State And Society In Medieval India Set 2

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This set of State and Society in Medieval india Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on State And Society In Medieval India Set 2

Q1 | Which revenue system among the following is also known as the bandobast system?
  • zabti
  • dahsala
  • nasaq
  • kankut
Answer: zabti
Q2 | What was the original name of Nur Jahan?
  • zeb-un-nisa
  • fatima begum
  • mihr-un-nisa
  • jahanara
Answer: mihr-un-nisa
Q3 | During the reign of which Mughal was tobacco introduced in India?
  • aurangzeb
  • jahangir
  • akbar
  • shah jahan
Answer: jahangir
Q4 | Who among the following Mughal ministers was the paymaster-general as well?
  • diwan
  • mir bakshi
  • khan-i-saman
  • vakil
Answer: mir bakshi
Q5 | Which of the following Mughal tombs can be considered as a prototype of the Taj Mahalfor being the first Mughal tomb to be placed in the centre of a large park-like enclosure?
  • humayun’s tomb at delhi
  • jahangir’s tomb at lahore
  • itimad-ud-daula’s tomb at agra
  • salim chisti’s tomb at fatehpur sikri
Answer: salim chisti’s tomb at fatehpur sikri
Q6 | Arrange the Great Mughals in historical order. (i) Akbar (ii) Shah Jahan (iii) Babur (iv) Aurangzeb (v) Humayun (vi) JahangirSelect the answer from the codes below:
  • iii, v, i, vi, ii, iv
  • iii, v, i, ii, vi, iv
  • i, ii, iii, v, vi, iv
  • iii, iv, ii, i, v, vi
Answer: iii, v, i, ii, vi, iv
Q7 | 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
Answer: razm namah
Q8 | Which of the following revenue systems were Akbar’s own innovations?(i) Batai(ii) Kankut(iii) Nasaq(iv) Zabti(v) DahsalaSelect the answer from the codes below:
  • i and iv
  • ii and v
  • iii and iv
  • iv and v
Answer: iv and v
Q9 | Who translated Tuzuk-i-Baburi into Persian?
  • abul fazl
  • amir khusrau
  • abdur rahi
  • daulat khan
Answer: abdur rahi
Q10 | Who wrote Tabaqat-i-Akbari?
  • abul fazl
  • badauni
  • munim khan
  • nizam-ud-din ahmad
Answer: nizam-ud-din ahmad
Q11 | Who was the in-charge of a pargana?
  • amil
  • pattidar
  • shiqdar
  • qanungo
Answer: shiqdar
Q12 | What is the correct chronology of dynasties that ruled Vijayanagar?
  • sangama, tuluva, saluva, aravidu
  • tuluva, sangama, saluva, aravidu
  • aravidu, sangama, tuluva, saluva
  • sangama, saluva, tuluva, aravidu
Answer: sangama, saluva, tuluva, aravidu
Q13 | When was the Bahmani kingdom founded?
  • 1325
  • 1437
  • 1347
  • 1341
Answer: 1347
Q14 | What were the temples built by Krishna Deva Raya?
  • vitthalaswamy and hazara ramaswamy temples
  • shore and brihadeesvara temples
  • hazara ramaswamy and meenakshi temples
  • vitthalaswamy and kailasanatha temples
Answer: vitthalaswamy and hazara ramaswamy temples
Q15 | Who said ‘God is the breath of all breath.’?
  • nanak
  • kabir
  • mirabai
  • chaitanya
Answer: kabir
Q16 | Dohas were
  • religious teachings of sufis.
  • a group of merchants who sent large caravans.
  • the muslim devotees who emphasised the personal devotion of man to god through love.
  • couplets which kabir composed and by which he taught his followers.
Answer: couplets which kabir composed and by which he taught his followers.
Q17 | Guru Nanak was born in
  • 1469
  • 1450
  • 1470
  • 1445
Answer: 1469
Q18 | Who was murid?
  • sufi saint
  • sufi teacher
  • a disciple
  • hospice
Answer: a disciple
Q19 | A silsilah was a
  • tomb
  • shrine
  • a sufi order
  • hospice
Answer: a sufi order
Q20 | What were Varahas?
  • couplets of poetry
  • gold coins
  • guilds
  • assembly
Answer: gold coins
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