History of India | Medieval History | Mughal Dynasty : Shah Jahan
History of India | Medieval History | Mughal Dynasty : Shah Jahan
1. The motive behind Shah Jahan's Balkh campaign was to
Secure a friendly ruler in Balkh and Badakshan which bordered Kabul
Conquer Samarqand and Ferghana, the Mughal homelands
Fix the Mughal frontier on the 'scientific line' the Amu Daria
Expand the Mughal Empire beyond the sub-continent
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2. Who had led a deputation of Banaras pandits before the Mughal emperor to seek the abolition of pilgrim tax on Banaras and Allahabad?
Haranth
Jagannath
Kavindracharya
Kavi Hariram
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3. What was the root of the dispute between the Shah of Iran and Mughal rulers?
Kabul
Qandahar
Kunduz
Ghazni
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4. The loss of Qandahar was a big blow to the Mughal empire from the view point of
Natural resources
Buffer territory
Communication
Strategic stronghold
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5. Who was the 'Poet-Laureate' of Shah Jahan's reign?
Kalim
Kashi
Qudsi
Munir
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6. The actual name of Mumtaz Mahal was
Arjumand Bano Begum
Ladli Begum
Mehrunnisa
Roshan Ara
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7. The coordination of Hindu and Iranian architecture can be seen in
Taj Mahal
Red Fort
Panch Mahal
Tomb of Sher Shah
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8. Which of the following among Mughal Emperor constructed Jama Mosque of Delhi?
Akbar
Jahangir
Shah Jahan
Aurangzeb
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9. Who among the following shifted the capital of the Empire from Agra to Delhi?
Akbar
Jahangir
Shah Jahan
Aurangzeb
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10. Who among the following deserves the credit for the construction of 'Lal Qila'?
Sikandar Lodi
Akbar
Jahangir
Shah Jahan
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11. Upanishads were translated into Persian during the reign of
Shah Jahan
Akbar
Jahangir
Aurangzeb
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12. Who among the following was given the title of 'Shah Buland Iqbal' by Shah Jahan?
Dara Shikoh
Shuja
Aurangzeb
Murad
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13. The Upanishads were translated into Persian by Dara Shikoh under the title
Al-Fihrist
Kitab-al-Bayan
Majma-ul-Bahrain
Sirr-i-Akbar
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14. Who was the author of Sirr-i-Akbar?
Abul Fazl
Dara Shikoh
Mullah Shah Badakhshi
Shah Waliullah
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15. The First Muslim to study Hindu scriptures was
Amir Khusrau
Dara Shikoh
Amir Hasan
Shuja
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16. Who among the following historians declared the regime of Shah Jahan to be the Golden Era of the Mughal period?
V.A. Smith
J.N. Sarkar
A.L. Srivastava
None of the above
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17. The famous diamond 'Kohinoor' was presented to Shahjahan by
Aurangzeb
Murad
Mir Jumla
Abul Hasan Qutb Shah
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18. Which Mughal Emperor abolished the Persian Court Custom of 'Sijda' which was begun by Balban?
Akbar
Jahangir
Shah Jahan
Aurangzeb
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19. Who among the following was the governor of Deccan for the major part of Shah Jahan's Reign?
Dara Shikoh
Murad Baksh
Shah Shuja
Aurangzeb
