Practice MCQ Questions on Mughal Empire | Mughal Empire in India Multiple Choice Quiz

Answer: Option A
Explanation : Babur (14 February 1483 – 26 December 1530), born Zahīr ud-Dīn Muhammad, was the founder and first Emperor of the Mughal dynasty in India.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : Zahiruddin Muhammad was born on February 14, 1483 in the town of Andijan, in the Fergana Valley which is in modern Uzbekistan.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : The Mughal Empire was founded by Babur (reigned 1526–1530), a Central Asian ruler who was descended from the Turco-Mongol conqueror Timur (the founder of the Timurid Empire) on his father’s side and from Chagatai, the second son of the Mongol ruler Genghis Khan, on his mother’s side.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Babur married several times. Notable among his sons are Humayun, Kamran Mirza and Hindal Mirza. Babur died in 1530 in Agra and was succeeded by Humayun.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : The Mughal leader Babur originally invaded northern India because he was unable to achieve his ambitious goals in central Asia.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : The town has recorded essentialness as Mughal Emperor Akbar, was enthroned in a garden close to the Kalanaur by Bairam Khan.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : Raja Birbal was the only Hindu to adopt Din-i-Ilahi, the religion founded by Akbar.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Ramayana was translated by Mulla Abdul Qadir Badayuni into Persian.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Khanzada Mirza Khan Abdul Rahim Khan-e-Khana (17 December 1556 – 1627) also known as baba Rahim was a poet who lived during the rule of Mughal emperor Akbar. He was one of the nine important ministers (dewan) in his court, also known as the Navaratnas.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : After Akbar’s victory over Rajputanas of Chittor and Ranthambore, he shifted his capital from Agra to a new city which named ‘Fatehpur Sikri’ (the city of victory).

Answer: Option A
Explanation : Jean-Baptiste Colbert founded the French East India Company in 1664. The initial attempts of the company to found a successful colony on Madagascar got failed. In 1667, under Francis Caron, the company established first factory at Surat and second factory was established at Masulipattanam a year later.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Zagirdari system was the system of giving an official right to collect revenue from a particular area called ‘Zagir’.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : During the Mughal rule, the police duties in the districts were entrusted to the officials known as Faujdar.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : In the Mughal administration, military recruitment had been looked after by the Bakhshi.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : During Jahangir’s reign did William Hawkins visit the Mughal court to secure a right. to trade in Mughal ports.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Mughal Emperor Jahangir had a keen interest in music. He also composed few hindi songs. Jahangir, the Mughal Emperor, is credited with the composition of many Hindi songs.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh (3 November 1688 – 21 September 1743) was the Hindu Rajput ruler of the kingdom of Amber (later called Jaipur). He was born at Amber, the capital of the Kachwahas. He became ruler of Amber at the age of 11 after his father Maharaja Bishan Singh died on 31 December 1699.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : Mughal architecture reached its zenith during the reign of Shah Jahan, who constructed the Taj Mahal, the Jama Masjid, the Red Fort, and the Shalimar Gardens in Lahore.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : So’aal o Jawaab bain-e-Laal Daas wa Dara Shikoh (also called Mukaalama-i Baba Laal Daas wa Dara Shikoh) Sirr-e-Akbar (The Great Secret, his translation of the Upanishads in Persian) Persian translations of the Yoga Vasishta and Bhagavad Gita.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : Mughal painting remained confined to the Mughal court and did not reach the people.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Mukarrab Khan with his large army attacked Sambhji Maharaj with an army of 4000. The 400 Maratha soldiers attacked so ferociously, that Mukarab Khan was taken by surprise. Sambhaji Maharaj along with Kavi Kalash was captured and taken as prisoner to Aurangzeb who killed him with utmost brutality.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : Babur found leisure to summon from Constantinople pupils of the famous Albanian architect, Sinan, who had designed many important buildings in the Ottoman Empire and set them to work on mosques and other architectural monuments commemorating his conquest of Hindustan.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Jizya was abolished by the third Mughal emperor Akbar, in 1564. It was finally abolished in 1579.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : The First Anglo–Mysore War (1766–1769) was a conflict in India between the Sultanate of Mysore and the East India Company. The war was instigated in part by the machinations of Asaf Jah II, the Nizam of Hyderabad, who sought to divert the company’s resources from attempts to gain control of the Northern Circars.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : Mughal Emperor Babur died in 1530. He was first buried at Aaram Bagh, Agra. Later his remains were moved to Bagh-e-Babur (Babur Gardevs),Kabul.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Under the Mughals artillery was administered as a department of the household.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : The first Mughal emperor to crown Agra as capital of mughal empire, was Akbar in the year 1526. The capital of mughal empire was changed from Agra to Delhi by Shah Jahan in the year 1638.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : The Battle of Khanwa was fought near the village of Khanwa, in Bharatpur District of Rajasthan, on March 16, 1527. It was fought between the invading forces of the first Mughal Emperor Babur and the Rajput forces led by Rana Sanga of Mewar, after the Battle of Panipat.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi at the First Battle of Panipat in 1526 AD and founded the Mughal empire.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi in the First Battle of Panipat (AD 1526). This marked the end of the Delhi Sultanate and the beginning of the Mughal Empire. This was one of the earliest battles involving gunpowderfirearms and field artillery.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : The Battle of Khanwa was fought near the village of Khanwa, in Bharatpur District of Rajasthan, on March 16, 1527. It was fought between the invading forces of the first Mughal Emperor Babur and the Rajput forces led by Rana Sanga of Mewar, after the Battle of Panipat.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : In 1526, the First Battle of Panipat saw the introduction of massed artillery tactics to Indian warfare. Under the guidance of Ottoman gun master Ustad Ali Quli, Babur deployed cannons behind a screening row of carts.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Babar’s autobiography, called Tuzuk-i-Baburi or Baburnama, which is reckoned among “the most enthralling and romantic works in the literature of all times” is written in Turki.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Babur was born in Andijan, in the Fergana Valley, in modern Uzbekistan. He was the eldest son of Umar Sheikh Mirza, governor of Fergana and great grandson of Timur the Great.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : Babur died in 1530 in Agra and was succeeded by Humayun. He was first buried in Agra but, as per his wishes, his mortal remains were moved to Kabul reburied.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : When Chittor was captured by Akbar (1558), the Rana of Mewar was Rana Udai Singh.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Babar set out on his final invasion of India in November, 1525. His eldest son, Humayun, brought a contingent from Badakhshan, and Khwaja Kalan, trustiest of generals, led the troops of Ghazni.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : The “Memoirs of Babur” or Baburnama are the work of the great-great-great-grandson of Timur (Tamerlane), Zahiruddin Muhammad Babur (1483-1530).

