Indian History MCQ Set-19

Mughal Empire MCQ for SSC, UPSC , NDA, State PSC, Railway recruitment examinations, Police recruitment examinations and related government job recruitments examinations by the state governments and the union government of India.

Q.1 Which of the following battle is considered as the most decisive battle than the Battle of Panipat for the Mughal conquest of India?

A. Battle of Khanwa

B. Battle of Ghaghra

C. Battle of Chanderi

D. Battle of Ab Darrah Pass

Answer: A. Battle of Khanwa

Note: The Battle of Khanwa was fought near the village of Khanwa, in Bharatpur District of Rajasthan, on March 16, 1527 between Mughal Emperor Babur and Rajput forces led by Rana Sanga.

Q.2 The first battle of Panipat was fought on which of the following date?

A. 21st April, 1526

B. 21st March, 1526

C. 21st July, 1526

D. None of these

Answer: A. 21st April, 1526

Note: The first Battle of Panipat was fought between the invading forces of Babur and the last king of Lodhi dynasty Ibrahim Lodhi on 21st April, 1526, which led to victory of Babur forces and establishment of the Mughal Empire and the death of Ibrahim Lodhi.

Q.3 Which of the following Tomaras (Tomar) of Gwalior fought against Babur in the first battle of Panipat and died during the war?

A. Virasimha

B. Virama

C. Vikramaditya

D. Kirtisimha

Answer: C. Vikramaditya

Note: Tomaras of Gwalior were feudatories ruler under the Delhi Sultanate and Vikramaditya was loyal to Ibrahim Lodhi and he died fighting for Lodhi in the first battle of Panipat.

Q.4 At the age of eleven, Babur became the ruler of:

A. Kabul

B. Delhi

C. Fergana

D. Samarqand

Answer: C. Fergana

Note: In 1494, eleven-year-old Babur became the ruler of Fergana, in present-day Uzbekistan, after Umar Sheikh Mirza died.

Q.5 Which of the following was the largest manufacturing industry during the Mughal Empire?

A. Textile

B. Coins

C. Shipbuilding

D. None of these

Answer: A. Textile

Q.6 The Ibadat Khana or the House of Worship meeting house was built by which of the following Mughal Emperor?

A. Babur

B. Jahangir

C. Akbar

D. Aurangzeb

Answer: C. Akbar

Note: The Ibadat Khana or the House of Worship was a meeting house built in 1575 CE by the Mughal Emperor Akbar at Fatehpur Sikri to gather spiritual leaders of different religious grounds so as to conduct a discussion on the teachings of the respective religious leaders.

Q.7 Who among the following is the only female historian to write the historical account of Mughal period during the Mughal Empire?

A. Gulbadan Begum

B. Noorjahan Begum

C. Jahanara Begum

D. None of these

Answer: A. Gulbadan Begum

Note: Gulbadan Begum was a Perso-Turkic Princess, the daughter of Emperor Babur. She is most known as the author of Humayun Nama, the account of the life of her brother, Humayun.

Q.8 During the Mughal Empire, which of the following ruled the large town and its surrounding areas?

A. Zalidar

B. Kotwal

C. Zamindar

D. Patwari

Answer: B. Kotwal

Q.9 Who among the following Mughal Emperor was credited for composing secular Hindi songs?

A. Akbar

B. Babur

C. Jahangir

D. Aurangzeb

Answer: C. Jahangir

Q.10 During the Mughal Empire, India’s chief export product “Cotton Goods” were exported to which of the following region?

A. Turkey

B. Africa

C. China

D. Britain

Answer: B. Africa

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