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  • Question 1
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    Which of the following Rajput dynasties did not surrender to Akbar?
  • Question 2
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    The East India Company was founded in India during the reign of
  • Question 3
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    The capital of the kingdom of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was
    Solution
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    Maharaja Ranjit Singh (called the Lion of the Punjab) (1780-1839) was a Sikh ruler of the Punjab. His tomb is located in Lahore, Pakistan. He is remembered for uniting the Punjab as a strong state and his possession of the Koh-i-noor diamond. He took the title of Maharaja on April 12, 1801 (to coincide with Baisakhi day), with Lahore having served as his capital from 1799.
  • Question 4
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    Match the following:

    Personalities during Mughal period Field of their contributions
    A. Todar Mal 1. Literature
    B. Tansen 2. Architecture
    C. Shah Jahan 3. Music
    D. Abdul Hamid Lahori 4. Revenue administration
    Solution
    Raja Todar Mal, as the finance minister of Akbar, introduced a new system of revenue known as zabt and a system of taxation called dahshala. He took a careful survey of crop yields and prices cultivated for a 10-year period 1570-1580. On this basis, tax was fixed on each crop in cash.

    Tansen (c. 1500 – 1586), also referred as Tan Sen or Ramtanu, was a prominent figure of Hindustani classical music. Born in a Hindu family, he learned and perfected his art in the northwest region of modern Madhya Pradesh. He began his career and spent most of his adult life in the court and patronage of the Hindu king of Rewa, Raja Ramchandra Singh (r. 1555–1592), where Tansen's musical abilities and studies gained widespread fame.

    Shahab-ud-din Muhammad Khurram (5 January, 1592 – 22 January, 1666), better known by his regnal name, Shah Jahan, was the fifth Mughal emperor, who reigned from 1628 to 1658. His reign represented the height of the Indian architecture, most notably the Taj Mahal. Shah Jahan left behind a grand legacy of structures constructed during his reign. He was one of the greatest patrons of Mughal architecture.

    Abdul Hamid Lahori was a traveller and historian during the period of Shah Jahan, who later became a court historian of Shah Jahan. He wrote the book Padshahnama, also referred as Badshahnama, about the reign of Shah Jahan.
  • Question 5
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    The Sikh Guru who fought the Mughals was
  • Question 6
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    The Mughal Empire in India was founded by
  • Question 7
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    The two great Mughal rulers who wrote their own memoirs were
    Solution
    Babar and Jahangir were the two Mughal emperors who wrote their own memoirs.
    Babar wrote 'Baburnama' that consisted mainly of the history of his reign and was written in Chagatai language.
    Jahangir wrote 'Tuzuk-e-Jahangiri', also called 'Jahangirnama'. Apart from the history of his reign, Jahangir also wrote about art, politics, and his family.
  • Question 8
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    The court language of Mughals was
  • Question 9
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    Who initiated Din - I - Ilahi?
  • Question 10
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    Babur laid the foundation of Mughal Empire in 1526 by defeating
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    Babur laid the foundation of Mughal Empire by defeating Ibrahim Lodi in the first Battle of Panipat in 1526.
  • Question 11
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    Who consolidated the Mughal Empire and gave it a unique multi-religious culture?
  • Question 12
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    The Sikh guru who was killed on the orders of Aurangzeb was
    Solution
    Tegh Bahadur was the second Sikh guru to be assassinated at the hands of a Aurangzeb. Almost 70 years earlier, in 1606, Guru Arjan, the fifth Sikh guru, was killed by the banks of the river Ravi, facing the Lahore fort, on the orders of Jahangir.
  • Question 13
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    The Khalsa was founded by which Sikh Guru?
  • Question 14
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    Who was the last Mughal emperor to sit on the Peacock Throne?
  • Question 15
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    The birthplace of Guru Gobind Singh is
  • Question 16
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    The Mughal ruler Bahadur Shah II was exiled by British and sent to
    Solution
    The British exiled the Last Mughal Emperor from India to then Rangoon, Burma. The same goons also exiled the last Burmese King - Thibou from Mandalay, Burma to Ratnagiri, India. When Bahadur Shah Zafar died, he was hastily buried and his grave was lost and forgotten for many years.
  • Question 17
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    The `Jaziya` was abolished by
    Solution
    Jaziya was abolished by the third Mughal emperor Akbar, in 1564. However, Aurangzeb, the sixth emperor, re-introduced and levied Jaziya on non-Muslims in 1679. His goal was to promote Islam and weaken the Hindu religion.
  • Question 18
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    The bitterest war of succession under the great Mughals was fought among the sons of
  • Question 19
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    Which of the following statements about Ranjit Singh is incorrect?
    Solution
    Maharaja Ranjit Singh, also called 'Sher-e-Punjab' (The Lion of the Punjab) was a Sikh emperor of the sovereign country of Punjab and the Sikh empire. His Samadhi is located in Lahore, Pakistan. With his administrative qualities and excellent fighting army, he ruled over one of the largest territories in India, not at that time under British control, for almost 40 years. He extended his territory from the cities of Lahore and Amritsar to include all of Punjab between the Sutlej and Indua rivers. He had an anticipation of forming a separate Sikh state.
    In 1806, Ranjit Singh faced a border dispute with the British East India Company was threatening to erupt into a full scale war. Realising that he could not afford to fight the emerging power in India, he instead entered negotiation. This incident shows that he did not pose a great challenge and resistance to the British. Hence, option 1 is the answer.
  • Question 20
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    Guru Arjun Dev was killed during the reign of
  • Question 21
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    The Mughal emperor, who died due to a sudden fall from the staircase, was
  • Question 22
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    Which of the following Mughal rulers was the most secular in outlook?
  • Question 23
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    Which Mughal emperor gave land for the construction of the Golden Temple at Amritsar?
  • Question 24
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    Who among the following was regarded as 'Zinda Pir'?
  • Question 25
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    Chand Bibi, who ceded Berar to Akbar, was the ruler of
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