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Updated on: September 13th, 2023
Mughal age is very important in Modern History from where 3-4 questions are asked in the various competitive exams like UPSC, UPPSC, BPSC, MPPSC etc. In this post, we are sharing you with the Mughal Empire Questions and Answers PDF in Hindi & English. Mughal Empire Questions and Answers PDF includes questions from Babur to Later Mughals with their administration, architecture etc.
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Mughal Empire Questions and Answers
- At what age did Babur succeed to the throne of Farghana in Trans Oxiana?
Answer: At the minor age of Twelve (Year 1494 ) - Who sent an ambassador to Babur and invited him to displace Ibrahim Lodi in India?
Answer: Daulat Khan Lodi sent his son Dilawar Khan ;
Probably a messenger from Rana Sanga also arrived. - When was the First Battle Of Panipat fought?
Answer: 20th April, 1526; Between Babur and Ibrahim Lodi. - Which gun device was used by Babur in the First Battle of Panipat against Ibrahim Lodi?
Answer: Ottoman (Rumi) Device - During which Battle did Babur declared Jihad and assume the title of Ghazi in India?
Answer: Battle of Khanwa (1527) against Rana Sanga - Babur enjoyed the prestige of being the descendant of which two famous Asian warriors?
Answer: Changez Khan(on mother’s side) and Timur(on father’s side) - Tuzuk-i-baburi, the autobiography of Babur was written in which language?
Answer: Chagtai Turkic - When was the First attack of Babur in India?
Answer: Bajaur in 1519. - Which Mughal King popularised the use of Gun Powder and artillery in India?
Answer: Babur - Who built a new city of Dinpanah at Delhi?
Answer: Humayun - Which Rajput Queen sent a rakhi to Humayun when Bahadurshah of Gujarat attacked Chittor?
Answer: Rani Karnavati - Which fort was known as the gateway of Eastern India?
Answer: Fort of Chunar - Who commanded the regions of Kabul and Qandhar during Humayun’s reign?
Answer: Humayun’s younger brother Kamran - Which Mughal monument marked a new beginning in the style of architecture in north India with the Dome made of marble as it’s most remarkable feature?
Answer: Humayun’s Tomb - Who became the wakil of Mughal kingdom during the initial years of Akbar’s reign?
Answer: Bairam Khan - Bairam Khan rallied the Mughal forces under which title?
Answer: Khan-i-khanan - When was the second battle of Panipat fought?
Answer: 5 November 1556 - Where did Akbar saw the sea for the first time?
Answer: At Cambay in Gujarat - Which Mughal Emperor instituted a new system of land revenue viz. Dahsala in the kingdom?
Answer: Akbar (In 1580 AD) - What were the names given to cultivated land and uncultivated land during Mughal era?
Answer: Polaj (Cultivated) , Parati (Fallow) - How many categories were there in every rank (Mansab)?
Answer: Three Categories - Even though Mansabdari system under Akbar was distinct in the world, perhaps it’s origins can be traced back to which king?
Answer: Changez Khan, he organised the army on a decimal - The territories of the Mughal kingdom were divided into which categories?
Answer: Jagir, Khalisa, Inam - Who was the head of the revenue department under Mughal administration?
Answer: Wazir - Who was the head of the military department and intelligence under Mughal administration?
Answer: Mir Bakshi - Who were the Barids and Waqia-navis in Mughal administration?
Answer: Intelligence officers and News Reporters, respectively - Which officer was in charge of the imperial household in Mughal administration?
Answer: Mir Saman - Which department was headed by chief qazi in Mughal administration?
Answer: Judicial Department - Jazia, a tax which was levied on non muslims, was abolished by Emperor Akbar in which year?
Answer: 1564 AD - Who built Ibadat Khana/Hall of Prayer in Fatehpur Sikri?
Answer: Emperor Akbar - Which missionaries came to Akbar’s court from Goa and stayed here for a period of three years?
Answer: Aquaviva and Monserrate - Emperor Akbar implemented the policy of ‘Sulh-i-Kul’, what is the literal meaning of it?
Answer: Peace with all - Who wrote Humayun-Nama the biography of Mughal king Humayun?
Answer: Gulbadan Begum - Who visited Jahangir’s court as an ambassador to James I, the king of Britain?
Answer: Sir Thomas Roe - Which port of Gujarat was known as the Gate of Makka (Babul Makka) in Mughal times?
Answer: Surat - Which Mughal prince emerged victorious in the Battle of Dharmat?
Answer: Aurangzeb (15 April 1658) - Where did East India Company establish their first factory with the permission of Mughal Emperor Jahangir?
Answer: Surat - The peasants who owned the land they tilled were called?
Answer: Khudkashi - Mention the cash crops that were cultivated during the Mughal era.
Answer: Cotton, Indigo, Sugarcane, oilseeds, etc. - Coins were made of which metal in the Mughal era?
