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 Medieval History Test-1
Part - 1
1. Which of the following pairs are correctly
matched?
1. Chauth : Tribute or tax levied on
territories outside the Maratha control to
avoid the Maratha raids.
2. Sardeshmukhi : Additional 10% tax on
top of Chauth.
3. Watans : The grant of land for
maintaining military.
4. Saranjams : System of granting lands in
lieu of services offered by the individual.
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below:
Codes:
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1, 2 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(d) All
2. Consider the following statements about the
Sufism in India:
1. The Sufis laid emphasis upon free
thought and liberal ideas.
2. Sufi saints contributed greatly to the
growth of a rich regional literature.
3. The Sufi movement encouraged equality
and brotherhood.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Only 3 (d) All
3. Consider the following statements with
respect to the reign of Aurangzeb:
1. Aurangzeb started the practice of jharoka
darshan or showing himself to the public
from the balcony to keep Mughal officials
at their toes all the time.
2. Aurangzeb completely exempted Muslim
traders from the payment of cess.
3. Aurangzeb levied Jazia tax and
discriminated towards people professing
other religions.
Which of the above given statements are
incorrect?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
4. Consider the following statements with
respect to the 'Wahdat-al-Wujud':
1. Wahdat-al-Wujud signifies Akbar's
decree to the subjects and his nobles to
pay complete obedience to the laws of
Mughal Empire.
2. Wahdat-al-Wujud signifies the unity of
being and emphasizing on utlimate truth
of presence of God.
Which of the above given statements is/are
correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both (d) None
5. Chinese travellers visited India from time to
time. Consider the following statements
related to Hiuen-Tsang:
1. Hiuen-Tsang has left fairly detailed
accounts about Harshavardhana and
some other contemporary kings of
Northern India.
2. Hiuen-Tsang depicted Harsha as a
follower of Shiva.
3. Hiuen-Tsang depicted the poor status of
women due to early marriage and
presence of Sati system.
 Which of the above given statements is/are
correct?
(a) 1 and 3
(b) Only 2
(c) 1 and 2
(d) 1, 2 and 3
6. Consider the following statements with
respect to the relation between Cholas and
Chalukyas:
1. Geo-political factor was one of the causes
of continuous war between them.
2. In the economic sphere they were never
hostile to each other as their zone of trade
were different.
3. To capture trade with China and South-
Eastern Asia they fought numerous
battles.
4. Chalukyas possessed great naval power
and dominated the foreign trade while
Cholas concentrated on inland trade.
Which of the above given statements are
incorrect?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(d) 1 and 4
7. Consider the following statements with
respect to the Dahsala System:
1. It was a planned system for revenue
assessment of land.
2. Under this the State expressed its land
revenue demand as a cash rate based on
the local produce and local prices.
3. Dahsala System was put in place during
the reign of Sher Shah Suri but
discontinued due to revolt from local
landlords.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) Only 3 (d) None
8. Consider the following statements with
respect to the Badami Chalukya architecture:
1. Badami Chalukya architecture style is
associated with the Dravidian style.
2. A prominent carving of the Tandava-
dancing Shiva as Nataraja is associated
with this architecture.
3. The Badami cave temples of this
architecture are man-made, all carved out
of soft Badami sandstone on a hill cliff.
4. The architecture is dedicated mainly to
Shiva & Shakti dieties.
Which of the above given statements are
correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(d) 1 and 4
9. Consider the following statements related to
the concept of Din-i-ilahi:
1. It has merged the positives elements from
Islam, Hinduism, Christianity, Jainism
and Zoroastrianism.
2. Din-i-Ilahi had no priesthood, no rituals
or beliefs and no books.
3. It led to the formation of the institution of
Kwaja Durbar for the religious
discussions.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) Only 2 (b) 1 and 2
(c) Only 1 (d) All
10. Consider the following statements with
respect to the Bhakti Movement:
1. The Bhakti movement stressed mystical
union of the individual with God.
2. It was developed after the arrival of
