History of India | Medieval History | Mughal Dynasty : Akbar

History of India | Medieval History | Mughal Dynasty : Akbar

1. The Battle of Haldighati was fought in

1756 A.D.
1576 A.D.
1756 B.C.
1576 B.C.

2. Who was the commander of Rana Pratap's army in the Battle of Haldighati?

Amar Singh
Man Singh
Hakim Khan
Shakti Singh

3. In which of the following place Akbar was enthroned on getting the information of Humayun's death?

Kabul
Lahore
Sarhind
Kalanour

4. The main aim of Akbar in fighting the Battle of Hadighati was

To subdue Rana Pratap
To polarise Rajputs
To satisfy sentiments of Man Singh
Imperial policy

5. The first matrimonial alliance with the Rajputs was established by Akbar with the house of

Bundelas
Kachhwahas
Rathors
Sisodias

6. Which amongst the following families was the first to have a matrimonial alliance with Akbar?

Rathod
Sisodiya
Kachhwaha
Chauhan

7. The Mausoleum (Dargah) of which Chishti Saint was visited by Akbar?

Muinuddin Chishti
Shaikh Nasimuddin Chirag Dehalvi
Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki
Shaikh Farid Sanj-ai-Shakar

8. Who among the following was personally killed by Akbar?

Adham Khan
Bairam Khan
Baz Bahadur
Pir Muhammad Khan

9. Which of the following Rajputana state did not accept the supremacy of Akbar willingly?

Amber
Mewar
Marwar
Bikaner

10. Which Rajput ruler continued his struggle for independence against Mughals and did not surrender?

Raja Rai Singh of Bikaner
Rao Chandrasen of Marwar
Raja Bharmal of Amber
Maharana Amar Singh of Mewar

11. Durgawati, who fought against Akbar, was the queen of

Mandla
Mandu
Asirgarh
Ramgarh

12. Abul Fazl's death was caused by

Prince Salim
Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khanan
Prince Murad
Prince Daniyal

13. Which one of the following factors is not conducive in establishing Akbar as a nationalist?

Akbar had forsaken Islam
Administrative unity and unity in Law
Akbar's effort at cultural unity
Akbar's religious policy

14. Who of the following Muslim rulers abolished the pilgrimage tax?

Bahlul Lodi
Sher Shah
Humayun
Akbar

15. Who among the following emperors may be called 'an enlightened despot'?

Babur
Humayun
Akbar
Aurangzeb

16. Who among the following had ordered that a man should marry only one wife and could marry another only when the first wife was barren?

Alauddin Khalji
Sher Shah
Akbar
None of the above

17. The head of the military department under the recognised central machinery of administration during Akbar's reign was

Diwan
Mir Bakshi
Mir Saman
Bakshi

18. Military system in reign of Akbar was based on

Mansabdari
Zamindari
Feudalistic
Ain-i-Dahsala

19. The first person to be given proper status of the Diwan by Akbar was

Asaf Khan
Munim Khan
Muzaffar Khan Turbati
Raja Todarmal

20. The Mansabdari System introduced by Akbar was borrowed from the system followed in

Afghanistan
Turkey
Mongolia
Persia

21. Zabti system was introduced by

Ghiyasudin Tughluq
Sikandar Lodi
Sher Shah
Akbar

22. In which measures Todarmal achieved fame?

Military campaign
Land Revenue
Humor
Painting

23. Which revenue system among the following is also known as the Bandobast System?

Zabti
Dahsala
Nasq
Kankut

24. Which among the following systems of levying land revenue in Deccan was prevalent during the reign of Akbar?

Kankut
Number of ploughs
Zabt
Ghallabhakshi

25. Todarmal was associated to

Law
Land Revenue Reforms
Literature
Music

26. Who among the following was the connecting link between Sher Shah and Akbar in land revenue administrative measures?

Birbal
Todarmal
Bhagwandas
Bharmal

27. During Akbar period, land revenue system 'Ain-i-Dahsala' was developed by

Shahnawaz Khan
Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khanan
Todarmal
Mulla Do Pyaza

