Passage to India

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: 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: 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: 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: For whom is the city of Bhopal named?

Answer: Bhopal was named after a Parmara ruler, Raja Bhoj.

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: 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.