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WorksheetsThe Mughal Empire
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
It was extremely difficult task for any ruler to accomplish in the __________
First ages
Last ages
Middle ages
The Mughals created an empire and accomplished what had _________ seemed possible for only periods of time.
House
Hitherto
Palace
At the sixteenth century they expanded their kingdom from_______ and _______
Agra and Delhi
Kerala and Delhi
Agra and Karnataka
Karnataka and Kerala
Mughals are the descendants of _________ from their mother's side
Akbar
Babur
Mongol
Genghis Khan
Mughals are the successors of Timur from their father's side
True
False
Timur was the ruler of
Iran
Iraq
Modern-day Turkey
All the above
Babur's grandfather's name
Abu Said
Miran Shah
Umar Shaikh
Timur
Who is the First emperor
Akbar
Shah jahan
Jahangir
Babur
Babur was emperor of Ferghana in 1494 when he was
13 years old
23 years old
12 years old
18 years old
In 1526 he defeated the sultan of Delhi, Ibrahim Lodi, at__________ and captured Agra and Delhi
Rajasthan
Panipat
Banglore
Chennai
Babur defeated Rana Sanga, Rajput rulers and allies at Agra
True
False
Humayun died after
An earthquake
An accident in the building
A Tsunami
Akbar was ___ years old when he became emperor
12
19
16
13
Akbar's region was divided into _________
Five periods
Four periods
Three periods
Seven periods
In the last years of his region Akbar was distracted by the rebellion of Prince Salim, the future
Emperor Jahangir
Emperor Babur
Emperor Akbar
Emperor Shah Jahan
Prince Khurram, the future
Emperor Akbar
Emperor Shah Jahan
Emperor Humayun
Emperor Aurangzeb
Shah Jahan was imprisoned for the rest of his life in ______
Gujarat
Agra
Karnataka
Tamil Nadu
Prince Akbar rebelled against Aurangzeb and received support from the Marathas and the Deccan Sultanate
True
False
Aurangzeb death followed by a succession conflict amongst his
Family
Parents
Sons
Who was Jahangir's mother
Kachhwaha
Rathor
Nur Jahan
The mother of Shah Jahan was
Rathor
Kachhwaha
Nur Jahan
The people who joined the Mughal service were enrolled as
Zat
Iqtas
Mansabdars
Jagirs
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
Military responsibilities
Rank
Salary
All the above
The rank and salary were determined by a numerical value called zat
False
True
Mansabdars received their salaries as revenue assignments called jagirs which were somewhat like _______
Iqtas
mansab
zat
In Akbar's region how many of the Mansabdars got a rank of 5000 zat
28
29
30
24
In Aurangzeb's reign the number of Mansabdars increased to
76
75
79
80
The Mughals used one term _______ to describe all intermediaries, whether they were local headmen of villages or powerful chieftains
Zat
Mansab
Iqtas
Zamindars
who was Akbar's revenue minister
Amber
Todar Mal
Abul Fazl
Marwar
Each province was divided into revenue circles with its own schedule of revenue rates for individual crops. This revenue system was known as muqtis
True
False
The peasant revolts challenged the stability of the Mughal Empire from the end of the ___________
20th century
18th century
17th century
16th century
Who was Abul Fazl to Akbar
Father
Cousin
Brother
Friend
The title of the three volume history of Akbar's reign was
Akbar Nama
Ain-i-Akbari
Akbari
Akbar administrations
Each province also had a financial officer or_______
Subs
Zamindars
Diwan
Subadar
_________ was married to Emperor Jahangir in 1611 and received the title Nur Jahan
Rathor
Mehrunnisa
Marwar
Akbar commissioned the translation of many Sanskrit works into ________
Malayalam
Arabic
Persian
Tamil
The name of residence of Mughal Emperors in Delhi was
Red Fort
Old Fort.
Siri Fort
none of these
Which Mughal Emperor was defeated by Sher Shah Suri?
Babur
Humayun
Akbar
Jahangir
Rathor Rajput was related to
Marwar
Mewar
Amber
Ranthambore
Which ruler was insulted by Aurangzeb?
Man Singh
Rana Pratap
Shivaji
All of these
Akbar, a great Mughal Emperor was known for his
tolerant religious
good administration
economic reforms and works
all of these
The literal meaning of Sulh-i kul is
peace
religion
universal peace
inheritance
What was the approximate number of mansabdars in Shah Jahan reign?
6000
4000
8000
10,000
When did Humayun re-establish Mughal empire in India?
1320 BC
1600 AD
1530 AD
1324 AD
1st war of Panipat fought between:
Humayun and Ibrahim Lodi
Akbar and Ibrahim
Babur and Ibrahim Lodi
Lodi Sher Khan and Ibrahim Lodi
War fought between Baber and Rana Sanga is called:
Panipat war
Khanua war
Chausa war
Kanauj war
. Babur's great-grandfather
Muhammad Mirza
Umar Shaikh
Abu Said
Miran
A _____ is an individual who is intolerant of other person? religious beliefs or culture.
bigot
das
slave
bandagan
The rule of primogeniture
where the eldest son inherited his father's estate
where the eldest daughter inherited his father's estate
where the youngest daughter inherited his father's estate
where the youngest son inherited his father's estate
The salary of the Mansabdars was called
Mansab
Jat
Jagi
Zabt
