mughal empire quiz set 8 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (a)

• Babar — Jami Majid (Sambhal)
• Humayun — Din Panah
• Akbar — Jhangiri Mahal
• Jahangir — Akbar’s Mausoleum

Answer: (c)

Answer: (d)

Itimad-ud-Daulah’s tomb at Agra was built by Nur Jahan. After her father’s death, Nur Jahan built this mausoleum in memory of Mirza Ghiyas Beg, from 1622 – 1625 AD.

The first example of a tomb built on a riverbank in India. Itmad-ud-Daulah’s tomb situated on the banks of the Yamuna has many design features that were later used in the Taj Mahal.

Answer: (c)

One of the observatories established by Sawai Jai Singh was of Ujjain.

The idea behind building a number of observatories at different locations in northern India was to make the same observations from different places and thus reduce the errors introduced due to the limits of resolution of human vision.

Sawai Jai Singh built the three small ones at Ujjain, Mathura, and Banaras with the help of Hindu astronomers who themselves had limitations in civil engineering (architectural engineering).

Answer: (c)

Answer: (d)

The first volume of Akbarnama deals with the birth of Akbar, the history of Timur’s family and the reigns of Babur and Humayun and the Suri sultans of Delhi.

The second volume describes the detailed history of the reign of Akbar till 1602 and records the events during Akbar’s reign.

The third volume is named Ain-i-Akbari and details the administrative system of the Empire as well as containing the famous “Account of the Hindu Sciences”. It also deals with Akbar’s household, army, the revenues and the geography of the empire. It also produces rich details about the traditions and culture of the people living in India.

It is famous for its rich statistical details about things as diverse as crop yields, prices, wages and revenues. Baburnama (alternatively known as Tuzk-e Babri) is the name given to the memoirs of Zahir ud-Din Muhammad Babur (1483 – 1530), founder of the Mughal Empire and a great-great-great-grandson of Timur.