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51. |
The police chief of a city was called |
A. | qazi |
B. | faujdar |
C. | kotwal |
D. | qilahdar |
Answer» D. qilahdar | |
52. |
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 | |
53. |
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 | |
54. |
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 | |
55. |
Who wrote Tabaqat-i-Akbari? |
A. | abul fazl |
B. | badauni |
C. | munim khan |
D. | nizam-ud-din ahmad |
Answer» E. | |
56. |
Who translated Tuzuk-i-Baburi into Persian? |
A. | abul fazl |
B. | amir khusrau |
C. | abdur rahim |
D. | daulat khan |
Answer» D. daulat khan | |
57. |
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. | |
58. |
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 | |
59. |
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. | |
60. |
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. | |
61. |
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 | |
62. |
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. | |
63. |
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 | |
64. |
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 | |
65. |
In which language did Babur write his memoirs, called Tuzuk-i-Baburi? |
A. | persian |
B. | arabic |
C. | mongol |
D. | turkish |
Answer» E. | |
66. |
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. | |
67. |
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 | |
68. |
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 | |
69. |
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 | |
70. |
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 | |
71. |
Which one of the following places was known as the ‘Shiraz-i-Hind’? |
A. | malwa |
B. | khandesh |
C. | sonargaon |
D. | jaunpur |
Answer» E. | |
72. |
Who wrote Sur Sarawali? |
A. | mirabai |
B. | chaitanya |
C. | tulsidas |
D. | surdas |
Answer» E. | |
73. |
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 | |
74. |
Who wrote Dasabodha? |
A. | kabir |
B. | nanak |
C. | ramdas |
D. | tukaram |
Answer» D. tukaram | |
75. |
Suddhadvaita was propounded by |
A. | ramanuja |
B. | namadeva |
C. | tukaram |
D. | vallabhacharya |
Answer» E. | |
76. |
A silsilah was a |
A. | tomb |
B. | shrine |
C. | a sufi order |
D. | hospice |
Answer» D. hospice | |
77. |
Who was murid? |
A. | sufi saint |
B. | sufi teacher |
C. | a disciple |
D. | hospice |
Answer» D. hospice | |
78. |
Who was responsible for developing the Gurumukhi script? |
A. | guru arjun |
B. | gobind singh |
C. | nanak |
D. | guru angad |
Answer» E. | |
79. |
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 | |
80. |
City of Nagalapura was built by |
A. | bukka i |
B. | deva raya i |
C. | krishna deva raya |
D. | virupaksa |
Answer» D. virupaksa | |
81. |
Amuktamalyada was written in |
A. | sanskrit |
B. | tamil |
C. | telugu |
D. | kannada |
Answer» D. kannada | |
82. |
What were varahas? |
A. | couplets of poetry |
B. | gold coins |
C. | guilds |
D. | assembly |
Answer» C. guilds | |
83. |
Who wrote Gangadasa Pralapa Vilasam? |
A. | allasani peddana |
B. | tenali ramakrishna |
C. | ramabhadrudu |
D. | gangadhara |
Answer» E. | |
84. |
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 | |
85. |
Amuktamalyada is a book on |
A. | poetry |
B. | dance |
C. | polity |
D. | music |
Answer» D. music | |
86. |
Guru Nanak was born in |
A. | 1469 |
B. | 1450 |
C. | 1470 |
D. | 1445 |
Answer» B. 1450 | |
87. |
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. | |
88. |
Who said ‘God is the breath of all breath.’? |
A. | nanak |
B. | kabir |
C. | mirabai |
D. | chaitanya |
Answer» C. mirabai | |
89. |
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. | |
90. |
Who founded the Varakari sect in Maharashtra? |
A. | namadeva |
B. | tukaram |
C. | eknatha |
D. | ramdas |
Answer» C. eknatha | |
91. |
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 | |
92. |
What was the largest administrative division in Vijayanagar? |
A. | kottam |
B. | nadu |
C. | kurram |
D. | mandalam |
Answer» E. | |
93. |
Which was the second capital of Vijayanagar empire? |
A. | kampili |
B. | kondavidu |
C. | penukonda |
D. | addanki |
Answer» D. addanki | |
94. |
When was the Bahmani kingdom founded? |
A. | 1325 |
B. | 1437 |
C. | 1347 |
D. | 1341 |
Answer» D. 1341 | |
95. |
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 | |
96. |
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. | |
97. |
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 | |
98. |
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 | |
99. |
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 | |
100. |
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 | |