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Quick Quiz
Which of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?
(A) Diwan-i-Mushtakharaj : Alauddin Khalji
(B) Diwan-i-Amir Kohi : Muhammad Tughluq
(C) Diwan-i-Khairat : Firuz Tughluq
(D) Diwan-i-Riyasat : Balban
Option d - Diwan-i-Riyasat : Balban
Historian Baruni did not consider the Delhi Sultanate's rule in India as a genuine Islamic state because
(A) Most people were non-Muslims
(B) Muslim scholars were frequently ignored
(C) The Sultan added his own regulations to Islamic law
(D) Non-Muslims were allowed religious freedom
Option a - Most people were non-Muslims
Who were renowned for translating works into Telugu?
(A) Only Kamban and Kuttan
(B) Only Kuttan and Nannaya
(C) Only Nannaya and Tikkan
(D) Only Tikkan and Kamban
Option c - Only Nannaya and Tikkan
Consider the following about Krishnadeva Raya’s taxation system:
- Land tax rates varied based on land quality.
- Workshop owners paid taxes on their industries.
Which of these statements is/are true?
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2
Option c - Both 1 and 2
Which of the following is correctly matched?
(A) Diwan-i-Bandagan : Tughluq
(B) Diwan-i-Mustakhraj : Balban
(C) Diwan-i-Kohi : Alauddin Khalji
(D) Diwan-i-Arz : Muhammad Tughluq
Option a - Diwan-i-Bandagan : Tughluq
What was the real name of Mumtaz Mahal?
(A) Arjumand Bano Begum
(B) Ladli Begum
(C) Mehrunnisa
(D) Roshan Ara
Option a - Arjumand Bano Begum
Where is the fusion of Hindu and Persian architecture best displayed?
(A) The Taj Mahal
(B) The Red Fort
(C) The Panch Mahal
(D) The Tomb of Sher Shah
Option a - The Taj Mahal
Which Mughal emperor built the Jama Masjid in Delhi?
(A) Akbar
(B) Jahangir
(C) Shah Jahan
(D) Aurangzeb
Option c - Shah Jahan
Who shifted the Mughal capital from Agra to Delhi?
(A) Akbar
(B) Jahangir
(C) Shah Jahan
(D) Aurangzeb
Option c - Shah Jahan
Who is credited with building the Red Fort?
(A) Sikandar Lodi
(B) Akbar
(C) Jahangir
(D) Shah Jahan
Option d - Shah Jahan
During whose reign were the Upanishads translated into Persian?
(A) Shah Jahan
(B) Akbar
(C) Jahangir
(D) Aurangzeb
Option a - Shah Jahan
Who was given the title ‘Shah Buland Iqbal’ by Shah Jahan?
(A) Dara Shikoh
(B) Shuja
(C) Aurangzeb
(D) Murad
Option a - Dara Shikoh
By what name was the Persian translation of the Upanishads by Dara Shikoh known?
(A) Al-Fihrist
(B) Kitab-al-Bayan
(C) Majma-ul-Bahrain
(D) Sirr-i-Akbar
Option d - Sirr-i-Akbar
The loss of Qandahar was most significant for the Mughal Empire because it affected their
(B) Protective boundary
(C) Communication routes
(D) Military defense point
Option d - Military defense point
Who was the court poet during Shah Jahan’s reign?
(A) Kalim
(B) Kashi
(C) Qudsi
(D) Munir
Option a - Kalim
Who introduced the Zabti revenue system?
(A) Ghiyasudin Tughluq
(B) Sikandar Lodi
(C) Sher Shah
(D) Akbar
Option d - Akbar
For which achievement is Todarmal especially remembered?
(A) Military strategies
(B) Land revenue system
(C) Humor and wit
(D) Painting
Option b - Land revenue system
Which revenue method is also called the Bandobast System?
(A) Zabti
(B) Dahsala
(C) Nasq
(D) Kankut
Option b - Dahsala
During Akbar’s rule, which land revenue system was used in the Deccan?
(A) Kankut
(B) Based on number of ploughs
(C) Zabt
(D) Ghallabhakshi
Option b - Based on number of ploughs
What was Todarmal’s key contribution?
(A) Judicial system
(B) Land revenue reforms
(C) Literary works
(D) Music composition
Option b - Land revenue reforms
Who acted as the link between Sher Shah and Akbar in land revenue administration?
(A) Birbal
(B) Todarmal
(C) Bhagwandas
(D) Bharmal
Option b - Todarmal
The ‘Ain-i-Dahsala’ system in Akbar’s time was introduced by
(A) Shahnawaz Khan
(B) Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khanan
(C) Todarmal
(D) Mulla Do Pyaza
Option c - Todarmal
Who was the head of the military department under Akbar's central administration?
