mughal empire quiz set 7 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (d)

Abul Hasan and Aqa Riza were the Jahangiri painters.

Jehangir encouraged artists to paint portraits and court scenes. His most talented portrait painters were Abul Hasan and Bishan Das.

Bahadur Shah I (1707-1712 AD.) also tried to restore the court patronize of paintings.

Answer: (b)

Answer: (c)

Answer: (c)

The contribution of Mughals to the art of painting was remarkable.

The foundation for the Mughal painting was laid by Humayun when he was staying in Persia. He brought with him two painters - Mir Sayyid Ali and Abdal Samad to India. These two painters became famous during Akbar’s reign.

Illustrations of Persian versions of Mahabharata and Ramayana were produced in miniature form. Many other Indian fables became the miniature paintings in the Art Studio established by Akbar. Historical works such as Akbar Nama also remained the main themes of Mughal paintings. The most important work is Hamznama, which consisted of 1200 paintings.

Indian colours such as peacock blue, Indian red began to be used. Mughal paintings reached its climax during the reign of Jahangir. He employed a number of painters like Abul Hasan, Bishan Das, Madhu, Anant, Manohar, Govardhan and Ustad Mansur.

Answer: (b)

Akbar’s tomb at Sikandara near Agra was completed by Jahangir.

Nur Jahan built the tomb of Itimaddaulah at Agra. It was constructed wholly of white marble with floral designs made of semi-precious stones on the walls. This type of decoration was called pietra dura. This method became more popular during the reign of Shah Jahan.

The pietra dura method was used on a large scale in the Taj Mahal by Shah Jahan. Taj Mahal is considered a jewel of the builder’s art. It contains all the architectural forms developed by the Mughals.

The chief glory of the Taj is the massive dome and the four slender minarets. The decorations are kept to the minimum.

Answer: (a)

Raushanuja movement in India during the 16th century was started by Miyan-Bayazid Ansari. He was born in 1525 or 1515, in the city of Jalandhar, Punjab. He was the leader of the antifeudal and antiMughal movement of the Roshani in Afghanistan.