Multiple choice

Which of the following is/are correct in relation to Aurangzeb?

  1. He was the longest reigning Mughal emperor.
  2. His religious views were very strict.
  3. Music and dance reached new heights of glory in his period.

  1. Only 1 and 2

  2. Only 2

  3. Only 2 and 3

  4. All of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Aurangzeb was the second longest reigning Mughal emperor, after Akbar. Under Aurangzeb's rule, liberal religious views of his predecessors suffered a major downfall. Music and dance were strictly forbidden and the only a few arts flourished under his reign.

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