Answer: Option B
Explanation : Nasir-ud-Din Muḥammad, better known by his regional name, Humayun, was the second emperor of the Mughal Empire, who ruled over territory in what is now Afghanistan, Pakistan, Northern India and Bangladesh from 1530–1540 and again from 1555–1556.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : On 26 June 1539, Sher Khan faced Humayun in the Battle of Chausa and defeated him. Assuming the title Farīd al-Dīn Shēr Shah, he defeated Humayun once again at Kannauj in May 1540 and forced him out of India. He also constructed the Purana Qila of New Delhi.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : Humayun was born on 17 March 1508, in Kabul, Mughal Empire (present-day Afghanistan), to Babur, the founder of the Mughal dynasty and his wife Maham Begum.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : On the evening of 21 Jan 1556, Humayun was walking in the terrace of his library at Sher Mandal in Delhi. While descending the steps, he heard the announcement for the evening prayer. He stood still upon the occasion and sat down on the second step till the proclamation was ended. When he was going to rise, he supported himself on a staff, which unfortunately slipped upon the marble, and he fell headlong from the top to the bottom of the stair. He was taken up insensible and laid upon his bed. He died on 24 Jan, at the age of fifty-one, after a reign of twenty-five years, in Kabul and India.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : The History of Humayun: Humayun Nama was written by Gul-badan Begam, Humayun’ s sister. Gul-Badan Begum (1523 – 1603), was daughter of Zaheruddin Muhammad Babur of India. She wrote Humayun nama at the behest of her nephew and at the emperor of India Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : When Humayun was in exile Koh-i-noor Diamond was with Shah Tahmasp of Persia.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : The Battle of Chausa (25 June 1539) took place between Mughal Emperor Humayun and Sher Shah Suri (Sher Khan). In this battle Humayun got defeated.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : Maham Anga was Akbar’s chief nurse prior to his enthronement at age thirteen as Mughal emperor in 1556.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : During his reign they were the most powerful at sea. Trade at Surat, the main port of Mughal India. Gujarat that emerged as the leading outlet at a given time.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Akbar was very tolerant in his religious views. In his childhood he was impressed by the liberal religious ideas of his teacher, Abdul Latif.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : Tansen (c. 1500 – 1586), also referred to as Tan Sen or Ramtanu Pandey, was a prominent figure of North Indian (Hindustani) classical music. Born in a Hindu family, he learned and perfected his art in the northwest region of modern Madhya Pradesh.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Abu’l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar (October 1542– 27 October 1605), popularly known as Akbar I, also as Akbar the Great (Akbar-i-azam), was the third Mughal emperor, who reigned from 1556 to 1605.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Akbar did not come into contact with Buddhist.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : The Dīn-i Ilāhī (lit. “Religion of God”) was a syncretic religion propounded by the Mughal emperor Akbar in 1582 CE, intending to merge some of the elements of the religions of his empire, and thereby reconcile the differences that divided his subjects.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : The Second Battle of Panipat was fought on November 5, 1556, between the forces of Hemu, the Hindu general and Chief Minister of Adil Shah Suri, and the army of the Mughal emperor, Akbar.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : Appointment to the ranks of mansabdars was made by the emperor, usually on the recommendation of military leaders, provincial governors, or court officials.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : The fort is called Red Fort or Lal QiIa because it is made of red sandstone. The history of forts indicates that it was built between the year 1639-1648 by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in old Delhi.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : The tomb of Humayun was built by the orders of Humayun’s first wife and chief consort, Empress Bega Begum (also known as Haji Begum). The construction began in 1565, nine years after his death, and completed in 1572 AD at a cost of 1.5 million ruppees at the time.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : Humayun was defeated in the battle of kannauj by Shershah Suri (1540). After this battle Sher Shah Suri forced him out of India.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : The Ram Siya coin issued by Mughal Emperor Akbar in 1604-05. It has the image of Ram and Sita on one side with the word Ram and Siya written above in Devnagri script. Ram is shown holding a bow and arrow while Sita has lotus in both her hands.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : The Second Battle of Panipat was fought on November 5, 1556, between the forces of Hem Chandra Vikramaditya, the king at Delhi and forces of Emperor Akbar.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : Akbar appointed Abdullah Khan as the governor of Malwa with his headquarters at Mandu. Akbar suppressed the rebellion of Abdullah Khan, the Governor of Malwa.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : Akbar considered him as a Navaratnas (nine jewels), and gave him the title Mian, an honorific, meaning learned man. Tansen was a composer, musician and vocalist, to whom a large number of compositions have been attributed in northern regions of the Indian subcontinent.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : Mansabdar implies the generic term for the military-kind grading of all royal functionaries of the Mughal Empire. The Mansabdari system introduced by Akbar was borrowed from the system followed in Mongolia.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : The designation ‘amil’ during Akbar’s reign denoted a Revenue official.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : Akbar married a bride from Udaipur.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : The “Razmnama”(war Tab) is the persian translation of the Mahabharta. Preface of this book was written by the Akbar’s, court poet Abul Fazal.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : One of Akbar’s most unusual ideas regarding religion was Din-i-Ilahi (“Godism” in English), which was an eclectic mix of Hinduism, Islam, and Christianity.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : Akbar’a son and successor Salim, on becoming the emperor, assumed the name of Nuruddin Muhammad Jahangir.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : In 1562 CE, Akbar defeated Baz Bahadur and brought the region of Malwa under Mughal dominion. Simultaneously, Asaf Khan, a Mughal general, conquered Rewa, which lay north of Rani’s kingdom. Thus, Garha-Mandla now touched the boundaries of both Rewa and Malwa, which were under the Mughals. An attack from either of them was imminent.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : The Akbar of Kashmir who reconstructed and rehabilitated all the temples and asked Jonaraja to continue further Kalhana’s Rajatarangini was Zain-ul-Abidin.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : Shahzada Mirza Muhammad Hakim, sometimes known simply as Mirza Hakim, short: Mirza, was the second son of Mughal emperor Humayun. He ruled Kabul in Afghanistan, and often conflicted with his elder brother emperor Akbar. Mirza Hakim later on mended ways with Emperor Akbar. He is the son of Mah Chuchak Begum. He is known for writing Tajdar-e-Haram.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : Gwalior Fort was built by Raja Man Sing Tomar in 8th century. It consists of one defensive structure and two main palaces ( Gujrat Mahal and Man Mandir ).

Answer: Option B
Explanation : Akbar invited Bhattarak Harvijay Suri the main exponent of Jain Swetambara sect.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : Ain-i-Akbari (The constitution of Akbar) is the third volume of ‘Akbarnama’ (the book of Akbar) was written by Abul Fazal. He was the court poet of Mughal Emperor Akbar.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : Sisodiya dynasty that ruled mewar did not surrender to emperor Akbar untill and unless Jahangir defeated Rana Pratap’s Son who was a weak ruler.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : The Akbarnama which translates to Book of Akbar, is the official chronicle of the reign of Akbar, the third Mughal Emperor (r. 1556–1605), commissioned by Akbar himself by his court historian and biographer, Abu’l-Fazl ibn Mubarak who was one of the nine jewels in Akbar’s court. He had also written Ain-i-Akbari.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : The Ibadat Khana (House of Worship) was a meeting house built in 1575 CE by the Mughal Emperor Akbar (r. 1556–1605) at Fatehpur Sikri to gather spiritual leaders of different religious grounds so as to conduct a discussion on the teachings of the respective religious leaders.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : Khwaza Abdus Samad was the master of imperial mint at Delhi during the reign of Akbar.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : The architectural raw material generally used in Akbar’s period was Redstone.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : Raja Man Singh was the most trusted General of the Mughal emperor Akbar, he assisted him in many battles including the famous Battle of Haldighati (1576).

Answer: Option A
Explanation : Raja Todarmal was the finance minister (Mushrif-i-Diwan) of Mughal Emperor Akbar, he was one of the navratnas of Akbar’s court. He introduced land measurement system, Zabti/Dhasala system (revenue collection) and karori system.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : Rejection of seclusion of women social reforms did not form part of din-i- ilahi.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : Education and basic rights for Indian women is not related to the Akbar’s reign.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : To bring Hindu-Muslim unity, Akbar prohibited cow-killing. He banned killing of animals. He stopped eating meat for many months.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : This feudal system of land ownership is referred to as the jagirdar system. The system was introduced by the Sultans of Delhi from the 13th century onwards, was later adopted by the Mughal Empire, and continued under the British East India Company.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Raja Birbal was the only Hindu to adopt Din-i-Ilahi, the religion founded by Akbar.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : After Akbar’s Victory over Rajputana of Chittor and Ranthambor, he shifted his capital from Agra to a new city which he named ‘Fatehpur Sikri’ (the city of victory).

