Medival Indian History Part 3 201 - 300
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201. Who were the Yaminis?
(a) Khaljis
(b) Ghurids
(c) Ghaznavids
(d) Tughluqs
Ans: (c)
202. What is meant by "The Forty" or "Chalisa"?
(a) The cream of Afghan nobles
(b) The pick of the intellectuals among the Khaljis
(c) The select body of the Turkish Aristocracy
(d) The ulema or the Muslim divines
Ans: (c)
203. Who were called the New Muslims?
(a) Hindu converts to Islam
(b) Mongol converts to Islam
(c) Turkish converts to Islam
(d) Persian converts to Islam
Ans: (b)
204. Who was the founder of Srivaishnava sect?
(a) Nathamuni
(b) Uyyakondar
(c) Yamunacharya
(d) Ramanuja
Ans: (d)
205. What do you consider to be the least important cause for Alauddin's south Indian
campaigns?
(a) Political condition of South India
(b) Imperialism
(c) Fabulous wealth
(d) Religion
Ans: (d)
206. What was the religion of Malik Kafur before he entered the service of Alauddin?
(a) Zoroastrianism
(b) Hinduism
(c) Buddhism
(d) Jainism
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Ans: (b)
207. What was the most important cause of the invasion of Ghazni Mahmud?
(a) To destroy idolatory
(b) To gain possession of the wealth of India
(c) To spread Islam into India
(d) To establish a Muslim state in India
Ans: (b)
208. To which race did Mahmud of Ghazni belong?
(a) Arab
(b) Afghan
(c) Mongol
(d) Turk
Ans: (b)
209. Under the Mughala the Governor was popularly known as
a) Subahdar
b) Wazir
c) Vakil
d) Faujdar
Ans: (a)
210. In the Mughal period the registers of the agricultural lands were maintained by
(a) Kotwal
(b) Qanungo
(c) Amin
(d) Krori
Ans: (b)
211. The Jizya was
(a) A customs duty
(b) Tax on silk products
(c) Poll-tax
(d) Tax on salt
Ans: (c)
212. Under the Mughals the jizya was collected from
(a) Persians
(b) Muhammadans
(c) Hindus
(d) Foreign visitors
Ans: (c)
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213. During the Mughal period Polaj was the
(a) land annually cultivated
(b) land left fallow
(c) land uncultivated
(d) barren land
Ans: (a)
214. Under the Mughal rule the judicial service was formed by
(a) Vakil
(b) Diwan
(c) Kazis
(d) Mansabdars
Ans: (c)
215. Under the Mughala, in urban area the judicial powers were exercised by
(a) Kazis
(b) Faujdar
(c) Kotwal
(d) Wazir
Ans: (c)
216. Under the Mughals the Commander-in-Chief of the Army was
(a) The crown prince
(b) Mansabdar
(c) Emperor
(d) Zamindar
Ans: (c)
217. The troops provided by the Mansabdars was chiefly
(a) cavalry
(b) infantry
(c) artillery
(d) navy
Ans: (a)
218. Under the Mughals ____ was administered as a department of the household.
(a) infantry
(b) cavalry
(c) artillery
(d) navy
Ans: (c)
219. In India artillery was first used in the battle of
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(a) Panipat in 1526
(b) Talikot
(c) Sialkot
(d) Khanwa
Ans: (a)
220. In India artillery was first used by
(a) Balban
(b) Babar
(c) Humayun
(d) Akbar
Ans: (b)
221. In Mansabdari system the Commander-in-Chief of the Army was
(a) Mansabdar
(b) Emperor
(c) Prince
(d) Dah Hazari
Ans: (b)
222. During the Mughal rule in India tobacco was first cultivated in
(a) Madras
(b) Gujarat
(c) Delhi
(d) Calcutta
Ans: (b)
223. Tobacco was introduced in India by the
(a) French
(b) Portuguese
(c) English
(d) Arabs
Ans: (b)
224. The Mughals imported fruits from
(a) Samarkand
(b) Arabia
(c) Kabul
(d) Portugal
Ans: (a)
225. During Mughal rule, excellent cotton goods were woven in which one of the following
centres?
