Medieval History Akbar (1542-1605) Test 10 Welcome to your Medieval History Akbar (1542-1605) Test 10 Name Email 1.In honour of which saint did Akbar built Fatehpur Sikri? (a) Sheikh Shihabuddin Suhrawardi (b) Sheikh Nizamat Ullah (c) Khwaja Pir Mohammad (d) Sheikh Salim chisti None 2. ‘Akbar Nama’ is a ______-volume history of Akbar’s reign, written by Abul Fazl. (a) five (b) three (c) four (d) two None 3.Of the following battles fought by Akbar, which one was the latest as compared to the rest of the battles? (a) Battle of Tukaroi (b) Battle of Haldighati (c) Battle of Thanesar (d) Second Battle of Panipat None 4.Military commanders in Akbar’s empire were called ‘______’. (a) faujdars (b) bakhshis (c) kotwals (d) diwans None 5.‘Memoirs of Babur’ or ‘Baburnama’, also known as ‘Tuzk-e Babri’, was written by: (a) Faizi (b) Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khanan (c) Babur (d) Talib Amah None 6.In the context of Mughal administration, which of the following is the most appropriate definition of ‘Abwab’? (a) A clerk in the government treasury (b) A court jester (c) A tax levied on the lands over and above the original rent (d) A reward for good governance None 7.Which Mughal emperor built the city called 'Makhsudabad' later popularly known as Murshidabad? (a) Bahadur Shah Zafar (b) Humayun (c) Akbar (d) Shah Jahan None 8.Who authored ‘Akbarnama’? (a) Faizi (b) Abdus Samad (c) Abdul Latif (d) Abul Fazl None 9.Who among the following issued Mahzarnama in 1579? (a) Humayun (b) Jahangir (c) Shah Jahan (d) Akbar None 10.Whose administration became a model that was followed by Akbar when he consolidated the Mughal Empire? (a) Sher Shah Suri (b) Ghiyas ud din Balban (c) Iltutmish (d) Bahlul Lodi None 11.Who among the following initiated 'Din-i-Ilahi'? (a) Jahangir (b) Babur (c) Akbar (d) Humayun None 12.Name the author of the book 'Ain-i-Akbari' ? (a) Abul Fazl (b) Dara Shikoh (c) Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana (d) Todar Mal None 13.Military Commanders during the Rule of Akbar were known as______. (a) Kotwal (b) Faujdars (c) Bakhshi (d) Sadr None 14.The author of Ain-e-Akbari was : (a) Khafi Khan (b) Abul Fazal (c) Akbar (d) Bhimsen None 15.Which Mugal emperor had built the Agra fort? (a) Jahangir (b) Shahjahan (c) Akbar (d) Aurangzeb None 16.’Akbarnama’ and ‘Ain-i-Akbari’ are written by ______. (a) Akbar (b) Ziauddin Barani (c) Abul Fazal (d) Abdul Qadir Badayuni None 17.Akbar commissioned _____to chronicle the story of his father Humayun, ‘Humayun-nama’. (a) Jagat Gosain Begum (b) Maraim-uz-Zamani (c) Jodha Begum (d) Gulbadan Begum None 18.Which emperor’s army did Maharana Pratap fight in the Battle of Haldighati ? (a) Mahmud Shah (b) Humayun (c) Ibrahim Lodi (d) Akbar None 19. The terms 'Jat and Sawar' are related to which of the following administrative systems? (a) Zamindari System (b) Iqtadari System (c) Mansabdari System (d) Jotedari System None 20. __________ died in 1605, nearly 50 years after his ascension to the throne. He was buried outside of Agra at Sikandra. (a) Akbar (b) Aurangzeb (c) Shah Jahan (d) Jahangir None Time's up
