6. Tutinama, Tales of the Parrot, was illustrated in the court of which Mughal emperor?
A. Humayun
B. Akbar
C. Jahangir
D. ShahJahan
Answer:
B. Akbar
Explanation:
The “Tutinama” (Tales of a Parrot) is a renowned 14th-century Persian series of stories. The most famous illustrated manuscript of it was commissioned by Emperor Akbar in the 1560s.
7. Which Mughal Emperor launched campaign to Central Asia to reclaim the land belonging to his ancestors?
A. Akbar
B. Jahangir
C. ShahJahan
D. Aurangzeb
Answer:
C. ShahJahan
Explanation:
Emperor Shah Jahan launched the disastrous Balkh and Badakhshan campaigns in Central Asia to reclaim the ancestral Timurid homelands.
8. The most valuable item exported from Golkonda in the seventeenth century was
A. Gold
B. Diamonds
C. Chintz
D. Indigo
Answer:
B. Diamonds
Explanation:
The Kingdom of Golconda was globally renowned for its spectacular diamond mines (such as the Kollur Mine), making diamonds its most valuable export.
9. Humayunnama is a primary text on Mughal India written by
A. Maham Begum
B. Gulbadan Begum
C. Hamida Bano Begum
D. Dildar Begum
Answer:
B. Gulbadan Begum
Explanation:
“Humayun-Nama” is a biographical account of the Mughal Emperor Humayun, written by his half-sister Gulbadan Begum.
10. The Treaty of Purandhar was signed between the Mughals and the
A. Marathas
B. Rajputs
C. Jats
D. Sikhs
Answer:
A. Marathas
Explanation:
The Treaty of Purandar (1665) was signed between the Rajput ruler Jai Singh I (commander of the Mughal Empire) and the Maratha leader Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
