CBSE Class 10 Social Science History MCQs Set 04

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Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1: Who was the founder of Mughal Dynasty?
(a) Akbar
(b) Humayun
(c) Babur
(d) Aurangzeb
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Answer: (c) Babur

Explanation:
1. Babur founded the Mughal dynasty in India after the First Battle of Panipat (1526).

Question 2: The Governor of Punjab who invited Babur to attack India was
(a) Daulat Khan Lodi
(b) Alam Khan
(c) Ibrahim Lodi
(d) Rana Sanga
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Answer: (a) Daulat Khan Lodi

Explanation:
1. Daulat Khan Lodi invited Babur to overthrow Ibrahim Lodi.

Question 3: The First Battle of Panipat was fought in
(a) 1526
(b) 1556
(c) 1761
(d) 1539
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Answer: (a) 1526

Explanation:
1. Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi in 1526.

Question 4: In the Battle of Khanwa (1527) Babur defeated
(a) Rana Sanga
(b) Ibrahim Lodi
(c) Medini Rai
(d) Sher Shah
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Answer: (a) Rana Sanga

Explanation:
1. Babur's victory over Rana Sanga secured Mughal rule in north India.

Question 5: Babur was succeeded to the Mughal throne by :
(a) Sher Shah
(b) Akbar
(c) Humayun
(d) Bahadur Shah
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Answer: (c) Humayun

Explanation:
1. Humayun succeeded Babur to the Mughal throne.

Question 6: The Biography of Humayun was written by who among the following?
(a) Nur Jahan
(b) Jodha
(c) Anarkali
(d) Gulbadan Begum
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Answer: (d) Gulbadan Begum

Explanation:
1. Akbar asked his aunt to write whatever she remembered about her brother’s life. Gulbadan Begum took the challenge and produced a document.

Question 7: The Humayunnama was written by
(a) Gulbadan Begum
(b) Abul Fazl
(c) Babur
(d) Jahangir
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Answer: (a) Gulbadan Begum

Explanation:
1. Gulbadan Begum, Humayun's sister, wrote it.

Question 8: Tuzuk-i-Babari was written by
(a) Babur
(b) Akbar
(c) Jahangir
(d) Humayun
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Answer: (a) Babur

Explanation:
1. Tuzuk-i-Babari is Babur's memoir, also called Baburnama.

Question 9: Akbarnama and Ain-i-Akbari were written by
(a) Abul Fazl
(b) Faizi
(c) Badauni
(d) Birbal
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Answer: (a) Abul Fazl

Explanation:
1. Abul Fazl was Akbar's court historian.

Question 10: Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri is the autobiography of
(a) Jahangir
(b) Shah Jahan
(c) Akbar
(d) Aurangzeb
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Answer: (a) Jahangir

Explanation:
1. Jahangir wrote the Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri.

Question 11: Alamgirnama was written about Aurangzeb by
(a) Mirza Muhammad Kazim
(b) Abul Fazl
(c) Inayat Khan
(d) Abdul Hamid Lahori
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Answer: (a) Mirza Muhammad Kazim

Explanation:
1. Mirza Muhammad Kazim wrote Alamgirnama.

Question 12: Padshahnama was written by
(a) Abdul Hamid Lahori
(b) Abul Fazl
(c) Inayat Khan
(d) Mirza Kazim
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Answer: (a) Abdul Hamid Lahori

Explanation:
1. It is about Shah Jahan.

Question 13: In which language did Tansen compose his Dhrupads?
(a) Marathi
(b) Gujarati
(c) Prakrit
(d) Brajbhasha
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Answer: (d) Brajbhasha

Explanation:
1. Tansen's Dhrupad compositions were mostly in Brajbhasha.

Question 14: Which one of the following was the original name of Tansen, the famous musician in the court of Akbar?
(a) Mahananda Pande
(b) Lal Kalwant
(c) Baz Bahadur
(d) Ramtanu Pande
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Answer: (d) Ramtanu Pande

Explanation:
1. Tansen was born Ramtanu (Tanna Mishra) Pande.

Question 15: Tansen, the great musician, was in the court of____.
(a) Jahangir
(b) Shahjahan
(c) Akbar
(d) Bahadur Shah  Practice Set–11  P11-3
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Answer: (c) Akbar

Explanation:
1. Tansen was in the court of the Mughal emperor Akbar. He became one of the Navratnas (nine gems).