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Raja Todar Mal was the Finance Minister of the Mughal empire during Akbar’s reign. Todarmal was the chief finance minister (Diwan-e-kul) of Mughal Emperor Akbar. He introduced many land revenue reforms like land measurement reforms, Dhasala system and Karoni system.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : At Cambay, Akbar saw the sea for the first time and rode on it in a boat.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : The medieval Hindu ruler who was a contemporary of Akbar, and took the title of Vikramaditya was Hemachandra (Hemu). Hemu claimed royal status after defeating Akbar’s Mughal forces on 7 October 1556 in the Battle of Delhi and assumed the ancient title of Vikramaditya that had been adopted by many Hindu kings in the past. A month later, Hemu was wounded by a chance arrow and captured during the Second Battle of Panipat.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : Buland Darwaza, or the “Gate of victory”, was built in 1572 A.D. by Mughal emperor Akbar to commemorate his victory over Gujarat. It is the main entrance to the palace at Fatehpur Sikri, which is 43 km from Agra, India.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Akbar (Abu’l-Fath Jalal ud-din Muhammad Akbar, 15 October 1542 – 1605) was the 3rd Mughal Emperor. He was born in Umerkot,(now Pakistan). He was the son of 2nd Mughal Emperor Humayun. Akbar became the king in 1556 at the age of 13 when his father died.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : Buland Darwaza (The Gate of Magnificience) was built by Mughal Emperor Akbar in 1601 at Fatehpur Sikri (U.P.). It was built by Akbar to commemorate his victory over Khandesh in Gujarat.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : Bairam Khan also Bayram Khan ( c. 18 January 1501 – c. 31 January 1561) was an important military commander, later commander-in-chief of the Mughal army, a powerful statesman and regent at the court of the Mughal Emperors, Humayun and Akbar.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : Vincent Arthur Smith was a British Indologist and art historian, who stated that Akbar’s Din-i-Ilahi was a monument of his folly, not of wisdom”.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : Mughal Emperor Akbar aseended the throne at the age of thirteen in the year 1556 A.D.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Two women who, while conducting the affairs of their states faced Akbar’s wars of conquest were Rani Durgawati and Chand Bibi (or Sultana), respectively of Gondwana and Ahmadnagar.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : Sulh-i kul is an Arabic term literally meaning “peace with all,” “universal peace,” or “absolute peace,” drawn from a Sufi mystic principle. As applied by the third Mughal Emperor of India, Akbar (who reigned 1556-1605), it described a peaceful and harmonious relationship among different religions.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : The Diwan-i-Khas, or Hall of Private Audiences, in the Red Fort of Delhi built in 1571 was the place where the Mughal emperor Akbar received courtiers and state guests. It was also known as the Shah Mahal.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Hemu was captured and brought before Akbar by Shah Qulihan Mehran.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : Baz Bahadur famous musician of Akbar’s time, was made Manashba of 2000 by Akbar, the ruler of Malva. Abul Fazl wrote about him – “he was the best person of his time in music and Hindi songs.”

Answer: Option D
Explanation : The head of the military was called the mir bakshi, appointed from among the leading nobles of the court. The mir bakshi was in charge of intelligence gathering, and also made recommendations to the emperor for military appointments and promotions.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Akbar occupied Burhanpur and besieged Asirgarh Fort in 1599, and took it on 17 January 1601, when Miran Bahadur Shah refused to submit Khandesh.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Abdul Fazal was one of the navratnas at Akbar’s court. He wrote ‘Akbamama’ which is the official history of Akbar’s reign.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : The Ibadat Khana (House of Worship) was a meeting house built in 1575 CE by the Mughal Emperor Akbar (r. 1556–1605) at Fatehpur Sikri to gather spiritual leaders of different religious grounds so as to conduct a discussion on the teachings of the respective religious leaders.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : Akbar considered Miyan Tansen as a Navaratnas (nine jewels), and gave him the title Mian, an honorific, meaning learned man. Tansen was a composer, musician and vocalist, to whom a large number of compositions have been attributed in northern regions of the Indian subcontinent.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : Arab merchant, Suleiman, came to India in 9th century in the kingdom was Mihira Bhoja of Prathihara dynasty.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : In 1739, Persian invader Nadir Shah plundered and looted Delhi,and the Peacock throne was taken away along with other spoils. It was believed that after Nadir Shah’s death the Peacock throne was broken down and damaged.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : Sunder Das was a poet.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Zeb-un-nisa was a Mughal princess, the eldest child of Emperor Aurangzeb and his chief consort Dilras Banu Begum. Zeb-un-nisa chose to live voluntarily with Shah Jahan and later was awarded great honour by Aurangzeb.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Mirza Abu Zafar Siraj-ud-din Muhammad Bahadur Shah Zafar was the last Mughal emperor. He was the second son of and became the successor to his father, Akbar II, upon his death on 28 September 1837.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : On 26 June 1539, Sher Khan faced Humayun in the Battle of Chausa and defeated him. The Mughal Army was defeated in the battle.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : The battle of chausa (1539) was fought between Mughal Emperor Humanyun and Sher Shah Suri. The Mughal Army was defeated in the battle.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : At the Battle of Karnal on 24 February 1739, Nader led his army to victory over the Mughals. Muhammad Shah surrendered and both entered Delhi together. The keys to the capital of Delhi were surrendered to Nader. He entered the city on 20 March 1739 and occupied Shah Jehan’s imperial suite in the Red Fort.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : The Battle of Kanauj was fought between Sher Shah and Humayun. Humayun was defeated. Humayun, became a fugitive and Sher Khan became the master of Agra and Delhi. This battle was fought in 1540.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : Bahadur Shah I. Bahadur Shah (14 October 1643 – 27 February 1712), also known as Muhammad Muazzam and Shah Alam was the seventh Mughal emperor of India, ruled from 1707 until his death in 1712.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Jahangir gave the title of Shah Jahan to prince Khurram at that very time. But it was, in fact, no remarkable success of the Mughals. Ahmadnagar was not prepared to accept the sovereignty of the Mughals and started fighting against them again. However, peace was again signed between the two in 1621 A.D. by which Ahmadnagar surrendered a part of its territory to the Mughals and also paid rupees eighteen lakhs in cash. Bijapur and Golkunda which had helped Ahmadnagar also paid rupees twelve lakhs and rupees twenty lakhs respectively to the Mughals. Thus, during the reign of Jahangir, Ahmadnagar was weakened and the states of Bijapur and Golkunda were pressurised.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : The Battle of Chausa was a notable military engagement between the Mughal emperor, Humayun, and the Afghan, Sher Shah Suri. It was fought on 26 June 1539 at Chausa, 10 miles southwest of Buxar in modern-day Bihar, India. Sher Shah was victorious and crowned himself Farīd al-Dīn Shēr Shah.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : On 26 June 1539, Sher Khan faced Humayun in the Battle of Chausa and defeated him. Assuming the title Farīd al-Dīn Shēr Shah, he defeated Humayun once again at Kannauj in May 1540 and forced him out of India.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : Shahjahan ousted the Portuguese from Hugli. He created the office of Amin for assessment of revenue. Ali Mardan Khan surrendered Kandhar to Mughals.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : Dara Shukoh was a follower of the Persian “perennialist” mystic Sarmad Kashani, as well as Lahore’s famous Qadiri Sufi saint Hazrat Mian Mir, whom he was introduced to by Mullah Shah Badakhshi (Mian Mir’s spiritual disciple and successor).

