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Questions : Consider these two statements:
  1. Assertion (A): Akbar constructed the Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri.
  2. Reason (R): Akbar desired to commemorate his victory.
In the context of these two statements which one of the following is correct?

(a) A is true, but R is false.

(b) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(c) A is false, but R is true.

(d) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (b)

Akbar constructed the Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri because he desired to commemorate his victory over Gujarat. A Persian inscription on the eastern archway of the Buland Darwaza records Akbar's conquest over Uttar Pradesh and the victory in Gujarat in 1601.

The Buland Darwaza is made of red and buff sandstone, decorated by white and black marble and towers above the courtyard of the mosque. The total height of the Structure is about 54 metres from the ground level. It is a 15-storey high gateway that guards the southern entrance of the city of Fatehpur Sikri.

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Question : 1

Which of the following statements are correct?

  1. The Jain text, Parisistha Parvam, describes that with the help of Chanakya, Chandragupta defeated the Nanda king and captured him.
  2. Chandra Gupta defeated the invading army of the Greek Kshatrapa Seleucus who had succeeded Alexander in the eastern part of his empire.
  3. The Junagarh rock inscription of Rudradaman says that a dam on the Sudarshana lake for irrigation was constructed by Pushyagupta, ·a provincial governor of Chandragupta Maurya.
  4. Seleucus sent Megasthenese as his ambassador to the court of Chandragupta.

a) 2, 3, and 4 only

b) 1, 3, and 4 only

c) 1, 2, and 3 only

d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Answer: (c)

During the reign of Sher Shah, the mausoleum at Sasaram in Bihar and the Purana Qila near Delhi were built.

These two monuments are considered as the architectural marvels of medieval India.

Question : 2

Consider the following statements regarding the duty of the Muhatsibs.

  1. Check gambling dens and prostitution.
  2. Check and interfere in the private life of the citizens.
  3. Check weights and measures.
  4. See that intoxicants were not consumed in public places.
Which of the above statements regarding the duty of Muhatsibs is/are correct?

a) 1 and 2 only

b) 1, 3 and 4 only

c) 3 and 4 only

d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Answer: (b)

Regarding the duty of Muhatsibs, they checked gambling dens and prostitution. They checked weights and measures. They also saw that intoxicants were not consumed in public places.

The Muhatsibs appointed by Aurangzeb failed to improve the lives of the people.

Question : 3

Which of the following areas was not conquered by Akbar?

a) Kashmir

b) Orissa

c) Qandahar

d) Bidar

Answer: (d)

Question : 4

Who among the following Sufis is known as Mujaddid or reformer?

a) Khwaja Baqi Billah

b) Dara Shikoh

c) Shah Waliullah

d) Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi

Answer: (d)

Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi is known as Mujaddid or reformer. He is described as Mujaddid Alf Thani meaning the “reviver of the second millennium”, for his work in rejuvenating Islam and opposing the heterodoxies prevalent in the time of Mughal emperor Akbar.

Question : 5

Who among the following invitees of Akbar to the Ibadat Khana was not a Jain Monk?

a) Meher Ji Rana

b) Hari Vijay Suri

c) Jin Chandra Suri

d) Shanti Chandra

Answer: (a)

Mehar Ji Rana was the invitees of Akbar to the Ibadat Khana was not a Jain monk. The first Dastur Meher Ji Rana was the undisputed spiritual leader of the Parsi community in India during the sixteenth century.

Question : 6

How many total Subas did Akbar have in his Empire?

a) Eighteen

b) Ten

c) Sixteen

d) Fifteen

Answer: (d)

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