Pre and Post Partition Solved Mcqs of Pakistan Affairs

Delhi Sultanate Era (1206-1526)

1. Who was the founder of the Delhi Sultanate?

Answer: Qutb-ud-din Aibak (1206)

2. Who built the Qutub Minar?

Answer: Qutb-ud-din Aibak began it, and Iltutmish completed it.

3. Who was the first female ruler of Delhi Sultanate?

Answer: Raziyya Sultana (1236-1240)

4. Who was the greatest ruler of the Slave Dynasty?

Answer: Iltutmish (1211-1236)

5. Who introduced the currency system of Tanka and Jital?

Answer: Iltutmish

6. Who founded the Khilji Dynasty?

Answer: Jalal-ud-din Khilji (1290)

7. Who was the most powerful ruler of the Khilji Dynasty?

Answer: Alauddin Khilji (1296-1316)

8. Which ruler introduced price control measures in Delhi Sultanate?

Answer: Alauddin Khilji

9. Who was the founder of the Tughlaq Dynasty?

Answer: Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq (1320)

10. Who shifted the capital from Delhi to Daulatabad?

Answer: Muhammad bin Tughlaq

11. Which Sultan is known for issuing token currency in Delhi Sultanate?

Answer: Muhammad bin Tughlaq

12. Who established the Firoz Shah Kotla fort?

Answer: Firoz Shah Tughlaq

13. Who was the founder of the Sayyid Dynasty?

Answer: Khizr Khan (1414)

14. Who was the founder of the Lodhi Dynasty?

Answer: Bahlul Lodhi (1451)

15. Which Lodhi ruler was defeated by Babur in the First Battle of Panipat?

Answer: Ibrahim Lodhi (1526)

Mughal Empire Era (1526-1857)

16. Who was the founder of the Mughal Empire?

Answer: Babur (1526)

17. Which famous battle marked the beginning of Mughal rule in India?

Answer: First Battle of Panipat (1526)

18. Who defeated Rana Sanga in the Battle of Khanwa?

Answer: Babur (1527)

19. Who was the second Mughal Emperor?

Answer: Humayun (1530-1540, restored 1555)

20. Which Mughal Emperor faced defeat at the hands of Sher Shah Suri?

Answer: Humayun (Battle of Kannauj, 1540)

21. Who was the founder of the Sur Dynasty?

Answer: Sher Shah Suri

22. Who introduced the Rupiya (currency) and Grand Trunk Road?

Answer: Sher Shah Suri

23. Who was the greatest Mughal Emperor?

Answer: Akbar (1556-1605)

24. Who introduced Din-e-Ilahi?

Answer: Akbar

25. What was the name of Akbar’s revenue system?

Answer: Zabt System (also known as Todar Mal’s Bandobast)

26. Who was the first Mughal Emperor to promote religious tolerance?

Answer: Akbar

27. Which Mughal Emperor is known as Zinda Pir (Living Saint)?

Answer: Aurangzeb (1658-1707)

28. Who built the Taj Mahal?

Answer: Shah Jahan (1632-1653)

29. Where is Akbar’s tomb located?

Answer: Sikandra, Agra

30. Which Mughal ruler wrote his autobiography, Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri?

Answer: Jahangir (1605-1627)

31. Which Mughal Emperor fought the Battle of Haldighati against Maharana Pratap?

Answer: Akbar (1576)

32. Who is known as the architect of the Mughal Empire’s administrative system?

Answer: Akbar

33. Which Mughal Emperor banned the Sati system?

Answer: Akbar

34. Who was the last effective Mughal Emperor?

Answer: Aurangzeb

35. When did the Mughal Empire officially end?

Answer: 1857, after Bahadur Shah Zafar was exiled following the War of Independence (1857 Revolt).

36. Which Mughal Emperor invited the English East India Company to set up trading posts?

Answer: Jahangir (1615)

37. Who was the first Mughal Emperor to introduce Mansabdari System?

Answer: Akbar

38. Which Mughal Emperor shifted the capital from Agra to Delhi?

Answer: Shah Jahan

39. Who was the Mughal Emperor during the arrival of Nadir Shah?

Answer: Muhammad Shah (1739)

40. Who was the first Mughal Emperor to fight the Marathas?

Answer: Aurangzeb

 

Questions about Noor Jahan (Mehr-un-Nisa)

1. Who was Noor Jahan?

Answer: She was the most influential wife of Mughal Emperor Jahangir.

2. What was Noor Jahan’s real name?

Answer: Mehr-un-Nisa.

3. In which year did Noor Jahan marry Emperor Jahangir?

Answer: 1611 AD.

