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| 1. |
What is the sign of greatness of Sher Shah? |
| A. | His conquest against Humayun |
| B. | superior military leadership |
| C. | administrative reforms |
| D. | religious tolerance |
| Answer» D. religious tolerance | |
| 2. |
Which Mughal ruler has given a detailed description of the flora and fauna of Bharati, the seasons and fruits in his diary (diary) - |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | Babar |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» D. Aurangzeb | |
| 3. |
In the reign of Akbar,Mahabharatwas translated into Persian language, it is known as- |
| A. | In confession |
| B. | In Rajmana |
| C. | Akbarnama |
| D. | Sakinat-ul-Auliya |
| Answer» C. Akbarnama | |
| 4. |
Tulsidas, the author of Ramcharit Manas, was related to the reign of- |
| A. | Chandragupta Vikramaditya |
| B. | Wajid Ali Shah |
| C. | Harsh Vardhan |
| D. | Akbar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
The most decisive battle from the point of view of the consolidation of the Mughal Empire was |
| A. | first battle of panipat |
| B. | Battle of Khanwa |
| C. | Battle of Chanderi |
| D. | war of ghagra |
| Answer» C. Battle of Chanderi | |
| 6. |
Who was not among those who invited Babur to attack India? |
| A. | Daulat Khan Lodi, the Subedar of Punjab and his son Dilawar Khan Lodi |
| B. | Ibrahim Lodi's uncle Alam Khan Lodi |
| C. | Rana Sanga, the ruler of Mewar |
| D. | Medinirai, the ruler of Chanderi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. |
Famous musicians - Tansen and Baiju Bawra - were well known during the reign of - |
| A. | Jahangir |
| B. | Bahadur Shah - II - Zafar |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | shahjahan |
| Answer» D. shahjahan | |
| 8. |
Where was Babur originally the ruler? |
| A. | Fargana |
| B. | Kandahar |
| C. | Takshshila |
| D. | Punjab |
| Answer» B. Kandahar | |
| 9. |
What was the name of the worship-house / house of worship built by Akbar - |
| A. | Diwan-e-Khas |
| B. | Diwan-e-Aam |
| C. | prayer hall |
| D. | Buland Darwaza |
| Answer» D. Buland Darwaza | |
| 10. |
In which war Babur gave the slogan ofJihad(Crusade), abolished the tax calledTamgaand after winning the war assumed the title ofGhazi(Crusade) |
| A. | in the battle of Khanwa |
| B. | in the battle of Ghaghra |
| C. | in the battle of panipat |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. in the battle of Ghaghra | |
| 11. |
Which of the following is an autobiography? |
| A. | Akbarnama |
| B. | In Humayun |
| C. | Badshahnama |
| D. | Tujuk-e-Babri (Babarnama) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
Akbar's patron in his youth was - |
| A. | hemu |
| B. | Fizzy |
| C. | abul fazl |
| D. | Bairam Khan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
Who started the tradition of building such gardens, in which there is running water? |
| A. | Babar |
| B. | Sher Shah |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | shahjahan |
| Answer» B. Sher Shah | |
| 14. |
Aurangzeb did not get more buildings built - |
| A. | he had no interest in architecture |
| B. | masons were not available |
| C. | he was frugal |
| D. | He had to fight continuously during his reign. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
Which of the following places was not climbed by Nadir Shah? |
| A. | Lahore |
| B. | Karnal |
| C. | Delhi |
| D. | Kannauj |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
Where is the tomb of Sher Shah Suri situated? |
| A. | Delhi |
| B. | Agra |
| C. | sasaram |
| D. | Lahore |
| Answer» D. Lahore | |
| 17. |
