History mcq questions for WBPSC exams
1. Who founded the Vijayanagara Kingdom?
- A) Babur
- B) Alauddin Hasan Bahman Shah
- C) Harihara I and Bukka I
- D) Sher Shah Suri
2. Which dynasties ruled over Vijayanagara?
- A) Sangam, Saluva, Tuluva, Aravidu
- B) Ganga, Chola, Pallava, Chera
- C) Mughal, Maratha, Sikh, Rajput
- D) Nizam, Adilshahi, Qutubshahi, Baridshahi
3. Who built a dam across the Tungabhadra river?
- A) Devaraya I
- B) Devaraya II
- C) Krishnadeva Raya
- D) Sadasiva
4. Which Italian traveler visited the court of Devaraya I?
- A) Marco Polo
- B) Nicolo de Conti
- C) Ralph Fitch
- D) Manucci
5. Who wrote Mahanataka Sudhanidhi and a commentary on the Brahma Sutras?
- A) Devaraya I
- B) Devaraya II
- C) Krishnadeva Raya
- D) Babur
6. Who was known as ‘Gajabetekara’?
- A) Devaraya I
- B) Devaraya II
- C) Krishnadeva Raya
- D) Sadasiva
7. Who visited the court of Devaraya II?
- A) Ibn Battuta
- B) Abdur Razzaq
- C) Marco Polo
- D) Bernier
8. Which Vijayanagara ruler was called Abhinava Bhoja?
- A) Devaraya I
- B) Devaraya II
- C) Krishnadeva Raya
- D) Sadasiva
9. How many great poets of Telugu (Ashta Diggaja) adorned Krishnadeva Raya’s court?
- A) Four
- B) Six
- C) Eight
- D) Ten
10. Who were the Portuguese travelers that visited Krishnadeva Raya’s court?
- A) Nicolo de Conti and Barbosa
- B) Dominigo Paes and Barbosa
- C) Ralph Fitch and Manucci
- D) Bernier and Tavernier
11. Who was the last ruler of the Tuluva dynasty?
- A) Devaraya II
- B) Krishnadeva Raya
- C) Sadasiva
- D) Harihara I
12. Which alliance defeated Sadasiva in the Battle of Talikota?
- A) Delhi Sultanate
- B) Mughal Empire
- C) Ahmadnagar, Bijapur, Golconda, Bidar
- D) Marathas
13. Who founded the Bahmani Kingdom?
- A) Babur
- B) Alauddin Hasan Bahman Shah
- C) Ahmad Shah Wali
- D) Yusuf Adil Shah
14. What was the original capital of the Bahmani Kingdom?
- A) Bidar
- B) Bijapur
- C) Gulbarg
- D) Hyderabad
15. Who transferred the Bahmani capital to Bidar?
- A) Babur
- B) Alauddin Hasan Bahman Shah
- C) Ahmad Shah Wali
- D) Yusuf Adil Shah
16. Who founded the Nizamsahis of Ahmadnagar?
- A) Malik Ahmad Bahri
- B) Yusuf Adil Shah
- C) Fatullah Khan Imad-ul-Mulk
- D) Quli Qutub Shah
17. Who built the Gol Gumbaz?
- A) Ahmad Shah Wali
- B) Muhammad Adil Shah
- C) Quli Qutub Shah
- D) Ali Barid
18. Who founded Hyderabad and built Charminar?
- A) Muhammad Quli Qutubshah
- B) Babur
- C) Humayun
- D) Aurangzeb
19. Who founded the Mughal Empire?
- A) Sher Shah Suri
- B) Babur
- C) Akbar
- D) Humayun
20. Which battle marked Babur's defeat of Ibrahim Lodhi?
- A) Battle of Khanwa
- B) Battle of Chausa
- C) First Battle of Panipat
- D) Battle of Ghagra
21. Who wrote Tuzuk-i-Baburi?
- A) Babur
- B) Humayun
- C) Akbar
- D) Aurangzeb
22. Who declared Jehad and adopted the title Ghazi?
- A) Babur
- B) Humayun
- C) Akbar
- D) Aurangzeb
23. Who built Dinpanah at Delhi?
- A) Babur
- B) Humayun
- C) Akbar
- D) Shahjahan
24. Who fought two battles with Sher Shah Suri?
- A) Babur
- B) Humayun
- C) Akbar
- D) Jahangir
25. Who wrote Humayun-nama?
- A) Babur
- B) Humayun
- C) Gulbadan Begum
- D) Akbar
26. Who was coronated at the age of 14?
- A) Babur
- B) Humayun
- C) Akbar
- D) Jahangir
27. Who defeated Hemu at the Second Battle of Panipat?
- A) Babur
- B) Humayun
- C) Akbar
- D) Jahangir
28. Who constructed Buland Darwaza?
- A) Babur
- B) Humayun
- C) Akbar
- D) Shahjahan
29. Who formulated the Din-i-Ilahi?
- A) Babur
- B) Humayun
- C) Akbar
- D) Jahangir
30. Who established Zanjir-i-Adal at Agra Fort?
- A) Babur
- B) Humayun
- C) Akbar
- D) Jahangir
### Answers:
1. C) Harihara I and Bukka I
2. A) Sangam, Saluva, Tuluva, Aravidu
3. A) Devaraya I
4. B) Nicolo de Conti
5. B) Devaraya II
6. B) Devaraya II
7. B) Abdur Razzaq
8. C) Krishnadeva Raya
9. C) Eight
10. B) Dominigo Paes and Barbosa
11. C) Sadasiva
12. C) Ahmadnagar, Bijapur, Golconda, Bidar
13. B) Alauddin Hasan Bahman Shah
14. C) Gulbarg
15. C) Ahmad Shah Wali
16. A) Malik Ahmad Bahri
17. B) Muhammad Adil Shah
18. A) Muhammad Quli Qutubshah
19. B) Babur
20. C) First Battle of Panipat
21. A) Babur
22. A) Babur
23. B) Humayun
24. B) Humayun
25. C) Gulbadan Begum
26. C) Akbar
27. C) Akbar
28. C) Akbar
29. C) Akbar
30. D) Jahangir