Turks and real development of Bhakti
movement took place in North India.
3. The saints of Bhakti movement
disregarded the austerities preached by
the Jains and Buddhists.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1 and 3
(c) Only 1
(d) All
11. Consider the following statements with
respect to the Turkish Architecture:
 1. The Turks in their buildings used the
arch and the dome on a wider scale.
2. They used indigenous Red sandstone,
yellow sandstone and marble in the
construction.
3. The decorations used on these arches
were based on the motifs of human
warfare and animal hunting.
Which of the above statements are incorrect?
(a) Only 3
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 2
(d) All
12. Consider the following statements with
respect to the First Battle of Panipat:
1. The first battle of Panipat was fought
between invading forces of Ibrahim Lodi
and Babur, ruler of Delhi.
2. It had introduced the usage of gun
powder for the first time.
3. Cannons were used in large scale in the
battle whereas Ibrahim Lodi lacked any
field artillery.
Which of the above statements are incorrect?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) Only 3
(d) Only 2
13. Consider the following statements with
respect to the Sufism in India:
1. The Sufi silsilas which flourished in India
during the Sultanate period initiated the
wave of scientific temper in orthodox
Islam.
2. Sufis belonging to different
silsilas/orders were often hostile to each
other.
3. The disciples of Sufism were prohibited
to practice the profession.
Which of the above statements is/are
incorrect?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) Only 2
(c) 1 and 3
(d) All
14. Consider the following statements with
respect to the Mansabdari System:
1. Mansabdari System was a system of
military administration inherited by the
Mughal in India from Persia.
2. The mansab or rank awarded to an
individual fixed both his status and his
salary.
3. Mansabdari System has combined both
civil and military responsibilities.
4. Princes of blood of Mughal Empire were
excluded from the Mansabdari System.
Which of the above statements are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2 and 4
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 4
15. Consider the following statements about
Murshid Kuli Khan:
1. He had shifted the capital from Dacca to
Murshidabad.
2. He had carried out reorganization of the
finances through transfer of large parts of
jagir lands into khalisa lands.
3. He granted Takkavi loans to peasants for
personal use, improved agriculture and
for paying land revenues in times of
famines.
4. He had introduced the system of revenue
farming.
Which of the above statements are true?
(a) 2 and 3
(b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 2, 3 and 4
(d) All
16. Which of the following statement defines the
term token currency system introduced by
Muhammad Tughlaq?
(a) Under this system gold and silver coins
were replaced by the copper and brass
coins.
(b) Under this system copper and brass coins
were replaced by the gold and silver
coins.
(c) Under this system gold coins were
replaced by the silver coins.
 (d) Under this system gold coins were 2. Itmad-ud-daula's tomb was the first pure
replaced by the silver and copper coins. marble monument.
17. Which of the following is not true about the 3. Both, Architecture and fine arts declined
socio-economic condition of the eighteenth during Aurangzeb's reign.
century in India? Which of the above statements are correct?
1. Caste system was prevalent. (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2
2. Dowry system prevailed in upper and (c) 2 and 3 (d) 1 and 3
lower classes of the society.
21. Consider the following statements regarding
3. Polygamy was prevalent mainly among
new features introduced by Sher Shah Suri:
the aristocratic class.
1. Sher Shah introduced the tri-metal
Codes: coinage system.
(a) 2 and 3 (b) Only 2 2. To keep a tab on the performance of his
(c) Only 3 (d) None officers, Sher Shah had planned to rotate
them across the empire every 2-3 years.
18. Match the following lists:
3. He established the first postal system
List-1 List-2
meant for non-state purposes.
(Literature of (Author)
4. He launched the systematic land survey
Delhi Sultanate) for the management of land revenue
A. Tarikh-i-Mubarak 1. Yahya-bin-Ahmad administration.
Shahi Sirhindi
Which of the above statements are correct?
B. Taj-ul-Maasir 2. Minhaj-us-Siraj
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2, 3 and 4
C. Tabaqat-i-Nasiri 3. Hasan Nizami
(c) 1, 3 and 4 (d) All
D. Tarikh-i-Firoz 4. Ziauddin Barani
