Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 7 (ICSE) · History and Civics
Chapter: Chapter 9 — Chapter 9: Jahangir, Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. Who was Jahangir's father? [1]
(A) Akbar
(B) Babur
(C) Shah Jahan
(D) Aurangzeb
2. What was Jahangir known for? [1]
(A) Interest in art, nature and justice
(B) Only warfare
(C) Only religious conflict
(D) Nothing significant
3. Who was Shah Jahan's father? [1]
(A) Jahangir
(B) Akbar
(C) Babur
(D) Aurangzeb
4. What is Shah Jahan famous for building? [1]
(A) The Taj Mahal
(B) The Qutub Minar
(C) The Red Fort only
(D) The India Gate
5. Who was the Taj Mahal built for? [1]
(A) Mumtaz Mahal
(B) Nur Jahan
(C) Jodha Bai
(D) Razia Sultan
6. Who was Aurangzeb's father? [1]
(A) Shah Jahan
(B) Jahangir
(C) Akbar
(D) Babur
7. What did Aurangzeb do regarding territory? [1]
(A) Expanded the empire to its largest extent
(B) Shrunk the empire significantly
(C) Made no changes
(D) Lost all territory
8. What did Aurangzeb reverse? [1]
(A) Some of Akbar's religious tolerance policies
(B) All administrative systems
(C) All architecture projects
(D) Nothing significant
9. Who was Jahangir's father? [1]
(A) Akbar
(B) Babur
(C) Shah Jahan
(D) Aurangzeb
10. What was Jahangir known for? [1]
(A) Interest in art, nature and justice
(B) Only warfare
(C) Only religious conflict
(D) Nothing significant
11. Who was Shah Jahan's father? [1]
(A) Jahangir
(B) Akbar
(C) Babur
(D) Aurangzeb
12. What is Shah Jahan famous for building? [1]
(A) The Taj Mahal
(B) The Qutub Minar
(C) The Red Fort only
(D) The India Gate
13. Who was the Taj Mahal built for? [1]
(A) Mumtaz Mahal
(B) Nur Jahan
(C) Jodha Bai
(D) Razia Sultan
14. Who was Aurangzeb's father? [1]
(A) Shah Jahan
(B) Jahangir
(C) Akbar
(D) Babur
15. What did Aurangzeb do regarding territory? [1]
(A) Expanded the empire to its largest extent
(B) Shrunk the empire significantly
(C) Made no changes
(D) Lost all territory
16. What did Aurangzeb reverse? [1]
(A) Some of Akbar's religious tolerance policies
(B) All administrative systems
(C) All architecture projects
(D) Nothing significant