Mughal Empire MCQs

Babur

Reign (1526-1530).
Born as Ẓahīr-ud-Dīn Muhammad Bābur (14 February 1483 – 26 December 1530).
Babur was the founder and first Emperor of the great Mughal dynasty in India.
Babur came to India originally from Fergana
Babur was the first ruler of Mughal dynasty in India
The Mughal Empire was founded in India by Babur in 1526
Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi(Last Sultan of Dehli) at the First Battle of Panipat in 1526 AD and founded the Mughal Empire.
Babur was succeeded to the Mughal throne by his son Humayun.
Babur originally invaded northern part of India.
The dead body of Babur was first buried at Aaram Bagh, Agra which was later moved to Bagh-e-Babur,Kabul.
The Rajput General who bravely fought the Battle of Khanwaa before losing to Babur was Rana Sanga.
The Battle of Khanwa was fought in Bharatpur District of Rajasthan, on March 16, 1527.
Babur’s autobiography, called Tuzuk-i-Baburi or Baburnama.
Babur’s autobiography is written in the Chagatai language.

Humayun

Life Span: (6 March 1508 – 27 January 1556)
First Reign (26 December 1530 – 17 May 1540 )
2nd Reign (22 February 1555 – 27 January 1556)
Born as Nasir-ud-Din Muḥammad Humayun was the second emperor of the Mughal Empire
In December 1530, Humayun succeeded his father Babur to the throne of Delhi
At the time of his Coronation: 29 December 1530, Agra, Humyaoun was only 22 Years old.
Humayun lost Mughal territories to Sher Shah Suri at the battle of Kannauj on 17 May 1540.
He Regained his dynasty after 15 Year with help of Safavid Dynasty
At the Battle of Sirhind on 22 June 1555, Humayun defeated Sikandar Shah Suri and the Mughal Empire was re-established in India.
At the time of his death in 1556, the Mughal Empire spanned almost one million square kilometers.

Akbar

Born: Amarkot Rajputana (Present Day Umerkot Sindh Pakistan (October 1542– 27 October 1605)
Reign (11 February 1556 – 27 October 1605)
Abu’l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar was the third Mughal emperor
Akbar was enthroned in a garden at Kalanaur by Bairam Khan
Akbar Introduce Din-i-Ilahi 1582.
The only Hindu Courtier of Akbar who accepted Din-i-Ilahi was Birbal.
Ramayana was translated into Persian at Akbar’s court by Mulla Abdul Qadir Badayuni.
Akbar’s First Capital was Agra
After Akbar’s defeated Rajputanas of Chittor and Ranthambore, he shifted his capital from Agra to a new city which named ‘Fatehpur Sikri
Raja Todar Mal was the Finance Minister (Diwan-e-kul of the Mughal Empire during Akbar’s reign.
The Hindu ruler who was a contemporary of Akbar, and took the title of Vikramadityaa was Hemachandra (Hemu).
Hemu was captured and brought before Akbar by Shah Qulihan Mehran.
Buland Darwaza was built in 1572 A.D. by Mughal emperor Akbar to commemorate his victory over Gujarat.
In Akbar’s regime, head of the military was called the mir bakshi.
Abdul Fazal was one of the nawratnas at Akbar’s court. He wrote the famous ‘Akbamama’ which is the official history of Akbar’s reign.
Ibadat Khana was a meeting house built in 1575 CE by Akbar at Fatehpur Sikri to gather spiritual leaders of different religious basis so as to conduct a discussion on the wisdom of the respective religious leaders.
Miyan Tansen was appointed by Akbar as his Court Musician.
The original name of Tansen was Ramatanu Pande
Akbar’s daughter Meherun Nissa was in love with Tansen, he converted to Islam from Hinduism on the evening of his marriage with Akbar’s daughter.
Akbar defeat Hem Chandra Vikramaditya in the 2nd battle of Panipat on November 5, 1556.
Akbar Teacher was Abdul Latif
The ancient city prayagraj was named to Allahabad by Mughal emperor Akbar

Salim (Jahangir) )

