Pre-Partition Era

Who was the the first ruler of the Delhi Sultanate and also the founder of the Slave dynasty?

Where is Masjid Mahabat Khan located which was built by, Mughal Shahab-ud-din Muhammad Khurram (known as Shah Jahan)?

Shah Jahan transferred his capital from Agra to Delhi in which year?

Who ascended the throne after Mughal Akbar’s death in 1605?

The Second Battle of Panipat was fought between the forces of Hemu, the Hindu king who was ruling North India from Delhi, and the army of the Mughal emperor Akbar on?

Who was born in Foreghana in present-day Uzbekistan and after his death, buried at Bagh-e Babur in Kabul?

Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi, known as Mujaddid Alf Sani, was born in Sarhind (Patiala, India) on ________ and died on 10th December 1624 (aged 60)

The book, Kitab-fi-Tahqiq, was written by

Who were the first to discover a sea route to India on May 20, 1498?

The English East India Company was formed on

The famous Kohinoor diamond and Peacock Throne of Shah Jahan were taken away from India in 1739, during the invasion of Delhi by?

Who with a letter from King James I visited the court of Jehangir and got trading rights?

The Tomb of Rabia Durani or Bibi Ka Maqbara was built under the reign of

Emperor Babur wrote Tuzuk-i-Baburi (or Babura namah) in

Gulbadan Begum was the daughter of Emperor Babur, the founder of the Mughal Empire. She is best known as the author of

Who was the first Englishman to visit the then Mughal emperor Akbar’s court in 1585?

Who became the first duly accredited English ambassador to India?

Mirza Ghalib was a contemporary of which among the following Mughal Emperors?

The longest reigning ruler of the Mughal Empire, reigning for 49 years from 1556 to his death in 1605, was?

Which Mughal emperor had repealed Jizya (tax on non-Muslims)?

For how many years, Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan was under house arrest in Agra Fort by his son Aurangzeb?

Who is the founder of Khilji Dynasty?

The Battle of Buxar took place in which year?

Which of the following is not correct?

Emperors & their Tombs
Which of the following is incorrectly matched?

Treaty of Sèvres, (August 10, 1920), post-World War I pact between the victorious Allied powers and representatives of the government of Ottoman Turkey.  Where was this signed?

Who was the British Prime Minister at the time of Khilafat Movement?

Pakistan in Search of Democracy 1947-77 is authored by whom?

Who was the first leader of opposition in the first National Assembly constituted under the 1962 constitution of Pakistan?

Which Muslim leader left the politics after the cancellation of the partition of Bengal?

Who was the founder of Central National Muhammadan Association 1877? This organization is considered the first Muslim political body continued to represent the Muslims of the subcontinent as a whole.

In 1867, some prominent Hindus of Banares launched a movement for the replacement of Urdu written in Nastaʿlīq by Hindi written in Deva Nagiri script as the Court language. In which province(s) was this movement started?

As per the Government of Indian Act 1858, the transfer of the control of the Government of Indian from the East Indian Company and assumption by the Crown was to be announced by Queen’s Proclamation, which was accordingly read in a Darbar. Where was this Darbar held?

Which of the following British Act ended the system of double government by abolishing the Board of Control and Court of Directors?

By how many member(s) the Executive Council of the Governor General was enlarged under the Indian Council Act of 1861?

Which of the following is incorrectly mentioned?

The Muslim league called for a ‘Direct Day Action’ on

What was the name given to India’s Partition Plan?

India’s Partition plan was announced on?

The Hindi-Urdu controversy began in which year at Banaras?

Al-Hilal newspaper was started by which of the following?

The Chauri Chaura incident took place in the Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh in which year?

Vasco da Gama, the Portuguese explorer discovered the sea route to India in

Who among the following issued the Communal Award?

The Cripps Mission visited India during the regime of

The Jallianwala Bagh (Amritsar) massacre took place on?

Identify the Viceroy who made ‘August Offer’ in 1940.

Who introduced the principle of the Doctrine of Lapse?

Which of the following is incorrectly mentioned (date of death)? 

Pakistan Times was owned and operated by

The Indian councils act, commonly known as the Morley-Minto Reforms, enacted into law in which year?

The partition of Bengal was occurred on:

All India Muslim Students Federation was formed in 1937 by

Who presented Poor Man’s budget in 1946?

Quaid-i-Azam remained in this position till his death i.e. 11th September 1948 for how many months?

Mian Sir Abdur Rashid, first Chief Justice of Pakistan, administered oath of office from Quaid-i-Azam for the position of the first Governor General of Pakistan on?

The first session of the first Constituent Assembly of Pakistan was held on 10th August 1947 at Sindh Assembly Building Karachi. When was Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah elected unanimously as the President of the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan and the National Flag was formally approved by the Assembly?

Which of the first United Nations specialized agency, Pakistan became its member?

Which bank provided 80 million loan for making first budget of Pakistan?

‘Anjuman Hamyat Islam” was established in sub-continent in which year?

What was the number of Muslim leaders headed by Sir Agha Khan in Simla Deputation?

When did Allama Iqbal deliver Allahabad address during the 25th annual session of the All-India Muslim League?

British Government sold Kashmir to Gulab Singh in the year?

Name the saint, who first came to Lahore. (Pakistan Affairs, CSS 2010)

Ghiyas-ud-din Balban declared himself king of Delhi Sultanate in the year

The Quit Kashmir movement against Dogra rule began in which year?

In which year, Ali Garh Trusteeship bill was passed?

Who initiated the cult of Shivaji against the Muslims of India?

When Nadva-tul-Ulema came into being?

Who called the “spiritual guide” as shopkeepers?

Who led Simla deputation in 1906?

When Nehru committee was constituted to propose the future constitution of India?

Who was known in history as Mujaddid Alf Thani, the reformer of second millennium?

Who set up the chain of justice to redress the grievances of oppressed people?

Who founded Daulatabad (Town of Good Fortune) and shifted the capital of Delhi Sultanate? (Pakistan Affairs, CSS 2010)

The Cripps Mission, in 1942 offered ‘Dominion Status’ to India at the end of the World War-II. This mission headed by Stafford Cripps was sent to India. Who was he?

Which park was called Minto Park during British Indian times?

The pioneer of the two-nation theory, Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, died on

Babur was succeeded to the Mughal throne by

Vasco da Gama was best known for being the first to sail from Europe to India. He came to India in which year?

The Rowlatt Act was passed by the British government to enhance their superiority over the common people. This law was passed in?