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TYBA / SEM - VI
PAPER NO. IV - HISTORY OF MEDIEVAL INDIA (1526 A.D to 1707 A.D)
PRACTICE QUESTION BANK

1) Whom did Babur defeat in the battle of Ghoghra?

a. Nusrat Shah
b. Mahmud Lodhi and Nusrat Shah
c. Medini Rai
d. Medini Rai and Mahmud Lodhi

2) Which section of the army was given the credit of victory at Panipat by Babur?
a. Artillery
b. Infantry
c. Experts in Bow and Arrow
d. Elephantry

3) Name the ruler of Gujarat who was defeated by Akbar in 1572?

a. Mohammad Shah
b. Babur
c. Muzaffar Shah III
d. Sher Shah

4) Which of the following introduced a new mode of warfare that led to the popularization of gun
Powder, cavalry, and artillery in India?
a. Akbar
b. Babur
c. Sher Shah Suri
d. Humayun

5) Battle of Chausa took place in which year?

a. 1530 A.D.
b. 1533 A.D.
c. 1536 A.D.
d. 1539 A.D.

6) Which of the following built the Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri in order to commemorate
the victory over Gujarat?
a. Humayun
b. Akbar
c. Shahjahan
d. Aurangzeb
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7) Which of the following were appointed to ensure the general observance of the rules of morality
during the rule of the Mughal Empire?
a. Mir Bakshi
b. Wakil
c. Muhtasibs
d. Wazir

8) Zabti or Bandobast system was introduced by which of the following?

a. Babur
b. Humayun
c. Akbar
d. Shahjahan

9) Which of the following introduced the Mansabdari system in his administration?

a. Akbar
b. Shahjahan
c. Jahangir
d. Aurangzeb

10) In which year, Akbar abolished the Jaziya?

a. 1574
b. 1564
c. 1571
d. 1562

11) The first revolt of Shah Jahan’s reign was that of

a. Jujhar Singh
b. Bhim Narain
c. Bikramajit
d. Champak Rai
12) What was the Mughal court language?
a. Turki
a. Persian
b. Urdu
c. Hindi

13). What was the title of the Mughal Prime Minister?

a. Diwan
b. Muhtasib
c. Mir Baksh
d. Mansabdar
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14) What was the Mughal Army Minister called?

a. Diwan
b. Sadr
c. Mir Baksh
d. Shiqdar

15) The Minister who managed the imperial household was called _______
a. Diwan
b. Khan I Saman
c. Qazi
d. Mir Baksh

16) Which officer was in charge of charitable and religious donations?

a. Sadr
b. Mir Atish
c. Mansabdar
d. Diwan

17) The __________________was the governor of the Province

a. Qazi
b. Subedar
c. Sadr
d. Vazir

18) A province was called a ________________

a. Pargana
b. Suba
c. Jagirdar
d. Iqta

19) The ______________performed executive and ministerial duties at the local level
a. Qazi
b. Vazir
c. Muhtasib
d. Kotwal

20) The ______________maintained law and order in the Pargana

a. Faujdar
b. Sadr
c. Provincial qazi
d. Muhtasib
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21) The minister in charge of artillery was the _____________

a. Mir Baksh
b. Sadr
c. Mir Atish
d. Qazi

22) During Aurangzeb’s rule there were ______________provinces.

a. 8
b. 10
c. 15
d. 20

23) The Wakianavis was in charge of ______________.

a. Artillery
b. Royal corresponding
c. Royal household
d. Charity

24) The _______________sometimes acted as the deputy of the king

a. Vakil
b. Qazi
c. Muhtasib
d. Diwan

25) What was the department of intelligence called?

