Comprehensive collection of questions from Indian History asked in recent state service examinations. Each question is verified with official answer keys and step-by-step bilingual solutions.
During whose reign in India was the English East India Company formed?
Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R): Assertion (A): Mughal Emperor Akbar constructed the Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri. Reason (R): Akbar built this monument in memory of the birth of his son Jahangir. Select the correct answer from the codes below:
At Akbar's request, who translated the Ramayana into Persian?
Which ruler propagated 'Din-i-Ilahi'?
What was the Ibadat Khana of Fatehpur Sikri?
Which monument is not located in Fatehpur Sikri?
In which year did Akbar initiate 'Din-i-Ilahi'?
Which of the following buildings is called the 'Shan-i-Fatehpur' (Glory of Fatehpur)?
The principle of 'Sulh-i-Kul' was propounded by:
Who constructed the Ibadat Khana?
Which historic monument in Delhi is an example of the synthesis of Indian and Persian architectural styles?
Din-i-Ilahi was initiated by:
Which historian called 'Din-i-Ilahi' a religion?
At which of the following places was Akbar crowned after receiving the news of Humayun's death?
Who among the following issued an imperial decree that a man should marry only one wife and could marry a second only if the first wife was barren?
In the field of land revenue administration, who among the following served as the connecting link of continuity between Sher Shah and Akbar?
The famous Battle of Haldighati between Akbar and Maharana Pratap was fought in the year:
To the dargah of which Chishti saint did Akbar frequently travel for pilgrimage?
In Akbar's reign, the renowned land revenue system known as 'Ain-i-Dahsala' was devised by:
Who was the commander of Maharana Pratap's army in the 'Battle of Haldighati'?
The first person to be granted full status of Diwan by Akbar was:
Whom among the following did Akbar kill with his own hands?
Which one of the following states of Rajputana did not voluntarily accept the suzerainty of Akbar?
Which of these revenue systems was also known as the 'Bandobast System'?
With reference to Bairam Khan, consider the following statements: 1. Akbar conferred the title of Khan-i-Khanan on Bairam Khan. 2. This title was not conferred at the time of Bairam Khan's appointment as the Wazir of the empire. Which of the above statements is/are correct?