SSC CGL History – The Mughal Empire – Tier II Level · Marathon

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SSC CGL History – The Mughal Empire – Tier II Level · Marathon – 12 questions, subject: History & Culture of India. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
Babur's flanking tactic at Panipat is called:

Correct Answer: B [tulughma]

Explanation:

Tulughma.

2.  
Under Sher Shah, the deed of acceptance signed by the peasant was the:

Correct Answer: A [qabuliyat]

Explanation:

Patta – title deed; qabuliyat – acceptance.

3.  
Match the followingMatch the term with its meaning:
P. Sulh-i-kul Q. Zanjir-i-adl R. Takht-i-Taus S. Mahzar
1. declaration of 1579 2. peace with all 3. Peacock Throne 4. chain of justice

Correct Answer: D [P-2, Q-4, R-3, S-1]

Explanation:

Sulh-i-kul – peace with all; Zanjir-i-adl – chain of justice; Takht-i-Taus – Peacock Throne; Mahzar – declaration of 1579.

4.  
Dara Shikoh's Majma-ul-Bahrain deals with:

Correct Answer: A [common ground of Sufism and Vedanta]

Explanation:

'Meeting of two oceans'.

5.  
Nadir Shah defeated Muhammad Shah at the battle of:

Correct Answer: C [Karnal]

Explanation:

Karnal, 1739.

6.  
Aurangzeb annexed Golconda in:

Correct Answer: B [1687]

Explanation:

Bijapur 1686, Golconda 1687.

7.  
Farrukhsiyar's farman of 1717 benefited the:

Correct Answer: D [English East India Company]

Explanation:

Duty-free trade in Bengal.

8.  
Assertion–Reason
A: Akbar gave Rajput chiefs their home territories as watan jagirs.
R: Akbar followed a policy of alliance with the Rajputs.

Correct Answer: C [Both A and R are true and R explains A]

Explanation:

Watan jagirs were part of that alliance – R explains A.

9.  
How many statements are trueHow many of these statements about Sher Shah are correct?
I. He was born Farid.
II. His tomb is at Sasaram.
III. He built sarais along the roads.
IV. He introduced the mansabdari system.

Correct Answer: B [Only three]

Explanation:

I ✓. II ✓. III ✓. IV ✗. Mansabdari was Akbar's system.

10.  
The Persian painters Mir Sayyid Ali and Abdus Samad came to India with:

Correct Answer: A [Humayun]

Explanation:

From his exile in Persia.

11.  
Aurangzeb was buried at:

Correct Answer: D [Khuldabad]

Explanation:

Near Aurangabad.

12.  
Which statement best explains the Mughal decline after 1707?

Correct Answer: D [Several causes together – Deccan wars, jagir crisis, revolts, weak successors and invasions]

Explanation:

Historians stress many causes acting together.

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