Life Span (31 August 1569 – 28 October 1627)
Reign (3 November 1605 – 28 October 1627)
Nur-ud-din Muhammad Salim imperial name Jahangir was the 4th Mughal Emperor in India.
Prince Salīm was the eldest son of the emperor Akbar.
The fictional story of his relationship with the Mughal courtesan, Anarkali, has been widely adapted into the art, literature and Indian Cinema’s.
Mughal painting reached a high level of elegance and richness during his reign.
Portuguese traders first came to India during the Mughal period.
During Jahangir’s reign did William Hawkins visit the Mughal court to secure a right to trade in Mughal ports.
Mano Bai later Shah Begum was a rajput princess and the first wife of Prince Salim Emperor Jahangir.
Jagat Gosaini a rajput prices was one of the earlier favorite wife of Salem
Nur Jahan was the twentieth wife of the Mughal emperor Jahangir. She occupies an important place in the history of Jahangir.
The Mughal Have been made immortal by their achievement in the field of Architectural
Jahangir is widely considered to have been a weak and incapable ruler.
The Tomb of Jahangir is in Shahdara, Lahore

Shah Jahan

Life Span (5 January 1592 – 22 January 1666)
Reign: 19 January 1628 –31 July 1658
Shahab-ud-din Muhammad Khurram better known by his imperial name Shah Jahan was the fifth Mughal emperor.
Shah Jahan was the third and favourite son of Emperor Jahangir. Jahangir’s other sons were Khusraw, Pervez and Shaharyar.
The Birth Place of Shah Jehan is Lahore
The name of mother of Shah Jahan was Jagat Gosaini, the daughter of ruler of Jodhpur
Mumtaz Mahal was the beloved wife of Shah Jahan’s in memory of whom he had the consructed the famous Taj Mahal.
Mumtaz Mahal’s original name was Arjumand Banu Begum.
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.
Shah Jahan Constructed the Jama Masjid of Delhi
Mughal ruler Shah Jahan constructed the Red Fort in Delhi
Shah Jahan built the Sheshmahal, Anguri Bagh, Fish Mahal and the Moti Masjid at Agra Fort
Mughal ruler Shah Jahan had constructed the Peacock Throne, Naubat Khan, Rang Mahal in the Red Fort of Delhi
Shalimar Bagh Lahore was built by Shah Jahan
the name of the world most expensive diamond in the Peacock Throne is Kohe nor
Shah Jahan reign is called the golden age of the Mughal period
Shah Jahan buried Next to your beloved Begum Mumtaz Mahal in Agra Taj Mahal
Shah Jahan Mosque was built by Shah Jahan in Thata Sindh Pakistan
The capital of mughal empire was changed from Agra to Delhi by Shah Jahan in the year 1638.

Aurangzeb:

Life Span (3 November 1618 – 3 March 1707)
Reign (31 July 1658 – 3 March 1707)
Real name was Muhi-ud-Din Muhammad.
Aurangzeb was the sixth Mughal emperor.
Aurangzeb mother name was Mamtaz Mahal
During his reign the Mughal Empire reached its greatest extent.
During his lifetime the Mughal Empire expanded 4 million square kilometers.
His annual revenue of $450 million (2,879,469,894 rupees) ten times more than that of his contemporary Louis XIV of France) in 1690.
Under his reign, India became the world’s largest economy and biggest manufacturing power, worth nearly a quarter of global GDP and more than the entirety of Western Europe.
Aurangzeb was Hafiz Quran and noted for his Piety.
Tegh Bahadur Singh 9^th Sikh guru was executed by Aurangzeb in 1675 AD.
Guru Gobind Singh was the son of Tegh Bahadur Singh was the tenth last Guru of Sikh who founded Khalsa Panth.
Under Gokal Jat leadership the Jats of Mathura revolted against Aurangzeb in 1669 AD.
Under Shivaji leadership Maratha established an arms against the religious policies of Aurangzeb
Chhatrsal established his independent rules in Bundelkhand in the reign of Aurangzeb
Aurangzeb anned the music in the court.
He reimposed Jazia tax in 1679 AD
Mughal ruler Aurangzeb abolished the Nauroz festival.
Aurangzeb issued secular decrees called Zawabits.
Aurangzeb is known as Zinda Pir.
Aurangzeb changed the name of the city Mathura to Islamabad.
Moti Masjid in the Red Fort, Delhi was constructed by Aurangzeb.
Aurangzeb was the last powerful and successive Mughal emperor in India
Aurangzeb buried at Daulatabad.

