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1. Bahadur Shah (First) was born in the year
  1. 1543
  2. 1643
  3. 1743
  4. 1843

Answer: 1643

2. Who built Red Fort?
  1. Humayun
  2. Akbar
  3. Shah Jahan
  4. Aurangzeb

Answer: Shah Jahan

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3. In the Mughal period the registers of the agricultural lands were maintained by
  1. Kotwal
  2. Qanungo
  3. Amin
  4. Krori

Answer: Qanungo

4. Which of the following Mughal King reign during the large scale famine in Gujarat and Deccan?
  1. Aurangzeb
  2. Jahangir
  3. Akbar
  4. Shahjahan

Answer: Shahjahan

5. Who had built the 'Amber Fort'?
  1. Akbar
  2. Raja Man Singh
  3. Uday Singh-II
  4. Maharana Pratap

Answer: Raja Man Singh

6. Humayun Nama was written by
  1. Humayun
  2. Akbar
  3. Abul Fazl
  4. Gulbadan Begum

Answer: Gulbadan Begum

7. Who among the following was also known as 'Zinda Pir'?
  1. Akbar
  2. Jahangir
  3. Shahjahan
  4. Aurangzeb

Answer: Aurangzeb

8. The reputed musician duo, Tansen and Baiju Bawra, flourished during the reign of
  1. Jahangir
  2. Bahadur Shah Zafar
  3. Akbar
  4. Shah Jahan

Answer: Akbar

9. Babur was originally the ruler of
  1. Kabul
  2. Persia
  3. Fargana
  4. Khandahar

Answer: Fargana

10. During Akbar's reign the Mahabharat was translated into Persian and is known as
  1. Iqbal Nama
  2. Razm Nama
  3. Akbar Nama
  4. Sakinat-ul-Auliya

Answer: Razm Nama

11. Aurangzeb was the son of
  1. Babur
  2. Humayun
  3. Akbar
  4. Shah Jahan

Answer: Shah Jahan

12. Sawai Raja Jai Singh was the ruler of __________
  1. Amber
  2. Ajmer
  3. Satara
  4. Kannauj

Answer: Amber

13. In the Battle of Haldighati the Mughal troops were commanded by
  1. Asaf khan
  2. Raja Man Singh of Amber
  3. Qazi Khan
  4. Todar Mal

Answer: Raja Man Singh of Amber

14. Babur came to India originally from
  1. Khiva
  2. Ferghana
  3. Khorasan
  4. Seistan

Answer: Ferghana

15. Aurangzeb appointed his uncle Shaista Khan as Governor of
  1. Kashmir
  2. Bengal
  3. Punjab
  4. Deccan

Answer: Deccan

16. Who defeated Humayun in the battle of Chausa?
  1. Muhammad Adil Shah
  2. Firoz Shah Suri
  3. Sikandar Shah Suri
  4. Sher Shah Suri

Answer: Sher Shah Suri

17. The Mir Bakshi of the Mughal Emperors was the head of
  1. Intelligence
  2. Foreign affairs
  3. Army organisation
  4. Finance

Answer: Army organisation

18. Babur summoned the pupils of the famous architect Sinan from
  1. Constantinople
  2. Kabul
  3. Syria
  4. Egypt

Answer: Constantinople

19. Battle for Delhi was fought in the year __________
  1. 1764
  2. 1526
  3. 1556
  4. 1857

Answer: 1556

20. Humayun was born in the year
  1. 1508
  2. 1608
  3. 1708
  4. 1808

Answer: 1508

21. Sher Shah defeated Humayun at
  1. Gaur
  2. Chunar
  3. Chausa
  4. Agra

Answer: Chausa

22. When Babur invaded India in 1525, Humayun was the Governor of
  1. Kabul
  2. Fargana
  3. Badakhshan
  4. Herat

Answer: Badakhshan

23. During the Mughal rule the finance minister was known as
  1. Vakil
  2. Diwan
  3. Kotwal
  4. Amin

Answer: Diwan

24. Noor Jahan was wife of which Mughal Emperor?
  1. Akbar
  2. Aurangzeb
  3. Jahangir
  4. Shah Jahan

Answer: Jahangir

25. What does Jahangir mean?
  1. National Monarach
  2. The Grand Monarch
  3. Conqueror of the world
  4. Hero of hundred battles

Answer: Conqueror of the world

26. Babur was born in the year
  1. 1483
  2. 1583
  3. 1693
  4. 1783

Answer: 1483

27. What does Jahangir mean?
  1. National Monarach
  2. The Grand Monarch
  3. Conqueror of the world
  4. Hero of hundred battles

