi
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
The Virupaksha Temple, Vittala Temple, and Lotus Mahal are some of the notable examples of Vijayanagar Art found in Hampi. Option 1, Ajanta, is incorrect as it belongs to the time period of the ancient Mauryan and Gupta Empires, predating the Vijayanagara Empire.
Which Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate shifted his capital from Delhi to Agra?
(A) Sikandar Lodi
(B) Qutbuddin Aibak
(C) Alauddin Khilji
(D) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
Sultan Sikandar Lodi who moved his capital from Delhi to Agra in the year 1506.
Which of the following Sufi order was the most orthodox?
(A) Chishti
(B) Qadiri
(C) Sarvari Qadiri
(D) Naqshbandi
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
This Naqshbandi sufi order was founded by Khwaja Pir Mohammad. The principles of this Sufi order are orthodox Sect, Mujaddid opposed Shia, philosophy of Wahadat-ul-Shahdud wrote ‘Red-i-Khafid’ arrested by Jhangir.
The Persian traveler Abdur Razzaq visited India during the reign of which ruler?
(A) Dev Rai
(B) Krishnadeva Raya
(C) Devaraya II
(D) Krishna Raya II
Correct Answer : C
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