Shahi 22. Consider the following statements related to
paintings in Mughal era:
Codes:
1. During Jehangir's reign paintings of birds
A B C D and animals were given greater
(a) 1 2 3 4 emphasis.
(b) 4 2 3 1 2. Ustad Mansur was a famous bird painter
(c) 1 3 2 4 in his court.
(d) 4 3 2 1 3. Nanha and Daulat were expert portrait
painters.
19. Which of the following statements are true
4. "Squirrels in a Plane Tree" is a famous
regarding Amir Khusrau?
painting by Abul Hasan, the royal painter
1. He invented Khayal style of music. in Akbar's court.
2. He invented Tarana style of music.
Which of the above statements is/are
3. He invented Tabla. incorrect?
4. He invented Sarod. (a) Only 4
Codes: (b) 2 and 3
(a) 1 and 3 (b) 1, 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 4
(c) 2, 3 and 4 (d) All (d) Only 3
20. Consider the following statements regarding 23. Consider the following statements:
Mughal architecture: 1. The Mughals did not believe in the rule
1. Akbar used red sandstones inlaid with of primogeniture, where the eldest son
white marbles. inherited his father's estate.
 2. The Mughals followed the Timurid pirates and the inability of king Dahir of
custom of coparcenary inheritance, or a Sind in punishing and reparating the loss
division of the inheritance amongst all due to Sindhi pirates.
the sons.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Which of the above statements is/are correct? (a) 1 and 3 (b) Only 2
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 (c) 2 and 3 (d) All
(c) Both (d) None
25. Consider the following statements regarding
24. Consider the following statements related to the main achievements of Iltutmish:
Muslim invasion in India: 1. He introduced Tanka (silver coins).
1. In 636-37 A.D. during the reign of Caliph 2. He introduced Jital (copper coins).
of Omar, Arabs launched naval
3. He organized Iqtadari system.
expeditions to conquer western Indian
coast. 4. He set up Chahalgani.
2. Mohammed-bin-Qasim attacked Sindh in Select the correct option from the codes given
712 A.D. below:
3. The immediate cause for the Arab (a) 1, 3 and 4 (b) 2, 3 and 4
expedition against Sind was the plunder (c) 1 and 2 (d) All
of Arab merchandise by the Sindhi
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 Medieval History Test-1 Answers
Ans. 1. (a)
Exp: All these terms were used in Marathas
taxation and administration.
• Chauth was a tribute or tax levied on
territories outside the Maratha control.
• Sardeshmukhi was an additional 10% tax on
top of Chauth.
• Watans was a system of granting lands in lieu
of services offered by the individual.
• Saranjams was the grant of land
maintaining military.
Ans. 2. (d)
Ans. 3. (a)
Exp: Aurangzeb discontinued the practice of
jharoka darshan or showing himself to the
public from the balcony and considered this
practice against the Islam. In initial years of
his reign for a short period of time he
exempted the Muslim traders from paying
cess but when the same was misused he
reimposed but kept it half of what was
charged from others. Aurangzeb's attitude
towards temples and the levying of jizyah
show his discrimination and a sense of
bigotry towards people professing other
religions.
Ans. 4. (b)
Exp: Wahadat-al-Wujud signifies the unity of
being, it was supported by Akbar.
Ans. 5. (a)
Exp: Chinese travellers visited India from time to
time. They came here as Buddhist pilgrims
and therefore their accounts are somewhat
tilted towards Buddhism. Chinese tradition
has preserved a long list of such pilgrims.
Three ofthese pilgrims namely, Fa-Hien
Part - 1
visited India in fifth century A.D. while
Hiuen-Tsang and I-tsing came in seventh
century. They have left fairly detailed
accounts which have been translated in
English. Hiuen-Tsang has given the most
interesting and valuable account about
Harshavardhana and some other
contemporary kings of Northern India. Fa-
Hien and HiuenTsang travelled many parts of
the country. However, they have given
somewhat exaggerated account of Buddhism
during the period of their visit. For example
for Hiuen-Tsang depicts Harsha as a follower of
Buddhism while in his epigraphic records
Harsha mentions himself as a devotee of Siva.
Ans. 6. (b)
Exp: Geo-political factor was one of the causes of
continuous war between them. They also had
severe differences in economic field and were
hostile to each other. However, they never
had any battle to capture trade with China
and South-Eastern Asia as Cholas possessed
great naval power and dominated the foreign
trade while because of weak naval power
Chalukyas concentrated on inland trade.
Ans. 7. (a)
