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The Mughal Empire

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It was extremely difficult task for any ruler to accomplish in the __________

a)

First ages

b)

Last ages

c)

Middle ages

2.

The Mughals created an empire and accomplished what had _________ seemed possible for only periods of time.

a)

House

b)

Hitherto

c)

Palace

3.

At the sixteenth century they expanded their kingdom from_______ and _______

a)

Agra and Delhi

b)

Kerala and Delhi

c)

Agra and Karnataka

d)

Karnataka and Kerala

4.

Mughals are the descendants of _________ from their mother's side

a)

Akbar

b)

Babur

c)

Mongol

d)

Genghis Khan

5.

Mughals are the successors of Timur from their father's side

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Timur was the ruler of

a)

Iran

b)

Iraq

c)

Modern-day Turkey

d)

All the above

7.

Babur's grandfather's name

a)

Abu Said

b)

Miran Shah

c)

Umar Shaikh

d)

Timur

8.

Who is the First emperor

a)

Akbar

b)

Shah jahan

c)

Jahangir

d)

Babur

9.

Babur was emperor of Ferghana in 1494 when he was

a)

13 years old

b)

23 years old

c)

12 years old

d)

18 years old

10.

In 1526 he defeated the sultan of Delhi, Ibrahim Lodi, at__________ and captured Agra and Delhi

a)

Rajasthan

b)

Panipat

c)

Banglore

d)

Chennai

11.

Babur defeated Rana Sanga, Rajput rulers and allies at Agra

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Humayun died after

a)

An earthquake

b)

An accident in the building

c)

A Tsunami

13.

Akbar was ___ years old when he became emperor

a)

12

b)

19

c)

16

d)

13

14.

Akbar's region was divided into _________

a)

Five periods

b)

Four periods

c)

Three periods

d)

Seven periods

15.

In the last years of his region Akbar was distracted by the rebellion of Prince Salim, the future

a)

Emperor Jahangir

b)

Emperor Babur

c)

Emperor Akbar

d)

Emperor Shah Jahan

16.

Prince Khurram, the future

a)

Emperor Akbar

b)

Emperor Shah Jahan

c)

Emperor Humayun

d)

Emperor Aurangzeb

17.

Shah Jahan was imprisoned for the rest of his life in ______

a)

Gujarat

b)

Agra

c)

Karnataka

d)

Tamil Nadu

18.

Prince Akbar rebelled against Aurangzeb and received support from the Marathas and the Deccan Sultanate

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Aurangzeb death followed by a succession conflict amongst his

a)

Family

b)

Parents

c)

Sons

20.

Who was Jahangir's mother

a)

Kachhwaha

b)

Rathor

c)

Nur Jahan

21.

The mother of Shah Jahan was

a)

Rathor

b)

Kachhwaha

c)

Nur Jahan

22.

The people who joined the Mughal service were enrolled as

a)

Zat

b)

Iqtas

c)

Mansabdars

d)

Jagirs

23.

The term Mansabdar refers to an individual who holds a mansab, meaning a position or rank. it was a grading system used by the Mughals to fix

a)

Military responsibilities

b)

Rank

c)

Salary

d)

All the above

24.

The rank and salary were determined by a numerical value called zat

a)

False

b)

True

25.

Mansabdars received their salaries as revenue assignments called jagirs which were somewhat like _______

a)

Iqtas

b)

mansab

c)

zat

26.

In Akbar's region how many of the Mansabdars got a rank of 5000 zat

a)

28

b)

29

c)

30

d)

24

27.

In Aurangzeb's reign the number of Mansabdars increased to

a)

76

b)

75

c)

79

d)

80

28.

The Mughals used one term _______ to describe all intermediaries, whether they were local headmen of villages or powerful chieftains

a)

Zat

b)

Mansab

c)

Iqtas

d)

Zamindars

29.

who was Akbar's revenue minister

a)

Amber

b)

Todar Mal

c)

Abul Fazl

d)

Marwar

30.

Each province was divided into revenue circles with its own schedule of revenue rates for individual crops. This revenue system was known as muqtis

a)

True

b)

False

31.

The peasant revolts challenged the stability of the Mughal Empire from the end of the ___________

a)

20th century

b)

18th century

c)

17th century

d)

16th century

32.

Who was Abul Fazl to Akbar

a)

Father

b)

Cousin

c)

Brother

d)

Friend

33.

The title of the three volume history of Akbar's reign was

a)

Akbar Nama

b)

Ain-i-Akbari

c)

Akbari

d)

Akbar administrations

34.

Each province also had a financial officer or_______

a)

Subs

b)

Zamindars

c)

Diwan

d)

Subadar

35.

_________ was married to Emperor Jahangir in 1611 and received the title Nur Jahan

a)

Rathor

b)

Mehrunnisa

c)

Marwar

36.

Akbar commissioned the translation of many Sanskrit works into ________

a)

Malayalam

b)

Arabic

c)

Persian

d)

Tamil

37.

The name of residence of Mughal Emperors in Delhi was

a)

Red Fort

b)

Old Fort.

c)

Siri Fort

d)

none of these

38.

Which Mughal Emperor was defeated by Sher Shah Suri?

a)

Babur

b)

Humayun

c)

Akbar

d)

Jahangir

39.

Rathor Rajput was related to

a)

Marwar

b)

Mewar

c)

Amber

d)

Ranthambore

40.

Which ruler was insulted by Aurangzeb?

a)

Man Singh

b)

Rana Pratap

c)

Shivaji

d)

All of these

41.

Akbar, a great Mughal Emperor was known for his

a)

tolerant religious

b)

good administration

c)

economic reforms and works

d)

all of these

42.

The literal meaning of Sulh-i kul is

a)

peace

b)

religion

c)

universal peace

d)

inheritance

43.

What was the approximate number of mansabdars in Shah Jahan reign?

a)

6000

b)

4000

c)

8000

d)

10,000

44.

When did Humayun re-establish Mughal empire in India?

a)

1320 BC

b)

1600 AD

c)

1530 AD

d)

1324 AD

45.

1st war of Panipat fought between:

a)

Humayun and Ibrahim Lodi

b)

Akbar and Ibrahim

c)

Babur and Ibrahim Lodi

d)

Lodi Sher Khan and Ibrahim Lodi

46.

War fought between Baber and Rana Sanga is called:

a)

Panipat war

b)

Khanua war

c)

Chausa war

d)

Kanauj war

47.

. Babur's great-grandfather

a)

Muhammad Mirza

b)

Umar Shaikh

c)

Abu Said

d)

Miran

48.

A _____ is an individual who is intolerant of other person? religious beliefs or culture.

a)

bigot

b)

das

c)

slave

d)

bandagan

49.

The rule of primogeniture

a)

where the eldest son inherited his father's estate

b)

where the eldest daughter inherited his father's estate

c)

where the youngest daughter inherited his father's estate

d)

where the youngest son inherited his father's estate

50.

The salary of the Mansabdars was called

a)

Mansab

b)

Jat

c)

Jagi

d)

Zabt