ZTBL Agriculture Bank Officer (NTS) Pakistan Affairs: Medieval History MCQs

Practice Medieval History MCQs for ZTBL Agriculture Bank Officer (NTS) Pakistan Affairs — topic-wise sets with solved answers.

ZTBL Agriculture Bank Officer (NTS) Pakistan Affairs: Medieval History MCQs — sample questions

  1. Question 1

    Q1. Which Mughal king was a contemporary of Queen Elizabeth I of the UK?

    • A) Shah Jahan
    • B) Akbar
    • C) Jahangir
    • D) None of these

    Answer: Akbar

    Explanation: The correct answer is Akbar. This is an established fact in Pakistan's constitutional or political history tested in competitive exams.

  2. Question 2

    Q2. The high culture of the Mughal court was overwhelmingly influenced by _________ traditions.

    • A) Central Asian
    • B) Arabian
    • C) Persian
    • D) None of these

    Answer: Persian

    Explanation: The correct answer is Persian. This is an established fact in Pakistan's constitutional or political history tested in competitive exams.

  3. Question 3

    Q3. Akbar, the Mughal king, was born in which city?

    • A) Agra
    • B) Delhi
    • C) Umarkot
    • D) Thatta

    Answer: Umarkot

    Explanation: Akbar the Great was born on 15 October 1542 in Umarkot (present-day Sindh, Pakistan), where his father Humayun had taken refuge during his period of exile.

  4. Question 4

    Q4. In which year did Babur undertake his first expedition into the Indo-Pak subcontinent?

    • A) In 1526
    • B) In 1494
    • C) In 1527
    • D) In 1519

    Answer: In 1519

    Explanation: Babur undertook his first expedition into the Indo-Pak subcontinent in 1519, attacking Bajaur and Bhera; his decisive conquest came later at the First Battle of Panipat in 1526.

  5. Question 5

    Q5. The First Battle of Panipat, which led to the end of the Delhi Sultanate, was fought on which date?

    • A) on April 21, 1526
    • B) on May 27, 1498
    • C) on April 30, 1030
    • D) on June 13, 1290

    Answer: on April 21, 1526

    Explanation: The First Battle of Panipat was fought on 21 April 1526, when Babur's forces defeated and killed Ibrahim Lodhi, the last Sultan of Delhi, establishing the Mughal Empire.

  6. Question 6

    Q6. Who said that the decline of the Mughal Empire was due to separation from Islam?

    • A) Haji Shariatullah
    • B) Shah Waliullah
    • C) Abul Kalam Azad
    • D) Allama Iqbal

    Answer: Shah Waliullah

    Explanation: Shah Waliullah argued that the Mughals' moral and political decline stemmed from their deviation from Islamic principles and their adoption of non-Islamic practices.

  7. Question 7

    Q7. Humayun, the son of Babur, ascended the throne in ________.

    • A) Agra
    • B) Delhi
    • C) Daulatabad
    • D) None of these

    Answer: Agra

    Explanation: The correct answer is Agra. This is an established fact in Pakistan's constitutional or political history tested in competitive exams.

  8. Question 8

    Q8. Iltutmish ruled the Delhi Sultanate from 1211 AD to ________.

    • A) In 1230 AD
    • B) In 1235 AD
    • C) In 1236 AD
    • D) None of these

    Answer: In 1235 AD

    Explanation: The correct answer is In 1235 AD. This is an established fact in Pakistan's constitutional or political history tested in competitive exams.

  9. Question 9

    Q9. Which of the following was the last dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate?

    • A) Khilji Dynasty
    • B) Mamluk Dynasty
    • C) Tughlaq Dynasty
    • D) Lodhi Dynasty

    Answer: Lodhi Dynasty

    Explanation: The Lodhi Dynasty (1451-1526) was the last ruling dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate, ended when Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodhi at the First Battle of Panipat in 1526.

  10. Question 10

    Q10. Which Mughal emperor built the Badshahi Mosque?

    • A) Aurangzeb
    • B) Jehangir
    • C) Shah Jahan
    • D) Akbar

    Answer: Aurangzeb

    Explanation: The Badshahi Mosque in Lahore was built by Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in 1673 and remains one of the largest mosques in the world.

