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| 1. |
The war with Mewar and the Treaty of Chittor are important achievements of whose reign? |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | shahjahan |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. shahjahan | |
| 2. |
In whose time Kandahar got out of the hands of the Mughals forever? |
| A. | Jahangir |
| B. | Akbar |
| C. | shahjahan |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» B. Akbar | |
| 3. |
have sold my kingdom into the hands of my beloved wife for a cup of wine and a cup of brothWhose statement is this? |
| A. | Jahangir |
| B. | shahjahan |
| C. | Aurangzeb |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. shahjahan | |
| 4. |
The original name of Shah Jahan was - |
| A. | khurram |
| B. | khusro |
| C. | Salim |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. khusro | |
| 5. |
Which is considered the most decisive battle in the succession wars between Dara Shikoh and Aurangzeb? |
| A. | war of dharmat |
| B. | Battle of Samugarh |
| C. | Battle of Deorai |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. Battle of Deorai | |
| 6. |
What was the sequence of the wars of succession that took place during the last years of Shah Jahan's reign? |
| A. | Bahadurpur - Dharmat - Samugarh - Khajua - Deorai |
| B. | Dharamat - Bahadurpur - Samugarh - Khajua - Deorai |
| C. | Samugarh - Bahadurpur - Dharamat - Khajua - Deorai |
| D. | Khajua - Bahadurpur - Dharamat - Samugarh - Deorai |
| Answer» B. Dharamat - Bahadurpur - Samugarh - Khajua - Deorai | |
| 7. |
Who called AkbarJill-e-Illahi(the shadow of God) andFarr-e-Ijdi(Light emanating from God)? |
| A. | abul fazl |
| B. | Fizzy |
| C. | badauni |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Fizzy | |
| 8. |
In which fort did Aurangzeb put his father under house arrest, where Shah Jahan died after 8 years of detention? |
| A. | Agra Fort |
| B. | Lahore Fort |
| C. | Fort of Gwalior |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Lahore Fort | |
| 9. |
Just as the boil of Spain destroyed Napoleon, in the same way the boil of Deccan to Aurangzeb - which historian has this statement - |
| A. | of Jadunath Govt. |
| B. | Colonel Todd's |
| C. | V. a . Smith's |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Colonel Todd's | |
| 10. |
At the time of Akbar, the number of Mughal subas (provinces) was 15, which increased during the time of Aurangzeb. |
| A. | 16 |
| B. | 18 |
| C. | 21 |
| D. | 24 |
| Answer» D. 24 | |
| 11. |
The last Mughal emperor to abolish the jizya tax was |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | shahjahan |
| D. | Muhammad Shah Rangeela |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
Which Jat leader damaged Emperor Akbar's tomb (Sikandar) and dug up Akbar's tomb and burnt his bones? |
| A. | gokul |
| B. | King Rama |
| C. | chudamani |
| D. | Badansingh |
| Answer» C. chudamani | |
| 13. |
The correct sequence of the rebellions of North India against Aurangzeb is - |
| A. | Jat - Bundela - Satnami - Sikh |
| B. | Bundela - Jat - Satnami - Sikh |
| C. | Satnami - Jat - Bundela - Sikh |
| D. | Sikh - Jat - Bundela - Satnami |
| Answer» B. Bundela - Jat - Satnami - Sikh | |
| 14. |
In the Mansabdari system of the Mughal period,JatandSavarwere the words - |
| A. | respectively the rank of the mansabdar and his military duties |
| B. | the military responsibility of the mansabdar and his post respectively |
| C. | Respectively the post of Mansabdar and the Mansab under him |
| D. | Manasab and his post under Mansabdar respectively |
| Answer» B. the military responsibility of the mansabdar and his post respectively | |
| 15. |
What was the land reserved for transfer called during the Mughal period? |