Answer: Silver - Which Mughal garden exists in Kashmir even today?
Answer: Nishant Bagh - Which monument was built by Akbar as a memento of his victory in Gujarat?
Answer: Buland Darwaza - Which Mughal king died by a sudden fall from the staircase?
Answer: Humayun - Which Mughal king started a new religion named Din-e-Ilahi?
Answer: Akbar - The practice of building a structure entirely of marble and to decorate the walls in floral designs with precious stones is called?
Answer: Pietra Dura - The largest number of books on classical Indian music in Persian was written during the rule of which Mughal king?
Answer: Aurangzeb - Who was given the status of First Lady of the kingdom by Emperor Aurangzeb?
Answer: Jahanara, daughter of Shah Jahan - Mughal art of painting reached it’s zenith during the rule of which Mughal king?
Answer: Jahangir - Which Mughal king was referred to as ‘Zinda Pir’ / ‘a living saint’?
Answer: Aurangzeb - Which officers were appointed by Aurangzeb to see whether people live their lives as per the shara?
Answer: Muhtasibs - Which Mughal Emperor discontinued the practice of Jharokha Darshan (showing himself to public from the balcony)?
Answer: Aurangzeb - Which artists are credited with the genesis of Mughal School of miniature painting?
Answer: Mir Sayyed Ali and Abdus Samad Khan - Hamza Nama and Tuti Nama, the most decorated work in Mughal Painting were made during the rule of which Mughal king?
Answer: Akbar - Who are the only two emperors of the Mughal Emperor who wrote their biographies?
Answer: Babur and Jahangir - Padshah nama written by Abdul Hamid Lahori, gives a detailed account of which Mughal king?
Answer: Shah Jahan - Ustad Isa is accredited as the architect of which Mughal monument?
Answer: Taj Mahal - The Mughal empire expanded it’s territories to it’s peak during whose reign?
Answer: Aurangzeb - Which Persian garden style was adopted by Mughals in monument architecture?
Answer: Charbagh Style - Who defeated Malva’s ruler Medani Roy in the battle of Chanderi?
Answer: Babur - In which battle, Humayun completely lost against Sher Shah?
Answer: Battle of Bilgram(1540) - Where did Bairam Khan coronate Akbar?
Answer: Kalnaur - Akbar installed the statues of which Rajput commanders for their bravery after the siege of Mewar?
Answer: Jaymala and Fatehsingh - Who translated Tuzuk-i-Baburi in Persian?
Answer: Abdur Rahim Khan i Khana - Who was the only luminary of Akbar’s court to accept Din-e-Ilahi?
Answer: Birbal - Which Mughal King introduced Do-Aspa and Si-Aspa system in Mansabdari?
Answer: Jahangir - Which Mughal king brought Kabul and Kandhar under Indian Empire only after Kushanas?
Answer: Babur - Which Mughal Emperor forbade the inscription of kalma on coins?
Answer: Aurangzeb - Sher Shah Suri initially served in the army of Mughals under which King?
Answer: Babur - Where was Akbar born?
Answer: Amarkot - Who were the hereditary owners of land during the reign of Akbar?
Answer: Qanungo - What was the real name of Sher Shah Suri?
Answer: Farid - Why did Sher Shah Shah get the title of ‘Sher Khan’ from his the then patron Bahar Khan Lohani?
Answer: For Killing a tiger - What was the extent of Sher Shah Suri’s empire?
Answer: From Bengal to Indus (Except Kashmir) - During which campaign, Sher Shah Suri got severely wounded due to the bursting of the gun and subsequently died of it?
Answer: Siege of Kalinjer in 1545 - Who was the royal historian of Sher Shah Suri?
Answer: Abbas Khan Sarwani - Under whose rule, the roads and sarais came to be known as ‘the arteries of the empire’?
Answer: Sher Shah Suri - What was the share of the state in the land revenue during Sher Shah Suri’s reign?
Answer: one-third of the produce - Where is the tomb of Sher Shah Suri?
Answer: Sasaram, Bihar - Which Suri king restored the Grand Trunk Road from Indus to Sonargaon in Bengal?
Answer: Sher Shah Suri - Which silver coin was introduced by Sher Shah, which was also used by subsequent Mughal kings?
Answer: Rupia - The area under cultivation, the types of crops, and revenue share was written on paper in Sur administration. What was this system known as?
Answer: Patta System - When did Sher Shah say that ‘for a few grains of millet I almost lost the entire empire of India’.
Answer: After the Battle of Giri Sumel (1544) - Who originally introduced the Ryotwari system?
Answer: Sher Shah Suri - Rohtas fort in Pakistan was built during the rule of?
Answer: Sher Shah Suri - Which copper currency was issued by Sher Shah Suri?
Answer: Dam
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