Exp: On the basis of Dahsala System the Mughal
State expressed its land revenue demand as a
cash rate based on the local prices and local
productivity. Dahsala System was based on
the land revenue.
Ans. 8. (b)
Exp: Badami Chalukya architecture style is
associated with the vesara style. The Badami
cave temples are the finest example of this
architecture. A prominent carving is of the
Tandava-dancing Shiva as Nataraja is
associated with this architecture. The Badami
cave temples of this architecture are man-
 made, all carved out of soft Badami sandstone Ans. 13. (d)
on a hill cliff.
Exp: One of the main drawbacks of Sufism in India
Ans. 9. (b) was to initiation of mysticism and denial of
science and reason. Orthodox Islamists were
Exp: Din-i-Ilahi' had no priesthood, no rituals or
often in conflict with Sufi saints. Sufism had
beliefs and no books. It was an amalgamation
almost no impact on orthodox Islam or
of many existing religion in India at that point
Islamic Ulemas. Sufis belonging to different
of time. It was the initiation of Akbar. The
orders were cordial to each other. For the
institution of ibadat khana played a crucial
disciples, the Sufis advocated earning their
role in the emergence of new liberal and
livelihood from profession.
tolerant state.
Ans. 14. (a)
Ans. 10. (b)
Exp: Mansabdari System was a system in military
Exp: The Bhakti movement stressed mystical union
administration devised by the Mughal in
of the individual with God. It was developed
India borrowed originally from Persia. Under
before the arrival of Turks. The saints of
the Mansabdari System, the mansab or rank
Bhakti movement disregarded the austerities
awarded to an individual fixed both his status
preached by the Jains and Buddhists. The real
and his salary. Mansabdari System was a
development of Bhakti took place in South
single service, combining both civil and
India between the 7th and the 12th centuries
military responsibilities. Princes of blood of
through the teachings of poet saints known as
Mughal Empire were the part of the
Alvars and Nayanar whose hymns were
Mansabdari System. Mansabs above 5000 up
collected and compiled in the 10th century.
to 10000 were reserved for the princes of
The Sufi saints of the Muslims also
blood.
emphasized devotion to Allah (God). The
spiritual yearning made Kabir, Guru Nanak, Ans. 15. (d)
Mirabai, Surdas, Tulsi Das, Chaitanya and
Exp: The capital was shifted from Dacca to
others, the great exponents of Bhakti
Murshidabad. He gradually assumed
movement.
autonomy though he continued to pay tribute
Ans. 11. (a) to Mughal Emperor. He carried out
reorganization of the finances through
Exp: The Turks in their buildings used the arch and
transfer of large parts of jagir lands into
the dome on a wider scale. Neither the arch
khalisa lands. He introduced the system of
nor the dome was Turkish or Muslim
revenue farming. He granted Takkavi loans to
invention. The Arabs borrowed it from Rome,
peasants for personal use, improved
developed them and made them their own.
agriculture and for paying land revenues in
The decoration used on these arches neither
times of famines. He reorganized
based on the motifs of human warfare nor the
administration giving equal opportunities of
animal hunting as the Turks considered it to
employment to Muslims and Hindus. His
be un-Islamic instead they used scrolls of
policy of appointing local Hindu zamindars
flowers and verses of Quran.
and moneylenders as revenue farmers led to
Ans. 12. (a) the rise and growth of a new landed
aristocracy in Bengal.
Exp: The first battle of Panipat was fought between
invading forces of Babur and Ibrahim Lodi, Ans. 16. (a)
ruler of Delhi. The gun powder was known in Ans. 17. (b)
India even before the Battle of Panipat but its
use became widespread after the advent of Exp: Dowry system was prevalent among the
Babur. The battle of Panipat brought under upper class and not the lower class of the
Babur's control the entire area up to Delhi and society.
Agra.
Ans. 18. (c)
Ans. 19. (b) Ans. 25. (d)
Exp: He invented Sitar, not Sarod. Exp: Muhammad of Ghur was the first to introduce
the iqta system in India, but it was lltutrnish
Ans. 20. (a)
who gave it an institutional form. The iqtadari
Ans. 21. (d) system witnessed numerous changes during
the Sultanate period. Initially, iqta was a
Ans. 22. (a) revenue-yielding piece of land which was
Exp: Abul Hasan was in Jehangir's court. assigned in lieu of salary. However, during
Firuz Shah Tughlaq's reign, it became
Ans. 23. (c) hereditary.
Ans. 24. (d)
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 Medieval History Test-1
Part - 2