| A. | help - a - mash |
| B. | suyur gul |
| C. | Paibaki / Paibaki |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 16. |
Who introduced the practice ofDo Aspa Singh Aspain the Mansabdari system? |
| A. | Jahangir |
| B. | shahjahan |
| C. | Aurangzeb |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. shahjahan | |
| 17. |
The credit for the prevalence of Mahana Jagirs in the Mansabdari system is – |
| A. | Jahangir |
| B. | Aurangzeb |
| C. | shahjahan |
| D. | Akbar |
| Answer» D. Akbar | |
| 18. |
In the context of the Mughal architectural period,Pitta Durameans - |
| A. | Marble stone |
| B. | marble painting |
| C. | art of gardening |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. marble painting | |
| 19. |
The first tomb of Char Bagh style in India is |
| A. | Humayun's Tomb |
| B. | Akbar's Tomb |
| C. | Jahangir's Tomb |
| D. | Aurangzeb's Tomb |
| Answer» B. Akbar's Tomb | |
| 20. |
Aurangzeb was the author of the historical textNuisha-e-Dilkusha- |
| A. | Bhimsen Saxena Kayastha |
| B. | Sujan Rai Khatri |
| C. | Ishwar Das Nagar |
| D. | Chandra Bhan |
| Answer» B. Sujan Rai Khatri | |
| 21. |
Which is the first building to be built entirely of marble and in which Pietra Dura was used? |
| A. | Humayun's Tomb |
| B. | Itmad-ud-Daula's Tomb |
| C. | Jahangir's Tomb |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. Jahangir's Tomb | |
| 22. |
Which painter did Jahangir send to Persia (Iran) to paint the portrait of the Shah of Persia and his nobles? |
| A. | bishandas |
| B. | Ustad Mansoor |
| C. | abdul hassan |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Ustad Mansoor | |
| 23. |
Who built the tomb of Aitman-ud-Daula in Agra? |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | noorjahan |
| D. | shahjaha |
| Answer» D. shahjaha | |
| 24. |
Which European traveler came to India during Shahjahan's time? |
| A. | William Hawkins |
| B. | tomas roe |
| C. | Antotonio Manserat |
| D. | Peter Mundy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
Where was Jahangir buried? |
| A. | Agra |
| B. | Delhi |
| C. | Lahore |
| D. | Srinagar |
| Answer» D. Srinagar | |
| 26. |
Which instrument did the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb play? |
| A. | Sitar |
| B. | Pakhawaj |
| C. | harp |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 27. |
Who was the famous Jain Acharya who was highly respected by Akbar? |
| A. | Chandraprabha Suri |
| B. | Harivijay Suri |
| C. | Pushpadutt |
| D. | Yashobhadra |
| Answer» C. Pushpadutt | |
| 28. |
Who first and most used theBurgigiri(guerrilla warfare system/guerilla warfare system) quality of the Marathas? |
| A. | by Malik Amber |
| B. | Shah Jahan |
| C. | Jahangir has |
| D. | by Aurangzeb |
| Answer» B. Shah Jahan | |
| 29. |
Who is known as the second founder of Maratha state? |
| A. | King Rama |
| B. | Balaji Vishwanath |
| C. | Bajirao - First |
| D. | Balaji Bajirao |
| Answer» C. Bajirao - First | |
| 30. |
Akbar gave Din-i-Ilahi-year. . . . . . . . . . . started in - |
| A. | 1570 |
| B. | 1578 |
| C. | 1581 |
| D. | 1582 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. |
In Shivaji's administrationPeshwawas called - |
| A. | minister of religious affairs |
| B. | to defense minister |
| C. | to the prime minister |
| D. | To the Minister of Justice |
| Answer» D. To the Minister of Justice | |
| 32. |
In whose reign Maratha chief Shambaji was assassinated? |
| A. | Aurangzeb |
| B. | shahjahan |
| C. | Jahangir |
| D. | Akbar |
| Answer» B. shahjahan | |
| 33. |
Where did the coronation of Shivaji take place? |
| A. | Raigarh |
| B. | Kalanaur |
| C. | Raichur |
| D. | Agra |
| Answer» B. Kalanaur | |
| 34. |
