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751.

Who is the only women historian to have written a historical account of Mughal Period?

A. Noorjahan Begum
B. Zebun-nissa Begum
C. Gulbadan Begum
D. Jahanara Begum
Answer» D. Jahanara Begum
752.

Find out the correct match of the following

A. Asaf Khan Akbar
B. Adam Khan Akbar
C. Bairam Khan Akbar
D. Shaista Khan Akbar
Answer» D. Shaista Khan Akbar
753.

The East India Company was founded in India during the reign of

A. Shah Jahan
B. Jahangir
C. Akbar
D. Aurangzeb
Answer» C. Akbar
754.

When was the second Anglo-Mysore War fought?

A. 1780-84
B. 1788-89
C. 1784-88
D. 1770-74
Answer» B. 1788-89
755.

The Mughal empire reached its maximum territorial extent during the reign of

A. Akbar
B. Shah Jahan
C. Aurangzeb
D. Bahadur Shah I
Answer» D. Bahadur Shah I
756.

Which of the following writers has called Akbar's Din-i-Ilahi as a monument of his folly, not of wisdom?

A. Badayuni
B. Vinset Smith
C. Barni
D. W.Haig
Answer» C. Barni
757.

Which was the second capital of Akbar?

A. Delhi
B. Agra
C. Fatehpur Sikri
D. Patna
Answer» D. Patna
758.

Arab merchant, Suleiman, came to India in 9th century in the kingdom of

A. Vijaysena of Sena dynasty
B. Mihira Bhoja of Prathihara dynasty
C. Gopala of the Pala dynasty
D. Dantidurga of Rashtrakuta dynasty
Answer» C. Gopala of the Pala dynasty
759.

In Akbar's regime,__________ was the military head

A. Sultan Ahmed Fawad
B. Suri Moja
C. Mir Khaas
D. Mir Bakshi
Answer» E.
760.

Bahadur Shah (First) was born in the year

A. 1543
B. 1643
C. 1743
D. 1843
Answer» C. 1743
761.

Sher Shah defeated Humayun and captured Gaur in the battle of

A. Ghaghra is 1529 A.D.
B. Chausa in 1539 A.D.
C. Panipat in 1526 A.D.
D. Khanwa in 1527 A.D.
Answer» C. Panipat in 1526 A.D.
762.

When Aurangzeb proceeded against Golcunda it was ruled by

A. Sikandar
B. Durga Devi
C. Abul Hasan
D. Afzal Khan
Answer» D. Afzal Khan
763.

The most important political gain to the Mughals during the reign of Shah Jahan was

A. annexation of Ahmadnagar
B. treaties with Bijapur and Golcunda
C. both (a) and (b) above
D. expulsion of the Portuguese from Hughli
Answer» D. expulsion of the Portuguese from Hughli
764.

Mughal presence in the Red fort ceased

A. Robert Clive
B. Lord hording
C. Heuroz
D. John Nicholsan
Answer» E.
765.

What was the policy of "doctrine of lapse"?

A. States were allowed to adopt son as an heir
B. States were not allowed to adopt son as an heir
C. According to this system, every ruler in India had to accept to pay a subsidy to the British for the maintenance of British army
D. None of these
Answer» C. According to this system, every ruler in India had to accept to pay a subsidy to the British for the maintenance of British army
766.

Where is the Bara Imambara located?

A. Agra
B. Lucknow
C. Patna
D. Allahabad
Answer» C. Patna
767.

Which of the following statement is not true about "Doctrine of Lapse"?

A. It was started by Lord Dalhousie
B. It was in operations between 1848 and 1856
C. Nagpur was the first state annexed under this rule
D. Satara, jaipur, Jhansi and Nagpur states were annexed under this rule
Answer» D. Satara, jaipur, Jhansi and Nagpur states were annexed under this rule
768.

Which of the following Mughal monarchs has vividly described Indian flora & fauna, seasons, fruits etc. in his diary?

A. Akbar
B. Jahangir
C. Babur
D. Aurangzeb
Answer» D. Aurangzeb
769.

Who had completed the annexation of Ahmednagar?

A. Jahangir
B. Shahjahan
C. Akbar
D. Aurangzeb
Answer» C. Akbar
770.

The Mughal queen, whose name was inscribed on the coins and on all royal farmans as well as attached to the imperial signature was

A. Jodha Bai
B. Nur Jahan
C. Mumtaz Mahal
D. Ladli Begum
Answer» C. Mumtaz Mahal
771.

The French East India Company was founded in

A. 1600
B. 1620
C. 1664
D. 1604
Answer» D. 1604
772.

Under the Mughals, the Police duties in urban areas were entrusted to the officers known as

A. Kotwal
B. Kazi
C. Vakil
D. Amin
Answer» B. Kazi
773.

In the Mughal period the registers of the agricultural lands were maintained by

A. Kotwal
B. Qanungo
C. Amin
D. Krori
Answer» C. Amin
774.

The Inam land was one which was assigned to

A. Scholars and religious persons
B. Mansabdars
C. Hereditary revenue collectors
D. Nobles
Answer» B. Mansabdars
775.

Rana Pratap Singh of Mewar was defeated by the Mughal army in the battle of

A. Mewar
B. Chittor
C. Haldighati
D. Udaipur
Answer» D. Udaipur
776.

Who introduced Mansabdari system in India?