1. Consider the following statements about B. Humayun 2. Kabul

Fatehpur Sikri and choose the correct ones: C. Akbar 3. Agra
1. Sikri was the first planned city of the D. Jehangir 4. Lahore
Mughals.
Codes:
2. To commemorate victory over Gujarat,
A B C D
Akbar rechristened it as Fatehpur Sikri.
(a) 1 2 3 4
3. Some important Mughal buildings in the
city include Birbal Mahal, Panch Mahal, (b) 1 2 4 3
Jodhabai Mahal, Moti Masjid, etc. (c) 2 1 3 4
4. A magnificent gateway called Alai (d) 2 1 4 3
Darwaza built of red sandstone was
4. Which of the following statements are true in
added to the city in around 1571-72.
context of Chalukyas?
Codes: 1. The capital of Chalukyas kingdom was
(a) 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2 Malkhed near modern Sholapur.
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) All 2. The Aihole inscription in Sanskrit is a
eulogy written by court poet Ravikirti for
2. Consider the following statements related to the most famous Chalukyan king,
Mansabdari system: Pulakesin II, a contemporary of Harsha.
1. The Mughals used Mansabdari system to 3. Jain temple of Dilwara at Mt Abu was
generate revenue. constructed by Chalukyas.
2. The emperor generally granted revenue
rights to a Mansabdar in exchange for Codes:
promises of soldiers in war time. (a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3
3. The emperor used to exercise a fairly (c) 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
large degree of control over the
5. Which of the following statements is/are true
Mansabdars.
in context of the greatest Rashtrakuta ruler
4. The Mansabs, though hereditary, could Amoghavarsha I?
be revoked by the emperor.
1. Amoghavarsha I, the greatest ruler of
Codes: Rashtrakuta dynasty patronized Jain
(a) 3 and 4 religion.
(b) 1 and 2 2. He wrote the Kavirajamarga, the earliest
extant literary work in Sanskrit.
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) All Codes:
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
3. Match the following lists:
(c) Both (d) None
List-1 List-2
(Mughal Emperors) (Burial Places) 6. Which of the following are the major features
A. Babar 1. Delhi of social and religious reform movements?
 1. These reforms arose among very few C. Akbar 3. Ruler of Mewar , Amar
communities of India. Singh, accepted Mughal
2. They attacked bigotry, superstition and service.
the hold of the priestly class. D. Jahangir 4. Suppressed the revolt of
3. Some of these reformers were supported his half-brother Mirza
directly or indirectly by the Britishers. Hakim.

Select the correct option from the codes given Codes:

below: A B C D
Codes: (a) 1 2 3 4
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 (b) 1 2 4 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) All (c) 2 1 4 3
(d) 2 1 3 4
7. Consider the following statements related to
era of Balban: 10. Consider the following statements regarding
1. Balban destroyed the Chalisa system revenue system during the reign of Akbar:
(Turkish nobility). 1. Akbar's revenue minister, Todar Mal
2. He introduced the Persian festival of started a revenue system known as
Nauroz. Raiyat.
3. He introduced Sizda (Kissing the feet of 2. Todar Mal carried out a careful survey of
the monarch) and Paibos (Prostration crop yields, prices and areas cultivated
before monarch). for a ten-year period, 1570-1580.
3. On the basis of this data, tax was fixed on
Which of the above statements are correct? each crop in cash.
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 4. Each province was divided into revenue
(c) 1 and 3 (d) All circles with its own schedule of revenue
rates for individual crops.
8. Consider the following statements:
1. Alauddin Khalji prohibited the use of Which of the above statements are correct?
wine. (a) 1 and 2 (b) 2, 3 and 4
2. He introduced the system of Chehra (c) 1, 3 and 4 (d) All
(description accounts of the soldiers).
11. Consider the following statements about
3. He established the department called the
Bhakti movement in India:
diwan-i-mustakharaj for managing the
large standing army. 1. The development of Bhakti movement
took place in North India.
4. He ordered all goods to be brought to an
open market (Sarai-i-Adal). 2. The Bhakti saints looked upon religion
not as a cold formal worship but as a
Which of the above statements are correct? loving bond based upon love between the
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 3 and 4 worshipped and worshipper.
(c) 1, 2 and 4 (d) All 3. They wrote in local languages.

