1. Who got construced ‘Grand Trunk Road’?
(A) Akbar (B) Ashoka
(C) Shershah Suri (D) Samudra Gupta
Ans.(C)
2. What do you mean by Mughal Zagir?
(A) Providing rent free land
(B) Zamidar’s property
(C) Giving officer a right to revenue
(D) Giving cash salary to Mansabdar
Ans.(C)
3. The dead body of Babar by his own choice lies
buried in-
(A) Agra (B) Farghana
(C) Samarqand (D) Kabul
Ans.(D)
4. Where did Babar die?
(A) Agra (B) Kabul
(C) Lahore (D) Delhi
Ans. (A)
5. Humayun Nama was written by-
(A) Humayun (B) Akbar
(C) Abul Fazl (D) Gulbadan Begum
Ans. (D)
6. 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
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Ans. (C)
7. Humayun had to run away from India after he
was defeated in the battle of-
(A) Panipat (B) Ghagra
(C) Khanwa (D) Kannauj
Ans. (D)
8. Babur was succeeded to the Mughal throne by-
(A) Sher Shah (B) Akbar
(C) Humayun (D) Bhadur Shah
Ans. (C)
9. The first Mughal emperor of India was-
(A) Shahjahan (B) Humayun
(C) Babar (D) Akbar
Ans. (C)
10. 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.
Ans. (B)
11. In the battle of Panipat, Babar faced the armies of
(A) Jaichand (B) Hemu
(C) Daulat khan (D) Ibrahim Lodi
Ans. (D)
12. Who among the following was the first to make
use of artillery in warfare in medieval India?
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(A) Babur (B) Ibrahim Lodi
(C) Sher Shah Suri (D) Akbar
Ans. (A)
13. Babur was born in the year
(A) 1483 (B) 1583 (C) 1683 (D) 1783
Ans : (A)
14. Humayun (1530–1540 AD) was the ruler of
which dynasty?
(A) Nanda (B) Mughal
(C) Maurya (D) Haryanka
Ans : (B)
15. Babur (1526–1530 AD) was the ruler of which
dynasty?
(A) Mughal (B) Nanda
(C) Maurya (D) Haryanka
Ans. (A)
16. Humayun was born in the year _________ .
(A) 1508 (B) 1608
(C) 1708 (D) 1808
Ans. (A)
17. Which Mughal Emperor fought the battle of
Panipat in 1526?
(A) Babur (B) Humayun
(C) Akbar (D) Aurangzeb
Ans. (A)
18. Battle of Kannauj in 1540 was fought between
Sher Shah and _______.
(A) Babur (B) Humayun
(C) Akbar (D) Aurangzeb
Ans. (B)
19. The writer of Ram Charit Manas, Tulsidas, was
related to which ruler?
(A) Chandragupta Maurya
(B) Nawab Vajib Ali Sah
(C) Harsha (D) Akbar
Ans.(D)
20. Who among the following was an illiterate?
(A) Jahagir (B) Shah Jahan
(C) Akbar (D) Aurangazed
Ans. (C)
21. 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
Ans. (C)
22. The Mir Bakshi of the Mughal Emperors was
the head of-
(A) Intelligence (B) Foreign affairs
(C) Army organisation (D) Finance
Ans. (C)
23. The Mughal Emperor who discouraged ‘ Sati’ was––
(A) Babur (B) Humayun
(C) Akbar (D) Jehangir
Ans. (C)
24. Who of the following was the biographer of
Akbar?
(A) Abul Fazl (B) Faizi
(C) Abdul Nabi Khan (D) Birbal
Ans. (A)
25. Tansen, a great musician of his times, was in
the Court of-
(A) Jahangir (B) Akbar
(C) Shahjahan (D) Bahadur Shah
Ans. (B)
26. “Din-i-Ilhai” was the new religion started by-
(A) Humayun (B) Jahangir
(C) Akbar (D) Shahjahan
Ans. (C)
27. The innovator of the Revenue settlement during the rule of Akbar was-
(A) Raja Mansingh (B) Raja Bhagwan Das
(C) Raja Todarmal (D) Raja Birbal
Ans. (C)
28. What was the age of Akbar at the time of his
coronation at Kalanaur?
