History Of The Mughals

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PAPER IV
HISTORY OF THE MUGHALS

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS:

1. Who wrote Akbar Nama?
(a) Akbar
(b) AbulFazl
(c) Faizi
(d) Humayun

2. The Battle of Khanua was fought between:
(a) Babur and Ibrahim Lodi
(b) Babur and Jai Singh
(c) Babur and RanaSanga
(d) Babur and MediniRao

3. The Second Battle of Panipat was fought between:
(a) Humayun and Sher Shah
(b) Bairam Khan and Hemu
(c) Humayun and Hemu
(d) Akbar and Hemu

4. Who was the Author of HumayunNama?
(a) Humayun
(b) Gulbadan Begum
(c) Roshannara
(d) Akbar

5. The First Battle of Panipat (1526) marked the beginning of
(a) Mughal Rule in India
(b) Afghan Rule in India
(c) Turkish rule in India
(d) Rajput Rule in India

6. After Panipat, Babur had to face with the problem of dealing with the powerful forces of:
(a) Rajputs
(b) Afghans
(c) Lodis
(d) Marathas

8. Babur’s Tuzuk or Memoir is rightly classified as a classic of:
(a) World literature
(b) Indian literature
(c) Muslim literature
(d) Classic Literature

9. Babur wrote his memoir Tuzuk-i-Baburi in his mother tongue which was:
(a) Persian
(b) Arabic
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(c) Turkish or Turki
(d) Sanskrit

10. The Mughals were descendants of the
(a) Mongols
(b) Chaghtai Turk Mongols
(c) Turks
(d) Afghans

11. Before the advent of Babur in India, the centre point of the struggle for Transoxiana in
Central Asia was the control over
(a) Samarqand
(b) Farghana
(c) Kabul
(d) Khurasan

12. Babur was a descendant of
(a) Timur
(b) Chingiz Khan
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above

13. On the eve of Babur’s invasion, the Sultan of Delhi was
(a) Daulat Khan Lodi
(b) Sikandar Lodi
(c) Mahmud Lodi
(d) Ibrahim Lodi

14. Akbar ascended the throne in
(a) 1526
(b) 1554
(c) 1556
(d) 1560

15. Akbar ascended the throne at the age of
(a) 10 years
(b) 11 years
(c) 12 years
(d) 13 years

16. Bairam Khan, the Regent of Akbar, was assassinated on his journey to Mecca by
(a) Akbar
(b) Jehangir
(c) AbulFazl
(d) An Afghan

17. Who fought the Battle of Kanauj on May, 1540?
(a) Babur and Sher Shah
(b) Humayun and Sher Shah
(c) Humayun and Mahmud Lodi
(d) Humayun and Bahadur Shah
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18. In the pre-Mughal society, the most important factor for the growth of Purdah was
(a) Social
(b) Economic
(c) Political
(d) Religious

19. Who built the Grand Trunk Road which extended from Sonargaon (Bengal) to the Punjab?
(a) Babur
(b) Akbar
(c) Jahangir
(d) Sher Shah

20. Who introduced the branding of the horses (dagh) which was later followed by Akbar in the
administration of the Mughal army?
(a) Ibrahim Lodi
(b) Babur
(c) Sher Shah
(d) Akbar

21. The Sarkars of Sher Shah’s empire were
(a) Provinces
(b) Sub-divisions
(c) Districts
(d) Villages

22. During the first four years of Akbar’s reign (1556-60) the Regent was
(a) Tardi Beg Khan
(b) Bairam Khan
(c) Hemu
(d) MahamAnaga

23. In Sher Shah’s administration, the highest division was
(a) Iqta
(b) Subah
(c) Sarkar
(d) Pargana

24. The follies which Humayun had committed during the conduct of two military campaigns, on
account of which he lost his empire to Sher Shah Suri, were against:
(a) Gujarat and Malwa
(b) Gujarat and Bengal
(c) Malwa and Chunar
(d) Bengal and Malwa

25. Who invited Babur to attack India?
a) Daulat Khan Lodi
b) RanaSangha
c) Sher Shah
d) Mahmud Lodi

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26. Humayun had to run away from India after he was defeated in the Battle of –
a) Kanauj
b) Panipat
c) Khanwa
(d) Ghagra

27. Which two important cities did Babur capture after the first Battle of Panipat?
a) Jaipur and Agra
b) Delhi and Agra
c) Amritsar and Delhi
d) Agra and Jaunpur