4. What role did Noor Jahan play in Mughal administration?

Answer: She exercised immense power, issued royal farmans (decrees), and even minted coins in her name — an unprecedented move for a Mughal empress.

5. Which historical monument is associated with Noor Jahan’s family?

Answer: Tomb of Itmad-ud-Daulah in Agra, built for her father.

6. Noor Jahan belonged to which origin?

Answer: She was of Persian origin.

7. After Jahangir’s death, what happened to Noor Jahan?

Answer: She was retired from public life and spent her remaining years in Lahore.

8. Where is Noor Jahan buried?

Answer: Lahore, Pakistan, near Jahangir’s tomb.

 

Questions about Mumtaz Begum (Mumtaz Mahal)

9. Who was Mumtaz Mahal?

Answer: Mumtaz Mahal was the chief wife of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan.

10. What was Mumtaz Mahal’s real name?

Answer: Arjumand Banu Begum.

11. In which year did Mumtaz Mahal marry Shah Jahan?

Answer: 1612 AD.

12. Why is Mumtaz Mahal famous in history?

Answer: Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal in her memory after her death.

13. How did Mumtaz Mahal die?

Answer: She died during childbirth in 1631 AD.

14. How many children did Mumtaz Mahal have with Shah Jahan?

Answer: 14 children, including Aurangzeb.

15. Where is Mumtaz Mahal buried?

Answer: Taj Mahal, Agra.

 

Questions about Sher Shah Suri

16. Who was Sher Shah Suri?

Answer: He was the founder of the Sur Empire and a Pashtun military leader.

17. What was Sher Shah Suri’s real name?

Answer: Farid Khan.

18. Which Mughal Emperor did Sher Shah Suri defeat?

Answer: Humayun.

19. In which famous battle did Sher Shah Suri defeat Humayun?

Answer: Battle of Kannauj (1540 AD).

20. What was Sher Shah Suri’s most remarkable contribution to administration?

Answer: He introduced efficient land revenue reforms, postal system, and road networks.

21. Which famous road was built by Sher Shah Suri?

Answer: Grand Trunk Road (from Chittagong to Kabul).

22. What was Sher Shah Suri’s contribution to currency?

Answer: He introduced Rupiya, which became the basis of the modern rupee.

23. Where is Sher Shah Suri’s tomb located?

Answer: Sasaram, in Bihar, India.

24. How long did Sher Shah Suri rule?

Answer: From 1540 to 1545 AD.

25. Why is Sher Shah Suri admired in history?

Answer: For his efficient administration, welfare policies, and war planning. 

 

Babur – 1st Mughal Emperor 

  1. Who was the founder of the Mughal Empire in the Indian subcontinent?
    Answer: Babur.
  2. What was Babur’s full name?
    Answer: Zahir-ud-Din Muhammad Babur.
  3. Babur originally belonged to which region?
    Answer: Fergana (in present-day Uzbekistan).
  4. In which year did Babur defeat Ibrahim Lodhi?
    Answer: 1526 AD, in the First Battle of Panipat.
  5. Which famous battles established Babur’s rule in India?
    Answer:
  • First Battle of Panipat (1526)
  • Battle of Khanwa (1527)
  • Battle of Chanderi (1528)
  • Battle of Ghagra (1529)
  1. What is the name of Babur’s autobiography?
    Answer: Baburnama.
  2. In which language was Baburnama originally written?
    Answer: Turkish (Chagatai Turkic).
  3. Who translated Baburnama into Persian?
    Answer: Abdur Rahim Khan-e-Khana.
  4. When did Babur die?
    Answer: 1530 AD.
  5. Where is Babur buried?
    Answer: Initially in Agra, later moved to Kabul.

Akbar and Deen-e-Ilahi 

  1. Who was the third Mughal Emperor?
    Answer: Akbar.
  2. What was Akbar’s full name?
    Answer: Jalal-ud-Din Muhammad Akbar.
  3. What was Deen-e-Ilahi?
    Answer: A religious philosophy introduced by Akbar blending elements of various religions.
  4. In which year did Akbar introduce Deen-e-Ilahi?
    Answer: 1582 AD.
  5. What was the purpose of Deen-e-Ilahi?
    Answer: To promote religious tolerance and unify his diverse empire.
  6. Did Deen-e-Ilahi gain popular support?
    Answer: No, it remained limited to Akbar’s court.
  7. What was the duration of Akbar’s rule?
    Answer: 1556 AD to 1605 AD (49 years).
  8. Which famous Mughal building projects were started during Akbar’s reign?
    Answer:
  • Fatehpur Sikri
  • Buland Darwaza
  • Agra Fort

Last Mughal Emperor 

  1. Who was the last Mughal Emperor?
    Answer: Bahadur Shah II (Bahadur Shah Zafar).
  2. When did Bahadur Shah II reign?
    Answer: 1837 AD to 1857 AD.
  3. What led to the end of Bahadur Shah II’s reign?
    Answer: The failure of the First War of Independence (1857 Revolt).
  4. Where was Bahadur Shah Zafar exiled to?
    Answer: Rangoon (present-day Yangon, Myanmar).
  5. Why is Bahadur Shah Zafar remembered in history?
    Answer: As the last symbolic leader of the Mughal Empire and a poet.