Question 16: Mughal paintings reached its highest point during the reign of which ruler?
(a) Babur
(b) Aurangzeb
(c) Jahangir
(d) Shahjahan
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Answer: (c) Jahangir

Explanation:
1. Mughal paintings reached its highest point during the reign of Jahangir. Brushwork became finer and the colors lighter.

Question 17: What was the original name of Tansen, the famous musician in Akbar's court?
(a) Mahananda Pande
(b) Lal Kalwant
(c) Baz Bahadur
(d) Ramtanu Pande
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Answer: (d) Ramtanu Pande

Explanation:
1. Tansen was born Ramtanu Pande.

Question 18: Francois Bernier was physician to
(a) Prince Murad
(b) Princess Jahanara
(c) Emperor Shah Jahan
(d) Prince Dara Shikoh
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Answer: (d) Prince Dara Shikoh

Explanation:
1. The French traveller François Bernier served as physician to Prince Dara Shikoh.

Question 19: The Mughals were proud of their Timurid ancestry. How did they celebrate this?
(a) By holding events like horse racing and shooting
(b) By declaring a particular day as a holiday in the country
(c) By each ruler getting a picture made of Timur and himself
(d) By dedicating the day to soldiers.
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Answer: (c) By each ruler getting a picture made of Timur and himself

Explanation:
1. The Mughals were proud of the Timurid ancestry because their great ancestor had captured Delhi in 1398.

Question 20: The Battle of Karnal (1739) was fought between Nadir Shah and
(a) Muhammad Shah
(b) Ahmad Shah
(c) Shah Alam
(d) Farrukhsiyar
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Answer: (a) Muhammad Shah

Explanation:
1. Nadir Shah won.

Question 21: Who was the first Muslim invader of India?
(a) Muhammad Ghori
(b) Mahmud of Ghazni
(c) Muhammad bin Qasim
(d) Babur
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Answer: (c) Muhammad bin Qasim

Explanation:
1. Muhammad bin Qasim conquered Sindh in 712 AD, defeating Raja Dahir.

Question 22: Prithvi Raj Chauhan was defeated in the Second Battle of Tarain by
(a) Mahmud Ghazni
(b) Muhammad Ghori
(c) Qutbuddin Aibak
(d) Yalduz
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Answer: (b) Muhammad Ghori

Explanation:
1. Muhammad Ghori defeated Prithviraj Chauhan in the Second Battle of Tarain (1192).

Question 23: Who was the founder of the Kanva dynasty?
(a) Vasudeva Kanva
(b) Pushyamitra
(c) Simuka
(d) Kharavela
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Answer: (a) Vasudeva Kanva

Explanation:
1. Vasudeva Kanva overthrew the last Sunga ruler.

Question 24: Who among the following was the court physician of Kanishka?
(a) Vasumitra
(b) Nagarjuna
(c) Charaka
(d) Patanjali
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Answer: (c) Charaka

Explanation:
1. Charaka was the court physician of the Kushana king Kanishka.

Question 25: Kharavela, the greatest ruler of the Chedi dynasty, is known from the
(a) Hathigumpha inscription
(b) Allahabad Pillar
(c) Junagadh inscription
(d) Aihole inscription
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Answer: (a) Hathigumpha inscription

Explanation:
1. It is in Odisha.

Question 26: Muhammad Ghori defeated Jaichand of Kannauj in the Battle of Chandawar in
(a) 1194
(b) 1191
(c) 1192
(d) 1206
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Answer: (a) 1194

Explanation:
1. Jaichand was the Gahadavala king.

Question 27: The Dilwara temples at Mount Abu were built by the
(a) Solankis of Gujarat
(b) Chandelas
(c) Paramaras
(d) Pallavas
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Answer: (a) Solankis of Gujarat

Explanation:
1. They are Jain temples.

Question 28: Who built the Khajuraho temples?
(a) Holkars
(b) Scindias
(c) Bundelas
(d) Chandellas
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Answer: (d) Chandellas

Explanation:
1. The temples of Khajuraho were built by the Rajput rulers of Chandella Dynasty who ruled over central India during 10th- 13th Century.

Question 29: Which dynasty succeeded the Chalukyas in the Western India?
(a) Cholas
(b) Kakatiyas
(c) Pallavas
(d) Rashtrakutas
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Answer: (d) Rashtrakutas

Explanation:
1. The Rashtrakutas succeeded the Chalukyas in western India.

Question 30: The city of Ahmedabad was founded by
(a) Ahmed Shah
(b) Mahmud Begarha
(c) Akbar
(d) Sher Shah
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Answer: (a) Ahmed Shah

Explanation:
1. Sultan Ahmed Shah of Gujarat founded it in 1411.

