Mugal Period


  1. Who built the Ibadatkhana at Fatehpur Sikri ?









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    Akbar built the Ibadatkhana at Fatehpur Sikri. Ibadatkhana (House of Worship) was a meeting house built in 1575 CE by the Mughal emperor Akbar, where the foundations of a new Syncretistic faith, Din-e-IIahi were laid by Akbar.

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    Akbar built the Ibadatkhana at Fatehpur Sikri. Ibadatkhana (House of Worship) was a meeting house built in 1575 CE by the Mughal emperor Akbar, where the foundations of a new Syncretistic faith, Din-e-IIahi were laid by Akbar.


  1. Painting reached its highest level of development during the reign of









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    painting reached its highest level of development during the reign of Jahangir. He showed a leaning towards painting and had an atelier of his own. His interest in portraiture led to much development in this artform. The art of Mughul painting reached great heights under Jahangir's reign, combining technical mastery with spiritual understanding of personalities depicted in its portraits. Jahangir's expertise in the arts is documented in his diary.

    Correct Option: B

    painting reached its highest level of development during the reign of Jahangir. He showed a leaning towards painting and had an atelier of his own. His interest in portraiture led to much development in this artform. The art of Mughul painting reached great heights under Jahangir's reign, combining technical mastery with spiritual understanding of personalities depicted in its portraits. Jahangir's expertise in the arts is documented in his diary.



  1. At the time, when Nadir Shah attacked Delhi, the Mughal emperor was









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    At the time of Muhammad Shah, Nadir Shah attacked Delhi. In the year 1739, Nadir Shah invaded the Mughal empire and defeated the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah during the battle of Karnal, then occupied and looted Delhi and much of the northern regions of the Mughal empire.

    Correct Option: D

    At the time of Muhammad Shah, Nadir Shah attacked Delhi. In the year 1739, Nadir Shah invaded the Mughal empire and defeated the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah during the battle of Karnal, then occupied and looted Delhi and much of the northern regions of the Mughal empire.


  1. With whose permission, did the English set up their first factory at Surat ?









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    Jahangir

    Correct Option: C

    Jahangir



  1. Who was the author of Ain-i-Akbari ?









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    Abul Fazal was the author of 'Ain-i-Akbari'. The Akbarnama is a document of history of Akbar's reign and his ancestors spread over three volumes. It contains the history of Akbar's ancestors from Timur to Humayun, Akbar's reign up to the 46th regnal year (1602), and an administrative report of Akbar's empire, the Ain-i-Akbari, which itself is in three volumes. The third volume of Ain-i-Akbari gives an account of the ancestry and life of the author. The Ain-i-Akbari was completed in the 42nd regnal year, but a slight addition was made to it in the 43rd regnal year on the account of the conquest of Berar.

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    Abul Fazal was the author of 'Ain-i-Akbari'. The Akbarnama is a document of history of Akbar's reign and his ancestors spread over three volumes. It contains the history of Akbar's ancestors from Timur to Humayun, Akbar's reign up to the 46th regnal year (1602), and an administrative report of Akbar's empire, the Ain-i-Akbari, which itself is in three volumes. The third volume of Ain-i-Akbari gives an account of the ancestry and life of the author. The Ain-i-Akbari was completed in the 42nd regnal year, but a slight addition was made to it in the 43rd regnal year on the account of the conquest of Berar.