Model Questions for Scientific Assistant (IMD) Exam (Paper-1) - Set 3

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1. An ambassador of the British King James I secured favourable privileges for the East India Company from Jahangir. He was:

(A) Thomas Roe
(B) Roger Fitch
(C) Hawkins
(D) Jasiah Child

2. Who of the following formed an alliance with Malik Ambar against Jahangir ?

(A) Khusrau
(B) Shahriyar
(C) Shah Jahan
(D) Mahabat Khan

3. Shah Jahan married Anjuman Banu Begum, better known as Mumtaz Mahal, who was the daughter of

(A) Sher Afghan
(B) Mahabat Khan
(C) Mirza Ghiyas Beg
(D) Asaf Khan

4. Who granted the present site of Amritsar to Guru Amar Das ?

(A) Sher Shah
(B) Akbar
(C) Shah Jahan
(D) Aurangzeb

5. Dara Shikoh who had studied the Bible, Sufi writings as well as Vedanta and sought a meeting point between Hinduism and Islam was the son of

(A) Jahangir
(B) Shah Jahan
(C) Akbar
(D) Malik Ambar

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6. Which of the following military ventures in Shah Jahan’s reign may be called a disastrous failure ?

(A) War with Bijapur
(B) War with Ahmadnagar
(C) Central Asian Campaign
(D) None of these

7. Where do you find this inscription “If on earth be a paradise of bliss, it is this, it is this, none but this” ?

(A) Taj Mahal at Agra
(B) Red Fort at Agra
(C) Panch Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri
(D) Diwan-i-khas at Delhi

8. The buildings of Shah Jahan are noteworthy for their

(A) Grandeur
(B) Originality
(C) Rich and skilful decoration
(D) Imported designs

9. Which of the following was not built in Shah Jahan’s period ?

(A) Panch Mahal
(B) Moti Masjid at Agra
(C) Jama Masjid at Agra
(D) Mausoleum of Jahangir at Lahore

10. The bitterest war of succession in the Mughal period was fought amongst the sons of

(A) Humayun
(B) Akbar
(C) Jahangir
(D) Shah Jahan

Answer

1. (C) 2. (D) 3. (B) 4. (B) 5. (C) 6. (C) 7. (C) 8. (A) 9. (D) 10. (B)

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