Mughals in the 17th century

Q.

Who is the son of Humayun?

Q. Who succeeded Akbar as the new Mughal emperor?

1. Jahangir
2. Aurangazeb
3. Shah Jahan
4. Humayun

Q. was the elder brother of Aurangzeb.

1. Shah Jahan
2. Dara Shukoh
3. Murad
4. Shah Shuja

Q. Which Mughal emperor was titled Alamgir?

1. Babur
2. Akbar
3. Humayun
4. Aurangzeb

Q. The number of highest-ranking mansabdars in the Mughal empire was _________.

1. 8000
2. 7000
3. 445
4. 9000

Q. Critically analyse Aurangzeb’s relations with the Rajputs.

Q. Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri is the autobiography of .

1. Akbar
2. Jahangir
3. Shah Jahan
4. Aurangzeb

Q. The power of the Mughal emperor ________ towards the late 17th century.

1. decreased
2. increased
3. increased exponentially
4. remained the same

Q.

Aurangzeb died in the year

1. 1707

2. 1717

3. 1658

4. 1698

Q.

Who was Nakul in Mahabharat?

Q. As the authority of the Mughal emperor slowly declined, his _____________.

1. servants became more loyal to him
2. servants became enemies of him
3. servants ran smear campaigns against him
4. servants emerged as powerful centres of power in the regions

Q. Who was the real power behind the throne during Jahangir's time?

1. Jahangir's wife
2. Jahangir's courtiers
3. Jahangir's son
4. Jahangir's army general

Q. Documents from Shah Jahan’s reign tell us that the highest ranking mansabdars were only 445 in number out of a total of ____________.

1. 8000 mansabdars
2. 9000 mansabdars
3. 445 mansabdars
4. 7000 mansabdars

Q. International travellers saw the ____________.

1. poverty of all people in India under the Mughal administration
2. prosperity of all people in India under the Mughal administration
3. presence of poverty and opulence in India under the Mughal administration
4. absence of poverty and opulence in India under the Mughal administration

Q. The long campaign waged by in the Deccan put a huge strain on the Mughal treasury.

1. Akbar
2. Jahangir
3. Aurangzeb
4. Humayun

Q. was Akbar's successor.

1. Khusrao
2. Jahangir
3. Humayun
4. Shah Jahan

Q.

What is Ain-i Akbari?

1. The fourth volume of Akbar Nama

2. The second volume of Akbar Nama

3. The first volume of Akbar Nama

4. The third volume of Akbar Nama

Q.

How many mansabdars were there in Akbar’s reign?

1. 29

2. 79

3. 35

4. 60

Q. Who succeeded Akbar as the new Mughal emperor?

1. Jahangir
2. Shah Jahan
3. Humayun
4. Aurangazeb

Q. Which Mughal emperor was titled Alamgir?

1. Babur
2. Akbar
3. Humayun
4. Aurangzeb

Q. A document written in the twentieth year of Humayun’s reign shows records that there were a total of around 8000 Mansabdars.

1. False
2. True

Q. Who was the real power behind the throne during Jahangir's time?

1. Jahangir's son
2. Jahangir's army general
3. Jahangir's wife
4. Jahangir's courtiers

Q. Choose the works of architecture commissioned and built by Akbar.

1. Taj Mahal
2. Fatehpur Sikri
3. Diwan-i-Khas
4. Red Fort
5. Diwan-i-Am
6. Buland Darwaza
7. Moti Masjid
8. Panch Mahal

Q. Fatawa 'Alamgiri was written by Aurangzeb.

1. True
2. False

Q. was the elder brother of Aurangzeb.

1. Shah Jahan
2. Dara Shukoh
3. Murad
4. Shah Shuja