(A) Thirteen (B) Fifteen
(C) Eighteen (D) Twenty
Ans. (A)
29. The only Hindu Courtier of Akbar who accepted
Din-in-Ilahi was:
(A) Todermal (B) Birbal
(C) Tansen (D) Man Singh
Ans. (B)
30. Who was the regent of Akbar in his early days?
(A) Abul Fazl (B) Bairam Khan
(C) Tansen (D) Todarmal
Ans. (B)
31. Rana Pratap Singh of Mewar was defeated by
the Mughal army in the battle of
(A) Mewar (B) Chittor
(C) Haldighati (D) Udaipur
Ans. (C)
32. Who among the following attacked the Somnath
temple?
(A) Mahmud of Ghazni (B) Muhammad Ghori
(C) Iltutmish (D) Qutbuddin Aibak
Ans. (A)
1025. He invaded India 17 times, he died in year 1030.
33. Which was the second capital of Akbar?
(A) Delhi (B) Agra
(C) Fatehpur Sikri (D) Patna
Ans. (C)
34. Akbar held his religious discussion in-
(A) Jodhabai’s Palace (B) Panch Mahal
(C) Ibadat Khana (D) Buland Darwaza
Ans. (C)
35. Who among the following rulers abolished
Jiziya?
(A) Aurangzeb (B) Balban
(C) Akbar (D) Jahangir
Ans. (C)
36. 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
Ans. (B)
37. Who introduced Mansabdari system in India?
(A) Babur (B) Humayun
(C) Akbar (D) Jahangir
Ans. (C)
38. Chand Bibi was the ruler of-
(A) Ahmednagar (B) Bijapur
(C) Satara (D) Golconda
Ans.(A)
39. Who was appointed by Akbar as his Court
Musician?
(A) Abul Fazal (B) Miyan Tansen
(C) Raja Birbal (D) Raja Todar Mal
Ans. (B)
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40. Akbar (1556–1605 AD) was the ruler of which
dynasty?
(A) Nanda (B) Maurya
(C) Mughal (D) Haryanka
Ans. (C)
42. Who was the trusted General of the Mughal
emperor Akbar?
(A) Raja Todar Mal (B) Man Singh I
(C) Birbal (D) Tansen
Ans. (B)
43. When was the battle of Haldighati fought?
(A) 1776 (B) 1676
(C) 1576 (D) 1476
Ans. (C)
44. During Akbar’s reign who was the Finance Minister of the Mughal empire?
(A) Raja Todar Mal (B) Man Singh I
(C) Birbal (D) Tansen
Ans. (A)
45. To whom did Akbar gave the title Miyan?
(A) Raja Todar Mal (B) Man Singh I
(C) Birbal (D) Tansen
Ans: (D)
46. Battle for Delhi was fought in the year____.
(A) 1764 (B) 1526
(C) 1556 (D) 1857
Ans: (C)
47. Birbal was an advisor in the court of?
(A) Babur (B) Akbar
(C) Aurangzeb (D) Jahangir
Ans. (B)
48. Whom did Akbar defeat in the 2nd battle of
Panipat in 1556?
(A) Genghis Khan (B) Nadir Shah
(C) Hemu Vikramaditya(D) Bajirao I
Ans. (C)
49. The Ibadat Khana was a meeting house built
by which Mughal Emperor?
(A) Babur (B) Humayun
(C) Akbar (D) Aurangzeb
Ans. (C)
50. Who was the architect who designed “Taj
Mahal?
(A) Muhammad Hussain
(B) Ustad-Ahmed-Lahauri
(C) Shah Isa (D) Ismail
Ans. (B)
51. Shah Jahan built the Moti Masjid at-
(A) Delhi (B) Jaipur
(C) Agra (D) Amarkot
Ans.(C)
52. Which among the following fort was known as
the ‘key of Deccan’?
(A) Kalinjar (B) Ajaygarh
(C) Asirgarh (D) Gulbarga
Ans.(C)
53. Mughal presence in the Red fort ceased-
(A) Robert Clive (B) Lord hording
(C) Heuroz (D) John Nicholsan
Ans.(D)
54. The foreign traveller who visited Indian during the Mughal Period and who left us and
expert’s description of the Peacok Throne, was-
(A) Geronimo Verroneo
(B) ‘Omrah’ Danishmand khan
(C) Travernier (D) Austinof Bordeaux
Ans. (C)
55. Which one of the following Mughal buildings
is said to possess the unique feature of breing
exactly equal in length and beadth?