Answer: Conqueror of the world

28. Who amongst the following succeeded Aurangzeb?
  1. Azam shah
  2. Kam Baksh
  3. Akbar-II
  4. Mauzzam

Answer: Azam shah

29. The battle between Babur and Rana Sanga was fought at
  1. Panipat
  2. Chunar
  3. Khanwa
  4. Jaunpur

Answer: Khanwa

30. Who had built the 'Amber Fort'?
  1. Akbar
  2. Raja Man Singh
  3. Uday Singh-II
  4. Maharana Pratap

Answer: Raja Man Singh

31. When Humayun was in exile Koh-i-noor Diamond was with
  1. The Raja Bikramajid
  2. Shah Tahmasp of Persia
  3. Sultan of Bijapur
  4. Sher Shah

Answer: Shah Tahmasp of Persia

32. The Mughal ruler, Bahadur Shah II had been exiled by the British and sent to
  1. Andman and Nicobar
  2. Fatehpur Sikri
  3. Mandalayr
  4. Rangoon

Answer: Rangoon

33. The Mansabdari system introduced by Akbar was borrowed from the system prevalent in
  1. Persia
  2. Mongolia
  3. Afghanistan
  4. Turkey

Answer: Mongolia

34. In which of the following towns is "Moti Masjid" situated?
  1. Agra
  2. Jaipur
  3. Lahore
  4. Ahmedabad

Answer: Agra

35. Shah Jahan built the Moti Masjid at
  1. Delhi
  2. Jaipur
  3. Agra
  4. Amarkot

Answer: Agra

36. The designation 'amil' during Akbar's reign denoted a
  1. Policeman
  2. Retail trader
  3. Postman
  4. Revenue official

Answer: Revenue official

37. The Mughal architecture attained unrivalled magnificence during the reign of
  1. Babur
  2. Akbar
  3. Jahangir
  4. Shah Jahan

Answer: Shah Jahan

38. When Aurangzeb proceeded against Golconda it was ruled by
  1. Sikandar
  2. Durga Devi
  3. Abul Hasan
  4. Afzal Khan

Answer: Abul Hasan

39. Noor Jahan was wife of which Mughal Emperor?
  1. Akbar
  2. Aurangzeb
  3. Jahangir
  4. Shah Jahan

Answer: Jahangir

40. Assuming the title of Alamgir, Aurangzeb crowned himself as Emperor on July 21, 1658 at
  1. Agra
  2. Aurangabad
  3. Fatehpur Sikri
  4. Delhi

Answer: Delhi

41. The Inam land was one which was assigned to
  1. Scholars and religious persons
  2. Mansabdars
  3. Hereditary revenue collectors
  4. Nobles

Answer: Scholars and religious persons

42. The Battle of Buxar fought between __________
  1. The English, the Nawab of Bengal and the French
  2. Mir Kasim, the Nawab of Bengal, Nawab of Oudh and Shah Alam II, The Mughal Emperor
  3. Akbar II, the Nawab of Bengal and Nawab of Oudh
  4. Akbar II, the Nawab of Bengal and the Marathas

Answer: Mir Kasim, the Nawab of Bengal, Nawab of Oudh and Shah Alam II, The Mughal Emperor

43. During whose reign did William Hawkins visit the Mughal court to secure a right. to trade in Mughal ports?
  1. Aurangzeb
  2. Shah Jahan
  3. Akbar
  4. Jahangir

Answer:Jahangir

44. The Battle of Haldighati was fought between
  1. Akbar and Rana Sangram Singh
  2. Akbar and Medini Rai
  3. Akbar and Rana Pratap Singh
  4. Akbar and Uday Singh

Answer:Akbar and Rana Pratap Singh

45. Babur'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
  1. Arabic
  2. Persian
  3. Turki
  4. Urdu

Answer:Turki

46. All the early Mughal Emperors except __________ were great builders
  1. Babur
  2. Humayun
  3. Jahangir
  4. Aurangzeb

Answer:Aurangzeb

47. Who constructed Humayun's tomb in Delhi?
  1. Babur
  2. Akbar
  3. Haji Begum
  4. Humayun

Answer:Haji Begum

48. The Mughal School of Painting was interested in portraying
  1. Mughal court
  2. Domestic subjects
  3. Scenes from the Indian classics
  4. The scenes of their motherland

Answer:Mughal court

49. To whom did Akbar gave the title Mian?
  1. Raja Todar Mal
  2. Man Singh-I
  3. Birbal
  4. Tansen

Answer:Tansen

50. Aurangzeb (1658-1707 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?
  1. Nanda
  2. Mughal
  3. Maurya
  4. Haryanka

Answer:Mughal

51. Akbar founded the Din-i-Ilahi primarily to
  1. Establish a national religion which would be acceptable to the Muslims and the Hindus
  2. Ensure racial and communal harmony
  3. Found a religious institution
  4. Put an end to differences between Hindus and Muslims

Answer:Establish a national religion which would be acceptable to the Muslims and the Hindus

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