Bahadur Shah I

Life Span ((14 October 1643 – 27 February 1712)
Reign (19 June 1707 – 27 February 1712)
Muhammad Mu’azzam (Shah Alam) known by his Bahadur Shah Awal was the seventh Mughal emperor of India.
He was the eldest son of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.
Bahadu shah killed his brother Muhammad Azam and his son ali in the Battle of Jajau and crowned as the Mughal emperor.
The decline of mughal emperor was started during his reign.
He made peace with the tenth Sikh Guru Gobind Singh and Hindu Raja’s at that time.
After ascending the throne, he converted to Shiaism and altered the khutba for the monarch said every Friday by giving the title wali to Ali. Because of this, the citizens of Lahore resented reciting the khutba
Bahadur Shah was a weak ruler and it was beyond his ability to hold the empire together.
He left behind four sons; three of them were killed in the bloody war of succession.
Shah was buried in the Moti Masjid at Mehrauli in Delhi.

Jahandar Shah

Life span (9 May 1661 – 12 February 1713)
Reign : (27 February 1712 – 11 February 1713)
Mirza Muhammad Mu’izz-ud-Din more commonly known as Jahandar Shah was the eight Mughal emperor in India.
He became emperor of India after killing his three brothers.
He and his brother, Azim-ush Shan both declared themselves emperor of India. Azim-us Shan was killed on 17 March 1712 in a battle of succession, after which Jahandar Shah became the Emperor of India.
Jahandar Shah won because he was supported by Zulfiqar Khan, the most powerful noble of the time.
During his reign, the administration was virtually in the hands of the exceptionally capable Zulfiqar Khan, who was his wazir.
Jahandar Shah led a playful life, and his court was always enlivened by dancing and entertainment girl.
His favorite wife Lal Kunwar was a dancing girl before her elevation to the position of Queen Consort.
Jahandar Shah was a weak and degenerate prince who was completely devoted to self pleasure.
He was defeated in the battle at Agra on 10 January 1713 by Farrukhsiyar.
He fled to Delhi where he and his favorite wife was captured and handed over to the new Emperor.
He lived in confinement with his Lal Kunwar for a month until professional stranglers were sent to murder him.

Farrukhsiyar:

Farrukhsiyar (the son of Azim-ush-Shan) was the Mughal emperor from 1713 to 1719 after he murdered Jahandar Shah
Life Span (11 January 1713 – 28 February 1719)
Reign (27 February 1712 – 11 February 1713)
Farrukhsiyar defeated Jahandar Shah with the aid of the Sayyid brothers( Syed Abdullah Khan and Syed Husain Ali Khan Barha).
He was completely at the mercy of Syed Brothers. He was coward, cruel, undependable, and faithless.
He Killed Baba Banda Singh Bahadur a Sikh leader who captured some parts of the Punjab region.
British East India Company purchased duty free trade rights in all of Bengal for 3000 per year from Farrukhsiyar.
He was deposed by the Syed Brothers as he had tried to maintain his independence.

Rafi ud-Darajat

(1 December 1699 – 6 June 1719)
Reign 28 February – 6 June 1719
He succeeded Furrukhsiyar being proclaimed Badshah by the Syed Brothers.
Syed Brothers they took full advantage of his throne.
On His request his brother, Rafi ud-Daulah, was enthroned.
Rafi ud-Darajat died of Tuberculosis or was murdered at Agra, 6 June 1719.

Shah Jahan II

birth name Rafi ud-Daulah was the 11th Mughal emperor for a brief period in 1719.
Life span (1698 – 19 September 1719)
Reign: 6 June – 17 September 1719
Just like his younger brother, he was chosen by the kingmaker Sayyid brothers and wielded no power in practicality.
He was not allowed to meet any noble without the presence of one of the Sayyid brothers.
Shah Jahan was physically and mentally unfit to perform the duties of a ruler and died because tuberculosis.

Muhammad Shah

Born as Roshan Akhtar was the 12^th Mughal emperor from 1719 to 1748 in India.
He was the grandson of Bahadur Shah 1.
Life span (7 August 1702 – 16 April 1748
Reign: Decline of Power, Pursuit of Pleasure, Muhammad Shah, (1719-1748)
Popularly known as Muhammad Shah Rangeela often dressed in a lady’s long tunic (peshwaz) and pearl-embroidered shoes.
In the Morning Partridge and elephant fights were laid on for his pleasure. During the evenings, jugglers and mime artists performed in the front Emperor.