(A) Agra Fort (B) Red Fort
(C) Taj Mahal (D) Buland Darwaza
Ans. (C)
56. 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
Ans. (C)
57. Match the following:
I II
(i) Tughlaqabad Fort 1. Alauddin Khilji
(ii) Red Fort (Delhi) 2. Shah Jahan
(iii) Hauz Khas 3. Akbar
(iv) Red Fort (Agra) 4. Ghiyas-ud-din-Tughlaq
i ii iii iv
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 4 2 1 3
(C) 4 3 2 1
(D) 3 1 4 2
Ans. (B)
58. Which of the undermentioned facts about Taj
Mahal in not correct?
(A) It is a magnificent mausoleum
(B) It was built by Shah Jahan
(C) It is situated outside Agra Fort
(D) The names of artisans who builts it are
engraved on it.
Ans. (D)
59. Who wrote Akbarnama?
(A) Akbar (B) Birbal
(C) Abul Fazal (D) Bhagavan Das
Ans. (C)
60. The first Indian Hindi Scholar of the Mughal
period was-
(A) Malik Muhammed Jayasi
(B) Abdur Rahim
(C) Mulla Wajhi (D) Chand Bardai
Ans. (A)
61. The Upanishads were translated by Dara Shikoh
in Persian under the title of-
(A) Mayma-ul-Bahrain (B) Sirr-i-Akbar
(C) Al-Fihrist (D) Kitabul Bayan
Ans. (B)
62. Painting reached its highest level of development during the reign of-
(A) Akbar (B) Aurangzeb
(C) Jahangir (D) Shahjahan
Ans. (C)
63. Who translated Ramayana into Persian?
(A) Abul Fazal (B) Badauni
(C) Abdul Latif (D) Isar Das
Ans. (B)
64. The famous Peacock Throne of Shah Jahan was
taken away in 1739 by-
(A) Afghan invader Ahmed Shah Abdali
(B) Persian invader Nadir Shah
(C) Mongol invader Chengiz Khan
(D) British East India Company
Ans. (B)
65. What does Jahangir mean?
(A) National Monarach
(B) The Grand Monarch
(C) Conqueror of the world
(D) Hero of hundred battles
Ans. (C)
66. The French East India Company was founded in
(A) 1600 (B) 1620
(C) 1664 (D) 1604
Ans. (C)
67. What was the name of the Hall of Worship constructed by Akbar?
(A) Diwan-e-khas (B) Diwan-e-Aam
(C) Ibadat Khana (D) Buland Darwaza
Ans. (C)
68. The reputed musician duo, Tansen and Baiju
Bawra, flourished during the reign of –
(A) Jahangir (B) Bahadur Shah Zafar
(C) Akbar (D) Shah Jahan
Ans. (C)
69. During Akbar’s reign the Mahabharat was translated into Persian and is known as
(A) Iqbal Nama (B) Razm Nama
(C) Akbar Nama (D) Sakinat-ul-Auliya
Ans. (B)
70. Who among the following Mughal emperors,
brought about the fall of Sayyid Brothers?
(A) Bahadur Shah I (B) Rafi-ud-daulah
(C) Shah Jahan II (D) Muhammad Shah
Ans. (D)
71. Where is the Bada Imambara located?
(A) Agra (B) Lucknow
(C) Patna (D) Allahabad
Ans. (B)
72. The Inam land was one which was assigned to
(A) Scholars and religious persons
(B) Mansabdars
(C) Hereditary revenue collectors
(D) Nobles
Ans. (A)
73. The court language of the Mughals was-
(A) Urdu (B) Hindi
(C) Arabic (D) Persian
Ans. (D)
74. The second Battle of Panipat was fought between
(A) Akbar and Hemu
(B) Rajputs and Mughals
(C) Babur and Ibrahim Lodi
(D) Sikander and Adilshah
Ans. (A)
75. Which of the following was built by Akbar to commemorate his conquest of Khandesh in Gujarat?
(A) Bada Imambara (B) Buland Darwaza
(C) Jama Masjid (D) Siddi Bashir
Ans. (B)