A. Babur
B. Humayun
C. Akbar
D. Jahangir
Answer» D. Jahangir
777.

Which of the following Mughal King reign during the large scale famine in Gujarat and Deccan?

A. Aurangzeb
B. Jahangir
C. Akbar
D. Shahjahan
Answer» E.
778.

Which of the following state was not the victim of "The Subsidiary Alliance System"?

A. Mysore
B. Satara
C. Awadh
D. Hyderabad
Answer» C. Awadh
779.

Whose said the given statement - "I came alone and I am going alone. I have not done well to the country and the people, and of the future there is no hope"

A. Mir Jumla
B. Dara Shikoh
C. Jahangir
D. Aurangzeb
Answer» E.
780.

Akbar was enthroned in a garden at

A. Kalanaur
B. Ajmer
C. Gaur
D. Kabul
Answer» B. Ajmer
781.

Where French established their first factory?

A. Surat
B. Masaulipatam
C. Pulicat
D. Cochin
Answer» B. Masaulipatam
782.

Aurangzeb sent Mukarrab Khan against

A. Shaji Bhonsle
B. Shivaji
C. Sambaji
D. Shahu
Answer» D. Shahu
783.

During whose reign did William Hawkins visit the Mughal court to secure a right. to trade in Mughal ports?

A. Aurangzeb
B. Shah Jahan
C. Akbar
D. Jahangir
Answer» E.
784.

The stone railing which Aurangzeb ordered to remove was presented to Keshav Rai Temple by

A. Shah Jahan
B. Shivaji
C. Dara Shukoh
D. Dadaji
Answer» D. Dadaji
785.

During the last 25 years of his reign, Aurangzeb was mainly involved in long-drawn wars against

A. Bijapur
B. Golcunda
C. Marathas
D. All the above
Answer» D. All the above
786.

Who had succeeded Mir Jumla as governor of Bengal in the reign of Aurangzeb?

A. Siphr Sukoh
B. Izid Bakhsh
C. Shaista Khan
D. Shah Shuja
Answer» D. Shah Shuja
787.

In the war of succession who had supported Aurangzeb?

A. Jahanara
B. Zebunisha
C. Jintunisha
D. Roshanara
Answer» E.
788.

Aurangzeb, in his attempt to annex Marwar to the Mughal empire, was involved in a 30-year war. During these long years the most valiant struggle from the side of Marwar was fought by

A. Ajit Singh
B. Durgadas
C. Hadas of Bundi
D. Indra Singh
Answer» C. Hadas of Bundi
789.

Akbar had incorporated some principles of social reforms in the Din-i-illahi. Which of the following social reforms did not form part of Din-i- illahi?

A. Remarriage of widows
B. Prohibition of child marriage
C. Monogamy
D. Rejection of seclusion of women
Answer» E.
790.

In 1542 Akbar was born at

A. Agra
B. Herat
C. Umarkot
D. Kabul
Answer» D. Kabul
791.

Akbar held his religious discussion in

A. Jodhabai's Palace
B. Panch Mahal
C. Ibadat Khana
D. Buland Darwaza
Answer» D. Buland Darwaza
792.

Which of the following forts was not built by Akbar?

A. Gwalior Fort
B. Agra Fort
C. Lahore Fort
D. Allahabad Fort
Answer» B. Agra Fort
793.

The designation 'amil' during Akbar's reign denoted a

A. Policeman
B. Retail trader
C. Postman
D. Revenue official
Answer» E.
794.

Under the Mughal rule the Chief Minister was known as

A. Diwan
B. Vakil
C. Kazi
D. Mansabdar
Answer» B. Vakil
795.

The Battle of Haldighati was fought between

A. Akbar and Rana Sangram Singh
B. Akbar and Medini Rai
C. Akbar and Rana Pratap Singh
D. Akbar and Uday Singh
Answer» D. Akbar and Uday Singh
796.

Who among the following was the first to make use of artillery in warfare in medieval India?

A. Babur
B. Ibrahim Lodi
C. Sher Shah Suri
D. Akbar
Answer» B. Ibrahim Lodi
797.

The first Mughal Garden in India had been laid out by

A. Babur
B. Shah Jahan
C. Akbar
D. Jahangir
Answer» B. Shah Jahan
798.

Which Mughal ruler's reign has been described as the golden age of medieval art and architecture?

A. Jahangir's
B. Babur's
C. Humayun's
D. Shah Jahan's
Answer» E.
799.

The art of painting in the Mughal age was __________ in origin

A. Persian
B. Hindu
C. French
D. Afghan
Answer» B. Hindu
800.

Who of the following was sent as an ambassador to the royal court of Jahangir by James I, the king of England?

A. John Hawkins
B. Willia Todd
C. Sir Thomas Roe
D. Sir Walter Raleigh
Answer» D. Sir Walter Raleigh