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1
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Tughluma method of fighting was introduced by?

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Babur

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2
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Babur was a devotee of naqshbandi sect. True or false?

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True

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3
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Who was shaikh ubaidullah ahrar?

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Naqshbandi sect shaikh followed by babur

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Tuzuk i baburi is written in which language and by whom ?

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Babur himself, chagtai turkish

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Tuzuk i baburi was translated to persian as baburnama in the era of___?

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Akhbar

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Table i adl?

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Drums of justice introduced by humayun

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Din panah capital was established by ____ on banks of river ____?

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Humayun, on banks of yamuna

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Battle of chausa?

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1539 - sher khan destroyed mughal army of babur

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Battle of chausa was fought on which river?

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Karmnasa

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What was the significance of battle of bilgram/kannauj fought in 1540

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Sher khan thoroughly defeated humayun, who escaped to persia in the court of an iranian king shah tahmsap

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Sher shah suri was a turkic ruler. True or false.

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No. Afghan origin.

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Farid was the original name of which ruler ?

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Sher shah suri (this title given by muhd nuhani who was the afghan ruler in bihar)

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13
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Purana qila was built by?

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Humayun and sher shah suri

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14
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Rohtas fort and bhera city in pakistan were built by ___?

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Sher shah suri

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15
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Largest administrative unit during sher shah suri was —-

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Sarkar
(Then pargana - then village)

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16
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Following offices during the time of sher shah suri were incharge of -
Diwani wizarat/wazir
Diwani ariz
Diwani rasalat
Diwani insha

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Revenue and finance
Army
Foreign minister
Communications minister

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17
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Fotedar?

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Treasurer

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18
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Shiqdar i shiqdaran managed ___?
Munsif i munsifan managed ____?

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Law and order
Revenue

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19
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Sher shah suri followed which measurement of land?

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Sikandari gaz

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20
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Todarmal contributed to the revenue policy pf __?

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Sher shah suri

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21
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Silver coins were called ___ in delhi sultanate period and ___ during sher shah suri

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Tanka, rupaya

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Sher shah suri did not print copper coins. True or false

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False. Copper coins called dam were introduced by suri

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Dak chowki, sarai, highways were built by?

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Sher shah suri

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24
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Padmawat was written in the era of ?

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Sher shah suri, by malik mohd jayasi

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During sher shah suri, civil and criminal cases were handled by ___?

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Qazi for civil
Shiqqdar for criminal

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26
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Humayunnama was written in ____ by ____

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Persian, gulbadan (sister)

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27
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Second battle of panipat?

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Akbar vs hemu, 1556

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28
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Who was the first mughal emperor to extend suzerainty in deccan states of berar, khandesh and ahmadnagar?

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Akbar

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29
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Roshnai movement was during ___?

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Akbar. Raja birbal killed in it

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30
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Mansabdari system was introduced by ___?

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Akbar

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31
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Explain mansabdari system

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Mansab means rank
Given to both civil and military officers
This rank decided the number of horses to be held by the mansabdar - who was paid in cash or jagir

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32
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Mansabdar were only paid in salary. Yes or no

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No. Sometimes given jagir also

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33
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Subah?

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Privinces in akbar’s era

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34
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Akbar reduced the amount of jizya to be paid but did not abolish it completely. True or false ?

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False. He abolished jizya

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35
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Mansabdari was solely a military system to maintain horses. True or false

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False. Mansadari was half civil and half military. He administered an area as well as provided horses/armymen to the king

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36
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Mansabdars were not appointed in judicial departments. True or false

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True

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37
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Zat and sawar?

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Zat - pay
Sawar - no. Of horses

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38
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Who were ahadis appointed by mughal emperor?

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Gentlemen troopers - recruited directly by the king - skilled musketeers, bowmen
They had their separate payroll anf master
Were highly trusted by the king
High salary and status

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39
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Du aspa sih aspa?

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Jahangir’s innovation of mansabdari

40
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Jama and hasil?

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Jama - estimated income
Haasil - actual income

41
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Mashrut - additional rank in mansabdari meant and introduced by ?

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Aurangzeb - temporary measure to recruit additional horsemen in times of emergency at the expense of the state

42
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Khurrak i dawwab?

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Cess imposed by aurangzeb to meet cost of feeding animals

43
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Mansabdari wa hereditary or transferable in akbar’s time ?

A

Transferablw

44
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Paiqabi?

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Area whose revenue is yet to be assigned to any mansabdar

45
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Mashrut jagir?

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Conditional jagir

46
Q

Bhagvata purana was translated in persian by _____?

