1. Who founded the Mughal Empire in India?
A. Humayun
B. Akbar
C. Babur
D. Sher Shah Suri
Answer: C. Babur
2. The Mughal Empire was established after which battle?
A. Battle of Khanwa
B. First Battle of Panipat (1526)
C. Battle of Chausa
D. Second Battle of Panipat
Answer: B. First Battle of Panipat (1526)
3. Babur defeated whom in the First Battle of Panipat?
A. Sikandar Lodi
B. Ibrahim Lodi
C. Daulat Khan Lodi
D. Sher Shah Suri
Answer: B. Ibrahim Lodi
4. Babur’s autobiography is known as:
A. Akbarnama
B. Ain-i-Akbari
C. Baburnama (Tuzuk-i-Baburi)
D. Humayunnama
Answer: C. Baburnama (Tuzuk-i-Baburi)
5. Who succeeded Babur?
A. Akbar
B. Jahangir
C. Humayun
D. Aurangzeb
Answer: C. Humayun
6. Who defeated Humayun at the Battle of Kanauj (1540)?
A. Rana Sanga
B. Sher Shah Suri
C. Ibrahim Lodi
D. Hemu
Answer: B. Sher Shah Suri
7. Who rebuilt the Mughal Empire after Humayun?
A. Jahangir
B. Shah Jahan
C. Akbar
D. Aurangzeb
Answer: C. Akbar
8. Akbar became emperor at the age of:
A. 10 years
B. 13 years
C. 18 years
D. 20 years
Answer: B. 13 years
9. The Second Battle of Panipat (1556) was fought between Akbar and:
A. Sher Shah Suri
B. Rana Pratap
C. Hemu
D. Ibrahim Lodi
Answer: C. Hemu
10. Akbar’s guardian and regent was:
A. Todar Mal
B. Birbal
C. Bairam Khan
D. Abul Fazl
Answer: C. Bairam Khan
11. Who introduced the Mansabdari System?
A. Babur
B. Akbar
C. Jahangir
D. Aurangzeb
Answer: B. Akbar
12. Akbar’s revenue system was developed by:
A. Raja Man Singh
B. Todar Mal
C. Birbal
D. Tansen
Answer: B. Todar Mal
13. Akbar abolished which tax on non-Muslims?
A. Kharaj
B. Zakat
C. Jizya
D. Ushr
Answer: C. Jizya
14. The religious policy started by Akbar was:
A. Din-i-Ilahi
B. Sulh-i-Kul
C. Both A and B
D. Shariat
Answer: C. Both A and B
15. Who wrote the Akbarnama?
A. Faizi
B. Abul Fazl
C. Badauni
D. Abdul Hamid Lahori
Answer: B. Abul Fazl
16. Ain-i-Akbari was written by:
A. Abdul Hamid Lahori
B. Abul Fazl
C. Gulbadan Begum
D. Badauni
Answer: B. Abul Fazl
17. The Battle of Haldighati (1576) was fought between:
A. Akbar and Sher Shah
B. Akbar’s forces and Maharana Pratap
C. Babur and Rana Sanga
D. Aurangzeb and Shivaji
Answer: B. Akbar’s forces and Maharana Pratap
18. Who succeeded Akbar?
A. Shah Jahan
B. Jahangir
C. Aurangzeb
D. Humayun
Answer: B. Jahangir
19. Jahangir’s autobiography is called:
A. Baburnama
B. Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri
C. Humayunnama
D. Akbarnama
Answer: B. Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri
20. Nur Jahan was the wife of:
A. Akbar
B. Jahangir
C. Shah Jahan
D. Aurangzeb
Answer: B. Jahangir
21. Who built the Taj Mahal?
A. Akbar
B. Jahangir
C. Shah Jahan
D. Aurangzeb
Answer: C. Shah Jahan
22. The Taj Mahal was built in memory of:
A. Nur Jahan
B. Mumtaz Mahal
C. Jodha Bai
D. Roshanara
Answer: B. Mumtaz Mahal
23. Which Mughal emperor is known as the “Engineer King” or “Builder King”?
A. Babur
B. Shah Jahan
C. Akbar
D. Jahangir
Answer: B. Shah Jahan
