The Mir Bakshi of the Mughal Emperors was the head of
(a) Intelligence
(b) Foreign affairs
(c) Army organisation
(d) Finance
Solution: (c)
During the Mughal rule, the Mir Bakshi Headed military department, nobility, information and intelligence agencies. In provincial administration, the Bakshi was the head of military department. Diwan used to be responsible for all income and expenditure and had control over Khalisa and Jagir land.
The Chalukyas established their empire in
(a) The Far South
(b) Malwa
(c) The Deccan
(d) Gujarat
Solution: (c)
The Chalukya dynasty was an Indian royal dynasty that ruled large parts of southern and central India between the 6th and the 12th centuries. During this period, they ruled as three related yet individual dynasties: “Badami Chalukyas”, ruled from Vatapi (modern Badami) from the middle of the 6th century; Eastern Chalukyas, who ruled from Vengi until about the 11th century; and the Western Chalukyas who ruled from Kalyani until the end of the 12th century.
Who among the following Mughal emperors, brought about the fall of Sayyid Brothers?
(a) Bahadur Shah I
(b) Rafi-ud-daulah
(c) Shah Jahan II
(d) Muhammad Shah
Solution: (d)
The term Sayyid Brothers refers to Syed Hassan Ali Khan Barha and Syed Hussain Ali Khan Barha who were powerful Army generals of the Mughal Empire during the early 18th century. They became highly influential in the Mughal Court after Aurangzeb’s death. Muhammad Shah ascended the throne at the age of seventeen with Sayyid Brothers as his regents from 1719 to 1722. In order to take back control of his rule, Muhammad Shah got the Brothers killed with the help of Nizam-ul-Mulk; Hussain Ali Khan was murdered at Fatehpur Sikri in 1722, and Syed Hassan Ali Khan Barha was poisoned to death in 1724.
The Inam land was one which was assigned to
(a) scholars and religious persons
(b) Mansabdars
(c) hereditary revenue collectors
(d) nobles
Solution: (a)
An inam is a gift of land or land revenue. It was given to scholars and religious persons as recognition of their invaluable contributions to the state and society. The title of inamdar was bestowed upon to the person who received in grant or as gift (Inam) the lands for the extraordinary service rendered to the ruler or the country or the kingdom.
The Mughal Emperor who discouraged ‘Sati’ was-
(a) Babur
(b) Humayun
(c) Akbar
(d) Jehangir
Solution: (c)
Akbar encouraged widow re-marriage, discouraged child marriage, outlawed the practice of sati, and persuaded Delhi merchants to set up special market days for women, who otherwise were secluded at home. His attempt to ban voluntary sati also met with opposition by some prominent Hindus of his kingdom, including some of his ministers, and he agreed not to pursue the matter further.
Mughal painting reached its zenith under
(a) Shah Jahan
(b) Akbar
(c) Jahangir
(d) Aurangzeb
Solution: (c)
Mughal painting reached its zenith under Jahangir, a great connoisseur and outstanding patron of painting. As a young prince, Jahangir had founded his own atelier, under the supervision of master Aqa Riza.
Who was the last ruler of Lodi Dynasty?
(a) Bahlul Lodi
(b) Ibrahim Lodi
(c) Daulat Khan Lodi
(d) Sikandar Lodi
Solution: (b)
Ibrahim Lodi was the Sultan of Delhi in 1526 after the death of his father Sikandar. He became the last ruler of the Lodi dynasty, reigning for nine years between 1517 until being defeated and killed by Babur’s invading army in the First Battle of Panipat 1526.
The temple built in 1100 A. D. and dominating all other temples in Bhubaneshwar is
(a) Raja Rani temple
(b) Kandariya Mahadev
(c) Tribhuvaneswara Lingaraja
(d) Mukhteswara
Solution: (c)
Lingaraj Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Harihara, another name for Shiva and is one of the oldest temples of Bhubaneswar. Shiva is here worshipped as Tribhuvaneshwara (Master of three worlds, i.e. Heaven, Earth and Netherworld). The temple is more than 1100 years old, dating back in its present form to the last decade of the eleventh century, though there is evidence that parts of the temple have been there since sixth century CE as the temple has been emphasized in some of the seventh century Sanskrit texts.
Tansen, a great musician of his times, was in the Court of
(a) Jehangir
(b) Akbar
(c) Shah Jahan
(d)Bahadur Shah
Solution: (b)
Tansen, the magical musician, was one of the ‘Navratna’ (nine gems) at the court of the Mughal Emperor Akbar.
“Din-i-Ilahi” was the new religion started by
(a) Humayun
(b) Jahangir
(c) Akbar
(d) Shahjahan
Solution: (c)
Din-i-Ilahi was a syncretic religious doctrine propounded by the emperor Jalalu d-Din Muhammad Akbar in year 1582 A.D., who ruled the Mughal Empire from 1556 to 1605, intending to merge the best elements of the religions of his empire, and thereby reconcile the differences that divided his subjects. The elements were primarily drawn from Islam and Hinduism, but some others were also taken from Christianity, Jainism and Zoroastrianism.