Who among the following European powers provided artillery to Shivaji? |
| A. | Portuguese |
| B. | Dutch |
| C. | English |
| D. | French |
| Answer» D. French | |
| 35. |
Marathas first gained administrative experience by working under whom? |
| A. | Under the Yadavas of Devagiri |
| B. | under the Bahmani Sultanate |
| C. | Ahmednagar, under Bijapur and Golconda |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. under the Bahmani Sultanate | |
| 36. |
Shivaji was most influenced by |
| A. | from Mirabai |
| B. | from Hazrat Mahal |
| C. | from jijabai |
| D. | From Chand Bibi |
| Answer» D. From Chand Bibi | |
| 37. |
The third battle of Panipat (1761 AD) took place between - |
| A. | Peshwa Bajirao II and Ahmad Shah Abdali |
| B. | Babur and Ibrahim Lodi |
| C. | Akbar and Hemu |
| D. | Aurangzeb and Taimur |
| Answer» B. Babur and Ibrahim Lodi | |
| 38. |
Who was the general who was sent by the Sultan of Bijapur to bring Shivaji alive or dead in 1659? |
| A. | inayat khan |
| B. | Afzal Khan |
| C. | Shaista Khan |
| D. | Syed Banda |
| Answer» C. Shaista Khan | |
| 39. |
The first Maratha chieftain to accept the subsidiary treaty of Lord Wellesley was |
| A. | Peshwa Bajirao - II |
| B. | Raghuji Bhonsle |
| C. | Daulatrao Scindia |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Raghuji Bhonsle | |
| 40. |
The author ofDas Bodhwas - |
| A. | Tulsidas |
| B. | surdas |
| C. | Kabirdas |
| D. | Samarth Ramdas |
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. |
TheSaranjamisystem was related to- |
| A. | Maratha land revenue system |
| B. | talukdari system |
| C. | Qutbshahi administration |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. talukdari system | |
| 42. |
The Maratha saint who preached Shivaji's Karmadarshan and preached Shivaji's son Shambhaji to organize the Marathas and propagate Maharashtra religion was - |
| A. | Samarth Ramdas |
| B. | Tukaram |
| C. | Eknath |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Tukaram | |
| 43. |
Who were the political teachers and patrons of Shivaji? |
| A. | Samarth Ramdas |
| B. | Shahji Bhonsle |
| C. | grandpa kondadev |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 44. |
In which city was Shivaji imprisoned while escaping from the captivity of the Mughals? |
| A. | Gwalior |
| B. | Agra |
| C. | Delhi |
| D. | Kanpur |
| Answer» C. Delhi | |
| 45. |
The member of Shivaji's Ashtapradhan who looked after foreign affairs was- |
| A. | Peshwa |
| B. | Secretary |
| C. | pandit rao |
| D. | sumant |
| Answer» E. | |
| 46. |
The correct sequence of the authority over the forts by Shivaji is - |
| A. | Sinhagad / Kondana - Torna - Purandar - Raigarh |
| B. | Toran - Sinhagad / Kondana - Purandar - Raigarh |
| C. | Purandar - Sinhagad / Kondana - Torna - Raigarh |
| D. | Raigarh - Sinhagad / Kondana - Torna - Purandar |
| Answer» B. Toran - Sinhagad / Kondana - Purandar - Raigarh | |
| 47. |
When did Shivaji appear in Aurangzeb's Agra court? |
| A. | 1665 AD In |
| B. | 1666 AD In |
| C. | 1667 AD In |
| D. | 1664 AD In |
| Answer» C. 1667 AD In | |
| 48. |
During the reign of which ruler was theAshtapradhancouncil of ministers? |
| A. | Tipu Sultan |
| B. | Akbar |
| C. | Shivaji |
| D. | Krishna Deva Raya |
| Answer» D. Krishna Deva Raya | |
| 49. |
Where was Shivaji born? |
| A. | Fort of Shivner |
| B. | in Raigad Fort |
| C. | in Panhala fort |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. in Raigad Fort | |
| 50. |
During Shivaji's timeAshtapradhanwas called - |
| A. | meeting of eight scholars |
| B. | The eight bravest soldiers, who were Shivaji's bodyguards |
| C. | to a council of eight ministers |
| D. | Eight important advisors of Shivaji |
| Answer» D. Eight important advisors of Shivaji | |