  11. Question 11

    Q11. Which Mughal king built the Badshahi Mosque?

    • A) Aurangzeb
    • B) Jahangir
    • C) Shah Jahan
    • D) Akbar

    Answer: Aurangzeb

    Explanation: The Badshahi Mosque in Lahore was commissioned by Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb and completed in 1673, remaining one of the largest mosques in the world.

  12. Question 12

    Q12. Pakistan test-fired its first submarine-launched cruise missile, Babur-III, on January 9, 2017, which has a range of __________.

    • A) 450 km
    • B) 550 km
    • C) 650 km
    • D) 700 km

    Answer: 450 km

    Explanation: Pakistan successfully test-fired the Babur-III submarine-launched cruise missile on January 9, 2017, with a reported range of 450 kilometers, giving Pakistan a second-strike nuclear capability.

  13. Question 13

    Q13. Which Mughal prince built the 'Bibi ka Maqbara'?

    • A) Akbar
    • B) Jahangir
    • C) Azam Shah
    • D) Babur

    Answer: Azam Shah

    Explanation: Bibi ka Maqbara in Aurangabad, India, was built by Prince Azam Shah in 1660 as a tribute to his mother Dilras Banu Begum, wife of Emperor Aurangzeb; it is often called the "poor man's Taj."

  14. Question 14

    Q14. Khurram was the name of which Mughal king?

    • A) Jahangir
    • B) Akbar
    • C) Shah Jahan
    • D) None of these

    Answer: Shah Jahan

    Explanation: The correct answer is Shah Jahan. This is an established fact in Pakistan's constitutional or political history tested in competitive exams.

  15. Question 15

    Q15. The Battle of Plassey was fought between:

    • A) The British East India Company and the Nawab of Bengal
    • B) The British East India Company and the French East India Company
    • C) The Mughal Empire and the Marathas
    • D) The Marathas and the Nawab of Bengal

    Answer: The British East India Company and the Nawab of Bengal

    Explanation: The Battle of Plassey (1757) was fought between the British East India Company under Robert Clive and Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula of Bengal; the British victory established their dominance in India.

  16. Question 16

    Q16. The real name of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir was __________.

    • A) Farid Khan
    • B) Khurram
    • C) Salim
    • D) Iqbal

    Answer: Salim

    Explanation: Emperor Jahangir's birth name was Nur-ud-Din Muhammad Salim; he was the son of Akbar and took the title "Jahangir" (Conqueror of the World) upon ascending the throne.

  17. Question 17

    Q17. Zahiruddin Muhammad Babur was born on February 14, 1483, in which city?

    • A) Andijan
    • B) Farghana
    • C) Samarkand
    • D) Kabul

    Answer: Andijan

    Explanation: Babur was born on 14 February 1483 in Andijan, the capital of the Fergana Valley in modern-day Uzbekistan, where his father Umar Sheikh Mirza ruled.

  18. Question 18

    Q18. The garden 'Bagh-e-Safa' and the 'Takhat-i-Baburi' are situated in which area?

    • A) Kallar Kahar
    • B) Peshawar
    • C) Kabul
    • D) Lahore

    Answer: Kallar Kahar

    Explanation: The Bagh-e-Safa (Garden of Purity) and Takhat-i-Baburi (Babur's Throne) are located at Kallar Kahar, a scenic lake town in Chakwal district, where Babur visited and was enchanted by the landscape.

  19. Question 19

    Q19. Babur originally wrote his memoirs, Babur Nama, in which language?

    • A) Persian
    • B) Arabic
    • C) Pashto
    • D) Turkish

    Answer: Turkish

    Explanation: Babur wrote his memoirs, the Baburnama, in Chagatai Turkish (his mother tongue), and it was later translated into Persian by Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khanan during Akbar's reign.

  20. Question 20

    Q20. Who accepted Akbar's "Din-e-Illahi"?

    • A) Todar Mal
    • B) Ma'an Singh
    • C) Birbal
    • D) None of these

    Answer: Birbal

    Explanation: The correct answer is Birbal. This is an established fact in Pakistan's constitutional or political history tested in competitive exams.

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