the mughal empire Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Answer: (c)

Aurangzeb was called Zinda Pir in Mughal time. Aurangzeb was an orthodox, God-fearing Muslim. Unlike the earlier Mughal emperors, he had a very simple lifestyle.

He never wore costly robes or used gold and silver vessels. He even sewed caps and copied the Quran to sell, so that he could earn money for his use, rather than take it from the treasury.

Due to his simplicity, he was popularly called ‘Zinda Pir’ or a living saint.

Answer: (a)

Answer: (a)

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: (c)

Upnishads were translated into persian during the reign of Shahjahan. During the reign of Shahjahan, his son Dara Shikoh, well versed in Indian religion and philosophy, translated the Upanishads into Persian.