the mughal empire Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Answer: (b)

• Tuzuk-i-Babri was composed by Babar.
• Humayun Nama was composed by Gulbadan Begum.
• Akbarnama was composed by Abul Fazal.
• Tujuk-i-Jahangiri was composed by Jahangir.

Answer: (a)

The correct chronological order of the Battles are:

• Battle of Khanwa (17 March 1527),
• Battle of Ghagra (6 May 1529),
• Battle of Chausa (1539),&
• Battle of Kanauj (1540).

Answer: (c)

• Gulbadan Begum composed the Humayun Nama.
• Ishwar Das Nagar composed Futuhat-iAlamgiri.
• Tahiya bin Ahmad composed Tarikhi-Mubarakshahi.
• Abbas Khan sarwani composed Tarikh-i-Shershahi Gulbadan Begum was the daughter of Mughal Emperor Babur, she is the author of Humayun Nama, the account of the life of her halfbrother, Humayun.
• Ishwar Das Nagar composed Futuhat-i-Alamgiri which is history of Aurangzeb’s reign.

Answer: (a)

Akbar introduced the Mansabdari system in his administration. Zat means personal and it fixed the personal status of a person. Sawar rank indicated the number of cavalrymen of a person who was required to maintain.

Every sawar had to maintain at least two horses. The mansab rank was not hereditary. All appointments and promotions as well as dismissals were directly made by the emperor.

Answer: (a)