Answer: Option B
Explanation : Bahadur Shah-I was the seventh Mughal Emperor. He was the third son of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb and Nawab Bai. He was born on Oct 14,1643.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : The Moti Masjid in Agra was built by Shah Jahan. During the rule of Shah Jahan the Mughal emperor, numerous architectural wonders were built, the most famous of them being the Taj Mahal. Moti Masjid earned the epithet Pearl Mosque for it shone like a pearl.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : Shah Jahan recovered from his illness, but Aurangzeb put his father under house arrest in Agra Fort from July 1658 until his death in January 1666.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : Bahadur Shah II’s involvement in the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the British exiled him to Rangoon in British-controlled Burma (now in Myanmar), after convicting him on conspiracy charges.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : Kafi Khan called Muazzam as Shahi-i- Bekhabar.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : The Siege of Golconda occurred in January 1687, when Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb led his forces to besiege the Qutb Shahi dynasty at Golconda Fort (also known as the Diamond Capital of its time) and was home to the Kollur Mine. The ruler of Golconda was the well entrenched Abul Hasan Qutb Shah.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : When Shah Jahan fell ill in September 1657, Aurangzeb challenged Dara, defeated him, imprisoned their father, and assumed imperial authority on July 21, 1658. After liquidating his three brothers, he crowned himself emperor of India, assuming the title Alamgir (Conqueror of the World) at Delhi on June 5, 1659.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : The last of the great Mughals was Aurangzeb (r. 1658-1707), who seized the throne by killing all his brothers and imprisoning his own father. Aurangzeb was the third son of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan; his mother was Mumtaz Mahal, who is buried in the Taj Mahal.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Aurangzeb died in the year 3 March 1707 (aged 88) Ahmednagar, India.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : Aurangzeb was born on 3 November 1618, in Dahod, Gujarat. He was the third son and sixth child of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : Aurangzeb, in his attempt to annex Marwar to the Mughal empire, was involved in a 30-year war. During these long years the most valiant struggle from the side of Marwar was fought by Durgadas Rathore.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : Musamman Burj also known as the Saman Burj or the Shah-burj, is an octagonal tower standing close to the Shah Jahan’s private hall Diwan-e-Khas in Agra Fort. The Moti Masjid (translation: Pearl Mosque) in Agra was built by Shah Jahan.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : In 1660 Aurangzeb appointed Shayista Khan, his maternal uncle and a veteran general, viceroy of the Deccan, with instructions to suppress the activities of Shivaji.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Suleiman I, commonly known as Suleiman the Magnificent in the West and Kanunî Sultan Süleyman in his realm, was the tenth and longest-reigning Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1520 until his death in 1566.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : Abu’l Faaiz Qutb-ud-Din Muhammad Azam (28 June 1653 – 8 June 1707), commonly known as Azam Shah (“King Azam”), was a titular Mughal emperor, who reigned from 14 March 1707 to 8 June 1707. He was the eldest son of the sixth Mughal emperor Aurangzeb (also known as Alamgir) and his chief consort Dilras Banu Begum.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Shaista Khan succeeded Mir Jumla as the governor of Bengal after his death. He gave personal attention to the problem of south Bengal, where the Magh (Arakanese) pirates, in conjunction with Portuguese pirates, had been terrorizing the area up to Dacca (capital of Bengal) from their headquarters at Chittagong.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Rajaram Raje Bhosale (24 February 1670 – 3 March 1700 Sinhagad) was the younger son of Maratha ruler Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, and half-brother of Sambhaji Maharaj. He took over the Maratha Empire as its third Chhatrapati after his brother’s death at the hands of the Mughal emperor, Aurangzeb in 1689.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : On behalf of Aurangzeb Cooch Behar was seized by Mir Jumla.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : Shah Jahan recovered from his illness, but Aurangzeb put his father under house arrest in Agra Fort from July 1658 until his death in January 1666.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : Shayista Khan did not revolt against Aurangzeb.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : Roshanara’s rise to power began when she successfully foiled a plot by her father and Dara Shikoh to kill Aurangzeb. According to history, Shah Jahan sent a letter of invitation to Aurangzeb to visit Delhi, in order to peacefully resolve the family crisis. In truth, however, Shah Jahan planned to capture, imprison and kill Aurangazeb in prison as he viewed his third son as a serious threat to the throne. When Roshanara got wind of her father’s plots, she sent a messenger to Aurangzeb, outlining their father’s true intentions, and warning Aurangazeb to stay away from Delhi. Aurangzeb was extremely grateful to Roshanara for her timely warning. When the war of succession was resolved in favour of Aurangzeb, she quickly became a powerful figure at court.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : During his reign, the Mughal Empire extended from the Himalayas to Karnataka and Gujarat to Bengal. However he faced lot of rebels from the Jat, Maratha as well as Sikh community. Marathas were not included in Aurangzeb’s government.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : Formerly Kalima used to be embossed on the coins. This practice was abandoned by Aurangzeb as it was un-Islamic.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : Battle of Samugarh, Jang-e-Samugarh, (May 29, 1658), was a decisive battle in the struggle for the throne during the Mughal war of succession (1658–1659) between the sons of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan after the emperor’s serious illness in September 1657.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : The Bibi Ka Maqbara (English:”Tomb of the Lady”) is a tomb located in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India. It was built by Mughal emperor Aurangzeb’s son Azam Shah in the memory of his mother (posthumously known as Rabia-ud-Daurani).

