Complete MCQ questions on Mughal Age for all Competitive Examination.
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| 1) Who was the founder of the Mughal Empire in India? | a) Akbar b) Aurangzeb c) Shah Jaha d) Babur Babur
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| 2) In which year Mughal Empire was established? | a) 1530 b) 1526 c) 1532 d) 1556 Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodhi in the first battle of Panipat and established the Mughal empire in India in 1526
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| 3) The Mughal Emperor who died due to a sudden fall from the staircase of his Library? | a) Babur b) Humayun c) Akbar d) Aurangzeb Humayun died in1556 AD
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| 4) Who was the greatest ruler of the Mughal Empire? | a) Humayun b) Akbar c) Aurangzeb d) Shahjahan Jalal-ud-din Mohammad Akbar
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| 5) 2nd Battle of Panipat was fought between whom? | a) Babur – Hemu b) Shershah – Humayun c) Akbar – Hemu d) Babur- Lodhi Akbar – Hemu
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| 6) The most famous musician of the Navratna of Akbar was. | a) Bande Bahadur b) Todarmal c) Tansen d) Lal Kalawant Tansen also known as Ramtanu Pandey
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| 7) Who was the commander in chief of Akbar? | a) Todarmal b) Bairam Khan c) Abul Fazl d) Ramtanu Pandey Bairam Khan
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| 8) Who was the last emperor of the Mughal Empire? | a) Aurangzeb b) Bahadur Shah 1 c) Shah Alam d) Bahadur Shah 2 Bahadur shah 2 or Bahadur Shah Jafar
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| 9) When was Akbar died? | a) 1600 b) 1603 c) 1605 d) 1610 1605
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| 10) What was the name of the Akbar’s Biography? | a) Akbarnama b) Baburnama c) Tujk e baburi d) Tujk e Jahangiri Akbarnama
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| 11) What is the name of the Autography of Babur? | a) Ain e Baburi b) tuzk e Baburi c) Baburnama d)None of the above Baburnama
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| 12) Ain-e-Akbari and Akbarnama were written by | a) Abul Fazl b) Bairam khan c) Tansen d) Todarmal Abul Fazl
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| 13) What is the original name of Mumtaz mahal | a) Mehrunnisha b) Gulbadan Begum c) Arjumand Banu Begum d) Laddli Begum Arjuman Banu Begum
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| 14) Who was the chief architect of the Taj Mahal? | a) Ahmed Khan b) Muhammad Khan c) Makramat Khan d) Ustad Ahmed lahouri Ustad Ahmed Lahouri
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| 15) Humayunnama was written by– | a) Humayun b) Akbar c) Abul Fazl d) Gulbadan Begum Gulbadan Begum
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| 16) In which year Aurangzeb died? | a) 1600 b) 1605 c) 1700 d) 1707 1707
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| 17) Who was called Zinda Pir in the Mughal empire? | a) Akbar b) Jahangir c) Shahjahan d) Aurangzeb Aurangzeb
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| 18) The capital of the Mughal empire shifted from Agra to Delhi by– | a) Akbar b) Jahangir c) Shahjahan d) Aurangzeb Shahjahan
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| 19) Which Mughal emperor assumed the title of Alamgir? | a) Akbar b) Jahangir c) Shahjahan d) Aurangzeb Aurangzeb
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| 20) The famous Peacock throne was built by which Mughal Emperor? | a) Shahjahan b) Akbar c) Babur d) Bahadur Shah Jafar Shahjahan
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| 21) The Battle of Khanwa in 1527 was fought between? | a) Babur and Ibrahim Lodhi b) Babur and Rana Sangha c) Humayun and Shershah d) Humayun and Ibrahimm Lodhi Babur and Rana Sangha
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| 22) Who was defeated in the battle of Kannauj by Sher Shah Suri in 1540? | a) Babur b) Akbar c) Humayun d) Shah Jahan Humayun
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| 23) Grand Trunk road was made by | a) Shahjahan b) Akbar c) Sher Shah Suri d) Aurangzeb Shershah Suri
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| 24) Humayun’s Tomb was constructed by whom? | a) Akbar b) Jahangir c) Shahjahan d) Haji Begum Haji Begum
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| 25) Where was the tomb of Babur located? | a) Agra b) Delhi c) Kabul d) Burma Kabul
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| 26) Which Sikh Guru was killed by Aurangzeb? | a) Guru Govind Singh b) Guru Ramdas c) Guru Arjan Dev d) Guru Tegh Bahadur Guru Tegh Bahadur
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| 27) In which year battle of Haldighati was fought between Akbar and Rana Pratap Singh? | a) 1575 b) 1576 c) 1556 d) 1761 1576
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| 28) In which year Battle of Buxur was fought between British Empire and Combine force of Bengal, Awadh and Mughals? | a) 1761 b) 1762 c) 1763 d) 1764 1764
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| 29) Which Mughal emperor gave land to the construction of Golden Temple in Amritsar? | a) Akbar b) Jahangir c) Shahjahan d) Aurangzeb Akbar
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| 30) Which mughal emperor prohibited the use of Tobacco? | a) Babur b) Akbar c) Jahangir d) Aurangzeb Jahangir
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| 31) Which of the following englishmen was honoured by the title of “English Khan” by Jhanagrr? | a) Sir Thomas Roe b) Martin Duke c) Sir William Hawkins d) Edward Terry Sir William Hawkins
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| 32) Which Mughal ruler lifted the “Jizya Kar” on hindu? | a) Babur b) Humayun c) Akbar d) Aurangzeb Akbar
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| 33) During Mughal period Finance Minister was known as– | a) Wakil b) Amin c) Diwan d) Kotwal Diwan
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| 34) Which of the following Mughal emperor was Illitrate? | a) Akbar b) Jahangir c) Shahjahan d) Aurangzeb Akbar
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| 35) During Mughal Period the copper coin was known as– | a) Rupee b) Dam c) Tanka d) Shamshi Dam
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| 36) Nadir shah invaded india and took peacock throne and Kohinoor diamond in– | a) 1730 b) 1735 c) 1739 d) 1740 1739
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