14000+ MCQs Medieval History (Mughal Empire)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 03/05/2026
1. Consider the following events and arrange them chronologically.
I. Battle of Dauhariya
II. Battle of Kannauj
III. Battle of Samugarh
IV. Battle of Chausa
2. 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.
3. Two of the following states which Aurangzeb had conquered in the Deccan were:
4. European paintings were introduced in the court of:
5. With reference to cultural history of India, consider the following statements.
I. White marble was used in making Buland Darwaza and Khankah at Fatehpur Sikri.
II. Red sandstone and marble were used in making Bara Imambara and Rumi Darwaza at Lucknow.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
6. During the Mughal rule, the copper coin was known as:
7. The Mansabdari system introduced by Akbar was borrowed from the system followed in:
8. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
9. 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”?
11. ‘The Last Sun of Indian Glory’ has been used for
12. The Mughal Emperor who prohibited the use of tobacco was:
13. Thomas Roe was given audience by Jahangir at:
14. 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?
15. Which of the following Mughal Emperor wrote his autobiography in Persian?
16. Which among the following ports was called Babul Mecca (Gate of Mecca) during the Mughal period?
17. Who among the following was killed by Akbar?
18. Mir-i-Arz was concerned with:
19. Between whom was the Battle of Chausa fought?
20. Which one among the following depicts the correct meaning of the term Jins-i-Kamil concerning crops in Mughal India?
21. Who among the following was a contemporary of English Queen Elizabeth I?
22. 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)
23. Which among the following was famous for paintings of birds, animals, and flowers in the Mughal School of Painting?
24. In which of the following places was Akbar enthroned on getting the information of Humayun’s death?
25. Which among the following systems of levying land revenue in Deccan was prevalent during the reign of Akbar?
26. Akbar was born at the fort of which Rajput ruler?
27. Who is believed to have created the raga Miyan Ki Malhar?
28. The head of the military department under the recognised central machinery of administration during Akbar’s reign was:
29. Statement I: Abul Fazl shaped, represented and articulated the ideas associated with the reign of Akbar. Statement II: The qualities of Abul Fazl impressed Akbar who found the former suitable as an adviser and spokesperson for his policies.
30. In which of the following year did Shah Jahan attack the Deccan kingdom of Ahmednagar?
31. Which of the following Mughal Emperors had the highest number of Hindu Generals in the Mughal army?
32. Which one of the following structures was constructed by Emperor Akbar in Fatehpur Sikri?
33. Which among the following set of officers were not employed in provincial administration under the Mughal rule?
34. In whose reign was the ‘Treaty of Chittor’ signed between the Mughal and the Rana of Mewar?
35. Which Mughal Emperor started the Hijri Samvat (calendar) in India by replacing the Illahi Samvat?
36. Which one of the following medieval era rulers mentioned below was highly educated?
37. 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 |
38. The Head of Army during the Mughal period was:
39. Which of the following Rajputana state did not accept the supremacy of Akbar willingly?
40. Who among the following was appointed as a Physician in the Mughal service?
41. 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?
42. Which monument is not at Fatehpur Sikri?
43. Mir Sayyid Ali and Abdus Samad were the court painters of which among the following rulers?
44. The Upanishads were translated into Persian by Dara Shikoh under the title of:
45. A Dutch traveller, who has given a very valuable account of the reign of Jahangir was:
46. Which among the following Mughal painter was sent by Jahangir to Persia?
47. Tulsidas composed his ‘Ramcharitamanas’ in the reign of
48. Jahangir took shelter at which of the following fort?
49. Jahangir mainly patronized which of the following arts?
50. 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?