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The Mughal Empire - 1

Description: UPSC HISTORY TEST PRELIMS FREE ONLINE PRACTICE AND PREPARATION TEST AND STUDY MATERIAL. ZAHIRUDDIN MUHAMMAD BABUR FOUNDED THE MUGHAL EMPIRE IN INDIA. BABUR WAS A DESCENDANT OF THE TIMUR DYNASTY
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Babur defeated Mahmud Lodhi and his ally Nusrat Khan of Bengal in the Battle of ______ in 1529 A.D. ?

  1. Chanderi

  2. Ghagra

  3. Chausa

  4. Bilgram


Correct Option: B

Babur exempted muslims from a tax called:

  1. Jaziya

  2. Tamgha

  3. Zakat

  4. Ushr


Correct Option: B

Who was the mother of Babur ?

  1. Maham Anga

  2. Qutlugnigar Khanum

  3. Maham Begum

  4. Hamida Banu Begum


Correct Option: B

Babur was born at ____ in Trans-Oxiana :

  1. Samarqand

  2. Farghana

  3. Istanbul

  4. Kabul


Correct Option: B

Babur was invited to invade India and overthrow which dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate?

  1. The Sayyid Dynasty

  2. The Tughlaq Dynasty

  3. The Ilbari Dynasty

  4. The Lodhi Dynasty


Correct Option: D

Akbar defeated Rana Pratap in the Battle of ?

  1. Battle of Banihatti

  2. IInd Battle of Panipat

  3. Battle of Dharmat

  4. Battle of Haldighati


Correct Option: D

ShahJahan's real name was?

  1. Khurram

  2. Khusrav

  3. Hamid Khan

  4. Farid


Correct Option: A

Babur's arch rival for the throne of Samarqand was:

  1. Ulugh Beg Mirza

  2. Ahmad Mirza

  3. Khusrav Shah

  4. Shaibani Khan Uzbeg


Correct Option: D

Akbar's tomb is located at:

  1. Arambagh

  2. Sikandra

  3. Sahasram

  4. Fatehpur Sikri


Correct Option: B

Which invader took away with him the Peacock throne of Shahjahan and the famous Koh-i-noor diamond?

  1. Timur

  2. Ahmad Shah Abali

  3. Mahmud Ghaznavi

  4. Nadir Shah


Correct Option: D

Which Mughal Emperor died an accidental death after falling from the stairs of his library?

  1. Akbar

  2. Jahangir

  3. Humayun

  4. Aurangzeb


Correct Option: C

Before her marriage with Shah Jahan, his queen Mumtaz Mahal was originally known as ?

  1. Ladli Begum

  2. Zeb-un-issa

  3. Mehr-un-nissa

  4. Arjumand Bano


Correct Option: D

Babur successfully defeated his rivals in Indian due his war tactics. He learnt the use of ‘Tulghuma' tactics from?

  1. Iranians

  2. Uzbegs

  3. Mongols

  4. Chinese


Correct Option: B

‘Tukuz-i-Baburi' was authored by Babur in ____.

  1. Chaghatai Turki

  2. Persian

  3. Arabic

  4. Urdu


Correct Option: A

Babur was follower of which Sufi order?

  1. Chishti

  2. Qadiri

  3. Raushaniya

  4. Naqshbandi


Correct Option: D

Aurangzeb was an excellent player of which musical instrument ?

  1. Veena (lute)

  2. Rabab

  3. Sarangi

  4. Nakkarah (Kettle-Drum)


Correct Option: A

Rana Sanga was defeated by Babur in the ‘Battle of Khanwa' in:

  1. 1526 A.D.

  2. 1527 A.D.

  3. 1528 A.D.

  4. 1529 A.D.


Correct Option: A

Akbar was a follower of which Sufi Saint?

  1. Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi

  2. Chirag-i-Dehlavi

  3. Salim Chisti

  4. Nizamuddin Auliya


Correct Option: C

Mahabat Khan conspired and attempted to overthrow which Mughal Emperor?

  1. Akbar

  2. Jahangir

  3. Shah Jahan

  4. Aurangzeb


Correct Option: B

Prince Dara Shikoh was the son of :

  1. Akbar

  2. Jahangir

  3. Shah Jahan

  4. Aurangzeb


Correct Option: C

Which Mughal Emperor was renowned for his keen sense of Justice?

  1. Babur

  2. Akbar

  3. Jahangir

  4. ShahJahan


Correct Option: C

Who was the regent of Akbar when he was under 18 years of age?

  1. Mirza Aziz Koka

  2. Bairam Khan

  3. Maham Anga

  4. Islam Shah


Correct Option: B

Abul Fazl was murdered by __________ on the orders of Prince Salim.

  1. Chhatrasal Bundela

  2. Churaman Jat

  3. Mirza Aziz Koka

  4. Bir Singh Bundela


Correct Option: D

Which of the following mughal historians has given a detailed account of Akbar's administration and his policies?

  1. Birbal

  2. Khafi Khan

  3. Inayat Khan

  4. Abul Fazl


Correct Option: D

Which mughal emperor did not prefer to have a written historical account of his reign and had banned history-writing during his rule?

  1. Humayun

  2. Aurangzeb

  3. Babur

  4. Jahangir


Correct Option: B
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