Tipu Sultan 

  1. Who was Tipu Sultan?
    Answer: Ruler of Mysore, known as Tiger of Mysore.
  2. Who was Tipu Sultan’s father?
    Answer: Sultan Hyder Ali.
  3. In which wars did Tipu Sultan fight against the British?
    Answer: Anglo-Mysore Wars (Four wars between 1767-1799).
  4. What is Tipu Sultan famous for?
    Answer:
  • His bravery and resistance against the British.
  • Introduction of modern weaponry and rockets.
  1. In which year did Tipu Sultan die?
    Answer: 1799 AD.
  2. Where did Tipu Sultan die?
    Answer: In the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War at Srirangapatna Fort.
  3. What was Tipu Sultan’s famous symbol?
    Answer: The Tiger.
  4. What was Tipu Sultan’s most notable administrative reform?
    Answer: Modernization of military, agriculture reforms, and introducing state coins (Mysorean currency).

Battles of Panipat 

  1. How many Battles of Panipat were fought?
    Answer: Three.
  2. When was the First Battle of Panipat fought?
    Answer: 1526 AD.
  3. Who were the opponents in the First Battle of Panipat?
    Answer: Babur vs Ibrahim Lodhi.
  4. What was the significance of the First Battle of Panipat?
    Answer: It marked the beginning of Mughal rule in India.
  5. When was the Second Battle of Panipat fought?
    Answer: 1556 AD.
  6. Who were the opponents in the Second Battle of Panipat?
    Answer: Akbar (Mughals) vs Hemu (Afghan forces).
  7. Why was the Second Battle of Panipat important?
    Answer: It consolidated Akbar’s rule over India.
  8. When was the Third Battle of Panipat fought?
    Answer: 1761 AD.
  9. Who were the opponents in the Third Battle of Panipat?
    Answer: Ahmad Shah Abdali vs Marathas.
  10. What was the result of the Third Battle of Panipat?
    Answer: Victory for Ahmad Shah Abdali, but both sides suffered heavy losses.

Battle of Plassey 

  1. When was the Battle of Plassey fought?
    Answer: 23rd June 1757.
  2. Who were the opponents in the Battle of Plassey?
    Answer: British East India Company (led by Robert Clive) vs Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah.
  3. What was the significance of the Battle of Plassey?
    Answer: It laid the foundation of British rule in Bengal and gradually over all of India.
  4. Who betrayed Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah in the Battle of Plassey?
    Answer: Mir Jafar.
  5. Why is the Battle of Plassey considered a turning point in Indian history?
    Answer: It marked the beginning of British political control in India.

British Invasion of India 

  1. In which year did the British East India Company establish its first factory in India?
    Answer: 1612 AD (at Surat).
  2. Who was the Mughal Emperor when the British East India Company arrived in India?
    Answer: Jahangir.
  3. Which Charter allowed the British East India Company to trade in India?
    Answer: Charter of 1600 by Queen Elizabeth I.
  4. When did the British officially become the rulers of India?
    Answer: After the First War of Independence (1857).
  5. What major act formally ended the rule of the East India Company?
    Answer: Government of India Act 1858.
  6. When was the capital of British India shifted from Calcutta to Delhi?
    Answer: 1911 AD.
  7. Who was the first Viceroy of British India?
    Answer: Lord Canning.

