MCQ Questions for Class 7 History: Ch 4 The Mughal Empire
1. When did Humayun re-establish Mughal empire in India?
(a) 1320 BC
(b) 1600 AD
(c) 1530 AD
(d) 1324 AD
► (c) 1530 AD
2. Name the new religion founded by Akbar.
(a) Christian-i-illahi
(b) Din-i-Illahi
(c) Sikh-i-illahi
(d) Hindu-i-illahi
► (b) Din-i-Illahi
3. In Akbar's reign there were ____ mansabdars with a rank of 5,000 zat, by Aurangzeb's reign the number of mansabdars had increased to ____ .
(a) 19,69
(b) 39,49
(c) 29,79
(d) 45,35
► (c) 29,79
4. Akbar became an emperor at the age of ____ years.
(a) 15
(b) 17
(c) 20
(d) 13
► (d) 13
5. The mother of Shahjahan was a Rathor princess, daughter of the Rajput ruler of ____.
(a) Sandeshwar
(b) Teliwar
(c) Rajaputra
(d) Marwar
► (d) Marwar
6. Babur defeated the ______ army in April 1526 AD.
(a) Ghazni
(b) Humayun
(c) Ghouri
(d) Lodhi
► (d) Lodhi
7. A _____ is an individual who is intolerant of other person?s religious beliefs or culture.
(a) bigot
(b) das
(c) slave
(d) bandagan
► (a) bigot
8. Babur was forced to leave his ancestral throne due to the invasion of another Mongol group
(a) Uzbega
(b) Uzbags
(c) Uzabegs
(d) Uzbegs
► (d) Uzbegs
9. ________ refused to accept the Mughal authority for a long time.
(a) Sisodiya Rajputs
(b) Ahom Rajputs
(c) Behlam Rajputs
(d) Maratha Rajputs
► (a) Sisodiya Rajputs
10. The mother of _______ was a Kachhwaha princess, daughter of the Rajput ruler of Amber.
(a) Abul Fazl
(b) Jahangir
(c) Shahjahan
(d) Akbar
► (b) Jahangir
11. Babur defeated the Lodhi army in the battlefield of _____.
(a) Panipat
(b) Kurukshetra
(c) Jaipur
(d) Udaipur
► (a) Panipat
12. Which Mughal emperor was interested in the religion and social customs of different people
(a) Akbar
(b) Shah Jahan
(c) Babar
(d) Jahangir
► (a) Akbar
13. What was the original location from where Babar came to India?
(a) Fergana
(b) Foridabad
(c) Kabul
(d) Khorassan
► (a) Fergana
14. From the latter half of the ____ century mughals expanded their kingdom from Agra and Delhi
(a) 13th
(b) 14th
(c) 15th
(d) 16th
► (d) 16th
15. Sher-Shah Suri was killed in ____.
(a) 1600 BC
(b) 1320 BC
(c) 1545 AD
(d) 1455 AD
► (c) 1545 AD
16. Babur succeeded to the throne of Ferghana in
(a) 1494
(b) 1694
(c) 1594
(d) 1394
► (a) 1494
17. ______ the ruler of Iran, Iraq and modern-day Turkey
(a) Timur
(b) Balban
(c) Akbar
(d) Firuz Tughluq
► (a) Timur
18. ____ insulted Shivaji when he came to accept Mughal authority
(a) Aurangzeb
(b) Akbar
(c) Shahjahan
(d) Babur
► (a) Aurangzeb