mughal empire quiz set 3 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Mughal-Maratha treaty of 1719 was concluded in the times of ?

a) Farukh Siyyar

b) Mohammed Shah

c) Bahadur Shah II

d) Jahandar Shah

Question : 2

Consider the following statements about Sher Shah’s administration:

1. He divided his empire into Sarkars, which were further subdivided into Parganas.
2. The Sarkars and the Parganas were directly administered by Sher Shah without the help of any other officials.

a) Only 1

b) Both 1 and 2

c) Only 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question : 3

Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?

a) Ahmad Shah : Hazrat Gesu Daraz

b) Akbar : Abdur Rahim Khan-iKhanan

c) Mahmud Begarha : Faizi Sarhindi

d) Jahangir : Muhammad Salih

Question : 4

During the Mughal period, what was Narnal or light artillery?

a) One carried on camel back

b) One carried by man

c) None of these

d) One carried on elephant back

Question : 5

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

a) Edward Terry

b) Thomas Coryat

c) Ralph Fitch

d) Sir Thomas Roe

Question : 6

Who among the following was the first Peshwa of Shahu?

a) Baji Rao

b) Balaji Vishwanath

c) Balaji Baji Rao

d) Madhava Rao