MCQ on Babur

Question 1. Who among the following defeated Babur in the Battle of Sar-e-Pul?

(A) Jani Beg

(B) Ubaydullah Khan

(C) Shaibani Khan

(D) Abdullah Khan Uzbek

Question 2. The first Battle of Panipat was fought between __________.

(A) Babur and Ibrahim Lodi

(B) Humayun and Ibrahim Lodi

(C) Sher Shah Suri and Akbar

(D) Babur and Rana Sanga

Question 3. Alam Khan, one of those who invited Babur to invade India was ________.

(A) A high official in Punjab province who was very much discontented with Ibrahim Lodi’s treatment to his tribe

(B) The father of Dilawar Khan to whom cruel treatment was meted out by Ibrahim Lodi

(C) A cousin of Ibrahim Lodi who was ill-treated and expelled from the country

(D) An uncle of Ibrahim Lodi and a pretender to the throne of Delhi

Question 4. The Mughal ruler of medieval India was _________.

(A) Persian (Iranian)

(B) Chagatai Turk

(C) Afghans

(D) Persian (Iranian) None of the above

Question 5. The main reason of Babur’s victory in the battle of Panipat was _________.

(A) Internal disputes among Afghans

(B) Tulghuma system

(C) His skilled warfare

(D) His horse riding force

Question 6. At which of the following battles was artillery used for the first time by one of the two armies?

(A) Third Battle of Panipat

(B) Battle of Plassey

(C) Battle of Khanwa

(D) First Battle of Panipat

Question 7. The reason of Babur’s victory over Ibrahim Lodi was _________.

(A) Skilled commandant

(B) Weakness of Ibrahim

(C) Artillery

(D) Bravery of Babur

Question 8. Whom did Babur defeat in the first battle of Panipat?

(A) Sher Shah Suri

(B) Sikandar Lodi

(C) Ibrahim Lodi

(D) Rana Sanga

Question 9. In which year, did Babur defeat Sultan Ibrahim Lodi at the battle of Panipat? 

(A) 1524 A.D.

(B) 1525 A.D.

(C) 1526 A.D.

(D) 1527 A.D.

Question 10. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

(A) Battle of Chanderi: 1530

(B) Battle of Ghaghara: 1529

(C) Battle of Khanwa: 1527

(D) First Battle of Panipat: 1526

Question 11. During which one of the following battles, did Babur declare ‘Jehad’?

(A) Battle of Panipat

(B) Battle of Chanderi

(C) Battle of Khanwa

(D) None of the above

Question 12. In which one of the following battles, Rana Sanga fought against Babur? 

(A) Battle of Ghaghara

(B) Battle of Chanderi

(C) Battle of Khanwa

(D) Battle of Panipat

Question 13. The ruler of Mewar who was defeated in the Battle of Khanwa by Akbar in 1527 was ________.

(A) Rana Sanga

(B) Sawai Uday Singh

(C) Man Singh

(D) Rana Pratap

Question 14. After becoming the Mughal Ruler in India, Zahiruddin Muhammad assumed the name _________.

(A) Bahadur Shah

(B) Jahangir

(C) Humayun

(D) Babur

Question 15. Babur assumed the title of ‘Padshah’ first at ________.

(A) Samarqand

(B) Delhi

(C) Kabul

(D) Ferghana

Question 16. Identify the Mughal emperor whose success in life due to his patience and resolution is a lesson for everyone. 

(A) Abdul Muzaffar Muhiuddin Aurangzeb

(B) Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar

(C) Nasiruddin Muhammad Humayun

(D) Zahiruddin Muhammad Babur

Question 17. Which Hindu Rajya has been mentioned by Babur in his Babur Nama? 

(A) Kashmir

(B) Mewar

(C) Gujarat

(D) Orissa

Question 18. In which language was Tuzuk-iBaburi written?

(A) Urdu

(B) Turkish

(C) Arabic

(D) Persian

Question 19. Who built the Babri Mosque established in Ayodhya?

(A) Mir Baki

(B) Nizam-ul-Mulk

(C) Humayun

(D) Babur

Question 20. Consider the following. The arrival of Babur into India led to the

1.  Introduction of gunpowder in the subcontinent.
2.  Introduction of the arch and dome in the region architecture.
3.  Establishment of Timurid dynasty in the region.

Select the correct answer using the code given below. 

(A) 1, 2 and 3

(B) Only 1 and 3

(C) Only 3

(D) Only 1 and 2

Question 21. Given below are two statements, one is labeled Assertion (A) and other is labeled as Reason (R).

• Assertion (A): Babur wrote his memoirs in Turki.
• Reason (R): Turki was the official language of the Mughal Court.

In the context the above two statements which one of the following is correct? 

(A) (A) is false, but (R) is true

(B) (A) is true, but (R) is false

(C) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

(D) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Question 22. The empire of Babur included

1.  The area of Kabul
2.  The area of Punjab
3.  The area of modern Uttar Pradesh
4.  The area of modern Rajasthan

Which of these statements are correct?

(A) 2, 3 and 4

(B) 1, 2 and 3

(C) 2 and 3

(D) 1 and 2