Answer: Option C
Explanation : During the last 25 years of his reign, Aurangzeb was mainly involved in long-drawn wars against Marathas.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : Aurangzeb forbaded the cultivation of Bhang. He forbaded singing at court and a proficient player of Veena.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : Mir Jumla (1591-1663) a nobleman in the service of the State of Golkonda in the Deccan plateau of Central India was the first owner of what was later known as the Kohinoor then the largest diamond in the world. Mir Jumla was a Persian born near Isfahan in Iran. He was the son of an oil merchant. Koh-i-noor diamond was presented to Aurangzeb by him.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb died at the age of 88 in Ahmednagar in 1707. He died due to terminal illness.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Aurangzeb came to power after winning the war of succession and by defeating his three brothers Askari.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Mukarrab Khan with his large army attacked Sambhji Maharaj with an army of 4000. The 400 Maratha soldiers attacked so ferociously, that Mukarab Khan was taken by surprise. Sambhaji Maharaj along with Kavi Kalash was captured and taken as prisoner to Aurangzeb who killed him with utmost brutality.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Jizya was abolished by the third Mughal emperor Akbar, in 1564. It was finally abolished in 1579.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : The First Anglo–Mysore War (1766–1769) was a conflict in India between the Sultanate of Mysore and the East India Company. The war was instigated in part by the machinations of Asaf Jah II, the Nizam of Hyderabad, who sought to divert the company’s resources from attempts to gain control of the Northern Circars.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Under the Mughals artillery was administered as a department of the household.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : The first Mughal emperor to crown Agra as capital of mughal empire, was Akbar in the year 1526. The capital of mughal empire was changed from Agra to Delhi by Shah Jahan in the year 1638.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : By order of Aurangzeb he had also forcibly removed, in 1666, the stone railing presented to the Keshav Rai temple by Dara Shikoh.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : Muhi-ud-Din Muhammad also known as Aurangzeb or by his title Alamgir was the sixth emperor of the Mughal Empire. He ruled over most of the Indian subcontinent. His reign lasted for 49 years from 1658 until his death in 1707.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : Temples that were destroyed by Aurangzeb are Somnath temple, Vishwanath temple and Keshavrai temple.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : Mughal emperor Aurangzeb replaced many Hindu temples with mosques. The original Kashi Vishwanath Temple was demolished by Aurangzeb, the sixth Mughal emperor who constructed the Gyanvapi Mosque atop the original Hindu temple. Kashi Vishwanath was among the most renowned Hindu temples of India. Even today the pillars and the structure of the original temple can be clearly seen.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : The Guru was summoned to Delhi by Aurangzeb on a pretext, but when he arrived, he was offered, “to abandon his faith, and convert to Islam”. Guru Tegh Bahadur refused, and he and his associates were arrested. He was executed on 11 November 1675 in public in Chandni Chowk, Delhi.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Aurangzeb ruled 1658-1707 and expanded the empire to its greatest extent, shown by the heavy red line on the map.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : The theory of Din-i-Ilahi was introduced by Mughal Emperor Akbar. It is based on Monotheism(believe in one God).(Chief priest : Abul Fazal).The first initiated disciples of Din-i-ilahi during emperor Akbar the Great’s time included Birbal, Prince Salim and Abul-Fazl ibn Mubarak.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : The Hazratbal Shrine (Urdu, Kashmiri: literally “Majestic Place”), is a Muslim shrine in Hazratbal, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India. It contains a relic, the Moi-e-Muqqadas, believed by many Muslims of Kashmir to be a hair of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Commander-in-Chief, Mughal emperor. The Army of the Mughal Empire was the force by which the Mughal emperors established their empire in the 15th century and expanded it to its greatest extent at the beginning of the 18th century.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : The Persian ruler who besieged Qandhar in Jahangir’s reign was Shah Abbas.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : By 1675 A.D. Mughal authority was reestablished in the north-western frontier. The Pathan tribes were finally subdued by the policy of divide and rule.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : Prince Dara Shukoh was the Mughal Prince who was well-versed in Arabic, Persian and Sanskrit.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : Emperor Nader Shah, the Shah of Persia (1736–47) and the founder of the Afsharid dynasty of Persia, invaded the Mughal Empire, eventually attacking Delhi in March 1739. His army had easily defeated the Mughals at the battle at Karnal and would eventually capture the Mughal capital in the aftermath of the battle.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : The doctrine of subsidiary alliance was introduced by Lord Wellesley, British Governor-General in India from 1798 to 1805. Early in his governorship Wellesley adopted a policy of non-intervention in the princely states, but he later adopted the policy of forming subsidiary alliances.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : Vasco da Gama (1469 or 1469-December 24, 1524) was a Portuguese sailor. He was the first European who went to India through the Cape of Good Hope, the southern end of Africa in Cape Town. He went to India three times by ship. He was born in Sines, Portugal.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : Birbal is a famous historical character and he was a court jester in the court of Mughal Emperor Jalaluddin Mohammed Akbar. He was one among the nine jewels or ‘Nav Ratnas’ in the court of Akbar. He was in the inner council of advisors of Akbar’s administration.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Muhammad Shah was a great patron of the arts, including musical, cultural and administrative developments. His pen-name was Sada Rangila (“ever joyous”) and he is often referred to as “Muhammad Shah Rangila”, also sometimes as “Bahadur Shah Rangila” after his grand father Bahadur Shah I.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : The Battle of Buxar was fought on 22 October 1764 between the forces under the command of the British East India Company, led by Hector Munro, and the combined armies of Mir Qasim, Nawab of Bengal till 1763; the Nawab of Awadh; and the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : France was the last of the major European maritime powers of the 17th century to enter the East India trade.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : The Dīn-i Ilāhī (lit. “Religion of God”) was a syncretic religion propounded by the Mughal emperor Akbar in 1582 CE, intending to merge some of the elements of the religions of his empire, and thereby reconcile the differences that divided his subjects.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : Mirza Nur-ud-din Beig Muhammad Khan Salim, known by his imperial name Jahangir (31 August 1569 – 28 October 1627), was the fourth Mughal Emperor who ruled from 1605 until his death in 1627.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Jahangir claimed that he could distinguish the work of different artists in a single picture. Painting was at its climax during his reign.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : The names of artisans who build it are not engraved on it.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : The Ibadat Khana (House of Worship) was a meeting house built in 1575 CE by the Mughal Emperor Akbar (r. 1556–1605) at Fatehpur Sikri to gather spiritual leaders of different religious grounds so as to conduct a discussion on the teachings of the respective religious leaders.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Mahmud of Ghazni first invaded modern Afghanistan and Pakistan in 1000 AD. He defeated Hindu shahi kingdom ruler Jaya Pala, who killed himself later, and his son Ananda Pala became his successor. 1006 : Ghazni invaded Multan.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Bairam Khan was the most prominet military commander-in-chief of the Mughal Army. He was the Guardian, mentor and the teacher of emperor Arkbar.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : Under the Mughals the main markets was of cotton goods, India’s chief export product exported to Africa.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : The discovery of the sea route to India is the description sometimes used in Europe and among the Portuguese for the first recorded trip made directly from Europe to India via the Atlantic Ocean. It was undertaken under the command of Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama during the reign of King Manuel I in 1497–1499.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : An extensive demand for slaves was created within India, the demand coming from Mughals. The considerable imports of Abyssinian slaves were in great demand.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : The Marathas especially the great maratha rulers Chattrapati Shivaji, Sambhaji, Tarabai and Peshwa Bajirao-I are credited to a large extent for ending the Mughal rule in India.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Gulbadan Begum (1523-1603) was a Perso-Turkic Princess, the daughter of Emperor Babur. She is most known as the author of Humayun Nama, the account of the life of her brother, Humayun.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Most of king’s powers in urban areas were exercised by the kotwal, a secular functionary of the police, responsible under the Mughals for the peace of cities and towns.