28. Which Mughal king popularised the use of gun powder and artillery in India?
a) Akbar
b) Humayun
c) Babur
d) Jahangir

29. Who among the following was incharge of foreign affairs in Sher Shah’s administration?
a) Diwan-i- insha
b) Diwan-i- rasalat
c) Diwan-i- wizarat
d) Diwan-i-Insha

30. Which of the following did NOT constitute part of the army reforms of Sher Shah?
a) Cash payment to soldiers
b) Introduction of swiftly moving artillery
c) Introduction of practice of branding of horses
d) Personal interest in recruitment and promotion of soldiers

31. Who among the following has issued the coin rupee for the first time?
a) Sher Shah
b) AllauddinKhilji
c) Akbar
d) Babur

32. How many central departments were established by Sher Shah Suri?
a) Three
b) Two
c) Five
d) Four

33. According to Smriti texts to punish the wicked and cherish the good was the duty of the
a) Brahmans
b) Kshatriyas
c) Vaishyas
d) Higher classes

34. In the pre- Mughal society, the study of the recitation of the vedas was banned for the
a) Brahmans
b) Kshatriyas
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c) Shudras
d) Untouchables

35. During the pre- Mughal society, purdah was social and it became a symbol of the
a) Higher classes
b) Middle classes
c) Lower classes
d) Shudras

36. Jahangir wrote his memoir ( Tuzuk-i- Jahangiri) in his own hand during the first
a) 13 years of his rule
b) 11 years of his rule
c) 12 years of his rule
d) 14 years of his rule

37. Jahangir entrusted the work of his Jahangir Nama to
a) Ibrahim Khan
b) Motamad Khan
c) Sher Shah
d) Nurjahan

38. Akbar Nama is divided into
a) Two volumes
b) Four volumes
c) Five volumes
d) Three volumes

39. J.Baptiste Tavernier’s accounts cover the reigns of
a) Shah Jahan& Aurangzeb
b) Humayun and Akbar
c) Akbar and Jahangir
d) Babur and Humayun

40. Who was the author of the book ‘ Travel in the Mughal Empire’?
a) J.B. Tavernier
b) Francois Bernier
c) IbnBatuta
d) Thomas Munroe

41. The Suba of the Mughal Empire was
(a) Province
(b) District
(c) Village
(d) Pargana

42. The term ‘mansab’ refers to
(a) Soldier
(b) Rank or office
(c) Number of armed retainers
(d) Branding of horses

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43. A Mansab was allotted to
(a) Only the members of the army
(b) Only the nobles
(c) Only the noble born
(d) All the officers of the army

44. Under the Mughals, the person who headed the Department of Income and Expenditure
was called
(a) Diwan
(b) Vakil
(c) Sadr
(d) Mir Bakshi

45. In which year did Akbar divided the Empire into twelve Subas?
(a) 1564
(b) 1580
(c) 1568
(d) 1570

46. Mughal Painting reached its zenith under which Emperor?
(a) Akbar
(b) Jahangir
(c) Shah Jahan
(d) Aurangzeb

47. Who built the Red Fort at Delhi?
(a) Akbar
(b) Jahangir
(c) Shah Jahan
(d) DaraShikoh

58. The method of constructing buildings entirely of marble and decorating the walls with floral
designs made of semi-precious stones was called:
(a) Chhatris
(b) Baolis
(c) Minarets
(d) Pietradura

49. In 1573, the BulandDarwaza was constructed by Akbar to commemorate his victory at:
(a) Gujarat
(b) Bengal
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Malwa

50. The translation of the Mahabharata into Persian was carried out under whose supervision?
(a) AbulFazl
(b) Faizi
(c) Utbi
(d) Badaoni

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51. During the reign of which of the following Mughal Emperor was the famous Peacock Throne
constructed?
(a) Akbar
(b) Jahangir
(c) Shah Jahan
(d) Aurangzeb

52. The Mughal architecture was a happy blending of
(a) Turkish and Afghan styles
(b) Turkish and Persian styles
(c) Persian and Indian styles
(d) Turkish and Hindu styles

53. Calligraphy which developed to a great extent during the Mughal period is
(a) The art of beautiful handwriting
(b) Persian form of painting
(c) Fine enamel work
(d) The art of documentation

54. Who among the Mughal Imperial family is regarded as “one of the greatest scholars that
India have ever produced”?
(a) Babur
(b) Jahangir
(c) Shah Jahan
(d) DaraShikoh

55. Which building of Shah Jahan contains the inscription of a Persian couplet that means “If
there is a paradise on the face of earth, it is this; it is this, none but this”?
(a) Diwan-i-khas, Delhi
(b) Tajmahal
(c) Moti Masjid, Agra
(d) Diwan-i-Aam, Agra

