Level 1
Subcontinent History MCQs set 2 for FPSC Upper Division Clerk (UDC) Pakistan Affairs — 20 solved questions.
Q1. Babur became the ruler of Farghana in 1494 at what age?
Answer: Eleven
Explanation: Babur was born on 14 February 1483 and became the ruler of Farghana in June 1494 when his father Umar Sheikh Mirza died, making him 11 years old at the time.
Q2. The Mughal emperor Akbar enforced his new religion, 'Din-i-Ilahi', in ____________.
Answer: In 1582
Explanation: Akbar proclaimed Din-i-Ilahi (Divine Faith) in 1582 as a syncretic religious movement blending elements of Islam, Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, and Christianity in an attempt to foster religious unity.
Q3. Humayun, the son of Babur, ascended the throne of the Mughal Empire in which year?
Answer: In 1530
Explanation: Humayun ascended the Mughal throne in 1530 following the death of his father Babur, though he later lost the empire to Sher Shah Suri and regained it in 1555.
Q4. Zahir-ud-Din Babur, connected to the families of Timur and Genghis Khan, became the king of Fergana at the age of ________.
Answer: 15 years
Explanation: Babur was born on 14 February 1483 and his father Umar Sheikh Mirza died in June 1494, making Babur approximately 11 years old when he became king of Fergana.
Q5. Who founded the city of Daulatabad and shifted the capital of the Delhi Sultanate there from Delhi?
Answer: Muhammad bin Tughluq
Explanation: The correct answer is Muhammad bin Tughluq. This is an established fact in Pakistan's constitutional or political history tested in competitive exams.
Q6. Which Mughal Emperor strengthened the East India Company?
Answer: Jahangir
Explanation: The correct answer is Jahangir. This is an established fact in Pakistan's constitutional or political history tested in competitive exams.
Q7. The first battle of Panipat was fought in ____ between Babur and Ibrahim Lodi?
Answer: 1526
Explanation: The correct answer is 1526. This is an established fact in Pakistan's constitutional or political history tested in competitive exams.
Q8. How many different dynasties ruled over India during the entire period of the Delhi Sultanate?
Answer: Five
Explanation: Five dynasties ruled during the Delhi Sultanate period (1206-1526): the Slave (Mamluk), Khilji, Tughlaq, Sayyid, and Lodhi dynasties.
Q9. Who among the following Mughal rulers has been called the "Prince of Builders"?
Answer: Shah Jahan
Explanation: Shah Jahan earned the title "Prince of Builders" for commissioning magnificent Mughal architectural masterpieces including the Taj Mahal, Red Fort, and Jama Masjid.
Q10. Who was the first sultan of the Delhi Sultanate?
Answer: Qutbuddin Aibak
Explanation: Qutbuddin Aibak, a former slave and military commander of Muhammad Ghuri, established the Delhi Sultanate and became its first sultan in 1206 AD after Ghuri's death.
Q11. The ancient city of "Prayaga" was renamed "Allahabad" by which Mughal emperor?
Answer: Akbar
Explanation: Mughal Emperor Akbar renamed the ancient city of Prayaga to "Allahabad" (Abode of God) in 1583 after his visit to the site at the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and Saraswati rivers.
Q12. Who was the distinguished regent for the young emperor Akbar?
Answer: Bairam Khan
Explanation: The correct answer is Bairam Khan. This is an established fact in Pakistan's constitutional or political history tested in competitive exams.
Q13. Who stood against Akbar's Din-i-Ilahi?
Answer: Sheikh Sirhindi
Explanation: Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi (Mujaddid Alf-e-Sani) vigorously opposed Akbar's syncretic religion Din-i-Ilahi, working to revive orthodox Islamic practices through his letters and the Naqshbandi Sufi order.
Q14. Akbar was born in Umerkot in:
Answer: 1542
Explanation: Akbar was born on October 15, 1542, in Umerkot (in present-day Sindh, Pakistan), while his father Humayun was in exile, fleeing from Sher Shah Suri.
Q15. To secure the throne of Ghazni, Mahmud had to defeat his brother, named?
Answer: Ismail
Explanation: After his father Sabuktigin's death in 997 AD, the throne of Ghazni passed to Mahmud's younger brother Ismail; Mahmud then defeated Ismail in battle and seized the throne in 998 AD.
Q16. The Abbasid Caliph Al-Qadir Billah conferred which of the following titles upon Sultan Mahmud?
Answer: Yamin-ud-Dawlah
Explanation: Abbasid Caliph Al-Qadir Billah conferred the title "Yamin-ud-Dawlah" (Right Hand of the State) upon Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni, along with "Amin-ul-Millat," legitimizing his rule.
Q17. The Badshahi Mosque is in Lahore, built by Aurangzeb in:
Answer: 1673
Explanation: The Badshahi Mosque in Lahore was built by the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in 1673 and remains one of the largest mosques in the world.
Q18. The Ain-i-Akbari and the Akbarnama were written by which famous court historian of Akbar?
Answer: Abul Fazl
Explanation: Abul Fazl ibn Mubarak was Akbar's chief court historian and close confidant who authored the Akbarnama (a chronicle of Akbar's reign) and the Ain-i-Akbari (a detailed account of Mughal administration).
Q19. Who was the governor of Multan and Lahore who invited Babur to invade India?
Answer: Daulat Khan Lodhi
Explanation: Daulat Khan Lodhi, the Governor of Lahore and Multan, invited Babur to invade India out of resentment toward the Delhi Sultan Ibrahim Lodhi, leading to the First Battle of Panipat (1526).
Q20. Which of the following books was authored by a lady of the Mughal royal house?
Answer: Humayun Namah
Explanation: Humayun Namah was written by Gulbadan Begum, daughter of Emperor Babur and sister of Humayun, making it the first memoir written by a Mughal princess and a rare feminine perspective on Mughal history.