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(a) Agra
(b) Surat
(c) Delhi
(d) Calcutta
Ans: (a)
226. The main outlet for foreign trade during Akbar's reign was the port of
(a) Karachi
(b) Calcutta
(c) Surat
(d) Bombay
Ans: (c)
227. Under the Mughals one of the main imports was
(a) pepper
(b) raw silk
(c) cotton
(d) opium
Ans: (b)
228. To bring Hindu-Muslim unity, Akbar
(a) encouraged cow-killing
(b) prohibited cow-killing
(c) taxed cow-killing
(d) remained silent to cow-killing
Ans: (b)
229. Babarnama was written by
(a) Humayun
(b) Babar
(c) Abul Fazl
(d) Akbar
Ans: (b)
230. The Upanishadas were translated into Persian by
(a) Prince Shuja
(b) Prince Murad
(c) Prince Dara Shukoh
(d) Prince Khusru
Ans: (c)
231. Humayunnama was written by
(a) Princess Gulbadan Begum
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(b) Salima Sultan
(c) Jahangir
(d) Jahanara Begum
Ans: (a)
232. Prince Dara Shukoh was the son of
(a) Humayun
(b) Akbar
(c) Jahangir
(d) Shah Jahan
Ans: (d)
233. The art of painting in the Mughal age was ___ in origin.
(a) Persian
(b) Hindu
(c) French
(d) Afghan
Ans: (a)
234. The Mughal School of Painting was interested in portraying
(a) Mughal court
(b) Domestic subjects
(c) Scenes from the Indian classics
(d) The scenes of their motherland
Ans: (a)
235. The Jahangir Mahal at Agra was bunt by
(a) Jahangir
(b) Shah Jahan
(c) Akbar
(d) Aurangzeb
Ans: (c)
236. Jama Masjid at Delhi was bunt by
(a) Humayun
(b) Sher Shah
(c) Shah Jahan
(d) Aurangzeb
Ans: (c)
237. _____built by Shah Jahan is one of the unrivalled beauties of the world.
(a) Pearl Mosque
(b) Jama Masjid
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(c) Taj Mahal
(d) The Palace at Kabul
Ans: (c)
238. _____was the first Mughal Emperor to acquire Koh-i-noor diamond
(a) Humayun
(b) Akbar
(c) Jahangir
(d) Shah Jahan
Ans: (a)
239. The Peacock throne was bunt by
(a) Babar
(b) Humayun
(c) Akbar
(d) Shah Jahan
Ans: (d)
240. Koh-i-noor diamond was presented to Aurangzeb by
(a) Mirkasim
(b) Mir Jumla
(c) Shivaji
(d) Shah Jahan
Ans: (b)
241. Baz Bahadur was a in the court of Akbar
(a) Musician
(b) Painter
(c) Architect
(d) Soldier
Ans: (a)
242. Tansen was originally in the service of
(a) Raja of Rewa
(b) Krishnadeva Raya
(c) Akbar
(d) Sher Shah
Ans: (a)
243. The Mongols attacked India, for the first time, during the period of
(a) Balban
(b) Iltutmish
(c) Qutub-ud-din Aibak
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(d) Alauddin
Ans: (b)
244. Under the Mughals, the Police duties in urban areas were entrusted to the officers
known as
(a) Kotwal
(b) Kazi
(c) Vakil
(d) Amin
Ans: (a)
245. During the Mughal rule, the police duties in the districts were entrusted to the officials
known as?
