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Question 281. The Mansabdari system of the Mughals was a complex system. Its efficient functioning depended upon:
Select the correct answer from the codes given below codes:
- The practice of offering the title of ‘Mansabdar’ to military personnel only.
- Proper functioning of the dagh (branding) system.
- Proper functioning of the Jagirdari system.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below codes:
Answer: Option C. -> 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (c)
Answer: (c)
Answer: Option D. -> 3 4 1 2
Answer: (d)
Gulbadan Begum composed the Humayun Nama. Ishwar Das Nagar composed Futuhat-i-Alamgiri. Xahiya bin Ahmad composed Tarikh-i-Mubarakshahi.
Abbas Khan sarwani composed Tarikh-iShershahi Gulbadan Begum was daughter of Mughal Emperor Babur, she is the author of Humayun Nama, the account of the life of her half-brother, Humayun.
Ishwar Das Nagar composed Futuhati-Alamgiri which is history of Aurangzeb’s reign. Tarikh-i-Mubarakshahi was written by yahiya-bin Ahmad Sirhindi in which A detailed account of Mubarak Shah’s reign (Sayyid dynasty) is available.
The Tarikh-i-Sher Shahi is a historical work compiled by Abbas Khan Sarwani, a waqia-navis, who detailed the rule of emperor Sher Shah Suri.
Answer: (d)
Gulbadan Begum composed the Humayun Nama. Ishwar Das Nagar composed Futuhat-i-Alamgiri. Xahiya bin Ahmad composed Tarikh-i-Mubarakshahi.
Abbas Khan sarwani composed Tarikh-iShershahi Gulbadan Begum was daughter of Mughal Emperor Babur, she is the author of Humayun Nama, the account of the life of her half-brother, Humayun.
Ishwar Das Nagar composed Futuhati-Alamgiri which is history of Aurangzeb’s reign. Tarikh-i-Mubarakshahi was written by yahiya-bin Ahmad Sirhindi in which A detailed account of Mubarak Shah’s reign (Sayyid dynasty) is available.
The Tarikh-i-Sher Shahi is a historical work compiled by Abbas Khan Sarwani, a waqia-navis, who detailed the rule of emperor Sher Shah Suri.
Answer: Option A. -> Dam
Answer: (a)
During the Mughal period, the copper coin was known as Dam. Silver Shahrukhis of 72 grains weight and silver Rupiyahs 198 grains in weight had great circulation. Akbar’s copper coins of 330 grains weight were known as “Dam”.
40 Dams were equal to 1 silver Rupiyah and 9 Rupiyahs were equal to 1 Muhar in value.
Answer: (a)
During the Mughal period, the copper coin was known as Dam. Silver Shahrukhis of 72 grains weight and silver Rupiyahs 198 grains in weight had great circulation. Akbar’s copper coins of 330 grains weight were known as “Dam”.
40 Dams were equal to 1 silver Rupiyah and 9 Rupiyahs were equal to 1 Muhar in value.
Answer: Option B. -> 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (b)
Answer: (b)
Answer: Option D. -> A - 2, B - 1, C - 4, D - 3
Answer: (d)
Answer: (d)
Answer: Option D. -> Fifteen
Answer: (d)
Answer: (d)
Answer: Option D. -> Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi
Answer: (d) Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi is known as Mujaddid or reformer. He is described as Mujaddid Alf Thani meaning the “reviver of the second millennium”, for his work in rejuvenating Islam and opposing the heterodoxies prevalent in the time of Mughal emperor Akbar.
Answer: (d) Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi is known as Mujaddid or reformer. He is described as Mujaddid Alf Thani meaning the “reviver of the second millennium”, for his work in rejuvenating Islam and opposing the heterodoxies prevalent in the time of Mughal emperor Akbar.
Answer: Option B. -> Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Answer: (b)
Akbar constructed the Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri because he desired to commemorate his victory over Gujarat. A Persian inscription on the eastern archway of the Buland Darwaza records Akbar's conquest over Uttar Pradesh and the victory in Gujarat in 1601.
The Buland Darwaza is made of red and buff sandstone, decorated by white and black marble and towers above the courtyard of the mosque. The total height of the Structure is about 54 metres from the ground level. It is a 15-storey high gateway that guards the southern entrance of the city of Fatehpur Sikri.
Answer: (b)
Akbar constructed the Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri because he desired to commemorate his victory over Gujarat. A Persian inscription on the eastern archway of the Buland Darwaza records Akbar's conquest over Uttar Pradesh and the victory in Gujarat in 1601.
The Buland Darwaza is made of red and buff sandstone, decorated by white and black marble and towers above the courtyard of the mosque. The total height of the Structure is about 54 metres from the ground level. It is a 15-storey high gateway that guards the southern entrance of the city of Fatehpur Sikri.
Answer: Option A. -> Meher Ji Rana
Answer: (a) Mehar Ji Rana was the invitees of Akbar to the Ibadat Khana was not a Jain monk. The first Dastur Meher Ji Rana was the undisputed spiritual leader of the Parsi community in India during the sixteenth century.
Answer: (a) Mehar Ji Rana was the invitees of Akbar to the Ibadat Khana was not a Jain monk. The first Dastur Meher Ji Rana was the undisputed spiritual leader of the Parsi community in India during the sixteenth century.
Question 290. Which of the following statements are correct?
- The Jain text, Parisistha Parvam, describes that with the help of Chanakya, Chandragupta defeated the Nanda king and captured him.
- Chandra Gupta defeated the invading army of the Greek Kshatrapa Seleucus who had succeeded Alexander in the eastern part of his empire.
- The Junagarh rock inscription of Rudradaman says that a dam on the Sudarshana lake for irrigation was constructed by Pushyagupta, ·a provincial governor of Chandragupta Maurya.
- Seleucus sent Megasthenese as his ambassador to the court of Chandragupta.
Answer: Option C. -> 1, 2, and 3 only
Answer: (c)
During the reign of Sher Shah, the mausoleum at Sasaram in Bihar and the Purana Qila near Delhi were built.
These two monuments are considered as the architectural marvels of medieval India.
Answer: (c)
During the reign of Sher Shah, the mausoleum at Sasaram in Bihar and the Purana Qila near Delhi were built.
These two monuments are considered as the architectural marvels of medieval India.
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