(A) Diwan
(B) Mir Bakshi
(C) Mir Saman
(D) Bakshi
Option b - Mir Bakshi
Which system formed the foundation of Akbar’s military organization?
(A) Mansabdari
(B) Zamindari
(C) Feudalistic
(D) Ain-i-Dahsala
Option a - Mansabdari
Who was the first to officially hold the position of Diwan during Akbar's rule?
(A) Asaf Khan
(B) Munim Khan
(C) Muzaffar Khan Turbati
(D) Raja Todarmal
Option c - Muzaffar Khan Turbati
Akbar’s Mansabdari system was inspired by the administrative model of which region?
(A) Afghanistan
(B) Turkey
(C) Mongolia
(D) Persia
Option c - Mongolia
In which battle was artillery used for the first time by one of the armies involved?
(A) First Battle of Panipat
(B) Battle of Khanwa
(C) Battle of Plassey
(D) Third Battle of Panipat
Option a - First Battle of Panipat
What was the primary reason for Babur’s success over Ibrahim Lodi?
(A) Babur’s courage
(B) Use of artillery
(C) Weakness of Ibrahim Lodi
(D) Leadership skills
Option b - Use of artillery
Whom did Babur defeat in the First Battle of Panipat?
(A) Rana Sanga
(B) Ibrahim Lodi
(C) Sikandar Lodi
(D) Sher Shah Suri
Option b - Ibrahim Lodi
In which year did Babur defeat Sultan Ibrahim Lodi at the Battle of Panipat?
(A) 1527 A.D.
(B) 1526 A.D.
(C) 1525 A.D.
(D) 1524 A.D.
Option b - 1526 A.D.
Which of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?
(A) First Battle of Panipat: 1526
(B) Battle of Khanwa: 1527
(C) Battle of Ghaghara: 1529
(D) Battle of Chanderi: 1530
Option d - Battle of Chanderi: 1530
In which battle did Babur proclaim a ‘Jehad’?
(A) Battle of Panipat
(B) Battle of Khanwa
(C) Battle of Chanderi
(D) None of the above
Option b - Battle of Khanwa
During which battle did Rana Sanga confront Babur?
(A) Battle of Panipat
(B) Battle of Khanwa
(C) Battle of Chanderi
(D) Battle of Ghaghara
Option b - Battle of Khanwa
Which ruler of Mewar was defeated by Babur in the Battle of Khanwa in 1527?
(A) Rana Pratap
(B) Man Singh
(C) Sawai Uday Singh
(D) Rana Sanga
Option d - Rana Sanga
The Mughal rulers belonged to which ethnic group?
(A) Persian (Iranian)
(B) Afghans
(C) Chagatai Turk
(D) None of the above
Option c - Chagatai Turk
What was the key factor behind Babur’s victory at the Battle of Panipat?
(A) His cavalry
(B) His warfare expertise
(C) Tulghuma strategy
(D) Internal conflicts among Afghans
Option b - His warfare expertise
Sir Thomas Roe visited the Mughal court as an ambassador of Britain during the reign of which emperor?
(A) Akbar
(B) Aurangzeb
(C) Jahangir
(D) Shah Jahan
Option c - Jahangir
Who was the first East India Company representative to reach Jahangir’s court?
(A) Sir Thomas Roe
(B) Vasco-da-Gama
(C) Hawkins
(D) Job Charnock
Option c - Hawkins
Which British envoy, sent by King James I, was present at Jahangir's court?
(A) William Hawkins
(B) William Finch
(C) Pitra Della Valle
(D) Edward Terry
Option a - William Hawkins
Who implemented the 'Do-aspa' and 'Sih-aspa' system?
(A) Akbar
(B) Jahangir
(C) Shah Jahan
(D) Aurangzeb
Option b - Jahangir
During whose rule was the Treaty of Chittor signed between the Mughals and the Rana of Mewar?
(A) Akbar
(B) Jahangir
(C) Shah Jahan
(D) Aurangzeb
Option b - Jahangir
Mughal Emperor Jahangir conferred the title ‘English Khan’ on whom?
(A) Albuquerque
(B) Francisco Almeida
(C) William Hawkins
(D) Henry the Navigator
Option c - William Hawkins
In medieval India, what was the main purpose behind introducing the Mansabdari system?
(A) Recruitment for the army
(B) Supporting revenue collection
(C) Promoting religious unity
(D) Establishing effective governance
Option d - Establishing effective governance
Which of the following is incorrect regarding the Mughal Mansabdari system?
(A) It had 33 grades
(B) Conditional or Mashut ranks existed
(C) The 'Sawar' rank could surpass the 'Zat' rank
(D) All military and civil officers were granted mansabs
Option c - The 'Sawar' rank could surpass the 'Zat' rank
What served as the primary source of income for the Mughal Empire?
