the mughal empire Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Answer: (a)

Shivaji was the founder of Maratha dynasty. The Maratha empire (also spelled Mahratta and also called the Maratha Confederacy) of India, was founded by Chhatrapati Shivaji in 1674 when he carved out an independent Maratha zone around Pune from the Bijapur Sultanate.

Answer: (c)

Dadni was used for the advance money given by the merchants to artisans for the required goods.

Dadni system was the chief mode of business activities of the European merchants. In this system, long before the advent of season for a particular commodity, the merchants used to reach the actual cultivator or manufacturer through the local small agents or Paikars and advanced money to them so as to obtain right for the purchase of a particular commodity.

Answer: (a)

Peasant Communities were heterogeneous group on the basis of caste and other caste like distinctions.

Answer: (b)

In Shivaji’s time, the king was the supreme head of the state. He was assisted by a Council of Ministers known as the Ashta Pradhan. The Prime Minister or the Mukhya Pradhan was called the Peshwa.

Answer: (a)

Sir Thomas Roe was sent by James I in 1615. He was both a scholar and a courtier and was well qualified for the job given to him. He reached Surat in September 1615 and proceeded to Ajmer where Jahangir was. He remained at the court of Jahangir from 1615 to 1618. He succeeded in obtaining a Firman from Jahangir allowing the English to trade at Surat. .