GK/Pakistan Affairs
When Akbar was young, his guardian was:
A.
Hemu
B.
Faizi
C.
Bairam Khan
D.
Abdul Fazal
The Mughal empire in India was founded by:
A.
Akbar the Great
B.
Zahid-ud-Din Babur
C.
Shah Jahan
D.
Aurangzeb
The Sikh Guru who was fought Mughals was:
A.
Guru Nanak
B.
Guru Gobind Singh
C.
Guru Arjun Dev
D.
Guru Teg Bahadur
The capital of the kingdom of Mahraja Ranjit Singh was:
A.
Patiala
B.
Lahore
C.
Amritsar
D.
Kapurthala
The East India Company was founded in India during the reign of:
A.
Akbar
B.
Shah Jahan
C.
Jehangir
D.
Humayun
Which of the following ports was the biggest port during the Mughal period?
A.
Surrat
B.
Hoogly
C.
Chittagong
D.
Balasore
Inn 1662 AD, Mir Jumla, the Mughal governor of Bengal led successful expedition to:
A.
Assam
B.
Tibet
C.
Orissa
D.
Auadh
The Peacock Throne was made for:
A.
Jehangir
B.
Shah Jahan
C.
Akbar
D.
Aurangzeb
The capital of Mughal empire was shifted from Agra to Delhi by:
A.
Jehangir
B.
Aurangzeb
C.
Shah Jahan
D.
Humayun
Who among the following was the first Mughal emperor to allow Britishers to establish trade links with India?
A.
Akbar
B.
Jehangir
C.
Aurangzeb
D.
Shah Jahan
The Mansabdari system introduced by Akbar was borrowed from the system in:
A.
Turkey
B.
Persia
C.
Mongolia
D.
Afghanistan
Who united the Sikhs and founded kingdom in Punjab?
A.
Guru Nanak
B.
Maharaja Ranjit Singh
C.
Guru Gobind Singh
D.
None of these
Which Indian ruler requested Napoleon for help to drive the British from India?
A.
Rani of Jhansi
B.
Tipu Sultan
C.
Jai Singh
D.
Shiva Jee
In 1498, Vasco da Gama landed at:
A.
Mumbai
B.
Calicut
C.
Goa
D.
Cochin
Who succeeded Siraj-ud-Daula as Nawab of Bengal after the Battle of Plassey?
A.
Aliwardi Khan
B.
Mir Jafar
C.
Mir Qasim
D.
None of these
In 1757, Siraj-ud-Daula was defeated by:
A.
Canning
B.
Robert Clive
C.
Hastings
D.
Cornwallis
Who succeeded Mir Jafar?
A.
Haider Ali
B.
Mir Kasim
C.
Chanda Sahib
D.
Tipu Sultan
Who among the following in known for his introduction of new calendar, a new system of coinage and new scales of weights and measures?
A.
Murshid Quli Khan
B.
Tipu Sultan
C.
Nizam-ul-Mulk Asif Jah
D.
Saadat Khan
Tipu Sultan was defeated in the Third Mysore War in 1790 by:
A.
John Shore
B.
Lord Cornwallis
C.
Warren Hastings
D.
None of these
Surangpattam is associated with:
A.
Aurangzeb
B.
Tipu Sultan
C.
Hyder Ali
D.
Ahmad Shah Abdali
Which of the following statements about Hyder Ali is incorrect?
A.
He was a great scholar
B.
He was defeated at Posto Nova in 1781 by Hastings
C.
He was a man of great determination
D.
He made a coalition with Nizam and Marathas against English in second Anglo-Mysore War
The tax collected by the Maratha was known as:
A.
Jazia
B.
Chauth
C.
Pilgrim tax
D.
Sardeshmukhi
The first Europeans came to India for trade were:
A.
Britishers
B.
Dutch
C.
Portuguese
D.
French
The sea route to India was discovered in:
A.
January 31, 1904
B.
February 3, 1904
C.
February 6, 1904
D.
February 8, 1904
When East India Company came into existence England was ruled by the:
A.
Stuarts
B.
Tudors
C.
Hanoverians
D.
Normans