56. The most famous musician at the court of Akbar was Tansen. What was his original name?
(a) MakarandaPande
(b) RamtanuPande
(c) LalKalwant
(d) Mahesh Pande

57. Which of the following was considered the ablest writer in Persian during Akbar’s period?
(a) Faizi
(b) Badauni
(c) AbulFazl
(d) Utbi

58. One of the following writers who was a great critic of Akbar was
(a) Badauni
(b) Nizamuddin Ahmad
(c) FaiziSarhindi
(d) Birbal

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59. Which of the following travellers who came to India during Akbar’s reign has stated that
both Agra and FatehpurSikri were greater than London?
(a) Ralph Fitch
(b) Monserrate
(c) William Finch
(d) William Hawkins

60. Which of the following historians of Shah Jahan’speriod was the court chronicler?
(a) Amin Qazurini
(b) Inayat Khan
(c) Khafi Khan
(d) Abdul Hamid Lahori

61. The total number of the Mughal Subhas in 1605 was
a) 12
b) 15
c) 17
d) 19

62. The range of mansabs as organized by Akbar varied between
a) 10 to 7,000
b) 100 to 5,000
c) 10 to 10,000
d) 10 to 5000

63. The most important arm of the Mughal army was
a) Cavalry
b) Artillery
c) Infantry
d) Elephantry

64. Babur introduced in India
a) The Art of Persian painting
b) Royal court poetry
c) Four square garden
d) Building with sloping walls

65. The court painter sent by Jahangir along with his envoy to Shah of Persia to draw portraits of
Shah Abbas was
a) Bishandas
b) AbulHasan
c) Mansur
d) Govardhan

66. The type of painting which made special progress during the reign of Jahangir was
a) Portrait painting
b) Fresco painting
c) Battle scene
d) Miniature painting

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67. Akbar introduced the Dahsala System with the help of
a) Raja Todar Mal
b) Raja Man Singh
c) Raja Bhagwan Das
d) Raja Birbal

68. In the Mughal administration Bakshi was
a) Mint master
b) Pay master-cum-incharge of intelligence service
c) Treasurer
d) Incharge of revenue

69. Persons holding ranks from 2500 and above were known as
a) Amir
b) Amir-i-Umda
c) Mansabdar
d) Khwaja

70. Mansabdars who were paid in cash were called
a) Jagirdars
b) Mirzas
c) Naqdis
d) Amirs

71. In which of the following wings of the Mughal army were foreigners like the Portuguese and
Ottomans employed?
a) Cavalry
b) Navy
c) Artillery
d) Match-lock men

72. In the Mughal Empire, the land revenue was stated mainly in
a) Copper dams
b) Silver rupees
c) Gold Mohurs
d) Maunds

73. The only type of Jagir which could not be transferred was the
a) WatanJagir
b) Tan Jagir
c) KhidmatiJagir
d) MilkiyatJagir

74. Which of the following varieties of land during Mughal period did not yield revenue to the
state?
a) Khalisa
b) Sayurghal
c) Raiyati
d) Jagir

75. The ‘Chain of Justice’ is associated with
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a) Humayun
b) Akbar
c) Jahangir
d) Shah Jahan

76. Who among the following princes was a great patron of Art?
a) Prince DaraSikoh
b) Prince Daniyal
c) Prince Khusrau
d) Prince Murad

77. The largest number of Books on classical Indian music in Persian was written during whose
reign?
a) Akbar
b) Jahangir
c) Shah Jahan
d) Aurangzeb

78. Razmnama is a Persian translation of the
a) Panchatantra
b) Ramayana
c) Mahabharata
d) Kathasaritsagara

79. Who was the first Englishman to appear in the Mughal court during Jahangir’s reign?
a) Paul Canning
b) Ralph Fitch
c) William Edward
d) William Hawkins

80. What is IbadatKhana?
(a) Hall of Prayer
(b) Public Hall of Audience
(c) Private Hall of Audience
(d) Singing Hall

81. During the Mughal Empire, revenue free grants given for charitable purposes were called:
(a) Taqavi
(b) Sayurghals
(c) Jeziya
(d) Madad-i-maash

82. The Ain-i-Dahsala was a:
(a) Military system
(b) Revenue Settlement
(c) Judicial System
(d) Religious System

83. The class of traders who specialized in carrying bulk goods during the Mughal period was
known as:
(a) Banjaras
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