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Gulbadan Begum was Emperor Humayun’s:
a)Sister                                   

b) Daughter
c) Concubine       

d) Part of Humayun’s court

a

When Humayun was in exile Koh-i-noor Diamond was with
a) The Raja Bikramajid           
b) Shah Tahmasp of Persia
c) Sultan of Bijapur                

d) Sher Shah

b

Who defeated Humayun in the battle of Chaunsa?
a) Muhammad Adil Shah

b) Firoz Shah Suri
c) Sikandar Shah Suri             

d) Sher Shah Suri

d

Explanation:The Battle of Kanauj was fought between Sher Shah and Humayun. Humayun was defeated. Humayun, became a fugitive and Sher Khan became the master of Agra and Delhi. This battle was fought in 1540.


The Mughal emperor who had died owing to a sudden fall from the staircase was………
a) Babur                                  

b) Shah Jahan
c) Humayun                           

d) Aurangzeb

c

Explanation:The Mughal Emperor Humayun died after a sudden fall from the stairs of his library in his fort at Delhi in 1556 AD.

Humayun died in…………….
a) 1554    

b) 1555                                   

c) 1556                                   

d) 1558

c

Who constructed Humayun’s tomb in Delhi?
a) Babur                                               

b) Akbar                                               
c) Haji Begum                                    

d)Humayun

c

Explanation:The tomb of Humayun was built by the orders of Humayun’s first wife and chief consort, Empress Bega Begum (also known as Haji Begum). The construction began in 1565, nine years after his death, and completed in 1572 AD at a cost of 1.5 million ruppees at the time.