MUGHAL EMPIRE QUIZ

PAK AFFAIRS

ONE PAPER MCQS

1. Who was the first ruler of the Mughal Empire?

A. Humayun
B. Babur
C. Akbar
D. Jahangir

2. Babur belonged to which village in Uzbekistan?

A. Samarkand
B. Bukhara
C. Farghana
D. Tashkent

3. Babur was linked to which famous Mongolian ruler from his father's side?
A. Genghis Khan
B. Kublai Khan
C. Taimur
D. Ogedei Khan

4. Which fort did Babur build in Peshawar?

A. Bala Hissar
B. Rohtas Fort
C. Red Fort
D. Gwalior Fort

5. What is the name of Babur’s autobiography?

A. Akbarnama
B. Ain-e-Akbari
C. Tuzk-e-Babari
D. Humayun Nama

6. In which year was the First Battle of Panipat fought?

A. 1556
B. 1527
 C. 1540
D. 1526

7. Who did Babur defeat in the First Battle of Panipat?

A. Rana Sanga
B. Ibrahim Lodhi
C. Sher Shah Suri
D. Hemu

8. The Babri Mosque was completed in which year?

A. 1526
B. 1527
C. 1530
D. 1540

9. Who was the second Mughal ruler?

A. Babur
B. Akbar
C. Humayun
D. Jahangir

10. Who wrote Humayun Nama?

A. Gulbadan Begam
B. Babur
C. Abul Fazl
D. Akbar

11. Which battle resulted in Sher Shah Suri’s victory over Humayun in 1540?
A. Battle of Chausa
B. Battle of Panipat
C. Battle of Kannauj
D. Battle of Khanwa

12. Which fort was built by Sher Shah Suri in 1541?

A. Agra Fort
B. Rohtas Fort
C. Red Fort
D. Gwalior Fort
13. Who helped Humayun recapture Delhi in 1555?
A. Akbar
B. Bahram Khan
C. Shah Tahmasp I
D. Sher Shah Suri

14. How did Humayun die?

A. In a battle
B. By poisoning
C. Falling from a staircase
D. Natural causes

15. Who became the ruler after Humayun?

A. Akbar
B. Jahangir
C. Sher Shah Suri
D. Bahram Khan

16. The Second Battle of Panipat was fought in which year?

A. 1526
B. 1556
C. 1576
D. 1605

17. Who was the famous musician in Akbar’s court?

A. Tansen
B. Mansoor
C. Birbal
D. Abul Fazl

18. Aurangzeb is buried in which location?

A. Agra
B. Lahore
C. Delhi
D. Aurangabad
19. Who was the last ruler of the Suri dynasty?
A. Sher Shah Suri
B. Adil Shah
C. Humayun
D. Bahadur Shah I

20. What was the real name of Sher Shah Suri?

A. Fareed Khan
B. Ahmad Khan
C. Ali Khan
D. Akbar Khan

21. Which famous Mughal structure was constructed in memory of Mumtaz Mahal?
A. Red Fort
B. Humayun's Tomb
C. Taj Mahal
D. Qutub Minar

22. In which battle did Aurangzeb become the emperor?

A. Battle of Khanwa
B. Battle of Succession
C. Battle of Chausa
D. Battle of Panipat

23. What is the name of the garden gate built by Shah Jahan for daughter?
A. Sheesh Mahal
B. Chuburji
C. Shalimar Gardens
D. Jamia Masjid

24. Who founded the city of Agra?

A. Akbar
B. Babur
C. Sikandar Lodhi
D. Shah Jahan

25. Who was the ruler of Mysore during the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War?
A. Haider Ali
 B. Tipu Sultan
C. Mir Sadiq
D. Lord Clive

26. Who was the Nawab of Bengal?

A. Nawab Siraj ud Daulah
B. Governor of Delhi
C. Ruler of Mysore
D. Emperor of India

27. Who was the first European to visit India during Jahangir’s reign?
A. John Watts
B. Thomas Roe
C. Vasco da Gama
D. Francisco de Almeida

28. Who was the famous poet during Jahangir's era?

A. Tansen
B. Abul Fazl
C. Mansoor
D. Birbal

29. When did Jahangir die?

A. 1628
B. 1605
C. 1658
D. 1707

30. Who constructed the Shalimar Gardens in Lahore?

A. Akbar
B. Jahangir
C. Shah Jahan
D. Aurangzeb

31. Who was defeated in the Battle of Haldighati?

A. Akbar
B. Maharana Pratap
C. Hyder Ali
 D. Humayun

32. Who was the Persian ruler that invaded India in 1739?
A. Babur
B. Nadir Shah
C. Ahmed Shah Abdali
D. Sher Shah Suri

33. Who built the city of Fatehpur Sikri?

A. Babur
B. Humayun
C. Akbar
D. Jahangir

34. What was the primary language of administration under Akbar's rule?
A. Hindi
B. Persian
C. Arabic
D. Urdu

35. Who succeeded Aurangzeb as the Mughal emperor?

A. Shah Alam I
B. Bahadur Shah I
C. Jahandar Shah
D. Farrukhsiyar

36. In which year did the Battle of Buxar take place?

A. 1757
B. 1764
C. 1761
D. 1756

37. Who was the Mughal emperor during the Battle of Plassey?
A. Bahadur Shah I
B. Shah Alam II
C. Alamgir II
D. Farrukhsiyar
38. Who constructed the Peacock Throne?
A. Akbar
B. Jahangir
C. Shah Jahan
D. Aurangzeb

39. The Treaty of Allahabad was signed in which year?

A. 1757
B. 1765
C. 1773
D. 1784

40. What was the official religion of the Mughal Empire during Akbar's reign?
A. Islam
B. Hinduism
C. Deen-e-Ilahi
D. Buddhism

41. Who was the first British Governor-General of India?

A. Lord Clive
B. Warren Hastings
C. Lord Wellesley
D. Lord Dalhousie

42. The Third Battle of Panipat was fought between Marathas and whom?
A. British
B. Mughals
C. Ahmad Shah Abdali
D. Sikhs

43. Who was the last Mughal emperor?

A. Bahadur Shah I
B. Akbar II
C. Shah Alam II
D. Bahadur Shah Zafar
44. When did the British East India Company establish its first factory in India?
A. 1600
B. 1608
C. 1615
D. 1620

45. Who called Ahmad Shah Durrani to attack on Marathas?

A. Shah Walli Ullah
B. Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi
C. Haji Shariat Ullah
D. Syed Ahmad Shaheed

46. Who was the son In Law of Mir Jafer?

A. Mir Sadiq
B. Mir Qasim
C. Nawab of Bengal
D. Shah Alam II

47. Who took away the peacock throne?

A. Ahmad Shah
B. Nadir Shah
C. Muhammad Shah
D. None of these

48. What was the real name of Nur Jahan?

A. Meherunnisa
B. Farzana
C. Maham Begum
D. Jahanara

49. What was the name of strongest Sikh leader?

A. Maharana Pratap
B. Gobind Singh
C. Samarjit Singh
D. Ranjit Singh

50. Chain of justice was established by?

A. Akber
B. Jahangir
C. Shah Jahan
D. Aurangzeb