Where did Babur enter India for the first time from the west? |
| A. | Kashmir |
| B. | Sindh |
| C. | Punjab |
| D. | Rajasthan |
| Answer» D. Rajasthan | |
| 18. |
Grand Trunk road connects - |
| A. | Kolkata and Mumbai |
| B. | Delhi and Chennai |
| C. | Kolkata and Amritsar |
| D. | Ludhiana and Tirupati |
| Answer» D. Ludhiana and Tirupati | |
| 19. |
Year 1526 AD Who was defeated by Babur in the first battle of Panipat fought in? |
| A. | Ibrahim Lodi |
| B. | Sher Shah Suri |
| C. | Muhammad bin Tughlaq |
| D. | Alauddin Khilji |
| Answer» B. Sher Shah Suri | |
| 20. |
Guru Arjun Dev was a contemporary of - |
| A. | Babur's |
| B. | of Jahangir |
| C. | of Shah Jahan |
| D. | Akbar's |
| Answer» C. of Shah Jahan | |
| 21. |
Who defeated Humayun in the battle of Chausa (1539)? |
| A. | Sher Shah |
| B. | Maharana Pratap |
| C. | Shivaji |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Maharana Pratap | |
| 22. |
Which Mughal ruler was called thePrince of the Gardens / Crown of Gardenersbecause of his great interest in groves/gardens? |
| A. | Babar |
| B. | Humayun |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | shahjahan |
| Answer» B. Humayun | |
| 23. |
Who was bestowed with the title ofJari Kalamby Emperor Akbar? |
| A. | Mohammed Hussain |
| B. | Muhammad Khan |
| C. | abdussamad |
| D. | Mir Syed Ali |
| Answer» B. Muhammad Khan | |
| 24. |
In whose time Malik Muhammad Jayasi composed the poem? |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Sher Shah |
| C. | Babar |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» C. Babar | |
| 25. |
Who among the following Indian rulers was/was a contemporary of Akbar? |
| A. | Rani Durgavati |
| B. | Ahilyabai |
| C. | Martand Verma |
| D. | Raja Sawai Jai Singh |
| Answer» B. Ahilyabai | |
| 26. |
Who got the tomb of Sheikh Salim Chishti built in red stone at Fatehpur Sikri made of marble? |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | shahjahan |
| D. | Dara Shikoh |
| Answer» C. shahjahan | |
| 27. |
Who was the Mughal ruler who included Kabul and Kandahar in the Indian Empire after the fall of the Kushan Empire? |
| A. | Babar |
| B. | Humayun |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | Jahangir |
| Answer» B. Humayun | |
| 28. |
Which of the following Mughal emperors was first a prisoner of the British and later a pensioner of the Marathas for life? |
| A. | Shah Alam II |
| B. | Bahadur Shah II |
| C. | Alamgir II |
| D. | Akbar Shah II |
| Answer» B. Bahadur Shah II | |
| 29. |
During the reign of Akbar, the work of an officer namedAmalgujarwas |
| A. | law and order management |
| B. | Valuation and collection of land revenue |
| C. | to be in charge of royalty |
| D. | taking care of the royal treasury |
| Answer» C. to be in charge of royalty | |
| 30. |
In the south under whose reign did the Mughal Empire extend to the Tamil territory? |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Aurangzeb |
| C. | Jahangir |
| D. | shahjahan |
| Answer» C. Jahangir | |
| 31. |
Which Mughal ruler was first buried in Agra, later one of his Afghan widows took the body to Kabul and buried it in a garden there? |
| A. | Babar |
| B. | Humayun |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | Jahagir |
| Answer» B. Humayun | |
| 32. |
When did Humayun restore Mughal power? |
| A. | 1526 AD In |
| B. | 1555 - 56 AD. In |
| C. | 1565 AD In |
| D. | 1658 AD In |
| Answer» C. 1565 AD In | |
| 33. |
Lanepool, satirizing the misfortune of which Mughal emperor, wrote,He stumbled all his life and ended his life by stumbling? |
| A. | Babar |
| B. | Akbar |
| C. | Humayun |
| D. | shahjahan |
| Answer» D. shahjahan | |
