UPSC Medieval India – Chapter 15: The Mughals – Jahangir to Aurangzeb and the Decline (21 MCQs)

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1.  

The Sikh Guru executed during the reign of Jahangir was:

Correct Answer: A [Guru Arjan Dev]

Explanation:

Guru Arjan Dev was executed in 1606 on Jahangir's orders, accused of helping the rebel prince Khusrau.

2.  

Sir Thomas Roe came to India as the ambassador of:

Correct Answer: B [James I]

Explanation:

Sir Thomas Roe came to Jahangir's court (1615–1619) as the ambassador of King James I of England.

3.  

The Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri is:

Correct Answer: C [the memoirs of Jahangir]

Explanation:

The Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri (Jahangirnama) is the autobiography or memoir written by Jahangir himself.

4.  

Ahmadnagar was finally annexed to the Mughal Empire during the reign of:

Correct Answer: B [Shah Jahan]

Explanation:

Shah Jahan's forces took Daulatabad in 1633 and ended the Nizam Shahi kingdom of Ahmadnagar by 1636.

5.  

Kandahar was finally lost by the Mughals to Persia in:

Correct Answer: A [1649]

Explanation:

Kandahar, regained in 1638, was captured by the Persians in 1649 and never recovered despite later Mughal sieges.

6.  

Aurangzeb defeated Dara Shikoh in 1658 at:

Correct Answer: A [Samugarh]

Explanation:

At Samugarh near Agra in 1658, Aurangzeb and Murad routed Dara Shikoh, opening the way to Agra and the throne.

7.  

The Majma-ul-Bahrain was written by:

Correct Answer: C [Dara Shikoh]

Explanation:

Dara Shikoh wrote the Majma-ul-Bahrain, showing the common ground between Sufism and Vedanta.

8.  

Aurangzeb re-imposed the jizya in:

Correct Answer: D [1679]

Explanation:

Aurangzeb re-imposed the jizya on non-Muslims in 1679, over a century after Akbar abolished it in 1564.

9.  

The Ahom general who defeated the Mughals at Saraighat in 1671 was:

Correct Answer: C [Lachit Borphukan]

Explanation:

Lachit Borphukan, the Ahom commander, defeated the Mughal fleet at Saraighat on the Brahmaputra in 1671.

10.  

Consider the following statements:

1. Bijapur was annexed by Aurangzeb in 1686.
2. Golconda was annexed by Aurangzeb in 1687.
3. Ahmadnagar was annexed by Aurangzeb in 1689.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]

Explanation:

Aurangzeb annexed Bijapur in 1686 and Golconda in 1687; statement 3 is wrong as Ahmadnagar fell under Shah Jahan.

11.  

Assertion (A): Almost every Mughal succession after the death of an emperor was followed by a civil war.

Reason (R): There was no fixed rule of succession among the Mughals.

Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A]

Explanation:

With no fixed rule like primogeniture, every prince could claim the throne, so successions were settled by civil war.

12.  

The Satnami revolt of 1672 broke out in the area of:

Correct Answer: A [Narnaul]

Explanation:

The Satnamis, a peasant sect, rose against Mughal officials at Narnaul in present-day Haryana in 1672.

13.  

Durgadas Rathore led resistance to the Mughals in:

Correct Answer: B [Marwar]

Explanation:

Durgadas Rathore defended the rights of Jaswant Singh's son Ajit Singh and led Marwar's resistance after 1679.

14.  

The Sayyid brothers were powerful nobles during the reign of:

Correct Answer: D [Farrukhsiyar]

Explanation:

The Sayyid brothers placed Farrukhsiyar on the throne in 1713, dominated his reign and deposed him in 1719.

15.  

Nadir Shah defeated the Mughal army at Karnal in 1739 during the reign of:

Correct Answer: A [Muhammad Shah]

Explanation:

Muhammad Shah ruled from 1719 to 1748, so Nadir Shah's victory at Karnal in 1739 fell in his reign.

16.  

Aurangzeb was buried at:

Correct Answer: D [Khuldabad]

Explanation:

After dying at Ahmadnagar in 1707, Aurangzeb was buried in a simple grave at Khuldabad near Aurangabad.

17.  

Arrange the following in chronological order:

1. Battle of Saraighat
2. Deed of Submission by Bijapur and Golconda
3. Battle of Karnal
4. Battle of Samugarh

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: C [2-4-1-3]

Explanation:

Order: Deed of Submission by Bijapur and Golconda (1636) → Battle of Samugarh (1658) → Battle of Saraighat (1671) → Battle of Karnal (1739).

18.  

The farman of 1717 giving trade privileges in Bengal to the English East India Company was issued by:

Correct Answer: D [Farrukhsiyar]

Explanation:

Emperor Farrukhsiyar's farman of 1717 gave the English Company duty-free trade in Bengal for a fixed annual payment.

19.  

The Peacock Throne was carried away from Delhi in 1739 by:

Correct Answer: B [Nadir Shah]

Explanation:

Nadir Shah of Persia defeated Muhammad Shah at Karnal, sacked Delhi in 1739 and took away the Peacock Throne.

20.  

The Venetian traveller who wrote Storia do Mogor was:

Correct Answer: C [Niccolao Manucci]

Explanation:

Niccolao Manucci of Venice served at the Mughal court and wrote the Storia do Mogor.

21.  
UPSC Prelims 2019

Who among the following Mughal Emperors shifted emphasis from illustrated manuscripts to the album and individual portraits?

Correct Answer: C [Jahangir]

Explanation:

Jahangir shifted Mughal painting from illustrated manuscripts to albums, individual portraits and studies of nature, birds and animals.

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