Mughal interview questions – page 2

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  1. Which of the following are the hereditary Jagirs?

    1. Watan Jagirs
    2. Tankhwah Jagirs
    3. Tamgha Jagirs
    4. None of these
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    A. Watan Jagirs

  2. Court language during Mughal period was

    1. Urdu
    2. Arabic
    3. Turki
    4. Persian
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    D. Persian

  3. Which Fort ceded by Shivaji to the Mughals by the terms of the Treaty of Purandar (1665 AD) could not be won back by Shivaji?

    1. Lohagadh
    2. Purandhar
    3. Mahuli
    4. Shivneri
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    D. Shivneri

  4. Who translated Ramayana into Persian in accordance with the wishes of Akbar?

    1. Abdul Rahim Khan Khana
    2. Abul Fazl
    3. Thomas Roe
    4. Faizi
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    C. Thomas Roe

  5. Who led the Marathas at the third battle of Panipat?

    1. Sadashiva Rao Bhau
    2. Mahadji Sindhia
    3. Jaswant Rao Holkar
    4. Baji Rao II
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    A. Sadashiva Rao Bhau

  6. Two of the following states which Aurangzeb had conquered in Deccan, were

    1. Golconda and Ahmednagar
    2. Bijapur and Golconda
    3. Bidar and Bijapur
    4. Ahmednagar and Bijapur
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    B. Bijapur and Golconda

  7. Who among the following ladies was a poetess?

    1. Roshanara
    2. Gulbadan Begum
    3. Asmat Begum
    4. Jahanara
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    D. Jahanara

  8. At Mughal Begum whose name was written to all the mughal Firmans and inscribed on the coins, was

    1. Mariam Makani
    2. Mumtaz Mahal
    3. Nur Jahan
    4. Maham Anaga
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    C. Nur Jahan

  9. Itimad-ud-Daula’s tomb at Agra was built by

    1. Shahjahan
    2. Nur Jahan
    3. Jahangir
    4. Akbar
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    B. Nur Jahan

  10. Who among the following was the lowest in rank in the Maratha infantry?

    1. Hazari
    2. Zumaldar
    3. Hawaldar
    4. Nayak
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    D. Nayak

  11. Which Mughal emperor wrote a will and instructed his sons, that they continue Asad Khan as the Vazir?

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

  12. Who among the following rulers issued some coins with figures of Rama and Sita and Devanagari legend Rama-Siya?

    1. Jai Singh
    2. Jain-ul-Abidin
    3. Akbar
    4. Bhoja
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    C. Akbar

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  14. Which of the following was the birth place of Guru Nanak?

    1. Nander
    2. Nankana
    3. Nabha
    4. Amristar
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    B. Nankana

  15. Who among the foreign travelers describes how the Ganga water was carried in copper vessels for Mughal emperors to drink?

    1. Thomas Coryat
    2. Ralph Fitch
    3. Sir Thomas Roe
    4. Edward Terry
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    D. Edward Terry

  16. Who was proclaimed as Mughal emperor by Asaf Khan on Jahangir’s death to ensure Khurram’s (Shahjahan’s) enthronement?

    1. Dawar Baksh
    2. Hoshang
    3. Shahryar
    4. Tahmurs
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    A. Dawar Baksh

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