Mughal Empire MCQs

Who among the following defeated Babur in the Battle of Sar-e-Pul?

(A) Abdullah Khan Uzbek
(B) Shaibani Khan
(C) Ubaydullah Khan
(D) Jani Beg

The first Battle of Panipat was fought between

(A) Babur and Rana Sanga
(B) Sher Shah Suri and Akbar
(C) Humayun and Ibrahim Lodi
(D) Babur and Ibrahim Lodi

The Mughal ruler of medieval India was

(A) Persian (Iranian)
(B) Afghans
(C) Chagatai Turk
(D) None of the above

The main reason of Babur’s victory in the battle of Panipat was

(A) His horse riding force
(B) His skilled warfare
(C) Tulghuma system
(D) Internal disputes among Afghans

At which of the following battles was artillery used for the first time by one of the two armies?

(A) First Battle of Panipat
(B) Battle of Khanwa
(C) Battle of Plassey
(D) Third Battle of Panipat

Who fought the Battle of Kanauj on May, 1540?

(A) Babur and Sher Shah

(B) Humayun and Sher Shah

(D) Humayun and Bahadur Shah

In the pre-Mughal society, the most important factor for the growth of Purdah was

(A) Social

(B) Economic

(D) Religious

Who built the Grand Trunk Road which extended from Sonargaon (Bengal) to the Punjab?

(A) Babur

(B) Akbar

(D) Sher Shah

Who introduced the branding of the horses (dagh) which was later followed by Akbar in the administration of the Mughal army?

(A) Ibrahim Lodi

(B) Babur

(D) Akbar

The Sarkars of Sher Shah’s empire were

(A) Provinces

(B) Sub-divisions

(D) Villages

During the first four years of Akbar’s reign (1556-60) the Regent was

(A) Tardi Beg Khan

(B) Bairam Khan

(D) Maham Anaga

In Sher Shah’s administration, the highest division was

(A) Iqta

(B) Subah

(D) Pargana

The follies which Humayun had committed during the conduct of two military campaigns, on account of which he lost his empire to Sher Shah Suri, were against:

(A) Gujarat and Malwa

(B) Gujarat and Bengal

(D) Bengal and Malwa

Who invited Babur to attack India?

(A) Daulat Khan Lodi

(B) Rana Sangha

(D) Mahmud Lodi

The reason of Babur’s victory over Ibrahim Lodi was

(A) Bravery of Babur
(B) Artillery
(C) Weakness of Ibrahim
(D) Skilled commandant

Whom did Babur defeat in the first battle of Panipat?

(A) Rana Sanga
(B) Ibrahim Lodi
(C) Sikandar Lodi
(D) Sher Shah Suri

In which year, did Babur defeat Sultan Ibrahim Lodi at the battle of Panipat?

(A) 1527 A.D.
(B) 1526 A.D.
(C) 1525 A.D.
(D) 1524 A.D.

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

(A) First Battle of Panipat : 1526
(B) Battle of Khanwa : 1527
(C) Battle of Ghaghara : 1529
(D) Battle of Chanderi : 1530

During which one of the following battles, did Babur declare ‘Jehad’?

(A) Battle of Panipat
(B) Battle of Khanwa
(C) Battle of Chanderi
(D) None of the above

In which one of the following battles, Rana Sanga fought against Babur?

(A) Battle of Panipat
(B) Battle of Khanwa
(C) Battle of Chanderi
(D) Battle of Ghaghara

The ruler of Mewar who was defeated in the Battle of Khanwa by Akbar in 1527 was

(A) Rana Pratap
(B) Man Singh
(C) Sawai Uday Singh
(D) Rana Sanga

After becoming the Mughal Ruler in India, Zahiruddin Muhammad assumed the name

(A) Babur
(B) Humayun
(C) Jahangir
(D) Bahadur Shah

Babur assumed the title of ‘Padshah’ first at

(A) Ferghana
(B) Kabul
(C) Delhi
(D) Samarqand

In the pre- Mughal society, the study of the recitation of the vedas was banned for the

(A) Brahmans

(B) Kshatriyas

(D) Untouchables

Akbar introduced the Dahsala System with the help of

(A) Raja Todar Mal

(B) Raja Man Singh

(D) Raja Birbal

In the Mughal administration Bakshi was

(A) Mint master

(B) Pay master-cum-incharge of intelligence service

(D) In charge of revenue

Persons holding ranks from 2500 and above were known as

(A) Amir

(B) Amir-i-Umda

(D) Khwaja

Mansabdars who were paid in cash were called

(A) Jagirdars

(B) Mirzas

(D) Amirs

In which of the following wings of the Mughal army were foreigners like the Portuguese and Ottomans employed?

