251. Who was the founder of the Mughal Empire in India?
A. Humayun
B. Babur
C. Akbar
D. Timur
Ans: B

252. Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi in the Battle of:
A. Khanwa
B. Ghaghra
C. Panipat (First)
D. Chausa
Ans: C

253. The autobiography of Babur is called:
A. Baburnama
B. Tuzuk-i-Baburi
C. Akbarnama
D. Babur Itihas
Ans: A

254. The Battle of Khanwa (1527) was fought between:
A. Babur and Rana Sanga
B. Babur and Sher Shah
C. Humayun and Bahadur Shah
D. Akbar and Hemu
Ans: A

255. Who succeeded Babur to the Mughal throne?
A. Akbar
B. Sher Shah
C. Jahangir
D. Humayun
Ans: D

256. Sher Shah’s real name was:
A. Hasan Khan
B. Jalal Khan
C. Farid Khan
D. Nasir Khan
Ans: C

257. The battle in which Humayun was defeated by Sher Shah was:
A. Panipat
B. Ghaghra
C. Chausa
D. Khanwa
Ans: C

258. The Grand Trunk Road was rebuilt by:
A. Akbar
B. Sher Shah Suri
C. Babur
D. Jahangir
Ans: B

259. Akbar became emperor at the age of:
A. 10
B. 11
C. 13
D. 15
Ans: C

260. The regent of young Akbar was:
A. Humayun
B. Bairam Khan
C. Man Singh
D. Todar Mal
Ans: B

261. Akbar’s policy of religious tolerance was called:
A. Din-i-Ilahi
B. Sulh-i-Kul
C. Rah-i-Akbar
D. Tauhid-i-Ilahi
Ans: B

262. Din-i-Ilahi was introduced by:
A. Akbar
B. Babur
C. Shah Jahan
D. Jahangir
Ans: A

263. The land revenue system under Akbar was known as:
A. Jagirdari
B. Zabti or Todarmal Bandobast
C. Ryotwari
D. Mahalwari
Ans: B

264. The Ain-i-Akbari was written by:
A. Badauni
B. Abul Fazl
C. Faizi
D. Nizamuddin
Ans: B

265. The author of Akbarnama was:
A. Abul Fazl
B. Faizi
C. Badauni
D. Abdul Rahim
Ans: A

266. Akbar’s finance minister who introduced standard revenue measures was:
A. Birbal
B. Todar Mal
C. Man Singh
D. Shahbaz Khan
Ans: B

267. Jahangir’s memoirs are known as:
A. Jahangirnama
B. Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri
C. Akbarnama
D. Iqbalnama
Ans: B

268. Nur Jahan wielded real power during the reign of:
A. Akbar
B. Jahangir
C. Shah Jahan
D. Aurangzeb
Ans: B

269. The famous painter during Jahangir’s reign was:
A. Basawan
B. Ustad Mansur
C. Daswant
D. Mir Sayyid Ali
Ans: B

270. The Mughal ruler who built the Taj Mahal was:
A. Akbar
B. Jahangir
C. Shah Jahan
D. Aurangzeb
Ans: C

271. Shah Jahan shifted the capital from Agra to:
A. Delhi
B. Lahore
C. Fatehpur Sikri
D. Allahabad
Ans: A

272. The Peacock Throne was constructed under:
A. Akbar
B. Jahangir
C. Shah Jahan
D. Aurangzeb
Ans: C

273. Aurangzeb came to power after defeating:
A. Dara Shikoh
B. Murad Baksh
C. Shah Shuja
D. All of the above
Ans: D

274. The Mughal ruler who imposed jizya tax again was:
A. Akbar
B. Jahangir
C. Shah Jahan
D. Aurangzeb
Ans: D

275. The famous Mughal general who led campaigns in the Deccan was:
A. Shaista Khan
B. Raja Jai Singh
C. Zulfiqar Khan
D. Mir Jumla
Ans: B

276. The longest ruling Mughal emperor was:
A. Akbar
B. Aurangzeb
C. Shah Jahan
D. Jahangir
Ans: B

277. The Mansabdari system was introduced by:
A. Babur
B. Akbar
C. Sher Shah
D. Aurangzeb
Ans: B

278. Mansabdars were paid through:
A. Cash
B. Land revenue
C. Jagirs
D. Treasury bonds
Ans: C

279. Aurangzeb is known for the construction of:
A. Red Fort
B. Taj Mahal
C. Bibi Ka Maqbara
D. Buland Darwaza
Ans: C

280. The Mughal painting reached its peak under:
A. Akbar
B. Jahangir
C. Shah Jahan
D. Aurangzeb
Ans: B

281. Mughal gardens were typically laid out in:
A. Square shape
B. Cross-axial (Charbagh) pattern
C. Circular design
D. Irregular shape
Ans: B

282. The Mughal emperor who banned music and paintings was:
A. Shah Jahan
B. Akbar
C. Jahangir
D. Aurangzeb
Ans: D

283. The Mughal official responsible for law and order in a sarkar was:
A. Faujdar
B. Kotwal
C. Amil
D. Diwan
Ans: A

284. The Mughal Subah was equivalent to:
A. District
B. Village
C. Province
D. Capital city
Ans: C

285. Zabt was a system of:
A. Land measurement
B. Military discipline
C. Provincial control
D. Religious tax
Ans: A

286. The Ain-i-Dahsala system of land revenue was developed by:
A. Akbar
B. Todar Mal
C. Sher Shah
D. Aurangzeb
Ans: B

287. The Mughal ruler who assumed the title of Alamgir was:
A. Akbar
B. Jahangir
C. Shah Jahan
D. Aurangzeb
Ans: D

288. Who was the first Mughal to issue coins with his name inscribed in Persian?
A. Babur
B. Akbar
C. Humayun
D. Shah Jahan
Ans: A

289. The Mughal court language was:
A. Arabic
B. Urdu
C. Persian
D. Sanskrit
Ans: C

290. Which Mughal prince translated the Bhagavad Gita into Persian?
A. Dara Shikoh
B. Shah Shuja
C. Murad Baksh
D. Aurangzeb
Ans: A

291. The religious text Majma-ul-Bahrain was authored by:
A. Abul Fazl
B. Dara Shikoh
C. Badauni
D. Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi
Ans: B

292. The Jama Masjid in Delhi was built by:
A. Akbar
B. Shah Jahan
C. Aurangzeb
D. Jahangir
Ans: B

293. The Mughal system of granting land for military service was known as:
A. Iqta
B. Saranjam
C. Jagir
D. Patta
Ans: C

294. The Rajput policy of Akbar was based on:
A. Suppression
B. Matrimonial alliances and diplomacy
C. Expulsion
D. Isolation
Ans: B

295. The port city of Surat was prominent under:
A. Babur
B. Akbar
C. Jahangir
D. Shah Jahan
Ans: C

296. The decline of Mughal Empire began after the death of:
A. Shah Jahan
B. Jahangir
C. Aurangzeb
D. Akbar
Ans: C

297. The last powerful Mughal emperor was:
A. Bahadur Shah Zafar
B. Shah Alam II
C. Aurangzeb
D. Akbar Shah II
Ans: C

298. The Mughal Empire officially ended in:
A. 1803
B. 1835
C. 1857
D. 1877
Ans: C

299. Bahadur Shah Zafar was exiled to:
A. Andaman
B. Burma
C. Hyderabad
D. Lahore
Ans: B

300. The Red Fort in Delhi was constructed by:
A. Akbar
B. Shah Jahan
C. Aurangzeb
D. Jahangir
Ans: B