Question 31: The first capital of the Bahmani Kingdom was
(a) Gulbarga
(b) Bidar
(c) Bijapur
(d) Golconda
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Answer: (a) Gulbarga

Explanation:
1. It was later shifted to Bidar.

Question 32: The Treaty of Mangalore (1784) was signed between:
(a) the English East India Company and Haidar Ali
(b) the English East India Company and Tipu Sultan
(c) Haidar Ali and the Zamorin of Calicut
(d) the French East India Company and Tipu Sultan
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Answer: (b) the English East India Company and Tipu Sultan

Explanation:
1. The Treaty of Mangalore ended the Second Anglo-Mysore War between Tipu Sultan and the English Company.

Question 33: Indian Ruler who defeated British in their early stage of rule in India was.
(a) Maharaja Ranjit Singh
(b) Mahadji Scindia
(c) Hyder Ali
(d) Tipu Sultan
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Answer: (c) Hyder Ali

Explanation:
1. Hyder Ali of Mysore defeated the British in the First Anglo-Mysore War (1767–69).

Question 34: The Treaty of Mangalore was signed between
(a) the English East India Company and Haidar Ali
(b) the English East India Company and Tipu Sultan
(c) Haidar Ali and the Zamorin of Calicut
(d) the French East India Company and Tipu Sultan
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Answer: (b) the English East India Company and Tipu Sultan

Explanation:
1. The 1784 Treaty of Mangalore ended the Second Anglo-Mysore War between the Company and Tipu Sultan.

Question 35: Who among the following built Jama Masjid?
(a) Guru Ramdas
(b) Shah Jahan
(c) Rao Jodhaji
(d) Mahatma Gandhi
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Answer: (b) Shah Jahan

Explanation:
1. Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan built the Jama Masjid between 1644 and 1656. It was constructed by more than 5000 workers.

Question 36: Shah Jahan's wife Arjumand Banu Begum is better known as
(a) Mumtaz Mahal
(b) Nur Jahan
(c) Jodha Bai
(d) Zeb-un-Nisa
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Answer: (a) Mumtaz Mahal

Explanation:
1. The Taj Mahal was built in her memory.

Question 37: The Jama Masjid of Delhi was built by
(a) Shah Jahan
(b) Akbar
(c) Aurangzeb
(d) Jahangir
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Answer: (a) Shah Jahan

Explanation:
1. Shah Jahan built the red sandstone Jama Masjid.

Question 38: Mumtaz Mahal's real name was
(a) Arjumand Banu Begum
(b) Mehr-un-Nisa
(c) Nur Jahan
(d) Gulbadan Begum
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Answer: (a) Arjumand Banu Begum

Explanation:
1. She was the daughter of Asaf Khan.

Question 39: Which of the following places of Sikh religious heritage is not in India?
(a) Nankana Sahib
(b) Nanded
(c) Paonta Sahib
(d) Keshgarh Sahib
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Answer: (a) Nankana Sahib

Explanation:
1. Nankana Sahib, birthplace of Guru Nanak, is in Pakistan.

Question 40: Who was the last (tenth) human Guru of the Sikhs?
(a) Guru Har Krishan
(b) Guru Gobind Singh
(c) Guru Angad
(d) Guru Amar Das
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Answer: (b) Guru Gobind Singh

Explanation:
1. Guru Gobind Singh was the tenth and last human Guru; he declared the Guru Granth Sahib the eternal Guru.

Question 41: Who among the following is the sixth Guru of Sikhism?
(a) Guru Hargobind
(b) Guru Ram Das
(c) Guru Angad
(d) Guru Arjan
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Answer: (a) Guru Hargobind

Explanation:
1. Guru Hargobind was the sixth Guru of Sikhism. He became Guru at the age of eleven after the execution of his father, Guru Arjan by the Mughal emperor Jahangir.

Question 42: Who was Baba Banda Singh Bahadur?
(a) Medieval Poet
(b) Sikh Warrior
(c) Mughal Ruler
(d) Afghan Invader
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Answer: (b) Sikh Warrior

Explanation:
1. Baba Banda Singh Bahadur was a Sikh warrior born in 1670. He was the commander of the Khalsa Army.

Question 43: Which Sikh Guru invented the Gurmukhi script?
(a) Guru Angad
(b) Guru Nanak
(c) Guru Arjan
(d) Guru Amar Das
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Answer: (a) Guru Angad

Explanation:
1. Guru Angad standardised Gurmukhi.

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