| 34. |
In Mughal administrationMadad-i-Maashindicates - |
| A. | octroi tax |
| B. | Revenue free grant land given to scholars |
| C. | pension to military officers |
| D. | sowing tax |
| Answer» C. pension to military officers | |
| 35. |
In the Mughal administrationMuhtsibwas - |
| A. | army officer |
| B. | Head of State Department |
| C. | public conduct officer |
| D. | correspondence department officer |
| Answer» D. correspondence department officer | |
| 36. |
Which Mughal emperor died after falling from the steps of the Dinpanah library? |
| A. | Babar |
| B. | Humayun |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | Jahangir |
| Answer» C. Akbar | |
| 37. |
In which war did Humayun win the restoration of Mughal power? |
| A. | first battle of panipat |
| B. | Battle of Dauraha |
| C. | Battle of Mandsaur |
| D. | war of sirhind |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
Which of the following sultans first adopted the title ofHazrat-e-Ala-and later that of Sultan? |
| A. | Bahlol Lodi |
| B. | Sikandar Lodi |
| C. | Sher Shah Suri |
| D. | Islam Shah Suri |
| Answer» D. Islam Shah Suri | |
| 39. |
Write the correct sequence of the four major wars fought by Humayun according to the date, the names of the battle sites are mentioned - |
| A. | Chausa, Daura, Kannauj / Bilgram, Sirhind |
| B. | Daura, Chausa, Kannauj / Bilgram, Sirhind |
| C. | Sirhind, Daura, Chausa, Kannauj/Bilgram |
| D. | Daura, Chausa, Sirhind, Kannauj or Bilgram |
| Answer» C. Sirhind, Daura, Chausa, Kannauj/Bilgram | |
| 40. |
The painting ofDastan-e-Amir Hamzawas done by- |
| A. | abdul samad |
| B. | Mansoor |
| C. | Mir Syed Ali |
| D. | abul hassan |
| Answer» B. Mansoor | |
| 41. |
Which of the following historians has called the reign of Shah Jahan as theGolden Age of Mughal Era- |
| A. | V. a . smith |
| B. | J. N. Government |
| C. | a . L. Srivastava |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 42. |
Which of the following Mughal emperor was not allowed by Wazir Ghaziuddin to enter Delhi? |
| A. | Alamgir - II |
| B. | Shah Alam II |
| C. | Akbar II |
| D. | Bahadur Shah II |
| Answer» C. Akbar II | |
| 43. |
Masnavi which is a collection of rules of Muslim law by Babur |
| A. | mubayeen |
| B. | Minister |
| C. | Turkish Collection on Prosadi |
| D. | In Babarna |
| Answer» B. Minister | |
| 44. |
Patna was made the provincial capital |
| A. | Sher Shah has |
| B. | Alauddin Hussain Shah |
| C. | by Ibrahim Lodi |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Alauddin Hussain Shah | |
| 45. |
What was the main reason for Babur's victory in the battle of Panipat? |
| A. | his cavalry |
| B. | his military prowess |
| C. | tulugma custom |
| D. | mutual foot of afghans |
| Answer» C. tulugma custom | |
| 46. |
What is the meaning of Jihad launched by Aurangzeb? |
| A. | Dar-ul-Herb |
| B. | Dar-ul-Islam |
| C. | holy war |
| D. | jizya |
| Answer» C. holy war | |
| 47. |
The real name of Mumtaz Mahal was - |
| A. | Arjumand Banu Begum |
| B. | Ladli Begum |
| C. | Mehrunitra |
| D. | Roshan Ara |
| Answer» B. Ladli Begum | |
| 48. |
eplywas related to - |
| A. | by state law |
| B. | Laws governing the Mansab system |
| C. | law relating to mint |
| D. | agriculture law |
| Answer» B. Laws governing the Mansab system | |
| 49. |
Under which emperor were the most Hindu generals in the Mughal army? |
| A. | Humayun |
| B. | Akbar |
| C. | Jahangir |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
The last Mughal emperor was Zafar. His father's name was - |
| A. | Akbar Shah - I |
| B. | Akbar Shah - II |
| C. | Aurangzeb |
| D. | shahjahan |
| Answer» C. Aurangzeb | |