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Aurangzeb Quiz

1) Who was defeated in the battle of Dharmat?
a) Raj Singh
b) Jai Singh
c) Jaswant Singh
d) Roop Singh

2) Who was defeated in the battle of Samugarh?
a) Dara Sikoh
b) Shuja
c) Shaista Khan
d) Isa Khan

3) Which kingdom was annexed by Aurangzeb in 1687?
a) Gwalior
b) Gondia
c) Golconda
d) Calicut

4) Which tax abolished by Akbar was re-imposed by Aurangzeb?
a) Income Tax
b) Service Tax
c) Jizya
d) Sales Tax

5) Who of the sons of Aurangzeb revolted and later fled to Persia?
a) Mohmmed
b) Muazzam
c) Akbar
d) Azam

6) Which mosque in Delhi’s Red Fort was built by Aurangzeb?
a) Heera Masjid
b) Panna Masjid
c) Moti Masjid
d) Sona Masjid

7) Which Sikh Guru was killed for not converting to Islam?
a) Angad
b) Arjun Dev
c) Teg Bahadur
d) Gobind Singh

8) Which Maratha ruler imprisoned by Aurangzeb escaped in a basket of sweets?
a) Shivaji
b) Sambhaji
c) Rajaram
d) Sahu

9) Who was attached by Shivaji and lost his fingers?
a) Mir Bakshi
b) Mir Atish
c) Shaista Khan
d) Ahmed Shah

10) Where was Aurangzeb buried?
a) Kabul
b) Lahore
c) Sikandra
d) Khuldabad

Aurangzeb Quiz Answers

1) Who was defeated in the battle of Dharmat?
c) Jaswant Singh

2) Who was defeated in the battle of Samugarh?
a) Dara Sikoh

3) Which kingdom was annexed by Aurangzeb in 1687?
c) Golconda

4) Which tax abolished by Akbar was re-imposed by Aurangzeb?
c) Jizya

5) Who of the sons of Aurangzeb revolted and later fled to Persia?
c) Akbar

6) Which mosque in Delhi’s Red Fort was built by Aurangzeb?
c) Moti Masjid

7) Which Sikh Guru was killed for not converting to Islam?
c) Teg Bahadur

8) Which Maratha ruler imprisoned by Aurangzeb escaped in a basket of sweets?
a) Shivaji

9) Who was attacked by Shivaji and lost his fingers?
c) Shaista Khan

10) Where was Aurangzeb buried?
d) Khuldabad