mughal empire quiz set 5 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Month scale in the Mansabdari system was introduced by

a) Shahjahan

b) Jahangir

c) Aurangzeb

d) None of these

Question : 2

Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?

a) Humayunamah : Gulbadan Begum

b) Padshahnamah : Abdul Hamid Lahori

c) Tabaqat-I Akbari : Nizamudding Ahmad

d) Futuhat-I Alamgiri : Mirza Muhammad Kazim

Question : 3

The Maratha kingdom was founded by Shivaji during the reign of

a) Akbar

b) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

c) Shahjahan

d) Aurangzeb

Question : 4

Which of the following areas was not conquered by Akbar?

a) Kashmir

b) Orissa

c) Qandahar

d) Bidar

Question : 5

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.

a) 1 and 2 only

b) 1, 3 and 4 only

c) 3 and 4 only

d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Question : 6

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