a. Diwan-i-Qazirat
b. Darogha – i- Dak Chauki
c. Diwan – I – Ariz
d. Karkhana

26. The Qanungo and Amal Guzar were __________officers.

a. Revenue
b. Religious
c. Judicial
d. Military

27. The author of the book ‘Rise of the Maratha Power’ is

a. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
b. Justice Ranade
c. V D Savarkar
b. Dadabhai Naoroji
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28) Who could be said to be the spiritual guru/advisor to Shivaji

a. Saint Tukaram
b. Saint Dnyaneshwar
c. Chakradhar Swami
d. Swami Ramdas

29) The Jagiri bestowed upon Shahaji Bhosle by Adilshah of Bijapur included
a. Poona
b. Nashik
c. Amravati
d. Thane

30) Shivaji began his phase as a conqueror by capturing which fort in 1646.
a. Bijapur
b. Golconda
c. Torana
d. Lohagad

31) To assure Adilshah of restraining his political activities and to secure release of Shahaji,
Shivaji restored which fort to Adil Shah in 1648
a. Daulatabad
b. Torana
c. Panhala
d. Kondana

32) The strategically important fort of Javali was a principality under which Maratha family
a. More
b. Bhosale
c. Jadhav
d. Patil

33) Who was appointed as the manager of Kalyan district after its capture by Shivaji in 1658
a. Tanaji Malusare
b. Abaji Sondev
c. Baji Prabhu Deshpande
d. Yesaji Kank

34) Who took up the management of affairs at Bijapur after the death of Muhammad Adilshah
in 1656.
a. Qutubshah
b. Bari Begum
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c. Nizamshah
d. Bari Sahiba

35) Which religious center of Maharashtra was desecrated by Afzalkhan on the way to Wai to
subdue Shivaji
a. Khanderao temple at Jejuri
b. Shani temple at Shanishingnapur
c. Bhavani temple at Tuljapur
d. Mahalaxmi temple at Kolhapur

36) The meeting of Shivaji and Afzalkhan took place at the foothill of the fort of
a. Pratapgarh
b. Raigad
c. Rajgarh
d. Panhala
37) Who was given the viceroyalty of Deccan province by Aurangzeb in the year 1659?
a. Afzal khan
b. Mirza Raja Jaisingh
c. Shaista khan
d. Prince Muazzam

38) What was the residential place of Shivaji which was taken over by Shaista Khan when he
occupied Poona ?
a. Neel Mahal
b. Lal Mahal
c. Hawa Mahal
d. Lal Qila

39) Babar’s autobiography was called ____________.

a. Tuzuk i Babari
b. Babar ki kahani
c. Shahnama
d. Padshanama

40) Babar’s autobiography was written in ______________ language.

a) Turkish
b) Turki
c) Persian
d) Arabic

41) Shahjahan built the _______________ as a mosoleum for his wife Mumtaz.
a) Red Fort
b) Taj Mahal
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c) Moti Masjid
d) Agra Fort

42) Shahjahan built the Taj Mahal as a mosoleum for his wife ____________.

a) Noor Jahan
b) Mariam uz Zamani
c) Hamida Begum
d) Mumtaz

43) Akbarnama was written by ______________.

a) Amir Kusreau
b) Ziauddin Barani
c) Abul Fazal
d) Akbar

44) The Mughal Emperors, Babar and ______________ wrote their autobiographies.
a) Humayun
b) Jehangir
c) Akbar
d) Shahjahan

45) _________________ built the Buland Darwaza to mark his victory over Gujarat.
a) Babar
b) Akbar
c) Shahjahan
d) Aurangzeb

46) The Red Fort was built by ____________.

a) Babar
b) Akbar
c) Shahjahan
d) Aurangzeb

47) _______________ is the tomb of Akbar.

a) The Taj Mahal
b) Sikandar
c) Moti Masjid
d) Agra Fort

48) Akbar’s new capital city was called ____________.

a) Agra
b) Ferozabad
c) Fatehpur Sikri
d) Shahanabad
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49) Akbar was the devotee of the Sufi saint ______________.

a) Salim Christi
b) Moinuddin
c) Rumi
d) Nizam ud din Auliya

50) The Sikh guru ______________ was put to death by Aurangzeb.

a) Gobind Singh
b) Tegh Bahadur
c) Guru Nanak
d) Guru Har Gobind