Medieval Indian History MCQs of WBCS Previous Years P17

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3893161. Which of the following Mughal Emperors wrote their own auto-biographies

A

Shah Alam and Farukh Siyar

B

Babur and Jahangir

C

Jahangir and Shah Jahan

D

Akbar and Aurangzeb

B

Correct Answer: B. Babur and Jahangir

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199162. Who among the following visited Jahangir's Court?

A

Sir Thomas Roe

B

Athanasius Nikitin

C

Niccolo Conti

D

Francois Bernier

A

Correct Answer: A. Sir Thomas Roe

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181163. Under whose orders the Mahabharata was translated in Bengali

A

Nusrat Shah

B

Haji Ilyas

C

Alauddin Hossain Shah

D

Jalaluddin

A

Correct Answer: A. Nusrat Shah
Explanation: Ala-ud-din Husain Shah was an independent late medieval Sultan of Bengal, who founded the Hussain Shahi dynasty. He became the ruler of Bengal after assassinating the Abyssinian Sultan, Shams-ud-Din Muzaffar Shah, whom he had served under as wazir. After his death in 1519 his son, Nusrat Shah succeeded him. The reigns of Husain Shah and Nusrat Shah are generally regarded as the “Golden Age” of the Bengal sultanate.

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170164. The Muslim saint of medieval India worshipped by Hindus and Muslims was

A

Salim Chisti

B

Qutubuddin

C

Kabira

D

Nizamuddin Aulia

D

Correct Answer: D. Nizamuddin Aulia

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156165. Who introduced the Iqta system?

A

Illtutmish

B

Ghiyasuddin Balban

C

Muhammad Ghauri

D

Qutubude:n Aibak

A

Correct Answer: A. Illtutmish

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177166. Who among the following did introduce the 'Dokani' currency?

A

Rajiya

B

Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq

C

Balban

D

Iltutmis

B

Correct Answer: B. Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq

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252167. Razmnama was a Persian translation of

A

Geeta

B

Mahabharata

C

Upanishad

D

Ramayana

B

Correct Answer: B. Mahabharata

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4093168. Which of the following was built by Akbar to commemorate his conquest of Khandesh in Gujarat?

A

Bada Irnambara

B

Buland Darwaza

C

Jama Masjid

D

Siddi Bashir

B

Correct Answer: B. Buland Darwaza

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247169. What is 'Dastak'?

A

Permission to trade without tax

B

Donation by the Mughal emperors

C

A book by Clive

D

A free Pass

A

Correct Answer: A. Permission to trade without tax

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133170. The meaning of the word Mansab is

A

Possession of army personnel

B

Land Revenue

C

Rank

D

Proprietorship of land

C

Correct Answer: C. Rank
Explanation:

The Mansabdar was a military unit within the administrative system of the Mughal Empire introduced by Akbar. The system determined the rank, status, salaries & allowances of a government official and military generals. The term manasabadar means a person having a mansab. (which means a role) In the mansabdari system founded by Akbar. Those mansabdars whose rank was one thousand or below were called Amir, while those above 1,000 were called Amir-al Kabir (Great Amir). Some great Amirs whose ranks were above 5,000 were also given the title of Amir-al Umara (Amir of Amirs).

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