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : Chand Bibi (1550–1599 CE), was an Indian Muslim regent and warrior. She acted as the Regent of Bijapur (1580–90) and Regent of Ahmednagar (in current day Maharashtra) (1596–99). Chand Bibi is best known for defending Ahmednagar against the Mughal forces of Emperor Akbar in 1595.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : Mughal emperor Jahangir is credited with having composed secular Hindi songs.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : The Grand Trunk Road, built by Sher Shah Suri, a ruler of the Indian sub continent in the 16th century AD, starts in Kabul, Afghanistan. The road continues to Pakistan near Peshawar through the famous Khyber Pass.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : In 1612, James I instructed Sir Thomas Roe to visit the Mughal Emperor Nur-ud-din Salim Jahangir (r. 1605–1627) to arrange for a commercial treaty that would give the company exclusive rights to reside and establish factories in Surat and other areas.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : Guru Arjan was arrested under the orders of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir and asked to convert to Islam. He refused, was tortured and executed in 1606 CE. Historical records and the Sikh tradition are unclear whether Guru Arjan was executed by drowning or died during torture.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : Farrukhsiyar gave permission for collecting Chauth and Sardesh Mukhi on Maratha land to Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Two major crops introduced in India during the Mughal period were Tobacco and Maize.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : The Battle of Haldighati was a battle fought on 18 June 1576 between cavalry and archers supporting the Rana of Mewar, Maharana Pratap; and the Mughal emperor Akbar’s forces, led by Man Singh I of Amber.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : The Second Anglo–Mysore War was a conflict between the Kingdom of Mysore and the British East India Company from 1780 to 1784.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : His reign saw beginning of a new intercourse between Europe of India. He attempted to prohibit traffic in eunuchs. He ordered the abolition of inhuman corporal punishments.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Jahangir had set up his court at Allahabad, assumed royal titles and struck coins in his name. He banned slaughter of animals on two days in every week viz – Sunday & Thursday.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : The full name of Jahangir was Nuruddin Md. Jahangir. Jahangir had ended a long drawn out struggle with Mewar. Mahabat Khan revolted against Jahangir and captured Jahangir and his wife Nurjahan at Lahore.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : Ustad Ahmad Lahori, also spelled as ‘Ahmad Lahori’ was an Iranian architect. He is said to have been chief architect of the Taj Mahal in Agra, India, built between 1632 and 1648 during the ruling period of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : The Mansabdari system was the administrative system introduced by Akbar in Mughal Empire during 1571. The word ‘Mansab’ is of Arabic origin meaning rank or position. Hence, Mansabdari was a system of ranking the government officials and determined their civil & military duties, along with their renumerations.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Birbal was one of the nine Jews in the court of Akbar, he was not the finance minister. Todarmal was the finance minister of Akbar.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Akbar remained illiterate and uneducated all his life. He had to occupy the throne at the early age of 13 years after the untimely death of his father Humayun. The responsibilities of the Great Mughal Empire never allowed him the time to educate himself.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : War of succession among sons of Aurangzeb. 9Attacks of Nadir Shah and Ahmad Shah Abdali. Revolts of various communities like Jats, Sikhs, Rajputs etc. All of the above mentioned factors contributed to the downfall of the Mughal Empire.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : The well-known painting of the arrival of Tansen, the legendary singer at the court of Akbar, shows the fusion of this Persian and Hindu styles of art.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : The Battle of Haldighati was a battle fought on 18 June 1576 between cavalry and archers supporting the Rana of Mewar, Maharana Pratap; and the Mughal emperor Akbar’s forces, led by Man Singh I of Amber. After a fierce battle lasting more than three hours, Pratap found himself wounded and the day lost.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : Babur, the first Mughal emperor, was raised on a Central Asian diet that placed tremendous emphasis on the many fruits that passed through the region. In the markets of Samarkand one could purchase sweet apples, lush melons, and a bounty of other fruits from the region’s orchards.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : The Mughal Emperor Humayun died after a sudden fall from the stairs of his library in his fort at Delhi in 1556 AD.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Sir Thomas Roe from company reached the court of the Mughal Emperor, Jahangir, as the emissary of King James I in 1615, and gained for the British the right to establish a factory at Surat.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : Gopala of the Pala dynasty was the first to plunge into the tripartite struggle.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : On the one hand we hear of several famines which caused untold sufferings and on the other hand we hear the Golden Age of Shah Jahan.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Baiju Bawra (Baijnath Mishra) he was the drupadh singer of Medieval period. Miyan Tansen was the Mystical court singer of Mughal emperor Akbar.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : During the Mughal rule, the status of Diwan in the province was equal to the status of a modern day finance minister. His main responsibilities were collection of taxes on behalf of the emperor.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : Dantidurga (735–756 CE), also known as Dantivarman or Dantidurga II was the founder of the Rashtrakuta Empire of Manyakheta.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : The Battle of Delhi also known as the battle of Tughlaqabad was fought between Hemu (the General of Adil Shah Suri) and the Mughal forces led by Tardi Beg Khan in the year 1556. Hemu won the battle and over took Delhi.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : Aurangzeb said the given statement – “I came alone and I am going alone. I have not done well to the country and the people, and of the future there is no hope”.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : The king of Calicut, Zamorin welcomed Vasco-da-gama when he landed at calicut in 1498.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : The prominent Turkic ruler Mahmud of Ghazni raided Gujarat, plundering the Somnath temple and breaking its jyotirlinga despite pleas by Brahmins not to break it. He took away a booty of 20 million dinars.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : Urdu was designated the camp language of Medieval India. The word Urdu is a Turkish word that means military camp ‘a Lashkar’. Urdu language was developed due to contact of Hindu, Turkish and Afghan soldiers.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Jahangir was half-Rajput and quarter-Persian, and Shah Jahan was three-quarters Rajput.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : Satara state was not the victim of “The Subsidiary Alliance System”.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : ‘The Nizam of Hyderabad’ was the first victim of this policy. In AD 1798 it detached the Nizam from the French and also forbade having alliances with Maratha without British consent.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : The Battle of Haldighati was a battle fought on 18 June 1576 between cavalry and archers supporting the Rana of Mewar, Maharana Pratap; and the Mughal emperor Akbar’s forces, led by Man Singh I of Amber.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : The famous poet Rajasekhara lived in his court, and subsequently in the court of his son Mahipala. He was the author of Kavyamimansa, which contains a wealth of geographical data. Mahipala was the last important ruler of the Pratihara dynasty.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Mughal Paintings reached its Zenith during the reign of Mughal Emperor Jahangir. He patronised many great painters including Mansoou, Abul Hasan, Daswant and Basawan.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : The Battle of Haldighati was a battle fought on 18 June 1576 between cavalry and archers supporting the Rana of Mewar, Maharana Pratap; and the Mughal emperor Akbar’s forces, led by Man Singh I of Amber.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : The first Mughal emperor to crown Agra as capital of mughal empire, was Akbar in the year 1526. The capital of mughal empire was changed from Agra to Delhi by Shah Jahan in the year 1638.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : In Jahangir’s reign did the Mughal painting reach its zenith.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Chand Bibi is best known for defending Ahmednagar against the Mughal forces of Emperor Akbar in 1595.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : A hearty welcome was extended to the English captain Hawkins by the Mughal Emperor Jahangir, and on this the Portuguese got angry.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : Diwan: The Diwan was the finance minister responsible for a collection of revenue and remittance of it to the imperial treasury. The office was sometimes combined the that of Vizier. The Diwani (revenue office) was conferred on the East India Company by Shah Alam in 1765. This greatly enhanced the power of the British in India. In later years the term Diwan was also used for the prime minister of a princely state.

