Question. 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     

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

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

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

Question. 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   

Question. Jahangir entrusted the work of his Jahangir Nama to
a) Ibrahim Khan
b) Motamad Khan
c) Sher Shah
d) Nur jahan     

Question. Which prominent noble had a fleet of ships which sailed to Burma, Macassar and Maldives, Persia and Arabia?
a) Mir Jumla
b) Shaista Khan
c) Wazir Khan
d) Mahabat Khan     

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

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

Question. 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     

Question. The only type of Jagir which could not be transferred was the
a) Watan Jagir
b) Tan Jagir
c) Khidmati Jagir
d) Milkiyat Jagir   

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

Question. 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 

Question. Who invited Babur to attack India?
a) Daulat Khan Lodi
b) Rana Sangha
c) Sher Shah
d) Mahmud Lodi       

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

Question. 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     

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

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

Question. In the pre-Mughal society, the most important factor for the growth of Purdah was
a) Social
b) Economic
c) Political
d) Religious   

Question. Which traveler wrote in the middle of the 17th century that Delhi was not less than Paris?
a) Ralph Fitch
b) Bernier
c) Monserrate
d) Tavernier   

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

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

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

Question. 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 

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

Question. 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     

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

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

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

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

Question. The translation of the Mahabharata into Persian was carried out under whose supervision?
a) Abul Fazl
b) Faizi
c) Utbi
d) Badaoni       

Question. 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   

Question. 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 

Question. 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   

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

Question. Who annexed the Deccan Kingdoms of Bijapur and Golconda
a) Aurangzeb
b) Akbar
c) Shah Jahan
d) Humayun   

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

Question. 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   

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

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

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

Question. Who built the Red Fort at Delhi?
a) Akbar
b) Jahangir
c) Shah Jahan
d) Dara Shikoh     

Question. 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) Pietra dura   

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

Question. 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     

Question. 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) Dara Shikoh   

Question. 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     

Question. Aurangzeb was
a) Chishti saint
b) Shia muslim
c) Sunni muslim
d) Hindu     

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

Question. 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 

Question. 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   

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

Question. 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     

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

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

Question. 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     

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

Question. What was the most important role of women under the Mughals?
a) Giving moral and cultural tone to society
b) Serving their husbands
c) Played an active role in politics
d) Giving birth to children     

Question. Which of the following spices was unknown during the Mughal period?
a) Pepper
b) Clove
c) Cumin
d) Capsicum or Chilli 

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

Question. The most famous musician at the court of Akbar was Tansen. What was his original name?
a) Makaranda Pande
b) Ramtanu Pande
c) Lal Kalwant
d) Mahesh Pande   

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

Question. One of the following writers who was a great critic of Akbar was
a) Badauni
b) Nizamuddin Ahmad
c) Faizi Sarhindi
d) Birbal   

Question. Sharia law was
a) Laws frame by the Ulemas
b) Hindu law
c) Islamic law
d) Laws framed by Aurangzeb   

Question. 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     

Question. Which of the following traders first came to India during the Mughal period?
a) Portuguese
b) Dutch
c) Danish
d) British   

Question. Which Mughal Emperor prohibited the use of tobacco?
a) Babur
b) Akbar
c) Jahangir
d) Shah Jahan 

Question. In the Mughal period the zamindars served the state as
a) Village administrators
b) Feudatory chiefs
c) An agency for collection of land revenue
d) An intermediary between the state and the cultivator   

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

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

Question. Which of the following was NOT one of the chief features of the Zabt system of Raja Todarmal?
a) Survey and measurement of land
b) Classification of land
c) Biennial assessment
d) Land divided into four categories   

Question. The fiscal sources of Akbar empire were divided into two main divisions –central and local. The most lucrative and important source of revenue was
a) Commerce
b) Custom duties
c) Land
d) Religious tax   

Question. The Mughals imported slaves from
a) China
b) Europe
c) Asia
d) East Africa   

Question. 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       

Question. What is Ibadat Khana?
a) Hall of Prayer
b) Public Hall of Audience
c) Private Hall of Audience
d) Singing Hall   

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

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

Question. The Sardeshmukhi was an additional levy imposed by Marathas with a percentage of
a) 12 percent
b) 10 percent
c) 15 percent
d) 20 percent   

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

Question. What was the Khalisa?
a) Crown lands
b) Jagir lands
c) Land under peasant ownership
d) Lands granted for religious purposes   

Question. Which of the following contemporary sources of the Mughal period is especially useful for obtaining information on the agrarian conditions?
a) Akbarnamah
b) Ain-i-Akbari
c) Muntakhab-ul-Lubab
d) Babur Nama   

Question. Who among the following was the first Mughal Emperor to allow the British to establish trade links with India ?
a) Shah Jahan
b) Jahangir
c) Aurangzeb
d) Humayun   

Question. Introduction of which of the following crops during the Mughal period brought about a most remarkable change in the cropping pattern?
a) Tea
b) Tobacco
c) Indigo
d) Potato   

Question. Who among the following was in charge of land revenue system during the reign of Akbar ?
a) Abul Fazl
b) Birbal
c) Man Singh
d) Todar Mal   

Question. For which of the following products of Bengal during the Mughal period, was that province especially famous?
a) Rice
b) Indigo
c) Sugar
d) Wheat   

Question. Who among the following after marriage became known as the beloved wife of Shah Jahan?
a) Anjuman Benu Began
b) Asmat Began
c) Ladli Began
d) Mehr- un- Nisa   

Question. The class of traders who specialized in carrying bulk goods during the Mughal period was known as:
a) Banjaras
b) Dalals
c) Gumashtas
d) Saraffs     

Question. What was the main objective of Din-I Ilahi?
a) To free administration from Islamic law
b) To establish new religious faith on the basis of the best elements in all religions
c) Conversion of Hindus to Islam
d) To live a life accordance with Islamic laws 

Question. In which year Aurangzeb passed the orders that Karoris of all crown lands should be Muslims and he dismissed Hindu accountants and clerks and replace them with Muslims?
a) 1671
b) 1673
c) 1689
d) 1683     

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

Question. Who was the first historian to mention the manufacture of paper in India?
a) Alberuni
b) Amir Khusrau
c) Abul Fazl
d) Utbi     

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

Question. What was the key weakness of the Mughal Empire?
a) Absence of an efficient army
b) Absence of naval power
c) Poor administrative system
d) Corruption of the nobility   

Question. The designation ‘amil’ during Akbar’s reign denoted a
a) Policeman
b) Retail traders
c) Postman
d) Revenue officials     

Question. Two major crops introduced in India during the Mughal period were
a) Millet and groundnut
b) Potato and mustard
c) Tobacco and maize
d) Indigo and maize     

Question. Which of the following varieties of land available during the Mughal times did NOT yield any land revenue to the state?
a) Khalisa or crown lands
b) Jagir lands
c) Sayurghal lands
d) Paibaqi lands     

Question. Who was responsible for the assessment and collection of land revenue under Akbar?
a) Shiqdar
b) Amil
c) Faujdar
d) Kotwal   

Question. The term Khalisa in Mughal administration signified the
a) Entire imperial establishment
b) Land owned by the Emperor himself
c) Religious land rights
d) Land from where revenue was collected for the Imperial treasury   

Question. Under the Mughals, the police duties in urban areas were entrusted to the officers known as
a) Kotwal
b) Kazi
c) Vakil
d) Amil   

Question. The revenue assessment known as batai, ghalla bakshi or bhaoli was a method of crop sharing on the basis of
a) Actual production
b) Rough estimate of crops
c) Mutual agreement qabuliyat
d) Past revenue records