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The Creation of an Empire

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Mughal emperor whose name meant ‘The conqueror of the world’

a)

Humayun

b)

Shah Jahan

c)

Jahangir

2.

The last King of the Delhi Sultanate of the Afghan legacy

a)

Razia Sultana

b)

Balban

c)

Ibrahim Lodi

3.

Babur was the descendent of

a)

Timur

b)

Ghazni

c)

Khalji

4.

The Persian word for Mongol is

(a)  

5.

The term Hindustan for India is mentioned for the first time in the

a)

Akbarnama

b)

Baburnama

6.

Humayun fled to _________ and then to ______

a)

Persia

b)

Malwa

c)

Sind

d)

China

7.

Sher Shah is made reforms in the field of ______________ and revenue administration

a)

textiles

b)

agriculture

c)

trade

8.

________ died after falling from the stairs of the library at Sher Mandal.

a)

Islam

b)

Humayun

c)

Sher Shah

9.

Akbar's guardian was

a)

Bairam Khan

b)

Jahangir

c)

Rana Sanga

10.

The emperor whose reign was known as ‘The golden period of architecture’-

a)

Akbar

b)

Babur

c)

Shah Jahan

11.

The ruler who spent 26 years of his reign for the Deccan policy-

a)

Shivaji

b)

Jahangir

c)

Aurangzeb

12.

Renowned for his golden chain of justice

a)

Mumtaz Mahal

b)

Sher Shah

c)

Jahangir

13.

He maintained cordial relations with the Rajputs

a)

Lodi

b)

Aurangzeb

c)

Jahangir

14.

During Jahangir's reign, many European companies started to come to India like the _________, ______ & __________.

a)

French

b)

Dutch

c)

Portuguese

d)

English

e)

Russians

15.

With the death of ______, the Afghan threat to Delhi was over

a)

Hemu

b)

Sher Shah

c)

Ibrahim Lodi

16.

Akbar's court was adorned with ____ jewels

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

17.

Taj Mahal contains the tombs of both

a)

Mumtaz Mahal & Akbar

b)

Mumtaz Mahal & Jahangir

c)

Mumtaz Mahal & Shah Jahan

18.

Salim is original name of

a)

Aurangzeb

b)

Akbar

c)

Jahangir

19.

He assumed the title Alamgir

a)

Dara Shikoh

b)

Aurangzeb

c)

Shah Shuja

20.

Vakil or Wazir is the

a)

Prime Minister

b)

Finance Minister

c)

In charge of military

21.

Akbar laid the foundations of a _______ state

a)

Theocratic

b)

Secular

22.

The sixth ruler of the Mughal Empire ______

a)

Babur

b)

Aurangzeb

c)

Birbal

23.

He was a far sighted monarch_________

a)

Shah Jahan

b)

Rajaram

c)

Akbar

24.

Aurangzeb imposed the _______ on the non muslims to provide for more funds

a)

Theocratic

b)

Din i illahi

c)

Jaziya

25.

Akbar believed in the principal of Sulh-i-Kul meaning

a)

Universal peace

b)

Universal freedom

c)

Universal war