mughal empire quiz set 7 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (a)

Answer: (a)

Raushanuja movement in India during the 16th century was started by Miyan-Bayazid Ansari. He was born in 1525 or 1515, in the city of Jalandhar, Punjab. He was the leader of the antifeudal and antiMughal movement of the Roshani in Afghanistan.

Answer: (b)

Akbar’s tomb at Sikandara near Agra was completed by Jahangir.

Nur Jahan built the tomb of Itimaddaulah at Agra. It was constructed wholly of white marble with floral designs made of semi-precious stones on the walls. This type of decoration was called pietra dura. This method became more popular during the reign of Shah Jahan.

The pietra dura method was used on a large scale in the Taj Mahal by Shah Jahan. Taj Mahal is considered a jewel of the builder’s art. It contains all the architectural forms developed by the Mughals.

The chief glory of the Taj is the massive dome and the four slender minarets. The decorations are kept to the minimum.

Answer: (c)

In the Mughal Mansabdari system, the Mansabdars were hereditary officers.

Mansabdari system was the generic term for the military-type grading of all imperial officials of the Mughal Empire. The mansabdars governed the empire and commanded their armies in the emperor's name.

Though they were usually aristocrats, they did not form a feudal aristocracy, for neither the offices nor the estates that supported them were hereditary. There were 33 categories of mansabdars. The term is derived from Mansab, meaning 'rank'.

Hence, Mansabdar literally means rank-holder. The Mansabdars were differentiated by the Zat and the Sawar Rank. The Zat referred to rank maintained by the mansabdar and the Sawar referred to the number of horseman maintained by the mansabdar.

Answer: (a)

Answer: (a)