Selected MCQ

Current Question
During Mughal Rule, 'Bakshi' was ____.
  • A. Incharge of religious affairs
  • B. Incharge of Military Affairs
  • C. Administrator of royal gardens
  • D. Chief Justice of the empire
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
The Bakshi was the officer in charge of military administration and pay.
Related Question 1
Which of the following Mughal rulers banned music in their regime?
  • A. Akbar
  • B. Jahangir
  • C. Shah Jahan
  • D. Aurangzeb
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
Aurangzeb, being orthodox, prohibited music at court.
Related Question 2
During Jehangir's reign, Sir Thomas Roe and Captain Hawkins visited the Mughal Court to secure ____.
  • A. Religious privileges
  • B. Local privileges
  • C. Social privileges
  • D. Commercial privileges
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
They sought and obtained commercial trading rights for the English.
Related Question 3
Attock Fort was built during the reign of which Mughal Emperor?
  • A. Akbar
  • B. Humayun
  • C. Shah Jahan
  • D. Aurangzeb
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
Attock Fort was constructed by Akbar (1581–1583) to secure the Indus River passage.
Related Question 4
Rohtas Fort was built during the rule of ____.
  • A. Babar
  • B. Humayun
  • C. Sher Shah Suri
  • D. None of these
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
Sher Shah Suri constructed Rohtas Fort in present-day Pakistan.
Related Question 5
In which year did Mughal Maulvi Syed Mumtaz Ali and his Second wife, Muhammadi Ali Begum, publish the Gender Equality magazine?
  • A. 1673
  • B. 1773
  • C. 1898
  • D. None of these
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
They published Tahzib-un-Niswan in 1898, promoting women's rights.