14000+ MCQs Medieval History (Mughal Empire)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 30/07/2026
1. Which one of the following monuments was constructed by Sher Shah?
2. Two of the following states which Aurangzeb had conquered in the Deccan were:
3. Which one of the following is a monument constructed by Sher Shah?
4. When did Humayun first attacked Chunar Fort?
5. Who among the following was the daughter of Emperor Aurangzeb?
6. Who was the renowned Jain Acharya, to be greatly honoured by Akbar?
7. Which among the following historian commented on the death of Humayun, “He tumbled through his life and tumbled out of it”?
8. Thomas Roe was given audience by Jahangir at:
9. ‘The Last Sun of Indian Glory’ has been used for
10. Name the title given by Shah Jahan to Dara Shikoh?
11. Who among the following initiated ‘Din-i-Ilahi’?
12. Delhi’s education centre which was known as Madarsa-e-Begum was established by
13. The main aim of Akbar in fighting the Battle of Haldighati was:
14. Abul Hasan was one of the most eminent painters of Jahangir’s reign. He painted the well-known Mughal Darbar scene describing:
15. In which language was ‘Tuzuk-i-Baburi’ written?
16. 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 |
17. Arrange the following Battles in chronological order by
choosing the correct answer from the options given below:
I. Battle of Sarnal (1572 AD - Akbar vs. Muhammad Hussain Mirza)
II. Battle of Bilgram (1540 AD - Humayun vs. Sher Shah Suri)
III. Battle of Dharmat (1658 AD - Aurangzeb vs. Dara Shikoh)
IV. Battle of Jajau (1707 AD - Bahadur Shah I vs. Azam Shah)
18. In which of the following years did Akbar build Ibadatkhana (House of Worship)?
19. What was the district called during the Mughal period?
20. To whom did Aurangzeb bestow the title of ‘Sahibat-uz-Zamani’ (Mistress of the Age)?
21. Which among the following Mughal painter was sent by Jahangir to Persia?
22. Who did illustrate ‘Dastan-e-Amir Hamza’ (Hamzanama)?
23. During Akbar's period, the land revenue system ‘Ain-i-Dahsala’ was developed by:
24. Which among the following medieval ruler ordered construction of royal road from East Bengal to Peshawar also called as Sadak-e-Azam?
25. Who among the following was appointed as a Physician in the Mughal service?
26. Reign of Akbar is known for:
I. Annexation of regions II. Provincial administrative system III. Judicial administration IV. His religious intolerance
Select the correct answer by using codes given below.
27. Who among the following is considered as the founder of the Second Afghan rule in India?
28. Who among the following was the connecting link between Sher Shah and Akbar in land revenue administrative measures?
29. Consider the following events and arrange them chronologically.
I. Battle of Dauhariya
II. Battle of Kannauj
III. Battle of Samugarh
IV. Battle of Chausa
30. During Aurangzeb’s reign, whose duty was to see that people lived their lives in accordance with the ‘shariat’?
31. Consider the following statements.
Consider the following statements.
In the reign of Jahangir, Kandhar could not be recaptured due to
I. inefficiency of Mughal army.
II. refusal of Khurram to proceed to that place.
III. difficulties in organising an expedition.
IV. severe cold in Afghanistan.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
32. Zabti system was introduced by:
33. The coordination of Hindu and Iranian architecture can be seen in
34. Which one among the following depicts the correct meaning of the term Jins-i-Kamil concerning crops in Mughal India?
35. Court language during Mughal period was
36. Which of the following is an incorrect sequence of Mughal rulers?
37. Which among the following was the first Mughal Emperor to laid military campaign against Bengal?
38. Who among the following wives of Jahangir committed suicide?
39. Who were called ‘Sheikhzadas’ in the nobility?
40. Which of the following Mughal Emperor wrote his autobiography in Persian?
41. Who among the following was the Governor of Deccan for the major part of Shah Jahan’s reign?
42. Causes of Akbar’s popularity were:
I. Mansabdari customs II. Religious policy III. Land revenue system IV. Social reforms
Select the correct answer by using codes given below.
43. 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.
44. Who among the following had discovered the art of making perfume out of rose?
45. Which of the following statements regarding the Mughal paintings is/are correct?
I. The paintings of Akbar’s time were mostly confined to book illustrations and portraits. II. Mir Sayyid Ali of Herat and Khwaja Abdus Samad formed the nucleus of the Mughal school of painting which fused together the non-Islamic (Indian) and Islamic (Persian) elements. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
46. Who is the author of Shah Jahan Nama?
47. Who was the Sikh Guru to be slaughtered (executed) by Aurangzeb?
48. 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 |
50. Babur came to India originally from:
