the mughal empire Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

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

Question : 7

Which of the following areas was not conquered by Akbar?

a) Kashmir

b) Orissa

c) Qandahar

d) Bidar

Question : 8

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 : 9

Month scale in the Mansabdari system was introduced by

a) Shahjahan

b) Jahangir

c) Aurangzeb

d) None of these

Question : 10

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