the mughal empire Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Answer: (a)

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.

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: (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: (d)

Nanasaheb Peshwa was then at the zenith of his power having defeated the Nizam at Udgir. He chose Sadashiv Rao Bhau to lead the Maratha army to Delhi. Both Malhar Rao Holkar and Raghunath Rao had deep knowledge of north India having lived there and fought many battles there but Sadashiv Rao Bhau was totally new to north India.