Cultural History
Pakistan Affairs Solved MCQs
For all kind of FPSC Exams
1. Amir Khusro’s name is associated with the invention of:
(a) Sarod
(b) Sitar
(c) Tabla
(d) Shehnai
2. The most famous court poet of Akbar was:
(a) Abdur Rahim Khan-i Khanah
(b) Tulsidas
(c) Raskhan
(d) Surdas
3. Who among the following Mughal rulers has been called as the “Prince of Builders”?
(a) Jehangir
(b) Akbar
(c) Babur
(d) Shah Jahan
4. Sculptures of the Gandhara school reflect the influence of the:
(a) Chinese
(b) Greeks
(c) Romans
(d) Persians
5. During the Mughal period of Indian history, the name of Mansur became famous in the field of:
(a) Music
(b) Painting
(c) Architecture
(d) Garden lying
6. Which of the following was built by Akbar?
(a) Agra Fort
(b) Red Fort
(c) Daulatabad
(d) Ahmadnagar
7. The Red Fort of Delhi was built by:
(a) Akbar
(b) Shah Jahan
(c) Jehangir
(d) Sher Shah
8. The Mughal painting reached its zenith during the reign of:
(a) Akbar
(b) Jehangir
(c) Shah Jahan
(d) Babur
9. Gandhara School of Art was established in:
(a) Western India
(b) North Western India
(c) Eastern India
(d) Southern India
10. Taxila was a famous site of:
(a) Early Vedic Art
(b) Gandhara Art
(c) Mayan Art
(d) Gupta Art
11. The structure of Qutab Minar was completed by:
(a) Aram Shah
(b) Iltumish
(c) Qutub-ud-Din Aibak
(d) Tughlaq
12. A famous history book on India was written in the 11th century by:
(a) Sulaiman
(b) Alberuni
(c) Masoodi
(d) Firdusi
13. Which sufi saint’s dargah is at Ajmer?
(a) Saleem Chisti
(b) Muinuddin Chishti
(c) Baba Farid
(d) Hazrat Baku Sultan
14. Gandhara School of Art developed during the time of:
(a) Sokas
(b) Kushans
(c) Sungas
(d) Mauryas
15. Baland Darwaza is situated in:
(a) Delhi
(b) Fatehpur Sikri
(c) Lucknow
(d) Meeruth
16. Nishat Garden was built by:
(a) Babur
(b) Jehangir
(c) Sher Shah
(d) Akbar
17. Who built Char Minar?
(a) Quli Qutab Shah
(b) Ibraham Qutb Shah
(c) Ali Adil Shah
(d) None of these
18. Development of architecture was at its peak during:
(a) Chola period
(b) Gupta period
(c) Mughal period
(d) Pandya period
19. Baland Darwaza, built by Akbar, is to commemorate the victory of:
(a) Orissa
(b) Gujarat
(c) Bengal
(d) Delhi
20. The mausolum of Sher Shah is at:
(a) Lahore
(b) Delhi
(c) Sasaram
(d) Mumbai
21. Who among the following Mughal rulers banned music and dancing?
(a) Aurangzeb
(b) Babur
(c) Jehangir
(d) Akbar
22. Who among the following was great musician in the court of Akbar?
(a) Amir Khusro
(b) Tanseen
(c) Ramdas
(d) Abdul Fazal
23. Fatehpur Sikri was founded by:
(a) Babur
(b) Akbar
(c) Jehangir
(d) Humayun
24. Jama Masjid Delhi was built by:
(a) Akbar
(b) Shah Jahan
(c) Jehangir
(d) Humayun
25. Which of the following forts was not built by Akbar?
(a) Lahore Fort
(b) Gawaliar Fort
(c) Allahabad Fort
(d) Agra Fort
26. Purana Qila, Delhi was constructed during the reign of:
(a) Humayun
(b) Sher Shah
(c) Jehangir
(d) Akbar
27. The tomb of Babur is at:
(a) Lahore
(b) Kabul
(c) Karachi
(d) Delhi
28. Qutub Minar was built by:
(a) Qutubuddin Aibak
(b) Iltumish
(c) Razia Sultana
(d) Shah Jehan
29. Jehangiri Mahal is located in:
(a) Agra Fort
(b) Fatehpur Sikri
(c) Delhi
(d) Sikandra
30. The buildings constructed by which Mughal ruler represent the climax in the evolution of Mughal architecture?
(a) Akbar
(b) Jehangir
(c) Aurangzeb
(d) Shah Jahan
31. The city of Agra was founded by:
(a) Rana Sanga
(b) Sikandar Lodhi
(c) Ibraham Lodhi
(d) Firuz Tughluq
32. Tansen, the greatest musician of Akbar’s court belonged to:
(a) Delhi
(b) Gawaliar
(c) Lahore
(d) Lucknow
33. The account of Babur’s life (Tuzuk-i-Baburi) was written in:
(a) Urdu
(b) Persian
(c) Turki
(d) Arabic
ANSWERS
1. | b | 2. | a | 3. | d | 4. | b | 5. | b |
6. | a | 7. | b | 8. | b | 9. | b | 10. | b |
11. | b | 12. | b | 13. | b | 14. | b | 15. | b |
16. | b | 17. | a | 18. | c | 19. | b | 20. | c |
21. | a | 22. | b | 23. | b | 24. | b | 25. | b |
26. | a | 27. | b | 28. | a | 29. | a | 30. | d |
31. | b | 32. | b | 33. | c |
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