Jahangir MCQs with Answers

Past Paper MCQ

The tomb of Anarkali is situated in _?

• A.Inside the Shalimar Gardens
• B.Inside the Lahore Fort complex
• C.Inside the premises of the Punjab Secretariat Building
• D.Inside the Badshahi Mosque compound

Who was the first Mughal emperor to issue a farman in favour of the British to open a factory at Surat?

• A.Akbar
• B.Jahangir
• C.Shah Jahan
• D.Aurangzeb

Who were the wives of Jahangir?

• A.Bano Begam and Noor Jahan/Mehr-un-Nissa
• B.Mumtaz Mahal and Hamida Banu
• C.Jodha Bai and Ruqaiya Begum
• D.None of these

Where did Jahangir die?

• A.Lahore, Punjab
• B.Rajouri, Kashmir
• C.Agra, Uttar Pradesh
• D.Delhi

Who was sent by Emperor Jahangir on a diplomatic mission to Persia to paint the Shah's portrait?

• A.Ustad Mansur
• B.Abul Hasan
• C.Bishandas
• D.Farrukh Beg

Who allowed East India Company to reside and build factories in Surat?

• A.Akbar
• B.Jahangir
• C.Shah Jahan
• D.Aurangzeb

Who oversaw the construction of Jahangir's mausoleum in Lahore?

• A.Mumtaz Mahal
• B.Nur Jahan
• C.Jahanara Begum
• D.Ruqaiya Sultan Begum

Who visited the Mughal court during Jehangir's reign to secure commercial privileges?

• A.Robert Clive and Warren Hastings
• B.Lord Cornwallis and John Shore
• C.Vasco da Gama and Albuquerque
• D.Sir Thomas Roe and Captain Hawkins

Hiran Minar was built by _?

• A.Akbar
• B.Jahangir
• C.Shah Jahan
• D.Aurangzeb

Who was the first British ambassador to the Mughal court in India?

• A.Lord William Bentinck
• B.William Hawkins
• C.Sir John Shore
• D.Sir Thomas Roe