MCQ Questions for WBPSC exams
1. Who constructed the Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri?
- A) Jahangir
- B) Akbar
- C) Shahjahan
- D) Aurangzeb
2. Which Rajput ruler's daughter did Akbar marry?
- A) Raja Man Singh
- B) Bharmal
- C) Rana Sanga
- D) Rana Kumbha
3. Who was the first Englishman to visit Akbar's court?
- A) Sir Thomas Roe
- B) Captain Hawkins
- C) Ralph Fitch
- D) Manucci
4. When did Akbar abolish the Jaziyah tax?
- A) AD 1564
- B) AD 1579
- C) AD 1582
- D) AD 1585
5. What was the name of Akbar's religious order formulated in AD 1582?
- A) Sulh-i-Kul
- B) Din-i-Ilahi
- C) Zabti System
- D) Mansabdari System
6. Who was the first to embrace Din-i-Ilahi?
- A) Todar Mal
- B) Birbal
- C) Abul Fazal
- D) Faizi
7. What was Akbar's land revenue system called?
- A) Mansabdari System
- B) Zabti System
- C) Todar Mal Bandobast
- D) Sulh-i-Kul
8. Who formulated the Mansabdari System?
- A) Jahangir
- B) Shahjahan
- C) Akbar
- D) Aurangzeb
9. Who was executed by Jahangir in AD 1606?
- A) Guru Nanak
- B) Guru Tegh Bahadur
- C) Guru Arjan Dev
- D) Guru Gobind Singh
10. Who established Zanjir-i-Adal at Agra Fort?
- A) Akbar
- B) Jahangir
- C) Shahjahan
- D) Aurangzeb
11. Which famous painters were present in Jahangir's court?
- A) Abdul Hassan, Ustad Mansur, Bishandas
- B) Tansen, Faizi, Abul Fazal
- C) Birbal, Todar Mal, Man Singh
- D) Mullah-do-Pyaza, Abdur Rahim, Fakir Aziao-Din
12. Who annexed Ahmadnagar during his reign?
- A) Akbar
- B) Jahangir
- C) Shahjahan
- D) Aurangzeb
13. Which Mughal ruler built the Taj Mahal?
- A) Akbar
- B) Jahangir
- C) Shahjahan
- D) Aurangzeb
14. Who became victorious after the brutal war of succession among his brothers Dara, Shuja, and Murad?
- A) Akbar
- B) Jahangir
- C) Shahjahan
- D) Aurangzeb
15. Which Sikh Guru was executed by Aurangzeb in AD 1675?
- A) Guru Arjan Dev
- B) Guru Tegh Bahadur
- C) Guru Nanak
- D) Guru Gobind Singh
16. During whose reign did Mughal conquests reach their territorial climax?
- A) Akbar
- B) Jahangir
- C) Shahjahan
- D) Aurangzeb
17. Which Mughal ruler was known as Darvesh or Zinda Pir?
- A) Akbar
- B) Jahangir
- C) Shahjahan
- D) Aurangzeb
18. Which Mughal ruler forbade Sati?
- A) Akbar
- B) Jahangir
- C) Shahjahan
- D) Aurangzeb
19. Who built Biwi ka Makbara in Aurangabad?
- A) Akbar
- B) Jahangir
- C) Shahjahan
- D) Aurangzeb
20. Who was the founder of the Sur dynasty?
- A) Sher Shah
- B) Bahar Khan Lohani
- C) Farid
- D) Babur
21. What title was given to Farid by Bahar Khan Lohani?
- A) Sher Shah
- B) Sultan
- C) Emperor
- D) Raja
22. What was the silver coin introduced by Sher Shah called?
- A) Rupaya
- B) Dam
- C) Tanka
- D) Jital
23. Where did Sher Shah build his tomb?
- A) Agra
- B) Delhi
- C) Sasaram
- D) Lahore
24. Which city did Sher Shah build on the bank of the Yamuna river?
- A) Delhi
- B) Agra
- C) Sasaram
- D) Purana Qila
25. Which Englishman visited Jahangir's court?
- A) Sir Thomas Roe
- B) Captain Hawkins
- C) Ralph Fitch
- D) Manucci
26. Which Mughal ruler built the Jama Masjid in Delhi?
- A) Akbar
- B) Jahangir
- C) Shahjahan
- D) Aurangzeb
27. Which Mughal ruler built the Red Fort in Delhi?
- A) Akbar
- B) Jahangir
- C) Shahjahan
- D) Aurangzeb
28. Who established the Mansabdari System?
- A) Akbar
- B) Jahangir
- C) Shahjahan
- D) Aurangzeb
29. Who visited Shahjahan's court among the following?
- A) Ralph Fitch
- B) Captain Hawkins
- C) Sir Thomas Roe
- D) Bernier and Tavernier
30. Which Mughal ruler secured Kandahar in AD 1639?
- A) Akbar
- B) Jahangir
- C) Shahjahan
- D) Aurangzeb
Answers
1. B) Akbar
2. B) Bharmal
3. C) Ralph Fitch
4. A) AD 1564
5. B) Din-i-Ilahi
6. B) Birbal
7. C) Todar Mal Bandobast
8. C) Akbar
9. C) Guru Arjan Dev
10. B) Jahangir
11. A) Abdul Hassan, Ustad Mansur, Bishandas
12. C) Shahjahan
13. C) Shahjahan
14. D) Aurangzeb
15. B) Guru Tegh Bahadur
16. D) Aurangzeb
17. D) Aurangzeb
18. D) Aurangzeb
19. D) Aurangzeb
20. C) Farid
21. A) Sher Shah
22. A) Rupaya
23. C) Sasaram
24. D) Purana Qila
25. A) Sir Thomas Roe
26. C) Shahjahan
27. C) Shahjahan
28. A) Akbar
29. D) Bernier and Tavernier
30. C) Shahjahan