47
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Diwan-i-kul?

A

Finance and revenue dept in abkar’s time

48
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Kankut?

A

Method of estimation of state demand

49
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Karori experiment?

A

Carried out by akbar to bridge the gap between jama and hasil

50
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Types of land
Polaj?
Paarati?
Chachar?
Banjar?

A

Polaj - fertile, continuous cultivation
Paraati - fallow for a year
Chachar - fallow for 3-4 yrs
Banjar - cultivable wasteland

51
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Which ruler replaced sikandari gaz by ilahi gaz?

52
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Dahseri?

A

Emergency cess

53
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Nabood?

A

Cropless area

54
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Fatehpur sikri was built by ____ for____?

A

Akbar, in 1570, in honor of shaikh salim chishti

55
Q

Ibadat khana was built around cell of which sufi saint?

A

Shaikh abdullah niyazi

56
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Since the beginning itself, ibadat khana was open to brahmins, jains, jews, christians etc. true or false?

A

False. Initially only sunni muslims, sufi shaikhs and ulemas were allowed. Others invited in 1578. (Ibadat khana was made in 1575)

57
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Mahzarnama?

A

Ab attested statement by ulemas that allowed akbar to interpret laws

58
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Kotwal?

A

Town police

59
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Role of bakshi and faujdar during akbar?

A

Bakshi - military paymaster
Faujdar - military commanders

60
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Sadr?

A

Minister of religion an charity

61
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To commemorate which event akbar changed name of prayad to allahabad in 1583?

A

Commemorate din i ilahi

62
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Maktab khana?

A

Translation bureau during akbar

63
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Ramayan was translated to persian in akbar’s ocurt by __?

A

Abdul qadir badayuni

64
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Panchtantra was translated to persian in akbar’s ocurt by ___?

65
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Ain i akbari and akbar nama were written by __?

66
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Which navratna of akbar was fondly referred to as FARZAND?

A

Raja man singh ( raja of amber )

67
Q

Lilavati was a book on ?

A

Sanskrit work in maths by bhaskar acharya

68
Q

Sri ganesh stotra and sangita sara were written by ?

69
Q

Faizi was a court poet of ?

70
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Who translated turkish tuzik i baburi and baburnama in persian?

A

Abdul rahim khan i khanan/mirza khan

71
Q

Khetakutukam and dwatrimshadyogavali are books on ?

72
Q

Who translated bible into persian in akbar’s court?

73
Q

Battle of haldighati was fought in ___ between ____?

A

1576, maharana pratap of mewar vs raja man singh from akbar’s side
Mughals won

74
Q

Guru arjun dev was executed by ?

75
Q

Who was the first muslim ruler to annex kangra?

76
Q

Thomas row and william hawkins visited mughal court in reign on ___?

77
Q

Tuzuk i jahangiri was in which language?

78
Q

Ustad mansur was a painter in the court of ?

79
Q

Farhang i jahangiri was a book of ?

A

Dictionary

80
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Which ruler is also called prince khurram ?

A

Shah jahan

81
Q

Kandahar was lost by mughals in the era of ___?

82
Q

Jahangir moved capital back to delhi from agra. True or false?

A

False. Shah jahan moved it

83
Q

Red fort construction was started by ?

A

Shah jahan

84
Q

Who was the architect of taj mahal and red fort?

A

Ustad ahmad lahori

85
Q

Purani dilli founded by ____

A

Shah jahan in 1639, aka shahjahanabad

86
Q

List travellers that visited during shah jahan

A

Bernier
Travernier
MANDELSLO
MANUCCI

87
Q

BATTLES OF SAMUGARH AND DEORAI WERE FOUGHT BW?

A

DARA SHUKOH AND AURANGZEB

88
Q

GURU TEJ BAHADUR WAS EXECUTED BY ___?

89
Q

Muhtasib?

A

Moral police during aurangzeb

90
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Which ruler was obsessed with deccan treasury, annexed golconda and bijapur, but these conquests emptied his treasury.

91
Q

Which mughal ruler gave french the permission to set up a factory at surat?

A

Aurangzeb, in 1667

92
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Aurangzeb was influenced by naqshbandi sect. True or false?

93
Q

Fatwa e alamgiri was a book on ?

A

Statecraft, military, ethics

94
Q

Ahom revolt took place during which mughal emperor?

95
Q

Battle of saraighat and battle of itakhuli relate to which revolt/ruler?

A

Aurangzeb, ahom revolt

96
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Bibi ka maqbara was constructed by

97
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Moti masjid was built by

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