Question: Everyone knows 'The Taj Mahal'. It was built by the Emperor Shah Jahan, but for whom?
1) Jahani Mahal
2) Farida Mahal
3) Mumtaz Mahal
4) Toba Begum
History Quiz, India Quiz, Architecture Quiz
Question: Under which Indian emperor's reign was the Jama Masjid in Delhi built?
1) Jehangir
2) Shah Jahan
3) Akbar
4) Aurangzeb
India Quiz, Religion Quiz, History Quiz
Question: Which Muslim saint lived in the place where Fatehpur Sikri was built?
1) Ali Malik
2) Salim Chisti Sheikh
3) Jainulabdeen Shah Badar
4) Muhammed Bin Tughlaq
History Quiz, Islam Quiz, Religion Quiz
Question: Name the Rajput princess whom Akbar married.
1) Noor Jehan
2) Jodha Bai
3) Mumtaz Mahal
4) Jija Bai
History Quiz
Question: Late Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia was the Maharani of
1) Gwalior
2) Bhopal
3) Surat
4) Jaipur
History Quiz, India Quiz
Question: Which was the largest and richest among the princely states of pre-Independence period?
1) Mysore
2) Gwalior
3) Jaipur
4) Hyderabad
History Quiz, India Quiz
Question: 'Ramtanu' was the original name of
1) Birbal
2) Tansen
3) Kabir
4) Tulsidas
Mughals Quiz, History Quiz
Question: Which Indian city was known in ancient times as 'Saket'?
1) Lucknow
2) Faizabad
3) Allahabad
4) Patna
India Quiz, History Quiz
Question: The first to start a joint stock company to trade with India were the
1) Portuguese
2) Dutch
3) French
4) Danes
Business Quiz, History Quiz
Question: Who among the following is said to have witnessed the reigns of eight Delhi Sultans?
1) Ziauddin Barani
2) Shams-i-Siraj Afif
3) Minhaj-us-Siraj
4) Amir Khusro
Delhi Quiz, History Quiz
Question: The capital of the kingdom of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was
1) Amritsar
2) Patiala
3) Kaputhala
4) Lahore
History Quiz
Question: Which Mughal Emperor was deported to Rangoon by the British?
1) Bahadur Shah I
2) Bahadur Shah II
3) Akbar Shah I
4) Shah Jahan
Mughals Quiz, History Quiz
Question: 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?
1) Mumbai
2) Pondicherry
3) Panaji
4) Chennai
History Quiz
Question: Which of the following musical instruments is of Indian origin?
1) Flute
2) Sitar
3) Violin
4) Tabla
History Quiz, Music Quiz
Question: Ellora in Aurangabad (Maharashtra) is famous for ancient caves representing Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism. Of these, the largest number pertains to
1) Buddhism
2) Hinduism
3) Jainism
4) Zorastrianism
History Quiz, Maharashtra Quiz, Religion Quiz
Question: Kautilya and Panani were the products of which one of the following ancient Indian universities?
1) Nalanda
2) Vikramashila
3) Vallabhi
4) Taxila
Education Quiz, History Quiz
