This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 7 > History > The Mughal Empire 16Th To 17Th Century > Class 7 History Chapter 4 The Mughal Empire 16Th To 17Th Century – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 7 History Chapter 4 The Mughal Empire 16Th To 17Th Century Quiz 10 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. It is an enormous mausoleum complex commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to house the remains of his beloved wife. The mausoleum is built of shimmering white marble that seems to change color depending on the daylight A) Taj Mahal. B) Colosseum. C) Eiffel Tower. D) Burj Khalifa. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Taj Mahal. 2. The Mughal empire also blended cultures, but what was the main language spoken? A) Sanskrit. B) Persian. C) Hindu. D) Arabic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Persian. 3. WHO IS THE group of religious advisors to the Ottoman sultan; this group administered the legal system and schools for educating Muslims A) ULEMA. B) SUTTEE. C) SHAH. D) HAREM. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ULEMA. 4. You are in a court of an Emperor who has NAVRATNA from different faith and religion, which empire are you visiting A) British. B) Safavid. C) Moghul. D) Ottoman. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Moghul. 5. How long was Aurangzeb's reign? A) 1652 CE-1700 what. B) 1652 EC-1707 what. C) 1658 CE-1700 what. D) 1658 CE-1707 what. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1658 CE-1707 what. 6. What was the first barrier that Al-Biruni felt obstructed his understanding of the new lands where he travelled? A) Hostility. B) Dressing sense. C) Language. D) Physical appearance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Language. 7. Where was Akbar buried after he passed away? A) Panipat. B) Agra. C) Sikandra. D) Fatepur Sikri. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sikandra. 8. Nur Jahan was wife of Jahangir. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. Who was the last ruler of the mughal empire? A) Aurangzeb. B) Humayun. C) Jahangir. D) Bahadur Shah Zafar 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bahadur Shah Zafar 2. 10. The first battle of Paniput is between whom and whom A) Humayun and Sher Shah Suri. B) Gandhi and the British rulers. C) Babur and Ibrahim Lodi. D) Chandragupta Maurya and Kautilya. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Babur and Ibrahim Lodi. 11. Who banned singing in his kingdom? A) Shiva. B) Bajirao pearl. C) Aurangzeb. D) Harry Potter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aurangzeb. 12. What was the challenge facing the Mughals in ruling a land of Hindus as a Muslim minority? A) Conquering and organizing a large territorial state. B) Finding a formula for Hindu-Muslim coexistence. C) Expanding the empire and pursuing a policy of conciliation with Hindus. D) Regaining control of taxes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Finding a formula for Hindu-Muslim coexistence. 13. ..... are places where documents arekept. A) Palace. B) Library. C) Archive. D) Monastries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Archive. 14. Which Mughal ruler made Persian the language of the court? A) Akbar. B) Humayun. C) Shah Jahan. D) Babur. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Akbar. 15. Which of the following contributed most to the emergence of Russia as an expanding Eurasian power in the period between 1450 and 1750? A) Its absorption of traditions and technology from the Byzantine Empire and western Europe. B) The eradication of Islam from Central Asia. C) The use of its strong navy to acquire colonial holdings worldwide. D) The fall of the kingdoms of Poland and Prussia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its absorption of traditions and technology from the Byzantine Empire and western Europe. 16. Mehrunnisa married the Mughal Emperor ..... and received the title of Nur Jahan. A) Jahangir. B) Humayun. C) Aurangzeb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jahangir. 17. This architect built the city of Isfahan in 30 years with beautiful palaces, mosque and maidan. A) Shah Abbas. B) Baha-all-din mohmad amili. C) Babur. D) Shah Jahan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Baha-all-din mohmad amili. 18. Subjects in the Ottoman Empire were divided according to their A) Religion. B) Age. C) Occupation. D) Gender. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Occupation. 19. Which factor most significantly contributed to the Ottoman Empire's decline? A) Economic isolation. B) Religious fundamentalism. C) Internal political corruption. D) Military technological stagnation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Internal political corruption. 20. Which two scientist that we learned about were in the field of science? A) My khayam and bin bhattuta. B) Mawlana Rumi and Ibn Rushd. C) Al-Razi at Ibn Sina. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Al-Razi at Ibn Sina. 21. ..... is not a Mughal ruler. A) Aurangzeb. B) Rana pratap. C) Babur. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rana pratap. 22. The tempo of urbanisation increased during A) Vijayanagar period. B) Mughal period. C) Portuguese period. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vijayanagar period. 23. Who was Babur's son? A) Crops. B) Sher shah. C) Bahadur Shah. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crops. 24. Akbar was born in exile under the shelter of ..... A) Shah Tahmasp. B) The border of the Ummerkos. C) Sher Shah Suri. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The border of the Ummerkos. 25. Which emperor does the Nine jewels belong to? A) Akbar. B) Jahangir. C) Shah Jahan. D) Babar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Akbar. 26. What were the copper coins called? A) Mohurs. B) Rupee. C) Dams. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dams. 27. ..... was a scriptorium where the emperor's collection of manuscripts was preserved. A) Library. B) Kitabhana. C) Factory. D) Fort. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kitabhana. 28. Who was also given the posthumous name of Firdaws Makani? A) Babur. B) Ibrahim Lodi. C) Aurangzeb. D) Akbar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Babur. 29. Who was the most illustrious sultan of the Mughal Empire? A) Akbar. B) Babur. C) Timur. D) Aurangzeb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Akbar. 30. What year did Babur defeat the Lodi Empire? A) 1526. B) 1556. C) 1600. D) 1504. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1526. 