Multiple Choce Questions based on history

History MCQs - Practice these questions and improve your knowledge

Q 51. Ellora in Aurangabad [Maharashtra] is famous for ancient caves representing Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism, Of these, the largest number pertains to?
a) Zorastrianism b) Hinduism c) Buddhism d) Jainism
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Q 52. Which was the largest and richest among the princely states of pre-Independence period?
a) Hyderabad b) Gwalior c) Mysore d) Jaipur
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Q 53. Who among the following is said to have witnessed the reigns of eight Delhi Sultans?
a) Minhaj-us-Siraj b) Shams-i-Siraj Afif c) Ziauddin Barani d) Amir Khusro
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Q 54. Name the Rajput princess whom Akbar married?
a) Mumtaz Mahal b) Jodha Bai c) Noor Jehan d) Jija Bai
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Q 55. The capital of the kingdom of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was?
a) Amritsar b) Lahore c) Kaputhala d) Patiala
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Q 56. Which Indian city was gifted by the Portuguese as dowry to Charles II, the King of England, when he got married to the sister of the King of Portugal in 1662?
a) Mumbai b) Panaji c) Chennai d) Pondicherry
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Q 57. Everyone knows 'The Taj Mahal'
a) Mumtaz Mahal b) Jahani Mahal c) Farida Mahal d) Toba Begum
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Q 58. Under which Indian emperor's reign was the Jama Masjid in Delhi built?
a) Jehangir b) Akbar c) Shah Jahan d) Aurangzeb
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Q 59. The first to start a joint stock company to trade with India were the
a) Danes b) French c) Portuguese d) Dutch
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Q 60. Which Mughal Emperor was deported to Rangoon by the British?
a) Bahadur Shah I b) Shah Jahan c) Akbar Shah I d) Bahadur Shah II
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