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1. Who amongst the following got the ‘Purana Quila’ of Delhi built in the present form? [UPPCS (Mains) 2016]
A. Sher Shah Suri
B. Akbar
C. Babur
D. Shahjahan
Answer – A. Sher Shah Suri
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2. Which improvements among these were made by Sher Shah Suri?
1. Revenue reforms
2. Administrative reforms
3. Military reforms
4. Currency system reforms
Select the right answer by using the code given below. [Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2003]
A. 1 and 2
B. 1, 2 and 3
C. 2, 3 and 4
D. All of these
Answer – D. All of these
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3. Who introduced the coin of silver? [MPPCS (Pre) 1991]
A. Akbar
B. Sher Shah
C. Alauddin Khalji
D. Bakhtiyar Khalji
Answer –B. Sher Shah
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4. What was the exchange rate of silver’s rupiya? [UP UDA/LDA (Pre) 2006]
A. 16 : 1
B. 32 : 1
C. 48 : 1
D. 64 : 1
Answer –D. 64 : 1
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5. From where did Fareed, who later on became Sher Shah Suri, got his education? [RAS/RTS (Pre) 2013]
A. Sasaram
B. Patna
C. Jaunpur
D. Lahore
Answer –C. Jaunpur
Explanation-
6. From the following names identify the one who was not the brother of Humayun.[UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2008]
A. Kamran
B. Usman
C. Askari
D. Hindal
Answer –B. Usman
Explanation-
7. When did Humayun invade Chunar Fort the first time? [48th to 52nd BPSC (Pre) 2008]
A. 1532
B. 1531
C. 1533
D. 1536
Answer –A. 1532
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8. Which medieval ruler introduced the ‘patta’ and ‘qabuliyat’ systems to help the peasants? [UPPCS (Mains) 2009 UPPCS (Pre) 2008 UPPCS (Spl)(Mains) 2004]
A. Alauddin Khalji
B. Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
C. Sher Shah
D. Akbar
Answer –C. Sher Shah
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9. The pure silver ‘rupiya’ was issued by [harkhand PCS (Pre) 2016]
A. Akbar
B. Sher Shah
C. Jahangir
D. Aurangzeb
Answer –B. Sher Shah
Explanation-
10. Death of Sher Shah Suri occurred in [UPPCS (Pre) 1993]
A. Agra
B. Kalinjar
C. Rohtas
D. Sasaram
Answer –B. Kalinjar
Explanation-
11. Which one of the following medieval era rulers mentioned below was highly educated? [UP UDA/LDA (Pre) 2010]
A. Balban
B. Alauddin Khalji
C. Ibrahim Lodi
D. Sher Shah
Answer –D. Sher Shah
Explanation-
12. Arrange properly as per dates of four important battles fought by Humayun, the names of battlefields are given below. [41st BPSC (Pre) 1996]
A. Chausa, Devara, Kannauj, Sirhind
B. Devara, Kannauj, Chausa, Sirhind
C. Sirhind, Devara, Chausa, Kannauj
D. Devara, Chausa, Kannauj, Sirhind
Answer –D. Devara, Chausa, Kannauj, Sirhind
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13. With which medieval ruler would you associate the statement ‘I would have lost the empire just for a handful of millet’?[UPPCS (Mains) 2007]
A. Alauddin Khalji
B. Muhammad Tughluq
C. Sher Shah
D. Aurangzeb
Answer –C. Sher Shah
Explanation-
14. Who among the following has constructed a mausoleum for his emperor husband? [48th to 52nd BPSC (Pre) 2008]
A. Shah Begum
B. Haji Begum
C. Mumtaz Mahal Begum
D. Nurnissa Begum
Answer –B. Haji Begum
Explanation-
15. Where is the Mausoleum of Sher Shah? [MPPCS (Pre) 2016]
A. Sasaram
B. Delhi
C. Kalinjar
D. Sonargaon
Answer –A. Sasaram
Explanation-
16. Which of the following rulers at first assumed the title of ‘Hazrat-eAla’ and afterwards ‘Sultan’? [44th BPSC (Pre) 2000]
A. Bahlul Lodi
B. Sikandar Lodi
C. Sher Shah Suri
D. Islam Shah Suri
Answer –C. Sher Shah Suri
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17. Which one of the following is a monument constructed by Sher Shah? [IAS (Pre) 1993]
A. Qila-i-Kuhna at Delhi
B. Atala Masjid at Jaunpur
C. Bara Sona Masjid at Gaur
D. Quwwat-al-Islam mosque at Delhi
Answer –A. Qila-i-Kuhna at Delhi
Explanation-
18. After the downfall of the Delhi Sultanate, who was the first ruler to issue the gold coin? [Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2012]
A. Akbar
B. Humayun
C. Shahjahan
D. Sher Shah
Answer –B. Humayun
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19. Sher Shah was buried at[UPPCS (Mains) 2015]
A. Kalinjar
B. Sasaram
C. Jaunpur
D. Patna
Answer –B. Sasaram
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