Friday, 10 February 2017




1.Within two years of his marriage with the Amber Princess (1562) the liberal measures taken by Akbar were:
Ans :
a. Prohibition on the enslavement of prisoners of war and their forcible conversion to Islam (1562).
b. Withdrawal of pilgrim taxes throughout the Mughal Empire (1564).
c. Total withdrawal of Jeziah from the Hindus (1564)

2. Akbar wanted to establish friendship with the Rajputs because:
Ans. 
a. Friendship with the Rajputs was politically immensely fruitful.
b. With the Mughal links with Central Asia having been completely snapped, Akbar had to made friendly alliances in India.
c. He wanted to make peaceful Rajputana a stepping-stone for his Gujrat and Deccan conquests.

3. The main elements of Akbar’s Rajput policy were:
Ans.
a. Establishment of matrimonial alliances with the Rajputs.
b. Grant of full autonomy and protection to the Rajput states.
c. Appointment of Rajput chiefs as Mansabdars and governors.

4. Mewar refused to accept the friendship of the Mughals because:
Ans. 
a. Mewar had hostility with the Mughals since the days of Rana Sanga.
b. There were hostile relations between Mewar and Amber, which had entered into matrimonial alliance with the Mughals.
c. Mewar considered it dishonorable to accept friendship of the Mughals.

5. The Mughal troops captured Chittor in 1568 after defeating:
Ans. Rana Uday Singh.

6. According to Abul Fazl the decisive battle between Rana Partab was fought at:
Ans. Haldighat.

7. The most valuable acquisition of Akbar in the Northwest frontier was:
Ans. Qandhar.

8. Akbar was hostile to the Portuguese because:
Ans.
a. They were cruel and aggressive pirates.
b. They interfered with Hajj pilgrimages.
c. They had formed political alliances with the rulers of the Deccan states.

9. After the conquest of Asirgarh in 1601, Akbar renamed Khandesh as:
Ans. Danadesh.

10. The Jesuit missionary who held personal discussions with Akbar and has written interesting account of him was:
Ans. Antony Monserrate.

11. A contemporary Mughal historian who prepared a list of charges against Akbar and called him the enemy of Islam, was:
Ans. Badayuni.

12. The well know work “Tabaqat-e-Akbari” was written by:
Ans. Khawaja Nizam-ud-Din Ahmad

13. Which of the following was considered the head of the nobility in Mughal administration?
Ans. Mir Bakshi.

14. Which of the following officers were guardian of Islamic Law and spokesman of the Ulema?
Ans. Sadr-us-Sudur.

15. Which of the following officers was the Auditor General?
Ans. Mustaufi.


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