The Mughal Empire Test

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Question 1
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The outstanding achievement of Todar Mal was in the field of ______________.

A
Military Conquests

B
Revenue Administration

C
Religious Reforms

D
Art and Architecture

Solution

Raja Todar Mal, a Khatri Rajput had served his youth under the administration of Sher Shah Suri and had gained priceless experience in management of Land and revenues. He assisted Akbar's chancellor of exchequer Muzafar Khan first and then took part in suppression of Ali Kuli in 1566.
Question 2
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Ibadat Khana at Fatehpur Sikri was _______.

A
the mosque for use of Royal family

B
Akbar's private chamber prayer

C
the hall in which Akbar held discussion with scholars at various religions

D
the room in which the nobles belonging to different religions gathered to discuss religious affairs

Solution

The Ibadat Khana or House of Worship was a prayer or a meeting room built by Akbar at his palace in Fatehpur Sikri. It was built to gather spiritual leaders of different religious grounds so as to conduct a discussion on the teachings of the respective religious leaders. Locals and visitors to the city were often invited to participate in debates and discussions in this room.
Question 3
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In the first battle of Panipat, Babar defeated

A
Ibrahim Lodi

B
Sikandar Lodi

C
Rana Sanga

D
Daulat Khan Lodi

Solution

Sikandar Lodi was succeeded by his eldest son Ibrahim Lodi who was arrogant. He insulted his nobles openly in court and humiliated them. Greatly displeased by the arrogance of Ibrahim, Daulat Khan Lodi invited Babur to invade India. Babur marched against Delhi and defeated and killed Ibrahim Lodi in the first battle of Panipat (1526).
Question 4
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Akbar held his religious discussions in _______.

A
Ibadat Khana

B
Panch Mahal

C
Hawa Mahal

D
Buland Darwaza
Solution
- Akbar had an interest in the religion and social customs of different people, because of which at Fatehpur Sikri during the 1570s, he started discussions on religion with the scholars of various religions like ulama, Brahmanas, Jesuit priests who were Roman Catholics, and Zoroastrians. These discussions took place in the ibadat khana.
- Panch Mahal at Fatehpur Sikri used to be a place for entertainment.
- Hawa mahal is in Jaipur it was buit by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh.
- Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri is the main gate, was built to commemorate the victory over Gujrat.
Question 5
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What was the official language of the Mughal court?

A
Urdu

B
Hindi

C
Persian

D
Arabic

Solution

There was a deep and strong influence of Persian language and culture on the Mughal rulers due to their roots traced back to Persia and continuous diplomatic ties. Thus, Persian continued to remain the official language of the Mughal court. It is also because many Persian artists, craftsmen and learned people came to India and settled here during the Mughal period.
Question 6
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Among the following which Mughal Emperor introduced the policy of Sulh-i-Kul?

A
Akbar

B
Nizamuddin Auliya

C
Zain-ul-Abidin

D
Nasiruddin Chirag

Solution

Sulh-i-Kul means "universal peace." Akbar used this ideology for his administration, where he did not discriminate against people based on their religion and did justice to people of every culture.
Question 7
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Each grade in Mansabdari system had two aspects to it, Zat (personal) and Sawar (cavalryman). Which of the following statements correctly describes their significance?

A
The Sawars a person was required to maintain depended on his Zat

B
The zat of a person was determined by the number of Sawars he was required to maintain

C
Zat fixed the personal status of a person and his salary, while Sawar rank indicated the number of cavalrymen he was required to maintain

D
A Mansabdar was required to maintain as many Sawars as indicated by his Zat rank
Solution
Akbar introduced the Mansabdari system in his administration. Under this system, every officer was assigned a rank or Mansab. These ranks were divided into two – Zat and Sawar.
Zat means personal, and it fixed the personal status of a person.
Sawar rank indicated the number of cavalrymen of a person who was required to maintain. Every Sawar should have two horses.
Question 8
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Akbar divided his empire into fifteen ______.

A
Subhas

B
Sarkars

C
Kingdoms

D
Paraganas

Solution

Akbar divided his empire into 15 subahs. Subahs is Arabic word for province. Each subah was headed by an officer called subhedar. Subahs were further divided into sarkars or districts which were divided into parganas or mahals. A group of village made one paragana. When the empire started dissolving in the 18th century, subahs started becoming independent units.
Question 9
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Consider the following statements regarding policy of 'Sulh-e-kul'?
$$1.$$ Sulh-e-kul means universal tolerance.
$$2.$$ The policy of Sulh-e-kul was a state principle of Akbar.
$$3.$$ Din-i-Ilahi was a result of the policy of Sulh-e-kul policy.
Which among the above statement(s) is/are correct?

A
Only $$1$$

B
$$1$$ and $$2$$

C
$$1$$ and $$3$$

D
All of these
Question 10
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What was the name of Emperor Shahjahan before he became Emperor?

A
Khusrau

B
Khurram

C
Parvej

D
Shaheryar

Solution

Shah Jahan was the fifth Mughal Emperor of India from 1628 to 1658. He was born as Prince Khurram.

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Question 1

Military Conquests

Revenue Administration

Religious Reforms

Art and Architecture

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Question 2

the mosque for use of Royal family

Akbar's private chamber prayer

the hall in which Akbar held discussion with scholars at various religions

the room in which the nobles belonging to different religions gathered to discuss religious affairs

Solution

Question 3

Ibrahim Lodi

Sikandar Lodi

Rana Sanga

Daulat Khan Lodi

Solution

Question 4

Ibadat Khana

Panch Mahal

Hawa Mahal

Buland Darwaza

Solution

Question 5

Urdu

Hindi

Persian

Arabic

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Question 6

Akbar

Nizamuddin Auliya

Zain-ul-Abidin

Nasiruddin Chirag

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Question 7

The Sawars a person was required to maintain depended on his Zat

The zat of a person was determined by the number of Sawars he was required to maintain

Zat fixed the personal status of a person and his salary, while Sawar rank indicated the number of cavalrymen he was required to maintain

A Mansabdar was required to maintain as many Sawars as indicated by his Zat rank

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Question 8

Subhas

Sarkars

Kingdoms

Paraganas

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Question 9

Only $$1$$

$$1$$ and $$2$$

$$1$$ and $$3$$

All of these

Question 10

Khusrau

Khurram

Parvej

Shaheryar

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