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MUGHAL EMPIRE MCQS SET 18

MUGHAL EMPIRE MCQS SET 18

171) Who among the following Mughal Emperors had the longest reign?
A) Bahadur Shah
B) Jahandar Shah
C) Farrukhsiyar
D) Muhammad Shah


Answer: Muhammad Shah
   
172) Within two years of his marriage with the Amber princess (1562), the liberal measures taken by Akbar were
A) the prohibition on the enslavement of prisoners of war and their forcible conversion to lslam (1562)
B) the withdrawal of pilgrim taxes throughout the Mughal Empire (1563)
C) the total withdrawal of Jaziyah from the Hindus (1564)
D) All of the above


Answer: All of the above
   
173) Consider the following statements
1. The Mughal troops captured Chittor in 1568 after defeating Rana Uday Singh.
2. According to Abdul Fazal, the decisive battle between Rana Pratap and Akbar was fought at Khamnaur.
3. The Afghan power in Orissa was crushed by Raja Maan Singh.
4. The most valuable acquisition of Akbar in the North West frontier was Kandhar.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A) 1 and 2
B) 3 and 4
C) 1, 2 and 4
D) All of these


Answer: All of these
   
174) Which of the following statements is/are correct?
A) After the conquest of Aligarh in 1601, Akbar renamed Khandesh as Dandesh
B) Parsi festival Nauroz and Parsi solar calendar were adopted by Akbar .
C) Antony Monserrate, the Jesuit missionary, held personal discussions with Akbar and has written an interesting account on him
D) All of the above


Answer: All of the above
   
175) In 1717, which Mughal Emperor gave the English East India Company a firman granting trade privileges in India?
A) Shah Alam II
B) Bahadur Shah
C) Jahandar Shah
D) Farrukhsiyar


Answer: Farrukhsiyar

176) What was the immediate reason for Ahmad Shah Abdaii to invade India and fight the Third Battle of Panipat?
A) He wanted to avenge the expulsion by Marathas of his Viceroy Timur Shah from Lahore
B) The frustrated Governor of Jallandhar. Adina Beg Khan invited him to invade Punjab
C) He wanted to punish Mughal administration for non payment of the revenues of the Chahar Mahal (Gujarat, Aurangabad, Sialkot and Pasrur)
D) He wanted to annex all the fertile plains of Punjab up to the borders of Delhi to his kingdom


Answer: He wanted to avenge the expulsion by Marathas of his Viceroy Timur Shah from Lahore
   
177) Which of the following measures taken by Jahangir are correct ?
1. Jahangir forbade the'manufacturing and sale of wine and intoxicating drugs throughout the empire.
2. He also banned the use of tobacco.
3. He ordered the preparation of a Zanzir-i-Adl a chain of justice installed to hear public grievances against the high-handedness and oppression of the government officers. _
A) 1, 2 and 3
B) 1 and 3
C) 2 and 3
D) 1 and 2


Answer: 1, 2 and 3
   
178) Which of the following is known as Little Akbar ?
A) Jahangir
B) Khurram
C) Darashikoh
D) Aurangzeb


Answer: Darashikoh
   
179) Which of the following was not an exclusive prerogative of the Mughal emperor?
A) Jharokha i Darshan
B) Taslim i Chauki
C) Naqqara or beating of a kettledrum when the emperor held court or went out
D) The privilege of weighment against gold and jewels


Answer: Naqqara or beating of a kettledrum when the emperor held court or went out
   
180) The Mahzar or an attested statement signed by the seven leading Ulemas was issued by
A) Akbar
B) Aurangzeb
C) Humayun
D) Shahjahan


Answer: Akbar

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