14000+ MCQs Medieval History (Mughal Empire)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 28/10/2026
1. Who among the following had ordered that a man should marry only one wife and could marry another only when the first wife was barren?
2. Which revenue system among the following was also known as the Bandobast system?
3. Of the following who had rebelled against the Mughal Emperor Jahangir?
I. Asif Khan
II. Khurram
III. Mahabat Khan
IV. Khusrau
4. A Dutch traveller, who has given a very valuable account of the reign of Jahangir was:
5. Which one of the following is a monument constructed by Sher Shah?
6. Which among the following pairs (Mughal monuments and place) is not correctly matched?
7. Who was conferred the title of ‘Gunraj Khan’?
8. In Medieval India, why was the Mansabdari system introduced?
9. In which of the following places was Akbar enthroned on getting the information of Humayun’s death?
10. During Aurangzeb’s reign, whose duty was to see that people lived their lives in accordance with the ‘shariat’?
11. Which of the following Mughal Emperors had the highest number of Hindu Generals in the Mughal army?
12. Akbar ruled under the protection of Bairam Khan from:
13. Who among the following was the connecting link between Sher Shah and Akbar in land revenue administrative measures?
14. Anwar-e-Suhaili is a translation of
15. European paintings were introduced in the court of:
16. Assertion (A): Akbar constructed ‘Buland Darwaza’ at Fatehpur Sikri. Reason (R): Akbar built this monument to commemorate the birth of his son Jahangir.
17. Which among the following business center was not used as a port by Mughals?
18. Ibadat Khana at Fatehpur Sikri was:
19. Who among the following is considered as the founder of the Second Afghan rule in India?
20. The Battle of Haldighati was fought in:
21. Who among the following has been imprisoned by Jahangir?
22. Assertion (A): Aurangzeb succeeded Shah Jahan to the Mughal throne. Reason (R): The law of primogeniture was followed.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
23. Which among the following titles were assumed by Sher Shah Suri?
I. Hazrat-e-Ala
II. Sultan
III. Zille-e-Ilahi
IV. Raiyat-e-Ala
24. With whose permission did the English set up their first factory at Surat?
26. Where is the tomb of Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khanan situated?
27. After becoming the Mughal Ruler in India, Zahiruddin Muhammad assumed the name:
28. Banjaras during the medieval period of Indian history were generally
29. Who among the following had discovered the art of making perfume out of rose?
30. 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?
31. Which Mughal Emperor started the Hijri Samvat (calendar) in India by replacing the Illahi Samvat?
32. Delhi’s education centre which was known as Madarsa-e-Begum was established by
33. Which one of the following pairs of term and meaning is not correctly matched?
34. Who of the following was not a member of Nur Jahan’s Junta?
35. Which one of the following is not true about the Mughal Mansabdari system?
36. Who was the chief architect of Humayun’s tomb?
37. 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 |
38. 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.
39. Which among the following mosque has been constructed entirely of marble?
40. Who among the following Muslim rulers abolished the pilgrimage tax?
41. The monument built by Akbar inspired from a Buddhist monastery is
42. The Mansabdari system introduced by Akbar was borrowed from the system followed in:
43. The famous historical book ‘Travels of the Mughal Empire’, was written by
44. Who built the Babri mosque in Ayodhya?
45. Who did illustrate ‘Dastan-e-Amir Hamza’ (Hamzanama)?
46. In Indian history, who was Abdul Hamid Lahori?
47. 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).
48. 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 |
49. In the Mughal era, the duty of Mir Bakshi was:
50. Which Mughal Emperor wrote his own autobiography?