(a) Faujdar
(b) Mansabdar
(c) Kotwal
(d) Amin
Ans: (a)
246. The Adi Granth was compiled by
(a) Guru Arjan Dev
(b) Guru Gobind Singh
(c) Guru Harkishan
(d) Guru Tegh Bahadur
Ans: (a)
247. Guru Arjan Dev transferred the headquarters to
(a) Agra
(b) Amritsar
(c) Karachi
(d) Allahabad
Ans: (b)
248. The Sikh Guru who fought in the Mughal ranks during the reign of Aurangazeb was
(a) Tegh Bahadur
(b) Har Rai
(c) Amar Das
(d) Angad
Ans: (a)
249. Guru Gobind Singh was the son of
(a) Tegh Bahadur
(b) Arjan Dev
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(c) Har Gobind
(d) Nanak
Ans: (a)
250. The English and the Dutch were firmly established in all the parts of the Coast from
Sind to Bengal by the middle of the
(a) 17th Century
(b) 18th Century
(c) 16th Century
(d) 15th Century
Ans: (a)
251. Dadaji was the guardian of
(a) Shivaji
(b) Shaji Bhonsle
(c) Sambaji
(d) Shahu
Ans: (a)
252. In his early days Shivaji moved with
(a) Jat leaders
(b) Mawali leaders
(c) Santhals
(d) Bhils
Ans: (b)
253. Shivaji started his public career at the age of
(a) 18
(b) 21
(c) 23
(d) 24
Ans: (a)
254. The estate of Shivaji's father was
(a) Konkan
(b) Poona
(c) Torna
(d) Rajgarh
Ans: (b)
255. Shivaji's administration owed its origin to the principles laid down by
(a) Kautilya
(b) Sher Shah
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(c) Akbar
(d) Adi Granth
Ans: (a)
256. During Shivaji's rule the Council of the State consisted of
(a) Eight Ministers
(b) Eighteen Ministers
(c) Twelve Ministers
(d) Fifteen Ministers
Ans: (a)
257. Under Shivaji each province was under a
(a) Viceroy
(b) Governor
(c) Diwan
(d) Zamindar
Ans: (a)
258. Chauth and Sardeshmukhi were paid by
(a) Mughlai
(b) Pilgrims
(c) Foreign visitors
(d) Mansabdars
Ans: (a)
259. Under Shivaji's rule, the head of a unit of 25 in the Cavalry was known as
(a) Jumadar
(b) Havaldar
(c) Faujdar
(d) Hazari
Ans: (b)
260. Shivaji maintained a fleet at
(a) Surat
(b) Calicut
(c) Bombay
(d) Kolaba
Ans: (d)
261. Sambhaji was the successor of
(a) Shaji Bhonsle
(b) Shahu
(c) Shivaji
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(d) Dadaji
Ans: (c)
262. Aurangzeb sent Mukarrab Khan against
(a) Shaji Bhonsle
(b) Shivaji
(c) Sambaji
(d) Shahu
Ans: (c)
263. The Marathas first served the rulers of
(a) Muhammadan kingdoms of the south
(b) Mughal empire
(c) Vijayanagar
(d) Afghanistan
Ans: (a)
264. Under the Mughal rule the Chief Minister was known as
(a) Diwan
(b) Vakil
(c) Kazi
(d) Mansabdar
Ans: (b)
265. During the Mughal rule the finance minister was known as
(a) Vakil
(b) Diwan
(c) Kotwal
(d) Amin
Ans: (b)
266. With the help of Baghnuk (Tiger-claws) Shivaji killed
(a) Afzalkhan
(b) Shayistakhan
(c) Muhamad Khan
(d) Aurangzeb
Ans: (a)
267. Shahu defeated Tara Bai at _____ in 1707.
(a) Malvan
(b) Khed
(c) Kolhapur
(d) Agra
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268. During the Mughal rule in the field of agriculture Parauti was the land
(a) annually cultivated
(b) left fallow
(c) uncultivated
(d) barren land
Ans: (b)
269. Match the following:
List-I List-II
A. Polaj 1. Uncultivated
B. Parauti 2. Left fallow for 3 or 4 years
C. Chachar 3. Left fallow to recover strength
D. Banjar 4. Annually cultivated
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 3 4 1 2
(c) 4 3 2 1
(d) 2 1 4 3
Ans: (c)
270. Under the Mughals the cotton goods were exported to
(a) Africa
(b) Sumatra
(c) Japan
(d) England
Ans: (a)
271. During the Mughal period the main source of Imperial revenue was
(a) Agriculture
(b) Customs duties
(c) Industry
(d) Foreign trade
Ans: (a)
272. Under the Mughal rule the main occupation of the people was
(a) Sea faring
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(c) Working in mines
(d) Service in the army
Ans: (b)
273. Slaves who were in great demand under the Mughals were
(a) Abyssinians
(b) Persians
(c) Africans
(d) Afghans
Ans: (a)
