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Questions : Which of the following statements are correct?
  1. The manuscript of Arthashstra was first discovered by R. Shama Sastri in 1904.
  2. The Arthashstra contains 15 books and 180 chapters
  3. The Mudrarakshasa written by Visakadatta is a drama in Sanskrit.
Select the answer from the codes given below:

(a) 2 and 3 only

(b) 1 and 3 only

(c) 1 and 2 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (d)

Under the Mansabdari system, every officer was assigned a rank (mansab).

The lowest rank was 10 and the highest was 5000 for the nobles. Princes of royal blood received even higher ranks. 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 had to maintain at least two horses. The mansab rank was not hereditary.

All appointments and promotions as well as dismissals were directly made by the emperor.

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Question : 1

Which one of the following Mughal Generals was not sent by Shahjahan against the Bundelas?

a) Dara Shikoh

b) Aurangzeb

c) Mahabat Khan

d) Abdullah Khan

Answer: (a)

Question : 2

The offsprings of which Mughal emperor were born in a Sufi’s Khanqah instead of the Mughal haram?

a) Humayun

b) Shahjahan

c) Akbar

d) Aurangzeb

Answer: (b)

In 1628, Shahjahan faced a major revolt by Khan Jahan Lodi. He had united with the ruler of Ahmednagar and came out in open rebellion against the emperor. The aggression by Khan Jahan came to an end by the year 1960, when he surrendered and died near the fort of Kalinjar.

Question : 3

Which of the following Mughal emperors spent a greater part of his reign to overthrow the Deccan Kingdoms?

a) Aurangzeb

b) Shahjahan

c) Akbar

d) Jahangir

Answer: (a)

Question : 4

Which one of the following Mughal emperors is described in a Sanskrit text entitled. “Sarvadeshavrittanta Sangraha”?

a) Akbar

b) Humayun

c) Jahangir

d) Shahjahan

Answer: (a)

Question : 5

Arrange the following in chronological order and find the correct answer from the codes given below:

  1. Ahilya Bai
  2. Durgawati
  3. Padmini
  4. Tara Bai
Select the correct answer from the codes given below codes:

a) 3, 4, 1, 2

b) 1, 2, 3, 4

c) 2, 1, 3, 4

d) 3, 2, 4, 1

Answer: (d)

The correct chronological order is;

  • Padmini,
  • Durgawati,
  • Tara Bai,
  • Ahilya Bai.

Rani Padmini (Padmavati) (died 1303 CE), the wife of King Rawal Ratan Singh and the daughter of the contemporary Sinhala king was the queen of Chittor. She features in Padmavat, an epic poem written by Malik Muhammad Jayasi in 1540 CE.

Rani Durgavati maravi (October 5, 1524 – June 24, 1564) was born in the family of famous Rajput Chandel Emperor Keerat Rai. She is acclaimed for her role in keeping alive the resistance against the Mughal occupation of Maratha territories after the death of her husband in 1700.

Maharani Ahilya Bai Holkar (31 May 1725 – 13 August 1795), was the Holkar Queen of the Maratha ruled Malwa kingdom, India. Rajmata Ahilyabai was born in the village of Chondi in Jamkhed, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra.

Question : 6

The Sikh Khalsa was founded by

a) Guru Hargobind

b) Guru Nanak

c) Guru Teg Bahadur

d) Guru Govind Singh

Answer: (d)

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