76. Name the king who invaded Delhi and plundered the Kohinoor Diamond.
(A) Nadir Shah (B) Firuz Shah
(C) Mohammed Shah (D) Mohammed Ghori
Ans. (A)
77. The innovator of the Revenue settlement during the rule of Akbar was
(A) Raja Mansingh (B) Raja Bhagwan Das
(C) Raja Todarmal (D) Raja Birbal
Ans. (C)
78. Name the language that was designted as the
‘Camp Language’ during the Medieval Period
(A) Sanskrit (B) Pali
(C) Hindi (D) Urdu
Ans. (D)
79. A renowned Jain scholar who was greatly
honoured by Akbar was
(A) Hemachandra (B) Harivijaya
(C) Vastupala (D) Bhadrabahu
Ans. (B)
80. Which one is not situated at Fatehpur Sikri?
(A) The Panch Mahal (B) Moti Masjid
(C) Tomb of Salim Chishti
(D) The Mariam Palace
Ans. (B)
81. Bahadur Shah was the
(A) Last ruler of the Lodis
(B) Successor of Sher Shah Suri
(C) Last Mughal ruler
(D) Successor of the Maratha ruler Shivaji
Ans. (C)
82. Who was the author of Gita Govinda?
(A) Jayadeva (B) Kalhana
(C) Kalidasa (D) Raja Rao
Ans. (A)
83. In which of the following towns is “Moti Masjid”
situated?
(A) Agra (B) Jaipur
(C) Lahore (D) Ahmedabad
Ans. (A)
84. Find out the correct match of the following
(A) Asaf Khan – Akbar
(B) Adam Khan – Akbar
(C) Bairam Khan – Akbar
(D) Shaista Khan – Akbar
Ans. (C)
85. Which of the following Mughal emperors is credited with composition of Hindi songs?
(A) Babar (B) Akbar
(C) Jahangir (D) Shahjahan
Ans. (C)
86. Humayun had to run away from India after he
was defeated in the battle of
(A) Panipat (B) Ghagra
(C) Khanwa (D) Kannauj
Ans. (D)
87. Which one of the following monuments in
Delhi is not included as a World Heritage Site?
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(A) Red Fort (B) Humayan’s Tomb
(C) Qutub Minar (D) Jantar Mantar
Ans. (D)
88. Who got the Gita translated into Persian?
(A) Shah Jahan (B) Akbar
(C) Murad (D) Dara Shikoh
Ans. (D)
89 .Who amongst the fo llowing succeeded
Aurangzeb?
(A) Azam shah (B) kam Baksh
(C) Akbar II (D) Mauzzam
Ans. (A)
90. Bibi-Ka-Maqbara is located in India at
(A) Fatehpur Sikri (B) Aurangabad
(C) Hyderabad (D) Jaunpur
Ans. (B)
91. Where did Aurangzeb die?
(A) Pune (B) Aurangabad
(C) Ahmad nagar (D) Mumbai
Ans. (C)
.
92. Which of the follwoing Mughal Emperors wrote
their own autobigraphies?
(A) Shah Alam and Farukh Siyar
(B) Babur and Jahangir
(C) Jahangir and Shah Jahan
(D) Akbr and Aurangzeb
Ans. (B)
93. Name the Indian king who warmly received the
Portuguese traveller Vasco da Gama when he
landed at Calicut.
(A) Asaf Jah Ismail Mulk
(B) Devaraya
(C) Zamorin (D) Krishnadevaraya
Ans. (C)
94. Which was the second capital of Akbar?
(A) Delhi (B) Agra
(C) Fatehpur Sikri (D) Patna
Ans. (C)
95. The tomb of Jahangir was built at
(A) Gujarat (B) Delhi
(C) Lahor (D) Agra
Ans. (C)
96. What was the original name of Nur Jahan?
(A) Zeb-un-Nissa (B) Fatima Begum
(C) Mehr-un-Nissa (D) Jahanara
Ans. (C)
97. Sher Shah defeated Humayan 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.
Ans. (B)
98. Which of the following forts was not built by
Akbar?
(A) Gwalior Fort (B) Agra Fort
(C) Lahore Fort (D) Allahabad Fort
Ans. (A)
99. Who constructed Humayun’s tomb in Delhi?
(A) Babar (B) Akbar
(C) Haji Begum (D) Humayun
Ans. (C)
100. Who of the following became a member of the
“Din-i-Ilahi”?
