Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Topic

Medieval History

Question:

Which Mughal Emperor was ignorant of the art of reading and writing?

Options:

Akbar

Babur

Shahjahan

Aurangzeb

Correct Answer:

Akbar

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 1- Akbar

Akbar remained illiterate and uneducated all his life. He had to occupy the throne at the early age of 13 years after the untimely death of his father Humayun. Akbar spent his childhood in the rough terrain of Afghanistan. His early years were spent learning how to hunt, fight and mature into a skillful warrior. He did not find time to read and write and was illiterate.