Q 1 – Mughals were the descendants (Fatheeside) of
(a) Genghis Khan
(b) Timur
(c) Ibn Battuta
(d) Safavids
Ans. (a) Timur
Q 2 – The successor of Babur was _________
(a) Humayun
(b) Akbar
(c) Shahjehan
(d) Jehangir
Ans. (a) Humayun
Q 3 – ________ is considered the greatest Mughal Emperor.
(a) Shahjehan
(b) Akbar
(c) Jehangir
(d) Aurangzeb
Ans. (b) Akbar
Q 4 – Mother tongue of the Mughals was _______
(a) Persian
(b) Arabian
(c) Turkish
(d) Urdu
Ans. (c) Turkish
Q 5 – Who made Persian as the Court language of the Mughal Court?
(a) Akbar
(b) Aurangzeb
(c) Babur
(d) Shahjehan
Ans. (a) Akbar
Q 6 – Asiatic society of Bengal was established in
(a) 1762
(b) 1784
(c) 1786
(d) 1802
Ans. (b) 1784
Q 7 – Which of these cities was not the capital of the Mughal Court?
(a) Delhi
(b) Agra
(c) Lahore
(d) Calcutta
Ans. (d) Calcutta
Q 8 – Who was requested by Akbar to write the history of earlier times under Babar and Humayun?
(а) Gulbadan Begum
(b) Abul Fazl
(c) Abdus Samad Lahori
(d) None of these
Ans. (a) Gulbadan Begum
Q 9 – _________ was a scriptorium where the emperor’s collection of manuscripts was preserved.
(a) Library
(b) Kitabkhana
(c) Karkhana
(d) Fort
Ans. (b) Kitabkhana
Q 10 – Urdu is the mixture of which of the following languages?
(а) Hindi and Bengali
(b) Persian and Bengali
(c) Hindi and Persian
(d) Hindi and Tamil
Ans. (c) Hindi and Persian
Q 11– Which of the following statement is/are correct?
(1) Jahanara was the daughter of Shah Jahan.
(2) Abul Fazl was the Prime Minister of Akbar.
(3) Badshahnama was written by Shah Jahan.
(4) Gulbadan Begum was the daughter of Babur.
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1, 2 and 4
(c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(d) 2, 3 and 4
Ans. (b) 1, 2 and 4
Q 12 – Which Mughal emperor made Persian the court language?
(a) Jahangir
(b) Akbar
(c) Humayun
(d) Aurangzeb
Ans. (b) Akbar
Q 13 – Who was the author of Humayun Nama?
(a) Abu’l Fazl
(b) Humayun
(c) Abdul Hamid Lahori
(d) Gulbadan Begum
Ans. (d) Gulbadan Begum
Q 14 – In which year did Babur come to India?
(a) 1523
(b) 1524
(c) 1525
(d) 1526
Ans. (d) 1526
Q 15 – Which Mughal ruler made Persian the language of the court?
(a) Babur
(b) Humayun
(c) Akbar
(d) Shah Jahan
Ans. (c) Akbar
Q 16 – Which of the following statements related to the art of painting is incorrect?
(i) The Safavid kings of Iran patronised the finest artists.
(ii) The depiction of living beings in the form of painting or sculpture was greatly promoted in
Islam.
(iii) Abu’l Fazl described the painting as a ‘magical art’.
(iv) Mir Sayyed Ali and Abdus Samad accompanied Emperor Babur to Delhi.
(a) ‘i’ and ‘iv’
(b) ‘ii’ and ‘iv’
(c) ‘ii’ only
(d) ‘i’ only
Ans. (b) ‘ii’ and ‘iv’
Q 17 – What is the meaning of sulh-i-kul?
(a) Absolute peace
(b) Enlightened rule
(c) State is all-powerful
(d) Divine guidance
Ans. (a) Absolute peace
Q 18 – Buland Darwaza was built to commemorate which Mughal victory?
(a) Mughal victory in Lahore
(b) Mughal victory in Qandahar
(c) Mughal victory in Gujarat
(d) Mughal victory in Golconda
Ans. (c) Mughal victory in Gujarat
Q 19 – Shah Jahan’s jewelled throne is described in which Mughal chronicle?
(a) Badshah Nama
(b) Ain-i-Akbari
(c) Akbar Nama
(d) Humayun Nama
Ans. (a) Badshah Nama
Q 20 – Which Mughal ruler commissioned the construction of a white marble tomb for Shaikh Salim Chisti?
(a) Babur
(b) Humayun
(c) Akbar
(d) Jahangir
Ans. (c) Akbar
Q 21 – Which of the following practices related to the Mughal court is incorrect?
(a) Once the emperor sat on the throne, none was permitted to move from his position or to
leave without permission.
(b) The forms of salutation to the ruler indicated the person’s status in the hierarchy.
(c) Jharoka darshan was introduced by Akbar with the objective of broadening the acceptance of the imperial authority as part of popular faith.
(d) Under Akbar sijda or complete prostration was replaced with Chahar taslim and zaminbos.
Ans. (d) Under Akbar sijda or complete prostration was replaced with Chahar taslim and zaminbos.