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History - Mughal Era

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Humayun succeeded his father Babur in which year?

  1. 1550

  2. 1572

  3. 1562

  4. 1530


Correct Option: D

The Second battle of panipat was fought between

  1. Samrat Hem Chandra Vikramaditya and Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akhbar

  2. Sher Shah Suri and Zahir-ud-din Muhammad

  3. Nasir-ud-din Humayun and Sikander Shah Suri

  4. Jalal-ud-din Akbar and Sher Shah Suri


Correct Option: A

Why was Buland Darwaza constructed?

  1. To commemorate Akbar's new fort at Fatehpur sikri.

  2. To commemorte Akbar's new cult Din-i-Ilahi.

  3. To commemorte birth of Akbar's son Salim.

  4. To commemorte Akbar's victory over Gujarat.


Correct Option: D

The period of whose reign is called the Golden age of Mughal architecture ?

  1. Babur

  2. Akbar

  3. Shah Jahan

  4. Jahangir


Correct Option: C

Mark the years in which the construction of Taj Mahal started and ended.

  1. 1620-1670

  2. 1616-1656

  3. 1632-1653

  4. 1644-1673


Correct Option: C

Which sufi saint blessed king Akbar with a son?

  1. Salim Chisti

  2. Moinuddin Chisti

  3. Maudood Chisti

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A

Mark among the following, which is not a minister in Akbar's central adminstration.

  1. Vakil

  2. Wazir

  3. Mir Bakshi

  4. Daulat Khana


Correct Option: D

Humayun left Akbar under which great general's guardianship?

  1. Genghis Khan

  2. Saadat Khan

  3. Bairam Khan

  4. Shahbaz Khan


Correct Option: C

Where is Jahangir's mousoleum Located?

  1. Agra

  2. Delhi

  3. Kabul

  4. Lahore


Correct Option: D

Which ruler of Amarkot gave shelter to Humayun?

  1. Rana Pratap

  2. Rana Sangha

  3. Rana Prasad

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C

Jahangir's autobiography is called

  1. Makhzan-ul-Asrar

  2. Tuzk-i-Jahangiri

  3. Bilqis va Salman

  4. Makhzan ul-advar


Correct Option: B

Religious cult founded by Akbar is known by the name of

  1. Akbar nama

  2. Ain-i-Akbari

  3. Din-i-Ilahi

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: C

Which tax did Akbar the Great abolish?

  1. Jizya - a pilgrimage tax

  2. Jizya - a trading tax

  3. Jizya - a food tax

  4. Jizya - a monthly tax


Correct Option: A

Who invited Babur to invade India?

  1. Ibrahim Lodhi

  2. Rana Sangha

  3. Daulat Khan

  4. Mahmood Lodhi


Correct Option: C

Which Mughal ruler died of an accidental fall from the staricase of the library?

  1. Humayun

  2. Akbar

  3. Babur

  4. Shah Jahan


Correct Option: A

In which year was Akbar proclaimed the successor of Humayun?

  1. October 10, 1510

  2. January 24, 1571

  3. February 14, 1556

  4. March 28, 1529


Correct Option: C

Which battle marked the real beginning and expansion of the Great Mughal Empire?

  1. Battle of Kannauj

  2. First battle of Panipat

  3. Battle of Ghagar

  4. Second battle of Panipat


Correct Option: D

Chain of Justice was put up by which emperor?

  1. Jahangir

  2. Akbar

  3. Babur

  4. Shah Jahan


Correct Option: A

Next to the king, who had judicial authority in the Mughal empire?

  1. Wazir

  2. Qazi

  3. Kotwal

  4. Faujdar


Correct Option: B

Treaty of Peace between Jahangir and Rana Amar Singh took place in which year?

  1. 1650

  2. 1615

  3. 1672

  4. 1629


Correct Option: B

In which year did Aurangzeb formally ascended the throne?

  1. 1650

  2. 1652

  3. 1658

  4. 1632


Correct Option: C

Todar Mal and Muzaffar Khan were noted ________ ministers in Akbar's administration.

  1. finance

  2. pay master

  3. prime

  4. law and order


Correct Option: A

During the reign of Jahangir, which general became the de facto ruler for 100 days?

  1. Mirza Aziz Koka

  2. Abdulla Khan

  3. Malik Ambar

  4. Mahabat Khan


Correct Option: D

Which Delhi Sultan lost the first battle of Panipat from Babur?

  1. Bahlul Lodhi

  2. Ibrahim Lodhi

  3. Sikander Lodhi

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B

The rulers of the Mughal kingdom were the descendants of

  1. Timurids

  2. Khorasan

  3. Isfahan

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: A
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