- Which was the second capital of Akbar?
- (a) Delhi
- (b) Agra
- (c) Fatehpur Sikri
- (d) Patna
- Answer: (c) Fatehpur Sikri
- Who introduced the Mansabdari system in India?
- (a) Babur
- (b) Humayun
- (c) Akbar
- (d) Jahangir
- Answer: (c) Akbar
- Who was the trusted General of the Mughal emperor Akbar?
- (a) Raja Todar Mal
- (b) Man Singh I
- (c) Birbal
- (d) Tansen
- Answer: (b) Man Singh I
- Birbal was an advisor in the court of which Mughal emperor?
- (a) Babur
- (b) Akbar
- (c) Aurangzeb
- (d) Jahangir
- Answer: (b) Akbar
- Shah Jahan built the Moti Masjid at which place?
- (a) Delhi
- (b) Jaipur
- (c) Agra
- (d) Amarkot
- Answer: (c) Agra
- Which Mughal building is known for being exactly equal in length and breadth?
- (a) Agra Fort
- (b) Red Fort
- (c) Taj Mahal
- (d) Buland Darwaza
- Answer: (c) Taj Mahal
- Who wrote the Akbarnama?
- (a) Akbar
- (b) Birbal
- (c) Abul Fazl
- (d) Bhagavan Das
- Answer: (c) Abul Fazl
- Who translated the Ramayana into Persian?
- (a) Abul Fazl
- (b) Badauni
- (c) Abdul Latif
- (d) Isar Das
- Answer: (b) Badauni
- When was the French East India Company founded?
- (a) 1600
- (b) 1620
- (c) 1664
- (d) 1604
- Answer: (c) 1664
- Which Mughal emperor was responsible for the downfall of the Sayyid Brothers?
- (a) Bahadur Shah I
- (b) Rafi-ud-Daulah
- (c) Shah Jahan II
- (d) Muhammad Shah
- Answer: (d) Muhammad Shah
- What was the court language of the Mughals?
- (a) Urdu
- (b) Hindi
- (c) Arabic
- (d) Persian
- Answer: (d) Persian
- Who invaded Delhi and plundered the Kohinoor Diamond?
- (a) Nadir Shah
- (b) Firoz Shah
- (c) Muhammad Shah
- (d) Muhammad Ghori
- Answer: (a) Nadir Shah
- Which of the following is correctly matched?
- (a) Asaf Khan – Akbar
- (b) Adam Khan – Akbar
- (c) Bairam Khan – Akbar
- (d) Shaista Khan – Akbar
- Answer: (c) Bairam Khan – Akbar
- Where is Bibi-Ka-Maqbara located?
- (a) Fatehpur Sikri
- (b) Aurangabad
- (c) Hyderabad
- (d) Jaunpur
- Answer: (b) Aurangabad
- Which Indian king welcomed Vasco da Gama when he landed at Calicut?
- (a) Asaf Jah Ismail Mulk
- (b) Devaraya
- (c) Zamorin
- (d) Krishnadevaraya
- Answer: (c) Zamorin
- Which of the following forts was NOT built by Akbar?
- (a) Gwalior Fort
- (b) Agra Fort
- (c) Lahore Fort
- (d) Allahabad Fort
- Answer: (a) Gwalior Fort
- Which Mughal emperor shifted the capital from Agra to Delhi?
- (a) Jahangir
- (b) Aurangzeb
- (c) Shah Jahan
- (d) Bahadur Shah
- Answer: (c) Shah Jahan
- Where is the mosque located that preserves a hair of Prophet Muhammad?
- (a) Ajmer
- (b) Ahmedabad
- (c) Srinagar
- (d) Mecca
- Answer: (c) Srinagar
- In which century did the Bhakti movement begin?
- (a) 6th century
- (b) 7th century
- (c) 8th century
- (d) 9th century
- Answer: (d) 9th century