31. Last important Mughal emperor, 1658-1707; he expanded the empire but also weakened it ..... A) Sikh. B) Babur. C) Mughal. D) Aurangzeb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aurangzeb. 32. Which of the following was not a Chinese good that the Europeans longed for? A) Tea. B) Silk. C) Gongs. D) Porcelain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gongs. 33. Against whom was the 1st battle of Panipat fought? A) Mughal Empire. B) Lodi Empire. C) Mongols. D) Delhi Sultanate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lodi Empire. 34. Al Biruni translated several Sanskrit works, including ..... work on grammar into Arabic. A) Patanjali. B) Purushottam. C) Bharadwaj. D) Valmiki. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Patanjali. 35. Fill in the blank:The Safavid Empire was known for its promotion of ..... Islam. A) Shia. B) Sunni. C) Wahhabi. D) Sufi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shia. 36. Who declared himself Emperor of India during the period of political instability in the Mughal Empire? A) All of them. B) Fair Shah. C) Bairam Khan. D) Alexander Shah. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All of them. 37. Which empire exercised dominion over most of India in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries? A) Ottoman Empire. B) Safavids. C) Mughal Empire. D) Songhai Empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mughal Empire. 38. ..... is the author of Badshah Nama. A) Abdul Hamid Lahore. B) Gulbadan Begum. C) Akbar. D) Abul fazl. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abdul Hamid Lahore. 39. Which of the following statements is accurate about the time period when Akbar ruled India? A) He was the first Mughal Leader to conquer regions in India and organized the construction of the Water Gardens. B) He removed the Non-Muslim tax & supported art and literature. C) He organized the construction of the Taj Mahal and supported the Non-Muslim Tax. D) He supported the tax on Non-Muslims and ended the construction of all new buildings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He removed the Non-Muslim tax & supported art and literature. 40. The famous flowers of ottoman empire are ..... A) Tulip. B) Marigold. C) Daffodil. D) Lily. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tulip. 41. Which European country had the largest colonial empire in 1750? A) Great Britain. B) Spain. C) Portugal. D) France. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Great Britain. 42. After Akbar, Mughal rulers continued his tolerant policies toward Hindus. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 43. Which Enlightenment thinker wrote Candide & believed that religious tolerance should triumph over religious fanaticism? A) Montequieu. B) John Comey. C) Voltaire. D) Thomas Hobbes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Voltaire. 44. He defeated Humayun in the Battle of Kannauj (1540) also constructed the Purana Qila of New Delhi. A) Sher Shah Suri. B) Bin-Kasim. C) Fair Shah. D) Malik kafur. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sher Shah Suri. 45. During his reign, campaigns were launched against Ahmadnagar; Bundelas were defeated and Orchha seized. A) Sher Khan. B) Babur. C) Shah Jahan. D) Safavid Khan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shah Jahan. 46. Who was Zahir-ud-din? A) Jahangir. B) Babur. C) Shah Jahan. D) Humayun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Babur. 47. The age of sensibility A) 20th century. B) 17th century. C) 19th century. D) 18th century. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 18th century. 48. The Ottoman and Safavids were the first to use this military invention throughout their empire: A) Ships. B) Telescopes. C) Gunpowder. D) Bows and arrows. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gunpowder. 49. What was the official religion of the Ottoman Empire? A) Buddhism. B) Hinduism. C) Islam. D) Christianity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Islam. 50. Which Mughal emperor expanded the empire from Agra and Delhi in the late 16th century? A) Jahangir. B) Akbar. C) Aurangzeb. D) Babur. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Akbar. 51. What kind of structures did the Mughals impose on administration and governance? A) Structures of economy and commerce. B) Structures of agriculture and farming. C) Structures of administration and governance. D) Structures of religion and spirituality. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Structures of administration and governance. 52. Maharana Pratap resisted which emperor? A) Akbar. B) Babur. C) Alauddin Khalji. D) Shah Jahan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Akbar. 53. What is the science of measurement called? A) Outomastics. B) Metrology. C) Numismatics. D) Sigillography. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metrology. 54. Local Mogul official who kept part of the taxes in lieu of a salary A) Zamindar. B) Grand vizier. C) Ulema. D) Akbar. E) Safavid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Zamindar. 55. Do you like to study history? A) Yes. B) No. C) Boring. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 56. ..... WAS commonly known by the sobriquet Aurangzeb or by his regnal title Alamgir, was the sixth Mughal emperor, who ruled over almost the entire Indian subcontinent for a period of 49 years A) Timur. B) Babur. C) Akbar. D) Aurangzeb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aurangzeb. 57. The Meiji Restoration that took place in Japan during the 19th century is associated with all of the following except: A) Westernization. B) Isolationism. C) Feudalism. D) Resurgence in the power of the Samurai class. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Resurgence in the power of the Samurai class. 58. If the Mughals had adopted primogeniture, how might this have changed succession disputes? A) Limited expansion to core territories only. B) Decreased military expenditure. C) Increased loyalty among regional governors. D) Reduced conflicts between heirs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reduced conflicts between heirs. 59. What led to the end of the Mughal Empire? A) The army was not big enough. B) Too much land to rule or manage. C) Mongol invaders. D) Different cultural beliefs and rebellions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Different cultural beliefs and rebellions. 60. What materials were used in the construction of Qutub Minar? A) Red sandstone and marble. B) Limestone and granite. C) Wood and steel. D) Brick and concrete. 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