1. Who founded the Mughal Empire in India?
(A) Babur
(B) Akbar
(C) Humayun
(D) Sher Shah Suri
2. The First Battle of Panipat (1526) was fought between Babur and:
(A) Rana Sanga
(B) Daulat Khan Lodhi
(C) Sher Shah Suri
(D) Ibrahim Lodhi
3. Which Mughal ruler was defeated and driven into exile by Sher Shah Suri?
(A) Humayun
(B) Babur
(C) Akbar
(D) Jahangir
4. Who is considered the greatest Mughal emperor?
(A) Babur
(B) Akbar
(C) Aurangzeb
(D) Jahangir
5. Who introduced the Mansabdari system?
(A) Babur
(B) Akbar
(C) Jahangir
(D) Aurangzeb
6. The Din-e-Ilahi was introduced by:
(A) Jahangir
(B) Aurangzeb
(C) Akbar
(D) Babur
7. The Mughal Empire reached its territorial peak under:
(A) Humayun
(B) Akbar
(C) Jahangir
(D) Aurangzeb
8. Which Mughal emperor built the Taj Mahal?
(A) Akbar
(B) Shah Jahan
(C) Jehangir
(D) Aurangzeb
9. The Red Fort in Delhi was built by:
(A) Babur
(B) Humayun
(C) Akbar
(D) Shah Jahan
10. Who was known as “Zinda Pir” (Living Saint)?
(A) Akbar
(B) Jahangir
(C) Aurangzeb
(D) Babur
11. The Battle of Haldighati (1576) was fought between Akbar and:
(A) Maharana Pratap
(B) Rana Sanga
(C) Hemu
(D) Sher Shah Suri
12. Who wrote the autobiography “Tuzuk-i-Baburi (Baburnama)”?
(A) Akbar
(B) Jahangir
(C) Babur
(D) Shah Jahan
13. The British East India Company received permission to trade from which Mughal ruler?
(A) Babur
(B) Jahangir
(C) Akbar
(D) Aurangzeb
14. Which Mughal ruler imprisoned his own father Shah Jahan?
(A) Akbar
(B) Aurangzeb
(C) Humayun
(D) Jahangir
15. Fatehpur Sikri was built by:
(A) Babur
(B) Akbar
(C) Shah Jahan
(D) Humayun
16. The Mughal painting flourished most under:
(A) Babur
(B) Jahangir
(C) Humayun
(D) Aurangzeb
17. The Peacock Throne was completed under:
(A) Akbar
(B) Babur
(C) Jahangir
(D) Shah Jahan
18. Which Mughal emperor banned music and art at court?
(A) Aurangzeb
(B) Jahangir
(C) Akbar
(D) Shah Jahan
19. Shalimar Garden in Lahore was built by:
(A) Akbar
(B) Jahangir
(C) Shah Jahan
(D) Aurangzeb
20. The Mughal administrative division "Subah" refers to:
(A) A province
(B) A village
(C) A military rank
(D) A revenue official
21. Which Mughal ruler built the Badshahi Mosque of Lahore?
(A) Jahangir
(B) Shah Jahan
(C) Akbar
(D) Aurangzeb
22. The decline of the Mughal Empire began after the death of:
(A) Aurangzeb
(B) Babur
(C) Shah Jahan
(D) Jahangir
23. Who was the last Mughal emperor?
(A) Shah Alam II
(B) Bahadur Shah II (Zafar)
(C) Aurangzeb
(D) Akbar II
24. The Mughal Empire formally ended after:
(A) Battle of Plassey
(B) Anglo-Mysore Wars
(C) Battle of Buxar
(D) 1857 War of Independence
25. The official language of the Mughal court was:
(A) Arabic
(B) Sanskrit
(C) Persian
(D) Turkish
26. The Mughal emperor who issued the "Mahzar" (infallibility decree) was:
(A) Akbar
(B) Jahangir
(C) Shah Jahan
(D) Aurangzeb
27. Akbar defeated Hemu in which battle?
(A) Battle of Talikota
(B) Battle of Khanwa
(C) Second Battle of Panipat
(D) First Battle of Panipat
28. Mughal architecture is known for which key feature?
(A) Pyramid-shaped roofs
(B) Massive stone pillars
(C) Large domes and arches
(D) Wooden fortification