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?