28. Akbar launched 'Din-i-Ilahi' in the year .....

1570
1578
1581
1582

29. Which ruler had promoted 'Din-i- Ilahi'?

Babur
Akbar
Aurangzeb
Shah Jahan

30. Which historian said 'Din-i-Ilahi' is a religion?

Abul Fazl
Abdul Qadir Badauni
Nizamuddin
Mohsin Fani

31. Who constructed Ibadat Khana?

Aurangzeb
Alauddin Khalji
Akbar
Firuz Tughluq

32. Ibadat Khana at Fatehpur Sikri was

The mosque for the use of Royal Family
Akbar's private prayer chamber
The hall in which Akbar held discussions with scholars of various religions
The room in which the nobles belonging to different religions gathered to discuss religious affairs

33. Which monument is not at Fatehpur Sikri?

Golden Palace
Panch Mahal
Jodha Bai Palace
Akbari Mahal

34. Which historical monument in Delhi is a synthesis of Persian and Indian styles of Architectures?

Qutub Minar
Lodi's Tomb
Humayun's Tomb
Red Fort

35. The theory of 'Sulh-i-Kul' was promulgated by

Nizamuddin Auliya
Akbar
Zainul Abidin
Shaikh Nasiruddin Chirag

36. The concept of 'Sulh-i-Kul' (universal peace and fraternity) adopted by Akbar was the result of

Political generosity
Religious tolerance
Liberal cultural attitude
All of the above

37. Against which Mughal Emperor was a 'Fatwa' issued from Jaunpur?

Humayun
Akbar
Shah Jahan
Aurangzeb

38. Which of the following has built by Akbar?

Buland Darwaza
Jama Masjid
Qutub Minar
Taj Mahal

39. Which of the following Mughal Emperors introduced educational reforms?

Jahangir
Shah Jahan
Humayun
Akbar

40. The finest monuments constructed by Akbar is found in

Agra Fort
Lahore Fort
Allahabad Fort
Fatehpur Sikri

41. Which monument built by Akbar ar- chitected alike Buddhist Monastery?

Panch Mahal
Diwan-i-Khas
Jodha Bai Mahal
Buland Darwaza

42. Akbar constructed in Fatehpur Sikri

Moti Mahal
Panch Mahal
Rang Mahal
Heera Mahal

43. Jahangir Mahal is located at

Delhi
Aurangabad
Agra
Lahore

44. Where is the Tomb of Akbar located?

Sikandara
Agra
Aurangabad
Fatehpur Sikri

45. Which of the following forts was not constructed in the reign of Akbar?

Red Fort of Delhi
Agra Fort
Allahabad Fort
Lahore Fort

46. The translation of the Mahabharat into Persian in the time of Akbar was carried out under the supervision of

Utbi
Naziri
Abul Fazl
Faizi

47. Who among the following translated the Mahabharata into Persian?

Abul Qadir Badauni
Abul Fazl
Nizamuddin Ahemad
Shaikh Mubarak

48. The Persian translation of the Mahabharat is titled as

Anwar-i-Suhaili
Razamnama
Hasht Bahisht
Ayar Danish

49. Who translated the Ramayan into the Persian language in accordance with the wishes of Akbar?

Abul Fazl
Abul Qadir Badauni
Faizi
Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khanan

50. Who wrote Tabaqat-i-Akbari?

Abul Fazl
Abdul Qadir Badauni
Akbar Khan Sarwani
Nizam-ud-din Ahmed

51. Who of the following was awarded with the honour of 'Zari qalam' by King Akbar?

Muhammad Hussain
Muqammal Khan
Abdussamad
Mir Sayyid Ali

52. The Jain monk who stayed for a few years in the Court of Akbar and was honoured with the title of Jagadguru was

Hemachandra
Hari Vijay Suri
Jinasena
Umaswati

53. Famous Jain Scholar who was respected by Akbar

Chandraprabhu Suri
Hari Vijay Suri
Pushpadant
Yashobhadra

54. The famous painter of Mughal Emperor Akbar was

Abul Hasan
Daswant
Kisan Das
Ustad Mansoor

55. Jaswant and Dasawan' famous painters were courtier of Mughal emperor

Akbar
Jahangir
Shahjahan
Aurangzeb

56. Indian ruler, contemporary of Queen Elizabeth-I of England, was

Akbar
Shah Jahan
Aurangzeb
Bahadur Shah

57. The medieval Indian writer who refers to the discovery of America is

Malik Muhammad Jaisi
Amir Khusrau
Raskhan
Abul Fazl

58. First Englishman visited Akbar's court was

Ralph Fitch
Sir Thomas Roe
John Hawkins
Peter Mundi

59. Akbar merged Bengal and Bihar in his empire

1590 A.D.
1575 A.D.
1576 A.D.
1572 A.D.