Vakil: The Vakil was the royal deputy. It was a post filled only twice under the seven great Mughal emperors. Other ranks were in descending order:

Kazi: The Chief Kazi was an Islamic scholar & judge and the expounder of canon law.

Mansabdar: The Mansabdar (lit. rank holder) was the lowest grade of an official. They were divided into three functions: military, clerical and theological.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : Nadir Shah of Iran invaded India in 1739 and took with him famous Mughal peacock throne and kohinoor diamond in the battle of Karnal.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : Polaj was the ideal and best type of land throughout the empire. This land was cultivated always and was never allowed to lie fallow.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Nur Jahan (born Mehr-un-Nissa) (31 May 1577 – 17 December 1645) was the twentieth (and last) wife of the Mughal emperor Jahangir.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : Mughal architecture flourished in the Indian subcontinent from the 16th until the early 18th century when the Mughal Empire was at its height. The architectural style which is a unique blend of Islamic, Indian and Persian styles reached its golden age under Shah Jahan (ruled 1628-1658) who built the spectacular Taj Mahal and some other equally impressive monuments.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : Treaty of Lahore was signed on 9 March 1846 after the First Sikh War.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : Shahryar Mirza (16 January 1605 – 23 January 1628) was the fifth and youngest son of the Mughal emperor Jahangir. After Jahangir’s death, Shahryar made an attempt to become emperor and was successful with the help of his powerful stepmother Nur Jahan, who was also his mother-in-law.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : In 1562, about the age of 60, the Vaishnava musician Tansen joined the Akbar court, and his performances became a subject of many court historians.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : Prince Salim, later Jahangir, was born on 31 August 1569, in Fatehpur Sikri, to Akbar and Mariam-uz-Zamani. Akbar’s previous children had died in infancy and he had sought the help of holy men to produce a son.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Prince Salim, later Jahangir, was born on 31 August 1569, in Fatehpur Sikri, to Akbar and Mariam-uz-Zamani. Akbar’s previous children had died in infancy and he had sought the help of holy men to produce a son. Salim was named for one such man, Shaikh Salim, though Akbar always called him Shekhu Baba. Jahangir was the fourth Mughal Emperor who ruled from 1605 until his death in 1627.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : In 1614, Roe was elected Member of Parliament for Tamworth. From 1615 to 1618, he was ambassador to the court at Agra, India, of the Great Mughal Ruler, Jahangir. His journal was a valuable source of information for the reign of Jahangir.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Under the Mughal rule the judicial service was formed by Kazis.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : Delhi has a long history and is known to be the city called Indraprastha during the epic times. But historically Delhi’s name is associated with a Tomar King named Anangpal, who founded the Red Fort (Lal Kot) in the middle of the 11th century.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : Sudarshan Lake was constructed by Pushyagupta, the Governor of Saurashtra region during Chandragupta Maurya. Tushaap constructed a darn on the lake during Ashoka Maurya. First reconstruction was undertaken by Governor Suvishakh during Saka satrap Rudradaman and 2nd by Chakrapalit during the reign of Skandgupta.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Asirgarh fort was built by Muslim emperor Asa Ahir in the peak of the Satpura Ranges, Madhya Pradesh. It is also known as ‘Babe Deccan’ which means “Key to the Deccan’ and also ‘Door to South India”.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : Mughal painting is that particular style of South Asian painting which generally confines miniatures either as book illustrations or as single works to be kept in albums, which emerged from Persian miniature painting (itself largely of Chinese origin), with Indian Muslim, Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist influences, and developed largely in the court of the Mughal Empire of the 16th to 18th centuries.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : Under the Mughals one of the main imports was raw silk.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : Rumi Darwaza was built by the fourth Nawab of Lucknow, Nawab Asaf-ud-Daula and is believed to be identical to an old gate in Istanbul called Bab-i-Hümayun, and so is also sometimes referred to as Turkish Gate. The 60 feet high gate is now considered an architectural marvel, but it built for a noble purpose.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Taj Mahal was built by Mughal Emperor Shahjahan in memory of his beloved wife Noor Jahan. It was designed by Ustad Ahmad Lahauri. The dome of Taj Mahal has exactly same height and the lenght of base i.e. 35 metres.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Abdul Hamid Lahori (died 1654) was a traveller and historian during the period of Shah Jahan who later became a court historian of Shah Jahan.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : The age of Shah Jahan(January 1628-July 1658) is considered to be the golden age in Mughal Empire because during his reign there was peace in the country.There were no foreign threats. He did a lot of work for the welfare of people like he constructed roads,canals,sarais etc.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : Portuguese traders first came to India during the Mughal period.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : Akbar II (22 April 1760 – 28 September 1837), also known as Akbar Shah II, was the penultimate Mughal emperor of India. He reigned from 1806 to 1837.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : The famous Mughal General who conquered Assam, Chittagong, etc. in the north-east was Mir Jumla.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : The Mughal government was a centralized despotism. In such a system everything depended upon the personality and character of the monarch.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : The founder of the Mughal empire, Babur, described his favourite type of garden as a charbagh. They use the term bāgh, baug, bageecha or bagicha for garden.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : Indian agricultural production increased under the Mughal Empire. A variety of crops were grown, including food crops such as wheat, rice, and barley, and non-food cash crops such as cotton, indigo and opium.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : The Portuguese were the first Europeans to write scientifically on plants and especially on medicinal plants. Garcia da Orta who published his work Coloquios dos Simples e Drogas da India in 1563 from Goa is considered the pioneer in this field.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : So’aal o Jawaab bain-e-Laal Daas wa Dara Shikoh (also called Mukaalama-i Baba Laal Daas wa Dara Shikoh) Sirr-e-Akbar (The Great Secret, his translation of the Upanishads in Persian) Persian translations of the Yoga Vasishta and Bhagavad Gita.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : Prolong war of succession fractured the administrative unit of Mughal’s. Weakness of the Nobility: Mughal’s noble were well known for their loyalty but war of successor degenerated the nobility. The mighty Mughal Empire began to decline after the death of Aurangzeb. The declining prospect of Mughal rule was knelled by quick succession and also war of succession.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : Babur was the first to make use of artillery and gunpowder fire arms in warfare during the first Battle of Panipat in 1526.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : Tobacco manufacture can scarcely have started in India during Akbar’s reign. Firstly in the province of Gujarat, where the leaf was obtainable in the 1613.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : The Second Battle of Panipat was fought between the forces of Samrat Hem Chandra Vikramaditya, popularly called Hemu, the Hindu king who was ruling North India from Delhi, and the army of Akbar, on November 5, 1556. It was a decisive victory for Akbar’s generals Khan Zaman I and Bairam Khan.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : The most important features of the Mughal monuments in India are the bulbous domes with constricted necks, the slender minarets with cupolas at the four corners, large halls, massive vaulted gateways and delicate ornamentation. Red Sandstone was amply used in Mughal monuments.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : During Mughal rule, excellent cotton goods were woven in Agra. The manufacture of cotton cloth was the principal industry.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Both Mughal Emperor Babur and Emperor Jahangir (tuzuk-e-jahangiri) have visibly described Indian flora, fauna and season & fruit in his dairy. But option ‘C’ is more accurate.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : The principal officer was the governor, called sipah salar under Akbar and nazim under his successors, but popularly known as subahdar and later only as subah.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : Abu Zafar Sirajuddin Muhammad Bahadur Shah Zafar, also known as Bahadur Shah or Bahadur Shah II (October 1775 – 7 November 1862) was the last of the Mughal emperors in India, as well as the last ruler of the Timurid Dynasty. He was the son of Akbar Shah II and Lalbai, who was a Hindu Rajput.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Jizya was abolished by the third Mughal emperor Akbar, in 1564. It was finally abolished in 1579.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : The company took over the princely states of Satara (1848), Jaitpur and Sambalpur (1849), Nagpur and Jhansi (1854), Tore and Arcot (1855) and Udaipur (Chhattisgarh) under the terms of the doctrine of lapse. Oudh (1856) is widely believed to have under the Doctrine of Lapse.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : This doctrine was based on the idea that in case a ruler of dependent state died childless, the right of ruling over the State reverted or ‘lapsed’ to the sovereign.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : Clans that are included in the agnikula rajputs are Pariharas, Chauhans, Pawars, Solankis.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : Parauti was the land which had to be left fallow for one or two years to recoup the fertility.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : Two Sayyid brothers Sayyid Abdullah Khan and Shahid Hassan Ali Khan (who rose to become the king makers during the later Mughal period) met their downfall during the reign of Muhammad Shah.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : Hawkins was the first Englishman to visit Jahangir’s court. Hawkins was called by the name of English Khan, by Jahangir. This English Khan was able to persuade the emperor to grant a commission for an English factory at Surat but under the Pressure of the Portuguese Viceroy, the grant was withdrawn.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : Mughal presence in the Red fort was ceased by East India Company under Commander John Nicholsan with the fall of Bahadur Shah Zafar during the Revolt of 1857.