- Who was the Mughal emperor when the British established their first factory in Surat?
- (a) Akbar
- (b) Jahangir
- (c) Shah Jahan
- (d) Aurangzeb
- Answer: (b) Jahangir
- Which Mughal emperor issued the famous ‘Farman’ allowing the British to trade freely in Bengal?
- (a) Bahadur Shah I
- (b) Aurangzeb
- (c) Farrukhsiyar
- (d) Shah Alam II
- Answer: (c) Farrukhsiyar
- The Peacock Throne was taken away by which invader?
- (a) Nadir Shah
- (b) Ahmad Shah Abdali
- (c) Timur
- (d) Babur
- Answer: (a) Nadir Shah
- Who built the Taj Mahal?
- (a) Akbar
- (b) Jahangir
- (c) Shah Jahan
- (d) Aurangzeb
- Answer: (c) Shah Jahan
- Which Mughal emperor shifted his capital from Agra to Delhi?
- (a) Akbar
- (b) Jahangir
- (c) Shah Jahan
- (d) Aurangzeb
- Answer: (c) Shah Jahan
- Who was the last powerful Mughal emperor?
- (a) Akbar
- (b) Jahangir
- (c) Shah Jahan
- (d) Aurangzeb
- Answer: (d) Aurangzeb
- Which battle led to the establishment of British control over Bengal?
- (a) Battle of Buxar
- (b) Battle of Plassey
- (c) Third Battle of Panipat
- (d) Battle of Talikota
- Answer: (b) Battle of Plassey
- Who was the Mughal emperor during the Battle of Buxar (1764)?
- (a) Shah Alam II
- (b) Bahadur Shah I
- (c) Jahandar Shah
- (d) Farrukhsiyar
- Answer: (a) Shah Alam II
- Which Mughal ruler introduced the Mansabdari system?
- (a) Akbar
- (b) Jahangir
- (c) Shah Jahan
- (d) Aurangzeb
- Answer: (a) Akbar
- Which Mughal emperor was also known as ‘Zinda Pir’ (Living Saint)?
- (a) Akbar
- (b) Jahangir
- (c) Shah Jahan
- (d) Aurangzeb
- Answer: (d) Aurangzeb
- Who was the Mughal emperor when the Marathas defeated the Mughals in the Battle of Palkhed?
- (a) Bahadur Shah I
- (b) Farrukhsiyar
- (c) Muhammad Shah
- (d) Shah Alam II
- Answer: (c) Muhammad Shah
- Which Mughal emperor banned music and dancing in his court?
- (a) Akbar
- (b) Jahangir
- (c) Shah Jahan
- (d) Aurangzeb
- Answer: (d) Aurangzeb
- During whose reign did the Portuguese establish their first colony in India?
- (a) Akbar
- (b) Jahangir
- (c) Babur
- (d) Humayun
- Answer: The Portuguese established their first colony in Goa in 1510 during the rule of Ibrahim Lodi (Delhi Sultanate), not a Mughal emperor.
🔹 The Portuguese arrived in India in 1498 during the reign of Sultan Mahmud Begada of Gujarat.
🔹 Babur was not involved in any Portuguese trade or settlements.
- Who was the Mughal emperor when the East India Company got the Diwani rights of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa?
- (a) Bahadur Shah I
- (b) Shah Alam II
- (c) Jahandar Shah
- (d) Farrukhsiyar
- Answer: (b) Shah Alam II
- Which Mughal emperor was imprisoned by the British in the Red Fort after the Revolt of 1857?
- (a) Shah Alam II
- (b) Bahadur Shah Zafar
- (c) Akbar II
- (d) Ahmad Shah
- Answer: (b) Bahadur Shah Zafar
- Who built the Red Fort in Delhi?
- (a) Akbar
- (b) Jahangir
- (c) Shah Jahan
- (d) Aurangzeb
- Answer: (c) Shah Jahan
- Which Mughal emperor is credited with the introduction of the Rupee coin?
- (a) Akbar
- (b) Jahangir
- (c) Shah Jahan
- (d) Sher Shah Suri
- Answer: (d) Sher Shah Suri (not a Mughal, but ruled before them)
- Who was the Mughal emperor when the Treaty of Allahabad was signed?
- (a) Bahadur Shah I
- (b) Shah Alam II
- (c) Alamgir II
- (d) Jahandar Shah
- Answer: (b) Shah Alam II
- Which Mughal emperor was known for his ‘policy of Sulh-i-Kul’ (Universal Tolerance)?
- (a) Akbar
- (b) Jahangir
- (c) Shah Jahan
- (d) Aurangzeb
- Answer: (a) Akbar
- Who was the Mughal emperor when the Revolt of 1857 broke out?
- (a) Akbar II
- (b) Bahadur Shah Zafar
- (c) Shah Alam II
- (d) Ahmad Shah
- Answer: (b) Bahadur Shah Zafar