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Let's Explore Mughals!

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following demonstrates the importance of wealth in the Mughal Empire?
a)
Sepoy Mutiny
b)
Weighing ceremony
c)
Massacre of Amritsar
d)
Second Battle of Panipat
2.
Which Mughal Emperor took the throne at age 13 and supported aggressive military power?
a)
Babur
b)
Akbar
c)
Abbas
d)
Suleyman
3.
The Mughal emperor Babur is best known for endorsing advances in art and culture and trying to unit Hindus and Muslims. 
a)
Fact 
b)
Fiction 
4.
Akbar created unity through much of India (the Mughal Empire) by
a)
Forcing conquered people to convert to Islam.
b)
Allowing local governors complete freedom to rule their regions.
c)
Stationing military units at strategic points throughout the empire.
d)
Abolishing taxes on non-Muslims.
5.
 The Mughal Empire was weakened by which of these issues?
a)
Atlantic Slave Trade
b)
End of trading on the Silk Roads
c)
Invasion of the Ottoman Empire
d)
Reversal of religious toleration policies
6.

This ruler imprisoned his father, killed his brothers, and took the throne for himself.

a)

Babur

b)

Shah Jahan

c)

Akbar

d)

Aurangzeb

7.

Who was famous in Akbar's court?

a)

Mian Tansen

b)

Abul Fazl

c)

Raja Birbal

d)

Raja Todar Mal

e)

All of the above

8.

Who wrote Akbarnama, the biography of Akbar

a)

Raja Birbal

b)

Man singh

c)

Abul Fazl

d)

Mian Tansen

9.

Which Mughal Ruler went to asylum in Iran ?

a)

Babur

b)

Shah Jahan

c)

Humayun

d)

Bahadur Shah Zafar

10.

Where is the Tomb of Humayun located ?

a)

Agra

b)

Iran

c)

Delhi

d)

Ajmer

11.

Which policy of Akbar made him stand out among the other Mughal emperors ?

a)

Zamindari

b)

Jagirdari

c)

Religious tolerance

d)

Gender equality

12.

Why was Shah Jahan imprisoned by his own son ?

a)

He was incompetent to rule

b)

He was emptying the royal treasury

c)

He was Against Aurangzeb

d)

He was mentally unwell after his wife's death

13.

Which religion did Akbar propagate?

a)

Islam

b)

Din-i-ilahi

c)

Zoroastrianism

d)

Buddhism

14.

Which Mughal ruler was a decent ruler but had personal issues that interfered with his rule?

a)

Babur

b)

Akbar

c)

Jahangir

d)

Shah jahan

15.

Sher Shah Defeated Humayun at _______________

a)

Chausa

b)

Chunar

16.

________________ installed the Chain of Justice outside his palace.

a)

Humayun

b)

Jahangir

17.

Prince Khusrau was the son of __________________

a)

Shahjahan

b)

Jahangir

18.

Who is this ?

a)

babur

b)

akbar

c)

shah jahan

d)

I have no idea

19.

Who was Gulbadan Begum?

a)

a. Mother of Humayun

b)

b. Father of Humayun

c)

c. Sister of Humayun

d)

d. Brother of Humayun

20.

The image above best identifies why the Mughal Empire was called a "gunpowder empire".

a)

use of artillery to gain the advantage in war

b)

the overpowering of the Ottoman Empire at the battle of Lepanto

c)

the failures of the Europeans to control Arab expansion in the Indian Ocean region

d)

all of these are correct