- Which Mughal emperor is credited with the introduction of the Mansabdari system?
- (a) Babur
- (b) Humayun
- (c) Akbar
- (d) Aurangzeb
- Answer: (c) Akbar
- Who was the first Mughal ruler to establish diplomatic relations with the British?
- (a) Akbar
- (b) Jahangir
- (c) Shah Jahan
- (d) Aurangzeb
- Answer: (b) Jahangir
- Which Mughal ruler is known as ‘Zinda Pir’ or ‘Living Saint’?
- (a) Akbar
- (b) Jahangir
- (c) Aurangzeb
- (d) Bahadur Shah I
- Answer: (c) Aurangzeb
- Which famous Mughal monument was built by Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal?
- (a) Red Fort
- (b) Humayun’s Tomb
- (c) Taj Mahal
- (d) Fatehpur Sikri
- Answer: (c) Taj Mahal
- Which Mughal emperor was deposed and exiled by the British after the Revolt of 1857?
- (a) Akbar II
- (b) Bahadur Shah Zafar
- (c) Shah Alam II
- (d) Farrukhsiyar
- Answer: (b) Bahadur Shah Zafar
- Which battle marked the beginning of British supremacy in India during the Mughal era?
- (a) Battle of Plassey
- (b) Battle of Buxar
- (c) First Battle of Panipat
- (d) Battle of Karnal
- Answer: (a) Battle of Plassey
- Who was the last powerful Mughal emperor before the empire’s decline?
- (a) Shah Jahan
- (b) Bahadur Shah I
- (c) Aurangzeb
- (d) Muhammad Shah
- Answer: (c) Aurangzeb
- Which Mughal emperor issued the first firman (royal decree) to the British East India Company?
- (a) Akbar
- (b) Jahangir
- (c) Shah Jahan
- (d) Aurangzeb
- Answer: (b) Jahangir
- Which Sikh Guru was martyred during the rule of Aurangzeb?
- (a) Guru Arjan Dev
- (b) Guru Tegh Bahadur
- (c) Guru Gobind Singh
- (d) Guru Nanak
- Answer: (b) Guru Tegh Bahadur
- Which Mughal emperor shifted his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad?
- (a) Akbar
- (b) Aurangzeb
- (c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
- (d) Jahangir
- Answer: This is a trick question because Muhammad bin Tughlaq was NOT a Mughal emperor—he belonged to the Tughlaq dynasty (Delhi Sultanate). No Mughal ruler shifted the capital to Daulatabad.
- During whose reign did the Persian ruler Nadir Shah invade India and plunder Delhi?
- (a) Aurangzeb
- (b) Muhammad Shah
- (c) Shah Alam II
- (d) Bahadur Shah I
- Answer: (b) Muhammad Shah
- Which Mughal emperor was known for his religious tolerance and patronage of multiple faiths?
- (a) Babur
- (b) Akbar
- (c) Jahangir
- (d) Aurangzeb
- Answer: (b) Akbar
- Which Mughal emperor introduced the concept of Sulh-i-Kul (universal peace)?
- (a) Babur
- (b) Akbar
- (c) Jahangir
- (d) Shah Jahan
- Answer: (b) Akbar
- Who was the Persian ambassador who visited the Mughal court during Jahangir’s reign?
- (a) Ibn Battuta
- (b) Al-Beruni
- (c) Sir Thomas Roe
- (d) Abdur Rahim
- Answer: (c) Sir Thomas Roe
- What was the official language of the Mughal court?
- (a) Hindi
- (b) Persian
- (c) Urdu
- (d) Arabic
- Answer: (b) Persian
- Which Mughal emperor built the Peacock Throne?
- (a) Akbar
- (b) Jahangir
- (c) Shah Jahan
- (d) Aurangzeb
- Answer: (c) Shah Jahan
- Which Mughal general defeated the Marathas at the Battle of Panipat in 1761?
- (a) Mir Jafar
- (b) Nizam-ul-Mulk
- (c) Ahmad Shah Abdali
- (d) Asaf Jah I
- Answer: (c) Ahmad Shah Abdali
- Which Mughal ruler banned the consumption of alcohol and gambling?
- (a) Akbar
- (b) Jahangir
- (c) Aurangzeb
- (d) Shah Jahan
- Answer: (c) Aurangzeb
- Which Mughal princess was a renowned poet and writer?
- (a) Jahanara Begum
- (b) Roshanara Begum
- (c) Zeb-un-Nissa
- (d) Gauhar Ara
- Answer: (c) Zeb-un-Nissa
- Who was the first Mughal ruler to introduce the concept of price control and rationing?
- (a) Babur
- (b) Akbar
- (c) Jahangir
- (d) Shah Jahan
- Answer: (b) Akbar