Q 1 – The name of residence of Mughal Emperors in Delhi was
(a) the Red Fort
(b) the Old Fort.
(c) the Siri Fort
(d) none of these
Ans. (a) the Red Fort
Q 2 – Genghis Khan was a ruler of this tribe:
(a) Turkish
(b) Mongols
(c) Huns
(d) None of these
Ans. (b) Mongols
Q 3 – Which Mughal Emperor was defeated by Sher Shah Suri?
(a) Babur
(b) Humayun
(c) Akbar
(d) Jahangir
Ans. : (b) Humayun
Q 4 – What is the ruling period of Jahangir?
(a) 1526-1530 AD
(b) 1530-1556 AD
(c) 1556-1605 AD
(d) 1605-1627 AD
Ans. (d) 1605-1627 AD
Q 5 – Which Sikh Guru’s Martyrdom took place during Jahangir’s reign?
(a) Guru Nanak Singhji
(b) Guru Gobind Singhji
(c) Guru Aijun Singhji
(d) Guru Tegh Bahadur Singhji
Ans, : (c) Guru Aijun Singhji
Q 6 – What was the capital of Mirza Hakim Akhar’s half brother?
(a) Kabul
(b) Afghan
(c) Morocco
(d) Sind
Ans. (a) Kabul
Q 7 – Rathor Rajput was related to
(a) Marwar
(b) Mewar
(c) Amber
(d) Ranthambore
Ans. (a) Marwar
Q 8 – Which ruler was insulted by Aurangzeb?
(a) Man Singh
(b) Rana Pratap
(c) Shivaji
(d) All of these
Ans. (c) Shivaji
Q 9 – The salary of the Mansabdars was called
(a) mansab
(b) jat
(c) jagi
(d) zabt
Ans. (c) jagi
Q 10 – Who was Akbars Revenue minister?
(a) Todar Mai
(b) Birbal
(c) Abul Fazl
(d) Tansen
Ans. (a) Todar Mai
Q 11 – Akbar, a great Mughal Emperor was known for his
(a) tolerant religious policy
(b) good administration
(c) economic reforms and works
(d) all of these
Ans. (d) all of these
Q 12 – The minister-in-charge of religious and charitable patronage was known as
(a) zamindar
(b) bakhshi
(c) sadr
(d) bigot
Ans. (c) sadr
Q 13 – The literal meaning of Sulh-i kul is
(a) peace
(b) religion
(c) universal peace
(d) inheritance
Ans. (c) universal peace
Q 14 – What was the approximate number of mansabdars in Shah Jahan reign?
(a) 6000
(6) 4000
(c) 8000
(d) 10,000
Ans. (c) 8000
Q 15 – ______ the ruler of Iran, Iraq and modern-day Turkey
(a) Timur
(b) Balban
(c) Akbar
(d) Firuz Tughluq
Ans. (a) Timur
Q 16 – Sher-Shah Suri was killed in _______.
(a) 1600 BC
(b) 1320 BC
(c) 1545 AD
(d) 1455 AD
Ans. (c) 1545 AD
Q 17 – What was the original location from where Babar came to India?
(a) Fergana
(b) Foridabad
(c) Kabul
(d) Khorassan
Ans. (a) Fergana
Q 18 – Babur defeated the Lodhi army in the battlefield of _____.
(a) Panipat
(b) Kurukshetra
(c) Jaipur
(d) Udaipur
Ans. (a) Panipat
Q 19 – ________ refused to accept the Mughal authority for a long time.
(a) Sisodiya Rajputs
(b) Ahom Rajputs
(c) Behlam Rajputs
(d) Maratha Rajputs
Ans. (a) Sisodiya Rajputs
Q 20 – A _____ is an individual who is intolerant of other person?s religious beliefs or culture.
(a) bigot
(b) das
(c) slave
(d) bandagan
Ans. (a) bigot
Q 21 – The mother of Shahjahan was a Rathor princess, daughter of the Rajput ruler of ____.
(a) Sandeshwar
(b) Teliwar
(c) Rajaputra
(d) Marwar
Ans. (d) Marwar
Q 22 – In Akbar’s reign there were ______ mansabdars with a rank of 5,000 zat, by Aurangzeb’s reign the number of mansabdars had increased to ______
(a) 19, 69
(b) 39, 49
(c) 29, 79
(d) 45, 35
Ans. (c) 29,79
Q 23 – When did Humayun re-establish Mughal empire in India?
(a) 1320 BC
(b) 1600 AD
(c) 1530 AD
(d) 1324 AD
Ans. (c) 1530 AD
Q 24 – ____ insulted Shivaji when he came to accept Mughal authority
(a) Aurangzeb
(b) Akbar
(c) Shahjahan
(d) Babur
Ans. (a) Aurangzeb
Q 25 – Babur succeeded to the throne of Ferghana in
(a) 1494
(b) 1694
(c) 1594
(d) 1394
Ans. (a) 1494
Q 26 – From the latter half of the ____ century mughals expanded their kingdom from Agra and Delhi
(a) 13th
(b) 14th
(c) 15th
(d) 16th
Ans. (d) 16th
Q 27 – Which Mughal emperor was interested in the religion and social customs of different people
(a) Akbar
(b) Shah Jahan
(c) Babar
(d) Jahangir
Ans. (a) Akbar
Q 28 – The mother of _______ was a Kachhwaha princess, daughter of the Rajput ruler of Amber.
(a) Abul Fazl
(b) Jahangir
(c) Shahjahan
(d) Akbar
Ans, (b) Jahangir
Q 29 – Babur was forced to leave his ancestral throne due to the invasion of another Mongol group
(a) Uzbega
(b) Uzbags
(c) Uzabegs
(d) Uzbegs
Ans. (d) Uzbegs
Q 30 – Babur defeated the ______ army in April 1526 AD.
(a) Ghazni
(b) Humayun
(c) Ghouri
(d) Lodhi
Ans. (d) Lodhi
Q 31 – Akbar became an emperor at the age of ____ years.
(a) 15
(b) 17
(c) 20
(d) 13
Ans. (d) 13
Q 32 – Name the new religion founded by Akbar.
(a) Christian-i-illahi
(b) Din-i-Illahi
(c) Sikh-i-illahi
(d) Hindu-i-illahi
Ans. (b) Din-i-Illahi