24. The Peacock Throne was built during the reign of:
A. Akbar
B. Jahangir
C. Shah Jahan
D. Aurangzeb
Answer: C. Shah Jahan
25. Which Mughal emperor shifted the capital from Agra to Shahjahanabad (Delhi)?
A. Akbar
B. Shah Jahan
C. Jahangir
D. Aurangzeb
Answer: B. Shah Jahan
26. Aurangzeb reimposed which tax?
A. Kharaj
B. Zakat
C. Jizya
D. Ushr
Answer: C. Jizya
27. The longest reigning Mughal emperor was:
A. Akbar
B. Jahangir
C. Shah Jahan
D. Aurangzeb
Answer: D. Aurangzeb
28. Which Mughal emperor was called “Zinda Pir”?
A. Akbar
B. Aurangzeb
C. Jahangir
D. Shah Jahan
Answer: B. Aurangzeb
29. Shivaji was crowned at:
A. Agra
B. Raigad
C. Delhi
D. Pune
Answer: B. Raigad
30. Which Mughal emperor imprisoned his father Shah Jahan?
A. Dara Shikoh
B. Aurangzeb
C. Murad
D. Jahangir
Answer: B. Aurangzeb
31. The Mughal painting reached its peak during the reign of:
A. Babur
B. Humayun
C. Jahangir
D. Aurangzeb
Answer: C. Jahangir
32. Who introduced the Zabti (Dahsala) revenue system?
A. Sher Shah Suri
B. Todar Mal under Akbar
C. Jahangir
D. Shah Jahan
Answer: B. Todar Mal under Akbar
33. Humayun’s Tomb was built by:
A. Akbar
B. Hamida Banu Begum
C. Haji Begum (Bega Begum)
D. Nur Jahan
Answer: C. Haji Begum (Bega Begum)
34. Which Mughal emperor founded Fatehpur Sikri?
A. Babur
B. Akbar
C. Shah Jahan
D. Aurangzeb
Answer: B. Akbar
35. The Ibadat Khana was established by:
A. Babur
B. Akbar
C. Jahangir
D. Shah Jahan
Answer: B. Akbar
36. Match the following correctly:
- Babur – Baburnama
- Akbar – Din-i-Ilahi
- Jahangir – Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri
A. 1 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
Answer: D. 1, 2 and 3
37. Arrange the Mughal emperors in chronological order:
A. Babur → Humayun → Akbar → Jahangir → Shah Jahan → Aurangzeb
B. Babur → Akbar → Humayun → Jahangir → Aurangzeb → Shah Jahan
C. Humayun → Babur → Akbar → Shah Jahan → Jahangir → Aurangzeb
D. Babur → Humayun → Jahangir → Akbar → Shah Jahan → Aurangzeb
Answer: A. Babur → Humayun → Akbar → Jahangir → Shah Jahan → Aurangzeb
38. Which pair is correctly matched?
A. Babur — Akbarnama
B. Jahangir — Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri
C. Akbar — Baburnama
D. Shah Jahan — Humayunnama
Answer: B. Jahangir — Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri
39. Consider the following statements:
- Akbar introduced the Mansabdari system.
- Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal.
- Aurangzeb reimposed Jizya.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A. 1 only
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
Answer: D. 1, 2 and 3
40. Which of the following is correctly matched?
| Emperor | Achievement |
| 1. Babur | Founded Mughal Empire |
| 2. Akbar | Din-i-Ilahi |
| 3. Shah Jahan | Taj Mahal |
| 4. Aurangzeb | Reimposed Jizya |
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1, 2 and 4 only
D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: D. 1, 2, 3 and 4