14000+ MCQs Medieval History (Mughal Empire)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 30/04/2026
1. The first Indian Hindi scholar of the Mughal period was
2. With reference to Mian Tansen, which one of the following statement is not correct?
3. Who is believed to have created the raga Miyan Ki Malhar?
4. Which among the following set of officers were not employed in provincial administration under the Mughal rule?
5. Which of the following Rajputana state did not accept the supremacy of Akbar willingly?
6. Which Mughal Emperor wrote his own autobiography?
7. Who among the following was a contemporary of English Queen Elizabeth I?
8. In which of the following year did Shah Jahan attack the Deccan kingdom of Ahmednagar?
9. Match the following (Foreign Traveller) with their Year of Arrival.
| List I (Foreign Traveller) | List II (Year of Arrival) |
| A. Hawkins (William) | 1. 1615 AD |
| B. Thomas Roe (Sir) | 2. 1608 AD |
| C. Manucci (Niccolao) | 3. 1585 AD |
| D. Ralph Fitch | 4. 1658 AD |
10. Dara Shikoh was buried at?
11. Who was conferred the title of ‘Gunraj Khan’?
12. In which of the following years did Akbar build Ibadatkhana (House of Worship)?
13. Among the following which Mughal Emperor introduced the policy of Sulh-i-Kul?
14. In which language was ‘Tuzuk-i-Baburi’ written?
15. Which Rajput ruler was not a contemporary of Akbar?
17. 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”?
18. Where is the tomb of Akbar located?
19. Arrange properly as per dates of four important battles fought by Humayun from the names of battles given below.
20. In whose reign was the ‘Treaty of Chittor’ signed between the Mughal and the Rana of Mewar?
21. Yousuf Shah Chak, the last Muslim ruler of Kashmir valley, who was exiled to Bihar by the Mughal Emperor Akbar, was buried in:
22. 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?
23. The root of which among the following revolts lies in the problem faced by the farmers?
24. Who of the following was not a member of Nur Jahan’s Junta?
25. Court language during Mughal period was
26. Assertion (A): The Mansabdari system was existing during the Mughal period. Reason (R): Mansabdars were selected on the basis of qualification.
27. What is the name of the award given to meritorious men in the Mughal Court in the form of a Robe of Honour that was once worn by the Emperor?
28. Which of the following statements about ‘Mughal Mansab’ system are correct?
I. ‘Zat’ rank was an indicator of a Mansabdar’s position in the imperial hierarchy and the salary of the Mansabdar. II. ‘Sawar’ rank indicated the number of horsemen the Mansabdar was required to maintain. III. In the seventeenth century, Mansabdars holding 1000 or above ‘Sawar’ rank were designated as nobles (Umara).
29. Match List I (Monument) with List II (Builder) and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists.
| List I (Monument) | List II (Builder) |
| A. Alai Darwaja, Delhi | 1. Alauddin (Khilji) |
| B. Buland Darwaja, Fatehpur Sikri | 2. Akbar |
| C. Moti Masjid, Agra | 3. Aurangzeb |
| D. Moti Masjid, Delhi | 4. Shah Jahan |
30. What was the district called during the Mughal period?
31. Which one of the following statements is not true about the Ijarah system (Revenue Farming)?
32. Who among the following wives of Jahangir committed suicide?
33. Assertion (A): Emperor Akbar marched towards Afghanistan in 1581 with a huge army. Reason (R): He was on his way to reclaim his ancestral country of Ferghana in Central Asia.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
34. Where is the tomb of Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khanan situated?
35. The meaning of ‘Jihad’ carried on by Aurangzeb is:
36. The main reason of Babur’s victory in the Battle of Panipat was:
37. Where is the mausoleum of Sher Shah located?
38. Who stated that five thousand to twenty thousand men worked for forty years to build the palace of forty pillars at Allahabad in Akbar’s time?
39. The Dhrupad Singers included in the reign of Akbar was/were:
I. Tansen
II. Haridas
III. Surdas
IV. Vilas Khan
Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
40. Who among the following is considered as the founder of the Second Afghan rule in India?
41. Anwar-e-Suhaili is a translation of
42. During Mughal Empire, which of the provinces was lost in 1622, recovered in 1638?
43. During the reign of Akbar, the biggest gold coin was known as:
44. The motive behind Shah Jahan’s Balkh campaign was to:
45. During the Mughal period, the Madarsa which was specialised in the teaching of ‘Muslim Jurisprudence’ was located in
46. Thomas Roe was given audience by Jahangir at:
47. The empire of Babur included:
I. the area of Kabul. II. the area of Punjab. III. the area of modern Uttar Pradesh. IV. the area of modern Rajasthan.
Which of these statements are correct?
48. Kabuliyat and Patta as instruments of settlement were introduced by:
50. The Head of Army during the Mughal period was:
