Most Important Questions on Mughal Literature

Following we are presenting Most Important Questions on Mughal Literature. In every exam of the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level, questions were asked about these topics. So it is important for all the candidates who are preparing for these exams. These topics may also help in State Commission’s Exams and Banking Exams.

Que 1. Which of the following book is not written in the Arabic language?

(a) Swati-ul-Ilham
(b) Ashirat-ul-lamat
(c) Taj-al-Arus
(d) Tuzk-e-Babri

Ans. (d) Tuzk-e-Babri
Explanation – Tuzk-e-Babri’s book is not written in the Arabic language. This book is written in the Turkish language. It is the autobiography of Babur, the founder of the Mughal dynasty.

Que 2. Which of the following book is not written in the Turkish language?

(a) Tuzk-e-Babri
(b) Deewan
(c) Risal-e-Usaj
(d) Taj-al-Arus

Ans. (d) Taj-al-Arus
Explanation – The book Taj-al-Arus is not written in the Turkish language. This book has been composed in the Arabic language.

Que 3. Which of the following book is not related to the Mughal emperor Humayun?

(a) Habib al-Siyar
(b) Qanun-I-Humayuni
(c) Humayun nama
(d) Tabaqat-i-Akbari

Ans. (d) Tabaqat-i-Akbari
Explanation – Habib al-Siyar, Qanun-I-Humayuni and Humayun nama all these books are related to Mughal emperor Humayun, while Tabaqat-i-Akbari is related to Mughal emperor Akbar.

Que 4. In which language the book “Qanun-I-Humayuni” was written?

(a) Hindi
(b) Sanskrit
(c) Arabic
(d) Persian

Ans. (d) Persian
Explanation – The book “Qanun-I-Humayuni” was written in the Persian language. This book describes the events of the Mughal emperor Humayun.

Que 5. Who among the following has compared Emperor Humayun with Sikandar?

(a) Khwandamir
(b) Mirza Haider
(c) Gulbadan Begum
(d) Nizamuddin Ahmad

Ans. (a) Khvandamir
Explanation – Khvandamir has compared Emperor Humayun with Sikandar.

Que 6. Who among the following called Emperor Humayun “a poppy”?

(a) Khvandamir
(b) Mirza Haider
(c) Gulbadan Begum
(d) Nizamuddin Ahmad

Ans. (b) Mirza Haider
Explanation – Mirza Haider called Emperor Humayun “a poppy”. Mirza Haider was Babur’s cousin.

Que 7. Who among the following wrote “Tarikh-e-Rashidi”?

(a) Khvandamir
(b) Mirza Haider
(c) Gulbadan Begum
(d) Nizamuddin Ahmad

Ans. (b) Mirza Haider
Explanation – “Tarikh-e-Rashidi” has been composed by Mirza Haider. Mirza Haider was the ruler of Kashmir and a cousin of Babur.

Que 8. In which language was the book “Tarikh-e-Rashidi” written?

(a) Hindi
(b) Sanskrit
(c) Arabic
(d) Persian

Ans. (d) Persian
Explanation – The book “Tarikh-e-Rashidi” was written in the Persian language. This book was completed by Mirza Haider during Humayun’s time.

Que 9. “Humayun nama” was composed during the reign of which Mughal emperor?

(a) Babur
(b) Humayun
(c) Aurangzeb
(d) Akbar

Ans. (d) Akbar
Explanation – “Humayun nama” was composed during the time of Mughal emperor Akbar.

Que 10. Who among the following wrote “Humayun nama”?

(a) Khvandamir
(b) Mirza Haider
(c) Gulbadan Begum
(d) Nizamuddin Ahmad

Ans. (c) Gulbadan Begum
Explanation – Gulbadan Begum composed “Humayun nama”. Gulbadan Begum was the daughter of Babur and the real sister of Hindal. This is the first book written by a Mughal princess.

Que 11. Who among the following attributed the death of Babur to the poison given by the mother of Ibrahim Lodi?

(a) Khvandamir
(b) Mirza Haider
(c) Gulbadan Begum
(d) Nizamuddin Ahmad

Ans. (c) Gulbadan Begum
Explanation – Gulbadan Begum in Humayunnama attributed the death of Babur to poison given by Ibrahim Lodi’s mother.

Que 12. Who among the following has composed “Tajkirat-ul-Waqiyat”?

(a) Jauhar Aftabchi
(b) Mirza Haider
(c) Gulbadan Begum
(d) Nizamuddin Ahmad

Ans. (a) Jauhar Aftabchi
Explanation – “Tajkirat-ul-Waqiyat” is composed by Jauhar Aftabchi. This was Humayun’s cook.

Que 13. Who among the following was the first person to write a biography of Emperor Akbar?

(a) Bayazid Bayat
(b) Nizamuddin Ahmad
(c) Arif Kandhari
(d) Abdul Qadir Badayuni

Ans. (a) Bayazid Bayat
Explanation – Bayazid Bayat was the first person to write a biography of Emperor Akbar.

Que 14. Who among the following wrote “Tajkirat-e-Humayun”?

(a) Jauhar Aftabchi
(b) Mirza Haider
(c) Bayazid Bayat
(d) Nizamuddin Ahmad

Ans. (c) Bayazid Bayat
Explanation – “Tajkirat-e-Humayun” is composed by Bayezid Bayat.

Que 15. Who among the following has mentioned in his book “The Conspiracy of the khalifa”?

(a) Jauhar Aftabchi
(b) Mirza Haider
(c) Bayazid Bayat
(d) Nizamuddin Ahmad

Ans. (d) Nizamuddin Ahmad
Explanation – Nizamuddin Ahmad has mentioned in his book “The Conspiracy of the Khalifa”.

Que 16. Who among the following wrote “Tarikh-e-Nizami or Tabaqat-i-Akbari”?

(a) Jauhar Aftabchi
(b) Mirza Haider
(c) Bayazid Bayat
(d) Nizamuddin Ahmad

Ans. (d) Nizamuddin Ahmad
Explanation – “Tabaqat-e-Akbari” is composed by Nizamuddin Ahmad. This book contains the history of Emperor Akbar’s reign till the 39th year. Nizamuddin Ahmad is the first writer to write explicitly about provincial dynasties.

Que 17. Which of the following writers was an eyewitness to the Second Battle of Panipat?

(a) Mirza Haider
(b) Arif Kandhari
(c) Bayazid Bayat
(d) Nizamuddin Ahmad

Ans. (b) Arif Kandhari
Explanation – Arif Kandahari was an eyewitness to the Second Battle of Panipat.

Que 18. Who among the following wrote “Tarikh-e-Akbar”?

(a) Jauhar Aftabchi
(b) Arif Kandhari
(c) Bayazid Bayat
(d) Nizamuddin Ahmad

Ans. (b) Arif Kandhari
Explanation – “Tarikh-e-Akbar” is composed by Arif Kandahari.

Que 19. Which of the following writers was an eyewitness to the Battle of Haldighati?

(a) Mirza Haider
(b) Abdul Qadir Badayuni
(c) Bayazid Bayat
(d) Nizamuddin Ahmad

Ans. (b) Abdul Qadir Badayuni
Explanation – Abdul Qadir Badayuni the writer was an eyewitness to the battle of Haldighati. It was involved in the Battle of Haldighati to attain the title of “Ghazi”.

Que 20. Who among the following wrote “Muntakhab-ul-Tawarikh”?

(a) Abdul Qadir Badayuni
(b) Arif Kandhari
(c) Bayazid Bayat
(d) Nizamuddin Ahmad

Ans. (a) Abdul Qadir Badayuni
Explanation – “Muntakhab-ul-Tawarikh” is composed by Abdul Qadir Badayuni. He was a scholar of Arabic, Persian and Sanskrit languages.