(A) Cavalry

(B) Navy

(D) Match-lock men

In the Mughal Empire, the land revenue was stated mainly in

(A) Copper dams

(B) Silver rupees

(D) Maunds

The only type of Jagir which could not be transferred was the

(A) Watan Jagir

(B) Tan Jagir

(D) Milkiyat Jagir

Identify the Mughal emperor whose success in life due to his patience and resolution is a lesson for everyone.

(A) Zahiruddin Muhammad Babur
(B) Nasiruddin Muhammad Humayun
(C) Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar
(D) Abdul Muzaffar Muhiuddin Aurangzeb

Which Hindu Rajya has been mentioned by Babur in his Babur Nama?

(A) Orissa
(B) Gujarat
(C) Mewar
(D) Kashmir

In which language was Tuzuk-i- Baburi written?

(A) Persian
(B) Arabic
(C) Turkish
(D) Urdu

Who wrote Akbar Nama?

(A) Akbar
(B) Abul Fazl
(C) Faizi
(D) Humayun

The Battle of Khanua was fought between:

(A) Babur and Ibrahim Lodi
(B) Babur and Jai Singh
(C) Babur and Rana Sanga
(D) Babur and Medini Rao

The early capital of the Nawabs of Awadh was:

(A) Panipat

(B) Kakori

(D) Fyzabad

Who was the founder of the autonomous kingdom of Awadh or Oudh?

(A) Safdarjung

(B) Saadat khan

(D) Shuja-ud-Daula

Who founded the state of Hyderabad?

(A) Nizam-ul-Mulk

(B) Zulfiqar Khan

(D) Mahabat Khan

The nawab of Awadh who committed suicide to save himself from disgrace at the hands of Nadir Shah was

(A) SafdarJang

(B) Shuja-ud-daulah

(D) Asaf-ud-Daula

Aurangzeb ruled for almost

(A) 30 years

(B) 40 years

(D) 50 years

Who banned ‘sijda’ or prostration before the ruler?

(A) Aurangzeb

(B) Akbar

(D) Jahangir

Under whose Noble did Bengal emerged as a regional state?

(A) Nizam Ul Mulk

(B) Alivardi Khan

The Second Battle of Panipat was fought between:

(A) Humayun and Sher Shah
(B) Bairam Khan and Hemu
(C) Humayun and Hemu
(D) Akbar and Hemu

Who was the Author of Humayun Nama?

(A) Humayun
(B) Gulbadan Begum
(C) Roshannara
(D) Akbar

The First Battle of Panipat (1526) marked the beginning of

(A) Mughal Rule in India
(B) Afghan Rule in India
(C) Turkish rule in India
(D) Rajput Rule in India

After Panipat, Babur had to face with the problem of dealing with the powerful forces of:

(A) Rajputs
(B) Afghans
(C) Lodis
(D) Marathas

Babur’s Tuzuk or Memoir is rightly classified as a classic of:

(A) World literature
(B) Indian literature
(C) Muslim literature
(D) Classic Literature

What kind of crisis existed during the Mughal period in the 1st half of the 18th century?

(A) Jagirdari crisis

(B) Crisis in the Mansabdari system

(D) Economic bankruptsy

The economic and financial conditions of the Mughal Empire worsened during the closing years of whose reign?

(A) Shah Jahan

(B) Jahangir

(D) Akbar

What is Jagirdari system?

(A) System of inheriting property

(B) Tax assignment

(D) Land revenue assignment

What was the birth name of Nizam-Ul-Mulk?

(A) Mahesh Pande

(B) Viman Pundit

(D) Mubariz Khan

Which of the following states were called the successor state?

