SSC Previous year questions answers Ancient History in English

SSC Previous year questions answers Ancient History in English

1. Which of the following texts gives a detailed account of the kings of Kashmir?
   Ans: Rajatarangini
2. Hampi, the ancient capital of Vijayanagara is located in:
   Ans: Karnataka
3. Who among the following was popularly known as theh ‘Parrot of India’?
   Ans: Amir Khosrow
4. Which of the following Dynasty was founded by Qutb ud-din Aibak?
   Ans: Shunga Dynasty
5. Who was the fifth guru in Sikhism?
   Ans: Guru Arjan Dev
6. Who among the following built the Char Minar?
   Ans: Quli Qutb Shah
7. During the 12th century Karnataka, Veerashaivas were the followers of…………
   Ans: Basavanna
8. Where was Guru Nanak Dev born?
   Ans: Talwandi
9. Who built the Hawa Mahal situated in Jaipur?
   Ans: Sawai Pratap Singh
10. Who attacked Somnath Temple of Gujarat?
    Ans: Mahmud of Ghazni
11. During the reign of Iltutmish, Special slaves bought for the purpose of military service, known as……..
    Ans: Bandgan
12. Moti mosque of Delhi was made by which Mughal emperor?
    Ans: Aurangzeb
13. Hauz-e-Sultani is a…………..
    Ans: Big Waterbody
14. In the context of state and administration in the Delhi Sultanate, the term ‘muqti’ means:
    Ans: Holder of a land assignment called ‘iqta’
15. Fatwa-i-Alamgiri, a digest of Muslim laws, was written during the period of which of the following kings?
    Ans: Aurangzeb
16. Name the Sikh Guru who developed the Gurmukhi script for writing the Punjabi language?
    Ans: Guru Angad
17. The ruins of the ancient city of Hampi capital of Vijayanagara is located in which present day Indian state?
    Ans: Karnataka
18. Sir Thomas Roe came as an official ambassador from King James-I of England to which Mughal emperor’s court?
    Ans: Jahangir
19. The Gol Gumbad (Gumbaz) of ………… Is the mausoleum of Muhammad Adil Shah.
    Ans: Bijapur
20. Which of the following is an INCORRECT sequence of Mughal rulers?
    Ans: Akbar, Shah Jahan, Jahangir
21. The famous Khajurao Group of Monuments was constructed by the………..
    Ans: Chandelas
22. The writer of RamCharitManas, Tulsidas, was related to which ruler?
    Ans: Akbar
23. Who was the architect who designed ‘Taj Mahal’?
    Ans: Ustad-Isa
24. Shah Jahan built the Moti Masjid at……..
    Ans: Agra
25. Who constructed ‘Grand Trunk Road’?
    Ans: Shershah Suri
26. Pune was once known as the capital of…….
    Ans: Peshwas
27. Chand Bibi was the ruler of………
    Ans: Ahmednagar
28. The medieval city of Vijayanagar is now known as……..
    Ans: Hampi
29. The original name of Tansen, the most famous musician at the court of Akbar was…….
    Ans: Ramatanu Pande
30. The Qutub Minar was completed by the famous ruler……
    Ans: Iltutmish
31. Ibn Batuta visited India during the reign of…..
    Ans: Muhammad bin Tughluq
32. The Lodi dynasty was founded by……..
    Ans: Bahlol Lodi
33. The Upanishads were translated by Dara Shikoh in Persian under the title of……
    Ans: Sirr-i-Akbar
34. Which Sikh Guru called himself the ‘Sachcha Badshah’?
    Ans: Guru Tegh Bahadur
35. Coronation of Shivaji took place in…….
    Ans: 1674 A.D.
36. Identify the European power from whom Shivaji obtained cannons and ammunition:
    Ans: The Portuguese
37. The Muslim adventurer who destroyed Nalanda University was……
    Ans: Muhammad-bin-Bhaktiyar
38. Who translated Ramayana into Persian?
    Ans: Badauni
39. The Battle of Haldighati was fought between…….
    Ans: Akbar and Rana Pratap Singh
40. The famous Peacock Throne of Shah Jahan was taken away in 1739 by……
    Ans: Persian invader Nadir Shah

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