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Mughal period - Test Set 2

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  1. Question 1

    WBCS Preliminary, 2021
    What is the architectural style of the Red Fort in Delhi?
    1. Indo-Islamic
    2. Dravidian
    3. Rajput
    4. Gothic
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  2. Question 2

    SSC CGL, 2016
    Which fort was built by Akbar and served as a military stronghold?
    1. Red Fort
    2. Lahore Fort
    3. Gwalior Fort
    4. Agra Fort
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  3. Question 3

    WBCS Mains, 2017
    Who invaded Delhi in 1739, weakening the Mughal Empire?
    1. Ahmad Shah Durrani
    2. Nadir Shah
    3. Timur
    4. Babur
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  4. Question 4

    SSC CGL, 2018
    Which Mughal emperor granted the British East India Company a farman for duty-free trade?
    1. Jahangir
    2. Aurangzeb
    3. Farrukhsiyar
    4. Shah Alam II
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  5. Question 5

    UPPSC, 2016
    What marked the symbolic end of the Mughal Empire in 1857?
    1. Battle of Plassey
    2. Sepoy Mutiny
    3. Third Battle of Panipat
    4. Nadir Shah’s invasion
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  6. Question 6

    RRB Group D, 2019
    Which Mughal emperor built the Jama Masjid in Delhi?
    1. Akbar
    2. Shah Jahan
    3. Aurangzeb
    4. Jahangir
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  7. Question 7

    Which event signaled the Mughal Empire’s decline during Muhammad Shah’s reign?
    1. Nadir Shah’s invasion
    2. Sepoy Mutiny
    3. Battle of Plassey
    4. Battle of Buxar
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  8. Question 8

    RRB NTPC, 2019
    What was the role of a ‘diwan’ in Mughal administration?
    1. Military leader
    2. Judicial officer
    3. Revenue minister
    4. Court poet
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  9. Question 9

    SSC CGL, 2019
    Which Mughal emperor abolished the pilgrimage tax for Hindus?
    1. Aurangzeb
    2. Akbar
    3. Shah Jahan
    4. Jahangir
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  10. Question 10

    What was a ‘pargana’ in the Mughal revenue system?
    1. A group of villages
    2. A single village
    3. A province
    4. A tax rate
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  11. Question 11

    WBCS Mains, 2018
    Which Mughal emperor’s trade policies attracted European merchants like the Dutch?
    1. Jahangir
    2. Akbar
    3. Shah Jahan
    4. Aurangzeb
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  12. Question 12

    What was the ‘Sarkar’ in Mughal administration?
    1. A district
    2. A village
    3. A province
    4. A fort
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  13. Question 13

    UPSC Prelims, 2018
    Who painted the famous Mughal miniature Hamza-nama under Akbar’s patronage?
    1. Basawan
    2. Mansur
    3. Bihzad
    4. Abdus Samad
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  14. Question 14

    SSC CHSL, 2018
    Which Mughal emperor’s court included the poet Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khana?
    1. Humayun
    2. Akbar
    3. Jahangir
    4. Shah Jahan
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  15. Question 15

    WBCS Preliminary, 2017
    What was the language of Baburnama, written by Babur?
    1. Persian
    2. Chagatai Turkish
    3. Arabic
    4. Hindi
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  16. Question 16

    Who was the Mughal poetess known for her Persian verses under Aurangzeb?
    1. Jahanara
    2. Roshanara
    3. Gulbadan Begum
    4. Zeb-un-Nissa
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  17. Question 17

    SSC CGL, 2020
    Which Mughal emperor patronized the construction of observatories like Jantar Mantar’s predecessor?
    1. Akbar
    2. Jahangir
    3. Shah Jahan
    4. Humayun
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  18. Question 18

    Who translated Atharvaveda into Persian during Akbar’s reign?
    1. Badauni
    2. Abul Fazl
    3. Faizi
    4. Tansen
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  19. Question 19

    RRB Group D, 2018
    Which Mughal emperor’s court was known for the ‘Navratnas’ (nine jewels)?
    1. Jahangir
    2. Aurangzeb
    3. Akbar
    4. Shah Jahan
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  20. Question 20

    SSC CHSL, 2019
    What was the Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri?
    1. A military manual
    2. Jahangir’s autobiography
    3. A revenue record
    4. A poetic anthology
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