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 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 7 History Chapter 4 The Mughal Empire 16Th To 17Th Century Quiz 19 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Rathor Rajput was related to A) Mewar. B) Ranthambore. C) Marwar. D) Amber. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Marwar. 2. The city of Constantinople was renamed Istanbul to ..... A) Celebrate the end of Egyptian control. B) Honor the Eastern Orthodox Church. C) Remember the Greek invasion. D) Establish the capital for the Ottomans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Establish the capital for the Ottomans. 3. Which of these cities was not the capital of the mughal court?Which of these cities was not the capital of the Mughal Durbar? A) Agra (B) Agra. B) Lah Ore (C) Lahore. C) Delhi (A) Delhi. D) Calcutta (D) Calcutta. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Calcutta (D) Calcutta. 4. The Mughal Emperor ..... is also known also known as the Tiger A) Babur. B) Humayun. C) Akbar. D) Jahangir. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Babur. 5. The term ZAMINDAR is associated with which empire? A) Safavids. B) Ottomans. C) Mughals. D) Qing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mughals. 6. What does the word "Babur" mean? A) Tiger. B) Camel. C) Elephant. D) Lion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tiger. 7. Who was defeated in the First Battle of Paniput in 1526 CE? A) Alexander Lodi. B) All of them. C) Ibrahim Lodi. D) Daulat Lodi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ibrahim Lodi. 8. ..... was the city that emerged as a major Muslim ort city in the Indian Ocean in th3e 1400s. A) Malacca. B) Zanzibar. C) Delhi. D) Calicut. E) Baghdad. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Malacca. 9. Where had Akbar built the new capital of the Mughals? A) Agra. B) Fatehpur Sikri. C) Fatehpur Sikri. D) Delhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fatehpur Sikri. 10. Babur defeated whom to capture Dehli and Agra A) Genghis khan. B) Akbar. C) Ibrahim Lodi. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ibrahim Lodi. 11. Which Latin American nation was influenced more by migration from Portugal than from Spain? A) Guatemala. B) Peru. C) Mexico. D) Brazil. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brazil. 12. I became a king at 13 years of age. Who am I? A) Aurangzeb. B) Zafar. C) Akbar. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Akbar. 13. Which of the following Mughal leaders would least likely "Hangout" with each other on the weekend? A) Akbar & Shah Jahan. B) Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb. C) Shah Jahan & Babur. D) Babur & Akbar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb. 14. Aurangzeb time period A) 1677-1697. B) 1658-1707. C) 1707-1728. D) 1707-1777. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1658-1707. 15. The Enlightenment's core philosophical principle emphasized: A) Divine right of monarchs. B) Rational and scientific thinking. C) Religious orthodoxy. D) Absolute state control. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rational and scientific thinking. 16. One of the seven wonders of the world is in ..... India A) Delhi. B) Hyderabad. C) Agra. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Agra. 17. When doing a "Cost Benefit Analysis", you want which of the following to be "Greater" when making your best economic decision? A) Expenses. B) Benefits. C) Costs. D) Two of the answers are correct!. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Benefits. 18. What is sulh-i kul? A) Universal Peace. B) Delhi. C) Mughal Dynasty. D) Universal War. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Universal Peace. 19. Krishna Dev Rai was contemporary of A) Babar. B) Akbar. C) Humayun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Babar. 20. Francois Bernier was associated with the Mughal court, as a "physician" to whom? A) Emperor Shah Jahan. B) Muhammad bin Tughlaq. C) Dara Shikoh. D) Danishmand Khan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dara Shikoh. 21. Which of the following is one among the nine jewels of Akbar? A) Humayun. B) Sher shah Suri. C) Birbal. D) Jahangir. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Birbal. 22. ..... was one of the navratnas of Akbar's court A) Shah Jahan. B) Babur. C) Birbal. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Birbal. 23. The best example of Akbar's tolerance was his creation of a new religion called the ..... , which blended ideas from a number of big religions (Islam, Hindu, Christianity). A) Absolute Religion. B) Divine Faith. C) New Religion. D) Old Religion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Divine Faith. 24. Unlike the Ottomans, the Safavids were ..... Muslims, meaning they believed there is a clear successor of Muhammed (his brother-in-law). A) Moses'. B) Shia. C) Abraham's. D) Sunni. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shia. 25. Fatehpur Sikri was built by: A) Babur. B) Shah Jahan. C) Jahangir. D) Akbar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Akbar. 26. Religious communities that non-Muslims in the Ottoman Empire were allowed to establish. A) Emirates. B) Millets. C) Caliphates. D) Sultans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Millets. 27. What role did Genghis Khan's legacy play in the Mughal identity? A) It caused hesitation due to his association with massacres. B) It was celebrated in their rule. C) It was ignored entirely. D) It was a source of pride. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It caused hesitation due to his association with massacres. 28. Which of the following empires ruled over a mostly Hindu population? A) Tamerlane. B) Safavids. C) Ottomans. D) Mughals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mughals. 29. ..... is the Ottoman Empire practice of taking young boys in the Balkans from their families as a form of tax for the boys to be educated and then used as public servants. A) Tribute System. B) Janissaries System. C) Devshirma. D) Visor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Devshirma. 30. What was the purpose of the mansabdari system? A) To brand horses. B) To divide land among farmers. C) To establish a hierarchy of military offices. D) To collect taxes from farmers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To establish a hierarchy of military offices. 