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Answer: Option D. -> 4 3 1 2
Answer: (d)
Answer: (d)
Question 352. Consider the following statements about the Ibadat Khana.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
- The Ibadat Khana was established in 1575 AD.
- The religious debates of Ibadat Khana did play role in the development of religious views of Akbar.
- The Ibadat Khana was opened for all religious leaders in the later period.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Answer: Option C. -> 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (c)
All the given statements are correct about the Ibadat Khana. In 1575, Akbar built the Ibadat Khana ("House of Worship") at Fatehpur Sikri, to which he invited theologians, mystics and selected courtiers renowned for their intellectual achievements and discussed matters of spirituality with them.
These discussions initially restricted to Muslims but later he opened the Ibadat Khana to people of all religions as well as atheists, resulting in the scope of the discussions broadening and extending even into areas such as the validity of the Quran and the nature of God.
His interaction with various religious theologians had convinced him that despite their differences, all religions had several good practices, which he sought to combine into a new religious movement known as Din-i-Ilahi.
Answer: (c)
All the given statements are correct about the Ibadat Khana. In 1575, Akbar built the Ibadat Khana ("House of Worship") at Fatehpur Sikri, to which he invited theologians, mystics and selected courtiers renowned for their intellectual achievements and discussed matters of spirituality with them.
These discussions initially restricted to Muslims but later he opened the Ibadat Khana to people of all religions as well as atheists, resulting in the scope of the discussions broadening and extending even into areas such as the validity of the Quran and the nature of God.
His interaction with various religious theologians had convinced him that despite their differences, all religions had several good practices, which he sought to combine into a new religious movement known as Din-i-Ilahi.
Answer: Option D. -> Aurangzeb
Answer: (d)
Answer: (d)
Question 354. Which of the following are the salient features of Gandhara art?
Select the answer from the codes given below:
- Moulding the human body in a realistic manner with minute attention to physical features like muscles, moustache and curly hair.
- Thick drapery with large and bold fold lines.
- Rich carving, elaborate ornamentation and symbolic expressions.
- The main theme was the new form of Buddhism - Mahayanism - and the evolution of an image of Buddha.
Select the answer from the codes given below:
Answer: Option B. -> 1, 3, and 4
Answer: (b)
Her father Itimaduddauala was chief diwan. Nur Jahan’s elder brother Asaf Khan was appointed as Khan-i-Saman, a post reserved for the nobles. In 1612, Asaf Khan’s daughter, Arjumand Banu Begum (later known as Mumtaj), married Jahangir’s third son, Prince Khurram (later Shah Jahan).
It was believed by some historians that Nur Jahan formed a group of “junta” and this led to two factions in the Mughal court.
Answer: (b)
Her father Itimaduddauala was chief diwan. Nur Jahan’s elder brother Asaf Khan was appointed as Khan-i-Saman, a post reserved for the nobles. In 1612, Asaf Khan’s daughter, Arjumand Banu Begum (later known as Mumtaj), married Jahangir’s third son, Prince Khurram (later Shah Jahan).
It was believed by some historians that Nur Jahan formed a group of “junta” and this led to two factions in the Mughal court.
Answer: Option D. -> 1-A, 2-B, 3-C, 4-D, 5-E, 6-F
Answer: (d)
Answer: (d)
Question 356. Arrange the following events of Jahangir's reign in the chronological order?
Choose the correct answer from the codes below:
- Captain Hawkin’s visit to Jahangir’s court.
- Sir Thomas Aoe’s arrival at Jahangir's court.
- Mahabat Khan’s revolt and capture of Jahangir.
- Prince Khrram’s revolt against his father.
- Jahangir’s marriage with Nur Jahan.
- Issue of 12 famous ordinances.
Choose the correct answer from the codes below:
Answer: Option D. -> 6, 1, 5, 2, 4 and 3
Answer: (d)
Answer: (d)
Answer: Option A. -> Mirza Mazhar Jan-i-Jahan (Naqshbandiya)
Answer: (a) Mirra Marhar Jan-i-Jahan (Naqshbandiya) like Dara Shikoh considered Vedas as the revealed book.
Answer: (a) Mirra Marhar Jan-i-Jahan (Naqshbandiya) like Dara Shikoh considered Vedas as the revealed book.
Answer: Option D. -> Shahjahan
Answer: (d)
Answer: (d)
Answer: Option D. -> Raghunath Rao
Answer: (d)
Answer: (d)
Answer: Option A. -> Art and architecture
Answer: (a)
Answer: (a)