Mughal dynasty was to Bahadur Shah Zafar as Lodhi dynasty was to:
- (a) Ibrahim Lodhi
- (b) Daulat Khan Lodhi
- (c) Bahlol Lodhi
- (d) Sikandar Lodhi
- (a) Ibrahim Lodhi
In the same way, as Bahadur Shah Zafar was the last emperor of the Mughal dynasty, Ibrahim Lodi was the last king of the Lodi dynasty, whose defeat by Babur in 1526 led to the final downfall of the dynasty and the Delhi Sultanate, thus opening the door to the Mughal Empire.
What was the real name of Shah Wali-Ullah?
- (a) Qutub-ud-din Ahsan
- (b) Qutub-ud-din Ahmad
- (c) Qutub-ud-din Mohsin
- (d) Qutub-ud-din Raza
- (b) Qutub-ud-din Ahmad
The actual name of the famous 18th-century Indian Islamic scholar and reformer Shah Waliullah was Qutb al-Din Ahmad al-Rahim. Shah Waliullah was born on February 21, 1703, in a place near Delhi and was also known by the name Shah Wali Allah Dehlawi.
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan was elevated to the position of Chief Judge in:
- (a) 1846
- (b) 1847
- (c) 1849
- (d) 1852
- (a) 1846
Syed Ahmad Khan achieved the designation of Chief Judge (Sadarus Sudoor) in 1846. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan started his judicial career in 1841. He performed his duties in various locations, i.e., Delhi, Bijnaur, and Muradabad, where he was Chief Judge.
Zahir-ud-Din Muhammad Babur came to India originally from:
- (a) Khiva
- (b) Fergana
- (c) Kharasan
- (d) Ghazni
- (b) Fergana
The founder of the Mughal Empire in 1526, Babur, was from the Fergana Valley in modern-day Uzbekistan. He was a prince from a region in Central Asia, but he lost his kingdom and had to flee to Kabul in Afghanistan, from where he went on to conquer northern India.
The coin “Rupyia” was first issued by:
- (a) Akbar
- (b) Alauddin Khilji
- (c) Sher Shah Suri
- (d) Jahangir
- (c) Sher Shah Suri
The Rupiya coins were initially issued under Sher Shah Suri when he briefly ruled the Delhi Sultanate from 1540 to 1545. As part of his currency system reforms, he introduced a standard silver coin weighing 178 grains (11.53 grams) to replace the earlier mixed-metal currency for economic stability.
“Shahnama” was written by:
- (a) Al-Beruni
- (b) Firdawsi
- (c) Abul Fazal
- (d) Hafiz Shirazi
- (b) Firdausi
The Shahnama, or Book of Kings, emerges as a national epic for Greater Iran, created by the Persian poet Ferdowsi, or Abul-Qâsem Ferdowsi Tusi. Composed over a period from around 977 CE to 1010 CE, this long narrative poem covers over 50,000 couplets, chronicling the mythical and historical past of Persia, from the creation of the world until the Arab conquests of the seventh century.
Reshmi Romal Movement ascribed to:
- (a) Zafar Ali Khan
- (b) Mahmud-ul-Hassan
- (c) Maulana Shaukat
- (d) Maulvi Fazal
- (b) Mahmud-ul-Hassan
The Reshmi Romal Movement, also called the Silk Letter Conspiracy, was a daring effort against the British in India during World War I. With Mahmud Hassan at the helm, secret letters were written on silk to organize a rebellion against the British with the support of the Ottoman Empire and Afghanistan. The idea was to incite rebellions amongst the Indian army, but the British discovered and suppressed this move. Despite failing to succeed, this was a landmark moment in the history of revolutionary nationalism and secret rebellions in India.
The official language of Delhi Sultanate was:
- (a) Persian
- (b) Hindi
- (c) Arabic
- (d) Urdu
- (a) Persian
The official language used during the Delhi Sultanate was Persian, also referred to as Farsi. Although the rulers were of Turkish descent, they used Persian in administration, in matters related to the government, and in writing literature. It remained the language used in administration up to the Mughal period, and Hindavi was used in local dialects.
Pakistan’s first C-n-C:
- (a) Missouri
- (b) Auchinluck
- (c) Ayub Khan
- (d) Messervy
- (d) Messervy
General Sir Frank Messervy (1893–1974) was appointed as the first Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army from August 15, 1947, to February 10, 1948. A highly decorated British military officer, he was chosen to command the army through the chaotic period of Partition immediately after Pakistan’s independence. He was often referred to as “The Bearded Man”.
Syed Ahmad Shaheed and Shah Ismail were martyred in:
- (a) 1818
- (b) 1825
- (c) 1831
- (d) 1835
- (c) 1831
Syed Ahmad Shaheed and Shah Ismail died in battle on May 6, 1831, in Balakot in the present-day Mansehra District of Pakistan. They died while fighting against the Sikh army led by Sher Singh in a jihad to oust the Sikhs from the Northwest Frontier.