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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
The police chief of a city was called |
| A. | qazi |
| B. | faujdar |
| C. | kotwal |
| D. | qilahdar |
| Answer» D. qilahdar | |
| 2. |
Akbar’s enlightened religious policy was based on his philosophy of sulh-i-kul whichmeant |
| A. | universal tolerance |
| B. | universal peace |
| C. | enlightened benevolence |
| D. | unity of godhead |
| Answer» C. enlightened benevolence | |
| 3. |
Which of the following varieties of land during Mughal period did not yield any landrevenue to the state? |
| A. | khalisa |
| B. | jagir |
| C. | sayur ghal |
| D. | raiyati |
| Answer» D. raiyati | |
| 4. |
What portion of actual produce was fixed as the demand of the state under the zabti? |
| A. | one-half |
| B. | one-third |
| C. | one-fourth |
| D. | one-fifth |
| Answer» C. one-fourth | |
| 5. |
Who wrote Tabaqat-i-Akbari? |
| A. | abul fazl |
| B. | badauni |
| C. | munim khan |
| D. | nizam-ud-din ahmad |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
Who translated Tuzuk-i-Baburi into Persian? |
| A. | abul fazl |
| B. | amir khusrau |
| C. | abdur rahim |
| D. | daulat khan |
| Answer» D. daulat khan | |
| 7. |
Which of the following revenue systems were Akbar’s own innovations?(i) Batai (ii) Kankut (iii) Nasaq (iv) Zabti (v) Dahsala Select the answer from the codes below: |
| A. | i and iv |
| B. | ii and v |
| C. | iii and iv |
| D. | iv and v |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
During Akbar’s reign, a group of scholars translated Mahabharata into Persian fromSanskrit. What is this Persian version called? |
| A. | sakinat-ul-auliya |
| B. | razm namah |
| C. | iqbal namah |
| D. | akbar namah |
| Answer» C. iqbal namah | |
| 9. |
What was Jajmani system of the Mughal period? |
| A. | a revenue system in which revenues of different units of land were assigned to officials in lieu of salaries. |
| B. | an administrative system in which ranks in terms of numbers were assigned to nobles, military commanders and other prominent people for placing them in the official hierarchy. |
| C. | a reciprocal system that existed in rural india between the peasantry and other occupational groups. |
| D. | a commercial system that developed in urban india for facilitating commercial transactions on a large scale. |
| Answer» D. a commercial system that developed in urban india for facilitating commercial transactions on a large scale. | |
| 10. |
Who were the harkaras of the Mughal period? |
| A. | enforcers of public morals |
| B. | news writers and reporters |
| C. | secret letter writers and informers |
| D. | spies and special couriers |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
Who among the following Mughal ministers was the paymaster-general as well? |
| A. | diwan |
| B. | mir bakshi |
| C. | khan-i-saman |
| D. | vakil |
| Answer» C. khan-i-saman | |
| 12. |
What was duaspa-sihaspa and who introduced it? |
| A. | a revenue system introduced by akbar |
| B. | a decorative method introduced by shah jahan |
| C. | a special rank having higher sawar than zat introduced by aurangzeb |
| D. | a sub rank of sawar introduced by jahangir. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
Who among the following Englishmen was given the title of ‘Khan’ by Jahangir? |
| A. | thomas roe |
| B. | ralph fitch |
| C. | hawkins |
| D. | newbery |
| Answer» D. newbery | |
| 14. |
Which Mughal is credited with prohibiting sati unless the widow herself, of her own freewill, persistently desired it? |
| A. | akbar |
| B. | babur |
| C. | humayun |
| D. | jahangir |
| Answer» B. babur | |
| 15. |
In which language did Babur write his memoirs, called Tuzuk-i-Baburi? |
| A. | persian |
| B. | arabic |
| C. | mongol |
| D. | turkish |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
The term senabova or sanbhoga was an official designation under Vijayanagar kingdom.It refers to the |
| A. | chief judicial officer of the mandalam. |
| B. | chief of the military staff. |
| C. | village accountant. |
| D. | head of the accounts department. |
| Answer» D. head of the accounts department. | |
| 17. |
What is asthavana? |
| A. | land revenue department |
| B. | a type of rice |
| C. | one-third of the produce of land |
| D. | house tax |
| Answer» B. a type of rice | |
| 18. |
What is kuttagari? |
| A. | grant of land to the brahmins |
| B. | lease system of cultivation |
| C. | service tenures for military |
| D. | revenue farming |
| Answer» C. service tenures for military | |
| 19. |
According to Abdur Razzaq, the pay of the policemen of Vijayanagar was paid from theproceeds of |
| A. | brothels |
| B. | taxes on goods |
| C. | land revenue |
| D. | wine shops |
| Answer» B. taxes on goods | |
| 20. |
Which one of the following rulers of Kashmir has been described as the Akbar ofKashmir? |
| A. | azam shah |
| B. | zain-ul abidin |
| C. | shihab-ud-din shah |
| D. | shah mir |
| Answer» C. shihab-ud-din shah | |
| 21. |
Which one of the following places was known as the ‘Shiraz-i-Hind’? |
| A. | malwa |
| B. | khandesh |
| C. | sonargaon |
| D. | jaunpur |
