Mughal Empire PYQs

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1. Prelims 2015Q41Mughal Empire

   Consider the following :

   The arrival of Babur into India led to the

   1.introduction of gunpowder in the subcontinent

   2.introduction of the arch and dome in the region’s architecture

   3.establishment of Timurid dynasty in the region

   Select the correct answer using the code given below.

   a1 and 2 onlyb3 onlyc1 and 3 onlyd1, 2 and 3
2. Prelims 2014Q93Mughal Empire

   Ibadat Khana at Fatehpur Sikri was

   athe mosque for the use of Royal FamilybAkbar’s private prayer chambercthe hall in which Akbar held discussions with scholars of various religionsdthe room in which the nobles belonging to different religions gathered to discuss religious affairs
3. Prelims 2003Q1Mughal Empire

   Alam Khan, one of those who invited Babar to invade India was

   aAn uncle of Ibrahim Lodi and a pretender to the throne of DelhibA cousin of Ibrahim Lodi who was ill-treated and expelled from the countrycThe father of Dilawar Khan to whom cruel treatment was meted out by Ibrahim LodidA high official in Punjab province who was very much discontented with Ibrahim Lodi’s treatment to his tribe
4. Prelims 2003Q2Mughal Empire

   The battle of Dharmat was fought between

   aMuhammad Gori and Jai ChandbBabar and the AfghanscAurangzeb and Dara ShikohdAhmad Shah Durrani and the Marathas
5. Prelims 2003Q16Mughal Empire

   How did the Mughal Emperor Jahandar Shah’s reign come to an early end?

   aHe was deposed by his wazirbHe died due to a slip while climbing down stepscHe was defeated by his nephew in a battledHe died of sickness due to too much consumption of wine
6. Prelims 2003Q101Mughal Empire

   Assertion (A): Emperor Akbar marched towards Afghanistan in 1581 with a huge army.

   Reason (R): He was on his way to reclaim his ancestral country of Ferghana in Central Asia.

   aBoth A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of AbBoth A and R are individually true but R is NOT the correct explanation of AcA is true but R is falsedA is false but R is true
7. Prelims 2002Q51Mughal Empire

   The motive behind Shahjahan’s Balkh campaign was to

   asecure a friendly ruler in Balkh and Badakhshan which bordered Kabulbconquer Samarqand and Farghana, the Mughal homelandscfix the Mughal frontier on the ‘scientific line’, the Amu Dariadexpand the Mughal Empire beyond the sub-continent
8. Prelims 2001Q26Mughal Empire

   Assertion (A): The Battle of Khanua was certainly more decisive and significant than the First Battle of Panipat.

   Reason (R): Rana Sanga, the Rajput hero, was certainly a more formidable adversary than Ibrahim Lodi.

   aBoth A and R are individually true, and R is the correct explanation of AbBoth A and R are individually true, but R is NOT a correct explanation of AcA is true, but R is falsedA is false, but R is true
9. Prelims 1998Q34Mughal Empire

   Assertion (A): During the reign of Shahjahan, Dara Sikoh was sent on expedition to Balkha, Badakhshan and Qandahar.

   Reason (R): The expedition sent by Shahjahan to the Middle East was a marvellous success.

   aBoth A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of AbBoth A and R are true, but R is NOT a correct explanation of AcA is true, but R is falsedA is false, but R is true
10. Prelims 1998Q49Mughal Empire

    Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

    List I

    I.1556

    II.1600

    III.1680

    IV.1739

    List II

    A) Battle of Haldighati

    B) Nadir Shah’s capture of Delhi

    C) Death of Shivaji

    D) Grant of Charter to East India Company

    E) Accession of Akbar

    Codes:

    aI-C, II-D, III-B, IV-AbI-E, II-D, III-C, IV-BcI-E, II-B, III-A, IV-DdI-A, II-E, III-C, IV-B
11. Prelims 1998Q70Mughal Empire

    The loss of Qandahar was a big blow to the Mughal empire from the viewpoint of

    aNatural resourcesbBuffer territorycCommunicationdStrategic stronghold