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 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 7 History Chapter 4 The Mughal Empire 16Th To 17Th Century Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which Mughal emperor was known for his interest in art and architecture? A) Akbar. B) Jahangir. C) Aurangzeb. D) Shah Jahan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shah Jahan. 2. This group of government officials in the Mughal Empire was in charge of specific duties such as taxation, construction, and water supply. A) Castes. B) Sufism. C) Zamindars. D) Sultans. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Zamindars. 3. Which Mughal emperor is often blamed for the empire's decline due to his religious policies? A) Babur. B) Akbar. C) Jahangir. D) Aurangzeb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aurangzeb. 4. What was the main reason for the Safavid-Mughal Conflict in the 17th century? A) Territorial disputes. B) Dynastic succession. C) Religious rivalry. D) Trade routes control. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Religious rivalry. 5. The Moghul Empire in India represented: A) A purely indigenous political system. B) A decentralized tribal confederation. C) A European colonial administration. D) A centralized Muslim ruling dynasty. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A centralized Muslim ruling dynasty. 6. Is Aurangzeb the only cause for the decline of the Mughal empire A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 7. Where did Bairam Khan and Hemu meet for their battle? A) Chittoor. B) Haldighati. C) Delhi. D) Panipat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Panipat. 8. What does the term 'zat' refer to in the Mughal ranking system? A) A noble's landholdings. B) Number of troops maintained. C) Noble's salary and rank. D) Agricultural productivity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Noble's salary and rank. 9. What made all of the leaders with names like "magnificent" so great? A) Religious Tolerance. B) Supported the arts. C) All Answers are correct. D) Improved the infrastructure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All Answers are correct. 10. What modern country descended from the Safavid Empire? A) Iran. B) Iraq. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Iran. 11. If zat determined a mansabdar's rank and salary, sawar indicated his ..... responsibility. A) Military. B) Religious. C) Family. D) Revenue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Military. 12. The term '' hindu '' is derived from A) A marathi word. B) A sanskrit word. C) A persian word. D) A lebanese word. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A persian word. 13. Who is the mother of jahangir A) Mumtaz. B) Jodha. C) Lakshmi Bai. D) Mary Praj Zamani. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mary Praj Zamani. 14. It is clearly recorded that Al-Biruni travelled to ..... A) Punjab and Northern India. B) Southern and Northern India. C) Central India and East India. D) Only Punjab. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Punjab and Northern India. 15. What does the word "Nur Jahan" mean A) Light of the world. B) Sun among women. C) The most powerful woman. D) A kind and caring person. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Light of the world. 16. Aurangzeb assumed the title of- A) Alamgir. B) Shah Jahan. C) Chaterpati. D) Nur-out-your. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alamgir. 17. What was Galileo's most important invention? A) Microscope. B) Telescope. C) Magnifying glass. D) Ruler. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Telescope. 18. Which rule of succession did Mughals follow? A) Property to one son. B) Property to all sons. C) Property to none. D) Property to wives. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Property to all sons. 19. What were the name's of the land babur divided into four categories??? A) Palaj, Arauti, uncle and flood. B) Knowing, Kabul, Rajput Endatehpur Sikri. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Palaj, Arauti, uncle and flood. 20. Mughals have had a great influence in the architecture, food etc. A) No. B) Yes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 21. A historical practice found chiefly among Hindus in the northern and pre-modern regions of South Asia, in which a widow sacrifices herself by sitting atop her deceased husband's funeral pyre. A) Sati. B) Sikhs. C) Sikri. D) J i only A. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sati. 22. ..... was also given the posthumous name of Firdaws Makani A) Aurangzeb. B) Babur. C) Humayun. D) Akbar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Babur. 23. Which empire was not ruled by Sunni Muslims? A) Ottoman Empire. B) Safavid Empire. C) Mughal Empire. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Safavid Empire. 24. The Paris Peace Conference following World War I was most characterized by: A) Equitable territorial redistribution. B) Punitive measures against defeated nations. C) Complete diplomatic reconciliation. D) Immediate economic restoration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Punitive measures against defeated nations. 25. In 1453, the Ottomans attacked Constantinople & conquered the ..... Empire A) Byzantine. B) Roman. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Byzantine. 26. What was the main motivation for European exploration and colonization in the 16th and 17th centuries? A) To find new trade routes and acquire wealth and resources. B) To expand European empires and gain political power. C) To establish colonies for overcrowded European populations. D) To spread Christianity and convert indigenous populations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To find new trade routes and acquire wealth and resources. 27. Which was ended by the Ottoman Empire's conquest of it? A) The Renaissance. B) Byzantine Empire. C) Mughal Empire. D) Holy Roman Empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Byzantine Empire. 28. If a Mughal noble had a high zat rank, what responsibility did they likely have? A) Governing a small village. B) Maintaining a large number of cavalrymen. C) Supervising irrigation projects. D) Writing royal decrees. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maintaining a large number of cavalrymen. 29. This warrior destroyed Delhi. The city was so completely devastated that according to one witness, "for months, not a bird moved in the city" A) Timur the Lame. B) William the conqueror. C) Slavic the Brave. D) Attila the she. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Timur the Lame. 30. The French Revolution's radical phase (1792-1799) was most characterized by: A) Moderate political reforms. B) Restoration of monarchical power. C) Extreme social and political transformations. D) International diplomatic negotiations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Extreme social and political transformations. 31. A fundamental law or idea; when said of people (e.g., someone is highly principled), it means a devotion to high codes or rules of conduct A) BOSS. B) ADMINISTRATOR. C) CEO. D) PRINCIPLE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) PRINCIPLE. 32. Akbar's reign is known as the ..... of Mughal Empire A) Revolutionary age. B) Golden age. C) Architectural age. D) Silver age. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Golden age. 33. What country was the first European country to start the Age of Exploration? A) Portugal. B) Spain. C) England. D) France. E) Italy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Portugal. 34. What was the full name of Babur? A) Babur Khan. B) Display mulch. C) Only Babur. D) Zahir-Din Muhammad Babur. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Zahir-Din Muhammad Babur. 35. How was Islam introduced to South East Asia, like Indonesia? A) Through traveling merchants. B) Through conquests by the Mughals. C) The Mongols. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Through traveling merchants. 36. Which of the following groups were more likely to pay lower taxes during the rule of the Mughals? A) Buddhists. B) Hindus. C) Muslims. D) Christians. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Muslims. 37. By whom was the Red Fort built? A) Alauddin Khilji. B) Shah Jahan. C) Jahangir. D) Aurangzeb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shah Jahan. 38. How many dynasties ruled during this period? A) Three. B) Seven. C) Five. D) Four. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Five. 39. Why did the mansabdari system become a source of instability in the Mughal Empire in the late 17th century? A) It became corrupt and officials prioritized personal wealth over state needs. B) It became more efficient over time. C) It helped the Mughals expand their territories. D) It improved tax collection throughout the empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It became corrupt and officials prioritized personal wealth over state needs. 40. Aurangab insulted whom A) Shah Jahan. B) Shiva. C) Daulat Khan Lodi. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shiva. 41. Women in the Ottoman Empire were allowed to own property, not be forced into marriage and even served as senior officials A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 42. What is Akbar Nama? A) A two-volume history of Akbar's reign. B) A two-volume history of Babur's reign. C) A three-volume history of Akbar's reign. D) A three-volume history of Babur's reign. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A three-volume history of Akbar's reign. 43. Emperor Jahangir earlier name was A) Dania. B) Salim. C) Khurram. D) Murad. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Salim. 44. Where was the Holy Roman Empire? A) Current day Germany. B) Current Day France. C) Current Day Italy. D) Current Day England. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Current day Germany. 45. An Indian prince; a ruler of one of the principal native states of India A) Sultan. B) Maharaja. C) Shah. D) Janissary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maharaja. 46. Aurangzeb killed- A) Bahadur Shah Zafar. B) Guru Govind Singh. C) Teg Teg Bahadur. D) Angad teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Teg Teg Bahadur. 47. The Mughal empire began to decline in the 20th century, during the reign of Muhammad Shah A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 48. King Suleyman granted freedom of worship to ..... & Jews living in the empire A) Christians. B) Sikhs. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Christians. 49. How did Aurangzeb's religious policies contribute to instability in the Mughal Empire? A) By including Hindus in government administration. B) By abolishing the jizya tax for non-Muslims. C) By promoting religious tolerance. D) By alienating the Hindu population through reimposing the jizya tax. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By alienating the Hindu population through reimposing the jizya tax. 50. The Mughal Empire was able to rule over a society that was predominantly A) Christian. B) Hindu. C) Buddhist. D) Muslim. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hindu. 51. Which empire sacked Constantinople, the heart of the Christian Byzantine Empire, in 1453? A) Safavid Empire. B) Qing Dynasty. C) Ming Dynasty. D) Ottoman Empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ottoman Empire. 52. How did the Ottoman, Mughal, and Safavid empires treat people of other religions and cultures? A) Forced them to convert to Islam. B) Killed all Hindu and Christians. C) Tolerated all cultures and religions. D) Forced other cultures into indentured servitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tolerated all cultures and religions. 53. When was babur alive? A) 18th century. B) 16th to 17th century. C) 2022. D) 14th to 15th century. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 14th to 15th century. 54. Who was requested by akbar to write the history of earlier time under babar and humayun?Akbar requested Babur and Humayun to write the history of earlier times? A) Gulbadan Begum (A) Gulbadan Begum. B) Abuifaz (B) Abuifaz. C) Abdus Samad Lahore (C) Abdus Samad Lahore. D) None ofthese (D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gulbadan Begum (A) Gulbadan Begum. 55. What are the inscriptions on Qutub Minar made of? A) Granite and limestone. B) Wood and iron. C) Sandstone and marble. D) Brick and concrete. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sandstone and marble. 56. Which Mughal custom divided inheritance among all sons? A) Monarchical inheritance. B) Primogeniture. C) Coparcenary inheritance. D) Feudalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coparcenary inheritance. 57. Who is the author of Akbarnama? A) Abul fazl. B) Kalidasa. C) Chanakya. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abul fazl. 58. Which of the following was a major trade product of the Safavid Empire? A) Silk. B) Silver. C) Gold. D) Spices. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Silk. 59. Sikhs, Rajputs and Marathas never openly asserted their Independence from Mughal empire A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 60. Sher Shah Suri is popularly known as- A) Fore runner of Jahangir. B) Fore runner of Birbal. C) Fore runner of Akbar. D) Fore runner of Aurangzeb. 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