History - The Mughal Empire / The Marathas / The Sikhs

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Question - 1

Alam Khan, one of those who invited Babur to invade India was

  • A an uncle of Ibrahim Lodhi and a pretender to the throme of Delhi.
  • B a cousin of Ibrahim Lodhi,who was ill-treated and expelled from the country
  • C the father of Dilawar Khan to whom cruel treatment was meted out by Ibrahim Lodhi
  • D a high official in Punjab province, who was very much discontented with Ibrahim Lodhi's treatment to his tribe

Question - 2

Where did Babur die?

  • A Agra
  • B Kabul
  • C Lahore
  • D Delhi

Question - 3

'Din-i-Elahi' of Akbar was not a success because

  • A after Akbar, it was not patronised
  • B the Muslims did not accept other religious practices
  • C it was not suitably projected to the masses
  • D All of the above

Question - 4

Who among the following Indian rulers was a contemporary of Akbar?

  • A Rani Durgawati
  • B Ahilya Bai
  • C Martanda Varma
  • D Sawai Jai Singh

Question - 5

The Moti Masjid in Agra was built during the reign of

  • A Humayun
  • B Shahjahan
  • C Aurangzeb
  • D Shal Alam ll

Question - 6

The head of the military department under the recognised central machinery of administration during Akbar's regin was

  • A Diwan
  • B Mir Bakshi
  • C Mir Saman
  • D Bakshi

Question - 7

Babur came to India originally from

  • A Ferghana
  • B Khiva
  • C Khorasan
  • D Seistan

Question - 8

Match the following

 List I                List II
A.1192 1.Third Battle of Panipat
B.1707 2.Second Battle of Tarain
C.1761 3.Death of Akbar
D.1605 4.Death of Aurangazeb
  • A A B C D 1 2 3 4
  • B A B C D 4 3 2 1
  • C A B C D 4 2 1 3
  • D A B C D 2 4 3 1

Question - 9

The medieval Indian writer, who refers to the discovery of America is

  • A Malik Mohammad Jayasi
  • B Amir Khusro
  • C Raskhan
  • D Abul Fazl

Question - 10

During the Mughal Period which one of the following traders first came to India?

  • A Portuguese
  • B English
  • C Dutch
  • D Danish