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Question 91. Match the following:
List I
List II
A. Revenue acceptance
1. Patta deed
B. Market town
2. Qabuliyat
C. Mughal silver coin
3. Mohur
D. Revenue title deed
4. Tabaqat-i-Nasiri
E. Mughal gold coin
5. Shahrukh
  1.    A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3, E-
  2.    A-2, B-1, C-5, D-2, E-3
  3.    A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4, E-5
  4.    A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4, E-5
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> A-2, B-1, C-5, D-2, E-3
Answer: (b)
Question 92. Which were the two distinctive features of the architecture of Shahjahan’s reign?

  1. Use of Marble

  2. Cusped arches

  3. Simplicity

  4. Use of beams


Select the correct answer from the codes given below codes:
  1.    2 and 3
  2.    1 and 2
  3.    1 and 4
  4.    1 and 3
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 1 and 2
Answer: (b)
The two distinctive features of the architecture of Shahjahan’s reign were the use of Marble and Cusped arches. Shahjahan left behind a grand legacy of structures constructed during his reign. He was one of the greatest patrons of Islamic architecture.
Among his constructions are
The Taj Mahal,
Red Fort,
large sections of Agra Fort,
The Jama Masjid,
The Wazir Khan Mosque,
The Moti Masjid,
The Shalimar Gardens,
Sections of the Lahore Fort,
The Jahangir mausoleum— his father's tomb.
Use of the double dome,
Cusped Arches, and
Park-like surroundings were all favourite devices of Shahjahan period architect.
Symmetry and balance between the parts of a building were always stressed, as was delicate ornamental detail.
White marble was a favoured building material.
Question 93. Which one among the following pairs is correctly matched?
  1.    The Battle of Khanwa : Defeat of Rana Pratap by Akbar
  2.    The Battle of Chausa : Defeat of Humayun by Sher Shah
  3.    The Second Battle : Defeat of Jaichand of Kannauj of Tarain by Muhammad of Ghori
  4.    The First Battle of : Defeat of Sikander Lodhi by Panipat Babur
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> The First Battle of : Defeat of Sikander Lodhi by Panipat Babur
Answer: (d)
Question 94. When was the famous Treaty of Chittor signed during the reign of Jahangir?
  1.    1610 AD
  2.    1605 AD
  3.    1615 AD
  4.    1620 AD
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 1615 AD
Answer: (c) In 1615 AD, the famous treaty of Chittor signed during the reign of Jahangir. In pursuance of his father’s policy of imperialism, Jahangir aimed at the conquest of the entire country. In 1605, he sent his second son to reduce Rana Amar Singh, a Hindu ruler, to submission. It was not easy to conquer the great fort of Chittor. In 1608, the emperor sent another force. Eventually, a treaty of peace was signed in 1615.
Question 95. Which is not a characteristic of the Taj Mahal’s architecture ?
  1.    Charbagh Plan
  2.    Pietra Dura
  3.    Double Dome
  4.    White Marble
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Charbagh Plan
Answer: (a)
Question 96. Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?
  1.    Iqta : Revenue assignment for civil and military service
  2.    Khalisa : Directly administered land by the Mughal emperor
  3.    Mansab : Official status of the nobles in the sultanate administration
  4.    Ijara : A contractual system of revenue assignment
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Ijara : A contractual system of revenue assignment
Answer: (d)
Question 97. Why did the reign of Shahjahan, considered as the ‘Golden Period’ of Mughal empire?

  1. Trade and commerce flourished.

  2. The was no external threat to India. The country was safe and sound.

  3. The territorial expansion was at its top.

  4. Financially the state was comfortable.


  1.    1, 2 and 4
  2.    2, 3 and 4
  3.    1, 3 and 4
  4.    2 and 3
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 1, 2 and 4
Answer: (a)
Question 98. In 1576, the Mughal army fought the battle of Haldighati with
  1.    Prithvi Raj Chauhan
  2.    Udai Singh
  3.    Maharana Pratap
  4.    Man Singh
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Maharana Pratap
Answer: (c)
Question 99. What was the stake in the agricultural production in the land revenue system of Shivaji?
  1.    25%
  2.    16%
  3.    35%
  4.    40%
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 40%
Answer: (d)
Question 100. The land which was kept reserved for the assignment of land revenue was known as
  1.    Mahal-i-Khalsa
  2.    Mahal-i-Jagir
  3.    Mahal-i-Paibaqi
  4.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Mahal-i-Paibaqi
Answer: (c)

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