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Satara was the first state annexed under this rule.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Sati were supposed to be voluntary. Since it was offensive to the sentiments of the Mughals, its rulers such as Akbar the Great explicitly banned involuntary sati. On a superficial level, therefore, most these women were not resistant to committing sati at all.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : Mughal Emperor Babur wrote his autobiography Baburnama. (Tuzk-e-Babri) in Chapatai Language and Mughal Emperor Jahangir wrote autobiography Tuzuk-e-Jahangiri which is written in Persian Language.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : “Mansabdars” in Mughal period were Landlords and zamindars.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : In the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War, the imperial forces of the British East India Company were supported by the Nizam of Hyderabad and Marathas. They defeated Tipu, and he was killed on 4 May 1799 while defending his fort of Srirangapatna.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : Emperor Nader Shah, the Shah of Persia (1736–47) and the founder of the Afsharid dynasty of Persia, invaded the Mughal Empire, eventually attacking Delhi in March 1739. His army had easily defeated the Mughals at the battle at Karnal and would eventually capture the Mughal capital in the aftermath of the battle.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : Humayun’s exile in Persia established diplomatic ties between the Safavid and Mughal Courts, and led to increasing Persian cultural influence in the Mughal Empire.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : Indian agricultural production increased under the Mughal Empire. A variety of crops were grown, including food crops such as wheat, rice, and barley, and non-food cash crops such as cotton, indigo and opium.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Jahangir promulgated twelve edicts for the general welfare and better government to mark his coronation. Jahangir composed verses in Persian and sang Hindi lyrics.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : Bara Imambara, also known as Asafi Imambara is an imambara complex in Lucknow, India built by Asaf-ud-Daula, Nawab of Awadh in 1784. Bara means big.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Jizya tax was protection money. Muslims have been charging it not only from hindus in the past but from any non-muslim citizens in a territory they rule.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : The Mughal Empire was founded by Babur (reigned 1526–1530), a Central Asian ruler who was descended from the Turco-Mongol conqueror Timur (the founder of the Timurid Empire) on his father’s side and from Chagatai, the second son of the Mongol ruler Genghis Khan, on his mother’s side.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : The Peacock Throne was a jewelled throne built by Emperor Shah Jahan in the early 17th century. It was kept in the Diwan- e- Khas of the Red Fort in Delhi.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : Ram Charit Manas is considered by national and International scholars as one of the greatest pieces of literature ever written in the world. Tulsidas was a contemporary of Mughal emperor Akbar. But Hindutva forces have generally pitted Tulsidas against Akbar.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : Khan Jahan Lodi had sold off Balaghat to Ahmadnagar just before the accession of Shah Jahan on the throne. When he revolted, he found shelter in Ahmadnagar. Shah Jahan sent a strong force against Khan Jahan and Ahmadnagar in 1629 A.D. Ahmadnagar, withdrew its support to Khan Jahan but refused to submit itself. The Mughuls could succeed only partially against it.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : The First Battle of Panipat was fought between the invading forces of Babur and the Lodi Empire, which took place on 21 April 1526 in North India. It marked the beginning of the Mughal Empire.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : French East India Company (French name is “Compagnie française pour le commerce des Indes orientales”) was a commercial enterprise formed in 1664 AD, established by Jean-Baptiste Colbert for the purpose of trading in the Eastern Hemisphere. The company was resulted from the fusion of three earlier french companies.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : The Dutch East India Company was created in 1602 as “United East India Company” and its first permanent trading post was in Indonesia. In India, they established the first factory in Masulipattanam in 1605, followed by Pulicat in 1610, Surat in 1616, Bimilipatam in 1641 and Chinsura in 1653.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : The Battle of Buxar was fought on 22 October 1764 between the forces under the command of the British East India Company, led by Hector Munro, and the combined armies of Mir Qasim, Nawab of Bengal till 1763; the Nawab of Awadh; and the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II. The battle was fought at Buxar, a “small fortified town” within the territory of Bihar, located on the banks of the Ganges river about 130 kilometres (81 mi) west of Patna; it was a decisive victory for the British East India Company.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Jean-Baptiste Colbert founded the French East India Company in 1664.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : Akbar was the first Mughal Emperor to acquire Koh-i-noor diamond.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : A foreign traveller who visited India during the Mughal period, was a jeweller and has left us an expert’s description of the Peacock Throne, was Travernier.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : The Treaty of Allahabad was signed on 12 August 1765, between the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II, son of the late Emperor Alamgir II, and Robert Clive, of the East India Company, as a result of the Battle of Buxar of 22 October 1764.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : During the Mughal period there was continuous emigration of the poor to places ruled by Hindu Rajas.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : The Mughal queen, whose name was inscribed on the coins and on all royal farmans as well as attached to the imperial signature was Nur Jahan.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : The Mansabdar was a military unit within the administrative system of the Mughal Empire introduced by Akbar. The word mansab is of Arabic origin meaning rank or position. The system, hence, determined the rank of a government official and also other military generals. Every civil and military officer was given a ‘mansab’ and different which could be increased by ten were used for ranking officers.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : The Mughal paintings reached its zenith during the reign of Emperor Jahangir. He patronized many great painters like Mansoon, Abul Hasan, Daswant and Basawan.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : The Mughal paintings reached its zenith during the reign of Emperor Jahangir. He patronized many great painters like Mansoon, Abul Hasan, Daswant and Basawan.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : Sayyid Brothers Abdulla Khan (Wazir) and Hussain Ali Khan (Mir Bakshi) were the generals in Mughal army. They became very influential after the death of Emperor Aurangzeb. When Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah ascended the throne, he took even the full control and got the killed. They also known as “King Makers”.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : In the Mughal period the registers of the agricultural lands were maintained by Qanungo.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : The head of the military was called the mir bakshi, appointed from among the leading nobles of the court. The mir bakshi was in charge of intelligence gathering, and also made recommendations to the emperor for military appointments and promotions.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : The Battle of Haldighati was a battle fought on 18 June 1576 between cavalry and archers supporting the Rana of Mewar, Maharana Pratap; and the Mughal emperor Akbar’s forces, led by Man Singh I of Amber.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Second Battle of Panipat was fought between Akbar & Hemu in 1556 in which Hemu was defeated. The original name of Hemu was Hemchand he was also known as ‘Vikramaditya’ & he was the 14th ruler who took the title of Vikramaditya.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : Vikramashila was founded by Pāla king Dharmapala in the late 8th or early 9th century. It prospered for about four centuries before it was destroyed by Bakhtiyar Khilji along with the other major centres of Buddhism in India around 1193.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : Under the Mughals, all police duties in the cities and towns were entrusted to the ‘Kotwal’. He was essentially an urban officer, being chief on the city police.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : Muazzam tried to create affinity between Sikh and Maratha. He granted the right to collect Sardesh Mukhi of Deccan but not Chauth to the Marathas.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : The Battle of Buxar was fought in 1764, between the British and the armies of Mir Qasim, Mughal Emperor Shah Alam-II and Shuja-ud-Daulah , Nawab of Awadh in Buxar(in Bihar). The battle was won by forces of British East India company. The British won this battle under the command of Hector Munro.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : The First Anglo-Sikh War was fought between the Sikh Empire and the East India Company between 1845 and 1846. It resulted in partial subjugation of the Sikh kingdom and cession of Jammu and Kashmir as a separate princely state under British suzerainty.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : Aurangzeb was called “Zinda Pir”or “Living Saint ” in Mughal India. He banned on Nauroj festival, Tuladan, Jharokha etc, he restarted Jizya Tax.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : During Nizam Rub, the ruler used to give ‘inam’ (gift of land or land revenue) to scholar and religions person who served them.

Answer: Option D
Explanation : All the early Mughal Emperors except Aurangzeb were great builders.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Nur Jahan (born Mehr-un-Nissa) (31 May 1577 – 17 December 1645) was the twentieth (and last) wife of the Mughal emperor Jahangir.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Mughal Prince Salim was the eldest son of Emperor, Akbar. He took the imperial (reign) name ‘Jahangir’ which means conqueror of the world.

Answer: Option C
Explanation : Constructed in 1639 by the fifth Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan as the palace of his fortified capital Shahjahanabad, the Red Fort is named for its massive enclosing walls of red sandstone and is adjacent to the older Salimgarh Fort, built by Islam Shah Suri in 1546 AD.

Answer: Option B
Explanation : The Amber fort was built by Raja Man Singh in the 16th century and was completed by Sawai Jai Singh in the 18th Century.

Answer: Option A
Explanation : The Moti Masjid (translation: Pearl Mosque) in Agra was built by Shah Jahan. During the rule of Shah Jahan the Mughal emperor, numerous architectural wonders were built, the most famous of them being the Taj Mahal.