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[#111] Which one is not situated at Fatehpur Sikri?
Correct Answer

(B) Moti Masjid

Explanation

Solution: The Moti Masjid is a white marble mosque inside the Red Fort complex in Delhi, India.

[#112] Which of the following ladies wrote an historical account during the Mughal period?
Correct Answer

(A) Gulbadan Begum

Explanation

Solution: Gulbadan Begum (1523-1603) was a Perso-Turkic Princess, the daughter of Emperor Babur. She is most known as the author of Humayun Nama, the account of the life of her brother, Humayun.

[#113] Who built the famous Shalimar bagh of Srinagar?
Correct Answer

(C) Jahangir

Explanation

Solution: Emperor Jahangir built his celebrated Shalimar Bagh, his dream project to please his queen. He enlarged the ancient garden in 1619 into a royal garden and called it 'Farah Baksh' ('the delightful'). He built it for his wife Nur Jahan ('light of the world').

[#114] Who was the last Mughal emperor?
Correct Answer

(C) Bahadur Shah-II

Explanation

Solution: The last Mughal emperor, Bahadur Shah II, also known as Zafar, died in a British prison in Burma in 1862.

[#115] Which of the following languages was in vogue during Mughal period in the courts of India?
Correct Answer

(B) Persian

Explanation

Solution: Early Mughals spoke Chaghatay Turkish language. But after Humayun's exile to persia. Mughals were influenced by Persian Culture and Persian language became the official language of the court and empire.