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1
Bahadur Shah (First) was born in the year
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Bahadur Shah-I was the seventh Mughal Emperor. He was the third son of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb and Nawab Bai. He was born on Oct 14,1643.
2
Shah Jahan built the Moti Masjid at
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
The Moti Masjid in Agra was built by Shah Jahan. During the rule of Shah Jahan the Mughal emperor, numerous architectural wonders were built, the most famous of them being the Taj Mahal. Moti Masjid earned the epithet Pearl Mosque for it shone like a pearl.
3
Shah Jahan was kept in prison by Aurangzeb at
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Shah Jahan recovered from his illness, but Aurangzeb put his father under house arrest in Agra Fort from July 1658 until his death in January 1666.
4
The Mughal ruler, Bahadur Shah II had been exiled by the British and sent to
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Bahadur Shah II's involvement in the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the British exiled him to Rangoon in British-controlled Burma (now in Myanmar), after convicting him on conspiracy charges.
5
Who called Muazzam as Shahi-i- Bekhabar?
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Kafi Khan called Muazzam as Shahi-i- Bekhabar.
6
The most important political gain to the Mughals during the reign of Shah Jahan was
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Jahangir gave the title of Shah Jahan to prince Khurram at that very time. But it was, in fact, no remarkable success of the Mughals. Ahmadnagar was not prepared to accept the sovereignty of the Mughals and started fighting against them again. However, peace was again signed between the two in 1621 A.D. by which Ahmadnagar surrendered a part of its territory to the Mughals and also paid rupees eighteen lakhs in cash. Bijapur and Golkunda which had helped Ahmadnagar also paid rupees twelve lakhs and rupees twenty lakhs respectively to the Mughals. Thus, during the reign of Jahangir, Ahmadnagar was weakened and the states of Bijapur and Golkunda were pressurised.
7
Sher Shah defeated Humayun at
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
The Battle of Chausa was a notable military engagement between the Mughal emperor, Humayun, and the Afghan, Sher Shah Suri. It was fought on 26 June 1539 at Chausa, 10 miles southwest of Buxar in modern-day Bihar, India. Sher Shah was victorious and crowned himself Farīd al-Dīn Shēr Shah.
8
Humayun lost the Mughal Empire to Sher Shah Suri finally in the battle of
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
On 26 June 1539, Sher Khan faced Humayun in the Battle of Chausa and defeated him. Assuming the title Farid al-Dīn Sher Shah, he defeated Humayun once again at Kannauj in May 1540 and forced him out of India.
9
Which of the following are correct regarding Shahjahan?
I. Ousted the Portuguese from Hugli
II. Created the office of Amin for assessment of revenue
III. Kahabat Khan was appointed governor of Lahore
IV. Ali Mardan Khan surrendered Kandhar to Mughals
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Shahjahan ousted the Portuguese from Hugli. He created the office of Amin for assessment of revenue. Ali Mardan Khan surrendered Kandhar to Mughals.
10
Consider the following statement (s) related to the Dara Shikoh
I. Dara Shikoh was the youngest son of Shahjahan.
II. Dara Shikoh was the devotee of Qadiri Silsila.
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Dara Shukoh was a follower of the Persian "perennialist" mystic Sarmad Kashani, as well as Lahore's famous Qadiri Sufi saint Hazrat Mian Mir, whom he was introduced to by Mullah Shah Badakhshi (Mian Mir's spiritual disciple and successor).