(A) Gujarat, Awadh and Malwa

(B) Bengal, Awadh and Surat

(D) Gujarat, Bihar and Hyderabad

What was known as the ‘misls’ of the Sikhs?

(A) The 10th state of the Confederacy

(B) The 12th state of the Confederacy

(D) The 20th state of the Confederacy

Ahmad Shah Abdali was a/an

(A) Afghan

(B) Timurid

(D) Persian

Aurangzeb was both a victim of circumstances, and helped to create the circumstances of which he became a victim’, who said this?

(A) Irfan Habib

(B) Satish Chandra

(D) Athar Ali

The Mughals were descendants of the

(A) Mongols

(B) Chaghtai Turk Mongols

(D) Afghans

Before the advent of Babur in India, the centre point of the struggle for Transoxiana in Central Asia was the control over

(A) Samarqand

(B) Farghana

(D) Khurasan

Babur was a descendant of

(A) Timur

(B) Chingiz Khan

(C) Both (A) and (B)

(D) None of the above

Akbar ascended the throne in

(A) 1526

(B) 1554

(D) 1560

Akbar ascended the throne at the age of

(A) 10 years

(B) 11 years

(D) 13 years

Bairam Khan, the Regent of Akbar, was assassinated on his journey to Mecca by

(A) Akbar

(B) Jehangir

(D) An Afghan

Murshid Quli Khan ( 1713-27) was sent as Subadar (provincial governor) to Bengal by

(A) Aleba

(B) Shah Jahan

(D) Aurangzeb

In the 18th century, the foremost among the new states were

(A) Bengal, Awadh and Hyderabad

(B) Awadh, Bengal and Surat

(D) Awadh, Bengal and Gujarat

The Jagirdari system implied giving the jagirdars or nobles a vested interest in collecting

(A) House rent

(B) Land Revenue

(D) Custom duties

There was a frequent system of transfer of jagirdars after every

(A) Three Years

(B) Four Years

(D) Six years

The regional state were competing with one another for resources which let to frequent

(A) Social conflict

(B) Military conflict

(D) Religious conflict

Who held that indigenous banking firms as indispensable allies of the Mughal?

(A) Cantwell Smith

(B) P Hardy

(D) Karen Leonard

Who wrote the ‘The Agrarian System of Mughal India’?

(A) Irfan Habib

(B) Athar Ali

(D) Muzaffar Alam

The most paying Jagirs were reserve for the ‘Khalisa’ to meet the cost of

(A) Rent

(B) War

(D) Salaries of the soldiers and officials of the state

Humayun had to run away from India after he was defeated in the Battle of

(A) Kanauj

(B) Panipat

(D) Ghagra

Which two important cities did Babur capture after the first Battle of Panipat?

(A) Jaipur and Agra

(B) Delhi and Agra

(D) Agra and Jaunpur

Which Mughal king popularised the use of gun powder and artillery in India?

(A) Akbar

(B) Humayun

(D) Jahangir

Who among the following was in charge of foreign affairs in Sher Shah’s administration?

(A) Diwan-i- insha

(B) Diwan-i- rasalat

(D) Diwan-i-Insha

Which of the following did NOT constitute part of the army reforms of Sher Shah?

(A) Cash payment to soldiers

(B) Introduction of swiftly moving artillery

(D) Personal interest in recruitment and promotion of soldiers

Who among the following has issued the coin rupee for the first time?

(A) Sher Shah

(B) Allauddin Khilji

(D) Babur

How many central departments were established by Sher Shah Suri?

(A) Three

(B) Two

(D) Four

According to Smriti texts to punish the wicked and cherish the good was the duty of the

(A) Brahmans

(B) Kshatriyas

(D) Higher classes

The celebrated Kohinoor diamond and the world famous Peacock throne were carried away to Persia in 1739 by

(A) Nadir Shah

(B) Ahmad Shah Abdali

(D) Islam Shah

The son of Aurangzeb who succeeded him under the title of Bahadur Shah was:

(A) Jahandar Shah

(B) Muhammad Azam

(D) Muazzam

At the time of the Third Battle of Panipat, the Mughal Emperor was

(A) Shah Jahan II

(B) Alamgir

(D) Bahadur Shah

Murshid Quli Khan, the Mughal governor of Bengal, was originally:

(A) A Persian

(B) An Iraqi

(D) A South Indian Brahmin

Whom did Ahmad Shah Abdali proclaim emperor of India before leaving India after the Third Battle of Panipat?

