MEDIEVAL INDIA MCQS SET 16

MEDIEVAL INDIA MCQS SET 16

1. Which of the following statements correctly describes the real spirit of Din-i-illahi?
(a) It was an attempt towards founding a universal religion
(b) It possessed the excellence of all the existing creeds but defects of none
(c) It was a concept of common citizenship of the people of common faith
(d) It was founded to instil intense loyalty to the emperor
Ans: (b)

2. Akbar had incorporated some principles of social reforms in the Din-i-illahi. Which of the following social reforms did not form part of Din-i- illahi?
(a) Remarriage of widows
(b) Prohibition of child marriage
(c) Monogamy
(d) Rejection of seclusion of women
Ans: (d)

3. Akbar'a son and successor Salim, on becoming the emperor, assumed the name of
(a) Jahangir
(b) Jahangir Alampanah
(c) Jahangir Alamgir
(d) Nuruddin Muhammad Jahangir
Ans: (d)
 
4. The Mughal queen, whose name was inscribed on the coins and on all royal farmans as well as attached to the imperial signature was
(a) Jodha Bai
(b) Nur Jahan
(c) Mumtaz Mahal
(d) Ladli Begum
Ans: (b)
 
5. The first martyrdom in Sikh history in the reign of Jahangir was of
(a) Guru Ram Das
(b) Guru Tegh Bahadur
(c) Guru Angad
(d) Guru Arjan
Ans: (d)
 
6. An ambassador of the British King James I, who secured favourable privileges for the East India Company from Emperor Jahangir, was
(a) Hawkins
(b) Henry Middleton
(c) Thomas Roe
(d) Josiah Child
Ans: (c)

7. Mughal painting reached its zenith during the reign of
(a) Akbar
(b) Jahangir
(c) Both (a) and (b) above
(d) Shah Jahan
Ans: (b)

8. The most important political gain to the Mughals during the reign of Shah Jahan was
(a) annexation of Ahmadnagar
(b) treaties with Bijapur and Golcunda
(c) both (a) and (b) above
(d) expulsion of the Portuguese from Hughli
Ans: (c)

9. The son of Shah Jahan , who studied the New Testament, the writings of the Muslim suns, the Vedanta philosophy, Upaniahadas, etc. and sought to find a meeting point between Hinduism and Islam, was
(a) Dara Shukoh
(b) Murad
(c) Aurangzeb
(d) Shuja
Ans: (a)

10. The only Hindu noble at the court of Akbar to accept the Din-illahi was
(a) Man Singh
(b) Todar Mal
(c) Birbal
(d) Bhagwan Das
Ans: (c)