(A) Todarmal (B) Raja Birbal
(C) Raja Man Singh (D) Tansen
Ans. (B)
101. Jahangir was born in the year
(A) 1569 (B) 1669
(C) 1769 (D) 1869
Ans:(A)
102.Noor Jahan was wife of which Mughal Emperor?
(A) Akbar (B) Aurangzeb
(C) Jahangir (D) Shah Jahan
Ans:(C)
103. Jahangir was the son of?
(A) Babur (B) Humayun
(C) Akbar (D) Shah Jahan
Ans: (C)
104. Jahangir (1605-1627 AD) was the ruler of which
dynasty?
(A) Nanda (B) Haryanka
(C) Maurya (D) Mughal
Ans: (D)
105. Who amongst the fol lowing succeeded
Aurangzeb?
(A) Azam (B) kam Baksh
(C) Akbar II (D) Mauzzam
Ans. (D)
106. Which Mughal Emperor transferred the
Mughal Capital from Agra to Delhi?
(A) Jahangir (B) Aurangzeb
(C) Shahjahan (D) Bahadur Shah
Ans. (C)
107. Aurangzeb put his father under house arrest
in Agra Fort .
(A) Humayun (B) Shah Jahan
(C) Akbar (D) Bahadur Shah
Ans:(B)
.
108. Aurangzeb (1658-1707 AD) was the ruler of
which dynasty?
(A) Nanda (B) Mughal
(C) Maurya (D) Haryanka
Ans: (B)
109.Aurangzeb was the son of _____.
(A) Babur (B) Humayun
(C) Akbar (D) Shah Jahan
Ans: (D)
110. Where is Muslim mosque situated where a
hair of pagamber Mohammad Sahed has been
preserved.
(A) Ajmer (B) Ahmedabad
(C) Srinagar (D) Mecca
Ans.(C)
111. The Mughal painting reaches its/zenith during the reign of:
(A) Akbar (B) Jahangir
(C) Shahjahan (D) Akbar – II
Ans.(B)
112. Who was the last Mughal emperor?
(A) Babar (B) Noor Jehan
(C) Akbar (D) Bahadur Shah
Ans:(D)
Exp : Bahadur Shah Zafar-II (1775-1862) was the last
Mughal Emperor. He was accepted as the symbol of hinduMuslim unity and was declared ‘Shahenshah-iHindustan’ during revolt of 1857.
113. Bahadur Shah (First) was born in the year ___.
(A) 1543 (B) 1643
(C) 1743 (D) 1843
Ans:(B)
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114. Who are credited to a large extent for ending
the Mughal rule in India?
(A) Mauryas (B) Cholas
(C) Guptas (D) Marathas
Ans: (D)
115. In 1739, who defeated the Mughal army at the
Battle of Karnal?
(A) Nader Shah (B) Genghis Khan
(C) Hemu Vikramaditya (D) Bajirao I
Ans: (A)
116. Second battle of Panipat was fought between
which two armies?
(A) Babur and Lodi Empire
(B) Babur and Rana Sanga
(C) Akbar and Hemu
(D) Akbar and Rana of Mewar
Ans. (C)
117. Who among the following was also known as
‘Zinda Pir’?
(A) Akbar (B) Jahangir
(C) Shahjahan (D) Aurangzeb
Ans. (D)
118. Which of the following pair is INCORRECT?
(A) Abul Fazal – Chief Advisor
(B) Faizi – Poet
(C) Birbal – Finance Minister
(D) All are correct
Ans : (C)
119. Who had built the ‘Amer Fort’?
(A) Akbar (B) Raja Man Singh
(C) Uday Singh II (D) Maharana Pratap
Ans : (B)
120. In which century Bhakti movement began?
(A) 6th cen tury (B) 7 th cent ury
(C) 8th century (D) 9th centu ry
Ans : (B)
121. Who defeated Humayun in the battle of
Chausa?
(A) Muhammad Adil Shah
(B) Firoz Shah Suri
(C) Sikandar Shah Suri
(D) Sher Shah Suri
Ans : (D)
122. In which year (in A.D) did Babur invaded India?
(A) 1530 (B) 1520
(C) 1526 (D) 1550
Ans : (C)
123. Who built Red Fort?
(A) Humayun (B) Akbar
(C) Shah Jahan (D) Aurangzeb
Ans : (C)