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The Mughal Empire

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Mughal Emperor was defeated by Sher Shah Suri?

a)

Babur

b)

Akbar

c)

Humayun

d)

Aurangzeb

2.

The salary of the Mansabdars was called

a)

Mansab

b)

Jat

c)

Jagir

d)

Zabt

3.

Who founded the Mughal Dynasty in India?

a)

Babur

b)

Akbar

c)

Genghis Khan

d)

Gandhi

4.

Who is considered the greatest Mughal ruler?

a)

Babur

b)

Akbar

c)

Aurangzeb

d)

Jahangir

5.

The ruler whot built the Taj Mahal for his wife to serve as a tomb.

a)

Akbar

b)

Shah Jahan

c)

Babur

d)

none of these

6.

Name the revenue minister of Akbar who surveyed the crop yields.

a)

Todar Mal

b)

Abul Fazl

c)

Tansen

d)

Birbal

7.

What is the meaning of sulh-i khul

a)

Compassion

b)

Honesty

c)

Justice

d)

Universal peace

8.

Whom did Babur defeat to take control of India?

a)

Sikandar Lodi

b)

Khizr khan

c)

Alauddin khalji

d)

Ibrahim Lodhi

9.

Who wrote ‘Akbar Nama’?

a)

Abul Fazl

b)

Abul Faizi

c)

Todar Mal

d)

Humayun

10.

In Mughal administration 'Diwan' was

a)

Revenue officer

b)

Administrative officer

c)

Finance officer

d)

Law officer

11.

Tuzuk-i-Baburi or Baburnama was written by -

a)

Babur

b)

Akbar

c)

Humayun

d)

Abul Fazl

12.

Akbar’s regent was -

a)

Humayun

b)

Bairam Khan

c)

Ibrahim Lodi

d)

Sher Shah Suri

13.

The real name of Nur Jahan was -

a)

Ghulbadan Begum

b)

Mehrunnisa

c)

Anar Kali

d)

Rukaiya Begum

14.

The construction of Taj Mahal took place in the period of -

a)

Akbar

b)

Jahangir

c)

Shah Jahan

d)

Aurangzeb

15.

What was the other name of Prince Salim (Akbars’s son)?

a)

Shah Jahan

b)

Jahangir

c)

Humayun

d)

Babur

16.

Who built excellent network of roads known as the Grand Trunk Road?

a)

Akbar

b)

Sher Shah Suri

c)

Aurangzeb

d)

Humayun

17.

Who is known for his 'golden bell of justice'?

a)

Akbar

b)

Shah Jahan

c)

Jahangir

d)

Babur

18.

Whose reign is often referred to as the 'Golden Age of Mughal Architecture?

a)

Akbar

b)

Jahangir

c)

Shah Jahan

d)

Aurangzeb

19.

Nur Jahan was the wife of -

a)

Akbar

b)

Jahangir

c)

Shah Jahan

d)

Aurangzeb

20.

Babur defeated whom to capture Delhi and Agra?

a)

Humayun

b)

Ibrahim Lodi

c)

Taimur

d)

Genghis Khan