14000+ MCQs Medieval History (Mughal Empire)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 14/12/2025
1. Who among the following were Jahangiri painters?
I. Abdus Samad
II. Abul Hasan
III. Aqa Riza
IV. Mir Sayyad Ali
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
2. Musicians like Tansen, Baiju Bawra, and Gopal Nayak had received training from the Master Swami Haridas. How many music worship centres (schools) had been set up by the followers of Swami Haridas?
3. Who among the following was the daughter of Emperor Aurangzeb?
4. Where is the tomb of Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khanan situated?
5. Which monument is not at Fatehpur Sikri?
6. With regard to the nature of the Mughal state, who among the following scholars argued that “the peculiar feature of the state in Mughal India was that it served not merely as the protective arm of the exploiting classes, but was itself the principal instrument of exploitation”?
7. In which of the following places was Akbar enthroned on getting the information of Humayun’s death?
8. Which one of the following statements is not true about the Ijarah system (Revenue Farming)?
9. Which improvement among these was done by Sher Shah Suri?
I. Revenue reforms II. Administrative reforms III. Military reforms IV. Currency system reforms Select the correct answer by using codes given below.
10. Jahangir mainly patronized which of the following arts?
11. What was the principal source of state income in Mughal India?
13. Assertion (A): Daulatabad fortress was besieged by the Mughal forces in the year 1631 and it had to be surrendered to them. Reason (R): Malik Amber betrayed his sultan during the seige of Daulatabad fortress by Mughal forces.
14. Which one of the following monuments was constructed by Sher Shah?
15. Match the following (Mughal Artist/Musician).
| List I (Artist/Musician) | List II (Title/Patron) |
| A. Aqa Riza | 1. Shiri Kamal |
| B. Ustad Mansur | 2. Nadir-uz-Zaman |
| C. Abdus Samad | 3. Nadir-ul-Asr |
| D. Miya Tansen | 4. Akbar |
16. The main aim of Akbar in fighting the Battle of Haldighati was:
17. Who among the following Muslim rulers abolished the pilgrimage tax?
18. Tulsidas composed his ‘Ramcharitamanas’ in the reign of
19. Who of the following Mughal Emperor was coronated twice?
20. Who among the following witnessed the insult and humiliations faced by Dara Shikoh after losing the Battle of Succession with Aurangzeb?
21. Which amongst the following families was the first to have a matrimonial alliance with Akbar?
22. Consider the following statements. Ahadis were those troopers who:
I. offered their services singly.
II. did not attach themselves to any chief.
III. had the emperor as their immediate colonel.
IV. attached themselves to Mirzas.
23. Where is Tansen’s tomb located?
24. Assertion (A): The Battle of Khanwa was certainly more decisive and significant than the First Battle of Panipat. Reason (R): Rana Sanga, the Rajput hero, was certainly a more formidable adversary than Ibrahim Lodi.
25. Match List I (Author) with List II (Work).
| List I (Author) | List II (Work) |
| A. Abdul Hamid Lahori | 1. Akbar-Namah |
| B. Abul Fazl | 2. Muntakhabut Tawarikh |
| C. Badauni (Abdul Qadir) | 3. Tabaqat-i-Akbari |
| D. Nizamuddin Ahmad | 4. Badshahnama |
26. Who was the renowned Jain Acharya, to be greatly honoured by Akbar?
27. The motive behind Shah Jahan’s Balkh campaign was to:
28. Who did illustrate ‘Dastan-e-Amir Hamza’ (Hamzanama)?
29. Yousuf Shah Chak, the last Muslim ruler of Kashmir valley, who was exiled to Bihar by the Mughal Emperor Akbar, was buried in:
30. Which among the following ports was called Babul Mecca (Gate of Mecca) during the Mughal period?
31. The coordination of Hindu and Iranian architecture can be seen in
32. Khusrau was the son of which Mughal Emperor?
33. Babur came to India originally from:
34. Consider the following statements.
I. The Ain-i-Akbari is the third book in the Akbarnama written during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar. II. Abul Fazl was the author of the first two books of the Akbarnama, while Akbar was the author of the third. III. The best known accounts of illustrated Mughal official reports are the Akbarnama and the Baburnama. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
35. Assertion (A): Aurangzeb gave land-grants for the maintenance of temples at Vrindavan. Reason (R): The trustees of those temples were his favourite courtiers.
36. The foundation of the Mughal painting was laid by:
37. The first tomb of India built entirely of marble is
38. During Aurangzeb’s reign, whose duty was to see that people lived their lives in accordance with the ‘shariat’?
39. Which of the undermentioned facts about Taj Mahal is not correct?
40. Name the title given by Shah Jahan to Dara Shikoh?
41. The meaning of the word ‘Bantai’ during the medieval period was:
42. After the downfall of the Delhi Sultanate, who was the first ruler to issue the gold coin?
43. Arrange the following Battles of the Mughal period in chronological order.
I. Battle of Ghagara
II. Battle of Khanwa
III. Battle of Chausa
IV. Battle of Samugarh
44. Which of the following rulers at first assumed the title of ‘Hazrat-e-Ala’ and afterwards ‘Sultan’?
45. Name the new form of salutation started by Shah Jahan after abolishing the Persian Court custom of Sijda (prostration) which was initiated by Balban.
46. Who among the following is considered as the founder of the Second Afghan rule in India?
47. In which of the following years did Akbar build Ibadatkhana (House of Worship)?
48. Sir Thomas Roe, an Ambassador of James I of England came to India in the year:
49. From the following names identify the one who was not the brother of Humayun.
50. With reference to the Mansabdari system, which of the statements is/are correct?
I. Mansabdari system was the official nobility of the state, started by Akbar.
II. A Mansabdar's post was hereditary.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
