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Mughal period - Test Set 7

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  1. Question 1

    SSC CGL, 2020
    Which Mughal emperor faced the rebellion of Khusrau in 1606?
    1. Akbar
    2. Aurangzeb
    3. Jahangir
    4. Shah Jahan
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  2. Question 2

    In which year did Akbar conquer Bengal, defeating Daud Khan Karrani?
    1. 1576
    2. 1564
    3. 1586
    4. 1592
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  3. Question 3

    SSC CGL, 2016
    What was the ‘suba’ in Mughal administration?
    1. A village
    2. A province
    3. A tax
    4. A military unit
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  4. Question 4

    WBCS Preliminary, 2018
    Who was the head of a Mughal province, known as ‘subedar’?
    1. Governor
    2. Revenue officer
    3. Military commander
    4. Judge
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  5. Question 5

    UPSC Prelims, 2017
    Which Mughal emperor standardized weights and measures for trade?
    1. Babur
    2. Akbar
    3. Shah Jahan
    4. Jahangir
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  6. Question 6

    SSC CHSL, 2017
    What was the ‘karkhana’ in the Mughal Empire?
    1. A revenue office
    2. A military camp
    3. A religious school
    4. A royal workshop
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  7. Question 7

    Which Mughal emperor’s revenue system included the ‘Kankut’ method?
    1. Akbar
    2. Aurangzeb
    3. Jahangir
    4. Humayun
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  8. Question 8

    SSC CGL, 2016
    Who was the founder of the Mughal Empire in India?
    1. Humayun
    2. Babur
    3. Akbar
    4. Jahangir
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  9. Question 9

    WBCS Preliminary, 2017
    Which Mughal emperor was defeated by Sher Shah Suri at the Battle of Chausa?
    1. Babur
    2. Humayun
    3. Akbar
    4. Jahangir
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  10. Question 10

    UPSC Prelims, 2016
    Who ruled the Mughal Empire from 1556 to 1605 and expanded it significantly?
    1. Shah Jahan
    2. Akbar
    3. Aurangzeb
    4. Jahangir
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  11. Question 11

    SSC CHSL, 2018
    Which Mughal emperor was known as ‘Alamgir’?
    1. Shah Jahan
    2. Jahangir
    3. Aurangzeb
    4. Bahadur Shah II
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  12. Question 12

    RRB NTPC, 2019
    Who was the last effective Mughal emperor, ruling from 1658 to 1707?
    1. Aurangzeb
    2. Shah Jahan
    3. Muhammad Shah
    4. Bahadur Shah I
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  13. Question 13

    WBCS Preliminary, 2019
    Which Mughal emperor shifted the capital from Agra to Delhi permanently?
    1. Akbar
    2. Shah Jahan
    3. Jahangir
    4. Humayun
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  14. Question 14

    Who was proclaimed Mughal emperor after Jahangir’s death to ensure Shah Jahan’s enthronement?
    1. Khusrau
    2. Dawar Baksh
    3. Shahryar
    4. Dara Shikoh
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  15. Question 15

    SSC CGL, 2019
    Which Mughal emperor was deposed by his son Aurangzeb in 1658?
    1. Jahangir
    2. Shah Jahan
    3. Akbar
    4. Humayun
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  16. Question 16

    WBCS Mains, 2018
    Who was the Mughal emperor during Nadir Shah’s invasion of India in 1739?
    1. Muhammad Shah
    2. Bahadur Shah I
    3. Farrukhsiyar
    4. Shah Alam II
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  17. Question 17

    UPPSC, 2017
    Which Mughal emperor participated in the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857?
    1. Akbar II
    2. Bahadur Shah II
    3. Shah Alam II
    4. Aurangzeb
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  18. Question 18

    SSC CGL, 2017
    In which battle did Babur defeat Ibrahim Lodi to establish the Mughal Empire?
    1. Battle of Khanwa
    2. First Battle of Panipat
    3. Battle of Chausa
    4. Battle of Ghaghra
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  19. Question 19

    WBCS Preliminary, 2018
    Who was defeated by Babur in the Battle of Khanwa in 1527?
    1. Rana Sanga
    2. Mahmud Lodi
    3. Sher Shah Suri
    4. Medini Rai
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  20. Question 20

    UPSC Prelims, 2018
    Which battle in 1556 secured Akbar’s throne against Hemu?
    1. First Battle of Panipat
    2. Second Battle of Panipat
    3. Battle of Haldighati
    4. Battle of Samugarh
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