Indian History 2 Set 4
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This set of Indian History 2 Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Indian History 2 Set 4
Q1 | In which language did Babur write his memoirs, called Tuzuk-i-Baburi?
- persian
- arabic
- mongol
- turkish
Q2 | Which revenue system among the following is also known as the bandobast system?
- zabti
- dahsala
- nasaq
- kankut
Q3 | What was the original name of Nur Jahan?
- zeb-un-nisa
- fatima begum
- mihr-un-nisa
- jahanara
Q4 | Which Mughal is credited with prohibiting sati unless the widow herself, of her own freewill, persistently desired it?
- akbar
- babur
- humayun
- jahangir
Q5 | Who among the following Englishmen was given the title of ‘Khan’ by Jahangir?
- thomas roe
- ralph fitch
- hawkins
- newbery
Q6 | What was duaspa-sihaspa and who introduced it?
- a revenue system introduced by akbar
- a decorative method introduced by shah jahan
- a special rank having higher sawar than zat introduced by aurangzeb
- a sub rank of sawar introduced by jahangir.
Q7 | Who among the following Mughal ministers was the paymaster-general as well?
- diwan
- mir bakshi
- khan-i-saman
- vakil
Q8 | Who were the harkaras of the Mughal period?
- enforcers of public morals
- news writers and reporters
- secret letter writers and informers
- spies and special couriers
Q9 | What was Jajmani system of the Mughal period?
- a revenue system in which revenues of different units of land were assigned to officials in lieu of salaries.
- an administrative system in which ranks in terms of numbers were assigned to nobles, military commanders and other prominent people for placing them in the official hierarchy.
- a reciprocal system that existed in rural india between the peasantry and other occupational groups.
- a commercial system that developed in urban india for facilitating commercial transactions on a large scale.
Q10 | During Akbar’s reign, a group of scholars translated Mahabharata into Persian fromSanskrit. What is this Persian version called?
- sakinat-ul-auliya
- razm namah
- iqbal namah
- akbar namah
Q11 | Which of the following revenue systems were Akbar’s own innovations?(i) Batai (ii) Kankut (iii) Nasaq (iv) Zabti (v) Dahsala Select the answer from the codes below:
- i and iv
- ii and v
- iii and iv
- iv and v
Q12 | Who translated Tuzuk-i-Baburi into Persian?
- abul fazl
- amir khusrau
- abdur rahim
- daulat khan
Q13 | Who wrote Tabaqat-i-Akbari?
- abul fazl
- badauni
- munim khan
- nizam-ud-din ahmad
Q14 | Who was the in-charge of a pargana?
- amil
- pattidar
- shiqdar
- qanungo
Q15 | Which of the following varieties of land during Mughal period did not yield any landrevenue to the state?
- khalisa
- jagir
- sayur ghal
- raiyati
Q16 | What portion of actual produce was fixed as the demand of the state under the zabti?
- one-half
- one-third
- one-fourth
- one-fifth
Q17 | Akbar’s enlightened religious policy was based on his philosophy of sulh-i-kul whichmeant
- universal tolerance
- universal peace
- enlightened benevolence
- unity of godhead
Q18 | The police chief of a city was called
- qazi
- faujdar
- kotwal
- qilahdar
Q19 | To assist the Maratha king, there was a council of state ministers known as
- ashtadigvajas
- navaratnins
- ashtapradhaan
- qilahdar
Q20 | Under Maratha administration who was Dabir?
- prime minister
- chief justice
- foreign secretary
- superintendent
Q21 | Shivaji was born at
- nasik
- pune
- chittor
- shivneri
Q22 | Dalals were
- merchants
- brokers
- travellers
- in charge of inns
Q23 | Who wrote Ta’arikh-i-Firuzshahi
- amir khusru
- ziauddin barani
- badayuni
- abdur razzak
Q24 | During the Mughal period the Karwanis or Nayakas were
- village heads
- merchants
- court poets
- scribs