THE MUGHAL EMPIRE

Question 1

BABUR ASSUMED THE TITLE GHAZI AFTER THE BATTLE OF?

Answer 1

KHANUA,1527.

Question 2

BATTLE OF GOGRA?

Answer 2

1529, BABUR DEFEATED AFGHANS IN BIHAR.

Question 3

TUZUK-I-BABURI IS WRITTEN BY?

Answer 3

BABUR IN TURKI LANGUAGE.

Question 4

SHER SHAH WAS ASSISTED BY FOUR IMPORTANT MINISTERS. THEY ARE?

Answer 4

1. DIWAN-I-WIZARAT- ALSO CALLED AS WAZIR- IN CHARGE OF REVENUE AND FINANCE.
2. DIWAN-I-ARIZ- IN CHARGE OF ARMY.
3. DIWAN-I-RASALAT- FOREIGN MINISTER.
4. DIWAN-I-INSHA- MINISTER FOR COMMUNICATIONS.

Question 5

1. SHER SHAH’S EMPIRE WAS DIVIDED INTO _______ SARKARS.
2. EACH SARKAR WAS DIVIDED INTO SEVERAL _______.

Answer 5

1. FORTY SEVEN
2. PARGANAS

Question 6

TWO OFFICERS IN CHARGE OF ADMINISTRATION IN EACH SARKAR OF SHER SHAH SUR’S RULE?

Answer 6

1. CHIEF SHIQDAR (LAW AND ORDER).
2. CHIEF MUNSIF (JUDGE).

Question 7

1. SHIQDAR-
2. AMIN-
3. FOTEDAR-
4. KARKUNS-
   SHER SHAH’S EMPIRE. MEANING OF THESE TERMS?

Answer 7

1. SHIQDAR- MILITARY OFFICER.
2. AMIN- LAND REVENUE.
3. FOTEDAR- TREASURER.
4. KARKUNS- ACCOUNTANTS.
   WERE IN CHARGE OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF EACH PARGANA.
   THERE WERE ALSO MANY ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS CALLED IQTAS.

Question 8

SHER SHAH INTRODUCED A NEW SILVER COIN KNOWN AS?

Answer 8

DAM.

Question 9

FOUR IMPORTANT HIGHWAYS LAYED DOWN BY SHER SHAH?

Answer 9

1. SONARGAON TO SIND
2. AGRA TO BURHAMPUR
3. JODHPUR TO CHITTOR
4. LAHORE TO MULTAN.

Question 10

MALIK MUHAMMAD JAYASI WROTE THE FAMOUS HINDI WORK PADMAVAT DURING THE REIGN OF?

Answer 10

SHER SHAH SUR IN 1540.

Question 11

SECOND BATTLE OF PANIPAT?

Answer 11

1556 BETWEEN AKBAR AND HEMU (COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF DELHI UNDER AFGHANS).

Question 12

BATTLE OF HALDIGHATI?

Answer 12

RANA PRATAP SINGH WAS SEVERELY DEFEATED BY THE MUGHAL ARMY LED BY MAN SINGH IN 1576.

Question 13

PILGRIM TAX ABOLISHED, DIN ILAHI, IBADAT KHANA CONSTRUCTED, JIZIYA ABOLISHED, INFALLIBILITY DECREE BY AKBAR. ARRANGE IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER?

Answer 13

1. PILGRIM TAX ABOLISHED- 1563
2. JIZIYA TAX ABOLISHED- 1564
3. IBADAT KHANA CONSTRUCTED- 1575
4. ISSUED INFALLIBILITY DECREE (MAHZARNAMA)- 1579, BY WHICH HE ASSERTED HIS RELIGIOUS POWERS.
5. PROMULGATED DIN ILAHI (TAUHID-I-ILAHI) OR DIVINE FAITH- 1582.

Question 14

WHY DID AKBAR ISSUED THE INFALLIBILITY DECREE?

Answer 14

BECAUSE HE DISLIKED THE INTERFERENCE OF THE MUSLIM ULEMAS IN POLITICAL MATTERS.

Question 15

1. THE LAND REVENUE SYSTEM OF AKBAR WAS CALLED _________.
2. IT WAS IMPROVED BY RAJA TODAR MAL. IT WAS KNOWN AS ______ WHICH WAS COMPLETED IN ________.

Answer 15

1. ZABTI OR BANDOBAST SYSTEM.
2. DAHSALA SYSTEM, 1580.

Question 16

MANSABDARI SYSTEM WAS INTRODUCED BY?

Answer 16

AKBAR.

Question 17

WHO WERE MUHTASIB IN MUGHAL EMPIRE?

Answer 17

AURANGZEB CREATED A SEPARATE DEPARTMENT TO ENFORCE MORAL CODES UNDER A HIGH POWERED OFFICER CALLED MUHTASIB.

Question 18

PRACTICES RESTRICTED BY AURANGZEB?

Answer 18

1. DRINKING WAS PROHIBITED.
2. CULTIVATION AND USE OF BHANG AND OTHER DRUGS WERE BANNED.
3. HE FORBADE MUSIC IN THE MUGHAL COURT.
4. HE DISCONTINUED THE PRACTICE OF JHAROKA DARSHAN.
5. HE DISCONTINUED THE CELEBRATION OF DASARAH AND ROYAL ASTRONOMERS AND ASTROLOGERS WERE ALSO DISMISSED FROM SERVICE.
6. CELEBRATION OF MUHARRAM WAS STOPPED.

Question 19

AURANGZEB REIMPOSED JIZIYA AND PILGRIM TAX IN WHICH YEAR?

Answer 19

1679.

Question 20

WHICH MUGHAL RULER EARNED MONEY FOR HIS PERSONAL EXPENSES BY COPYING QURAN AND SELLING THOSE COPIES?

Answer 20

AURANGZEB.