81. The Naqshbandi Sufi order was established in India by:
(A) Shaykh Ahmad Sirhindi
(B) Khwaja Muhammad Baqibillah
(C) Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki
(D) Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya
Answer:
(B) Khwaja Muhammad Baqibillah
Explanation:
Khwaja Muhammad Baqi Billah was a Sufi saint from Kabul who is historically credited with originating and establishing the Naqshbandi order in India during the later years of Akbar’s reign.
82. When Humayun died, Akbar was serving his provincial posting at:
(A) Awadh
(B) Punjab
(C) Qandhar
(D) Delhi
Answer:
Kalanaur
Explanation:
83. Akbar the great, was born at:
(A) Delhi
(B) Agra
(C) Lahore
(D) Amarkot
Answer:
(D) Amarkot
Explanation:
Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar was born in 1542 at the Rajput Fortress of Amarkot (in modern-day Sindh, Pakistan), where his parents were given refuge by the local Hindu ruler during Humayun’s exile.
84. The title ‘Abu al-Fath’ belonged to:
(A) Zahiruddin Muhammad Babar
(B) Nasir ud-Din Muhammad
(C) Jalal ud-Din Muhammad
(D) Nuruddin Muhammad Salim
Answer:
(C) Jalal ud-Din Muhammad
Explanation:
The full regnal name of the Mughal Emperor Akbar was Abu’l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar. “Abu’l-Fath” translates to “Father of Conquest.”
85. The Mughal Emperor Akbar died at:
(A) Delhi
(B) Agra
(C) Fatehpur Sikri
(D) Allahabad
Answer:
(B) Agra
Explanation:
Emperor Akbar died of illness in 1605 in Agra, the capital of the Mughal Empire at the time. His tomb is located in Sikandra, a suburb of Agra.