274. The Mughals have been made immortal by their achievements in the field.
(a) Political
(b) Architectural
(c) Military
(d) Social
Ans: (b)
275. The most important feature of the Mughal building was the
(a) Dome
(b) Arch
(c) The narrow columns
(d) Corbel brackets
Ans: (a)
276. All the early Mughal Emperors except ___ were great builders
(a) Babar
(b) Humayun
(c) Jahangir
(d) Aurangzeb\
Ans: (d)
277. Babar summoned the pupils of the famous architect Sinan from
(a) Constantinople
(b) Kabul
(c) Syria
(d) Egypt
Ans: (a)
278. Jammi Mosque was built at
(a) Sambhal
(b) Delhi
(c) Agra
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(d) Lahore
Ans: (a)
279. The Mughal architecture attained unrivalled magnificence during the reign of
(a) Babar
(b) Akbar
(c) Jahangir
(d) Shah Jahan
Ans: (d)
280. Indo-Persian style of architecture attained its supreme beauty in the reign of
(a) Babar
(b) Akbar
(c) Jahangir
(d) Shah Jahan
Ans: (d)
281. The Pearl Mosque was built by
(a) Shah Jahan
(b) Aurangzeb
(c) Humayun
(d) Akbar
Ans: (a)
282. The Hindu painting was closely connected with pictorial art of the
(a) Buddhist priests
(b) Jain monks
(c) Artistic schools of the Far East
(d) The Mughal school
Ans: (a)
283. When Humayun was in exile Koh-i-noor Diamond was with
(a) The Raja Bikramajid
(b) Shah Tahmasp of Persia
(c) Sultan of Bijapur
(d) Sher Shah
Ans: (b)
284. The Peacock Throne of Shah Jahan was made of
(a) Pure Silver
(b) Pure Gold and Pure Silver
(c) Pure Gold studded with gems
(d) Silver, copper and gold
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285. There were jewelled steps leading to the Emperor's seat, in the Peacock Throne.
(a) Four
(b) Three
(c) Two
(d) Six
Ans: (b)
286. The huge wealth of the Mughals Cell into the hands of _______ after the capture of
Delhi in 1739.
(a) Nadir Shah
(b) The English
(c) The French
(d) The Portuguese
Ans: (a)
287. The Lilavati was a treatise on
(a) Arithmetic
(b) Astronomy
(c) Philosophy
(d) Medicine
Ans: (a)
288. Khan Khanan rendered Babur's Memoires into
(a) Sanskrit
(b) Persian
(c) Urdu
(d) Hindi
Ans: (b)
289. Kondana was renamed Singarh by
(a) Shaji
(b) Jijabai
(c) Shivaji
(d) Sambaji
Ans: (c)
290. Under Shivajl's rule of the produce were to be given by the peasant to the state.
(a) Three-fifths
(b) Two-fifths
(c) One-fifth
(d) Four-fifths
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291. Sambaji plundered the Mughal territories in
(a) Deccan
(b) Gujarat
(c) Punjab
(d) Bengal
Ans: (a)
292. Guru Nanak was born at
(a) Talwandi
(b) Purandhar
(c) Amritsar
(d) Poona
Ans: (a)
293. According to Guru Nanak Salvation could be obtained
(a) In the service of God
(b) Taking the Brahmans and Mullahs as their guides
(c) In fighting for the country
(d) In fighting against Islam
Ans: (a)
294. The Apostolate of the Sikhs consisted of leaders.
(a) Eighteen
(b) Ten
(c) Only Two
(d) Seven
Ans: (b)
295. The stone railing which Aurangzeb ordered to remove was presented to Keshav Rai
Temple by
(a) Shah Jahan
(b) Shivaji
(c) Dara Shukoh
(d) Dadaji
Ans: (c)
296. Guru Gobind Singh was assassinated by a
(a) Mughal
(b) Hindu
(c) Afghan Pathan
(d) Sikh
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297. During the reign of Aurangzeb, Rajaram was a
(a) Jat Leader
(b) Mughal Leader
(c) Maratha Leader
(d) Sikh Leader
Ans: (c)
298. During the Mughal period there was continuous emigration of the ____ to places ruled
by Hindu Rajas.
(a) Nobles
(b) Poor
(c) Middle Class
(d) Foreign residents
Ans: (b)
299. Babar was originally the ruler of
(a) Kabul
(b) Persia
(c) Fargana
(d) Khandahar
Ans: (c)
300. When Babar invaded India in 1525, Humayun was the Governor of
(a) Kabul
(b) Fargana
(c) Badakhshan
(d) Herat
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