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Question 331. Between whom was the Battle of Khanwa (1527) fought?
  1.    Ibrahim Lodi and Rana Sanga
  2.    Humayun and Sher Khan
  3.    Babar and Rana Sanga
  4.    Humayun and Nusrat Shah
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Babar and Rana Sanga
Answer: (c)The Battle of Khanwa (1527) was the second of the series of three major battles. The first battle of Panipat was the first of the series, the battle of Ghaghra was the last. This battle was fought near the village of Khanwa, about 60 km west of Agra on March 17, 1527. Babur defeated a formidable army raised by Rana Sanga of Mewar in this battle and firmly established his rule over North India.
Question 332. Consider the following statements :

  1. The Ain-i Akbari is the third book in the Akbarnama written during the reign of the Mughal Emperor, Akbar.

  2. Abul Fazl was the author of the first two books of the Akbarnama while Akbar was the author of the third.

  3. The best-known accounts of illustrated Mughal official reports are the Akbarnama and the Babarnama.


Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  1.    1 only
  2.    3 only
  3.    1 and 3 only
  4.    1, 2 and 3
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (d)
The first volume of Akbarnama deals with the birth of Akbar, the history of Timur’s family and the reigns of Babur and Humayun and the Suri sultans of Delhi.
The second volume describes the detailed history of the reign of Akbar till 1602 and records the events during Akbar’s reign.
The third volume is named Ain-i-Akbari and details the administrative system of the Empire as well as containing the famous “Account of the Hindu Sciences”. It also deals with Akbar’s household, army, the revenues and the geography of the empire. It also produces rich details about the traditions and culture of the people living in India.
It is famous for its rich statistical details about things as diverse as crop yields, prices, wages and revenues. Baburnama (alternatively known as Tuzk-e Babri) is the name given to the memoirs of Zahir ud-Din Muhammad Babur (1483 – 1530), founder of the Mughal Empire and a great-great-great-grandson of Timur.
Question 333. The famous Kohinour diamond was produced from one of the mines in
  1.    Chhotanagpur
  2.    Orissa
  3.    Bijapur
  4.    Golconda
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Golconda
Answer: (d) The Golconda fort used to have a vault where once the famous Kohinoor and Hopediamonds were stored along with other diamonds. Golconda was once renowned for the diamonds found on the southeast at Kollur Mine near Kollur (modern day Guntur district), Paritala (modern day Krishna district) and cut in the city during the Kakatiya reign. At that time, India had the only known diamond mines in the world.
Question 334. The Mughal rulers of medieval India were in fact
  1.    Afghans
  2.    Persians (Iranians)
  3.    Chagtai Turks
  4.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Chagtai Turks
Answer: (c)
Question 335. One of the observatories established by Sawai Jai Singh was at
  1.    Indore
  2.    Agra
  3.    Ujjain
  4.    Jodhpur
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Ujjain
Answer: (c)
One of the observatories established by Sawai Jai Singh was of Ujjain.
The idea behind building a number of observatories at different locations in northern India was to make the same observations from different places and thus reduce the errors introduced due to the limits of resolution of human vision.
Sawai Jai Singh built the three small ones at Ujjain, Mathura, and Banaras with the help of Hindu astronomers who themselves had limitations in civil engineering (architectural engineering).
Question 336. Which of the following was the court language during the reign of Akbar?
  1.    Hindi
  2.    Persian
  3.    Urdu
  4.    Arabic
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Persian
Answer: (b)
Question 337. Aurangzeb was an expert musician of which instrument?
  1.    Tabla
  2.    Flute
  3.    Veena
  4.    Sitar
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Veena
Answer: (c) Aurangzeb banned music in the court and relieved the musicians. Though instrumental music was continued in the court. He was himself expert in playing Veena.
Question 338. Which company was authorized by Jahangir to set up a factory in Surat?
  1.    The French East India Company
  2.    The United East India Company
  3.    The Portuguese East India Company
  4.    The English East India Company
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> The English East India Company
Answer: (d)
Question 339. Who among the following painters committed suicide?
  1.    Basawan
  2.    Daswant
  3.    Lal
  4.    Mahesh
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Lal
Answer: (c)
Question 340. Which of the following was/were steps taken by Sher Shah to promote trade and commerce?

  1. Making travel safe for the trader.

  2. Building a new highway between Delhi and Warangal.

  3. Abolishing internal duties and levying taxes only at the points of import and sale.

  4. Building sarais along roadways.


  1.    1, 2 and 3
  2.    1, 3 and 4
  3.    2 and 3
  4.    1, 2, 3 and 4
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 1, 3 and 4
Answer: (b)

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