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Mughal Empire Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the founder of the Mughal dynasty in India?

a)

Akbar

b)

Babur

c)

Humayun

d)

Aurangzeb

2.

The First Battle of Panipat (1526) was fought between—

a)

Babur and Rana Sanga

b)

Humayun and Sher Shah

c)

Babur and Ibrahim Lodi

d)

Akbar and Hemu

3.

Who was the son of Babur who lost his empire to Sher Shah Suri?

a)

Akbar

b)

Jahangir

c)

Humayun

d)

Shah Jahan

4.

Which Mughal ruler is remembered for his long wars in the Deccan that weakened the empire?

a)

Babur

b)

Akbar

c)

Jahangir

d)

Aurangzeb

5.

Akbar divided his empire into provinces called—

a)

Sarkars

b)

Subas

c)

Jagirs

d)

Parganas

6.

Who among the following introduced the Mansabdari system?

a)

Akbar

b)

Shah Jahan

c)

Jahangir

d)

Aurangzeb

7.

The Zabt system was mainly related to—

a)

Justice

b)

Land revenue

c)

Military appointments

d)

Religious practices

8.

Akbar’s policy of Sulh-i-Kul meant—

a)

War with enemies

b)

Peace with all, irrespective of religion

c)

Expansion of empire

d)

Unity among Rajputs only

9.

The historian who wrote the Akbarnama was—

a)

Todar Mal

b)

Abul Fazl

c)

Birbal

d)

Tansen

10.

The “Chain of Justice” was introduced by—

a)

Babur

b)

Humayun

c)

Jahangir

d)

Shah Jahan

11.

Which Mughal emperor built the Taj Mahal?

a)

Akbar

b)

Humayun

c)

Shah Jahan

d)

Aurangzeb

12.

Sher Shah Suri is remembered because—

a)

He defeated Babur

b)

His administrative reforms were used later by the Mughals

c)

He built the Red Fort

d)

He ended the Mansabdari system

13.

Which battle established Babur’s supremacy over the Rajputs?

a)

Battle of Chausa

b)

Battle of Khanwa

c)

Battle of Panipat (I)

d)

Battle of Panipat (II)

14.

Which Mughal emperor is also called the “Engineer King” because of his buildings?

a)

Babur

b)

Akbar

c)

Jahangir

d)

Shah Jahan

15.

The main reason for the decline of the Mughal Empire after Aurangzeb was—

a)

Rise of regional kingdoms and weak successors

b)

Lack of trade

c)

Weak army

d)

Decline of agriculture