mughal empire quiz set 5 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (d)

At the time of Muhammad Shah, Nadir Shah attacked Delhi. In the year 1739, Nadir Shah invaded the Mughal empire and defeated the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah during the battle of Karnal, then occupied and looted Delhi and much of the northern regions of the Mughal empire.

Answer: (b)

Mansabdari was a system of army and civil services introduced by Akbar in place of the Jagirdari system.

The ‘Mansab’ is an Arabic word meaning rank or position or status of a person. During the early reign of Akbar, the lowest grade was ten and the highest was 5000.

Akbar introduced the rank of ‘Zat’ and ‘Sawar’ in the Mansabdari system.

Answer: (d)

The year 1581 AD of Akbar’s reign has been regarded by the historian Vicent A. Smith as the most critical time.

Answer: (b)

He was defeated by his nephew, Farrukh Siyyar with the help of Sayyid Brothers.

Answer: (b)

Answer: (d)

In the third battle of Panipat, Marathas were defeated by Afghans.

Battle of Panipat fought on January 14th 1761 between the forces of the Maratha Confederacy and the coalition of the kings of Afghanistan, Ahmad Shah Durrani (also known as Ahmed Shah Abdali) and his two Indian Muslim allies; The Rohilla Afghans of Doab and the Nawab of Oudh, Shuja-ud-aula.

The battle was fought at Panipat in present-day Haryana, 95.5 km from Delhi.