Pak Studies MCQs the Mughal Rulers

1. The Mughal Empire was founded in ________by Babar.

a) 1526

b) 1522

c) 1524

d) 1520

2. Babur defeated ________ , the last of the Delhi Sultanate, at the First Battle of Panipat:

a) Alla-ud-Din Khilji

b) Muhammad Tughluq

c) Ibrahim Lodhi

d) Both b & c

3. The Mughal Empire ruled the Sub-continent for more than:

a) 100 years

b) 200 years

c) 300 years

d) None of these

4. Babur was _______ Turk:

a) Central Asian

b) South Asian

c) Asian

d) African

5. In ________, he defeated at the battle of Khanwa a Raj put confederacy led by Rana Sanga of Chittor:

a) 1521

b) 1523

c) 1525

d) 1527

6. In__________, Babur routed the joint forces of Afghans and Sultan of Bengal at the battle of Gogra.

a) 1525

b) 1527

c) 1529

d) 1531

7. Babur died in:

a) 1521

b) 1531

c) 1541

d) 1551

8. He was buried in:

a) Lahore

b) Afghanistan

c) Bokhara

d) Samarkand

9. When Babur died, his son_______ ascended to throne.

a) Humayun

b) Akbar

c) Shah Jahan

d) Aurangzeb

10. Humayun was defeated by the new _________ leader, Sher Khan Suri known as Shah Shah.

a) Indian

b) Persian

c) African

d) Afghan

11. Humayun ruled from 1530 to 1540 and the 1555 to_______.

a) 1554

b) 1555

c) 1556

d) 1557

12. The Mughal used the Mansabdar system for:

a) Collecting Tax

b) Generating revenue

c) Awarding Rank

d) Both a & c

13. Sher Suri proved to be strongest enemy of:

a) Babur

b) Humayun

c) Jahangir

d) Akbar

14. Sher Khan was rebellious Mughal Governor in:

a) India

b) Punjab

c) Bengal

d) Sindh

15. On ______ 1539, Sher raided North India to Bengal and defeated the Mughal ruler Humayun.

a) June 22

b) June 24

c) June 26

d) June 28

16. _______, was the first area to fall in the hands of Sher Shah.

a) Sindh

b) Punjab

c) Agra

d) Delhi

17. Sher Shah Suri built Rohtas Fort near:

a) Dina

b) Chakwal

c) Jhulum City

d) None of these

18. The construction of Rohtas Fort started in:

a) 1542 A.D

b) 1543 A.D

c) 1544 A.D

d) None of these

19. Sher Shah Suri also built _________.

a) G.T.Road

b) Lahore Fort

c) Rani Kot Fort

d) None of these

20. Sher Shah died on 22 May, ______.

a) 1541

b) 1543

c) 1545

d) 1547

21. Humayun recaptured India just before his death in _______ and re-established Mughal Empire.

a) 1550

b) 1552

c) 1554

d) 1556

22. The second battle of Panipat was fought between the forces of Smart Hem Chandra Vikramaditya, the Hindu King and army of Jala-ud-Din Muhamad Akbar on ________. 1556

a) November 3

b) November 4

c) November 5

d) November 6

23. On February 14, _______, Akbar was crowned.

a) 1553

b) 1554

c) 1555

d) 1556

24. He was crowned at:

a) Delhi

b) Lahore

c) Kalanaur

d) Kandhar

25. Akbar built a walled capital called Fatehpur Sikri near_________:

a) Delhi

b) Agra

c) Bengal

d) Lahore

26. The city was soon abandoned and the capital was moved to Lahore in:

a) 1581

b) 1583

c) 1585

d) 1587

27. in______, Akbar Shifted his capital back to agra.

a) 1593

b) 1595

c) 1597

d) 1599

28. Akbar was the ______ Mughal ruler:

a) Second

b) Third

c) Fourth

d) Fifth

29.He was the son of :

a) Shah Jehan

b) Jahangir

c) Humayun

d) None of these

30. _________ introduced a new religion, Din-i-Elahi.

a) Humayun

b) Sher Shah

c) Babur

d) Akbar

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