Q.

"Din-i-Ilahi" was the new religion started by -

A. Humayun
B. Jahangir
C. Akbar
D. Shahjahan
Answer» C. Akbar
Explanation: Din-i-Ilahi was a syncretic religious doctrine propounded by the emperor Jalalu d-Din Muhammad Akbar in year 1582 A.D., who ruled the Mughal Empire from 1556 to 1605, intending to merge the best elements of the religions of his empire, and thereby reconcile the differences that divided his subjects he elements were primarily drawn from Islam and Hinduism, but some others were also taken from Christianity, Jainism and Zoroastrianism.
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