9. Match the following: Which of the statements given above are

List-1 List-2 correct?
(Emperors) (Campaign/Achievement) (a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
A. Babar 1. Defeated the Rajputs at (c) 1 and 3 (d) All
Chanderi. 12. Consider the following statements about the
B. Aurangzeb 2. Annexed Bijapur and Monotheistic Bhakti saints which emerged
Golconda. during the medieval period:
 1. Most of the monotheists belonged to the
low castes.
2. The importance was given to the
personal experience of Bhakti saint along
with God.
3. They rejected the authority of the
Brahmans and attacked the caste system
and practice of idolatry.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Only 3 (d) All
13. Which of the following were major
characteristics of Delhi Sultanate?
1. Sultans of Delhi were not the
independent rulers and they owe their
sovereignty to the caliph and millat.
2. It was based on theocratic concept of
state.
3. The founders of the Sultanate did not
belong to any ruling house or families of
high social status.
Codes:
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) All
14. Which of the following statements correctly
defines the impact of Turkish Conquest on
India?
1. lt paved the way for a decentralized
political organization as areas were
divided into districts.
2. A permanent army was established.
3. Trade developed due to the uniform legal
system, tariff regulations and currency.
Select the correct option from the codes given
below:
Codes:
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) All
15. Consider the following agriculture reforms
introduced by Muhammad Tughlaq:
1. He started giving agricultural loans
named sondhar for increasing the area
under plough.
2. New ministry diwan-i-amir-i-kohi was
established to promote agriculture.
3. He adopted principle of measuring of
land for determining land revenue.
Which of the above stated reforms is/are
correct?
(a) 1 and 3 (b) 1 and 2
(c) Only 3 (d) All
16. Consider the following statements related to
the division of lands during Mughal period:
1. Khalsa: The incomes from these types of
lands were used for the maintenance of
the personal expenditure of the emperor.
2. Jagir: The incomes from these types of
lands were used for compensating the
loss of different jagirdars.
3. Paibaki: These types of lands were
granted to scholars and religious divines.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Only 3 (d) All
17. Which of the following statements regarding
officials of Sultanate period is/are correct?
1. Ariz-i-Mumalik: Chief of military staff
responsible for the organisation,
maintenance and control over the armed
forces of the state.
2. Sadr-us-Sudur: Head of the records
department and issued Farmans of the
Sultan.
3. Barid-i-Mumalik: Head of the
information and intelligence department.
Codes:
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3 (d) All
18. Which of the following statements is/are
correct?
1. In the Mughal School, the painters
illustrated the Persian text of the
Mahabharata and the historical work,
Akbar Nama in miniature form.
2. In the Mughal School the painting of the
faces, bodies and feet of the people in a
single picture by different artists were
painted.
 3. Abul Hasan and Ustad Mansur were
famous painters of Akbar’s court.
Codes:
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3 (d) All
19. Which of the following statements regarding
Reforms of Alauddin Khalji are correct?
1. He introduced the system dagh
(branding of horses) and prepared huliya
(descriptive list of soldiers) in the army.
2. The introduction of paying salaries in
cash to the soldiers which led to price
regulations popularly called as Market
Reforms.
3. He was the first Sultan of Delhi who
ordered for the measurement of land and
during his period land revenue was
collected in cash.
Codes:
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3 (d) All
1. He established Diwan-i-Khairat
(department for poor and needy people)
and Diwan-i-Bundagan (department of
slaves).
2. He abolished the Iqtadari System.
3. He imposed the Jaziya on the Brahmins
for the first time.
Which of the above statements are correct?
(a) Only 1 & 3 (b) Only 1 & 3
(c) Only 1 & 4 (d) All of the above
23. The gold coins of Muhammad Ghori usually
bear
(a) Goddess Lakshmi on the observe and his
name in Nagari Characters on the
reverse.
(b) Kalima on one side and his name on the
other in Arabic characters
(c) His name on the observe and name of
mint and year of minting on the reverse
(d) Zodiac sign on the observe and his name
in Persian characters on the reverse

