Mughal Period interview questions

The famous historical book ‘Travels of the Mughal Empire’ was written by

1. Al Baruni
2. Ibn-e-Battuta
3. Thomas Roe
4. Francois Bernier

The treaty of Purandra between Shivaji and Raja Jai Singh took place in

1. 1664
2. 1665
3. 1666
4. 1669

Which of the following Rajput states was taken under direct control by Aurangzeb?

1. Marwar
2. Mewar
3. Jaisalmer
4. Amber

The famous Kohinour diamond was produced from one of the mines in

1. Chhotanagpur
2. Golconda
3. Bijapur
4. Orissa

In Shivaji Council of Minister, the Prime Minister was called

1. Sachiv
2. Sumanta
3. Peshwa
4. Mantri

Who was the founder of Mughal dynasty?

1. Akbar
2. Humayun
3. Shahjahan
4. Babur

Who among the following painters was appointed Diwan of Multan by Akbar?

1. Daswant
2. Abdul Samad
3. Abul Hasan
4. Mir Syed Ali

Who among the following was illiterate?

1. Shahjahan
2. Jahangir
3. Akbar
4. Aurangzeb

Who wrote Akbarnama?

1. Abdur Rahim Khanekhana
2. Abdul Qudir Badauni
3. Faizi
4. Abul Fazl

The Maratha kingdom was founded by Shivaji during the reign of

1. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
2. Aurangzeb
3. Akbar
4. Shahjahan

Who was called Chankya of Maratha politics?

1. Mahadji Sindhia
2. Balaji Viswanath
3. Nana Pharnabis
4. Baji Rao II

Who among the following painters committed suicide?

1. Basawan
2. Lal
3. Mahesh
4. Daswant

Who among the following was killed by Shivaji?

1. Shaista Khan
2. Najib Khan
3. Jai Singh
4. Afzal Khan

During the Mughal period, the copper coin was known as

1. Shamsi
2. Tanka
3. Dam
4. Rupee

The mughal emperor who prohibited the use of Tobacco was

1. Aurangzeb
2. Akbar
3. Jahangir
4. Shahjahan

Revenue system during Akbar’s reign was in the hands of

1. Todar Mal
2. Asad Khan
3. Bairam Khan
4. Man Singh

Who among the following was given the title of Shekh-ul-Hind?

1. Shekh Salim Chisti
2. Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki
3. Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti
4. Baba Fariduddin

In the third battle of Panipat, Marathas were defeated by

1. Afghans
2. Britishers
3. Mughals
4. Rohillas

The famous Jama-Masjid of Delhi was built by

1. Humayun
2. Shahjahan
3. Aurangzeb
4. Akbar

During whose reign did Khan-Jahan Lodi revolt?

1. Aurangzeb
2. Jahangir
3. Akbar
4. Shahjahan

Among the following, which Mughal emperor introduced the policy of Sulah-i-Kul?

1. Humayun
2. Aurangzeb
3. Akbar
4. Jahangir

Shivaji died in the year

1. 1676
2. 1677
3. 1678
4. 1680

Who among the following built the tomb of her husband?

1. Noorjahan Begum
2. Ladli Begum
3. Shah Begum
4. Haji Begum

Who was the author of Humayun-nama?

1. Gulbadan Begam
2. Humayun
3. Ahmad Yadgar
4. Badauni

The Sikh Khalsa was founded by

1. Guru Hargobind
2. Guru Govind Singh
3. Guru Nanak
4. Guru Teg Bahadur

Who was the founder of Maratha dynasty?

1. Balaji Vishwanath
2. Rajaram
3. Shahu
4. Shivaji

The original name of Mumtaj Mahal was

1. Ladli Begum
2. Roshan Ara
3. Mehrunisa
4. Arjumand Banu Begum

Thomas Roe was received in audience by Jahangir at

1. Fatehpur Sikri
2. Delhi
3. Agra
4. Ajmer

Who is considered the father of Sitar?

1. Bade Ghulam Ali Khan
2. Khushro Khan
3. Baiju Bawara
4. Mian Tansen

How many total subas did Akbar have in his Empire?

1. Ten
2. Eighteen
3. Sixteen
4. Fifteen