mughal empire quiz set 8 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?

a) Afif Qandahari — Tarikh-o-Akbari

b) Abdul Qadir — Muntakhab-ut-Tawarikh

c) Nizamuddin — Tabaqat-i-Akbari

d) Mutamad Khan — Khulastut Tawarikh

Question : 2

Consider the following statements:

1. In Shivaji’s domain, Chauth was mainly a military contribution.
2. Shivaji demanded Sardeshmukhi on the basis of his claim as the hereditary Sardeshmukh of Maharashtra.

a) 1 only

b) 2 only

c) Both 1 and 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question : 3

Consider the following statements: Under Todar Mal’s bandobast in Akbar’s administration:

1. The state was to advance loans to the cultivators which could be paid in easy annual instalments.
2. Remissions of revenue were granted in a bad season.
3. The revenue collectors were required to write officially annual reports about the word, character and integrity of their subordinates.
4. The accounts were to be kept in Hindi.

a) 1 and 2

b) 3 and 4

c) 1, 2 and 3

d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Question : 4

What was Paga in the Maratha administration?

a) State dependent soldiers

b) Independent soldiers

c) Professional soldiers

d) Soldiers of other country

Question : 5

Itimad-ud-Daula’s tomb at Agra was built by

a) Jahangir

b) Akbar

c) Shahjahan

d) Nur Jahan

Question : 6

Head of the military department under the recognised central machinery of administration during Akbar’s reign was:

a) Diwan

b) Mir Saman

c) Mir Bakshi

d) Bakshi