226. The main outlet for foreign trade during Akbar's reign was the port of
(a) Karachi
(b) Calcutta
(c) Surat
(d) Bombay
Ans: (c)
227. Under the Mughals one of the main imports was
(a) pepper
(b) raw silk
(c) cotton
(d) opium
Ans: (b)
228. To bring Hindu-Muslim unity, Akbar
(a) encouraged cow-killing
(b) prohibited cow-killing
(c) taxed cow-killing
(d) remained silent to cow-killing
Ans: (b)
229. Babarnama was written by
(a) Humayun
(b) Babar
(c) Abul Fazl
(d) Akbar
Ans: (b)
230. The Upanishadas were translated into Persian by
(a) Prince Shuja
(b) Prince Murad
(c) Prince Dara Shukoh
(d) Prince Khusru
Ans: (c)
231. Humayunnama was written by
(a) Princess Gulbadan Begum
(b) Salima Sultan
(c) Jahangir
(d) Jahanara Begum
Ans: (a)
232. Prince Dara Shukoh was the son of
(a) Humayun
(b) Akbar
(c) Jahangir
(d) Shah Jahan
Ans: (d)
233. The art of painting in the Mughal age was ___ in origin.
(a) Persian
(b) Hindu
(c) French
(d) Afghan
Ans: (a)
234. The Mughal School of Painting was interested in portraying
(a) Mughal court
(b) Domestic subjects
(c) Scenes from the Indian classics
(d) The scenes of their motherland
Ans: (a)
235. The Jahangir Mahal at Agra was bunt by
(a) Jahangir
(b) Shah Jahan
(c) Akbar
(d) Aurangzeb
Ans: (c)
236. Jama Masjid at Delhi was bunt by
(a) Humayun
(b) Sher Shah
(c) Shah Jahan
(d) Aurangzeb
Ans: (c)
237. _____built by Shah Jahan is one of the unrivalled beauties of the world.
(a) Pearl Mosque
(b) Jama Masjid
Ans: (c)
(c) Taj Mahal
(d) The Palace at Kabul
Ans: (c)
238. _____was the first Mughal Emperor to acquire Koh-i-noor diamond
(a) Humayun
(b) Akbar
(c) Jahangir
(d) Shah Jahan
Ans: (a)
239. The Peacock throne was bunt by
(a) Babar
(b) Humayun
(c) Akbar
(d) Shah Jahan
Ans: (d)
240. Koh-i-noor diamond was presented to Aurangzeb by
(a) Mirkasim
(b) Mir Jumla
(c) Shivaji
(d) Shah Jahan
Ans: (b)
241. Baz Bahadur was a in the court of Akbar
(a) Musician
(b) Painter
(c) Architect
(d) Soldier
Ans: (a)
242. Tansen was originally in the service of
(a) Raja of Rewa
(b) Krishnadeva Raya
(c) Akbar
(d) Sher Shah
Ans: (a)
243. The Mongols attacked India, for the first time, during the period of
(a) Balban
(b) Iltutmish
(c) Qutub-ud-din Aibak
(d) Alauddin
Ans: (b)
244. Under the Mughals, the Police duties in urban areas were entrusted to the officers known as
(a) Kotwal
(b) Kazi
(c) Vakil
(d) Amin
Ans: (a)
245. During the Mughal rule, the police duties in the districts were entrusted to the officials known as?
(a) Faujdar
(b) Mansabdar
(c) Kotwal
(d) Amin
Ans: (a)
246. The Adi Granth was compiled by
(a) Guru Arjan Dev
(b) Guru Gobind Singh
(c) Guru Harkishan
(d) Guru Tegh Bahadur
Ans: (a)
247. Guru Arjan Dev transferred the headquarters to
(a) Agra
(b) Amritsar
(c) Karachi
(d) Allahabad
Ans: (b)
248. The Sikh Guru who fought in the Mughal ranks during the reign of Aurangazeb was
(a) Tegh Bahadur
(b) Har Rai
(c) Amar Das
(d) Angad
Ans: (a)
249. Guru Gobind Singh was the son of
(a) Tegh Bahadur
(b) Arjan Dev
(c) Har Gobind
(d) Nanak
Ans: (a)
250. The English and the Dutch were firmly established in all the parts of the Coast from Sind to Bengal by the middle of the
(a) 17th Century
(b) 18th Century
(c) 16th Century
(d) 15th Century
Ans: (a)