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. |
Who wrote Sur Sarawali? |
| A. | mirabai |
| B. | chaitanya |
| C. | tulsidas |
| D. | surdas |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
Who started the Khalsa in Sikh religion? |
| A. | guru angad |
| B. | guru gobind singh |
| C. | guru tegh bahadur |
| D. | guru arjun |
| Answer» C. guru tegh bahadur | |
| 24. |
Who wrote Dasabodha? |
| A. | kabir |
| B. | nanak |
| C. | ramdas |
| D. | tukaram |
| Answer» D. tukaram | |
| 25. |
Suddhadvaita was propounded by |
| A. | ramanuja |
| B. | namadeva |
| C. | tukaram |
| D. | vallabhacharya |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
A silsilah was a |
| A. | tomb |
| B. | shrine |
| C. | a sufi order |
| D. | hospice |
| Answer» D. hospice | |
| 27. |
Who was murid? |
| A. | sufi saint |
| B. | sufi teacher |
| C. | a disciple |
| D. | hospice |
| Answer» D. hospice | |
| 28. |
Who was responsible for developing the Gurumukhi script? |
| A. | guru arjun |
| B. | gobind singh |
| C. | nanak |
| D. | guru angad |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
Sangama brothers, who founded Vijayanagar, were originally in the service of |
| A. | kampili kingdom |
| B. | hoyasala kingdom |
| C. | kakatiya kingdom |
| D. | yadava kingdom |
| Answer» D. yadava kingdom | |
| 30. |
City of Nagalapura was built by |
| A. | bukka i |
| B. | deva raya i |
| C. | krishna deva raya |
| D. | virupaksa |
| Answer» D. virupaksa | |
| 31. |
Amuktamalyada was written in |
| A. | sanskrit |
| B. | tamil |
| C. | telugu |
| D. | kannada |
| Answer» D. kannada | |
| 32. |
What were varahas? |
| A. | couplets of poetry |
| B. | gold coins |
| C. | guilds |
| D. | assembly |
| Answer» C. guilds | |
| 33. |
Who wrote Gangadasa Pralapa Vilasam? |
| A. | allasani peddana |
| B. | tenali ramakrishna |
| C. | ramabhadrudu |
| D. | gangadhara |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
Madura Vijayam written by Gangadevi describes |
| A. | battle of bannihatti |
| B. | sri krishna deva raya’s conquests |
| C. | capture of madura by kampana |
| D. | court of harihara-i |
| Answer» D. court of harihara-i | |
| 35. |
Amuktamalyada is a book on |
| A. | poetry |
| B. | dance |
| C. | polity |
| D. | music |
| Answer» D. music | |
| 36. |
Guru Nanak was born in |
| A. | 1469 |
| B. | 1450 |
| C. | 1470 |
| D. | 1445 |
| Answer» B. 1450 | |
| 37. |
Dohas were |
| A. | religious teachings of sufis. |
| B. | a group of merchants who sent large caravans. |
| C. | the muslim devotees who emphasised the personal devotion of man to god through love. |
| D. | couplets which kabir composed and by which he taught his followers. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
Who said ‘God is the breath of all breath.’? |
| A. | nanak |
| B. | kabir |
| C. | mirabai |
| D. | chaitanya |
| Answer» C. mirabai | |
| 39. |
Who built a college at Bidar making it an important intellectual centre in theDeccan? |
| A. | muhammad shah i |
| B. | ahmad shah wali |
| C. | ali barid |
| D. | mahmud gawan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 40. |
Who founded the Varakari sect in Maharashtra? |
| A. | namadeva |
| B. | tukaram |
| C. | eknatha |
| D. | ramdas |
| Answer» C. eknatha | |
| 41. |
Who established the Chisti order in India? |
| A. | nizam-ud-din auliya |
| B. | salim chisti |
| C. | shaikh moin-ud-in chisti |
| D. | hamid-ud-din nagauri |
| Answer» D. hamid-ud-din nagauri | |
| 42. |
What was the largest administrative division in Vijayanagar? |
| A. | kottam |
| B. | nadu |
| C. | kurram |
| D. | mandalam |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
Which was the second capital of Vijayanagar empire? |
| A. | kampili |
| B. | kondavidu |
| C. | penukonda |
| D. | addanki |
| Answer» D. addanki | |
| 44. |
When was the Bahmani kingdom founded? |
| A. | 1325 |
| B. | 1437 |
| C. | 1347 |
| D. | 1341 |
| Answer» D. 1341 | |
| 45. |
Which Bahmani ruler shifted the capital from Gulbarga to Bidar? |
| A. | ala-ud-din ii |
| B. | ahmad shah wali |
| C. | muhammad shah i |
| D. | muhammad iii |
| Answer» C. muhammad shah i | |
| 46. |
What is the correct chronology of dynasties that ruled Vijayanagar? |
| A. | sangama, tuluva, saluva, aravidu |
| B. | tuluva, sangama, saluva, aravidu |
| C. | aravidu, sangama, tuluva, saluva |
| D. | sangama, saluva, tuluva, aravidu |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
Which Vijayanagar ruler sent an embassy to China? |
| A. | harihara i |
| B. | krishna deva raya |
| C. | bukka i |
| D. | saluva narasimha |
| Answer» D. saluva narasimha | |
| 48. |
Nicolo de Conti, an Italian visitor, came to Vijayanagar during the reign of |
| A. | deva raya ii |
| B. | deva raya i |
| C. | harihara i |
| D. | bukka i |
| Answer» C. harihara i | |
| 49. |
Who bore the title Gajabentakara? |
| A. | krishna deva raya |
| B. | deva raya ii |
| C. | deva raya i |
| D. | rama raya |
| Answer» C. deva raya i | |
| 50. |
Which Sultan represented himself as ‘Sikandar-i-Sani’ (The Second Alexander)? |
| A. | ala-ud-din khalji |
| B. | muhammad tughluq |
| C. | sikandar lodhi |
| D. | khizr khan |
| Answer» B. muhammad tughluq | |