14000+ MCQs Medieval History (Mughal Empire)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 29/07/2026
1. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
I. Akbar tried to fix the age of marriage for boys and girls. II. Akbar gave freedom to girls to marry at their own will and not under parental pressure.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
2. Which monument is not at Fatehpur Sikri?
3. Consider the following events and arrange them chronologically.
I. Battle of Dauhariya
II. Battle of Kannauj
III. Battle of Samugarh
IV. Battle of Chausa
4. Consider the following statements relating to Sher Shah.
I. During Sher Shah’s reign, the village Panchayat and Zamindars were not allowed to deal with civil and criminal cases at the local level. II. Sher Shah set up army cantonments in different parts of the Empire and a strong garrison was posted in each of them.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
5. Which among the following foreign traveller had given detailed description of diamonds and its mines in India?
6. Match the following (Years) with the Events.
| List I (Years) | List II (Events) |
| A. 1645 AD | 1. Aurangzeb was selected as Viceroy of Deccan |
| B. 1637 AD | 2. Famine in Gujarat |
| C. 1630 AD | 3. Transfer of Capital to Shahjahanabad (Delhi) |
| D. 1666 AD | 4. Death of Shah Jahan |
7. With which medieval ruler following statement is associated “I would have lost the empire just for a handful of millet’?
8. Where is the mausoleum of Sher Shah located?
9. Who among the following kings had given patronage to Tansen before Akbar?
10. From where did Sher Shah Suri get his education?
11. Which among the following is not correctly matched?
12. The finest monuments constructed by Akbar are found in:
13. Which among the following was famous for paintings of birds, animals, and flowers in the Mughal School of Painting?
14. Which one of the following musical instruments was mastered by Akbar?
15. Dara Shikoh was buried at?
16. Which Rajput ruler was not a contemporary of Akbar?
17. The historian Abul Fazl was killed by
18. Which among the following is not correctly matched?
19. Who among the following was appointed as a Physician in the Mughal service?
20. Who among the following built the tomb of her Emperor husband (Humayun's Tomb)?
21. Which among the following was the contemporary historian of Akbar who called him as enemy of Islam?
22. Which of the following Mughal Emperors introduced educational reforms?
23. Babur attacked India in the year:
24. Consider the following observations relating to the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar:
I. Akbar strengthened his control on the nobility and the army by introducing the Mansabdari system.
II. Under the Mansabdari system, every officer was assigned a rank (Mansab).
III. The ranks were divided into Zat, Sawar and Chehra.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
25. 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?
26. Building of ‘Purana Qila’ in Delhi was constructed by:
27. Who was the founder of Mughal rule in India?
28. Consider the following statement.
“So much is wrung from the peasants, that even dry bread is scarcely left to fill their stomachs.”
Who among the following European travellers had made the above statement about the condition of peasantry in the Mughal Empire?
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. 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)
31. Match the names of the books with that of the authors.
| List I (Work) | List II (Author) |
| A. Alamgirnama | 1. Mutamad Khan |
| B. Tabaqat-i-Akbari | 2. Munshi Mohd. Kazim |
| C. Char Chaman | 3. Chandrabhan Barahman |
| D. Iqbal Nama-i-Jahangiri | 4. Nizamuddin Ahmad |
32. Who is believed to have created the raga Miyan Ki Malhar?
33. Which one of the following was the Emperor of India when British East India Company was formed in London?
34. Who among the following Mughal Emperors constructed Jama Mosque of Delhi?
35. Arrange the following monuments in their chronological order by selecting the correct answer from the codes given below.
I. Rabia-ud-Daurani Tomb, Aurangabad.
II. Tomb of Sher Shah Suri, Sasaram.
III. Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi
IV. Atala Mosque, Jaunpur
36. 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”?
37. The head of the military department under the recognised central machinery of administration during Akbar’s reign was:
38. Who was the ‘Poet-Laureate’ of Shah Jahan’s reign?
39. In which of the following year did Shah Jahan attack the Deccan kingdom of Ahmednagar?
40. The first tomb of India built entirely of marble is
41. Hem Chandra Vikramaditya is famous in Indian History as
42. Who did illustrate ‘Dastan-e-Amir Hamza’ (Hamzanama)?
43. After becoming the Mughal Ruler in India, Zahiruddin Muhammad assumed the name:
44. Who among the following changed the Rajput policy of the Mughals?
45. The first person to be given proper status of the Diwan by Akbar was:
46. The Mahzar or an attested statement signed by the seven leading Ulemas was issued by:
47. Delhi’s education centre which was known as Madarsa-e-Begum was established by
48. 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?
49. 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?
50. Thomas Roe was given audience by Jahangir at: