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 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 7 History Chapter 4 The Mughal Empire 16Th To 17Th Century Quiz 17 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Aurangzeb died in- A) 1867. B) 1737. C) 1707. D) 1582. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1707. 2. A smaller part of a continent that has different climate and geography. A) Region. B) Small continent. C) Subcontinent. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subcontinent. 3. What is the most significant aspect of the Mughal empire's expansion during the seventeenth century? A) Control over the Indian Ocean trade routes. B) Control over territories in Europe. C) Control over the silk trade with China. D) Control over nearly all of the Indian subcontinent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Control over nearly all of the Indian subcontinent. 4. Sikhism, a new religion developed from Hinduism, had supposedly inspired this Islamic mysticism known as ..... A) Sufi. B) Sikh. C) Urdu. D) Zamindar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sufi. 5. What did the Ottomans change the name of Constantinople to? A) Islamabad. B) Madrid. C) Timbuktu. D) Istanbul. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Istanbul. 6. The Mughal emperor Babur is best known for endorsing advances in art and culture and trying to unit Hindus and Muslims. A) Fact. B) Fiction. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fiction. 7. The greatest Ottoman sultan was ..... who came to power in 1520 and doubled the size of the Empire A) Suleyman the Magnificent. B) Mehmed 1. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Suleyman the Magnificent. 8. Where did the potatoes, popcorns, cocoa and diseases like measles and small pox originate from? A) Mexico. B) Turkey. C) England. D) America. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) America. 9. What type of society did the Ottoman Empire have? A) Industrial urban society. B) Digital information society. C) Nomadic hunter-gatherer society. D) Feudal agricultural society. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Feudal agricultural society. 10. The language that emerged as Lingua Franca A) Urdu. B) English. C) Hindi. D) Persian. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Urdu. 11. Aurangzeb faced a major challenge from A) Rajputs. B) Jats. C) Marathas. D) Sikhs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Marathas. 12. Which battle marked the beginning of British dominance in India? A) Battle of Plassey. B) Battle of Buxar. C) Battle of Panipat. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Battle of Plassey. 13. Followers of a monotheistic religion that originated in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent around the end of the 15th century. They are a nonviolent group. A) Sikhs. B) Hindus. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sikhs. 14. The Ottoman Empire was ruled from ..... A) The Atlantic. B) The Mediterranean. C) Istanbul, formerly Constantinople. D) Russia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Istanbul, formerly Constantinople. 15. Who were the ulemas? A) Hindus who served in the Ottoman court. B) Sunni Muslims who spread Islam. C) Ottoman Muslim advisors who interpreted laws. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ottoman Muslim advisors who interpreted laws. 16. What year did Constantinople fall to the Ottoman Empire? A) 1453. B) 1299. C) 1368. D) 1644. E) 1556. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1453. 17. Montesquieu's The Spirit of Laws emphasized the importance of- A) The social contract. B) Honesty for rulers. C) Separation of powers. D) Religious tolerance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Separation of powers. 18. What religion did the Ottoman Empire enforce? A) Sunni Islam. B) Hinduism. C) Shi'a Islam. D) Christianity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sunni Islam. 19. Tuzuk-i-Baburi or Baburnama was written by- A) Humayun. B) Abul fazl. C) Akbar. D) Babur. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Babur. 20. People whom the emperor gave a grant of land is called ..... ? A) Zamindar. B) Jagirdar. C) Mansabdar. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jagirdar. 21. Why did the Mughals not like to be called Mongols? A) It was linked to their Uzbeg competitors. B) It reminded them of Genghis Khan's massacres. C) Both a and b. D) Neither a nor b. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both a and b. 22. Ashoka was the grandson of A) Chandragupta maurya. B) Cautilla. C) Aurangzeb. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chandragupta maurya. 23. Who was the first female ruler of the Delhi Sultanate? A) Mumtaz Mahal. B) Jodha Bai. C) Raid begum. D) Razia Sultana. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Razia Sultana. 24. How did Humayun died A) His own army betrayed him. B) Fell from his library. C) His son killed him. D) None of the these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fell from his library. 25. The head of the Delhi Sultanate government is called the ..... A) Emperor. B) Sultan. C) King. D) Genghis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sultan. 26. Daulat Khan Lodhi was governor of ..... ? A) Mewar. B) Are. C) Delhi. D) Punjab. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Punjab. 27. When did the Mughal Dynasty rule India? A) 1302-1492. B) 476-1066. C) 1526-1857. D) 1814-1956. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1526-1857. 28. What might be a modern equivalent of the Mughal 'jagir' system in terms of income sources? A) Land leasing. B) Industrial manufacturing. C) Government salary. D) Farming subsidies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Land leasing. 29. How Shivaji escaped for Aurangzeb's captivity? A) Calling for help. B) Hiding in fruit baskets. C) Killing the enemy. D) Capturing Aurangzeb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hiding in fruit baskets. 30. Which concept states that monarchs are God's representatives on earth and are therefore answerable only to God? A) Counter/Catholic Reformation. B) Divine Right. C) Protestant Reformation. D) Absolute Monarchy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Divine Right. 31. Which city was seized by Babur in 1504? A) Kabul. B) Delhi. C) Agra. D) Lahore. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kabul. 32. Which religious group was most affected when the Edict of Nantes was revoked? A) Puritans living in England. B) Jesuits living in France. C) Protestants living in France. D) Catholics living in England. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Protestants living in France. 33. Ashoka vowed to not fight wars after the A) First battle of paniput. B) Kalinga war. C) Mughals came to power. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kalinga war. 34. In history of Europe, the last phase of medieval period i.e ..... is known as the Period of renaissance. A) 13th to 20th century. B) 13th to 17th century. C) 13th to 18th century. D) 13th to 16th century. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 13th to 16th century. 35. What was the timeline of Sher Khan during the mughal rule? A) 1540-1545. B) 1369-1259. C) 1541-1573. D) He was not a ruler. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1540-1545. 36. Mother tongue of the Mughals was ..... A) Turkish. B) Persian. C) Arabian. D) Urdu. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Turkish. 37. Founder of the Safavid Empire A) Shah Ismail. B) Shah Abbas. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shah Ismail. 38. What consists a number of villages A) Subas. B) Government. C) Pargana. D) Governors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pargana. 39. In the end of ..... century Surat came under direct British control A) 19th. B) 17th. C) 16th. D) 18th. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 18th. 40. TRUE or FALSE:In both the Aztec Empire and the Inca Empire. women could NOT exercise political authority. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 41. Whom did babur defeated, which war and which date A) Ibrahim lodi, first battle of panipat, 1539. B) Ibrahim lodi, first battle of panipat, 1526. C) Sikandar lodi, first battle of panipat, 1526. D) Ghias-ud-din tughlaq, first battle of panipat, 1526. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ibrahim lodi, first battle of panipat, 1526. 42. Before the 1500's, most scholars believed in the ..... Theory and that the earth was an ..... object located at the center of the universe. A) Geocentric; Rotational. B) Heliocentric; Immovable. C) Geocentric; Immovable. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geocentric; Immovable. 43. Deciding to sail to the Spice Islands "Armed" or "Unarmed" is an example of which economic term? A) Cost Benefit Analysis. B) Interdependence. C) Scarcity. D) None of the answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cost Benefit Analysis. 44. Identify the person-I am the last great Mughal Emperor A) Shah Jahan. B) Aurangzeb. C) Bahadur Shah Zafar 2. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aurangzeb. 45. Who was the following was the author of Padshahnama? A) Abdul Hamid. B) Abdul Hamid Lahore. C) Abdul Hamid Ansari. D) Abdul. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abdul Hamid Lahore. 46. First war of Paniput was fought between A) Humayun and Safavid Shah. B) Babur and Ibrahim Lodi. C) Sher Shah and Humayun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Babur and Ibrahim Lodi. 47. Babur was decsendent of whom from Father's side A) Tughlaq. B) Timur. C) Genghis. D) Sher Shah Suri. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Timur. 48. 'Zabt' means ..... A) The revenue system of Mughals. B) The religious tradition of Mughals. C) Confiscation of property of a farmer. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The revenue system of Mughals. 49. Which empire weakened due to significant internal problems, leading to a surprise invasion and defeat by the Moroccans? A) Ottoman Empire. B) Songhai Empire. C) Ming Dynasty. D) Safavid Empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Songhai Empire. 50. "Sulh-i-Kul means ..... A) Justice. B) Honesty. C) Universal Peace. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Universal Peace. 51. The position of standing facing Mecca during namaz is known as A) Khutba. B) Sizadah. C) Kharaj. D) Qibla. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Qibla. 52. ..... System was the required labor service by the Incas for all households to participate in mandatory service projects for the Empire once a year. A) Mit'a. B) Quipu. C) Quenchua. D) Tiwanese. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mit'a. 53. What were the two main religions in India from 1500-1650? A) Hinduism & Buddhism. B) Islam & Buddhism. C) Islam & Christianity. D) Hinduism & Islam. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hinduism & Islam. 54. British East India Company established factory at Surat, seeking permission from Emperor ..... A) Aurangzeb. B) Jahangir. C) Akbar. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jahangir. 55. What was the main cause of expansion for the land-based empires during the period 1450-1750? A) Trade routes. B) Maritime exploration. C) Religious unity. D) Gunpowder weapons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gunpowder weapons. 56. By the 7th century, architects added more rooms, doors, and windows to buildings. But, these were still made by placing a horizontal beam across two vertical columns. This style was used in the construction of temples, mosques, tombs, and in buildings attached to large stepped-wells. What is this style of architecture called? A) Grebeate. B) Narrowbeate. C) Trabeate. D) Shadebeate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trabeate. 57. Under which Ruler did the Mughal Empire reach its zenith? A) Jahangir. B) Humayun. C) Akbar. D) Aurangzeb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aurangzeb. 58. What was a major consequence of Aurangzeb's extensive military campaigns? A) Increased European influence in India. B) Financial strain on the empire. C) Strengthening of Mughal rule. D) Economic prosperity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Financial strain on the empire. 59. Who created the Law of Motion? A) Galileo. B) Thomas Jefferson. C) Benjamin Franklin. D) Newton. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Newton. 60. Which two cities became the early centers of Mughal power under Babur? A) Delhi and Kabul. B) Delhi and Agra. C) Lahore and Delhi. D) Agra and Lahore. 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