20. 'Every pearl in the royal crown is a 24. Which of the following statements(s) is/are
crystallized drops of blood fallen from the found to be incorrect?
tearful eyes of the poor peasant'. Whose 1. Tughlaqnama written by Amir Khusro
statement is this? gives an account of Alau-din-Khilji reign.
(a) Barani (b) Ibn Battuta 2. Account of Mahmud Ghaznis’s reign is
(c) Al-Beruni (d) Amir Khusrau mentioned in Firdausi’s Shahnamah.
3. Zia-ud-din Barani’s Tarikha-Firoz Shah
21. Correctly match the following. elaborated a detailed account of Firoz
1. Amir Munshi A. Head of record Shah’s reign.
department
Codes:
2. Barid -i-Mumalik B. Head of
intelligence department (a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
3. Sadr-us-Sudur C. Head of religious (c) 1 and 2 (d) 1 and 3
department 25. Which one of the following statements is
4. Mustauf-i-Mumalik D. Auditor General correct regarding the mode of payment of
5. Mushrif-i-Mumalik E. Accountant land revenue during the Mughal period?
General (a) The peasants paid revenue in metallic
currency.
Select the correct code:
(b) The peasants paid revenue in cowry
(a) 1 - A, 2 - B, 3 - C, 4 - E, 5 - D
(c) The peasants paid revenue in the form of
(b) 1 - B, 2 - C, 3 - A, 4 - D, 5 - E
crops
(c) 1 - D, 2 - C, 3 - E, 4 - D, 5 - B (d) There was no uniform mode of payment
(d) 1 - A, 2 - B, 3 - C, 4 - D, 5 – E of revenue throughout the Mughal
22. Consider the following statements about Empire.
Firozshah Tughlaq.
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Part - 2

Ans. 1. (b) emotional poems of the Nayanars (devotees

of Shiva) and Alvars (devotees of Vishnu).
Exp: Sikri has Jami Masjid in place of Moti Masjid
and the gateway is Buland Darwaza. Ans. 12. (d)
Ans. 2. (c) Ans. 13. (b)
Exp: The Mansabs were not hereditary. Exp: Sultan of Delhi were independent rulers and
did not owe their sovereignty to any
Ans. 3. (c)
worldly power, neither the caliph not the
Ans. 4. (c) millat.

Exp: Badami was the capital of Chalukyan Ans. 14. (b)

kingdom.
Exp: lt paved the way for a centralized political
Ans. 5. (a) organization.

Exp: He wrote the Kavirajamarga, the earliest Ans. 15. (b)

extant literary work in Kannada. He was an
Exp: Principle of measuring of land for
accomplished Kannada poet and scholar.
determining land revenue was adopted by
Ans. 6. (b) Alauddin Khilji.

Exp: These reforms arose among all communities Ans. 16. (a)
of India.
Exp: Paibaki: The incomes from these types of
Ans. 7. (a) lands were used for compensating the loss of
different jagirdars. Madad-i-Maash: These
Exp: He introduced Sizda (Prostration before types of lands were granted to scholars and
monarch) and Paibos (Kissing the feet of the religious divines.
monarch).
Ans: 17. (b)
Ans. 8. (c)
Exp: Ariz-i-Mumalik: He was the chief of military
Exp: He established diwan-i-mustakharaj for staff and was responsible for the organisation,
revenue collection. maintenance and control over the armed
Ans. 9. (b) forces of the state. His department was called
Diwan-i-Arz. He was not the ex-officio
Ans. 10. (b) commander-in-chief of the forces.
Exp: Todar Mal started a revenue system known as Sadr-us-Sudur: He was the head of the
zabt. ecclesiastical department. He was in charge of
Ans. 11. (b) public charities and was also responsible for
enforcing conformity to Islam. It was he who
Exp: The development of Bhakti movement took made grants in cash or land for the
place in Tamil Nadu between the seventh and construction and maintenance of mosques,
twelfth centuries. It was reflected in the tombs, khanqahs, Madarsas and Maktabs.
 Qazi-ul-Quzal: He was the head of judicial
department and usually the post of the chief
Sadr and the chief Qazi were combined in a
single person.
Dabir-i-Khas or Amir Munshi: He was the
head of the records department, which was
called Diwan-I-Insha. The Farmans of the
Sultan were issued from his department also
while all high-level correspondence passed
through his hands.
Barid-i-Mumalik: He was the head of the
information and intelligence department.
Dakchaukis or news outposts were also under
his control.
Ans. 18. (a)
Exp: Jaswant and Dasawan were two of the
famous painters of Akbar's court. AbulHasan,
Bishan Das, Madhu, Anant, Manohar,
vvvvvv
Govardhan and Ustad Mansur were famous
painters of Jahangir's court.
Ans. 19. (d)
Ans. 20. (d)
Ans. 21. (d)
Ans. 22. (a)
Exp: He established four new towns - Firozabad,
Fatehabad, Jaunpur, Hissar. He made Iqtadari
system hereditary. He instituted a six year
survey of crop production enabling him to fix
permanently the estimated revenue of the
sultanate. He also abolished taxes on 28 items
which were deemed unislamic.
Ans. 23. (a)
Ans. 24. (a)
Ans. 25. (d)