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| 51. |
Among the following, which Mughal emperor introduced the policy of Sulah-i-Kul ? |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | Humayun |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» B. Jahangir | |
| 52. |
When was the famous Treaty of Chittor signed during the reign of Jahangir ? |
| A. | 1605 AD |
| B. | 1610 AD |
| C. | 1615 AD |
| D. | 1620 AD |
| Answer» D. 1620 AD | |
| 53. |
What does the term 'Elchi ' or 'Safir' denote in the sixteenth century Mughal administrative vocabulary ? |
| A. | Ambassadors |
| B. | Rebels |
| C. | Spies |
| D. | Governors |
| Answer» B. Rebels | |
| 54. |
Who among the following painters was appointed Diwan of Multan by Akbar ? |
| A. | Abdul Samad |
| B. | Abul Hasan |
| C. | Mir Syed Ali |
| D. | Daswant |
| Answer» B. Abul Hasan | |
| 55. |
One of the greatest painters of Akbar's court whom he employed as mint officer was |
| A. | Basawan |
| B. | Keshav |
| C. | Mukund |
| D. | Daswant |
| Answer» E. | |
| 56. |
The delhi Madarasa known as 'Khairul Manazil' was built by |
| A. | Hamida Bano Begum |
| B. | Gulbadan Begum |
| C. | Maham Angah |
| D. | Shah Bagum |
| Answer» D. Shah Bagum | |
| 57. |
Which one of the following scholars was given the title of Amir-i-Akhbar by Humayun ? |
| A. | Jauhar |
| B. | Mirza Haidar Daughalat |
| C. | Abdul Wahid |
| D. | Khwandmir |
| Answer» E. | |
| 58. |
Who among the following Mughal kings had sent Raja Ram Mohan Roy as his envoy to London ? |
| A. | Alamgir II |
| B. | Shah Alam II |
| C. | Akbar II |
| D. | Bahadur Shah II |
| Answer» D. Bahadur Shah II | |
| 59. |
Which of the following works shows Humayun 's interest in astronomy and astrology ? |
| A. | Tarikh -i - salatin-i- A fghana |
| B. | Tarikh-i- Rashidi |
| C. | Qanun-i-Humayuni |
| D. | Tazkirat-ul-Waqiat |
| Answer» D. Tazkirat-ul-Waqiat | |
| 60. |
Who was the infamous Qazi Fazihat or Qazi Fazilat during the reign of Sher Shah ? |
| A. | Governor of Bengal |
| B. | Qazi -i - Lashkar |
| C. | Qazi-ul- Qazzat |
| D. | Qazi of Bengal |
| Answer» B. Qazi -i - Lashkar | |
| 61. |
Who was the founder of Maratha dynasty ? |
| A. | Shahu |
| B. | Shivaji |
| C. | Rajaram |
| D. | Balaji Vishwanath |
| Answer» C. Rajaram | |
| 62. |
Which of the following Rajput states was taken under direct control by Aurangzeb ? |
| A. | Amber |
| B. | Jaisalmer |
| C. | Marwar |
| D. | Mewar |
| Answer» D. Mewar | |
| 63. |
Who among the following Maratha Chieftains helped the Syed brothers in dethroning the emperor Farrukhsiyer ? |
| A. | Balaji Vishwanath |
| B. | Baji Rao I |
| C. | Raghunath Rao |
| D. | Raja Ram |
| Answer» B. Baji Rao I | |
| 64. |
Who was the Maratha Chieftain who captured Lahore and brought Punjab under Maratha Supremacy for a short period ? |
| A. | Vishwas Rao |
| B. | Balaji Vishwanath |
| C. | Sadashiv Rao Bhau |
| D. | Raghunath Rao |
| Answer» E. | |
| 65. |
Which son of Aurangzeb revolted against his father, weakening the latter's position against the Rajputs ? |
| A. | Azam |
| B. | Muazzam |
| C. | Akbar II |
| D. | Kam Baksh |
| Answer» D. Kam Baksh | |
| 66. |
Who among the following was appointed as a physician in the Mughal service ? |
| A. | Bernier |
| B. | Coreri |
| C. | Manuchi |
| D. | Tavernier |
| Answer» D. Tavernier | |
| 67. |
Jaziya was reimposed during the reign of |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | Aurangzeb |
| D. | Shahjahan |
| Answer» D. Shahjahan | |
| 68. |
During the Mughal period, the copper coin was known as |
| A. | Rupee |
| B. | Dam |
| C. | Tanka |
| D. | Shamsi |
| Answer» C. Tanka | |
| 69. |
Tulsidas composed his Ramcharitamanasa in the reign of |
| A. | Babur |
| B. | Akbar |
| C. | Aurangzeb |
| D. | Bahadur Shah |
| Answer» C. Aurangzeb | |
| 70. |
Dara Shikoh finally lost the war of succession to Aurangzeb in the battle of |
| A. | Dharmat |
| B. | Samugarh |
| C. | Deorai |
| D. | Khanua |
| Answer» E. | |
| 71. |
Aurangzeb was an expert musician of which instrument ? |
| A. | Flute |
| B. | Tabla |
| C. | Veena |
| D. | Sitar |
| Answer» D. Sitar | |
| 72. |
Who among the following was the Diwan of Akbar ? |
| A. | Asad Khan |
| B. | Sadulla Khan |
| C. | Muzaffar Khan |
| D. | Mahabat khan |
| Answer» D. Mahabat khan | |
| 73. |
Which Mughal emperor abolished the Persian court costom of Sijda ? |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | Shahajahan |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» D. Aurangzeb | |
| 74. |
Upanishads were translated into Persian during the reign of |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | Shahjahan |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| E. | . |
| Answer» D. Aurangzeb | |
| 75. |
Who of the following was the emperor of India when British East India company was formed in London ? |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | Shahjahan |
