mughal empire quiz set 5 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?

a) Humayunamah : Gulbadan Begum

b) Padshahnamah : Abdul Hamid Lahori

c) Tabaqat-I Akbari : Nizamudding Ahmad

d) Futuhat-I Alamgiri : Mirza Muhammad Kazim

Question : 2

The Maratha kingdom was founded by Shivaji during the reign of

a) Akbar

b) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

c) Shahjahan

d) Aurangzeb

Question : 3

Tobacco cultivation was introduced in the Deccan by the Portuguese during the 16th century. Tobacco smoking reached the Mughal Court because of which one of the following?

a) The Portuguese missionaries introduced it into the Mughal Court

b) The soldiers of the Deccan spread this among the Mughal nobility

c) The Mughal ambassador to Bijapur, Mirza Asad baig introduced it to Akbar

d) The farmers who took tobacco cultivation introduced this to the Mughal Court

Question : 4

Consider the following statements: In 1560’s Akbar began to patronise the formation of the Mughal school of painting with the illustration of Dastani-Amir Hamaza, because

1. Akbar inherited Humayun’s taste for painting.
2. Akbar was especially interested in book illustration.
3. Akbar was persuaded to take interest in painting by Abdul Fazl.

a) 1, 2 and 3 are correct

b) 1 and 2 are correct

c) 2 and 3 are correct

d) 1 and 3 are correct

Question : 5

Which of the following areas was not conquered by Akbar?

a) Kashmir

b) Orissa

c) Qandahar

d) Bidar

Question : 6

Consider the following statements regarding the duty of the Muhatsibs.

1. Check gambling dens and prostitution.
2. Check and interfere in the private life of the citizens.
3. Check weights and measures.
4. See that intoxicants were not consumed in public places.

a) 1 and 2 only

b) 1, 3 and 4 only

c) 3 and 4 only

d) 1, 2, 3 and 4