(A) War spoils
(B) Property without heirs
(C) Land revenue
(D) General taxes
Option c - Land revenue
In Mughal administration, what did the term 'Maal' refer to?
(A) Land revenue
(B) Salary
(C) Allowance
(D) None of these
Option a - Land revenue
Which Mughal emperor imposed a ban on the use of tobacco?
(A) Akbar
(B) Babur
(C) Jahangir
(D) Aurangzeb
Option c - Jahangir
What did 'Madad-i-Mash' signify in Mughal governance?
(A) Toll tax
(B) Tax-free land granted to scholars
(C) Pension for military officials
(D) Agricultural tax
Option b - Tax-free land granted to scholars
Who among the following served as a physician in the Mughal court?
(A) Bernier
(B) Coreri
(C) Manucci
(D) Tavernier
Option c - Manucci
What was the term used for a 'district' in Mughal administrative divisions?
(A) Ahar
(B) Vishyas
(C) Suba
(D) Sarkar
Option d - Sarkar
Who held the position of military head during the Mughal era?
(A) Shane-e-Peel
(B) Mir Bakshi
(C) Wazir
(D) Sawahenigar
Option b - Mir Bakshi
In the Mughal administrative system, what was the role of the 'Muhtasib'?
(A) Military officer
(B) Head of foreign affairs
(C) Supervisor of public morals
(D) Officer of the correspondence department
Option c - Supervisor of public morals
Tulsidas was a contemporary of which Mughal rulers?
(A) Akbar and Jahangir
(B) Shah Jahan
(C) Aurangzeb
(D) Babur and Humayun
Option a - Akbar and Jahangir
Who authored the book 'Ramcharitmanas'?
(A) Tulsidas
(B) Valmiki
(C) Surdas
(D) Ved Vyas
Option a - Tulsidas
Which of the following is not one of Tulsidas’s works?
(A) Gitavali
(B) Kavitavali
(C) Vinay Patrika
(D) Sahitya Ratna
Option d - Sahitya Ratna
Who was a well-known saint of the Varkari tradition?
(A) Nimbarka
(B) Chakradhara
(C) Namdev
(D) Ramdas
Option c - Namdev
During whose reign was Sikhism founded by Guru Nanak Dev?
(A) Firuz Shah Tughluq
(B) Sikandar Lodi
(C) Humayun
(D) Akbar
Option b - Sikandar Lodi
Which Bhakti saint emphasized that God judges people by their virtues, not by caste, and that caste has no relevance in the afterlife?
(A) Ramanand
(B) Dadu
(C) Nanak
(D) Ramanuja
Option c - Nanak
Mirabai lived during the same time as which of the following figures?
(A) Tulsidas
(B) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
(C) Guru Nanak
(D) Ramakrishna Paramhansa
Option a - Tulsidas
Who was the husband of the famous devotee and poet Mirabai?
(A) Rana Ratan Singh
(B) Rajkumar Bhojraj
(C) Rana Uday Singh
(D) Rana Sanga
Option b - Rajkumar Bhojraj
Who composed 'Rag-Govind'?
(A) Mirabai
(B) Narhari
(C) Surdas
(D) Raskhan
Option a - Mirabai
Which leader of the Bhakti movement was influenced by Islamic teachings?
(A) Chaitanya
(B) Mirabai
(C) Namdev
(D) Vallabhacharya
Option c - Namdev
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is associated with which religious tradition?
(A) Vaishnavism
(B) Shaivism
(C) Buddhism
(D) Sufism
Option a - Vaishnavism
In Indian history, what does 'Dyarchy' (diarchy) refer to?
(A) Division of the central legislature into two chambers
(B) Dual governance by central and provincial governments
(C) Having two separate authorities in London and Delhi
(D) Division of provincial subjects into two categories
Option d - Division of provincial subjects into two categories
Which Act provided for the establishment of the Supreme Court at Calcutta?
(A) Regulating Act, 1773
(B) Pitt's India Act, 1784
(C) Charter Act, 1813
(D) Charter Act, 1833
Option a - Regulating Act, 1773
Under which Act was the Federal Court of India established?
(A) Indian Councils Act, 1861
(B) Government of India Act, 1909
(C) Government of India Act, 1919
(D) Government of India Act, 1935
Option d - Government of India Act, 1935
Which British law ended the East India Company’s trade monopoly in India?
(A) Regulating Act
(B) Pitt's India Act
(C) Charter Act of 1813
(D) None of the above
Option c - Charter Act of 1813
Which Act first granted the Indian Legislative Council the authority to discuss the budget?
(A) Indian Councils Act, 1861
(B) Indian Councils Act, 1892
(C) Indian Councils Act, 1909
(D) Indian Councils Act, 1919
Option b - Indian Councils Act, 1892
In which year was the Federal Court of India formed?
(A) 1935
(B) 1937
(C) 1946
(D) 1947
Option b - 1937
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