(A) Alamgir II

(B) Shah Alam II

(D) Bahadur Shah

Which of the following varieties of land during Mughal period did not yield revenue to the state?

(A) Khalisa

(B) Sayur ghal

(D) Jagir

The ‘Chain of Justice’ is associated with

(A) Humayun

(B) Akbar

(D) Shah Jahan

Who among the following princes was a great patron of Art?

(A) Prince Dara Sikoh

(B) Prince Daniyal

(D) Prince Murad

The largest number of Books on classical Indian music in Persian was written during whose reign?

(A) Akbar

(B) Jahangir

(D) Aurangzeb

Razmnama is a Persian translation of the

(A) Panchatantra

(B) Ramayana

(D) Kathasaritsagara

Who was the first Englishman to appear in the Mughal court during Jahangir’s reign?

(A) Paul Canning

(B) Ralph Fitch

(D) William Hawkins

For which of the following products of Bengal during the Mughal period, was that province especially famous?

(A) Rice

(B) Indigo

(D) Wheat

Which of the following was NOT one of the chief features of the Zabt system of Raja Todarmal?

(A) Survey and measurement of land

(B) Classification of land

(D) Land divided into four categories

The first Mughal emperor to organize some sort of distress relief during the famines was:

(A) Akbar

(B) Jahangir

(D) Babur

Introduction of which of the following crops during the Mughal period brought about a most remarkable change in the cropping pattern?

(A) Tea

(B) Tobacco

(D) Potato

Which of the following varieties of land available during the Mughal times did NOT yield any land revenue to the state?

(A) Khalisa or crown lands

(B) Jagir lands

(D) Paibaqi lands

The revenue assessment known as batai, ghalla bakshi or bhaoli was a method of crop sharing on the basis of

(A) Actual production

(B) Rough estimate of crops

(D) Past revenue records

What was the Khalisa?

(A) Crown lands

(B) Jagir lands

(D) Lands granted for religious purposes

Who propounded the ‘Great Firm’ theory of the decline of the Mughal Empire?

(A) Satish Chandra

(B) M. Athar Ali

(D) Karen Leonard

Lands (given as jagirs) where it was difficult to realize land revenue on account of the entrenched power of the Zamindars and land owning community were called:

(A) Be-jagiri

(B) Sair hasil

(D) Paibaqi

According to Satish Chandra, the decline and downfall of the Mughal empire was due to:

(A) Faulty policies of Aurangzeb

(B) Economic, Social, Administrative, Political and Institutional factors

(D) Regeneration of the nobility

The founder of the Sikh empire in the Punjab was

(A) Guru Nanak

(B) Ranjit Singh

(D) Guru Teg Bahadur

During the Mughal Empire, revenue free grants given for charitable purposes were called:

(A) Taqavi

(B) Sayurghals

(D) Madad-i-maash

The Ain-i-Dahsala was a:

(A) Military system

(B) Revenue Settlement

(D) Religious System

The class of traders who specialized in carrying bulk goods during the Mughal period was known as:

(A) Banjaras

(B) Dalals

(D) Saraffs

What was the key weakness of the Mughal Empire?

(A) Absence of an efficient army

(B) Absence of naval power

(D) Corruption of the nobility

What was the Law of Escheat during the Mughal Empire?

(A) Right to inherit property

(B) Confiscation of property after the death of a noble

(D) Law regarding rights of the women

“Makhfi” was the literary pen-name of:

(A) Jahanara

(B) Roshanara

(D) Mumtaj Mahal

Which of the following spices was unknown during the Mughal period?

(A) Pepper

(B) Clove

(D) Capsicum or Chilli

Who was the first historian to mention the manufacture of paper in India?

(A) Alberuni

(B) Amir Khusrau

(D) Utbi

Which prominent noble had a fleet of ships which sailed to Burma, Macassar and Maldives, Persia and Arabia?

(A) Mir Jumla

(B) Shaista Khan

(D) Mahabat Khan

Which traveler wrote in the middle of the 17th century that Delhi was not less than Paris?

(A) Ralph Fitch

(B) Bernier

(D) Tavernier

Most repeated Mughal Empire MCQs taken from the past papers for the preparation of competitive exams GK and history portion.

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