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Q: The famous Somnath Temple was located in:

A) Punjab

B) Sindh

C) Gujarat

D) Bengal

Q: The Delhi Sultanate lasted from:

A) 1206–1526

B) 1000–1300

C) 1526–1707

D) 1330–1526

Q: The Lodi Dynasty was the:

A) First Afghan dynasty

B) First Turkish dynasty

C) Last Afghan dynasty

D) Last Turkish dynasty

Q: The last ruler of the Delhi Sultanate was:

A) Ibrahim Lodi

B) Sikandar Lodi

C) Bahlol Lodi

D) Alauddin Lodi

Q: The Mughals were originally from:

A) Turkey

B) Mongolia

C) Iran

D) Arabia

Q: The language developed during Mughal rule was:

A) Hindi

B) Persian

C) Urdu

D) Bengali

Q: The Battle of Khanwa (1527) was fought between Babar and:

A) Ibrahim Lodi

B) Daulat Khan

C) Hemu

D) Rana Sanga

Q: The Second Battle of Panipat (1556) was fought between Akbar and:

A) Hemu

B) Bahadur Shah

C) Sher Shah

D) Rana Sanga

Q: The capital of Sher Shah Suri was:

A) Lahore

B) Delhi

C) Gwalior

D) Sasaram

Q: Humayun’s tomb was built by:

A) Akbar

B) Jahangir

C) Shah Jahan

D) Aurangzeb

Q: Jahangir's reign is noted for:

A) Religious tolerance

B) Market reforms

C) Justice

D) Military expansion

Q: The Noor Jahan influence peaked during the reign of:

A) Akbar

B) Humayun

C) Jahangir

D) Shah Jahan

Q: The Mughal Emperor known as Zinda Pir was:

A) Babur

B) Akbar

C) Jahangir

D) Aurangzeb

Q: The British East India Company gained Bengal after:

A) Battle of Plassey

B) Battle of Buxar

C) Anglo-Sikh War

D) Anglo-Maratha War

Q: The First War of Indian Independence began in:

A) 1855

B) 1856

C) 1857

D) 1858

Q: The immediate cause of the 1857 War was:

A) Taxation

B) Religious issues

C) Greased cartridges

D) Land reforms

Q: Bahadur Shah Zafar was exiled to:

A) Karachi

B) Dhaka

C) Tehran

D) Rangoon

Q: The British transferred power from Company to Crown through:

A) Indian Council Act 1861

B) Government of India Act 1858

C) Act of 1909

D) Regulating Act 1773

Q: The official language of the Mughal court was:

A) Arabic

B) Urdu

C) Hindi

D) Persian

Q: The first Mughal capital was:

A) Delhi

B) Agra

C) Kabul

D) Fatehpur Sikri