The Mughals - 16th to 17th Century Quiz

Who was the first Mughal ruler?

• Akbar

• Babur

• Humayun

• Shah Jahan

What system of inheritance did the Mughals follow?

• Primogeniture

• Coparcenary

• Feudal

• None of the above

The Mughals were descendants of which two great rulers?

• Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar

• Timur and Genghis Khan

• Napoleon and Genghis Khan

• Ashoka and Chandragupta

The Prime Minister of India gives the Independence Day speech from which Mughal monument?

• Qutub Minar

• Taj Mahal

• Red Fort

• Agra Fort

Which city was seized by Babur in 1504?

• Delhi

• Agra

• Kabul

• Lahore

Why did the Mughals not like to be called Mongols?

• It was linked to their Uzbeg competitors.

• It reminded them of Genghis Khan's massacres.

• Both a and b.

• Neither a nor b.

What was Babur's age when he became a ruler?

• 10 years

• 12 years

• 15 years

• 18 years

Which Mughal custom divided inheritance among all sons?

• Feudalism

• Coparcenary inheritance

• Primogeniture

• Monarchical inheritance

What year did Babur defeat the Lodi Empire?

• 1526

• 1504

• 1556

• 1600

In which regions did Timur rule?

• Central Asia and China

• Iran, Iraq, and modern-day Turkey

• India and Persia

• Arabia and Egypt