Some important Multiple Choice Question on the Mughal Empire

1. The Arab conquest of Sind took place in-

(a) 712 AD (b) 740 AD

2. Which of the following rulers belonged to Slave dynasty?

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(a) Iltutmish (b) Humayun

3. The founder of the first Afghan rule in India was-

(a) Ibrahim Lodi (b) Bahlol Lodi

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4. Who among the following was the ruler of Chittor, when Alauddin Khilji attacked and conquered it in 1303 AD ?

(a) Rana Sanga (b) Rana Kumbha

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5. The Sultan who called himself Naib-e-Khuda or the deputy of God was –

(a) Iltutmish (b) Alauddin Khilji

6. The first Muslim ruler to formulate the theory of kingship similar to the theory of divine right of kings was-

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(a) Qutubuddin Aibak (b) Alauddin Khilji

7. The extent of the Delhi Sultanate empire was the greatest during the reign of-

(a) Alauddin Khilji (b) Iltutmish

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8. Market control was first introduced in. medieval India by-

(a)Ghyasuddin Balban (b) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

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9. Alauddin Khilji introduced market reforms-

(a) To administer his- subjects well (b) To ease the peasants living

10. Balban’s greatest achievement was-

(a) Curbing of the powers of the nobles (b) establishment of peace and security

11. Token currency was introduced for the first time in India by-

(a) Alauddin Khilji (b) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

12. Which of the following rulers in India challanged the authority of the Ulemas or Muslim clergy ?

(a) Alauddin Khilji (b) Balban

13. Delhi Sultanate was a-

(a) Democracy (b) Bureaucracy

14. Mohammad Bin Tughlaq changed his capital from Delhi to Devagiri because he wanted to-

(a) improve trade in the Deccan (b) Spread Islam

15. Who was assigned the first Iqta in India by Mohamed Ghauri ?

(a) Iltutmish (b) Qutubuddin Aibak

16. Under which Sultan, Khalisa land increased considerably?

(a) Balban (b) Alauddin Khilji

17. During whose reign did the Mongols first invade India?

(a) Alauddin Khilji (b) Balban

18. Which of the following was the major source of Income in medieval north India ?

(a) Jazia (b) Kharaj

19. Which of the following Sultans established deplomatic relation with China ?

(a) Ibrahim Lodi (b) Jalaluddin Khilji

20. Which of the following was a saint of the Bhakti movement in Bengal?

(a) Kabir (bi Tulsidas

21. The saint from Gujarat vho preached non-sectarian in medieval times was-

(a) Dadu (b) Raghunandan

22. Who was the most popular Sufi ?

(a) Rabia (b) Hajjaj

23. To which did the famous saint of Bihar Makhdum Sarfuddin Yahiya Maneri belong ? (PCS’9

(a) Chisti (b) Kubrawi

24. The earliest seeds of the Bhakti movement in India found in-

(a) the Vedas (b) Buddhist philosophy

25. Who amongst the following was a blind poet who worshipped Krishna and spread Krishna Bhakti cult

(a) Kabir (b) Surdas

26. Ramanuja preached-

(a) Dwaitya ‘ (b) Ahimsa

27. ‘Vaanis’ were the hymns and poems composed by-

(a) Kabir (b) Raskhan

28. The Mansabdari system introduced by Akbar, was borrowed from the system in-

(a) Turkey (b) Persia

29. Which of the’following ports was the biggest port during the Mughal period ? (Central Exise ’91)

(a) Hoogly (b) Chittagong

30. During the Mughal period, under the Zabti system, land revenue was assessed and was required to be paid-

(a) in cash or kind (b) only in cash

31. Who consolidated the Mughal empire and gave it a unique multi-religious culture ?

(a) Akbar (b) Humayun

32. In 1662 AD, Mir Jumla the Mughal Viceroy of Bengal led a successful expedition to-

(a) Assam (b) Tibet

33. The East India Company was founded in India during the reign of-

(a) Akbar (b) Jahangir

34. When Akbar was young, his guardian was-

(a) Hemu (b) Faizi

35. The Sikh Guru who fought the Mughal was-

(a) Guru Nanak (b) Guru Arjun Dev

36. The court language of Mughals was-

(a) Arabic (b) Persian

37. The bitterest war of succession under the great Mughals was fought among the sons of-

(a) Babur (b) Jahangir

38. Babur won the battle of Panipat mainly because o f-

(a) his cavalry (b) his military skill

39. During the Mughal period, the incharge of law and order in the villages was-

(a) Muqaddam (b) Patwari

40. The c ital of the Mughal empire was shifted from Agra to Delhi by-

(a) Jahangir (b) Aurangzeb

41. The Do-aspah Seh-aspah system was introduced by-

(a) Akbar (b) Jahangir

42. Akbar’s land revenue system was known as-

(a) Bandobast system (b) Zabti system

43. Akbar assumed actual control over the administration of his empire in-

(a) 1556 (b) 1562

44. Which Mughal emperor gave land for the construction of Golden Temple at Amritsar ? (a) Akbar (b) Jahangir

45. Babur entered India for the first time from the west through-

(a) Kashmir (b) Sindh

46. In the Mughal administration, military recruitment was being looked after by-

(a) Diwan (b) Wazir

47. Which of the following Rajput dynasties did not surrender to Akbar ? (NDA ’90)

(a) Parmar (b) Pratihara

48. The bone of contention between the Shah of Persia an( the Mughals was the control of-

(a) Kabul (b) Qandhar

49. Shershah’s real name was-

(a) Hemu (b) Faizi

50. Shershah made revenue settlement with-

(a) Mansabdars (b) Cultivators

51. Who among the following Mughal emperors annexed Bijpur and Golkunda to the Mughal empire ?

(a) Jahangir (b) Akbar

52. Who was the last Mughal emperor to sit on the peacock throne ?

(a) Bahadur Shah II (b) Mohammad Shah

53. The main object of introducing the Mansabdari system was to-

(a) placate the nobility (b) improve the judicial administration

54 Which of the following Mughal emperors’ tomb is outside ‘ India ?

(a) Jahangir (b) Akbar

55. Which of the following forts was not built by Akbar ?

(a) Lahore Fort (b) Allahabad Fort

56. The most famous musician at the court of Akbar was Tansen. His original name was-

(a) Baz Bahadur (b) Makaranda Pande

57. Which art did Jahangir mainly patronise ?

(a) Sculpture (b) Architecture

58. The first Mughal building to have been built entirely of marble is-

(a) Akbar’s Mausoleum (b) Humayun’s Tomb

59. ‘Biwi Ka Maqbara’ is the tomb of-

(a) Nurjahan (b) Aurangzeb’s wife

60. The Upnishads were translated into Persian by the order of-

(a) Abdur Rahim Khan-e-Khana (b) Akbar

61. Tulsi Das Wrote Ramcharitmanas during the reign of-

(a) Akbar (b) Jahangir

62. Who among the following ladies wrote a historical account during the Mughal period ?

(a) Nurjahan (b) Gulbadan Begam _anc

63. Bernier visited India during the reign of-

(a) Akbar (b) Jahangir

64. The coin ‘Rupia’ was first issued by-

(a) Sher Shah (b) Alauddin Khilji

65. Among the following whose empire was the largest ?

(a) Akbar (b) Jahangir

66. Who among the following was an able administrator for-

(a) Babur (b) Sher Shah

67. During whose reign Mewar came to conclude peace treaty with Mughals ?

(a) Akbar (b) Jahangir