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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. | |