| D. | Humayun |
| Answer» B. Jahangir | |
| 76. |
In the Mughal administration, Madad-i-Mash indicates |
| A. | Toll tax |
| B. | Revenue free land given to learned person |
| C. | Pension to army persons |
| D. | Cultivation tax |
| Answer» C. Pension to army persons | |
| 77. |
Who was defeated at Kannauj in the hands of Sher Shah in 1540 ? |
| A. | Humayun |
| B. | Akbar |
| C. | Babar |
| D. | Jahangir |
| Answer» B. Akbar | |
| 78. |
In the Mughal administration, Muhatsib was |
| A. | Military officer |
| B. | Officer of foreign affair |
| C. | An officer in charge of public morals |
| D. | Office of correspondence department |
| Answer» D. Office of correspondence department | |
| 79. |
Who wrote Akbarnama ? |
| A. | Abdul Qadir Badauni |
| B. | Abdur Rahim Khanekhana |
| C. | Abul Fazl |
| D. | Faizi |
| Answer» D. Faizi | |
| 80. |
Kabuliyat and Patta was introduced by |
| A. | Sher Shah |
| B. | Akbar |
| C. | Jahangir |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» B. Akbar | |
| 81. |
Who among the following was defeated by Babur in the First Battle of Panipat ? |
| A. | Bahlol Lodi |
| B. | Ibrahim Lodi |
| C. | Sikandar Lodi |
| D. | Dawlat Khan Lodi |
| Answer» C. Sikandar Lodi | |
| 82. |
Who among the following deserves the credit for construction of Lal Quila ? |
| A. | Humayun |
| B. | Sher Shah |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | Shahjahan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 83. |
Who of the following built the Agra Fort ? |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | Sikandar Lodi |
| D. | Shah Jahan |
| Answer» B. Jahangir | |
| 84. |
Who was the author of Ain-i-Akbari ? |
| A. | Abdul Qadir Badauni |
| B. | Gulbadan Begum |
| C. | Faizi |
| D. | Abul Fazl |
| Answer» E. | |
| 85. |
Which of the following are the hereditary Jagirs ? |
| A. | Watan Jagirs |
| B. | Tankhwah Jagirs |
| C. | Tamgha Jagirs |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Tamgha Jagirs | |
| 86. |
The Battle of Khanwa in 1527 was fought between |
| A. | Ibrahim Lodi and Rana Sanga |
| B. | Babur and Ibrahim Lodi |
| C. | Babur and Rana Sanga |
| D. | Humayun and Sher Shah |
| Answer» D. Humayun and Sher Shah | |
| 87. |
At the time, when Nadir Shah attacked Delhi, the Mughal emperor was |
| A. | Ahmad Shah |
| B. | Bahadur Shah |
| C. | Shah Alam II |
| D. | Muhammad Shah |
| Answer» E. | |
| 88. |
'Mal' is Mughal administrative terminology represents |
| A. | Land revenue |
| B. | Salary |
| C. | Allowances |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Salary | |
| 89. |
In whose reign was the Treaty of Chittor signed between Mughal and the Rana of Mewar ? |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | Shahjahan |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» C. Shahjahan | |
| 90. |
The Upanishads were translated into Persian by Dara Sikoh under the title |
| A. | Al-Fihrist |
| B. | Kitab-ul-Bayan |
| C. | Majm-ul-Bahrain |
| D. | Sirr-i-Akbar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 91. |
Where is the mausoleum of Sher Shah ? |
| A. | Sasaram |
| B. | Delhi |
| C. | Kalinjar |
| D. | Sonargaon |
| Answer» B. Delhi | |
| 92. |
Who among the following was the daughter of Emperor Aurangzeb ? |
| A. | Jahan Ara |
| B. | Roshan Ara |
| C. | Gauhar Ara |
| D. | Zebunnisa |
| Answer» E. | |
| 93. |
Who translated Ramayana into Persian in accordance with the wishes Akbar ? |
| A. | Abul Fazl |
| B. | Abdul Rahim Khan -Khana |
| C. | Faizi |
| D. | Thomas Roe |
| Answer» E. | |
| 94. |
The building known as Purana Qila at Delhi were built by |
| A. | Babur |
| B. | Firoz Tughlaq |
| C. | Sher Shah |
| D. | Shahjahan |
| Answer» D. Shahjahan | |
| 95. |
Which one is not situated at Fatepur Sikri ? |
| A. | The Panch Mahal |
| B. | Moti Masjid |
| C. | Tomb of Salim Chisti |
| D. | The Mariam Palace |
| Answer» C. Tomb of Salim Chisti | |
| 96. |
Who did illustrate Datan-i- Amir Hamza ? |
| A. | Abdus Samad |
| B. | Mansor |
| C. | Mir Sayyed Ali |
| D. | Abul Hasan |
| Answer» B. Mansor | |
| 97. |
Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri was built by Akbar to commemorate his victory over which province ? |
| A. | Sindh |
| B. | Punjab |
| C. | Gujarat |
| D. | Mewar |
| Answer» D. Mewar | |
| 98. |
The famous historical book 'Travels of the Mughal Empire' was written by |
| A. | Ibn -e-Battuta |
| B. | Francois Bernier |
| C. | Al Baruni |
| D. | Thomas Roe |
| Answer» C. Al Baruni | |
| 99. |
What were the Ahdis of Akbar's time? |
| A. | Village level money lenders |
| B. | Village guards |
| C. | Cashiers working in Diwani |
| D. | Foot soldiers in the army |
| Answer» E. | |
| 100. |
Which one of the following emperors was known as Alamgir? |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | Shahjahan |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» E. | |