MCQs from British Rule in Subcontinent

  1. Which event is known as the First War of Independence?
    Answer: 1857 Revolt (also called Sepoy Mutiny).
  2. Who was the Governor General during the War of Independence 1857?
    Answer: Lord Canning.
  3. Which act introduced the system of Dyarchy in India?
    Answer: Government of India Act 1919.
  4. Which act is known as the ‘Act of Partial Independence’?
    Answer: Government of India Act 1935.
  5. Who was the first Indian to join the Indian Civil Service (ICS)?
    Answer: Satyendranath Tagore.
  6. When was the Simon Commission sent to India?
    Answer: 1927 AD.
  7. What was the objective of the Simon Commission?
    Answer: To review the working of Government of India Act 1919.
  8. Why did Indians oppose the Simon Commission?
    Answer: Because no Indian was included in the commission.
  9. Which movement was launched after the failure of Simon Commission?
    Answer: Civil Disobedience Movement (1930).
  10. Who was the Viceroy during the Quit India Movement of 1942?
    Answer: Lord Linlithgow.
  11. When was the All India Muslim League founded?
    Answer: 30 December 1906.
  12. Who presided over the first session of All India Muslim League?
    Answer: Sir Adamjee Pirbhoy.
  13. Which law passed by the British led to the division of Bengal in 1905?
    Answer: Partition of Bengal Act.
  14. Which British Act introduced the concept of Separate Electorates for Muslims?
    Answer: Indian Councils Act 1909 (Morley-Minto Reforms).
  15. Which famous resolution was passed on 23rd March 1940?
    Answer: Lahore Resolution (Pakistan Resolution).
  16. Who was the last Viceroy of British India?
    Answer: Lord Mountbatten.
  17. What was the major outcome of the Cabinet Mission Plan of 1946?
    Answer: It proposed a three-tier constitutional structure, but failed due to Congress and Muslim League disagreements.
  18. When did British rule in the subcontinent officially end?
    Answer: 14th August 1947 (in Pakistan) and 15th August 1947 (in India).

Congress Ministries (1937-1939)

  1. When were the provincial elections under the Government of India Act 1935 held?
    Answer: 1937.
  2. How many provinces did the Congress form ministries in after the 1937 elections?
    Answer: 8 out of 11 provinces.
  3. Why did the Congress ministries resign in 1939?
    Answer: In protest against India being dragged into World War II without Indian consent.
  4. **Which political party declared Day of Deliverance after the resignation of Congress Ministries?
    Answer: All India Muslim League (on 22nd December 1939).

Government of India Act 1935

  1. What was the significance of the Government of India Act 1935?
    Answer: It introduced provincial autonomy and proposed a federal structure (although the federal part was never implemented).
  2. What system was introduced at the provincial level by the 1935 Act?
    Answer: Provincial Autonomy.
  3. How many provinces were there under the 1935 Act?
    Answer: 11 provinces.
  4. Under the Government of India Act 1935, which institution was abolished?
    Answer: Diarchy at the provincial level.
  5. What was the largest legislative act ever passed by the British Parliament?
    Answer: Government of India Act 1935.

Elections of 1946 (Path to Pakistan)

  1. When were the general elections held that led to the creation of Pakistan?
    Answer: 1946.
  2. What was the outcome of the 1946 elections for the Muslim League?
    Answer: It won 90% of the Muslim seats.
  3. Why were the 1946 elections significant for the Pakistan Movement?
    Answer: They gave the Muslim League a clear mandate for the creation of Pakistan.
  4. Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of the 1946 elections?
    Answer: Lord Wavell.
  5. Which plan was introduced after the 1946 elections to transfer power to Indians?
    Answer: Cabinet Mission Plan.

Partition of Bengal (1905)

  1. Who was the Viceroy of India when Bengal was partitioned in 1905?
    Answer: Lord Curzon.
  2. What was the main reason given for the Partition of Bengal?
    Answer: Administrative convenience.
  3. When was the Partition of Bengal annulled?
    Answer: 1911.
  4. What was the reaction of the Muslim community to the Partition of Bengal?
    Answer: They supported it initially because it gave them a majority province in the East.

Simla Deputation (1906)

  1. When did the Simla Deputation meet Lord Minto?
    Answer: 1st October 1906.
  2. Who led the Simla Deputation?
    Answer: Sir Aga Khan.
  3. What was the main demand of the Simla Deputation?
    Answer: Separate Electorates for Muslims.
  4. What was the significance of the Simla Deputation for Muslims?
    Answer: It paved the way for the formation of All India Muslim League.

Cripps Mission (1942)

  1. Who led the Cripps Mission?
    Answer: Sir Stafford Cripps.
  2. What was the main objective of the Cripps Mission?
    Answer: To gain Indian support for World War II by offering Dominion Status after the war.
  3. Why did the Cripps Mission fail?
    Answer: Both Congress and Muslim League rejected its proposals.
  4. What did the Cripps Mission offer the provinces?
    Answer: The right to opt out of the Indian Union after the war.

Minto-Morley Reforms (1909)

  1. Who was the Viceroy of India during the Minto-Morley Reforms?
    Answer: Lord Minto.
  2. Who was the Secretary of State for India during the Minto-Morley Reforms?
    Answer: Lord Morley.
  3. What system was introduced by the Minto-Morley Reforms?
    Answer: Separate Electorates for Muslims.
  4. Why were the Minto-Morley Reforms important for Muslims?
    Answer: They provided Muslims political representation for the first time.
  5. When were the Minto-Morley Reforms introduced?
    Answer: 1909.
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