the mughal empire Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Answer: (d)

Answer: (d)

Dara Shikoh’s spiritual quest for monotheistic strands in Hindu philosophy was a continuous process.

This led him to study the Upanishads and with the help of some scholars of Banaras, he translated 50 Upanishads from Sanskrit to Persian. The text he prepared, the Sirr-i-Akbar, ‘the Great Secret’ was completed in 1657.

He was of the firm opinion that the 'Great Secret’ of the Upanishads is the monotheistic message, which is identical to that on which the Quran is based.

Answer: (d)

Abul Hasan was a noted Jahangiri painter. Abu al-Hasan was the son of Aqa Reza of Herat in western Afghanistan, a city with an artistic tradition.

Aqa Reza had taken up employment with Jahangir before the latter’s accession to the throne of the Mughal empire.

Answer: (d)

The Mughal rulers did not accept the overlordship of the Calipha.

In 1580, a rebellion broke out in the eastern part of Akbar's empire, and a number of fatwas, declaring Akbar to be a heretic, were issued by Qazis. Akbar suppressed the rebellion and handed out severe punishments to the Qazis. In order to further strengthen his position, Akbar issued a mahzar or declaration that was signed by all major ulemas in 1579.

The mahzar asserted that Akbar was the Khalifa of the age, the rank of the Khalifa was higher than that of a Mujtahid, in case of a difference of opinion among the Mujtahids, Akbar could select any one opinion and could also issue decrees which did not go against the masses.

It is believed that the Mahzar helped in stabilizing the religious situation in the empire. It made Akbar very powerful due to the complete supremacy accorded to the Khalifa by Islam and also helped him eliminate the religious and political influence of the Ottoman Calipha over his subjects.

Answer: (d)