31. Who led the Rajput confederacy? A) Rana Saga. B) Rona Saga. C) Sher Shah. D) Babur. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rana Saga. 32. Dynasty that was found by Chin Qilich Khan- A) Asaf Jahi dynasty. B) Mughal dynasty. C) Slave dynasty. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asaf Jahi dynasty. 33. Akbar was interested in religion and social customs of different people A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 34. ..... is one of the seven wonders of the world. A) Agra fort. B) The boxcase mines. C) Taj Mahal. D) Ashoka's Pillar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Taj Mahal. 35. The Mughal Empire in India lasted from the 16th century to mid 19th century CE, i.e., for around 350 years. A) Statement is absolutely correct. B) The Mughal empire in India lasted for around 250 years. C) Statement is wrong. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Mughal empire in India lasted for around 250 years. 36. Who was the European first ambassador to the Mughal Court? A) Sir Thamos Rao. B) Sir Thamos Roe. C) Sir Thomas Roe. D) Sir Thamos Roo. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sir Thomas Roe. 37. In the 16th century, most trade routes giving northern Europe access to goods from the Ottoman Empire crossed the- A) Pacific Ocean. B) Black Sea. C) Indian Ocean. D) Yellow Sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Black Sea. 38. The Rajputs which refused the Mughal? A) Sisodia. B) Kachhwahas. C) Guhilas. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sisodia. 39. Lucknow was the capital of ..... A) Awadh. B) Panipat. C) Bengal. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Awadh. 40. WHEN DID HUMYUN RECAPTURED DELHI A) 1587. B) 1556. C) 1540. D) 1555. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1555. 41. Babur defeated Lodi in the Battle of ..... A) Panipat. B) Kannauj. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Panipat. 42. Decolonization in Asia can best be described as: A) A smooth, peaceful transition of power. B) A complex process involving nationalist movements, political negotiations, and sometimes violent struggles. C) Entirely driven by European colonial powers. D) A uniform experience across all colonized territories. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A complex process involving nationalist movements, political negotiations, and sometimes violent struggles. 43. What is the other Mongol Group which Babur confronted? A) The Rajputs. B) The Persians. C) The Uzbegs. D) The Marathas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Uzbegs. 44. Mughals were the descendants of Mughal descendants (from father) A) Timur (B) Taimur. B) IBN Battuta (C) LBN Batuta. C) Safavids (D) Safavid. D) Genghis Khan (A) Genghis Khan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Timur (B) Taimur. 45. European society during the Renaissance differed from European society during the Middle Ages in that during the Renaissance- A) The emphasis on individual worth increased. B) Economic activity declined. C) Art no longer contained religious themes. D) The Church was no longer influential. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The emphasis on individual worth increased. 46. THIS IS A traditional beliefs, especially in religion A) BAPTISM. B) ORTHODOXY. C) DOMAIN. D) SHAH. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ORTHODOXY. 47. Who defeated the Mughal Emperor Humayun at Chausa and Kanauj A) Rana Sanga. B) Ibram Khan. C) Rajputs. D) Sher Khan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sher Khan. 48. Mandabdar is a person who holds a ..... A) Responsibility. B) Mansab meaning salary. C) Arrival. D) Jagir. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arrival. 49. What did Bernier describe in detail as a crucial marker of difference between eastern and western societies? A) Spying on nobles. B) Slavery. C) Sati. D) Carrying people on dola. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sati. 50. During which centuries did the Mughal Empire control much of India? A) 1300s-1500s. B) 1500s-1800s. C) 1400s-1700s. D) 1600s-1900s. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1500s-1800s. 51. A mansabdar named Ain-i-Akbari Has got 5000 Zat ranking and Another Mansabdar named Abul Fazl got 1000 Zat Ranking Who would get more Salary? A) Abul fazl. B) Ain-i-Akbari. C) Both a and b. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ain-i-Akbari. 52. Who was defeated in the battle of 1556? A) Ibrahim Lodi. B) Akbar. C) All of them. D) Jahangir. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All of them. 53. What term describes self-governing non-Muslim communities in the Ottoman Empire? A) Janissary. B) Millet. C) Devshirm system. D) Sultanate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Millet. 54. Why did the Mughals emphasize their Timurid ancestry over Mongol ancestry? A) To associate with the legacy of Genghis Khan. B) To connect with the Persian Empire. C) To gain favor among Central Asian tribes. D) Because Genghis Khan was associated with violence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because Genghis Khan was associated with violence. 55. All the Nawabs of Bengal encouraged ..... A) Trade. B) Dance. C) Music. D) Art. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trade. 56. The term JANISSARY is associated with which empire? A) Safavids. B) Mughals. C) Qing. D) Ottomans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ottomans. 57. Babur, Humayun, Akbar, Jahangir, and specially Shah Jahan were personally interested in literature, art, and architecture. Under which dynasty did Indian architecture flourish? A) Chauhans. B) Cholas. C) Rashtrakuta. D) Mughals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mughals. 58. Who built Taj Mahal at Agra? A) Jahangir. B) Shah Jahan. C) Akbar. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shah Jahan. 59. People of India were divided into social classes called the ..... system A) School. B) Caste. C) Economic. D) Political. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Caste. 60. Mughal Empire was called a "gunpowder empire" . Which Mughal first used gunpowder and cannon in war to gain advantage in war. A) Aurangzeb. B) Akbar. C) Ottoman Empire. D) Babur. 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