Question: What is the old name of Madhya Pradesh?: Answer: Madhya Pradesh is in the middle of India. Its Hindi name means “Middle State.” Its old name was Malwa.

Question: For whom is the city of Bhopal named?: Answer: Bhopal was named after a Parmara ruler, Raja Bhoj.

Question: Which of these was a Mughal king?: Answer: Akbar was the grandson of Babur, the founder of the Mughal Empire. He became the greatest ruler in his family.

Question: Emperor Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal as a memorial to:: Answer: Emperor Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal, at Agra, to honor his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal. Construction began in 1632 CE.

Question: India gained its independence from Great Britain in:: Answer: India became independent on August 15, 1947. The Dominion of India was formally organized two and a half years later, on January 26, 1950, as a sovereign democratic republic.

Question: Where is the Indian king Babur buried?: Answer: Babur, the great Mughal emperor, is buried in Kabul, Afghanistan. His burial place is called the Bagh-e Babur, or "Garden of Babur."

Question: Who was the last Mughal emperor?: Answer: In 1837 Bahadur Shah II came to the throne. He was the last of the Mughal emperors. For most of his reign he was a representative of the British and lacked any real authority.

Question: Who established the first Mughal garden in India?: Answer: The Ram Baga garden in Agra is the first of India’s great gardens established in the Mughal period. It was established by Babur.

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Who was the founder of Jainism? Who was the last Mughal emperor? From Madhya Pradesh to Mohandas Gandhi, test your knowledge of India in this quiz.

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