Mughal Empire: Top 100 GK MCQ With Free Exam History SET:-4

Q41. The Ibadat Khana was a meeting house built by which Mughal Emperor ?

(A) Aurangzeb
(B) Babur
(C) Humayun
(D) Akbar

Answer: Akbar

Q42. The first invasion of India by Sultan Mahmud Ghazni was in

(A) 1004 AD
(B) 1000 AD
(C) 1001 AD
(D) 999 AD

Answer: 1000 AD

Q43. Who is the only women historian to have written a historical account of Mughal Period ?

(A) Noorjahan Begum
(B) Gulbadan Begum
(C) Zebun-nissa Begum
(D) Jahanara Begum

Answer: Gulbadan Begum

Q44. Under the Mughals, in urban area the judicial powers were exercised by

(A) Kotwal
(B) Kazis
(C) Faujdar
(D) Wazir

Answer: Kotwal

Q45. Chand Bibi was the ruler of

(A) Satara
(B) Ahmednagar
(C) Bijapur
(D) Golconda

Answer: Ahmednagar

Q46. Which Mughal emperor is credited with having composed secular Hindi songs ?

(A) Humayun
(B) Babur
(C) Shah Jahan
(D) Jahangir

Answer: Jahangir

Q47. Who got construced ‘Grand Trunk Road’ ?

(A) Akbar
(B) Samudra Gupta
(C) Shershah Suri
(D) Ashoka

Answer: Shershah Suri

Q48. Who are credited to a large extent for ending the Mughal rule in India ?

(A) Mauryas
(B) Cholas
(C) Marathas
(D) Guptas

Answer: Marathas

Q49. Slaves who were in great demand under the Mughals were

(A) Abyssinians
(B) Persians
(C) Africans
(D) Afghans

Answer: Abyssinians

Q50. Who discovered a direct sea route to India ?

(A) The French
(B) Portuguese
(C) Germans
(D) The Dutch

Answer: Portuguese